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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

The Holy Bible - Numbers

Why should you read the Book of Numbers? It tells the story of the Israelites’ journey through the desert, from Mount Sinai to the edge of the Promised Land. It’s a rollercoaster of trials and triumphs, faith and rebellion, judgment and mercy.

Christianity

1984 by George Orwell

George Orwell’s 1984 is a super intense dystopian novel that is still super relevant today.

Books

Steve Jobs: On the origin of make something wonderful

Steve is in high spirits. The iPhone has just launched, profits are soaring, and he tells the team how amazing it is that people wanted 24 billion dollars worth of products they invented and built.

Gems

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.

Remembering

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland follows young Alice as she falls down a rabbit hole into a strange world full of odd creatures and events.

Books

Westerbork Path part 9

Hiked 12.9 kilometres in and around Amersfoort

Hiking

Westerbork Path part 8

Hiked 10.7 kilometres from Baarn to Amersfoort

Hiking

Westerbork Path part 7

Hiked 8.2 kilometres from Hilversum to Baarn

Hiking

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.

Development

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.

Books

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.

Development