Mijndert Stuij
Mijndert Stuij
Mijndert Stuij
Hi, I'm a lead platform engineer, runner and minimalist based in The Netherlands. I'm building highly scalable, high performance infrastructure on top of AWS. I try to break free from the silo's of development and operations. I love keeping things simple.
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For the past two years I've been working remotely most of the time. I sometimes go the office in Amsterdam, but I vastly prefer working from home. Being at the office is really nice for a change of scenery, working together with others,...
I am (was?) definitely addicted to my phone; I would check it every 15 minutes in hopes of seeing new content or notifications. I would aimlessly scroll through short videos, my Mastodon timeline or Reddit. I'm someone who can't let a...
Today I want to talk about my forever games. I don't mean games that never end, like Minecraft, but rather games that I keep coming back to and play in perpetuity. All of these games are the ones that will always be installed on whatever...
Two years ago I got myself my first Garmin watch, the Forerunner 255S. I bought it at a heavy discount when the 265 was released. I didn't want to spend too much money on my first Garmin as it's always a bit of a gamble switching...
Oh, my phone number. It's been with me through half a dozen phone companies, countless devices, and many different life stages. I've had this exact same number for the past 20 odd years which means it's utterly intertwined with my life....
Over the past 17 years I've been working in IT, I've had the opportunity to work in many different roles and companies. I started out as a systems administrator at a digital agency, working on ColdFusion, MS SQL, Linux and VMware. I then...
Even when you're just working a 9-to-5, you will find yourself in a negotiation sometimes. Not with a vendor, a client or a customer, but rather one with your manager about a promotion or a salary increase. These kinds of talks are often...
In the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity system there's this concept of an inbox. People often think of their inbox as just their email, but in GTD an inbox is anything where you collect things that need to be processed. If you're...
People that know me well will tell you that I'm not the most optimistic person in the world. I tend to see the negatives in things rather than the positives. I'm not proud of it of course, but it's something I've been working on for a...
Remember me waffling about computer monitors? That was just six weeks ago. I have a confession to make: I bought it (yes this was shared in week notes 5 already, but I have some more things to say now). Admittedly, I wouldn't recommend...
Everyone is a victim of The Algorithm in one way or another. I'm still on Instagram (yes, I know) and I quite often fall into the trap of looking at Reels (super short videos) for too long. I don't even like most of the content it shows...
A laptop for just €950 is bound to be crappy, have some issues, and not last very long. Or so you’d think. I bought my M1 MacBook Air — just the base model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage — somewhere in mid 2021 to use as a couch...
1. Why did you start blogging in the first place? My blog has taken on many forms over the years, but the main theme was always sharing technical content that others might find useful. Some things that I've learned, some bug I've solved,...
I think with the ever growing power of mega corporations on the internet, writing a personal blog is a good way to keep the internet weird. It doesn't matter if it's about personal experiences, some very specific topic, or just random...
I think almost any nerd remembers their first computer monitor. Mine was a tiny CRT one that could only display a few lines of amber text. It was hooked up to an Intel 8086 I think and even though it was very outdated at the time...