Joris Mak
@jorismak.nl
Regular good ol' employed, senior dev. Dutch. Loves most stuff C, Go, PHP, JS / TS. But more into Symfony than Laravel, more into Vue/Svelte than React.
Hit it in Gemini Flash 'deep research' mode and let it go. Produced a whole document with city-discount-passes, train schedules, where to get metrocards, where to eat, and a schedule in a table.
Not going to say we followed it blindly, but 'to get started' it was awesome.
Not going to say we followed it blindly, but 'to get started' it was awesome.
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Hit it in Gemini Flash 'deep research' mode and let it go. Produced a whole document with city-discount-passes, train schedules, where to get metrocards, where to eat, and a schedule in a table.
Not going to say we followed it blindly, but 'to get started' it was awesome.
Not going to say we followed it blindly, but 'to get started' it was awesome.
Literally did this when going to NY and LI-Retro. "I want a morning and midday activity, for thursday, monday, tuesday, and something for friday morning. The rest of the time we need to go to Long Island. We want to at least visit A, B, C, D... Give us advice for city passes or discount forms".
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Literally did this when going to NY and LI-Retro. "I want a morning and midday activity, for thursday, monday, tuesday, and something for friday morning. The rest of the time we need to go to Long Island. We want to at least visit A, B, C, D... Give us advice for city passes or discount forms".
Also the Ghostbusters FD station somewhere in downtown Manhattan.
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Also the Ghostbusters FD station somewhere in downtown Manhattan.
It just feels surprising to me. They are already being played somewhere now right ? As in, in not buying a steam box to play Fortnite on it. Sure there are people who did not get a steamdeck because Fortnite does not work .. but it has not been a problem for the steamdeck, now has it?
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It just feels surprising to me. They are already being played somewhere now right ? As in, in not buying a steam box to play Fortnite on it. Sure there are people who did not get a steamdeck because Fortnite does not work .. but it has not been a problem for the steamdeck, now has it?
I don't get it. It hare a handful games that have this issue right?Is a Battlefield / CoD / Fortnite really enough to say anticheat is a big problem??
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I don't get it. It hare a handful games that have this issue right?Is a Battlefield / CoD / Fortnite really enough to say anticheat is a big problem??
ahhh.. When I saw reports on Twitter some time ago 'wow ARC Raiders runs nice, why cannot other devs to that', my first response was 'they probably do not use lumen, nanite and VSM'. Then someone replied that they did, and I was stupid enough to believe them. Stupid me.
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
ahhh.. When I saw reports on Twitter some time ago 'wow ARC Raiders runs nice, why cannot other devs to that', my first response was 'they probably do not use lumen, nanite and VSM'. Then someone replied that they did, and I was stupid enough to believe them. Stupid me.
not assuming the worst, which means it comes over very different then if you are full of hate from the first sentence.
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
not assuming the worst, which means it comes over very different then if you are full of hate from the first sentence.
.... wow. That other conversation went like intellectual people talking with each other. Thanks for the hate here. Feels like the internet again. As for your 'hard to believe': If you're absolutely not even slightly racist in your core and assume 'good' instead of 'bad', it means I read things
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
.... wow. That other conversation went like intellectual people talking with each other. Thanks for the hate here. Feels like the internet again. As for your 'hard to believe': If you're absolutely not even slightly racist in your core and assume 'good' instead of 'bad', it means I read things
You're linking the post that started this whole discussion, so I had read that 😉. Some others pointed out what I glossed over at first.
October 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
You're linking the post that started this whole discussion, so I had read that 😉. Some others pointed out what I glossed over at first.
to read more closely and pay a bit more intention. My instinct just reads (to) quickly and by instinct downplays some things I read or thinks 'he probably does not mean it that hard'... but maybe he does and I'm naive... I'm thinking and confused today :).
October 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
to read more closely and pay a bit more intention. My instinct just reads (to) quickly and by instinct downplays some things I read or thinks 'he probably does not mean it that hard'... but maybe he does and I'm naive... I'm thinking and confused today :).
.. and not 'heartwarming to call for coloured people to be sent back to the place on earth where there race 'should' be', which is just lunatic.
So.. I'm still convinced that you can read things like those posts in an alarming way, or a less alarming way, or something else. But also that I need
So.. I'm still convinced that you can read things like those posts in an alarming way, or a less alarming way, or something else. But also that I need
October 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
.. and not 'heartwarming to call for coloured people to be sent back to the place on earth where there race 'should' be', which is just lunatic.
So.. I'm still convinced that you can read things like those posts in an alarming way, or a less alarming way, or something else. But also that I need
So.. I'm still convinced that you can read things like those posts in an alarming way, or a less alarming way, or something else. But also that I need
it's kind of how you interpret words. And _apparently_ I downplay a lot, from either side. I read 'heartwarming to see national flags', and that is fine. Not 'heartwarming to see people protesting for tighter immigration policies' (which is not 'left' but not wrong) and not
October 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
it's kind of how you interpret words. And _apparently_ I downplay a lot, from either side. I read 'heartwarming to see national flags', and that is fine. Not 'heartwarming to see people protesting for tighter immigration policies' (which is not 'left' but not wrong) and not
Maybe a little addendum, the people quoted, in the march etc are clearly deranged far right lunatics. Everyone who uses - in some form - words as cleansing , retaliation , etc.. is clearly now right in his/her mind.
October 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Maybe a little addendum, the people quoted, in the march etc are clearly deranged far right lunatics. Everyone who uses - in some form - words as cleansing , retaliation , etc.. is clearly now right in his/her mind.
But who knows, maybe he really wants to take this time because he wants something out there. As you might notice, it's a hard subject for to form an opinion on.
October 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
But who knows, maybe he really wants to take this time because he wants something out there. As you might notice, it's a hard subject for to form an opinion on.
Yeah that's what I meant with him being attacked. I'm not saying I can feel or know how that's like... But I get the feeling he's now seeing it as his duty to fight back... And I'd rather have he deflects and then continues on normally with his work and projects.
October 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Yeah that's what I meant with him being attacked. I'm not saying I can feel or know how that's like... But I get the feeling he's now seeing it as his duty to fight back... And I'd rather have he deflects and then continues on normally with his work and projects.
If you then paint a mind picture of the whole country becoming like that, i start to squirm a little bit. And in my mind that is what he was trying to get across. He is coming under fire lately and - IMHO - going a bit far in his defense. But I can't place myself in his shoes so what do I know.
October 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If you then paint a mind picture of the whole country becoming like that, i start to squirm a little bit. And in my mind that is what he was trying to get across. He is coming under fire lately and - IMHO - going a bit far in his defense. But I can't place myself in his shoes so what do I know.
To the rest of the country. It feels like (making numbers up) 80% is not native Dutch there. But then it mean tourists! People visiting for business or tourism, or college, or whatever. And to be clear, they are absolutely welcome there! It just feels different to the rest of the country.
October 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
To the rest of the country. It feels like (making numbers up) 80% is not native Dutch there. But then it mean tourists! People visiting for business or tourism, or college, or whatever. And to be clear, they are absolutely welcome there! It just feels different to the rest of the country.
Back to reading it again 😉. Yeah maybe I glossed over that. As non native English speaking it doesn't land directly that he was linking to race statistics. I see that point now. Maybe I compare it directly to how us dutchies don't want to 'visit' Amsterdam per se, because it feels so different
October 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Back to reading it again 😉. Yeah maybe I glossed over that. As non native English speaking it doesn't land directly that he was linking to race statistics. I see that point now. Maybe I compare it directly to how us dutchies don't want to 'visit' Amsterdam per se, because it feels so different
It would be such a nicer world when the people would not come out swinging with the pitchforks he moment to read or hear a different opinion to their own. And that works both ways.
October 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
It would be such a nicer world when the people would not come out swinging with the pitchforks he moment to read or hear a different opinion to their own. And that works both ways.
Not because of their opinions, but because they are willing to lie and abuse people to get what they want, and drive home a narrative. If a strong socialist would do that I would be furious as well. DHH has opinions maybe hard to swallow, but that doesn't make him racist.
October 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Not because of their opinions, but because they are willing to lie and abuse people to get what they want, and drive home a narrative. If a strong socialist would do that I would be furious as well. DHH has opinions maybe hard to swallow, but that doesn't make him racist.
We have (far) right politicians here as well, who are keen to pounch on any opportunity to say something is caused by immigrants. But they don't by lying and confusing people. And our police has to step in to fact-check them _every time_. That kind of people need to be hunted.
October 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
We have (far) right politicians here as well, who are keen to pounch on any opportunity to say something is caused by immigrants. But they don't by lying and confusing people. And our police has to step in to fact-check them _every time_. That kind of people need to be hunted.
I've read the blogpost and the one he links to from the comedian. Its a conservative standpoint , but not at all hateful, racist or white supremacy or anything. He's against tighter immigration control. He's free to state that. That is not racism at all, not even discrimination.
October 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I've read the blogpost and the one he links to from the comedian. Its a conservative standpoint , but not at all hateful, racist or white supremacy or anything. He's against tighter immigration control. He's free to state that. That is not racism at all, not even discrimination.
Where is he hateful (just read through the references blogpost and the post from the detained comedian ).
Yes , as someone who's instinct is just a bit more 'left' compared to his views it are the articles you need to read clean headed. It's the 'other' opinion. But he's staying it well and no hate.
Yes , as someone who's instinct is just a bit more 'left' compared to his views it are the articles you need to read clean headed. It's the 'other' opinion. But he's staying it well and no hate.
October 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Where is he hateful (just read through the references blogpost and the post from the detained comedian ).
Yes , as someone who's instinct is just a bit more 'left' compared to his views it are the articles you need to read clean headed. It's the 'other' opinion. But he's staying it well and no hate.
Yes , as someone who's instinct is just a bit more 'left' compared to his views it are the articles you need to read clean headed. It's the 'other' opinion. But he's staying it well and no hate.
'initial components check'... been building PCs for 30 years. Never done that :).
October 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
'initial components check'... been building PCs for 30 years. Never done that :).