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-# About
-
 My name is Hao Tran. 👋
 
 I am interested in the intersections between productivity, knowledge, and technology. Most of my personal time is dedicated to consuming informational content, tinkering with software, and playing video games.
 
+- See my [gaming history](https://trello.com/b/r6Nmb9VL/gaming) on Trello.
+- See my [reading history](https://trello.com/b/luhlPjL7/reading) on Trello.
+
 Sometimes I enjoy writing and sharing my thoughts and experiences.
 
 ## Elsewhere
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 ## Site
 This URL has been my online home for many years and acts as a central hub for my online identity, communication, and work.
 
-- Hosted on [Bear](https://bearblog.dev/) — A privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging platform
+- Hosted on [Ghost](https://ghost.org/)(Pro) — An open-source blog and newsletter publishing platform.
-- Logo designed by [AIRA Studio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aira-studio-902a37243/). — Fancy.
+- Logo designed by [AIRA Studio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aira-studio-902a37243/). Fancy.
 - Images and screenshots for games were either taken by myself or from media press kits put together by the game's developers and/or publishers.
 
 Any opinions posted here are my own and not representative of any of my employers (whether past, future, and/or present) or clients.

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-# Reading
-
-Here is a list of books I've read since 2023 which is when I started to diligently keep track. The purpose of this list is to help jog my memory of books I have read and to help decide on future reads.
-
-Books listed here do not necessarily reflect my personal views or whether I would recommend someone read them.
-
-## 2024
-- **The Psychology of Money** (2020), Morgan Housel
-- **The Richest Man in Babylon** (1926), George S. Clason
-- **Building a Second Brain** (2022), Tiago Forte
-- **The Coddling of the American Mind** (2018), Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
-- **Never Let Me Go** (2005), Kazuo Ishiguro
-- **Blindness** (1995), José Saramago with translation (1997) by Giovanni Pontiero
-- **To Be Taught, If Fortunate** (2019), Becky Chambers
-- **Legends & Lattes** (2022), Travis Baldree
-- **Bookshops & Bonedust** (2023), Travis Baldree
-- **The Handmaid's Tale** (1985), Margaret Atwood
-- **The Testaments** (2019), Margaret Atwood
-- **On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous** (2019), Ocean Vuong
-- **Stoner** (1965), John Williams
-- **The Things They Carried** (1990), Tim O'Brien
-- **All the Pretty Horses** (1992), Cormac McCarthy
-- **The Crossing** (1994), Cormac McCarthy
-- **Cities of the Plain** (1998), Cormac McCarthy
-
-## 2023
-- **Deltora Quest** series (2000-2005), Emily Rodda
-  - My favourite fantasy series from childhood. Still an enjoyable read as an adult.
-  - Surprisingly dark and gruesome for a series targeted towards children.
-  - Deltora Quest
-    - The Forests of Silence
-    - The Lake of Tears
-    - City of the Rates
-    - The Shifting Sands
-    - Dread Mountain
-    - The Maze of the Beast
-    - The Valley of the Lost
-    - Return to Del
-  - Deltora Shadowlands
-    - Cavern of the Fear
-    - The Isle of Illusion
-    - The Shadowlands
-  - Dragons of Deltora
-    - Dragon's Nest
-    - Shadowgate
-    - Isle of the Dead
-    - The Sister of the South
-- **Atomic Habits** (2018), James Clear
-- **The Gift of Fear** (1997), Gavin de Becker
-- **Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures** (2006), Vincent Lam
-- **For One More Day** (2006), Mitch Albom
-- **The Bullet Journal Method** (2018), Ryder Carroll

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 Here is a list of notable equipment and tools I use. The purpose of this list is to remind myself to be intentional about the things that I surround myself with and utilize on a daily basis.
 
-Last updated: {{ post_last_modified }} ago
+Last reviewed: 2024-09-20
 
 ## Hardware
 

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 I've tried keeping various blogs over the years but never managed to keep them going despite having so much that I want to write about and let out into the world.

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 ![](/images/cloudpunk_title.png)

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 ![](/images/strange-horticulture_title.png)

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