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
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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
Westerbork Path part 6
Hiked 13.8 kilometres from Hilversum to Hilversum Sportpark.
Hiking
Westerbork Path part 5
Hiked 11.0 kilometres from Bussum to Hilversum.
Hiking
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.
Development
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.
Christianity
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.
Development
Westerbork Path part 4
Hiked 8.6 kilometres from Muiderberg to Bussum
Hiking