Martijn Brant
@mbr.bsky.social
🇳🇱 Microsoft Cloud and Infrastructure Architect/Consultant. MSFT. Sometimes talks in GIF. Words are my own. Also on @martijnbrant@mastodon.nl
OK.. I've been running the ARM version of the Surface Laptop 7 for a couple weeks now and here's the quick verdict:
It. Just. Works.
Stop worrying about whether software will work.. it'll work. For business, this stuff just all works. For weird funky dev scenario's: Maybe sit it out.
It. Just. Works.
Stop worrying about whether software will work.. it'll work. For business, this stuff just all works. For weird funky dev scenario's: Maybe sit it out.
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
OK.. I've been running the ARM version of the Surface Laptop 7 for a couple weeks now and here's the quick verdict:
It. Just. Works.
Stop worrying about whether software will work.. it'll work. For business, this stuff just all works. For weird funky dev scenario's: Maybe sit it out.
It. Just. Works.
Stop worrying about whether software will work.. it'll work. For business, this stuff just all works. For weird funky dev scenario's: Maybe sit it out.
I love this movie too much haha
November 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I love this movie too much haha
I keep seeing this picture pop up, and it really hurts my brain :(
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I keep seeing this picture pop up, and it really hurts my brain :(
Burning in new fiber SFP+ modules and fiber .. as one does. The main concern was overpowering the other module with shorter length fiber runs but seems to be okay. Not losing light or packets.
October 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Burning in new fiber SFP+ modules and fiber .. as one does. The main concern was overpowering the other module with shorter length fiber runs but seems to be okay. Not losing light or packets.
Hit a rock today with my tire. The tire held (surprisingly) but it needs a swap. This tire is holding up a 2100kg EV.. Modern engineering keeping people safe!
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hit a rock today with my tire. The tire held (surprisingly) but it needs a swap. This tire is holding up a 2100kg EV.. Modern engineering keeping people safe!
Want a time machine? Open up Outlook (classic, not the new one) and, just above your Inbox folder link on the left, click your email address to open "Outlook Today". Straight out of early 2000s or something haha.
October 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Want a time machine? Open up Outlook (classic, not the new one) and, just above your Inbox folder link on the left, click your email address to open "Outlook Today". Straight out of early 2000s or something haha.
Pool provider seems slow, we notified pool provider at 9/30/2025 6:37:03 PM, still agent has not started processing it. Pool provider delay(in mins): 5.963778045
lol, nice.
lol, nice.
September 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Pool provider seems slow, we notified pool provider at 9/30/2025 6:37:03 PM, still agent has not started processing it. Pool provider delay(in mins): 5.963778045
lol, nice.
lol, nice.
Highway Police: Why didn't you avoid the object you spent 8 sec discussiing on vidoe?
Errr....
*goes airborne
Errr....
*goes airborne
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Highway Police: Why didn't you avoid the object you spent 8 sec discussiing on vidoe?
Errr....
*goes airborne
Errr....
*goes airborne
OMG! I just screen recorded this ... Daft Punk confirmed for new Tron????? The video shows Daft Punk entering the Tron arcade hall and playing a Derezzed game.
The youtube stream is now offline
The youtube stream is now offline
September 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
OMG! I just screen recorded this ... Daft Punk confirmed for new Tron????? The video shows Daft Punk entering the Tron arcade hall and playing a Derezzed game.
The youtube stream is now offline
The youtube stream is now offline
My favourite track by far:
September 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My favourite track by far:
My late mother left me all the recordings.. and it's amazing in FLAC. #SelfHostMedia
September 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My late mother left me all the recordings.. and it's amazing in FLAC. #SelfHostMedia
I've tried different brands but no vendor is as good as Samsung when it comes to hardware, software and services. But I'm not going to fight you on iOS<>Android, my friend :)
I just think the new iPhone line-up is a bit wonky. They needed to make space for the air I guess. Wonder what inspired them
I just think the new iPhone line-up is a bit wonky. They needed to make space for the air I guess. Wonder what inspired them
September 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I've tried different brands but no vendor is as good as Samsung when it comes to hardware, software and services. But I'm not going to fight you on iOS<>Android, my friend :)
I just think the new iPhone line-up is a bit wonky. They needed to make space for the air I guess. Wonder what inspired them
I just think the new iPhone line-up is a bit wonky. They needed to make space for the air I guess. Wonder what inspired them
Why get a Ferrari when you can get a V-Dub (that's Volkswagen)?
September 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Why get a Ferrari when you can get a V-Dub (that's Volkswagen)?
Seriously, the feature gap is tiny...
September 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Seriously, the feature gap is tiny...
Project self-hosted Sp0tify is going strong
September 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Project self-hosted Sp0tify is going strong
A throne of Chromium lies
September 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A throne of Chromium lies
I'm gonna call this "WhyInnersourceMusic.jpg".
(and yes, I _really_ like that movie)
(and yes, I _really_ like that movie)
September 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I'm gonna call this "WhyInnersourceMusic.jpg".
(and yes, I _really_ like that movie)
(and yes, I _really_ like that movie)
Someone just won their AI-bs-bingo card
August 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Someone just won their AI-bs-bingo card
Yeah about that AI overview. They are actively pulling AI on this because it keeps messing up. I've seen it make so many confidently wrong answers.
August 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Yeah about that AI overview. They are actively pulling AI on this because it keeps messing up. I've seen it make so many confidently wrong answers.
When was the last time you defragged your hard disk, just for thrills?
August 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
When was the last time you defragged your hard disk, just for thrills?
I-understood-that-reference.jpg
August 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I-understood-that-reference.jpg
Debugging some homelab stuff with CoPilot GPT5.. It just removed a letter from where I generated a base64 for http auth variable.. messing up the entire workflow. Boo!
Copilot be like
Copilot be like
August 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Debugging some homelab stuff with CoPilot GPT5.. It just removed a letter from where I generated a base64 for http auth variable.. messing up the entire workflow. Boo!
Copilot be like
Copilot be like