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Arguments against Bitcoin

Introduction I hear a lot of people talking bad about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. As if crypto is bad for humanity. In 2014 I already wrote a blog article about Bitcoin; Bitcoin and Litecoin (Dutch). I want to discuss several arguments against Bitcoin and misconceptions people are telling me regarding crypto. Read more …

New server: Install & configuration of services (Part III)

Welcome back, this will be the 3rd part of new server series. In the previous parts I assembled the server and prepared the machine with Ubuntu Server. I configured the basics things like; networking, RAID setup, E-Mail and more. In case you missed that: Read Part I and Part II. Read more …

New server: Setup Linux (Part II)

Happy new year everyone! 😎 Let’s install Ubuntu Server 20.04 as part of the blog series. And continue with setting-up the software Read more …

New Server: Buy & Assemble (Part I)

My current server is 15 years old, and time for an upgrade! Finally! After all, adding additional memory is not good enough Read more …

GPT-3 – We are doomed

I would like to talk about artificial intelligence (AI), GPT-3 to be specific. Has been a while since I posted an article, Read more …

Bests electric cars for your money

Currently, I’m also searching for an electric car. Of course when you are buying a car for yourself, you are judging your Read more …

Air quality meter

Lately, I moved buildings for my work towards a building which is very close by Eindhoven Airport. Only 430 meters to be Read more …

Get the most out of your network

Lately I moved to my new home. My idea was to setup a good stable and high performance LAN network within my Read more …

Upgrading GitLab server

I got a running GitLab server on my Debian Jessie server. GitLab Community Edition is an open-source git repository manager, but also Read more …

Telegram – Why?

Most of the people know I’m using Telegram. But I never explained the reasons why I use Telegram. Let me explain why Read more …