Notes

I am one of those people who function better by writing things down. One day, I realized that most of my notes don’t have to be private, so here they are - my second brain. Be warned that, if you stumble upon something here that doesn’t make sense to you, it isn’t meant to!

Sleep reminders

Reminders specifically for me: In bed by 10 pm, sleep by 11 pm and up by 7 am. Follow this timeline at least 6 days a week. 1 cup of cofee a day, before noon. No laptop or phone after 9 pm (so as to get 1 hour without screens). Read a paper/Kindle book or listen to something. Dim lighting if possible. No alcohol at night. <=60 min nap in afternoon when possible. Reminders from the Why we sleep book: ...

South America visa

Visas (for Indian citizens like me): Colombia: Not needed. Argentina: Apply in Washington DC. Most probably go for an interview. Free though. Chile: Apply online, but appear for interview or collect visa (SF, Miami, NYC, etc.). Pay only once visa is approved. Brazil: Apply online, but need to visit embassy to collect visa. Official website, SF consulate where I need to apply. There are some agencies too, but they charge more than visa fees as additional service fees. Peru: No need to apply for visa since I am on L1. (Proof: 1, 2 and Trip Advisor.) Only requirement is that visa should be valid for 6+ months. Ecuador No visa needed. Unofficial proof here. Health insurance that will cover any health issues during their visit to Ecuador. Venezuela: Visa required. Submit in person. Puerto Rico: None needed, as it is an unincorporated territory of the United States. Costa Rica: Not needed. Belize: Not needed. Bolivia: 1 says need to apply earlier for free, 2 says can get on arrival, only at major airports, for some money. This supports the latter. Paraguay: Apply in person for $160. More details: ...

Stretching

Limber 11 https://imgur.com/a/CpLMc YouTube: 7 full body: https://promedicahealthconnect.org/media/TheWorldsGreatestStretch.pdf Upper-lower split: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/92bhaj/we_over_at_rflexibility_created_a_new_fullbody/

Swimming form

Things to keep in mind Don’t use nose while swimming. Dog paddling Fingers together. Use little force while moving arms and legs. Stretch out arms fully while moving. Breathe in a cadence - breathe in (in a quick gasp and fully) while stretching out one hand, breathe out on the other. Hands and legs don’t come out of the water while moving. After some time though, I could bring my hands out while moving my face in opposite direction to avoid splashing water into my face. Treading Fingers don’t touch (so hand remains wide open). Diving Chin should touch the chest before and during the dive. That way, water won’t go into the nose.

Taxation for Vanguard ETF vs mutual funds

In general, ETFs are better than mutual funds from taxation perspective as they generate less taxable events. So, prefer those. However, the above is not true for Vanguard funds for which the two are practically the same.

Thailand

Krabi Islands. Phi Phi Island. 2? Directly go to Phuket, and travel to other islands from there on ship. Don’t go to Bangkok.

Tiddlywiki

Nodejs version using Docker Run: docker run -d -p 8439:8080 -v /Users/Personal/TiddlyWikiDocker:/var/lib/tiddlywiki mazzolino/tiddlywiki Access UI here. Default username and password: user | wiki Docker container available here.

Tmux configuration

set-option -g default-shell /bin/zsh set -g prefix C-q unbind-key C-b bind-key m setw -g mouse\; display-message "Mouse mode toggled!" set -g history-limit 30000

Turkey

Apply earlier. 400 USD. Cappadocia. Istanbul.

Upload encrypted files to AWS S3

# Probably need to make sure that both S3 bucket and KMS key are in same region. aws s3 cp sample.csv s3://<bucket-name>/<key> \ --region us-west-2 \ --sse-kms-key-id <kms-key-id> \ --sse aws:kms