Martijn Brant
@mbr.bsky.social
🇳🇱 Microsoft Cloud and Infrastructure Architect/Consultant. MSFT. Sometimes talks in GIF. Words are my own. Also on @[email protected]
Unifi just totally broke my ipv6 and I'm getting real mad about it. It's not like the future of home automation depended on it or something...
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Unifi just totally broke my ipv6 and I'm getting real mad about it. It's not like the future of home automation depended on it or something...
Windows, I love you.... but why even have settings and policies regarding software updates and auto reboots if you're just going to ignore them anyway?
"But it restores your session"
Barely, and over 90% of the software can't properly handle it.
"But it restores your session"
Barely, and over 90% of the software can't properly handle it.
January 30, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Windows, I love you.... but why even have settings and policies regarding software updates and auto reboots if you're just going to ignore them anyway?
"But it restores your session"
Barely, and over 90% of the software can't properly handle it.
"But it restores your session"
Barely, and over 90% of the software can't properly handle it.
😔
Amazon exec accidentally sends layoff email a day early. Now people know there are layoffs but now need to wait until the official date to know if they were affected.
How stressful.
How stressful.
Amazon inadvertently announces cloud unit layoffs in email to employees
Amazon sent a notice out to staffers in an apparent error acknowledging "organizational changes" at the company.
www.cnbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 AM
😔
OK folks, how are you doing passwords? A paid service?
Given ... stuff... I'm considering moving away from 1Pass... so something selfhosted makes sense... host it myself? Or host it on the web? And would a VPS be enough or should that be bare-metal for extra security?
Overthinking?
Given ... stuff... I'm considering moving away from 1Pass... so something selfhosted makes sense... host it myself? Or host it on the web? And would a VPS be enough or should that be bare-metal for extra security?
Overthinking?
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM
OK folks, how are you doing passwords? A paid service?
Given ... stuff... I'm considering moving away from 1Pass... so something selfhosted makes sense... host it myself? Or host it on the web? And would a VPS be enough or should that be bare-metal for extra security?
Overthinking?
Given ... stuff... I'm considering moving away from 1Pass... so something selfhosted makes sense... host it myself? Or host it on the web? And would a VPS be enough or should that be bare-metal for extra security?
Overthinking?
I ran an opensource tool to run custom calibration on my Denon receiver, export the results to a graphing program, to enhance and apply special filters and reupload the results via Telnet back to the Denon....
...
All that because the local news program is too lazy to use pop filters :X
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All that because the local news program is too lazy to use pop filters :X
January 26, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I ran an opensource tool to run custom calibration on my Denon receiver, export the results to a graphing program, to enhance and apply special filters and reupload the results via Telnet back to the Denon....
...
All that because the local news program is too lazy to use pop filters :X
...
All that because the local news program is too lazy to use pop filters :X
I've always been worried about this attack vector, even in ConfigMgr... everyone always told me "it's fine". Alrighty.
Disclaimer: Work for Microsoft, don't speak for Microsoft. Personal view.
Disclaimer: Work for Microsoft, don't speak for Microsoft. Personal view.
Following up on the MDT security issue oofhours.com/2026/01/23/f...
Following up on the MDT security issue
I mentioned in passing in a previous blog post that the “immediate retirement” of MDT was caused by Microsoft not wanting to fix a security vulnerability identified by security research…
oofhours.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I've always been worried about this attack vector, even in ConfigMgr... everyone always told me "it's fine". Alrighty.
Disclaimer: Work for Microsoft, don't speak for Microsoft. Personal view.
Disclaimer: Work for Microsoft, don't speak for Microsoft. Personal view.
Is it me or has OneDrive gotten really slow? Like the online photo browser is taking 5 sec to load thumbnails, and a minute to load a video..
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Is it me or has OneDrive gotten really slow? Like the online photo browser is taking 5 sec to load thumbnails, and a minute to load a video..
My Tidal trial has a small migration service but it was very limited. Apparantly it migrated one of my oldest Spotify playlists and I'm not even mad...
January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
My Tidal trial has a small migration service but it was very limited. Apparantly it migrated one of my oldest Spotify playlists and I'm not even mad...
SO: "Where did the huge boxes with my books go?"
Me: I have carried those all the way to the attic, where you wanted them to go, right? My back thanks you btw.
SO: "Errr, they were supposed to go into the other room.. like 3 meters to the right after clearing that room"
Me: I have carried those all the way to the attic, where you wanted them to go, right? My back thanks you btw.
SO: "Errr, they were supposed to go into the other room.. like 3 meters to the right after clearing that room"
a man with a beard and a hat is standing in front of a row of empty seats .
Alt: A wizard (Dumbledor from Harry Potter) sighs whilst opening his arms followed by hands to thighs in disappointment.
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
SO: "Where did the huge boxes with my books go?"
Me: I have carried those all the way to the attic, where you wanted them to go, right? My back thanks you btw.
SO: "Errr, they were supposed to go into the other room.. like 3 meters to the right after clearing that room"
Me: I have carried those all the way to the attic, where you wanted them to go, right? My back thanks you btw.
SO: "Errr, they were supposed to go into the other room.. like 3 meters to the right after clearing that room"
Biggest plants are pivoting into different memory type causing massive shortages in server and desktop class. As a homelabber, I absolutely hate it.
Memory for AI (and everything else) is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices #devopsish
AI memory is sold out, causing an unprecedented surge in prices
Three primary memory vendors — Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics — make up nearly the entire RAM market, and they're benefitting from this shortage.
www.cnbc.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Biggest plants are pivoting into different memory type causing massive shortages in server and desktop class. As a homelabber, I absolutely hate it.
It's 2026 and copy-pasting GIFs is still broken most of the time. I need you to understand this is a critical part of my workflow.
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 AM
It's 2026 and copy-pasting GIFs is still broken most of the time. I need you to understand this is a critical part of my workflow.
This man just built his own JBOD enclosure from scratch.. seriously awesome.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVI7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVI7...
I Built a 1 Petabyte Server From Scratch
YouTube video by Made By Dennis
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
This man just built his own JBOD enclosure from scratch.. seriously awesome.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVI7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVI7...
I gotta admit, Ikea launching a glowing donut that can be controlled via open home standard, was not on my new bingo card
January 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I gotta admit, Ikea launching a glowing donut that can be controlled via open home standard, was not on my new bingo card
*guitar riff
"WWWOOOOHHH NOOOOOO"
"WWWOOOOHHH NOOOOOO"
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 AM
*guitar riff
"WWWOOOOHHH NOOOOOO"
"WWWOOOOHHH NOOOOOO"
It's that time of year again (well, twice a year)! Games Done Quick! A speedrunning 24/7 in-person live broadcasted event where top runners from the world come and beat games as fast as they can.
Come and raise millions $$$ with the rest of us, for the Prevent Cancer foundation! GamesDoneQuick.com
Come and raise millions $$$ with the rest of us, for the Prevent Cancer foundation! GamesDoneQuick.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
It's that time of year again (well, twice a year)! Games Done Quick! A speedrunning 24/7 in-person live broadcasted event where top runners from the world come and beat games as fast as they can.
Come and raise millions $$$ with the rest of us, for the Prevent Cancer foundation! GamesDoneQuick.com
Come and raise millions $$$ with the rest of us, for the Prevent Cancer foundation! GamesDoneQuick.com
Migration the huge dataset to the new TrueNAS based installation. A lot of moving part but service availability was constant near 99.5% or so.
Service availability is EXTREMELY important... otherwise the 2yr old can't watch Planes 2, 50x per day.
Service availability is EXTREMELY important... otherwise the 2yr old can't watch Planes 2, 50x per day.
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Migration the huge dataset to the new TrueNAS based installation. A lot of moving part but service availability was constant near 99.5% or so.
Service availability is EXTREMELY important... otherwise the 2yr old can't watch Planes 2, 50x per day.
Service availability is EXTREMELY important... otherwise the 2yr old can't watch Planes 2, 50x per day.
Welp, the diagnosis got upgraded to a severe throat infection, needing antibiotics and everything. The lady at the counter said I should eat before taking the drugs else you'll end up with stomach pain. I mumbled I can't eat because it hurts too much.
She stared at me and said.. Welp, good luck!
She stared at me and said.. Welp, good luck!
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Welp, the diagnosis got upgraded to a severe throat infection, needing antibiotics and everything. The lady at the counter said I should eat before taking the drugs else you'll end up with stomach pain. I mumbled I can't eat because it hurts too much.
She stared at me and said.. Welp, good luck!
She stared at me and said.. Welp, good luck!
The new release for Opr (live) from Gesaffelstein is pretty dope music.apple.com/nl/album/opr...
OPR (live) - Single by Gesaffelstein on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 1 Song
music.apple.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The new release for Opr (live) from Gesaffelstein is pretty dope music.apple.com/nl/album/opr...
The waterloo scene of Bourne 3 has got to be the best spy scene, in a very long time. And such a banger soundtrack!
December 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The waterloo scene of Bourne 3 has got to be the best spy scene, in a very long time. And such a banger soundtrack!
I am feeling quite sick from the holidays, think I caught covid or something.. Just my luck.
Went to bed early last night.. So instead of the normal 6 to 8 hours, today I got 12 hours... Of feverdreaming
Brrrrrr
Went to bed early last night.. So instead of the normal 6 to 8 hours, today I got 12 hours... Of feverdreaming
Brrrrrr
December 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I am feeling quite sick from the holidays, think I caught covid or something.. Just my luck.
Went to bed early last night.. So instead of the normal 6 to 8 hours, today I got 12 hours... Of feverdreaming
Brrrrrr
Went to bed early last night.. So instead of the normal 6 to 8 hours, today I got 12 hours... Of feverdreaming
Brrrrrr
You know that funny Japanese "theme song for food videos", right? Well.. turns out .. it's pretty dark haha.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzz2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzz2...
Aoi Teshima - Mori No Chiisana Restaurant Lyrics (KAN/ROM/ENG)
YouTube video by aysenaz
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
You know that funny Japanese "theme song for food videos", right? Well.. turns out .. it's pretty dark haha.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzz2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzz2...
As per tradition, we ate bread for dinner on Christmas eve.. good stuff after a full day of working on the home office renovation. Closed out the day with THE Christmas film!
DIE HARD
DIE HARD
a man in a suit and tie says you 're amazing
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says you 're amazing
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
As per tradition, we ate bread for dinner on Christmas eve.. good stuff after a full day of working on the home office renovation. Closed out the day with THE Christmas film!
DIE HARD
DIE HARD
OK this thing sounds pretty awesome. blog.ui.com/article/trav...
Travel in Style. UniFi style. UniFi Travel Router.
Take your UniFi network anywhere. The UniFi Travel Router recreates your full network environment on power up, with flexible uplinks, instant policies, and seamless device connectivity.
blog.ui.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
OK this thing sounds pretty awesome. blog.ui.com/article/trav...
Asking Copilot (GPT5.1) to make me some stuff in Home Assistant, after lying to me for 15 minutes straight, I called it out.
December 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Asking Copilot (GPT5.1) to make me some stuff in Home Assistant, after lying to me for 15 minutes straight, I called it out.