Maciej Biłas
@maciejb.me
Systems Engineer at Cloudflare. Working on fighting bots and securing APIs. Father, husband and occasional cyclist. Opinions are my own.
We all know terms of service are too long and rarely read. Well, at least you don’t get them in your face when you buy a light bulb, right? True, unless you buy a Philips Hue light bulb.
October 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We all know terms of service are too long and rarely read. Well, at least you don’t get them in your face when you buy a light bulb, right? True, unless you buy a Philips Hue light bulb.
I casually opened the inspector on the Instagram post today (Safari, web). We can't still call *that* HTML, can we?
February 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I casually opened the inspector on the Instagram post today (Safari, web). We can't still call *that* HTML, can we?
Looks to me that finally there critical mass behind a platform (BlueSky) that will be a viable alternative to X.
November 22, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Looks to me that finally there critical mass behind a platform (BlueSky) that will be a viable alternative to X.
Got a bit nostalgic going through some old stuff. That one cable, I won’t need anymore.
October 21, 2023 at 6:50 PM
Got a bit nostalgic going through some old stuff. That one cable, I won’t need anymore.
It takes Apple 1-2 hours to replace an iPhone's logic board in one of its stores. It takes a "premium reseller" 1-2 weeks. A staggering qualitative difference of customer service.
October 18, 2023 at 11:22 AM
It takes Apple 1-2 hours to replace an iPhone's logic board in one of its stores. It takes a "premium reseller" 1-2 weeks. A staggering qualitative difference of customer service.
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Looking at wars happening now, I think it needs to be pointed out how Ukraine is doing by far the best at fighting while trying the hardest to follow the laws and conventions of war. Their efforts here are superb and a message to the world. Another reason to aid them forcefully.
October 14, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Looking at wars happening now, I think it needs to be pointed out how Ukraine is doing by far the best at fighting while trying the hardest to follow the laws and conventions of war. Their efforts here are superb and a message to the world. Another reason to aid them forcefully.
Reposted by Maciej Biłas
Just in the recent weeks, with the raid on Nagorno-Karabach, Serbian military buildup at the border to Kosovo, now the Hamas attack on Israel, that military force is back with a vengeance as a tool for international politics. A long-term development that now seems almost impossible to contain.
NEW: Following devastating surprise Hamas rocket attacks from Gaza to Israel, PM Netanyahu addresses Israelis- “Citizens of Israel. We are at war, not an operation, not an escalation, a war. The enemy will pay a price he has never known.”
October 7, 2023 at 10:39 AM
Just in the recent weeks, with the raid on Nagorno-Karabach, Serbian military buildup at the border to Kosovo, now the Hamas attack on Israel, that military force is back with a vengeance as a tool for international politics. A long-term development that now seems almost impossible to contain.