Why Kingdom of Heaven’s Director’s Cut Is Better
It was another lazy Sunday. And I like them at this point. You start to appreciate them more and more. I let YouTube’s algorithm land me on a few chess videos. Later, it pushed...
Articles tagged with History
Writing that uses historical context, technical history, or the past to explain the present.
A Weekend Getaway to Malta
Last weekend, I swapped the cold Dublin for the Mediterranean sun with a trip to Malta. My journey started on Friday evening. I left Dublin at 7 pm and, after a few hours in the...
Why Legacy Systems Are Worth Your Time
I know. When you hear legacy, you think , , weird edge cases, and “what the hell just broke now.” Every moment feels frustrating. You don’t know what the next change will trigge...
A Sunny Day in Edinburgh
My alarm went off at 4:45 in the morning so I could catch a flight from Dublin to Edinburgh. It was one of those days that starts a bit brutally, but once you are moving, you ar...
Passing Through Bulgaria
I originally wanted to go to Turkey, but the flight to Bulgaria was cheap. Since I had never seen Bulgaria before, I decided to pass through it instead of going straight on. Tha...
Visiting Vienna in January
Vienna is a city steeped in history and culture, and no trip to the city would be complete without visiting some of its most famous palaces and churches. I decided to go to Vien...
Pamukkale, Ephesus, Bodrum
On my last visit to Turkey, I had a chance to visit the western part of Turkey, specifically Pamukkale, Ephesus, and Bodrum. I spent a day in each of the cities. I think a day w...
Erzurum Gezisi
Kısa zaman önce Erzurum'a gitme şansı buldum. Erzurum'a gün ortasında vardık. Vardığımız gibi de Şeyyurt Cağ kebaba gittik. İnternette okuduğum birçok yorumdan sonra, daha ünlü...
A Trip To My Village
I was born in a remote village in Turkey, in the northeastern province of Bayburt. It is called Gökçedere, named after the small river that divides the village into two parts. T...
Quotes from Mill
I first read John Stuart Mill's books when I was in college. He has some amazing quotes about freedom of speech. I just want to compile them in this post for myself and for anyo...
Roma
Uzun süredir dişe dokunur bir şey yazmıyordum. Yakın zamanda İtalya'ya gitme fırsatım oldu. Bu yazıda Roma'yı kendi penceremden paylaşacağım. Roma'yı kafamda eski ve yeni Roma o...
Bilgisayar Tarihi
Bilgisayarın tarihi aslında sandığımızdan çok daha eskiye dayanıyor. Bugün masamızda duran ya da cebimize sığan cihazların bu hale gelmesi öyle bir anda olmamış. Arkasında yüzle...
Programlama Dilleri Tarihi
Programlama dillerini ilk ciddi ciddi Bilkent Üniversitesi’ndeki derslerde görmüştüm. Programming Languages dersinde bayağı farklı şeylere dokunuyorduk. Genelde başlangıç Java i...