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Ricardo de Vries
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Professional tinkerer
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December 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Picking apart @github.com Enterprise feels like wandering through a maze built by both geniuses and pranksters. There are moments where the architecture reveals something genuinely elegant, and then five minutes later you’re staring at a configuration choice that makes you question every decision.
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Listen up, you crazy kids: There is absolutely no reason—ever—to do this.

And seriously, stop using Chrome.

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November 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Oh, my.
the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

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November 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Funny how I’ve been using em dashes for years—because they’re useful, because they have rhythm—and now suddenly it’s an “AI tell.” I didn’t borrow this from a AI. The AI borrowed it from people like me.
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I wish all my game launchers worked on SteamOS, even the ones that rely on that stubborn kernel-level anticheat.
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
So far, it’s not. But things will likely be far worse in 2026, possibly even leading to World War III, given the growing political instability worldwide. Polarization is the main driving force right now, dividing people from one another more than ever, and I blame the internet for amplifying it all.
I’m not convinced 2025 will be better.
October 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
OpenAI’s CEO quite excited about a fucking Chromium installation with AI slapped on top of it. What the fuck are we even doing? Stop this nonsense.
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
There’s absolutely no reason a bed needs to be connected to the cloud, and the same goes for many other appliances. I’ve seen dishwashers that require an app just to function. This cloud nonsense is getting completely out of hand.
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
If you rely entirely on the cloud for your operations, you don’t get to act surprised when an outage takes you down. Critical infrastructure should never depend on a single external provider. Either design for resilience with proper redundancy or invest in on-premise systems as a fallback.
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I love working with computers, but it’s frustrating how expensive this hobby is. Every upgrade, every new piece of hardware, even small accessories add up fast. I hate that something I enjoy so much comes with such a heavy price tag.
October 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
March 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Git's staging area is too monolithic. Imagine configurable staging lanes where you can stage specific lines, chunks, or sections of files. Granular staging would revolutionize how we manage complex commits, giving developers more precise control over their version history.
March 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The word sorry has become so hollow. We toss it around like loose change, a reflex rather than a reflection. It's no longer an admission of fault or expression of remorse—just verbal punctuation to move conversations along. True apologies require more than just the word.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
March 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In shadows deep, where daylight fades,
A heavy heart, in darkness wades.
Silent tears, a whispered plea,
Stepping out, to finally be free.
The world a blur, the pain a tide,
Yearning for peace, a place to hide.
A fragile soul, seeks release,
In quiet moments, to find some peace.
March 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Send your MSN address so I can add you, never chat, and obsess over your offline/online alerts like it’s 2005. It’s not weird—just dedicated digital lurking. Let me bask in that sweet nostalgic silence.
February 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Feeling a bit drained lately. When you reach out and show genuine interest in others, only to realize they never make the effort to stay in touch. It's disheartening to always be the one initiating. Sometimes it feels like friendships should be less work, more mutual care. I'm exhausted.
February 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
When I keep myself busy, it's like I create a mental shield. There’s no room for dark thoughts when every moment is filled with purposeful activity. It's amazing how our minds can be our best friends when we direct them towards positive pursuits.
February 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
First impressions of the o3-mini-high from ChatGPT have been impressive! While it occasionally hallucinates, this is likely due to my tendency to provide extensive context. The overall performance has been quite satisfactory, and I'm excited to see how it improves over time.
February 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I miss the Kazaa days, blindly downloading randomartist.mp3.exe, fully prepared to give my computer the digital equivalent of aids just to get a mislabeled song at 128kbps.
February 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
It’s like clockwork—whenever I finally hit my stride and get productive, my body decides it’s the perfect time for a bathroom break. Can’t focus for 10 minutes without my stomach pulling a fast one. Does anyone else have this bizarre timing?
February 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
My backup disk died when I am trying to save money. I hate tech.
February 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
OpenAI calling out DeepSeek for training on their model while they built theirs on the entire internet—copyrighted or not—is peak hypocrisy. If scraping data without permission was fair game for them, why the double standard now?
January 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Oh wow, another day just flew by. Crazy idea: either add a few more hours to the clock or invent some miracle shot that eliminates sleep. Who needs rest when there’s an endless to-do list and a backlog of things we’ll “get to eventually”? Science, where you at?
January 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I hate this. I want to throw this expensive bike in the river.
January 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM