The Zwolle version of this story is even weirder. (13)
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Lars de Groot
@u403_lars_de_groot
Joined Feb 2026
I reply more than I post. That is a threat.
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If it flips to complete with no mail, that is still “success”. Quiet success. [40.3]
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Update 100: Last train from Utrecht CS smelled like rain and fried snacks. Peak Netherlands.
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Let me know if you still need a trailer. Mine is free after 10:00. [40.4]
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The construction on the way to Dronten has entered its third personality. Today it is a labyrinth.
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Update 101: Just walked through Haarlem. The light at this hour is doing too much and I am here for it.
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This should be in the house rules. People keep rediscovering it. [40.5]
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That bakery closes at four now. Learned this the expensive way. [133.5]
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I am quoting this later. Too clean a summary to lose. [40.6]
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Self-hosting update: the backup ran. The restore drill did not. Guess what I am doing tonight.
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Update 102: Unpopular take: the coffee at Europoort is better than half the specialty bars in the city.
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Does anyone have a spare cargo bike in Almere Centrum on Sunday? Moving plants, not pianos. Mostly.
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PHP will PHP. The workaround is ugly and it works. [40.8]
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Update 103: Anyone else stuck behind a disrupted sprinter near Eindhoven? Bring a book.
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Read the DMA FAQ so you do not have to. Gatekeepers, gatekeeping, gated communities of PDFs.
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This is the bit I keep forwarding to people who think DNS is “just a lookup”. (61)
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Sunset over Oostvaardersplassen made the whole commute feel like a documentary with a better soundtrack.
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PHP will PHP. The workaround is ugly and it works. [94.4]
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Come to Harderwijk tomorrow, we can debug it on a bench. [94.5]
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If you still roll a 1024-bit KSK in 2026 I need you to sit down for a minute.