Hacking my “smart” toothbrush
https://kuenzi.dev/toothbrush/

Notes apps are where ideas go to die (2022)

We don’t write things down to remember them. We write them down to forget.

https://www.reproof.app/blog/notes-apps-help-us-forget

Talking to Strangers

If you want to talking to strangers and getting them deeply, therefore you should asking about themselves. Just assume that people already like you.

https://medium.com/@alfianchii/talking-to-strangers-fd9fb3971105

High Prices Make Textbook ‘Piracy’ Acceptable to Most Students

50% Obtain Textbook Illegally
84% half admit to having used at least some ‘pirated’ copies.
70% admit to knowing that piracy is illegal.

https://torrentfreak.com/high-prices-make-textbook-piracy-acceptable-to-most-students-230604/

Indonesian Kids Don't Know How Stupid They Are

In alphabetical order, though it's easier to find Indonesia if you look at the ranked chart below, because you just have to go straight to the bottom.

But there's one chart which putting Indonesian kids over the top: the proportion who report being happy in school.

http://indonesiaetc.com/indonesian-kids-dont-know-how-stupid-they-are/

Why Software Patents are Bad, Period.

Suppose you invent a flying car. You invent it all by yourself — literally. You did all the work. You invented every last piece and built the car yourself. You unveil it to the world, and everyone loves it. Then, lawyers come and take all your money and tell you you can’t sell flying cars anymore because it turns out someone had already filed a patent on a flying car a few years beforehand.

That’s the reality of patents.

https://caseymuratori.com/blog_0027

List one task, do it, cross it out

1. Think of something it would be worthwhile to do right now, without any expectation that you know what might be "best". (And don't forget that it could be "take a nap"!)

2. Write it down.

3. Do that thing.

4. Cross it out.

5. Go back to 1., writing the next thing underneath the one you just crossed out. Repeat (forever).

https://www.oliverburkeman.com/onething

What is an Echo Chamber?

Whenever you faced one's ideas, thoughts, informations, concepts, theories, assumptions (or anything like that), first of all, just be scepticism with all of them.

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/digital-media-literacy/how-filter-bubbles-isolate-you/1/

1. Is 'TikTok Brain' Affecting Kids?
2. Teens Who Are "Addicted" to TikTok Experience Worse Depression and Anxiety, and in Turn, Reduced Working Memory Capacity


Experts Says
“If you are watching TikTok for long periods of time, it may lead to problems with attention, concentration, and short-term memory.” Jessica Griffin, PsyD, an associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, told Verywell.

"Intensive usage of TikTok will result in a decline in brain performance and specifically weaken the ability to remember."
- Peng Sha and Xiaoyu Dong on Research on Adolescents Regarding the Indicate Effect of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress between TikTok Use Disorder and Memory Loss. Journal of Environment Research and Public Health.

"TikTok addiction can result in fatigue and a lack of focus in absorbing information from content with longer durations."
- Philipp Lorenz-Spreen on Accelerating Dynamics of Collective Attention which published by Nature Communications.


Elucidation
This means there is a gap between reality and the TikTok world. So what happens? People are forced to constantly watch TikTok because the real world is not as ideal as it is on TikTok. In the real world, we become depressed and stressed, thinking like "Why is the world so cruel ..." when it's actually just normal, lol.

Furthermore, teenagers who frequently use TikTok are more susceptible to stress, depression, and anxiety issues, as well as difficulties in understanding reality.

Moreover, due to short duration of the videos provided, when they are presented with something longer, like watching an 8-hour, even you can say it as a hour, programming course, they don't be able to finish it.

TikTok presents problem such as:
- Addiction
- Restlessness
- Lack of focus
- Damaging children's mental health
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Feeling alienated
- Social comparison and self-esteem issues
- Cyberbullying
- Time-consuming and productivity loss
- Distorted perception of reality
- Inappropriate content exposure
- Online harassment
- Social isolation and reduced face-to-face interactions
- And so on ...

If someone were to express, "I enjoy programming. Hence, I engage with TikTok to seek out tips and tricks related to the programming realm!" Well, the trade-off of advantages (tips and tricks on TikTok) in this case does not justify the drawbacks (addiction of TikTok as mentioned above).

1. Teacher Quality Remains Poor: OECD
2. The Competence of Indonesian Primary School Teachers Is Substandard, and the Government’s Measures to Improve It Have Been Imprecise

The low level of education in Indonesia is attributed to the incompetence of teachers. Why are the teachers incompetence? It is because they are not equipped with the necessary tools for professional development.

In the year 2015, the Teacher Competence Test (UKG) was conducted. Their scores were extremely poor. The national average teacher scores were 40.14 (primary school), 44.16 (middle school), and 45.38 (high school). The minimum standard score in 2019 was 55. Last year, 2018, was raised to 75.

Seasonal affective disorder

Exposure to sunlight is important

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder