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Westerbork Path part 18

Hiked 8.7 kilometres from Wezep to Hattem.

Hiking

Utrecht Path part 02

Hiked 13.6 kilometres from Odijk to Cothen.

Hiking

Utrecht Path part 01

Hiked 13.2 kilometres from Utrecht to Odijk.

Hiking

Goldfinger by Ian Fleming

In Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger, the seventh James Bond book, Bond faces off against the super-cunning and flashy Auric Goldfinger. Goldfinger is a tycoon obsessed with gold and has a crazy plan to rob Fort Knox.

Books

The Holy Bible - Second Kings

Second Kings picks up where First Kings leaves off, diving deeper into the turbulent history of Israel and Judah’s monarchies. It’s a gripping saga of faithfulness and failure, showcasing God’s unwavering commitment to His covenant despite human rebellion.

Christianity

Dr No by Ian Fleming

In Ian Fleming’s Dr. No, the sixth book in the James Bond series, 007 is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a British agent and his secretary.

Books

Monthly update #0419 • March 2025

Monthly update 419 • March 2025 • 2025-03-01 - 2025-03-31

Monthly Updates

The Holy Bible - First Kings

It’s a sacred chronicle that tells the story of Israel’s monarchy, from its golden days to its darkest moments. It’s like a rollercoaster ride of glory and grief, and it’s all written by the Spirit of God himself.

Christianity

Westerbork Path part 17

Hiked 12.8 kilometres from 't Harde to Wezep

Hiking

The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray

In ‘The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam,’ British journalist and commentator Douglas Murray takes a bold and controversial look at what he sees as Europe’s existential crisis.

Books

Swift 6.1 Released

Swift 6.1 introduces enhancements to improve productivity and data-race safety, extending the nonisolated keyword to types and extensions for better concurrency control and improving task group type inference.

Development

In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen

Step into the world of Farleigh Field, a captivating novel by Rhys Bowen. Published in 2017, this standalone story transports you back to England in 1941, amidst the chaos of World War II.

Books

Introducing swiftly 1.0

Apple has announced the stable 1.0 release of swiftly, a Swift version manager now officially part of the Swift toolchain, hosted under the GitHub swiftlang organisation, supporting macOS and Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora.

Development

Westerbork Path part 16

Hiked 17.6 kilometres around 't Harde

Hiking

From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming

In Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, the fifth book, From Russia with Love, takes Bond on a thrilling espionage mission. The Soviet organisation SMERSH sets a deadly game in motion, and Bond’s mission is to get a secret device called the Lektor.

Books

The Holy Bible - Second Samuel

The book of Second Samuel, written with the Holy Spirit’s guidance, is a strong and important part of the Bible. It tells the story of David, the chosen king of Israel.

Christianity

It was the damn phones

I think our parents were right. It was the damn phones.

Gems

Diamonds Are Forever by Ian Fleming

In Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, Diamonds Are Forever, Bond gets into the wild world of diamond smuggling. The story takes Bond on a mission to infiltrate a criminal network that goes from Africa to the United States, run by the ruthless Spang brothers.

Books

The Holy Bible - First Samuel

Why should you read the Book of First Samuel? It tells the story of how Israel went from being ruled by judges to having kings.

Christianity

The new Vapor Toolbox

The Vapor Toolbox has been rewritten using Swift 6, replacing deprecated subcommands with a focus on the new command for creating Vapor projects from templates.

Development

Moonraker by Ian Fleming

In Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, the third book is Moonraker. Instead of a global chase, Bond investigates Sir Hugo Drax, a rich industrialist and national hero behind Britain’s secret Moonraker missile program.

Books

Westerbork Path part 15

Hiked 11.9 kilometres from Nunspeet to 't Harde

Hiking

The Holy Bible - Ruth

Why should you read the Book of Ruth? It’s a short book, but it’s packed with faith, loyalty, and God’s amazing plan. It tells the story of Ruth, a Moabite woman who chose to follow the God of Israel and was blessed beyond measure.

Christianity

Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef

Mosab Hassan Yousef’s memoir, Son of Hamas, is a gripping tale of his life. Growing up in a family deeply rooted in Hamas, Yousef’s path diverged from his father’s expectations.

Books

The Holy Bible - Judges

It’s a story about Israel’s ups and downs, their faithfulness and disobedience, and how God sent judges to rescue them from their troubles.

Christianity