Wout Ottens

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

The Lelystad 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 Dronten. Two wardrobes, one optimistic plan.

Update 100: Last train from Tussen de Vaarten 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 Eindhoven 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 Oostvaardersplassen. 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 102: Unpopular take: the coffee at Utrecht CS 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 Dronten on Sunday? Moving plants, not pianos. Mostly.

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

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

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

The herons union would like to add: more fish, fewer drones. [119.3]

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