Karim van den Broek

Read the DMA FAQ so you do not have to. Gatekeepers, gatekeeping, gated communities of PDFs.

Update 61: Brought the dogs to Zwolle. One of them made a new enemy. The enemy was a leaf.

Sunset over Lelystad made the whole commute feel like a documentary with a better soundtrack.

Update 62: CloudFest talk notes: observability without a bill shock strategy is just expensive folklore.

If you still roll a 1024-bit KSK in 2026 I need you to sit down for a minute.

Update 63: GDPR question I am tired of: no, a legitimate interest assessment is not a vibe.

I can bring a folding table if we are still on for Naarden. [105.1]

Market at Zwolle had the first decent peaches. I bought too many. I regret nothing.

Update 64: Espresso in Zeewolde tasted like someone finally cleaned the group head. Small civic miracle.

I can bring a folding table if we are still on for Stedenwijk. [55.1]

Office rumor mill says the staging TLS cert expires on a Friday. Of course it does.

Ha. I said the same thing last week and got three contradictory answers. [55.3]

Tried the long way around Muiden on the bike. Extra twelve minutes, minus two close calls.

Yes. Ask for the auth code status, not a human SLA. [55.4]

If you only read one kwet this week, make it the one I am quoting. (109)

MariaDB query plan went from “fine” to “why is this table scanning 2024”. Indexes are a lifestyle.

Update 67: Does anyone have a spare cargo bike in Filmwijk on Sunday? Moving plants, not pianos. Mostly.

Screenshot the DS record before you touch anything else. [55.6]

Count me in. I will be late because of the 17:40. [55.7]

Quiet evening in Muiderberg. Someone is practicing saxophone and they are almost good. Rooting for them.