Ben Reader | 🔌😈
@powers-hell.com
IT Pro | Microsoft MVP | Speaker | Obsessed with automation.
Coffee, Loud dumb music, Powershell, Intune & other cloudy things.
Coffee, Loud dumb music, Powershell, Intune & other cloudy things.
Going through some life altering changes in my life. Spending a weekend by myself in Copenhagen. Making plans for the future.
Things are weird. But coffee helps.
Things are weird. But coffee helps.
October 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Going through some life altering changes in my life. Spending a weekend by myself in Copenhagen. Making plans for the future.
Things are weird. But coffee helps.
Things are weird. But coffee helps.
Also, whilst troubleshooting complex pipeline templates that compile differently based on variable / parameter values, never forget that the "Download full YAML" option exists. It performs the "compile" step for you, allowing you to debug without actually committing changes or running the pipeline.
August 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Also, whilst troubleshooting complex pipeline templates that compile differently based on variable / parameter values, never forget that the "Download full YAML" option exists. It performs the "compile" step for you, allowing you to debug without actually committing changes or running the pipeline.
Specifically, I use it so I can set ReadLineChordProvider and ReadlineChordReverseHistory to key bindings, which gets me (with other nonsense transient config in my OMP config) quite a nice minimal terminal experience.
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Specifically, I use it so I can set ReadLineChordProvider and ReadlineChordReverseHistory to key bindings, which gets me (with other nonsense transient config in my OMP config) quite a nice minimal terminal experience.
2019 - the year that started it all (technically not true, but it sounds good)
January 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
2019 - the year that started it all (technically not true, but it sounds good)
I haven't kept up with the end user compute space in a few years, but it's nice to know I can clear a renewal exam while sitting at a bar in Glasgow while waiting for friends to show up to see a band (yes I forgot about the deadline and panicked)
January 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I haven't kept up with the end user compute space in a few years, but it's nice to know I can clear a renewal exam while sitting at a bar in Glasgow while waiting for friends to show up to see a band (yes I forgot about the deadline and panicked)
Finally finished a little project I started a few months ago - converted my Cornelius to a board that supports Bluetooth. Lots of head scratching and back and forth with the PCB designer, but it's all come together super nicely!
December 10, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Finally finished a little project I started a few months ago - converted my Cornelius to a board that supports Bluetooth. Lots of head scratching and back and forth with the PCB designer, but it's all come together super nicely!
"if your tests always pass, you don't have tests, you have a green flashlight"
Is it too early to say @bjompen.bsky.social just won "best quote" award at #PSSatKa
Is it too early to say @bjompen.bsky.social just won "best quote" award at #PSSatKa
November 30, 2024 at 11:04 AM
"if your tests always pass, you don't have tests, you have a green flashlight"
Is it too early to say @bjompen.bsky.social just won "best quote" award at #PSSatKa
Is it too early to say @bjompen.bsky.social just won "best quote" award at #PSSatKa
Back at work after a short trip back to Belgium / Netherlands for secret work meetings, conferences, and quality time with @iisresetme.bsky.social, Graziella, and Jaap... oh and Roger the Quokka... can't forget him...
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Back at work after a short trip back to Belgium / Netherlands for secret work meetings, conferences, and quality time with @iisresetme.bsky.social, Graziella, and Jaap... oh and Roger the Quokka... can't forget him...
The "Powers Hell 2023 G.O.A.T." merch is now live. All proceeds go towards paying for next years design.
If the venn diagram of automation, metal & PowerShell is just a full circle for you, welcome to the cult.
merch.powers-hell.com
If the venn diagram of automation, metal & PowerShell is just a full circle for you, welcome to the cult.
merch.powers-hell.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
The "Powers Hell 2023 G.O.A.T." merch is now live. All proceeds go towards paying for next years design.
If the venn diagram of automation, metal & PowerShell is just a full circle for you, welcome to the cult.
merch.powers-hell.com
If the venn diagram of automation, metal & PowerShell is just a full circle for you, welcome to the cult.
merch.powers-hell.com
Travelling, conferences and working non-stop is cool and all. But this is better.
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Travelling, conferences and working non-stop is cool and all. But this is better.
Another year on the rollercoaster.
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Another year on the rollercoaster.
Spent Monday disassembling, cleaning and putting new keycaps on my daily keyboard as a jetlag mitigation exercise. It worked! And I'm VERY happy with the results.
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Spent Monday disassembling, cleaning and putting new keycaps on my daily keyboard as a jetlag mitigation exercise. It worked! And I'm VERY happy with the results.