Elin Smit

I am quoting this later. Too clean a summary to lose. [94.2]

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

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

The herons union would like to add: more fish, fewer drones. [94.3]

This is the bit I keep forwarding to people who think DNS is “just a lookup”. (61)

Sunset over Amersfoort 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 Muiderberg. [105.1]

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

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

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

This is the actual failure mode. Pending with no expiry. [55.2]

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

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

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

We tried that route via Muiden. Worse pavement, better wind. [55.5]

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.