Remembering Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas
Shiri Bibas, along with her two young sons, Ariel, aged 4, and Kfir, just nine months old, were abducted from their home during the horrific Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023.
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Westerbork Path part 9
Hiked 12.9 kilometres in and around Amersfoort
Westerbork Path part 8
Hiked 10.7 kilometres from Baarn to Amersfoort
How Swift's server support powers Things Cloud
The Things Cloud service, powering the Things task manager app, has transitioned to a Swift-based architecture, replacing a legacy Python 2 and Google App Engine system that suffered from slow response times and high memory usage.
Westerbork Path part 7
Hiked 8.2 kilometres from Hilversum to Baarn
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a classic that’s been around for ages. It’s a perfect mix of romance, humour, and social commentary.
Ollama
Apple introduced Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, but its delayed rollout has left its, AI for the rest of us, promise unfulfilled, while Ollama offers a robust solution for running large language models (LLMs) locally on Macs, likened to Docker for LLMs.
Westerbork Path part 6
Hiked 13.8 kilometres from Hilversum to Hilversum Sportpark.
Westerbork Path part 5
Hiked 11.0 kilometres from Bussum to Hilversum.
Introducing gRPC Swift 2
The Swift Server Workgroup announced gRPC Swift 2, a major update enhancing the gRPC framework with modern Swift concurrency features like async/await for a more intuitive developer experience.
The Holy Bible - Leviticus
Within its pages, the holiness of the Lord is unveiled, along with His divine commandments regarding worship, sacrifice, and the sanctification of His people.
Updating the Visual Studio Code extension for Swift
The Swift team has officially released a new, fully supported Swift extension for Visual Studio Code, now available on the extension marketplace.
Westerbork Path part 4
Hiked 8.6 kilometres from Muiderberg to Bussum
Westerbork Path part 3
Hiked 10.6 kilometres from Weesp to Muiderberg
The Holy Bible - Exodus
It is a story about God’s amazing power, showing how He freed His people from slavery with incredible signs and wonders. God heard the cries of the Israelites and sent Moses to lead them out of Egypt.
Westerbork Path part 2
Hiked 10.8 kilometres from Diemen to Weesp.
Westerbork Path part 1
Hiking from Amsterdam to Diemen (8.4 km)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Step into the dark and twisted world of Nazi Germany in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. This heart-wrenching novel follows the journey of a young girl named Liesel...
The Next Chapter in Swift Build Technologies
Apple has open-sourced Swift Build, a powerful build engine used by Xcode, now available for Linux and Windows, to provide a consistent and efficient build experience across Swift’s growing ecosystem.
Monthly update #0417 • January 2025
Monthly update 417 • January 2025 • 2025-01-01 - 2025-01-31
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt dives into the complexities of why people hold such strong moral and political beliefs. He suggests that our moral judgments are more intuitive than logical, and introduces the idea of “moral foundations” that influence our perspectives.
The Holy Bible - Genesis
In the Book of Genesis, we witness the very start of creation, the foundation of God’s promise to humanity, and the unfolding of His divine plan.
Westerbork Path part 0
Hiked 6.5 km in Amsterdam and visited 5 museums.
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
In Extreme Ownership, former Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin share their leadership secrets learned in combat. The book teaches you to take full responsibility for everything in your life and leadership.
Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
In Discipline Equals Freedom, former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink shares his philosophy on life, success, and overcoming challenges. This is not a typical self-help book; it is a straightforward guide to cultivating discipline in every aspect of your life.