Arjen Poutsma
@poutsma.bsky.social
Former Spring Framework committer, now writing Call of Cthulhu scenarios.
No cheating - most recent pet pic.
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
No cheating - most recent pet pic.
Good morning mr woodpecker.
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Good morning mr woodpecker.
Greetings from snowy Hoenderloo.
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Greetings from snowy Hoenderloo.
Reposted by Arjen Poutsma
I admire the Dutch for many reasons, one of which is that they celebrate the New Year with doughnuts. I’ve taken a leaf out of their book, and so Oliebollen, the doughnuts in question, are #RecipeOfTheDay.
And Happy New Year! www.nigella.com/recipes/new-...
And Happy New Year! www.nigella.com/recipes/new-...
New Year Doughnuts - Oliebollen
You can’t set foot in the Netherlands in the festive period without encountering these Dutch doughnuts, even though it’s on New Year’s Eve that they are most traditionally eaten; indeed, it’s said tha...
www.nigella.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I admire the Dutch for many reasons, one of which is that they celebrate the New Year with doughnuts. I’ve taken a leaf out of their book, and so Oliebollen, the doughnuts in question, are #RecipeOfTheDay.
And Happy New Year! www.nigella.com/recipes/new-...
And Happy New Year! www.nigella.com/recipes/new-...
TIL of the existence of Nether Gundam.
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
TIL of the existence of Nether Gundam.
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
First course of the Christmas Dinner: Celeriac, apple and fennel cocktail with whisky sauce and focaccia crostini.
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
First course of the Christmas Dinner: Celeriac, apple and fennel cocktail with whisky sauce and focaccia crostini.
Dutch stewed pears, a traditional winter dish.
December 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Dutch stewed pears, a traditional winter dish.
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today we played our 40th and final session of Black Lancers, my WW2 Pulp Cthulhu campaign following the trail of the Polish Black Brigade through Europe, as the heroes hunt for ancient Christian artifacts.
This was the 2nd time I have run this campaign, and it has been a joy from start to finish.
This was the 2nd time I have run this campaign, and it has been a joy from start to finish.
December 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Today we played our 40th and final session of Black Lancers, my WW2 Pulp Cthulhu campaign following the trail of the Polish Black Brigade through Europe, as the heroes hunt for ancient Christian artifacts.
This was the 2nd time I have run this campaign, and it has been a joy from start to finish.
This was the 2nd time I have run this campaign, and it has been a joy from start to finish.
Time for that yearly December tradition: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
December 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Time for that yearly December tradition: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.
@clownf1st.bsky.social there is a new comic describing the events that happened on the Batavia in 1629. I think you recommended Mike Dash’s book to me at GROGmeet 2019.
The comic is in Dutch, unfortunately, perhaps a translation is forthcoming.
The comic is in Dutch, unfortunately, perhaps a translation is forthcoming.
1 deel 1: De apotheker van de duivel - Standaard Uitgeverij
Lees meer
www.standaarduitgeverij.be
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
@clownf1st.bsky.social there is a new comic describing the events that happened on the Batavia in 1629. I think you recommended Mike Dash’s book to me at GROGmeet 2019.
The comic is in Dutch, unfortunately, perhaps a translation is forthcoming.
The comic is in Dutch, unfortunately, perhaps a translation is forthcoming.
Fun Dutch fact: Claude sounds like kloot (“testicle”), as in verkloten (“to fuck up”).
So Claude fucked up the code becomes “Claude heeft de code verkloot”, which rhymes.
So Claude fucked up the code becomes “Claude heeft de code verkloot”, which rhymes.
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Fun Dutch fact: Claude sounds like kloot (“testicle”), as in verkloten (“to fuck up”).
So Claude fucked up the code becomes “Claude heeft de code verkloot”, which rhymes.
So Claude fucked up the code becomes “Claude heeft de code verkloot”, which rhymes.
December 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Post one of your favourite 90s comedies…
For me: Delicatessen
For me: Delicatessen
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Post one of your favourite 90s comedies…
For me: Delicatessen
For me: Delicatessen
Reposted by Arjen Poutsma
Hello #JFall! Lots of great choices this afternoon and I hope you'll join me to share a new chapter for Spring Boot.
See you there? Room 9, 2:40PM
@nljug.bsky.social #java
See you there? Room 9, 2:40PM
@nljug.bsky.social #java
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hello #JFall! Lots of great choices this afternoon and I hope you'll join me to share a new chapter for Spring Boot.
See you there? Room 9, 2:40PM
@nljug.bsky.social #java
See you there? Room 9, 2:40PM
@nljug.bsky.social #java
@sirlarkins.bsky.social Your Dutch accent was sufficiently gezellig.
Gezelligheid - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
@sirlarkins.bsky.social Your Dutch accent was sufficiently gezellig.
ChatJFC
MS Christ or iChrist though? 🤔
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
October 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ChatJFC
Brb, just Loom Scrolling.
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Brb, just Loom Scrolling.
Excellent podcast on Java stewardship with @mreinhold.org
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October 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Excellent podcast on Java stewardship with @mreinhold.org
Good APIs are like ogres: they have layers.
But unlike ogres, APIs should be friendly on the outside and complex underneath.
A short post about API layering, simplicity vs. power, and how Spring MVC tries to get it right.
#Java #Kotlin #APIDesign #SpringFramework
But unlike ogres, APIs should be friendly on the outside and complex underneath.
A short post about API layering, simplicity vs. power, and how Spring MVC tries to get it right.
#Java #Kotlin #APIDesign #SpringFramework
Why Good APIs Are Like Ogres · Poutsma Principles
poutsma-principles.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Good APIs are like ogres: they have layers.
But unlike ogres, APIs should be friendly on the outside and complex underneath.
A short post about API layering, simplicity vs. power, and how Spring MVC tries to get it right.
#Java #Kotlin #APIDesign #SpringFramework
But unlike ogres, APIs should be friendly on the outside and complex underneath.
A short post about API layering, simplicity vs. power, and how Spring MVC tries to get it right.
#Java #Kotlin #APIDesign #SpringFramework
Three of my #CallOfCthulhu scenarios are on sale, so this is your chance to pay me less than usual!
www.drivethrurpg.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Three of my #CallOfCthulhu scenarios are on sale, so this is your chance to pay me less than usual!
Working on Handouts for my Black Lancers campaign, this is for Operation Totalize (8th August 1944).
October 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Working on Handouts for my Black Lancers campaign, this is for Operation Totalize (8th August 1944).