About

Welcome to my new blog, on my to-do list for faaaaar too long!!

By an interesting coincidence, I can hear my neighbors having sex as I'm "penning" (e-penning?) this...  Maybe it's a good omen about this blog bringing about some pleasure and fruitfulness!

Anyone who knows me, knows that eclectic is my "middle name"; hence, don't be too shocked if this blog is mind-bogglingly (is that a word?!) eclectic...

Big Thanks to the awesome Anne E. for having been of encouragement and inspiration to start - though it nonetheless took a year of procrastination to get started, lol!

You might be curious about the name, Humble Hubris...  Well, it fits me like a glove!

"Hubris" can mean "daring to reach for the stars", i.e. attempting something that is traditionally out of bounds for mere mortals - but doing so in an overly proud way that challenges and offends the gods (as in Greek tragedies.)

But True Greatness requires Humbleness, in my (of course humble) opinion. Without humbleness, hubris can be dangerous arrogance, or just folly.  Conversely, without hubris, humbleness alone doesn't push any boundary, or advance any field.

Hence my blog name.  My philosophy of being a pragmatic dreamer who's humble in his approach to hubris.  I hope you will enjoy some of the entries...  xoxoxo

This is a general personal blog; if you're interested in science, math, technology, also check out my professional blog, Julian's Polymath Explorations !


PS: this blog was originally hosted on WordPress.com, but it's being moved here to avoid their intrusive ads (link to old blog, in the process of being migrated)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My XPlane 11 Flight Simulator Setup & Software

Image
UPDATED May 2021.    Several people asked me...  so, I quickly put together a brief description. COMPUTER A fairly high end desktop that I put together myself.  Details . GPU I splurged on a high end GPU in Dec. 2018 : Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Gaming OC 8G     Manufacturer's page I have been quite pleased with it. Yoke and Controls Quite pleased with the all-in-one " CH Products Eclipse Yoke with 144 Programmable Function ". Available from Amazon . I actually like having thumb-controlled rudder pedals.... Tons of handy programmable buttons. Software XPlane 11 .  Be careful not to accidentally get the DVD version, unless that's what you want, because it does NOT include a license for the downloadable version.  (The manufacturer of XPlane 11 was of zero help, and I had to re-buy the software!!) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 .  Will start to make an appearance in an upcoming blog entry. Add On's for XPlane 11 1)  Airspaces  
Read more

Around the World in a (Simulated) Airplane, Part 5 : Northbound Across Hispaniola

Image
See the above region on Google maps HOT NEWS!  I'm pleased to a announce the launch of a new YouTube channel called "A rt of Virtual Flight " , with flight-simulator videos that are somewhat longer and more elaborate than most of the short clips featured in the early entries of this blog.  Typically 1-2 mins long, from a number of scenes, with cuts matched to a musical score that I apply.  I had edited video professionally for years – so, time to put that skill to good new uses! A little down the line, I will open the channel to guest submissions ; I'll post guidelines as soon as the direction of the channel is more established... Heading Inland to the North Coast Having reached the south coast of  Dominican Republic  after crossing southern  Hispaniola  in  part 4 , I turn north and slightly backtrack westward (into Haiti) to reach the north coast of the island, the 2nd largest one in the Caribbean. For an overview of the journey, including the pass
Read more

Malta - a Fascinating English-Speaking Island in the Center of the Mediterranean

Image
It was a magical time for me, when I was 16 1/2, to go on a 3-week summer study program on the island of Malta - a pivotal moment towards my eventual bilingualism .    My first time abroad on my own. To the astonishment of friends who have grown up in a world of digital cameras, I didn't take a single picture at that time. Ah, the days before handy digital cameras!  Hard to explain to anyone who hasn't lived thru them!  Teenage me didn't feel like lugging around a heavy, pricey camera that needed expensive film - film to carry, safeguard and later spend more money I didn't have on developing...  Assuming that my dad would have loaned his camera to me in the first place! So, how to illustrate this grand adventure?  Well, I managed to pull off the Internet a number of images that adequately match my memory of the place.  Theses are NOT generic images - they are images that best approximate Malta, as close as possible to the way I remember it. The capital - Valletta I arr
Read more