A short, skeptical read on whether LLM-driven agents are delivering anything close to the "near-guaranteed" returns the HFT comparison implies — and where the genuine edges, when they exist, actually live.

A small ASP.NET Core or Blazor Server site, SSL, a real database. What does the lowest end-to-end cost actually look like — and where is Azure quietly charging you for things you don't need?

A short, evidence-based guide for families where Dutch is the community language, English is shared between the parents, and a third language comes from one parent only.

Making the strongest case for the simulation hypothesis as applied science — and finding the seams it would have to leave behind.

Two parallel Rijkswaterstaat megaprojects — the A9 Badhoevedorp–Holendrecht widening and the Zuidasdok programme — are forcing back-to-back weekend closures on the Schiphol–Amsterdam corridor. Who's responsible, where complaints go, and how to frame an Awb-klacht that carries weight.

Badhoevedorp has three primary schools — Rietveldschool (Dalton), Oranje Nassau (Christian, Kanjer) and Plesmanschool (IPC, expat-friendly). On academic outcomes they're equivalent; on culture, pedagogy and demographic mix they diverge. A field guide for parents in 1171.

Python and TypeScript lead activity, JavaScript declines, C# is the only legacy-lineage language moving up. .NET wins server-side performance, loses on AI-agent coding. Junior tech hiring is contracting. Practical answer for a .NET dev: stay, but broaden into Python.