This is a now page. It was last updated 27 April 2026.

At home

• We got a hard-to-find contractor that can do a few things to improve our living space. I approached him when he was working on a neighbouring house. I guess that's the way to do it; mug them for their business card on the streets.
• The owner of this building has sold the apartment upstairs. We haven't met our neighbour(s) yet. I genuinely hope we can get along.
• Spring has arrived in Arnhem. We've been biking and walking a lot more. I even got a slight sunburn. An indication that I spend much more time outside. As the kids say, I've been "touching grass". #carfree
• One quirk I noticed: I tend to be exactly on time for trains. A remnant from owning a car, where I'd plan to arrive at the exact time. But with trains, you want to be 5-10 minutes early. That'll take some adjusting.

Writing and thinking

• Been writing in a stream-of-consciousness style. When I think of something I write it down. No matter whether it fits. Funny that it looks similar to LLMs' reasoning. I even catch myself writing "Wait, no.". However–as far as I know–I don't base what I write on statistical probability but genuine human experience.
• Been exploring aesthetics, expertise, cultural capital, and Sillicon Valley's 'taste'. This might be an essay topic as it is interesting and topical. Another topic I have been actively reading into is how social media destroys our capacity for critical thinking (this is really worrying, by the way).

Miscellaneous (dare to spell this without Googling it)

• A government benefits and local welfare funds checker I designed has been filled in over 30 000 times this year. With a completion rate of 80+%. Which is crazy and what I can only imagine is a huge step up from the previous version. At first, we were skeptical of the stats. It checked out. It made me realise the influence we actually have. Excellent motivator.
• In line with me removing pretty much all social media, I am collecting interesting, personal sites on my RSS reader. The small web is alive and kicking. Might share an always up to date .opml on this site. (EDIT: I did! Check out /blogroll)
• I have expressed opinions on Markdown, Linkedin, Loki, and Pineapple pizza. Check it out on Hyde's Lazybea.rs Over/Under series.
• I made a weird combination of iCloud and Syncthing to have my 'vault' available on a Boox device. It works but is definitely NOT a good solution.