Alvaro
@alvrod.com
Engineering management at Booking dot com, all around nerd.
Creator and owner of https://whataweek.eu/.
Creator and owner of https://whataweek.eu/.
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What happened?
Last night’s “Dutch voters reject Wilders!” storyline has been broken.
The final result is incredibly close - they’re still counting but there’s 1200 votes nationwide between PVV and D66. It’s a real Bush/Gore nail biter.
Last night’s “Dutch voters reject Wilders!” storyline has been broken.
The final result is incredibly close - they’re still counting but there’s 1200 votes nationwide between PVV and D66. It’s a real Bush/Gore nail biter.
October 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
What happened?
Last night’s “Dutch voters reject Wilders!” storyline has been broken.
The final result is incredibly close - they’re still counting but there’s 1200 votes nationwide between PVV and D66. It’s a real Bush/Gore nail biter.
Last night’s “Dutch voters reject Wilders!” storyline has been broken.
The final result is incredibly close - they’re still counting but there’s 1200 votes nationwide between PVV and D66. It’s a real Bush/Gore nail biter.
For some reason today I need some Velvet Underground www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Ex...
Velvet Underground Redux - Live MCMXCIII [Complete]
YouTube video by ci1025
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March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
For some reason today I need some Velvet Underground www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Ex...
Had a great time running yesterday #amsterdamsebos
March 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Had a great time running yesterday #amsterdamsebos
Te cortaste el pelo como Balaaaaa youtu.be/SESxRGSFU7s?...
March 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Te cortaste el pelo como Balaaaaa youtu.be/SESxRGSFU7s?...
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reminds me of something alan cooper said about how code should really go on the liability side of the balance sheet
brb. grumpily getting a "ALL CODE IS TECHNICAL DEBT" tattoo
March 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
reminds me of something alan cooper said about how code should really go on the liability side of the balance sheet
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A pivotal moment for Europe is here.
We are ready to mobilise up to €800 billion to help EU countries increase defence spending.
We'll present our proposals to all EU leaders at today's European Council meeting.
Europe is resolved to assume its responsibilities ↓
europa.eu/!T37kVf
We are ready to mobilise up to €800 billion to help EU countries increase defence spending.
We'll present our proposals to all EU leaders at today's European Council meeting.
Europe is resolved to assume its responsibilities ↓
europa.eu/!T37kVf
March 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A pivotal moment for Europe is here.
We are ready to mobilise up to €800 billion to help EU countries increase defence spending.
We'll present our proposals to all EU leaders at today's European Council meeting.
Europe is resolved to assume its responsibilities ↓
europa.eu/!T37kVf
We are ready to mobilise up to €800 billion to help EU countries increase defence spending.
We'll present our proposals to all EU leaders at today's European Council meeting.
Europe is resolved to assume its responsibilities ↓
europa.eu/!T37kVf
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proposal to rename the US dollar to the dunning-krugerrand
February 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
proposal to rename the US dollar to the dunning-krugerrand
Santa is delayed but came through
February 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Santa is delayed but came through
From Sunday's long run through the Amsterdamse Bos. It was chilly (-2 Celsius) but calm and bright. Awesome for running.
February 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
From Sunday's long run through the Amsterdamse Bos. It was chilly (-2 Celsius) but calm and bright. Awesome for running.
Ok this is incredible www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrEK...
FireAid LA Benefit Concert
YouTube video by YouTube
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January 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ok this is incredible www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrEK...
The local lake looked magical the other day (and a little bit frozen)
#morningrun
#amsterdamsebos
#depoel
#netherlands
#morningrun
#amsterdamsebos
#depoel
#netherlands
January 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The local lake looked magical the other day (and a little bit frozen)
#morningrun
#amsterdamsebos
#depoel
#netherlands
#morningrun
#amsterdamsebos
#depoel
#netherlands
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CONGRATULATIONS TO GUKESH, THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION 🏆
The 18-year-old Indian star has defeated the reigning champion, Ding Liren, to become the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion. Wow! 🇮🇳
The 18-year-old Indian star has defeated the reigning champion, Ding Liren, to become the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion. Wow! 🇮🇳
December 12, 2024 at 1:04 PM
CONGRATULATIONS TO GUKESH, THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION 🏆
The 18-year-old Indian star has defeated the reigning champion, Ding Liren, to become the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion. Wow! 🇮🇳
The 18-year-old Indian star has defeated the reigning champion, Ding Liren, to become the youngest-ever undisputed classical chess world champion. Wow! 🇮🇳
Wow, Gukehs is the new chess world champion!
He showed remarkable fighting spirit and ambition.
Admirable attitude, he spent the whole tournament trying to win against an opponent who was always going for draws. He was always trying something different and risked everything to get the win.
He showed remarkable fighting spirit and ambition.
Admirable attitude, he spent the whole tournament trying to win against an opponent who was always going for draws. He was always trying something different and risked everything to get the win.
December 12, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Wow, Gukehs is the new chess world champion!
He showed remarkable fighting spirit and ambition.
Admirable attitude, he spent the whole tournament trying to win against an opponent who was always going for draws. He was always trying something different and risked everything to get the win.
He showed remarkable fighting spirit and ambition.
Admirable attitude, he spent the whole tournament trying to win against an opponent who was always going for draws. He was always trying something different and risked everything to get the win.
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Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
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Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
November 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
Please try my website. It will help you cope with your week, no matter the date. whataweek.eu
whataweek.eu
November 14, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Please try my website. It will help you cope with your week, no matter the date. whataweek.eu
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Cabo Polonio - Uruguay
Casapueblo - Uruguay
Valparaiso - Chile
La Boca - Argentina
Casapueblo - Uruguay
Valparaiso - Chile
La Boca - Argentina
October 14, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Cabo Polonio - Uruguay
Casapueblo - Uruguay
Valparaiso - Chile
La Boca - Argentina
Casapueblo - Uruguay
Valparaiso - Chile
La Boca - Argentina
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This post by @skamille.bsky.social is on point. So often I see dev tools teams masquerading as platform eng. They build scripts/tools, not products. Usually it's because they either don't want to have skin in the game or they don't have a mandate from leadership. skamille.medium.com/platform-eng...
Platform Engineering Beyond CFEngine
Notes on Sustainable Platform Engineering
skamille.medium.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:52 PM
This post by @skamille.bsky.social is on point. So often I see dev tools teams masquerading as platform eng. They build scripts/tools, not products. Usually it's because they either don't want to have skin in the game or they don't have a mandate from leadership. skamille.medium.com/platform-eng...
Baldur's Gate 3 is a truly amazing game. 10/10 I'm midway through my playthrough and can't wait to play it back to back 3-4 more times :D
August 21, 2023 at 12:03 PM
Baldur's Gate 3 is a truly amazing game. 10/10 I'm midway through my playthrough and can't wait to play it back to back 3-4 more times :D
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never forget that this was done as a protest against sexual abuse of children by the catholic clergy. sinead was decades ahead of her time in calling this shit out and it destroyed her career
July 26, 2023 at 6:02 PM
never forget that this was done as a protest against sexual abuse of children by the catholic clergy. sinead was decades ahead of her time in calling this shit out and it destroyed her career
If real / reproducible, easily the most important achievement of this century https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12008
The First Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor
For the first time in the world, we succeeded in synthesizing the
room-temperature superconductor ($T_c \ge 400$ K, 127$^\circ$C) working at
ambient pressure with a modified lead-apatite (LK-99)...
arxiv.org
July 26, 2023 at 12:09 PM
If real / reproducible, easily the most important achievement of this century https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12008
New album alert, from discount zep https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m6Qkqhgt3qi5CdJdFAUdjRnFcMw4JzNhw&feature=share
It's pretty good!
It's pretty good!
Starcatcher
Starcatcher is the third studio album by American rock band Greta Van Fleet. It was released on July 21, 2023, through Lava and Republic Records.
music.youtube.com
July 25, 2023 at 7:13 AM
New album alert, from discount zep https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m6Qkqhgt3qi5CdJdFAUdjRnFcMw4JzNhw&feature=share
It's pretty good!
It's pretty good!