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Media

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Books Movies and Shows Games Comic Books Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass When Alice sees a white rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket she decides to follow it, and a sequence of most unusual events is set in motion. Lewis Carroll Neuromancer The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus hallucination, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace. William Gibson El Camino Delibes artfully explores the process of crossing boundaries in pursuit of maturity and social advancement, whilst also implying that real education is the unfolding of the human heart among friends.

Creative resonance

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Here is a short Zen story. A man finishes a retreat at a monastery and, before leaving, is allowed to make a question. He thinks for a while and asks: “How do you find peace?”. The monk replies: “I say yes. Whatever happens to me, I say yes.”.

About

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My name is Santiago, also known as Shin Kasbe on the internet. I graduated from uni in Spain as an Industrial (Electrical) Engineer and dedicate myself mainly to software and art. In my spare time I also enjoy skateboarding and tinkering. You can reach me at smr (dot) rambar (at) gmail (dot) com.

Places

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Nice places that I find special and would recommend visiting if given the chance. Name Type Address Country モカ Restaurant 〒940-0066 新潟県長岡市東坂之上町１丁目４−６ Ritz セントラルビル２階 Japan ミライエ長岡 Library 〒940-0062 新潟県長岡市大手通２丁目３−１０ Japan 蓬莱館 Lodging 〒403-0004 山梨県富士吉田市吉田口八合目 Japan 明日香 Cafe 〒542-0073 大阪府大阪市中央区日本橋２丁目１３−１４ Japan Pigeon Point Light Station Lodging 210 Pigeon Point Rd, Pescadero, CA 94060 USA Caravan Coffee Cafe Lambworks, North Road, London N7 9DP England Brasserie Georges Restaurant 30 Cr de Verdun Perrache, 69002 Lyon France 丸善丸の内本店 Bookshop/Cafe 〒100-8203 東京都千代田区丸の内１丁目６−４丸の内オアゾ 1階～4階 Japan Tang Frères Supermarket 168 Av.

Now

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Strength training at a regular cadence. Mostly barbells. Setting up a small home server and this blog. Dabbling in Beatmania IIDX doubles mode. Transitioning from academic style art to drawing from imagination.

The velocity of ideas

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

There is a principle in economics called the velocity of money. The health of an economy depends less on how much money exists and more on how fast that money circulates. A small town where every pound changes hands five times a week can outperform a wealthy one where everyone sits on their savings. Movement is what creates value, not stockpile. I believe ideas work the same way.

Knowledge stratums

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I am sure you have played the telephone game at some point. A message starts at one end of a chain, gets whispered from person to person and by the time it gets to the other end its completely mangled. Its fun, and carries a deep lesson about how information degrades.

Be a finisher

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Starting is easy, anyone can do it! Open your editor, write a couple of lines and you have started a project. Read the first few pages and you have started a book. Sign up to the gym and you have started your journey to get fit. Now that technology is lowering the barrier of entry to many things, starting has never been easier… and more meaningless.

Energy as the currency of the universe

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Our currencies used to be backed up by gold, a finite and scarce resource. Because the supply of gold would not fluctuate much over time, this meant that one could move value across time with relative ease. What a nice property, right? What if we could think those terms again?

AI could teach us to be better humans

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Until recently I worked with a particularly difficult TL. He fitted the sterotype of Silicon Valley psychopath that sees the people around them as disposeable tools to achieve his goals. This person was (and is) very smart, and was one of the early adopters of AI in my environment. Eventually that got him an internal transfer to another more AI-centric position so he moved on… and came back changed.

How I structure my learning

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The first months after you start exercising you improve regardless of how efficiently you train, just because doing anything is better than doing nothing. These are called newbie gains and they are everywhere: we are bound to make rapid progres at pretty much almost anything that we start learning deliberately, at least in the beginning. But what happens after the newbie gains are over? You need a method. And if you are an adult leading a busy life and wanting to dig deep into a new pursuit, that method better be good.

Sitename

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Pages Home About My name is Santiago, also known as Shin Kasbe on the internet. I graduated from uni in Spain as an Industrial (Electrical) Engineer and dedicate myself mainly to software and art. In my spare time I also enjoy skateboarding and tinkering. You can reach me at smr (dot) rambar (at) gmail (dot) com. Now Strength training at a regular cadence. Mostly barbells. Setting up a small home server and this blog.