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Recent blog posts

Managing access to AWS accounts through AWS IAM Identity Center AWS Identity Center is a service that allows you to manage and control user access to AWS accounts or applications. The user identities and groups can be provisioned from an external Identity Provider, like Okta or Keycloak, or managed directly within IAM Identity Center. > Disclaimer: Do not take the information here as a good or best practice. The > purpose of this site is to post my learnings Read more.
Making blogging easier Over the last two years, I have been blogging consistently here; this was something I last achieved in the early 2010s. Around 2011, I had a blog where I posted commentary on consumer technology news and the occasional tutorial/guide, which was used on and off until 2014 and is now lost to the internet. In 2016, I pieced together a portfolio website to have somewhere to link to when applying for j Read more.
Creating iCalendar files in Python Schedules, events and alarms can be shared using the iCalendar data format regardless of the Calendar service or application like Google Calendar or Outlook. This format is defined in RFC 5545. Creating iCalendar files can be done in Python using the `icalendar` package. I've outlined a few example scenarios below. The package documentation has more details on usage. ## Installing the package Read more.
IKEA's search and order kiosk Does IKEA have no shelf space for slower-moving items in the self-service furniture area? My wife and I hadn't seen this before, but a few items just say "Place your order for this product at the search and order kiosk or ask a co-worker"1 instead of the usual row and shelf numbers. Product tag with article number asking to place the order at a search and order kiosk or to ask a co-worker We fou Read more.

Recent toots

@arstechnica Wish I had an "Impacted Device" as my battery is already dying and no phone repair store will replace the battery on my Pixel 4a anymore. In any case, I hope the update will actually "improve the stability of your battery’s performance, so the battery may last for shorter periods between charges" 🤞 Read more.
Goal for 2023 was to consistently write one post a month on my blog. Glad to see two years later I've acheived that and more. Averaged 2.9 posts per month in 2023 and 3.3 in 2024. Let's see if I can keep this up in 2025. #blog Read more.

Recent beer check-ins

Pesky P. is drinking a Stella Artois by Stella Artois at Stadhuis Leuven View check-in.
Pesky P. is drinking a La Goudale - Blonde à l'Ancienne by Brasserie Goudale - Les Brasseurs de Gayant View check-in.
Pesky P. is drinking an Ichnusa Non Filtrata by Ichnusa View check-in.
Pesky P. is drinking a Salted Maple Stout by Totem View check-in.

Recent Anilist activity

Pesky completed Tenchi Souzou Design-bu: Tokubetsu-hen View activity.
Pesky completed Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi View activity.
Pesky completed Tenchi Souzou Design-bu View activity.
Pesky watched episode 11 of Tenchi Souzou Design-bu. View activity.