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Dependency updates are one of those areas where AI is often presented as an obvious win.

Proposed diagnostic construct.

I recently fell into one of those algorithmic rabbit holes that only the internet can provide.

Today marks exactly 25 years since I registered amedee.be.

Or How I Discovered That Fusion Is… Fine, I Guess Last night I did something new: I went fusion dancing for the first time.

When you move out of a cohousing, you don’t just pack your boxes — you pack your shared life.

After days of boxes, labels, and that one mysterious piece of furniture that no one remembers what it belongs to, we can finally say it: we’ve moved!

You know how you can make your bootloader sing a little tune?

We hebben de sleutels nog niet, maar ik plan toch al een verhuisdag op woensdag 29 oktober.

So, you know that feeling when you’re editing GRUB for the thousandth time, because dual-booting is apparently a lifestyle choice?

As a solo developer, I wear all the hats.

Sometimes Linux life is bliss.

We need to talk.

Mood: Slightly annoyed at CI pipelines CI runs shouldn’t feel like molasses.

There comes a time in every developer’s life when you just know a certain commit existed.

At some point, I had to admit it: I’ve turned GitHub Issues into a glorified chart gallery.

Have you ever fired up a Vagrant VM, provisioned a project, pulled some Docker images, ran a build… and ran out of disk space halfway through?

Let’s talk about environment variables in GitHub Actions — those little gremlins that either make your CI/CD run silky smooth or throw a wrench in your perfectly crafted YAML.

When using Ansible to automate tasks, the command module is your bread and butter for executing system commands.

Not every day do I get an email from a very serious security researcher, clearly a man on a mission to save the internet — one vague, copy-pasted email at a time.

Ever wondered what it’s like to unleash 10 000 tiny little data beasts on your hard drive?

If you’re running Mail-in-a-Box like me, you might rely on Duplicity to handle backups quietly in the background.

File deduplication isn’t just for massive storage arrays or backup systems—it can be a practical tool for personal or server setups too.

A few weeks ago, I was knee-deep in CSV files.

Lately, I’ve noticed something strange happening in online discussions: the humble em dash (—) is getting side-eyed as a telltale sign that a text was written with a so-called “AI.”

Soms zit het mee, soms nét niet.

Heb jij altijd al willen samenwonen met fijne mensen in een warme, open en respectvolle sfeer?

I am excited to share some wonderful news—Sibelga and Passwerk have recently published a testimonial about my work, and it has been shared across LinkedIn, Sibelga’s website, and even on YouTube!

A few weeks ago, I set off for Balilas, a balfolk festival in Janzé (near Rennes), Brittany (France).

In the world of DevOps and continuous integration, automation is essential.

This spring was filled with music, learning, and connection.

Maintaining documentation for Ansible roles can be a tedious and easily neglected task.

After my last blog post about the gloriously pointless /dev/scream, a few people asked: “Wasn’t /dev/null good enough?”

If you are part of the Fediverse—on Mastodon, Pleroma, or any other ActivityPub-compatible platform—you can now follow this blog directly from your favorite platform.

It started innocently enough.

Managing multiple servers can be a daunting task, especially when striving for consistency and efficiency.

Introduction In my previous post, I shared the story of why I needed a new USB stick and how I used ChatGPT to write a benchmark script that could measure read performance across various methods.

Introduction When I upgraded from an old 8GB USB stick to a shiny new 256GB one, I expected faster speeds and more convenience—especially for carrying around multiple bootable ISO files using Ventoy.

From the AI-generated Wikipedia summary for a 10 year old: The Advent of Code is an exciting annual computer programming event that takes place during the holiday season.

The blog has a new layout.

When I first bought my Fitbit, I was genuinely excited.

I have a dual boot on my desktop pc: Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux.

Last month I moved from Merelbeke to Ghent.

Receive an ODT file (OpenDocument Text Document).

When Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) was released, I wanted to upgrade my system from Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri).

Because curiosity killed the cat, not because it’s useful!

When you first encounter Gitmoji, it might feel like a whimsical idea — adding emojis to your Git commit messages?

I use CrashPlan for cloud backups.

I have a NAS, a QNAP TS-419P II.