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Dutch has it, but isn’t like the German version: Wijn na bier geeft plezier, bier na wijn geeft venijn.

I have 0 proof for this and am not a scientist, but hypothesize that our brains have evolved to enjoy rhyme because it’s an error correcting mechanism, like a parity bit. This way information can be m…

Ghost vs. Substack is like Supabase vs. Firebase. I'm with Ghost & Supabase, really enjoy their offerings and very fair and predictable pricing.

Thank you! I've rarely been as impressed by how well software works. Flashing, compiling, logging and OTA updates were always a PITA and with ESPHome it's a breeze. Logging over wifi feels l…

Self-hosted is becoming more and more possible. For the first time in forever I think it makes sense to buy a beefy personal computer.

My 6 year old Philips Android tv gradually got super slow. At some point it had a problem and I had to reset it to factory settings and then I noticed how snappy everything was, like it was when new! …

> Helm is terrible, except for everything else. 100% . > I'm really sick of people hating on Kubernetes because it's complicated, sure, but the thing it abstracts is far more complicat…

As someone who is trying to build a bootstrapped startup in spare time (read: coding while tired), this is amazing. Thank you so much for creating it.

I really hate where the industry is at this point... Kubernetes is nice but the API is incredibly broad and complicated, overkill for the vast majority of applications. I liked Heroku much better for …

Found these too, though I can't really find the recent versions in retail (in EU at least). Also not sure how bad the power draw is.

The N100 doesn't support 64GB memory I believe.

I've been trying to find one to replace my 10 year old i5 NUC, but there's so many mini-PCs! My wish list is a bit exotic, but I'm using it as a general purpose home automation, photo b…

Same, I cycle past this spot almost every day but had no idea :)

First thing I noticed is that the UI looks exactly like Linear. Have seen more companies copy the same UI but not sure if it was actually Linear that started it.

Looks nice! Will try it with my kids later :) If you’re interested in teaching kids Python, also take a look at Hedy. It’s a gradual language that exposed more programming paradigms with each level. I…

It depends on the risk class according to IEC 62304. When you're developing Class C software you'll need acceptance criteria that goes into how you initialize variables etc.

Author here: you're absolutely right. The title is over the top and it's not explained well in the article. It was just a random Sunday thought that I wanted to get out on my blog ;) But to …

Things like this are clearly the future. Having seen how some open source projects are run, and how we delegate some tasks to juniors, LLMs can play a major role. Imagine not having have to spell out …

I believe I understand how snowball earths can arise (more plants -> less greenhouse gasses -> colder climate). What I don’t get is how snowball earths can get out of the cold spiral. Is it cata…

As the author mentions Fractional CTOs, I'll chip in with my experience in that. I'm currently a Fractional CTO, which is a great way to say that you are specializing in being a generalist ;…

Different tastes I guess. As the previous owner, I've tried the exact keyboard from the blogpost quite a bit, and have been using ThinkPads for the last 20 years or so. I really enjoy the chiclet…

Oh wow, the T25, I'm jealous :) I used to own the 701C that JGC restored and was super happy to see what he did with it! Now that I've owned that legend my wish-list still contains: T25, W70…

Indeed, and this also explains the popularity of Dacia. I would go a step further and say that I don't even want some safety features if the cost/benefit ratio is not unequivocally positive.…

Oh and also the FDA puts more emphasis on devices working for all Americans, so this company had to prove that it works on all skin colors. This might work better than in the German device.