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Books

Porn Generation by Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro’s Porn Generation: How Social Liberalism Is Corrupting Our Future examines how permissive attitudes toward sex, driven by media, Hollywood, and the internet, are harming young people.

Development

The Growth of the Swift Server Ecosystem

This post reflects on a decade of Swift’s evolution as a robust server-side language since its open-sourcing and Linux runtime release. Highlighting success stories...

Development

Meet Vapor for VS Code

The Vapor for VS Code extension, developed over six months to enhance Vapor application development, supporting macOS, Linux, and limited Leaf features in browser-based VS Code.

Christianity

The Holy Bible - Malachi

The Book of Malachi shares God's words through the prophet Malachi to Israel after the exile, around 450 BC. It deals with their doubts about God's love, poor worship, and broken promises in marriage and tithes.

Journal

Charlie Kirk's Memorial Service

Charlie Kirk's memorial service on September 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, emerged as a landmark event in American history, symbolising a turning point for conservatism, faith, and activism.

Hiking

Utrecht Path part 06

Hiked 18.5 kilometres from Renswoude to Woudenberg.

Books

When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté

Gabor Maté’s When the Body Says No explores how chronic stress and repressed emotions contribute to serious illnesses like cancer, multiple sclerosis, and autoimmune diseases.

Christianity

The Holy Bible - Zechariah

The Book of Zechariah records the prophet’s visions and messages to the Jews rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, around 520–518 BC.

Remembering

Remembering Joke Bruijs

Joke Bruijs, the Dutch actress, singer, and cabaret artist, passed away on 16 September 2025, at the age of 73.

Development

Swift 6.2 Released

Swift 6.2 focuses on developer productivity with approachable concurrency features like single-threaded defaults on the main actor, intuitive async functions that run in the caller’s context, and the @concurrent attribute for explicit parallelism.

Remembering

Remembering Robert Redford

Robert Redford, beloved actor, director, and Sundance Institute founder, passed away on September 15, 2025, at 89 in Utah.

Development

Memory Integrity Enforcement

Apple introduced Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) as a new memory safety feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air devices. MIE combines Apple silicon hardware with operating system security to block memory corruption attacks.

Remembering

Remembering Gerard Cox

Gerard Cox, the Dutch singer, cabaret artist, actor, and director, passed away on 13 September 2025, at the age of 85 in Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands.

Christianity

The Holy Bible - Haggai

The Book of Haggai contains messages from the prophet Haggai to the Jews who returned from exile in Babylon around 520 BC. It pushes them to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, which lay in ruins.

Christianity

The Holy Bible - Zephaniah

The Book of Zephaniah brings a message from the prophet Zephaniah during King Josiah's rule in Judah, around 640-609 BC. It warns of the coming Day of the Lord, a time of judgement on Judah for idolatry and on other nations for their pride.

Gems

Charlie by Tom MacDonald

I hope heaven has a window, you can watch your children grow; And hear your message echo from below

Remembering

Remembering Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk was tragically assassinated on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University. His death at the age of 31 has left a profound void.

Christianity

The Holy Bible - Habakkuk

The Book of Habakkuk records the prophet’s questions to God about injustice in Judah during the late 7th century BC.

Christianity

The Holy Bible - Nahum

The Book of Nahum announces God’s judgement on Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, for its cruelty and pride. Written around the 7th century BC, it contrasts with Jonah, where Nineveh repented.

Christianity

The Holy Bible - Micah

The Book of Micah delivers God’s message through the prophet Micah in the 8th century BC, during a time of corruption in Judah and Israel.

Christianity

The Holy Bible - Jonah

The Book of Jonah tells the story of Jonah, a prophet who runs from God's command to preach to Nineveh, a wicked city. Written around the 8th century BC, it shows Jonah's flight, his time in a great fish, and his preaching that leads Nineveh to repent.

Monthly Updates

Monthly update #0424 • August 2025

Monthly update 424 • August 2025 • 2025-08-01 - 2025-08-31

    Journal

    Starting with the Pump Club

    I have joined the Pump Club. It is a newsletter and app from Arnold Schwarzenegger. He shares tips on fitness, nutrition, and health.