Niels Prakken

Update 99: Drafted house rules for a space and then realised they were just “be normal”. Still publishing them.

I had the opposite experience in Rotterdam Blaak. Maybe it is a platform thing. [40.2]

The Zwolle version of this story is even weirder. (13)

If it flips to complete with no mail, that is still “success”. Quiet success. [40.3]

Update 57: Looking for a trailer this weekend near Almere Centrum. Two wardrobes, one optimistic plan.

Update 100: Last train from Utrecht CS smelled like rain and fried snacks. Peak Netherlands.

Let me know if you still need a trailer. Mine is free after 10:00. [40.4]

The construction on the way to Dronten has entered its third personality. Today it is a labyrinth.

Update 58: PHP 8.4 property hooks just saved me a DTO class I did not want to maintain. Quiet win.

Update 101: Just walked through Haarlem. The light at this hour is doing too much and I am here for it.

This should be in the house rules. People keep rediscovering it. [40.5]

I am quoting this later. Too clean a summary to lose. [40.6]

Self-hosting update: the backup ran. The restore drill did not. Guess what I am doing tonight.

Update 59: Bird count at Oostvaardersplassen this morning: more geese than people, which is the correct ratio.

Update 102: Unpopular take: the coffee at Europoort is better than half the specialty bars in the city.

The herons union would like to add: more fish, fewer drones. [40.7]

Does anyone have a spare cargo bike in Almere Centrum on Sunday? Moving plants, not pianos. Mostly.

Update 60: Hot take: if your .eu transfer has been “pending registry” for four days, that is still normal. Annoyingly.

PHP will PHP. The workaround is ugly and it works. [40.8]

Update 103: Anyone else stuck behind a disrupted sprinter near Eindhoven? Bring a book.