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Recent blog posts

Thoughts on disclosing AI usage through commits In general, I'm in favour of disclosing AI-generated or assisted code in commits. In recent months, I've been seeing more and more of them across various open source repositories, and it's a good indicator _to me_ on how the project was developed and is being maintained. I want to actively avoid using, relying on, or contributing to repositories that are AI-generated or heavily AI-assisted. Discl Read more.
Veghel's buses and the disused rail This weekend, Stichting Industrieel Erfgoed Meierijstad (SIEMei) will inaugrate the work done at the marshalling yard in Veghel, connecting the tracks that were once part of the Duits Lijntje (German line) running from Boxtel to Wesel. Over the years the foundation has acquired various equipment including steel carriages used in the 20th century, the Zuid-Willemsvart lifting rail bridge that was d Read more.
Using S3 Files and Lambda to read to SQLite databases from S3 Given a Lambda function's ephemeral nature, when working with SQLite databases or other files, you would typically be baking it into the functions deployment package, reading the database from S3 using external libraries, or attaching the function to an Amazon EFS file system. The first approach would mean any changes made during the runtime of the function would be lost, given that the execution Read more.
Trams in Barcelona Like many cities, Barcelona started with a horse-drawn tram network, which then grew and was electrified before being decommissioned in favour of buses, private vehicles and the metro. Having not turned out so great, Barcelona then returned to the tram. I wrote about this same pattern in Luxembourg and Berlin, now it's time for Barcelona. ## The first tram network ### The horse-drawn tram A mon Read more.

Recent toots

@ibboard I haven't seen them yet, but will remember steer clear. Thank you. Read more.
Peanut m&m's are the best m&m's. It can only be marginally improved by mixing salted peanuts into the bag of peanut m&m's. Read more.
Note to self: When linking to documentation from my notes, always include the essential details in the note itself. The docs I linked to have now replaced its content with AI developer workspace crap instead of the CLI commands. Read more.
For the fist time ever, I've encountered a yes-reply@ email instead of a no-reply one. Makes me wonder why they didn't just sent it from the team or employee email account to begin with. Read more.
@smveerman This and the Tommie en Tess liveries are my favourite. Read more.
@poni This is like the equivalent of, "if it fits, i sits. " :blobfoxbox: Read more.
I think it's silly to charge more for a seat that's identical to standard economy, just because it's "directly behind the Economy Comfort zone". I had an issue with booking and called KLM for assistance, for my trouble they "upgraded" my seat to the front standard seat for no extra charge. I can confirm, it's just a regular economy seat. Read more.

Recent beer check-ins

Pesky P. is drinking a San Miguel Premium Especial (5.4%) by Grupo Mahou-San Miguel View check-in.
Pesky P. is drinking a Cosmic Blond by Uiltje Brewing Company View check-in.
Pesky P. is drinking an IPA by Honest Greens at Honest Greens View check-in.
Pesky P. is drinking a NIJPA by Brouwerij 't IJ View check-in.

Recent Anilist activity

Pesky watched episode 3 - 5 of Isekai Shokudou. View activity.
Pesky watched episode 1 - 2 of Isekai Shokudou. View activity.
Pesky completed Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto View activity.
Pesky watched episode 12 of Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto. View activity.