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2021
Dec
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2021 Donations
As the year draws to an end, I try to recount not … -
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Migrating from Mailchimp to Listmonk
In January of 2022, Mailchimp’s General Data … -
26
Seneca on How to Live
In Lives of the Stoics, Ryan Holiday and Stephen … -
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Technical Knowledge Brews Creativity
A lonely crow disturbs the otherwise peaceful … -
21
Allspice Is Not All Spice
December for us inhabitants of the low lands … -
17
The Monthly Retro Screenshot Guessing Quiz
Mr_Horizon from ResetERA—and a bunch of … -
14
I'm Joining the Coffeeneuring Challenge of 2021
Mike Harley wrote about something odd a few months … -
11
A Creative State of Mind
“Eureka, eureka, I’ve found it!” … -
09
Why Mastodon Isn't Great For Serendipity
In my search to better understand the effects of … -
05
Three Little GameCube Mods
It took me almost a year to finally hook up the … -
02
November 2021 Meta Post
And out of nowhere, it suddenly was December. …
Nov
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29
From Curiosity To Creativity
The never-ending murmur of the scouring sand that … -
24
A 5.25" Gobliins 2 Surprise
Few games are as dear to me as Gobliins 2 thanks … -
22
From Analog Notebook to Digital Vault
The third Dutch Obsidian meetup took place last … -
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Exporting Goodreads to Obsidian
Writing a short review after reading a book became … -
16
Creative Critical Thinking
The chaotic bustle of loud voices, stomping feet, … -
14
How Not To Do A Remaster
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy ain't all that gangsta -
11
Where Does It Stop?
Where does it stop? A rhetorical question my … -
07
A Treatise on Leavened Waffles
I baked waffles. The reason for that was twofold: … -
05
Constraint-based Creativity
The whispering whizz of mowing scythes startled … -
01
The Emperor of Lists
We humans love our lists. The other day, I was …
Oct
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29
Very Old and Somewhat Old Mood Boards
High time for a more positive blog note after all … -
28
Power Usage Effectiveness
Data centers are getting more energy efficient … -
24
Ever-increasing Work Email Spam
I’ve lamented about worrying levels of work … -
22
Ditch Scrum, Organize As You See Fit
Gergely Orosz' How Big Tech Runs Tech Projects and … -
19
Collective Creativity
Mysterious voices echo from an enormous villa … -
16
Questionable Game Publishing Methods
A friend of mine is always on the lookout for … -
13
A Triumph For Blogging
Since taking blogging a bit more serious a few … -
10
Dear Student
Dear student, attending class is optional but … -
06
Are Digital Gardens Blogs?
I’ve missed the latest IndieWeb popup … -
04
The Lost Art of Being Lost
Being Lost. Not stranded on an island after a …
Sep
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30
A Note About Footnotes
Let’s start by saying that I like footnotes … -
25
Are You In The System Yet, Sir?
Yesterday, I popped into town to fetch a bottle of … -
22
20 Years of Personal Cellphone History
It all started with the Nokia 3210. Remember that … -
20
Creativity Self-Assessment Is Nonsense
Have you ever taken any of those “How … -
16
Favorite Game Meme
A running game meme I first encountered in Ruben … -
15
Parking Machines Design Mistakes
Time for another design mistake! We spent a week … -
02
The HP Sprocket Mini Printer
My Polaroid Pogo mini printer, the one I’ve …
Aug
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26
Thirty-Six
I turned thirty-six today. What does that mean? … -
25
Emotional Magic
Magic The Gathering is a great … -
22
On Selling a Self-published Book
In 2020, I published a book about the science of … -
19
My Kotlin Rose-Tinted Glasses Broke
Earlier this month, I explored Kotlin and … -
14
Pinball Machines in a Jenever Museum
Mechanical Marvels, those Pinball machines are, … -
07
Cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese
Cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese … -
04
Accidental Discovery By Bike: Fietsknooppunten
My favorite mode of transportation is by bicycle. … -
01
Kotlin Is Java 2.0, But It's Still Java
In April, I took a few weeks to explore Go, …
Jul
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28
The Fridge, Your Inoculation Room
Sourdough likes 24 °C—the desired dough … -
24
How Much Should I Spend On Magic The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering (MTG), the first official … -
21
Water Levels As Public Data
The West-European storm of last week managed to … -
19
Rules of a Creator's Life
I initially wrote down these rules in my second … -
15
The Decline of Battery Life
As I was writing my Evercade gaming device review, … -
12
On Tea Prices
We drink a lot of tea and developed a strong … -
10
Book Number Fourteen
This July marks the start of my 14th journal. … -
09
What if Seneca wasn't Nero's advisor?
The words of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the famous … -
05
Double-dipping and Market Prices
I’m a metroidvania fanboy, but to my shame, … -
03
Reducing Workflow Load Facilitates Writing
Metadata stashed in Frontmatter, isn’t it … -
01
Apple's App Store Design Mistake
Apple is usually known for their witty and …
Jun
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27
Belgium - Portugal: 5 - 2
Man of the match: Enzo Scifo. Hat-Trick beast: Luc … -
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Academese Gems
Many academics don’t know how to write. That … -
22
Flea Market Season
Last Sunday, I have had the pleasure to cycle to a … -
20
Misconceptions about retro gamers
We retro gamers have been spoiled in recent years. … -
15
YouTube Play Image Links in Hugo
Getting rid of iframes and Google Cookies -
12
Software Engineering Is Not Engineering
Rather, it's Reflection-in-action! Or is it? -
08
The Pilot Capless: a stellar stealth pen
clickedy-clickedy-click! -
02
Why I like Pawn Stars
Tis not the stuff but the fluff that matters
May
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27
Social Debt in Development Teams
Community Smells Explained -
24
Moon Logic
Or the way adventure games (used to) work -
16
Host your own webmention receiver
Beyond webmention.io and static site integration -
12
Nineties collecting nostalgia
Remember Hoppies, Flippos, Spacix or Panini stickers? -
09
On Manuscript Review Procedures
A Critique and reflection of the process -
06
Re: Is collecting physical games worth it?
A follow-up on the insanity of collecting retro games
Apr
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25
The first Dutch Obsidian meetup
Afterthoughts on (smart) note-taking approaches -
21
Stop limiting yourself to JS in browsers
Did you know that almost anything compiles to JavaScript? -
15
Exploring the Go programming language
From the perspective of a Java/C#/JS/C++ dev -
05
Discord killed support for WinXP
There goes the group chat while farming for gear... -
03
Using Hugo to Launch a Gemini Capsule
gemini://brainbaking.com was launched!
Mar
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29
Lousy Wordpress Hacking Attempts detected
Spotted in nginx error logs -
24
Exploring the AlterNet
The Web sucks. Long live the Web! -
18
Teaching students about coding trends
My imaginative course 'Software Engineering: Now Trending' -
11
Always have a Diaster Recovery Plan
One OVH data center was destroyed by fire last night -
09
The IndieWeb Mixed Bag
Thoughts about the (d)evolution of blog interactions -
01
Getting rid of trackers using LineageOS
Exit Google. Enter Life.
Feb
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21
The insanity of collecting retro games
Is a physical collection really worth it? -
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How to write academic papers in Markdown
Tired of that silly LaTeX syntax? -
09
You Shouldn't Use Spotify
Why do creators earn so little without actions of consumers? -
02
My Retro Desk/Gaming Setup in 2021
A peaceful co-existence of old and new
Jan
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28
Win98 Upgrade: GeForce 3 Ti200 vs Riva TNT2
Get more out of that AGPx4 slot! -
20
What is Creativity in Software Engineering?
A Focus Group of Creative Programmers -
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The Productive Programmer on Mac
A tribute to the ideas of Neal Ford -
05
RSS Feeds, Hugo, and Lazy Image Loading
Where's my content? It's a tarp! -
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Digitizing journals using DEVONthink
Migrating from Evernote to a secure and decentralized solution