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Edu

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Somewhere around 2022. I do not paint much, but when I do I favour gouache because the logistics are simple compared to other mediums like oil. Gouache fits nicely in a busy life.

Model

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I did a lot of conte drawings on newsprint paper in the 2017->2021 era, at the time I was pushing hard to get good at portraiture. This one is from the later stages of the grind.

Now

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Strength training at a regular cadence. Mostly barbells. Focusing on getting better Tetris. Building more time for personal projects. Computers should be fun. Reading: Notes from a Small Island (Bill Bryson)

Wolf

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Experimenting with toned paper and using white pencil. Intended to be just an exercise, ended up gifting this one to a friend who said they liked it. Must have been around 2023.

Picks

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Books Movies and Shows Games Comic Places Books Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass When Alice sees a white rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket she decides to follow it, and a sequence of most unusual events is set in motion. Lewis Carroll Neuromancer The Matrix is a world within the world, a global consensus hallucination, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace. William Gibson El Camino Delibes artfully explores the process of crossing boundaries in pursuit of maturity and social advancement, whilst also implying that real education is the unfolding of the human heart among friends.

Creative resonance

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Here is a short Zen story. A man finishes a retreat at a monastery and, before leaving, is allowed to make a question. He thinks for a while and asks: “How do you find peace?”. The monk replies: “I say yes. Whatever happens to me, I say yes.”.

About

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My name is Santiago, also known as Shin Kasbe on the internet. I graduated from uni in Spain as an Industrial (Electrical) Engineer and dedicate myself mainly to software and art. In my spare time I also enjoy skateboarding and tinkering. You can reach me at smr (dot) rambar (at) gmail (dot) com.

The velocity of ideas

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

There is a principle in economics called the velocity of money. The health of an economy depends less on how much money exists and more on how fast that money circulates. A small town where every pound changes hands five times a week can outperform a wealthy one where everyone sits on their savings. Movement is what creates value, not stockpile. I believe ideas work the same way.

Knowledge stratums

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I am sure you have played the telephone game at some point. A message starts at one end of a chain, gets whispered from person to person and by the time it gets to the other end its completely mangled. Its fun, and carries a deep lesson about how information degrades.

Be a finisher

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Starting is easy, anyone can do it! Open your editor, write a couple of lines and you have started a project. Read the first few pages and you have started a book. Sign up to the gym and you have started your journey to get fit. Now that technology is lowering the barrier of entry to many things, starting has never been easier… and more meaningless.

Energy as the currency of the universe

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Our currencies used to be backed up by gold, a finite and scarce resource. Because the supply of gold would not fluctuate much over time, this meant that one could move value across time with relative ease. What a nice property, right? What if we could think those terms again?

AI could teach us to be better humans

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Until recently I worked with a particularly difficult TL. He fitted the sterotype of Silicon Valley psychopath that sees the people around them as disposeable tools to achieve his goals. This person was (and is) very smart, and was one of the early adopters of AI in my environment. Eventually that got him an internal transfer to another more AI-centric position so he moved on… and came back changed.

How I structure my learning

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The first months after you start exercising you improve regardless of how efficiently you train, just because doing anything is better than doing nothing. These are called newbie gains and they are everywhere: we are bound to make rapid progres at pretty much almost anything that we start learning deliberately, at least in the beginning. But what happens after the newbie gains are over? You need a method. And if you are an adult leading a busy life and wanting to dig deep into a new pursuit, that method better be good.

Sitename

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Pages Home About My name is Santiago, also known as Shin Kasbe on the internet. I graduated from uni in Spain as an Industrial (Electrical) Engineer and dedicate myself mainly to software and art. In my spare time I also enjoy skateboarding and tinkering. You can reach me at smr (dot) rambar (at) gmail (dot) com. Now Strength training at a regular cadence. Mostly barbells. Focusing on getting better Tetris.