2026

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Veluwe Wander Trail part 08

Hiked part 8/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 14.7 kilometres from Putten centrum to Leuvenum.

Hiking

Veluwe Wander Trail part 07

Hiked part 7/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 13.1 kilometres from Garderen to Putten centrum.

Hiking

The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis's 'The Problem of Pain' tackles why a good and powerful God allows suffering. He explains pain as a tool that wakes us from self-centred lives and draws us toward Him.

Books

Veluwe Wander Trail part 06

Hiked part 6/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 9.6 kilometres from Kootwijk to Garderen.

Hiking

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis's 'The Four Loves' explores affection, friendship, eros, and charity. He shows how each love can go wrong when it becomes selfish, and why only charity guided by God stays true.

Books

Veluwe Wander Trail part 05

Hiked part 5/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 13.9 kilometres from Otterlo to Kootwijk.

Hiking

The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis's 'The Abolition of Man' warns that modern education removes objective values and trains feelings out of children. This creates men without hearts who lose their humanity.

Books

Veluwe Wander Trail part 04

Hiked part 4/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 17.3 kilometres from Lunteren to Otterlo.

Hiking

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis's 'The Great Divorce' is a short story of souls who take a bus from Hell to Heaven. They must choose to let go of sin or return to Hell. Lewis shows why some prefer Hell to Heaven.

Books

Veluwe Wander Trail part 03

Hiked part 3/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 16.8 kilometres from Planken Wambuis to Lunteren.

Hiking

Monthly update #0431 • March 2026

Monthly update 431 • March 2026 • 2026-03-01 - 2026-03-31

Monthly Updates

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis's 'Mere Christianity' explains the basic beliefs that all Christians share. It began as radio talks in the Second World War and shows why faith makes sense through reason and real life.

Books

Veluwe Wander Trail part 02

Hiked part 2/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 20.5 kilometres from Wolfheze to Planken Wambuis.

Hiking

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all. Easter marks the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Christianity

Veluwe Wander Trail part 01

Hiked part 1/25 of the Veluwe Wander Trail, 19.1 kilometres from Arnhem to Wolfheze.

Hiking

Good Friday

Good Friday to all. Let us remember what this day truly means. Jesus gave his life on the cross for our sins.

Christianity

Swift 6.3 Released

Swift 6.3 makes these benefits more accessible across the stack. This release expands Swift into new domains and improves developer ergonomics across the board...

Development

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett's 'Going Postal' follows a charming conman named Moist von Lipwig. He gets a second chance to revive the broken post office in Ankh-Morpork. A funny and sharp story about words, power, and beating bureaucracy.

Books

Pelgrims Path part 02

Hiked part 2/27 of the Pelgrims Path, 12.9 kilometres from Amsterdamse Bos to De Kwakel.

Hiking

Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman's 'Capitalism and Freedom' shows that economic freedom is vital for political freedom. He argues free markets and small government lead to greater liberty and prosperity.

Books

Marskramer Path part 02

Hiked part 2/20 of the Marskramer Path, 17.3 kilometres from Oldenzaal to Borne.

Hiking

Swift at scale: building the TelemetryDeck analytics service

The service handles data from millions of users each month. It helps thousands of app makers improve their products. The backend uses Swift. They chose Swift and the Vapor framework for the server.

Development

Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss

Chris Voss's 'Never Split the Difference' reveals FBI hostage negotiation tactics for everyday use. It teaches why you should never compromise in the middle and how to use empathy to achieve stronger results.

Books

Monthly update #0430 • February 2026

Monthly update 430 • February 2026 • 2026-02-01 - 2026-02-28

Monthly Updates

E2EE Backend part 3: Passkeys with the PRF Extension

Third in the series on privacy-first backends: use Passkeys and the PRF extension to derive encryption keys on the client device. The server never sees your keys.

Development