Mind Matters

...totally unnecessary information from my head

Color pencils of different lengths on a table

HSL over RGB (and hex)

Which is better, HSL, RGB or hex? In this blog post, I will be exploring each of the common color representations in CSS.

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SQLite vs the filesystem

I know it seems like I'm beating a dead horse at this point, but I must say, I'm loving every moment of it. Not necessarily because I like to shit on SQL (though I do), but because I am currently enjoying the benefits of avoiding the language completely.

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"Filesystems corrupt data"

The other day I was going through different blog posts on my RSS feed reader, minding my business, when I came across an article called Why do We Need Databases and SQL. I have already made a post about SQL but I figured it would be nice to see if the author had any legitimate points. Let's dive in. 馃強

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ABACABA with Drake

Can you spot the ABACABA pattern in Drake's chorus?

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The Bible is descriptive, not prescriptive

The purpose of the Bible is not to tell you what to do; its purpose is to describe God's character. In this blog post, I would like to elaborate on that statement.

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Yin-yang symbol

The audacity of yin-yang

Heaven and earth. Light and darkness. High and low. Good and evil. Two forces, bold enough to go head to head directly, but at the same time, find a sort of opposed union.

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Love the stranger

I was reading the book of Deuteronomy recently and came across the scripture above. It reminded me of who God truly is and how his character can teach a lot of lessons about life. In this blog post, I would like to talk about God's love for the stranger.

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The evil of S(E)Q(UE)L

Any techie that has worked extensively with data has probably used SQL once in his lifetime. I started using SQL early in my programming days, when I worked on a record-keeping software soon after I learned C++. It was very instrumental in that project, and pretty much in any job I've worked for in my career. As long as there was data, there was SQL (in most cases).

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www: Write What you knoW

In this Wild Wide Web we surf through, all the distractions around us can derail us from remembering the true purpose of the web: expressing what you know and learning from the expression of others.

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Why I believe the gospel

I'm not writing this blog post to convince you to believe in Jesus Christ; I simply would like to give my own reasons for believing the gospel. I don't believe anybody can really be convinced through argument (or a blog post) anyway. It's a choice to believe: you hear the truth and you either accept it or reject it.

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