Update 108: PHP 8.4 property hooks just saved me a DTO class I did not want to maintain. Quiet win.
Nova Baars
Mostly Rotterdam Blaak. Sometimes opinions.
Ha. I said the same thing last week and got three contradictory answers. [55.3]
Tried the long way around Europoort on the bike. Extra twelve minutes, minus two close calls.
Yes. Ask for the auth code status, not a human SLA. [55.4]
Update 109: Bird count at Tussen de Vaarten this morning: more geese than people, which is the correct ratio.
We tried that route via Rotterdam Blaak. 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 110: Hot take: if your .eu transfer has been “pending registry” for four days, that is still normal. Annoyingly.
Screenshot the DS record before you touch anything else. [55.6]
Quiet evening in Naarden. Someone is practicing saxophone and they are almost good. Rooting for them.
Update 111: Brought the dogs to Utrecht CS. One of them made a new enemy. The enemy was a leaf.
Update 69: Sunset over Tussen de Vaarten 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.
That matches what I saw. Timestamp even lines up. [52.1]
Update 71: Market at Utrecht CS had the first decent peaches. I bought too many. I regret nothing.