I recently came across ava’s blog and this post in particular stood out to me. I’m sorting through all of my belongings in preparation to move later this year and it’s really true that getting rid of things is sometimes way more difficult than acquiring it in the first place. Something to keep in mind before buying...

My reading slump continues, but I’ve read some stuff. Credit goes to Joel who does these monthly wrap-up things. I aspire to track my habits just as much, so this is a beginning. Reading Neural Wraith by KD Robertson – 47% done. I am probably going to DNF this. I got about halfway through and realized that I was...

Op veel plekken woedt nu de discussie: gaan we naar Signal, want WhatsApp is van Facebook/Meta, en dat zijn Amerikanen die ons overal volgen & met wat ze daarmee leren onze verkiezingen en maatschappijen manipuleren. Echt een nare tent. Foto van Dima Solomin op Unsplash Andere varianten zijn, moeten we weg bij...

Over the course of your job, you are going to need to operate outside of the range of your defined permissions and responsibilities. You should do this sparingly and secretly. You should be able to operate outside of the system when you need to, and you need to know how to do it in non-obvious ways so you don’t get...

I'm always fashionably late to the party. So forgive me for being the last to get all excited about Restic. Encryption by default, snapshots, deduplication, support for various storage types—Restic checks all the boxes. Not only that, it is also a supremely easy to use backup tool.

Encrypting secrets such as API keys with little effort using Transcypt for Git

In uncertainty, don’t seek or move with a map but with a compass. You need to be alert to your surroundings more than relying on external guidance. With a compass, you have a direction to go and must adjust yourself depending on what you find on the way. You have to discover the territory yourself. A map does not...

By embracing Japanese minimalism, Sigma's BF camera creates a new relationship with technology — one that celebrates presence over specifications.

Hace poco fui por las callejas que circundan mi pueblo, sin ser un paeo demasiado extenso ni concienzudo, y me di cuenta de que había muchos detalles cambiados que yo no recordaba haber visto antes. Desde un almendro o una encina en sitios donde no creía que hubiera ningún árbol a edificaciones que se han reformado...

My first ever foray into a blog.