Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Brian Saghy [Vida en Texto]

Travel, stories and ideas.

This site has been rather abandoned for many years. Sorry, internet.
I strongly considered deleting the contents of my ramblings from over 10 years ago.
Or, maybe it is time for a revival. Enjoy!

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The Hidden Costs of a Vanity Domain

Lately, as I’ve been looking at potentially shifting careers from Software Engineering to something more customer facing such as Developer Advocacy, I’ve really been forced to reckon with some personal technical debt – primarily this website, and most recently, my vanity e-mail address. Back in 2004, I felt amazingly fortunate to be able to register…

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  • Mexico [Sinking] City
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    Mexico [Sinking] City

    I realized during what was my fourth trip to Mexico since moving to Texas that I had not written even a word regarding my visits and adventures. That is a shame, really, as there is really quite a bit that I should have shared about my travels to Monterrey, Playa del Carmen, and Akumal. This…

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    Home to home through home

    Perhaps I was a bit hard on Rochester in my last post. Overall, it really wasn’t too bad of a place to re-visit. It is amazing how much not being able to find something at a late hour can affect my judgment of a place. On Wednesday, after a long day of recruiting at the…

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    Return to Rochester

    I only get the urge to write in this blog when I travel. I wonder why that is. Today, I am back in Rochester, NY. Home of my alma-mater. This time, instead of being a resident, I am a visitor. Instead of being a student, I am a full-time employed adult. Instead of seeking employment…

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    It was like I’ve always lived in this mess.

    The title is not meant to sound negative. In a way, its what Austin really is. This entire city is a contradiction in my mind, and that seems to be the way I operate. On contradictions. Oh, and, by the way, I am living in Austin, TX now. Should it not have been for my…

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    The Hidden Costs of a Vanity Domain

    Lately, as I’ve been looking at potentially shifting careers from Software Engineering to something more customer facing such as Developer Advocacy, I’ve really been forced to reckon with some personal technical debt – primarily this website, and most recently, my vanity e-mail address. Back in 2004, I felt amazingly fortunate to be able to register…

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  • My Favorite Street Names in Pittsburgh

    * Woolslayer Way* One Wild Place* Asterisk* Way* Mimosa Way* Day Way* Rodi Road

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  • The 6 Stages of Cat Affection

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    While you were sleeping

    I moved this site. Notice, it is no longer on WordPress.com, but is now finally being hosted on my fancy shmancy long-time web host, Dreamhost. (Sign up with my promo code, SAGHYFREEDOMAIN, and get $82 off your first year and get a free domain name registration! Limited time only, where limited = basically forever) Note…

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    False Shutter

    (An excerpt from some journal entries in Spain. 4/5/2006) They asked me to take their photo. I don’t know why. They are complete strangers on the street. The first words they said to me: <<¡Un Foto!>> They would never see it. Why do they want me to have a record of them of their stupidity…

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  • Sabbatical 2012 [Days 25-27] Recife. The Pretty. Bon Voyage
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    Sabbatical 2012 [Days 25-27] Recife. The Pretty. Bon Voyage

    I’m writing this nearly a month from the first day we arrived in Recife. It turns out that re-adjusting to life in the States is not only time consuming, but welcomes my attention more than reflecting on the trip. After dropping off our rental car (about a 45 minute procedure) we grabbed a cab to…

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  • Sabbatical 2012 [Days 23-25] Porto de Galinhas
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    Sabbatical 2012 [Days 23-25] Porto de Galinhas

    Travel Getting to Porto de Galinhas was going to be a bit challenging. Unlike Foz de Iguaçu and Iguazu, which were very small towns and easily navigable, Porto de Galinhas is located over an hour south of Recife. We had my smartphone with some offline maps, but no navigation. Renting a car in Brazil may…

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  • Sabbatical 2012 [Days 20-23] Salvador de Bahia
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    Sabbatical 2012 [Days 20-23] Salvador de Bahia

    Our arrival in Salvador was one of the latest we had the entire trip. We wanted to have enough time in São Paulo to be able to have a relaxing lunch before the flight. Pizza, unfortunately, didn’t work out as planned. The flight on Gol went quite smoothly. Deboarding the plane was quite fast and…

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