Sebastian Gebski
@nokillswit.ch
Geek, engineer, blogger, codefella, serial reader. Engineering leadership for a living. I speak here for myself only.
[Book Review] 5 of 5 stars to Theoderic the Great by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Theoderic the Great
5/5: Wow, that was a truly amazing read. It fills the "gap" in history just after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and helps us (readers) understand how did the collapse really look alike - on one...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
[Book Review] 5 of 5 stars to Theoderic the Great by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to The Stoic Mindset by Mark Tuitert www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of The Stoic Mindset
3/5: I have this terrible habit of reading everything related to stoicism, BUT I typically restrain myself from going through stuff written by non-philosophers or non-historians. In this case, I've ma...
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January 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to The Stoic Mindset by Mark Tuitert www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
[Book Review] 2 of 5 stars to Pirates In The Navy by Tendayi Viki www.goodreads.com/book/show/52...
Pirates In The Navy: How Innovators Lead Transformation
Faced with the choiceof starting a company or joining a…
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January 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM
[Book Review] 2 of 5 stars to Pirates In The Navy by Tendayi Viki www.goodreads.com/book/show/52...
[No Kill Switch 804] What does DDR have in common with omakase? no-kill-switch.ghost.io/what-does-dd... #nokillswitch
What does DDR have in common with omakase?
Disclaimer: no, this post has nothing in common with the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, but I’ve found the coincidence of acronyms hilarious, so I couldn’t resist the reference in the header image. ...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
[No Kill Switch 804] What does DDR have in common with omakase? no-kill-switch.ghost.io/what-does-dd... #nokillswitch
Reposted by Sebastian Gebski
last night of the holiday
January 5, 2026 at 3:01 AM
last night of the holiday
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Facilitating Software Architecture by Andrew Harmel-Law www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Facilitating Software Architecture
3/5: Massively overblown. It's supposed to be a book about effective technical decision making, but TBH (if you don't want to do "babysitting"), it's a topic for a series of posts at-most. So the aut...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Facilitating Software Architecture by Andrew Harmel-Law www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
"Every problem is a leadership problem." Truth or not? Your thoughts?
(hint: blog post incoming, not the next one but the one after that)
(hint: blog post incoming, not the next one but the one after that)
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
"Every problem is a leadership problem." Truth or not? Your thoughts?
(hint: blog post incoming, not the next one but the one after that)
(hint: blog post incoming, not the next one but the one after that)
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to The Need to Lead by Dave Berke www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of The Need to Lead
3/5: It's the 3rd book in Extreme Leadership series (if I recall correctly), the one initiated by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. And definitely the weakest one. What should you know about it (before bu...
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January 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to The Need to Lead by Dave Berke www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Here's my "Year in Books" list in 2025: www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
You may find it useful because I:
- review every book I read
- typically read the highly anticipated books as soon as they are published
You may find it useful because I:
- review every book I read
- typically read the highly anticipated books as soon as they are published
Goodreads 2025 Year in Books
Check out My 2025 Year in Books on Goodreads!
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January 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Here's my "Year in Books" list in 2025: www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
You may find it useful because I:
- review every book I read
- typically read the highly anticipated books as soon as they are published
You may find it useful because I:
- review every book I read
- typically read the highly anticipated books as soon as they are published
[Book Review] 2 of 5 stars to Wind and Truth: Part 2 by Brandon Sanderson www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Wiatr i Prawda II (Archiwum Burzowego Światła, #5.2)
2/5: Yaaaawn, it's as bad as the first part (of "Wind and Truth"): - massively over-verbose, with that number of characters, the pace of the plot is near-crawl (until the last 10-15%) - it's full (>1...
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December 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
[Book Review] 2 of 5 stars to Wind and Truth: Part 2 by Brandon Sanderson www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
If you have a few days off before the NY's Eve, what better way to spend your time than ... another #boardgame ;) This one is really demanding (time-wise also) - you have been warned ...
December 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If you have a few days off before the NY's Eve, what better way to spend your time than ... another #boardgame ;) This one is really demanding (time-wise also) - you have been warned ...
[No Kill Switch 803] Why developers aren't like figure skaters? no-kill-switch.ghost.io/why-develope... #nokillswitch
Why developers aren't like figure skaters?
Let me start with a short scene that happened some time ago, at the peak of the IT job market’s craziness.
We were interviewing a senior candidate with 10+ years of professional experience in serious...
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December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
[No Kill Switch 803] Why developers aren't like figure skaters? no-kill-switch.ghost.io/why-develope... #nokillswitch
How about YET ANOTHER badass #boardgame recommendation before the end of the year? Wonderful art, asymmetry, a lot of ruse and other negative interaction - do I have to say more? :)
December 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
How about YET ANOTHER badass #boardgame recommendation before the end of the year? Wonderful art, asymmetry, a lot of ruse and other negative interaction - do I have to say more? :)
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Contract Testing in Action by Marie Cruz, Lewis Prescott www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Contract Testing in Action
3/5: "A Pact book" would be probably a more adequate title as the book is solely focused on Pact. It's not the worst choice as Pact is both very popular and truly-battle-proven, but it's good to set t...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Contract Testing in Action by Marie Cruz, Lewis Prescott www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
[Book Review] 4 of 5 stars to Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Tower Lord (Raven's Shadow, #2)
4/5: The good folk who told me this one is much better than the 1st book ... were actually very right. "Tower Lord" doesn't come w/o flaws, but it was fun. 1. Nothing has changed when it comes to cha...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
[Book Review] 4 of 5 stars to Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
It's funny how the environmental bubble you live within affects your perception. You may end up being completely fixated on stuff the community doesn't care ... while entirely ignoring typical problems that absorb the attention of orgs around you.
December 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's funny how the environmental bubble you live within affects your perception. You may end up being completely fixated on stuff the community doesn't care ... while entirely ignoring typical problems that absorb the attention of orgs around you.
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 5 of 5 starts to Automaty liczą by Bartłomiej Kluska www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Automaty liczą
5/5: Spłakałem się jak stara panna na romkomie ... Nie, no dobra. Po prostu sentymentalne "świeczki" stanęły mi w oczach parę razy, ale jak na mnie to i tak sporo, więc nie odszczekuję tak do końca. ...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 5 of 5 starts to Automaty liczą by Bartłomiej Kluska www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This is NUTS. The latest game by Go On Board - The Witcher: Legacy at the final stretch of its crowdfunding campaign has went through the roof. At the moment they've managed to attract >8.3M euros and it's NOT over yet. Big congratz! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
The Witcher: Legacy by Go On Board - Gamefound
Become a witcher and uncover the plot behind sacking the School of the Wolf. History is being written. Make sure it bears your mark.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is NUTS. The latest game by Go On Board - The Witcher: Legacy at the final stretch of its crowdfunding campaign has went through the roof. At the moment they've managed to attract >8.3M euros and it's NOT over yet. Big congratz! gamefound.com/en/projects/...
🇵🇱 Powoli żegnamy się z 2025-tym rokiem, więc dziś pora na przedostatnie (a jak złapie nas leń, to nawet ostatnie ...) Brew 🧋 w tym roku: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRt5... (oczywiście od ekipy @ctomorning.coffee ☕).
Brew #56: Afera Saule. OpenAI Traci Tron. AWS Goni Konkurencję. Musk vs UE.
YouTube video by CTO Morning Coffee
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December 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🇵🇱 Powoli żegnamy się z 2025-tym rokiem, więc dziś pora na przedostatnie (a jak złapie nas leń, to nawet ostatnie ...) Brew 🧋 w tym roku: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRt5... (oczywiście od ekipy @ctomorning.coffee ☕).
It's a new #boardgame season (TBH just a beginning of it ...) - how about a duel tactical game with a lot of asymmetry?
December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It's a new #boardgame season (TBH just a beginning of it ...) - how about a duel tactical game with a lot of asymmetry?
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 5 of 5 starts to Rosja. Od rozpadu do faszystowskiej dyktatury. Scenariusze przyszłości 2026-2036 by Marcin Łuniewski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Rosja. Od rozpadu do faszystowskiej dyktatury. Scenariusze przyszłości 2026-2036
5/5: Kawał dobrej analizy, przy czym należy sobie zdawać sprawę z ograniczeń: - Rosja Putina nie słynie z transparencji - ciężko o prawdziwe "insider info" - historia pokazuje jak mało przewidywalny t...
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December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 5 of 5 starts to Rosja. Od rozpadu do faszystowskiej dyktatury. Scenariusze przyszłości 2026-2036 by Marcin Łuniewski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 2 of 5 starts to www.1939.com.pl by Marcin Ciszewski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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December 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🇵🇱 [Book Review] 2 of 5 starts to www.1939.com.pl by Marcin Ciszewski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Code Health Guardian by Artie Shevchenko www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Code Health Guardian
3/5: I struggled to finish this one. It's not that it's very bad or something - the issue here is that it barely tells the reader anything new/truly revealing. There are some very good points (especia...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
[Book Review] 3 of 5 stars to Code Health Guardian by Artie Shevchenko www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
🇵🇱 [Book Review] I've read Russkij mir by Michał Gołkowski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Sebastian Gebski's review of Russkij mir
Książka którą trudno ocenić, więc nie będę bawił się w gwiazdki. Co mi się nie podobało? 1. Mam sporo zastrzeżeń do pierwszej części książki, która trochę negatywnie ustawia do całości. Dlaczego? Du...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🇵🇱 [Book Review] I've read Russkij mir by Michał Gołkowski www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Much water has flowed under the bridge since I annoyed you with some new board game - it's time to start catching up ;P
I'll start with "Blighted Reach" - actually, it's not a game, but the expansion to Arcs by one of my fav studios: Leder Games. #boardgames #scifi
I'll start with "Blighted Reach" - actually, it's not a game, but the expansion to Arcs by one of my fav studios: Leder Games. #boardgames #scifi
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Much water has flowed under the bridge since I annoyed you with some new board game - it's time to start catching up ;P
I'll start with "Blighted Reach" - actually, it's not a game, but the expansion to Arcs by one of my fav studios: Leder Games. #boardgames #scifi
I'll start with "Blighted Reach" - actually, it's not a game, but the expansion to Arcs by one of my fav studios: Leder Games. #boardgames #scifi