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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.

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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

Westerbork Path part 14

Hiked 20.4 kilometres around Nunspeet

Hiking

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an emerging open-source standard from Anthropic, designed to standardise AI integration with external tools, data sources, and services, addressing the M × N problem of custom integrations by transforming it into an M + N solution, similar to the Language Server Protocol (LSP).

Development

Westerbork Path part 13

Hiked 22.5 kilometres from Harderwijk to Nunspeet

Hiking

Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming

In this thrilling adventure, Bond travels to Harlem, Florida, and the Caribbean to take down Mr. Big, a ruthless crime lord with connections to the Soviet Union and a voodoo-inspired empire.

Books

The Holy Bible - Joshua

Why should you read the Book of Joshua? It’s all about God’s faithfulness in keeping his promises. After Moses died, Joshua was chosen to lead the Israelites into the land God had promised their ancestors.

Christianity

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, introduces us to the suave, ruthless, and brilliant British secret agent, 007.

Books

Monthly update #0418 • February 2025

Monthly update 418 • February 2025 • 2025-02-01 - 2025-02-28

Monthly Updates

Westerbork Path part 12

Hiked 14.7 kilometres from Putten to Harderwijk

Hiking

Westerbork Path part 11

Hiked 14.8 kilometres from Nijkerk to Putten.

Hiking

Westerbork Path part 10

Hiked 9.7 kilometres from Amersfoort to Nijkerk

Hiking

The Holy Bible - Deuteronomy

Why should you read the Book of Deuteronomy? Well, Moses, the servant of the Lord, tells the story of the law and the amazing things God did for the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land.

Christianity