We are told to live abundantly, asked to give our maximum, and live to the fullest. However, no one ever tells us that sometimes it’s okay to keep doing the minimum. I think it’s rather more important to keep doing the minimum regularly than to wait for a hypothetical opportune…

On March 01, 2022, I wrote a post about my wife and I going on a social media fast during the Lent season in 2022. I used the word Fast because I wanted to simulate a similar experience as Fasting on food, and I imagined that anything that can affect…

Originally posted at gemini://rohit.pollux.casa/gemlog/2022–04–29_Starting_100_Days_To_Offload_Challenge.gmi. If you do not have a Gemini browser, you can view the post at https://rohit.pollux.casa/gemlog/2022-04-29_Starting_100_Days_To_Offload_Challenge.gmi Today, on April 29, 2022, I am starting the #100DaysToOffload challenge initiated by Kev Quirk. https://100daystooffload.com/ The whole point of #100DaysToOffload is to challenge you to publish 100 posts on your…

Giving and getting honest feedback is difficult, but finding the right people to ask for feedback is even more difficult. Giving and getting honest feedback is difficult, but finding the right people to ask for feedback is even more difficult. Nevertheless, I have asked for countless feedback on my work…

We aim to abstain from social media during the Lent season in 2022. This year we have decided to go on a social media fast during the Lent season. We can’t go on a traditional food fast due to health reasons; therefore, we thought what other indulgence of life if…

Can we continue living inside a computer network? On February 3, 2022, I responded to a tweet from the MIT CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) that asked the question “What do you think of the Metaverse?” with my answer, “If only I could transfer my conscience/brain before I…

Group identity is a critical weapon in American politics, if not worldwide. It is easier to fight for or against a similar group of people than individuals. For example, you are either white or a person of color in the USA. In the past, persons of color essentially meant black…

I am a computational biologist, is that all I am, or more that define me as a human being than what I do from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m? Historically, we are defined by what we do professionally. It’s a massive part of our identity, especially for people who pursue…

In September 2021, COVID19 surpassed the death toll of 675,000 of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic in the USA — becoming the deadliest disease in American history. COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Spike protein (S) on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus binds to human cells by…