I’ve been tinkering with an iOS app for the last month or so. It’s exciting stuff! Working in Swift and moving away from the web has made my work feel all new and fresh, with so many things to learn. The project codename is Trot (for now!) and here’s some notes about what I’ve learned so far. Leaving VSCode and the...

Het hele rondetafelgesprek van “Digitale soevereiniteit Rijksoverheid” van afgelopen 13 februari 2025 is de moeite waard. Bekijk het hier op de meer dan uitstekende Debat Direct site van de Tweede Kamer. Deelnemers Petra Oldengarm en Reijer Passchier hebben hun reflecties op de bijeenkomst al gedeeld, en ik schreef...

There's this podcaster in India known as BeerBiceps, his real name being Ranveer Allahbadia. I've been a hater of his for a long time because of his cosying with the right-wing and penchant for saying things that don't make a lick of sense, without a hint of irony. The Prime Minister gave him some sort of national...

So, back in November of 2023, I wrote briefly about working on a tool that would extract SQL query blocks (from markdown files) and run them in Steampipe to test if they work or not. Typical of side-projects, it got abandoned after a while. Over the last weekend, I decided to revisit it. I considered picking off...

His whip cracks the air Indiana seeks the path Fedora secured I’ve always had a soft spot for Indiana Jones. The Indiana Jones franchise is (along with Star Wars) one I’ve been introduced to by my parents. They named me after Luke Skywalker and named our second dog Indy. Just goes to show how much of a fan we all...

️️️You can’t have an organization made up entirely of top-of-the-top performers. While this is feasible in a small startup, larger organizations must hire a mix of average individuals and will definitely end up with lower-performing individuals. It’s crucial to understand how to develop these employees and enhance...

For too long, mega-corporations have been able to avoid liability for defective software. But will upcoming changes to the law adversely affect those who distribute open-source software free-of-charge?

It's amazing how reading the docs is actually effective. Who knew?

Em 2025, decidi mudar um pouco as coisas. Pra começar, finalmente entendi que não preciso começar sempre pelo método mais completo (que acaba sendo mais difícil), não tem nada de errado em dar pequenos passos pra depois correr. Ano passado, em 2024, comecei a fazer ‘self-hosting’ de alguns aplicativos, self-hosting...

Non devo ribadire la mia fissa per Final Fantasy eh? Mbè, nulla togliendo a Nomura (che sbertuccio sempre per sport, ma ha fatto illustrazioni meravigliose) il maestro Yoshitaka Amano...