update firmware of netgear 5G router #life

drink new specialty coffee that I got as a gift #life

apply one more anti-uv and hydrophobic coating layer on my Nomatic/Gomatic Day Bag PU zippers for more protection and prevent them from cracking under the sun - it also adds a nice glossy finish and helps restoring a brand new appearance looks cool #life

drink homemade double espresso w/ specialty coffee beans for a chill saturday morning, before going to gym #life

see my dbrand leather skin applied to my MacBook Pro top lid already peel off at the edges due to rubbing when inserting into my backpack, after researching this is totally normal for leather and not really due to dbrand quality issue more incompatibility of leather skins with rubbing. Meaning... MacBook either needs to stay on a desk 100% of the time and not be inserted in a backpack, or I need to remove the skin and switch to a Vinyl skin instead. Thus, I ordered a 100% Vinyl replacement from dbrand — too bad, I really loved the leather feel #life

see FR taxes take all of the money that's left on my main EUR bank account (5 digits) and now I'm left with not much cash money, because I underestimated tax hikes this year due to FR budget situation (exceptional taxes that are due in current year and not Year + 1 as it should be the rule — maybe should consider moving tax residency elsewhere cause this might only worsen over the years). I calculated that I currently pay effective 59.5% tax to FR end-to-end on capital gains (from customer credit card to what's left in my pocket free of all taxes and social charges), so I keep only 40.5% #life

see ETF dividends being scheduled to be paid out #life

go check eye vision and it did not change in 2 years since last check #life

apply matte screen protector on glossy SOTSU portable monitor for digital nomading, to match my new MacBook Pro with nano texture so that reflections do not kill my eyes when I travel. Get lucky today since it’s a perfect, no dust! #life

apply more quick fixes to my Nomad configurations so that all services come back online faster in the event of a full server restart #life

see my Tesla charging report for 2025 #life

realize I need to spend more time in sunny places to get plenty of light daily to prevent my myopia to worsen, no or low natural light is actually #1 cause of permanent myopia + it’s got real impact on mood and energy levels #life

finally find and fix issue with Nomad that has been bothering me for 1 year where NGINX was not restarting following a server restart. Was due to the default rescheduling policy which has exponential back off and thus created artificial wait of 30mins to start NGINX #life

apply nikwax to 2 of my backpacks to restore PU + Nylon shine + rain and UV resistance to prolong lifetime of all my nomad backpacks, next in line is my patagonia rain jacket #life

apply real leather skin on MacBook for style #life

chill day in sunny Lisbon #life

go cafe and chill in rainy Lisbon #life

chill day off screen to recharge dopamine levels #life

take coffee and food pause after 5h of code session non stop sitting on chair in shrimp mode #life

buy money market fund ETF to get better cash yield rate thank my banks #life