Maaike Brinkhof
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Maaike Brinkhof
@maaikees.bsky.social
Jack of all trades, master of none: Tester, Developer, Powerlifter, Nutritionist, Writer. I do too many things, and I can't help it.
Spilling the tea for MoT, soon.
March 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Gemini AI crap was just turned on in my Google Workspace against my will. Sigh.....now I need to spend precious mental work capacity to figure out where I can host my email and docs SANS BULLSHIT.

I hate this timeline.

@testpappy.bsky.social at least it correctly identified you as Grumpy Pappy
January 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I don't like our odds, folks.

#meme
December 16, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Just planned this route for myself for next ride! Uploaded the GPX to my Flow app and I can even see the navigation instructions on the screen on my bike. 🙃
November 11, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Took the advice of @chrissbaumann.bsky.social and went for a bike ride after lunch. Destination: my sanity.
November 11, 2024 at 2:22 PM
I'm still working on the "How I Use Obsidian in my Life"-video.

The earliest option for recording is on Friday, I'm afraid. This is a sneak peek at the main topics in the script.

Obsidian has truly changed the way I get things done <3
October 30, 2024 at 8:48 AM
My (modest?) collection of #pens.
From left to right:
Pilot Frixxion in Purple
Pilot Frixxion in Black
Pilot G-tec-C4
Pilot Ilmily
Lamy Safari Rollerball
Lamy Studio Fountain Pen (M)
TWSBI 580 Diamond Iris (F)

What would you recommend for my collection?

#fountainpen #writing #journaling
October 24, 2024 at 6:58 AM
#journaling creation from yesterday.
October 22, 2024 at 10:47 AM
The vibe today.

@effinbirds.com
July 25, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Introducing the Healthy Living Manifesto.

Does the sentence structure look familiar? I jokingly used the Agile Manifesto as inspo. The values aren't meant in jest though!

This is part of the Healthy Living for Desk Dwellers that I'm busy setting up. If you're interested, make sure to follow me!
April 15, 2024 at 2:23 PM
In proper millennial fashion, I couldn't say no to the delivery man, and I accepted this package for the neighbors. Now, my hallway is blocked by two enormous car tires, and they haven't been picked up yet. Serves me right, I guess 🫠
March 28, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Get ready for a PMS-fuelled RANT about how Apple Health gives you info about cycle tracking.

This is what I see about my cycle when I browse the Health app. The way I read it (at a glance) is "oh my cycle STARTED 28 days ago".

But, that's not correct and IT PISSES ME OFF.
March 6, 2024 at 8:34 AM
I can't believe Finnish is a real language. It sounds so beautiful and melancholic, but when I look at the written words I'm like: bruh....

Google Translate also can't make a lot of sense of it, sadly.

Song: Peilikuva from Kaunis Kuolematon
February 26, 2024 at 1:58 PM
@chrismcmahon.bsky.social how can I contact Beehiiv support? It seems that acquisition sources are bugging out for me. I tried to use utm_source={{value}} but it doesn't show up after testing it
January 16, 2024 at 9:42 AM
This photo = "Don't mess with me, but I'm friendly at the same time"-vibes
January 11, 2024 at 1:03 PM
First words have been written! I am going to make so many people angry, I just know it.
January 9, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Uploading an image on the iOS Safari website of Bluesky makes the photo a black void. You’re supposed to see a damn good looking pizza here. What gives?
December 30, 2023 at 1:17 PM
As if starting one company in one year wasn't enough, I started a second one. This time, with 2 friends! We offer online coaching for strength training. The site is in Dutch, but Google Translate can fix that for ya.

krachtig-coaching.nl
December 18, 2023 at 11:23 AM
Christmas miracles do exist? Feeling good today, so I decided to seize the moment and write my Year in Review for 2023. How has your year been?

livesensibly.substack.com/p/2023-year-...
December 18, 2023 at 11:21 AM
Fotoshoot done ✅ starting up a strength coaching business with 2 friends! Exciting times y’all!
December 1, 2023 at 4:31 PM
I'd like one Heavy Metal sandwich with a sprinkle of Classic Rock, please. Hold the lettuce. Classic Rock is only in this sandwich because that's the only overlap me and Oliver have in our music tastes 🙃.
November 30, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Finally! I solved the irony of hating KPI's while having KPI-ed my own life. Thanks to Apple for bringing out such a shitty version of watchOS, that it made me stop wearing it, which in turn made me realize all this. Read the post:

open.substack.com/pub/livesens...
November 29, 2023 at 10:20 AM
Y'all are funny, but you probably already knew. I received many replies to my post a couple weeks back about how building a business by yourself is hard. I wrote about "the aftermath" of that all. open.substack.com/pub/livesens...
November 20, 2023 at 9:38 AM
I also built the #agileTD Lego Unicorn speaker gift.
November 19, 2023 at 5:14 PM
Oliver fixed the drawer so now it does fit under my desk!
November 19, 2023 at 5:13 PM