Nils Breunese
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Nils Breunese
@breun.nl
Music & Tech Geek Deluxe. Guitars for @moonwatch.band and Thistle Sifter, JVM platform team @ bol, MacPorts committer. Cello, synths, bass, bicycling & sailing are fun too.

https://breun.nl
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LLMs are bullshitters. But that doesn't mean they're not useful.

Read this personal essay by Matt Ranger, Kagi’s head of ML:

blog.kagi.com/llms
LLMs are bullshitters. But that doesn't mean they're not useful | Kagi Blog
*Note:* This is a personal essay by Matt Ranger, Kagi’s head of ML In 1986, Harry Frankfurt wrote On Bullshit ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Bullshit ).
blog.kagi.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Great edition of @nljug.bsky.social #jfall again this year!

But… I don't think I saw a single speaker run a version of Java that wasn't at least 1.5 years old. Set a good example, install JDK updates! #security

Current latest (Oct '25) LTS versions:

- 25.0.1
- 21.0.9
- 17.0.17
- 11.0.29
- 8u472
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Morgen een dagje naar Nijmegen, waar ik al heel lang niet meer geweest ben. ‘s Avonds naar Alcest + BRUIT in Doornroosje, maar heeft iemand Nijmegen-tips voor overdag en/of ergens eten?
October 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer
YouTube video by Joe Lynch
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Oproep aan GroenLinks-PvdA leden die op concept kandidatenlijst mogen stemmen:
Zet @barbarakathmann.bsky.social op 1. Technologie is politiek en heeft bevlogen en deskundige volksvertegenwoordigers nodig. #nerdvote #strategischeautonomie #publiekewaarden @berthub.eu
Vooraankondiging, voor al mijn vrienden die al lid zijn bij GroenLinks-PvdA, je krijgt morgen de optie de stemmen op de kandidatenlijst. @barbarakathmann.bsky.social staat op een veel te lage plek (32)! 1/2
August 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Waiting for the van. Thistle Sifter tour in Germany starts today! 😎

21. Köln - Stereo Wonderland (+ Stromkasten)
22. Stuttgart - Club Zentral (+ We Missed The Sky)
23. Erfurt - Klanggerüst (+ Majiera + nThirteen)
May 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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"I'm not putting my lips on that."

Fair enough but you should still consider playing Full Throttled Remastered! The original game just turned 30 and our lovingly spruced-up version is a great way to play.

It's on sale right now for 90% off! Grab it, bucko!
Save 90% on Full Throttle Remastered on Steam
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the P...
store.steampowered.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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"Towards a JSON API for the JDK"

New proposal on the core-libs-dev list for adding a basic JSON API to #Java. That would be a more than welcome addition, in particular considering the envisioned usage once member patterns will be available. Make it So 🤩!

mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/co...
May 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave’s letter about ChatGPT.

youtu.be/iGJcF4bLKd4
Stephen Fry reads Nick Cave's stirring letter about ChatGPT and human creativity
YouTube video by Letters Live
youtu.be
April 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
@foojay.io Has Foojay Daily News switched to Rust? E.g.
foojay.io/today/mutati...
foojay.io/today/webass...
April 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Moonwatch is playing a free show during the Beton-T Stadsfestival on 19 April. We're on at 17:30!

www.vechtclub.nl/agenda/beton...
April 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
March 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Afgelopen week nam de Tweede Kamer een berg moties aan, waaronder een motie die opriep tot het bouwen van een #Rijkscloud, ons bekend als Cloud Kootwijk. Hier een overzicht van wat er aangenomen is, wat een Rijkscloud kan zijn, en wat er nu moet gaan gebeuren:
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
Cloud Kootwijk: moties zijn aangenomen! - Bert Hubert
Ik moet ook nog even wennen aan het idee, maar “motie Cloud Kootwijk” is aangenomen (al heet ‘ie anders): "Motie van het lid Kathmann over een aanbesteding voor een rijkscloud in volledig Nederlands b...
berthub.eu
March 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This was my second gig with Thistle Sifter, in Katwijk last Friday. Come see us in April:

4 April Gigant Apeldoorn
9 April De Helling Utrecht
13 April Paard Den Haag

Photo by Tineke Jonker.
March 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Java 24 added ports to MacPorts: ports.macports.org/search/?q=jd...
Search ports | MacPorts
ports.macports.org
March 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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📢 New post alert: "MCP my HTTPS!"
bsideup.github.io/posts/mcp_my...

Finally found time to share my thoughts on the MCP "protocol", why I think it is an artificial protocol that should not exist and even offer an alternative... kinda 🤓
March 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Finally we get some sun, but also this pollen storm, so I still can’t enjoy it!

😭😭😭
March 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Afgelopen november ben ik gaan repeteren met postrockband Thistle Sifter (thistlesifter.com) en komende week beginnen de eerste shows! We beginnen in Nederland en gaan in mei ook meteen een paar dagen naar Duitsland. Leuk als je ergens komt kijken!
March 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Utrechtse muziektips met o.a. Blaudzun, Meindert Talma en Moonwatch van @breun.nl.
3voor12 Utrecht tipt, week 6
Moedt | Moonwatch | Dom Gaan | PH7even | Rap meets punk | Complot x KABUL à GoGo | Blaudzun | Pocket Knife Army | Manu van Kersbergen | Meindert Talma | Superbowl
3voor12.vpro.nl
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Livetip: donderdag This Leo Sunrise en Moonwatch in de Kromme Haring!
February 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Want to copy files to another device on the same network? LocalSend is free, open source and works on almost anything. (AirDrop is nice, but Apple-only.)

localsend.org
LocalSend: Deel bestanden met apparaten in de buurt
LocalSend is een gratis, opensource en multiplaform app waarmee je bestanden kunt delen met apparaten in de buurt.
localsend.org
February 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
RIP, David Lynch. 🍩
January 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I'm playing with @moonwatch.band at brewpub De Kromme Haring in Utrecht on February 6th. This Leo Sunrise and DJ Vrijmoed will also be there to make it a very nice night indeed.

You can get in for free, but donations are welcome, pay what you want. 🙏 Don't forget to bring your friends!
Happy new year! 💫 Next up: a show with alt folk legends This Leo Sunrise and DJ Vrijmoed at brewpub De Kromme Haring in Utrecht on February 6th.

No tickets, donations welcome, pay what you want!
January 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM