Author: oisinthomas
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Translating into Learnings
When I find an interesting piece of writing or a powerful passage, my first inclination tends to be to translate. Perhaps it’s the part-language degree (an Ghaeilge abu!) or my fascination with Japanese, but when I see a perfect distillation of knowledge, I just can’t help myself but think: what would that look like in…?…
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An Gá a Bheith ag Léamh
This is an Irish translation of an original essay by Paul Graham which is available here at “The Need To Read“. Samhain 2022 Sna leabhair ficsean eolaíochta a léinn nuair a bhí mé óg, ba mhinic a bhíodh módh ní b’éifeachtaí eolas a fháil i ndiaidh teacht in ionad na léitheoireachta. Lódálfá téip rúndiamhair na…
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Na rudaí atá fonn ort (fonn a bheith ort)* a dhéanamh
Samhain 2022The original essay by Paul Graham can be found at What You (Want To)* Want. Ó bhí mé 9 mbliana d’aois, ní raibh mé in ann an neamhréiteach seo a fhuascailt: táimid faoi dhlíthe na fisice – ag iompair mar a bheifeá ag súil leis – ach, ag an lámh eile, braitheann sé gur…
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3 Reasons to Code at a Startup
I am closing in on a year working with the EdTech startup, Diglot, and to say I am still loving it a year on is an understatement. Technology is a great field to work in right now and there are so many options out there for programmers now. With this abundance of opportunity also being…
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Cúis na Méine
Nuair a smaoiníonn tú ar cad a dhéanfá dá gcaillfí duine agus dá dtabharfá faoi deara go n-athrófá rud nó cuid de do shaol ó bhonn, tá tú ag déanamh rud mícheart; ní chaitheann tú do shaol is fearr mar a deirtear sa lá atá inniu. Tá rud as alt agus caithfidh tú machnamh a…
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Get Expo Client Working Globally on MacOs Catalina
Things are done differently on Apple, especially with the latest MacOs, Catalina. When I was going through these steps myself, it took some time as the steps were scattered across the internet. In this short all-in-one centralised tutorial, I am going to step you through getting the Expo Client working on MacOs Catalina. Firstly, download…
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Elements of AI Course
This course can be found at Elements of AI. In the last couple of days, after finishing the exams, I decided it was time to do and learn about the things I really like. First on the agenda was breaking back into the field of artificial intelligence; after perusing a few courses (I had already…
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An Coróinvíreas Agus An Chreidiúnacht
Is aistriúchán é seo agus tá an bunleagan Béarla ar fáil ar Coronavirus and Credibility. Aibreán 2020 Le déanaí, d’fhéach mé ar fhíseán de hiriseorí teilifíse agus de pholaiteoirí agus iad ag rá nach mbeadh an coróinvíreas níos measa ná an fliú. Ba iad cé chomh dásachtach a bhí siad agus cé chomh mícheart is…
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Uisce
Is faoi bhuntáistí uisce a scríobhann formhór na ndaoine: deir siad gur bunriachtanas é an t-uisce agus go mbaineann iliomad feidhmeanna leis agus… Ach, ní chuirtear aon rud úrnua in iúl dúinn sa tslí seo. Ba mhaith liom ceist eile a scrúdú: an féidir linn aon rud a fhoghlaim ón uisce? Bí mar uisce. Sin…
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Ag Scríobh Go Gonta
Tá an bunleagan Béarla ar fáil ar Writing, Briefly. Márta 2005 (Agus mé ag freagairt ríomhphoist, scríobh mé aiste bheag faoin scríobhneoireacht de thimpiste. De ghnáth, caithim cúpla seachtain ag scríobh aiste amháin. Níor thóg an ceann seo ach 67 nóiméad ina iomláine – 23 nóiméad le scríobh agus 44 nóiméad le hathscríobh.) Ceapaim go…
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