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Personal writing page. Essays, stories and notes on ordinary life. Some pieces are fiction.

Nairobi
Joined March 2017
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I was 35 minutes late for the most important interview of my career because I stopped to help a stranger outside the very building where I was supposed to be interviewed. I had spent six months pursuing that job. Three interviews, two assessments and countless emails had finally brought me to the final meeting with the CEO. The appointment was at 9:00 AM. At 8:20, I noticed a young woman sitting on the pavement, crying. Her handbag was open, her documents scattered around her and she kept saying she had lost her father's medical file. I stopped to help her. What I didn't know was that helping her would put my own future at risk.
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Abi make I stop to de smoke🤔💔
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I don't need followers for now please come for notis🤝🙏
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I say make I buy Christmas shoe for my babe first 😺
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I love K drama OSTs so much. 🥹 I know literally all the lyrics word for word. Some of these OSTs are from dramas I watched years ago, but the songs still sound so beautiful and bring back so many memories. Funny thing is, I haven't been as active with watching K dramas as I used to be, but their OSTs still hold a special place in my heart. ❤️
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Sam Altman’s case against local inference comes down to utilization. His example: scarce DRAM sitting in personal computers, used just 5% of the time, when the cloud could keep it working. That makes sense when you’re optimizing hardware utilization. Developers also optimize for control. Running offline. Keeping sensitive inputs on their own machines. Pinning model weights. Running experiments without a per-token API bill. Local hardware costs money to buy and run. Ownership lets you keep using your model when a provider changes pricing, retires an endpoint, or cuts your quota. A machine doesn’t have to run 24/7 to justify owning it. Small model. Limited horsepower. Still my ride.
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HOW DO YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE? Quote this question with your honest answer.
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One of the most underrated blessings in life is recognizing a bad pattern early enough to prevent it from becoming your legacy. WISDOM
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Waiting for the perfect time kept me stuck. Now I just use whatever time I have.
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The people who look “lucky” usually just refused to quit during the long, quiet stretch when nothing was working. Progress often happens quietly before the results show. 👉 Still in your quiet stretch, or already looking for the exit?
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This rug hasn't been cleaned in 10 years.😲 But the professional cleaner do justice to it.
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I don’t announce every small win anymore… I just stack them quietly and let the results talk.
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I was 35 minutes late for the most important interview of my career because I stopped to help a stranger outside the very building where I was supposed to be interviewed. I had spent six months pursuing that job. Three interviews, two assessments and countless emails had finally brought me to the final meeting with the CEO. The appointment was at 9:00 AM. At 8:20, I noticed a young woman sitting on the pavement, crying. Her handbag was open, her documents scattered around her and she kept saying she had lost her father's medical file. I stopped to help her. What I didn't know was that helping her would put my own future at risk.
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Women write wills too. It's not a men's document; it's about making sure your wishes are respected and your loved ones are protected.
I never hear say woman write WILL Are they for men alone?
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I never hear say woman write WILL Are they for men alone?
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Losing a forward always disrupts the plans, especially when fixtures are piling up. Chelsea will need others to step up and share the goals.
🚨 ⚽️BREAKING: João Pedro injury setback at Chelsea! The Brazilian forward is expected to miss a few weeks after picking up a thigh injury in training, according to reports. Another headache for Xabi Alonso and Chelsea’s attacking options. 😩 How big a blow is this for Chelsea? Can the Blues cope without João Pedro? 👀👇
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🚨 ⚽️BREAKING: João Pedro injury setback at Chelsea! The Brazilian forward is expected to miss a few weeks after picking up a thigh injury in training, according to reports. Another headache for Xabi Alonso and Chelsea’s attacking options. 😩 How big a blow is this for Chelsea? Can the Blues cope without João Pedro? 👀👇
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Risk is everywhere, but make sure you're taking the right one. Don't gamble with the little sense you have left!
Omo mind just Dey waste… Where person fit see Risk take.?? 😪🤦‍♂️
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Omo mind just Dey waste… Where person fit see Risk take.?? 😪🤦‍♂️
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HPV vaccination is an important step in preventing HPV-related cancers. Thanks for encouraging others to check their eligibility.
Got my final shot of HPV vaccination today! Y’all… if you haven’t been vaccinated this is your cue to check your status and get vaccinated if you’re eligible.
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Got my final shot of HPV vaccination today! Y’all… if you haven’t been vaccinated this is your cue to check your status and get vaccinated if you’re eligible.
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