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Technology and fiction work — Victor O. Alvarez Software developer & writer. I publish technology notes & thoughts. You may visit my websites or click through the posts list below. Websites Technology Blog — Stream of Letters Medium Technology Publication — Stream of Letters Thoughts Publication — Valeo Write me on Twitter as @victoroalvarez List of Essays These are short essays I…

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About me — List of Writings
About me — List of Writings

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Jan 25

Notes on Losing Weight

Losing weight is easier told than done, however it is indeed possible Throughout these last 4 months, I’ve lost approximately 35 pounds. It is indeed hard, and one would most likely fail without support. However, the benefits do outweigh the problems you face in your process. …

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Notes on Losing Weight
Notes on Losing Weight

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Published in Valeo

·Jan 24

Sol

Letter — I walk and work for you. I’ll try and write to you. I wake and sleep by you, and breath and die for you. So at any end, you’d know, I did live by your name. You are light among dark, and breath beneath ice. I’ll walk-off today. There are no means away from your smile, or light beyond your gaze. But as anybody on orbit ‘round the sun, I’ll return from afar under new light, and a new chance at life.

Life

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Sol
Sol
Life

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Jan 11

There’s Indeed No Reason Not to Start Something in 2023

Start something you do care about Back in 2018, as I logged in to YouTube, I watched this live-stream by Roberto Blake. In a nutshell, you should not have an ounce of doubt when thinking about starting something you like, as long as you take care to publish complete work…

Self

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There’s Indeed No Reason Not to Start Something in 2023
There’s Indeed No Reason Not to Start Something in 2023
Self

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Jan 11

Fix for Firefox’s Slow Start on Arch Linux with i3WM Window Manager

Recently I switched from Debian Stable to Arch Linux. I had many audio problems with Debian Bullseye and decided to try Arch Linux once again. Everything went well and my machine is compatible with everything. …

Linux

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Fix for Firefox’s Slow Start on Arch Linux with i3WM Window Manager
Fix for Firefox’s Slow Start on Arch Linux with i3WM Window Manager
Linux

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Published in A Stream of Letters

·Dec 21, 2022

Install Virtualbox 7 on Windows 11

Recently, Virtualbox 7 for Windows was released. When installing it, I noticed that the installer alerts of the absence of a Python library. Here I’ll demonstrate how to install Python, the ‘pywin32’ module and finally Virtualbox 7. Steps: Install Python 3 Install ‘pywin32’ Install Virtualbox 7 Install Python 3 Start by installing Python 3…

Windows

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Install Virtualbox 7 on Windows 11
Install Virtualbox 7 on Windows 11
Windows

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Published in A Stream of Letters

·Oct 5, 2022

Installing Google Chrome on Debian 11 Linux

Google’s Chrome web browser is a popular proprietary app with many useful features that both users and developers use in a daily basis, like the inspect tool that help developers view a websites code and troubleshoot their work. …

Debian

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Installing Google Chrome on Debian 11 Linux
Installing Google Chrome on Debian 11 Linux
Debian

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Published in Genius in a Bottle

·Sep 19, 2022

3 Things I Learned From a Prolonged Power Outage

Work, entertainment, and caring are crucial — At the end of September of 2017, Hurricane Maria affected the Caribbean Islands. On September 20 of 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, destroying vegetation, infrastructure, and changing the lives of many Puerto Ricans. At that time, I was studying Engineering full-time and lived in Caguas, Puerto Rico with my…

Self

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3 Things I Learned From a Prolonged Power Outage
3 Things I Learned From a Prolonged Power Outage
Self

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Published in A Stream of Letters

·Jul 9, 2022

Install Debian Deb File Manually on Debian 11 Linux

To install a deb file manually on Debian 11, use the following commands: sudo apt update sudo dpkg -i PackageName.deb These commands run as super-user. The first one updates your APT package manager. The second installs the package and all its dependencies. After running these commands, the new package can then be updated along all your packages with the APT package manager. Originally published at https://csnotes.victoralvarez.xyz.

Linux

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Install Debian Deb File Manually on Debian 11 Linux
Install Debian Deb File Manually on Debian 11 Linux
Linux

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Jun 5, 2022

Why I’m Not A Big Fan Of Vim/Vim-Like Text Editors?
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For me the true value of using Vim is to work on and with the unix-like shell.

For me the true value of using Vim is to work on and with the unix-like shell. With a set of dotfiles and Vim one can use the shell as a development environment on almost any Unix-like system. I use both GUI IDE's and Vim and prefer to use what peers use in a workplace.

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Victor O. Alvarez

Victor O. Alvarez

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Software Developer. Writes technology notes and thoughts. victoroalvarez.hashnode.dev victoroalvarez@protonmail.com

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