Jeroen Habets
@jeroen.mastodon.habets.dev.ap.brid.gy
Family man with a passion for espresso and tech
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Our fight continues...between the *intripid* and *dauntless* Hero of #ukraine and the vicious murderous *War Criminal* of #Russia!
#europe: I'm backing the *Good* Guy.
#US: Which one is that?
#UkraineWar #trump
(C) Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) - […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
#europe: I'm backing the *Good* Guy.
#US: Which one is that?
#UkraineWar #trump
(C) Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) - […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
December 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Our fight continues...between the *intripid* and *dauntless* Hero of #ukraine and the vicious murderous *War Criminal* of #Russia!
#europe: I'm backing the *Good* Guy.
#US: Which one is that?
#UkraineWar #trump
(C) Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) - […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
#europe: I'm backing the *Good* Guy.
#US: Which one is that?
#UkraineWar #trump
(C) Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) - […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
Reposted by Jeroen Habets
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917
I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable […]
I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable […]
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115737483111161917
I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable […]
I'll elaborate. I believe we're in an AI bubble. AI companies are pushing the overton window on AI discourse. They want the most extreme anti-AI sentiment to be "Sure, it's an overhyped technology right now but there will be reasonable […]
Via @Lizwebster on X: 9 years on, Brexit no longer has a mandate.
The Leave majority has literally died out.
New analysis shows:
🔹 +8 million majority now want to rejoin
🔹 Brexit has shrunk the UK economy by 8%
🔹 Only 25% of Leave voters think it was a success
🔹 The 2025 “reset” fixes less […]
The Leave majority has literally died out.
New analysis shows:
🔹 +8 million majority now want to rejoin
🔹 Brexit has shrunk the UK economy by 8%
🔹 Only 25% of Leave voters think it was a success
🔹 The 2025 “reset” fixes less […]
Original post on mastodon.habets.dev
mastodon.habets.dev
December 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Via @Lizwebster on X: 9 years on, Brexit no longer has a mandate.
The Leave majority has literally died out.
New analysis shows:
🔹 +8 million majority now want to rejoin
🔹 Brexit has shrunk the UK economy by 8%
🔹 Only 25% of Leave voters think it was a success
🔹 The 2025 “reset” fixes less […]
The Leave majority has literally died out.
New analysis shows:
🔹 +8 million majority now want to rejoin
🔹 Brexit has shrunk the UK economy by 8%
🔹 Only 25% of Leave voters think it was a success
🔹 The 2025 “reset” fixes less […]
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115713566527195598
Only if organisations with this much clout (or cloud); like major banks and governments decide to force themselves of the US Big Clouds does the EU cloud even have a chance to play catch up.
Still I highly doubt if they are willing to […]
Only if organisations with this much clout (or cloud); like major banks and governments decide to force themselves of the US Big Clouds does the EU cloud even have a chance to play catch up.
Still I highly doubt if they are willing to […]
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115713566527195598
Only if organisations with this much clout (or cloud); like major banks and governments decide to force themselves of the US Big Clouds does the EU cloud even have a chance to play catch up.
Still I highly doubt if they are willing to […]
Only if organisations with this much clout (or cloud); like major banks and governments decide to force themselves of the US Big Clouds does the EU cloud even have a chance to play catch up.
Still I highly doubt if they are willing to […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@MAKS23/115695236453692106
My beloved US has unfortunately become a rogue state.
ICC will be ditching Microsoft Office365 so Trump can no longer just turn off their mail etc.
All the while the Dutch government, including its IRS, is moving to Microsoft Cloud.
My beloved US has unfortunately become a rogue state.
ICC will be ditching Microsoft Office365 so Trump can no longer just turn off their mail etc.
All the while the Dutch government, including its IRS, is moving to Microsoft Cloud.
mastodon.social
December 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@MAKS23/115695236453692106
My beloved US has unfortunately become a rogue state.
ICC will be ditching Microsoft Office365 so Trump can no longer just turn off their mail etc.
All the while the Dutch government, including its IRS, is moving to Microsoft Cloud.
My beloved US has unfortunately become a rogue state.
ICC will be ditching Microsoft Office365 so Trump can no longer just turn off their mail etc.
All the while the Dutch government, including its IRS, is moving to Microsoft Cloud.
Reposted by Jeroen Habets
Ik ben nog steeds boos. Trump verklaart de oorlog aan Europa, en wat doen wij? Onze belastingdienst aan hun computers toevertrouwen. Eng voor de continuïteit ("geen nare dingen over Trump zeggen, anders stoppen de systemen bij de belastingdienst") en eng omdat ze voortaan met documenten en […]
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mastodon.nl
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ik ben nog steeds boos. Trump verklaart de oorlog aan Europa, en wat doen wij? Onze belastingdienst aan hun computers toevertrouwen. Eng voor de continuïteit ("geen nare dingen over Trump zeggen, anders stoppen de systemen bij de belastingdienst") en eng omdat ze voortaan met documenten en […]
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Twee jongens op een fatbike riepen "Pas op de plaats!' terwijl ze me afsneden en ik knapte enorm op van die ouderwetse uitdrukking.
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Twee jongens op een fatbike riepen "Pas op de plaats!' terwijl ze me afsneden en ik knapte enorm op van die ouderwetse uitdrukking.
Nice AWS ECS vs EKS (#k8s) write up.
So far I've opted for the simpler ECS but perhaps my next assignment might target #aws again and this choice might come up again.
P.S. Cloud-independence would not be my key driver but rather leveraging open source services (w/ helm charts) and faster […]
So far I've opted for the simpler ECS but perhaps my next assignment might target #aws again and this choice might come up again.
P.S. Cloud-independence would not be my key driver but rather leveraging open source services (w/ helm charts) and faster […]
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mastodon.habets.dev
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Our #german friends are now at #4 spot in #english proficiency among #european nations. (And as a #dutch I would have guessed the #nordics to score higher than us).
Notice also the contrast between #portugal (611, High) and #spain (540, Moderate) […]
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Notice also the contrast between #portugal (611, High) and #spain (540, Moderate) […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Congratulations to my hometown #Utrecht as best city for transportation in the world! (As IMHO if many trips move to #bicycles than that 's great for efficient #transportation.)
https://copenhagenizeindex.eu/index.php/project/utrecht/
@gemeenteutrecht @BicycleDutch @tokyobybike @londoncycling
https://copenhagenizeindex.eu/index.php/project/utrecht/
@gemeenteutrecht @BicycleDutch @tokyobybike @londoncycling
Utrecht – Copenhagenize index
copenhagenizeindex.eu
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Congratulations to my hometown #Utrecht as best city for transportation in the world! (As IMHO if many trips move to #bicycles than that 's great for efficient #transportation.)
https://copenhagenizeindex.eu/index.php/project/utrecht/
@gemeenteutrecht @BicycleDutch @tokyobybike @londoncycling
https://copenhagenizeindex.eu/index.php/project/utrecht/
@gemeenteutrecht @BicycleDutch @tokyobybike @londoncycling
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Reposted by Jeroen Habets
Ik kan er zo moe van worden. Na overleg in Den Haag gisteren is het mogelijk dat #chatcontrol toch via een achterdeur terugkomt via een soort vrijwillige verplichting. Schijnt nu over besloten te worden. En daarom nog maar eens in de herhaling hoe ver we al heen zijn en hoe eng dit is […]
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mastodon.nl
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ik kan er zo moe van worden. Na overleg in Den Haag gisteren is het mogelijk dat #chatcontrol toch via een achterdeur terugkomt via een soort vrijwillige verplichting. Schijnt nu over besloten te worden. En daarom nog maar eens in de herhaling hoe ver we al heen zijn en hoe eng dit is […]
I love his hashtag #boring-technology
Instead of resume-driven development it makes much more sense to choose #PostgreSQL over many a specialized tool (#kiss and #yagni )
https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks
Instead of resume-driven development it makes much more sense to choose #PostgreSQL over many a specialized tool (#kiss and #yagni )
https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks
Kafka is fast -- I'll use Postgres
Why you should just use Postgres instead of Kafka for small-scale message queuing and pub-sub patterns. Benchmarks and practical tests included.
topicpartition.io
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I love his hashtag #boring-technology
Instead of resume-driven development it makes much more sense to choose #PostgreSQL over many a specialized tool (#kiss and #yagni )
https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks
Instead of resume-driven development it makes much more sense to choose #PostgreSQL over many a specialized tool (#kiss and #yagni )
https://topicpartition.io/blog/postgres-pubsub-queue-benchmarks
I don't know UK's #munyachawawa but he has some great points of view:
#deficitdoomloop we either squeeze working people for every penny OR #taxtherich . #populism adds: OR get rid of a certain type of people. Which leads us to being poor and hating each other.
Unfortunately, #dutchelections […]
#deficitdoomloop we either squeeze working people for every penny OR #taxtherich . #populism adds: OR get rid of a certain type of people. Which leads us to being poor and hating each other.
Unfortunately, #dutchelections […]
Original post on mastodon.habets.dev
mastodon.habets.dev
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I don't know UK's #munyachawawa but he has some great points of view:
#deficitdoomloop we either squeeze working people for every penny OR #taxtherich . #populism adds: OR get rid of a certain type of people. Which leads us to being poor and hating each other.
Unfortunately, #dutchelections […]
#deficitdoomloop we either squeeze working people for every penny OR #taxtherich . #populism adds: OR get rid of a certain type of people. Which leads us to being poor and hating each other.
Unfortunately, #dutchelections […]
"How The New LinkedIn Algorithm Works"
SureI prefer the #fediverse over the necessary evil of #linkedin so feel free to ignore these tips.
1. Post in the right format (carousels and cheat sheets are dominant for performance).
2. The highest performing […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
SureI prefer the #fediverse over the necessary evil of #linkedin so feel free to ignore these tips.
1. Post in the right format (carousels and cheat sheets are dominant for performance).
2. The highest performing […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"How The New LinkedIn Algorithm Works"
SureI prefer the #fediverse over the necessary evil of #linkedin so feel free to ignore these tips.
1. Post in the right format (carousels and cheat sheets are dominant for performance).
2. The highest performing […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
SureI prefer the #fediverse over the necessary evil of #linkedin so feel free to ignore these tips.
1. Post in the right format (carousels and cheat sheets are dominant for performance).
2. The highest performing […]
[Original post on mastodon.habets.dev]
Reposted by Jeroen Habets
I have mostly kept my two twitter accounts alive out of some kind of morbid curiosity; watching something that belonged to all of us dismantled and destroyed by ONE idiotic male. But these new changes break the model completely.
➡️ Fediverse, brace for another migration.
➡️ Fediverse, brace for another migration.
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I have mostly kept my two twitter accounts alive out of some kind of morbid curiosity; watching something that belonged to all of us dismantled and destroyed by ONE idiotic male. But these new changes break the model completely.
➡️ Fediverse, brace for another migration.
➡️ Fediverse, brace for another migration.
Reposted by Jeroen Habets
Voor de #nerdvote volgers, @barbarakathmann had vanmiddag een leerzame AMA op Reddit. Serieuze vragen, serieuze antwoorden. En #clubmate https://www.reddit.com/r/thenetherlands/comments/1oe4b83/ik_ben_barbara_kathmann_het_meest_digitaalbewuste/
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Voor de #nerdvote volgers, @barbarakathmann had vanmiddag een leerzame AMA op Reddit. Serieuze vragen, serieuze antwoorden. En #clubmate https://www.reddit.com/r/thenetherlands/comments/1oe4b83/ik_ben_barbara_kathmann_het_meest_digitaalbewuste/
“I read this article and it said that, apparently, there was a time in U.S. history when we didn’t all stagger around in horrified disbelief. ”
#uspol #cartoon
(C) https://www.jimbenton.com/
#uspol #cartoon
(C) https://www.jimbenton.com/
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“I read this article and it said that, apparently, there was a time in U.S. history when we didn’t all stagger around in horrified disbelief. ”
#uspol #cartoon
(C) https://www.jimbenton.com/
#uspol #cartoon
(C) https://www.jimbenton.com/
Reposted by Jeroen Habets
Via Kas Jansma van Nemo Kennislink: "70 procent van Nederland vindt digitale zaken net zo belangrijk als zorg en onderwijs, maar hebben jullie het al voorbij horen/zien komen in debatten, kieswijzers of talkshowtafels?" - met @barbarakathmann, mij & anderen […]
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mastodon.nl
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Via Kas Jansma van Nemo Kennislink: "70 procent van Nederland vindt digitale zaken net zo belangrijk als zorg en onderwijs, maar hebben jullie het al voorbij horen/zien komen in debatten, kieswijzers of talkshowtafels?" - met @barbarakathmann, mij & anderen […]
Reposted by Jeroen Habets
Woensdag de 22e is er in het kader van de Dutch Design Week een verkiezingsdebat met @barbarakathmann Hemin Hawezy, Martijn Buijsse, Joost van der Sluis en Nathalie van Berkel: "Onze digitale samenleving"
https://nerdvote.nl/nieuws/dutchdesignweek/ #nerdvote
https://nerdvote.nl/nieuws/dutchdesignweek/ #nerdvote
22 oktober: Dutch Design Week, Digitaal Nederland, Tweede Kamer verkiezingsdebat 2025
Op 22 oktober is er een verkiezingsdebat bij de Dutch Design Week, met veel NerdVote kandidaten
nerdvote.nl
October 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Woensdag de 22e is er in het kader van de Dutch Design Week een verkiezingsdebat met @barbarakathmann Hemin Hawezy, Martijn Buijsse, Joost van der Sluis en Nathalie van Berkel: "Onze digitale samenleving"
https://nerdvote.nl/nieuws/dutchdesignweek/ #nerdvote
https://nerdvote.nl/nieuws/dutchdesignweek/ #nerdvote
Nice graph of #latency numbers every software #engineer should be aware of.
https://colin-scott.github.io/personal_website/research/interactive_latency.html
https://colin-scott.github.io/personal_website/research/interactive_latency.html
Numbers Every Programmer Should Know By Year
colin-scott.github.io
October 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Nice graph of #latency numbers every software #engineer should be aware of.
https://colin-scott.github.io/personal_website/research/interactive_latency.html
https://colin-scott.github.io/personal_website/research/interactive_latency.html