Tag: Small

London punk quartet The Fades have returned with “Small Again”, an introspective rock gem that finds the band peering deep within on their latest single. Emerging after their critically acclaimed album “Night Terrors”, “Small Again” takes a more inward-looking app...

Let’s face it: Life is tough. At times, it can be difficult, even bordering on unbearable. You have to take a win whenever you’re able to. Big wins, medium-sized ones, and even small little things can help make your day enjoyable. I’ve learned the value of appreciating the small...

I was reminded of this sentiment when I watched the movie, “Amsterdam,” and it prompted me to reminisce about my childhood with nostalgia. The purity of emotion that children possess can be truly humbling. It made me wonder: What changes as we grow into adulthood? When do we ...

For the most part, we can’t change the world. We can’t change the fundamental facts of existence–like the fact that we’re going to die. We can’t change other people. Does that mean that everything is hopeless and permanently broken? No, because although we ha...

I was reminded of this sentiment when I watched the movie, “Amsterdam,” and it prompted me to reminisce about my childhood with nostalgia. The purity of emotion that children possess can be truly humbling. It made me wonder: What changes as we grow into adulthood? When do we ...

Have you ever felt stuck in life? Like you’re running in place and not making any real progress? Many of us get caught in ruts, falling into habitual patterns of thinking and behavior that hold us back from reaching our full potential and living the life we truly want. The good news i...

More than a few times I have written about the need to curb what I call Meeting Culture at companies. The rise of meetings in corporate life, I believe, has stifled productivity and created an arena for competition over how good you are at meeting etiquette, presenting, or facilitating mee...

Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #2 cover, via DC Comics. Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #2 — Joanne Starer, Writer; Natacha Bustos, Artist; Tamra Bonvillain, Colorist Ray — 8/10 Ray: The first issue of this comic took on a distinctly sitcom-like vibe, with...

Co-working sessions are great for productivity. At the time of writing I’ve been to three, and can’t speak more highly of them. Our sessions are two hours long, in four 25-minute pomodoros. The accountability factor is enormously motivating, and the reason why I’m focussing bett...

How to configure JVM memory on POD with a small memory resource. Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash Problem A Kubernetes POD is configured with max 1000 MB memory and 1 CPU. Recently high memory usage has been observed(90%+) and results in POD being killed by OOM. In t...

1 — Ronald Reagan was wrong. His small Government ethos was most famously encapsulated in the quote: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help”, offered up at a press conference in 1986. Former President D...

My father was a shoemaker. He had a small shop in the historical center of Istanbul where he sold ready-made shoes for children to fund his real craft: making hand-made shoes for some select clients. He had a special bond with every shoe he made and every client he worked for. He had the most beauti...

Houston wasn’t supposed to be this hot in June. Nevertheless, as the American Society for Microbiology convened its annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, a sprawling glass-and-white-aluminum complex on the edge of downtown, the city recorded its first 100 degree day —&...

The very first — and often thought of as the most important — Yama, is ‘Ahimsa’, which means ‘Non-violence’ or ‘non-harming’. (‘Himsa’ = ‘hurt’ and ‘a’ = ‘not’) In this sense, we’re talking about no...

Ever spot a furry critter while on a hike or float and wonder what it was? Not sure how to tell the difference between a mink and river otter? Or between a beaver, woodchuck, and nutria? Then this post is for you! I was inspired to write this piece after spending a few minutes gazing in awe at a ...

The best example I know that gives insights into the functioning of a complex system is with the following situation. It suffices for an intransigent minority –a certain type of intransigent minorities –to reach a minutely small level, say three or four percent of the total population, f...

Our extended family greeted the news with curiosity, gentle questions, and acceptance. No one sets out to test the boundaries of familial love. Sometimes, there isn’t a choice. When you’re dangling over a cliff by a rope, you find out who is there for you, despite the blisters, despite t...

I read others stories and often marvel at the strength of will people have. For me I thought I too was a strong woman, quite capable of negotiating my way through the urban jungle of my existence. Some people seem to be secure in their minds that they can deflect the most mean of barbs. Oh, how I...

Even in the 1970s and 1980s as a small child, I could see how the world was skewed against women and girls, and it made me mad. I never felt as if I was second to any of the men and boys around me, and I thought it was ludicrous to be treated as if I were. But being mad like that all the time is ...

The very first — and often thought of as the most important — Yama, is ‘Ahimsa’, which means ‘Non-violence’ or ‘non-harming’. (‘Himsa’ = ‘hurt’ and ‘a’ = ‘not’) In this sense, we’re talking about no...

A few years back, I was walking down the street with an Asian guy I was dating, and some homeless guy shouted “I’ll bet that guy has a tiny dick,” at us. And, in a moment of selfishness, I was like what the fuck am I supposed to in this situation? I still have no idea. We...

Writing this title, I’m taking the risk of being misunderstood. Am I jealous of women with large breasts? Clearly, this is a natural advantage, so why do I see it as a disadvantage? Don’t worry, let me explain, and then you can tell me if it makes sense. The other day, I was chatting ...

The drug manufacturers who defend this practice argue that any attempt to mitigate these high prices will “harm innovation.” But they make this claim without establishing the relationship of “Big Pharma” profits to innovation and to improvements in public health. Indeed, desp...

My parents came to the US as immigrants. They had no one. Then they had us. Some years, Thanksgiving was a very small affair. My parents prioritized making it special for us, cooking foods they didn’t know, willingly embracing the culture of their new homeland. I remember Pillsbury Crescent Ro...

Some time ago, I wrote this piece on wanting my daughters to grow up with a stronger, healthier body image than I did. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to having my writing go viral. That made me happy, because of course as a writer I want people to see my work, but it was mo...

If you look at how the way you live has changed over the past few years, you’ll know our idea of what’s sustainable is always evolving. I love how we keep learning and set up my Cardiff small business Authentic House in 2018 to be part of it. I wanted to help us create homes th...