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Notes and thoughts on the book with one of the longest titles ever, so I'll refer to it as "HP Laserjet" from now on. BY the time I got to read it, I had been aware of this book for a while as it's not exactly new. It never really attracted my attention as it focuses on systems that I was never involved with. This changed recently (past two years) and after purchasing Industrial Devops I made the connection to this book again due to a mention in a promotional post for Industrial Devops. The TL;DR for this book is that it's worth a read: it reinforced some convictions I already had, and went a bit in more depth on others. In both the HP Laserjet book and Industrial Devops I felt the part about certifications was notably absent. Since that's usually an expensive, delicate part of physical products design, I am perplexed at the fact that it's not covered in more depth. Another remark is that some aspects that are strongly highlighted in this itrevolution n...

This xmas I was looking for a game for my kids. While the various app store have a lot of them I find that they all require in-app purchasing, which is difficult to handle when kids are involved. Since I liked to play Mario Kart on the Nintendo 64, I decided to look if there was a newer version for iPad. There is a remake from Nintendo (besides a zillion clones with what I presume is a doubtful reputation) so I installed that. The experience was, to use an euphemism, lackluster. After the installation I was taken to first "training" game in which I already realized I did not like the control logic. You have to use the finger to steer, instead of tilting the tablet, which I felt would have been the best experience. I still decided to push through and try it with the kids the next day. After I announced that there was a new game, they gathered round, and I proceeded to open the app. There was an update to download, to which I said yes. And then I had to wait 15 minutes. Not sur...

I don't remember exactly how I came across this podcast, but it should have been through somebody in my mastodon circle:  https://500songs.com/ Anyways, I've now listened to two episodes (spread over a few sessions) and I'm blown away by the sheer amount of detail that you get to discover about the covered artist or song. And that explains why each episode is rather long, I think the two I listened to are over 2h each . Music has always been an important part of my life and knowing trivia or facts about a certain artist, album or song has always been meaningful to me, in order to better appreciate the music and augment the listening experience. If you feel the same you won't regret diving into this podcast. The two episodes I listened to so far are: https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-163-sittin-on-the-dock-of-the-bay-by-otis-redding/ I chose this one as incidentally I was listening to Otis Blue at the same time. I was amazed that the whole album was recorded in just 2...