Norbert__

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speaks: Hungarian

learns: English, Spanish

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The Weight of Choice

A few weeks ago, I broke up with my girlfriend, who is from the USA (I'm Hungarian), and I'm trying to reflect on what happened, what I gained, and what I lost. I definitely gained some relief in the
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Nov 25 - 1 min. read

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Berlin

I wanted to give a speech about AI as a software engineer, but I'm flying to Berlin the same day, so I can't. Sad :(
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Nov 20 - 1 min. read

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Giving a speech about professional topic

I'm going to give a speech to university students about my experience with AI as a Developer. Any advice on how to deliver the speech?
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Nov 9 - 1 min. read

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Identity realization

Nowadays, I focus a lot on identity-related things. The other day, I asked myself: Do I have these habits and traits because of my partner or because I earn more and I can afford to be my more
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Oct 29 - 1 min. read

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Breaking into my house

I haven't slept well for almost a week now. The first night that I was able to sleep, someone tried to break into my house. And I thought, 'Seriously, you have to do it now when I'm able to sleep?'
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Oct 28 - 1 min. read

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Grammar mistake of the week - you lost your phone

I was doing/on(?) my daily recreational walk when a British guy passed the zebra and dropped his phone. The traffic light was about to turn red, so I told him, "Hey, You lost your phone" . He was
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Oct 28 - 1 min. read

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Grammar mistake of the week - On vs With

Yesterday, I said, "I hit my nail with the microwave," whereas I should have said, "I hit my nail on the microwave." “With” = using something as a tool Example: I hit the ball with a bat. “On” =
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Oct 22 - 1 min. read

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McHungary - I'm not lovin' it

The other day, my Italian-Colombian-American friend — Italian mother, US dad, grew up mostly in Colombia — and I took a trip to the nearby forest. While we were walking, we discussed how Hungarians
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Oct 20 - 1 min. read

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Content Security Policy

What is Content Security Policy AKA CSP. Why is it needed? How to use it? A Content Security Policy (CSP) is a web security feature that helps prevent client-side attacks like XSS, clickjacking, and
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Oct 18 - 1 min. read

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XSS

So, What is Cross-Site Scripting, AKA XSS? XSS is a type of web security vulnerability that allows attackers to inject harmful scripts into web pages. When the harmful code runs in a victim’s
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Oct 17 - 1 min. read

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JWT Token

So, what is a JSON Web Token, AKA JWT token? What is it all about? Why is it different than/from(?) other authentication methods? And why do people prefer using it over/more than(?) other
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Oct 15 - 1 min. read

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Reflections on My Public Speaking Experience

I just gave a speech at a public speaking group in my company. I recorded it. Here it is: https://voca.ro/1iK68xvmCFqq I'm open to feedback—what you liked, what you didn’t like, what I should focus
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Jul 26 - 1 min. read

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Breaking Through the Intermediate Plateau - Part 1

A few weeks ago, I realized that I've successfully gotten out of my intermediate English plateau. I'm going to try to collect the winning strategies so I can share them with others, and also apply
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Jul 1 - 2 min. read

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A. H v3

{Bring Value} I’ve been thinking about how I could bring value here—how to help people improve their lives in this small community. At a time when everything seems to be falling apart, when the news
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Jun 30 - 3 min. read

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Book Recommendation - Atomic Habits v.2.0.

{Bring Value} I’ve been thinking about how I could bring value here—how to help people improve their lives. At a time when everything seems to be falling apart, when the news bombards us with chaos
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Jun 12 - 4 min. read

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The future that has never came

I'm grieving the future that has never come. The 90s were so optimistic: the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet Union. As a kid, I was promised a prosperous future. When I looked at the
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Jun 4 - 1 min. read

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Short Story: OnWorld episode 1

SMALL CITY CENTER – MORNING The sky is dull green. The air smells faintly of burnt plastic and peppermint. The town square is filled with flickering holograms, giant QR codes, and graffiti that says
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May 24 - 2 min. read

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Book Recommendation - Atomic Habits v.1.0.

{Bring Value} I’ve been thinking about how I could bring value here—how to help people improve their lives. At a time when everything seems to be falling apart, when the news bombards us with chaos
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May 11 - 4 min. read

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Anger

It’s kind of crazy how, as a society, we used to teach young boys to be angry. I learned at the age of five that if I’m angry enough, I can turn into a Super Saiyan and defeat the bad guys. This is
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Apr 20 - 1 min. read

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Bold Voice English result

I started using an app called Bold Voice in December. BoldVoice is an app designed to improve your pronunciation. A little before that, I had uploaded a recording on Vocaroo where I introduced my
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Apr 14 - 1 min. read

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