Tried the long way around Maastricht on the bike. Extra twelve minutes, minus two close calls.
Fleur Hoekstra
Bike first, train second, car never (almost).
Yes. Ask for the auth code status, not a human SLA. [55.4]
Update 109: Bird count at Markerkant this morning: more geese than people, which is the correct ratio.
We tried that route via Haarlem. 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.
Update 67: Does anyone have a spare cargo bike in Almere Poort 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 Zeewolde. Someone is practicing saxophone and they are almost good. Rooting for them.
Update 111: Brought the dogs to Groningen. One of them made a new enemy. The enemy was a leaf.
I did not expect to agree this hard before coffee. (25)
Update 69: Sunset over Markerkant made the whole commute feel like a documentary with a better soundtrack.
Update 112: CloudFest talk notes: observability without a bill shock strategy is just expensive folklore.
Update 70: If you still roll a 1024-bit KSK in 2026 I need you to sit down for a minute.
Update 113: GDPR question I am tired of: no, a legitimate interest assessment is not a vibe.
Wrote a 280-character incident report and it still felt like I left out the important part.
That matches what I saw. Timestamp even lines up. [52.1]
Update 71: Market at Groningen had the first decent peaches. I bought too many. I regret nothing.
Update 114: Espresso in Muiden tasted like someone finally cleaned the group head. Small civic miracle.