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• 2020-01-15 UUIDs as invoice numbers - abusing a spec for fun and profit

  I’m a big fan of UUIDs. They make life better, wherever I need to organise things - correlating objects between vastly different data sources, storage formats, structures, non-structures, databases, caches, etc. I already use them as PKs in Postgres, filenames in S3, and many more; today I wanted to spread their usage to accounting.

• 2019-12-22 Why I've switched to Apple

  In April 2019, a friend gave me an iPhone. I gave it a try, and it made me question my life.

• 2019-12-22 My tech stack (2019)

  It’s been years since I last updated the page describing my stack, so here’s the new stuff.

• 2019-12-22 New stuff

  The old website is gone. Welcome the new stuff.

• 2016-05-21 Łódź, Poland

  • Travelled: 2013-2014
  • On Google Maps
  • On Wikipedia

• 2016-05-21 Patra, Greece

  • Travelled: 2010-2011
  • On Google Maps
  • On Wikipedia

• 2016-05-21 Zagreb, Croatia

  • Travelled: many; first 2012
  • On Google Maps

• 2016-05-21 Josipdol, Croatia

  • Travelled: 2012-05
  • On Google Maps

• 2016-05-19 Ansible is a hack on a hack on a hack on a hack

  Rant.

• 2015-04-29 Dark mode

  Updated 2019-12-22: With dark mode CSS, it’s now possible to match your website’s color scheme with the user’s preferences. Finally!

• 2015-04-29 The Tech Cheat Sheet

  For whenever I forget random silly things like “how to exit vi” (I’m an Emacs guy).

• 2015-03-13 No cookies

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• 2015-03-01 My tech stack (2015)

  I’ve pieced my rig together quite carefully, creating a rather unique stack. At the fundamental level it’s not so different from a hundred thousand other hackers’ stacks, and thus to comply with the #1 rule of custom stacks, it demands a dedicated post explaining how cool and unique it is.