From modest host to mad scientist build — Hammer is now running an i9 with 128GB RAM On July 20, 2025, I published this article titled ‘Servers’, where I walk through the home servers we’ve assembled over the years. In that article, I wrote that the ultimate upgrade for my Proxmox host would be an…
Reacher update: 06-09-2025
Yes, I know — one day overdue. This time it’s a bigger update. I’m now six months into the new “me” journey, and it felt like the right moment to do some reflection. Weight: 107.6kg (-0,9 kilogram) Chest: 106cm Waist: 106.5cm Belly: 104.5cm Body fat: 28% ( 7 day average: 27.1% ) I’m a numbers…
High-Maintenance Dating? Hard Pass!
Recently the YouTube algorithm decided I needed clips from @Taylor the Fiend, @Emilywking, and @The_Modern_King in my life. I have no idea why — but it led me straight down a rabbit hole of WTFs and other emotions. Apparently, some women out there have a checklist as if they’re worth the entire world. Men should…
Reacher update: 30-08-2025
Holidays over, normal rhythm has started again. Weight: 108.5kg (-0,1 kilogram) Chest: 105.5cm Waist: 105cm Belly: 106cm Body fat: 27% Creatine is in full effect. Crushing personal bests in the gym almost daily. I can really notice the difference and it feels good. The problem is that creatine means more water in your muscles, which…
Complex Ethical Stuff, handle with care
Grey is wrong, black and white are good (for no apparent reason). On the upper level, where my CEO Bob resides — hey Bob! — there is a critical filing cabinet labeled “Complex Ethical Stuff.” The very first file was actually discovered by my Janitor — hey Roger! — but he deemed it far too…
35 Years of CPU Mayhem!
When 16 MHz was enough… until my laptop showed up 20,000 times faster Here we are in 2025. i9s, fast Ryzen CPUs, Xeons with a gazillion cores — computers nowadays are fast beyond belief. But it all started somewhere! Intel kicked off the PC revolution with the 8088 CPU (add Wikipedia link later as a…
Things my brain does… Doomsday prepping
I don’t own a bunker. At least, not officially. What I do have is an autistic brain that refuses to stop at the government’s 72-hour emergency kit advice. My head instantly asks: “Okay, but what if the power is out for 14 days? In January? What if the lake bursts its banks? What if the…
Reacher update: 23-08-2025
And back to the normal rhythm! Weight: 108.6kg (+0.6kg WTF again) Chest: 106cm (no change) Waist: 105cm (no change) Belly: 106.5cm (+0.5cm) Body fat: 26.7% Gained weight last week. But there’s a huge but. I started using creatine this week — about 5 grams every morning and evening. This causes water retention in the muscles,…
Overdue: Reacher update: 16-08-2025
And an overdue update! Weight: 108.0kg (+1.8kg WTF) Chest: 106cm (+1cm) Waist: 105cm ( -0.5cm ) Belly: 106cm (+0.5cm) Body fat: 27.9% Huh. A sharp increase in weight without any changes in body composition. And no real reason for this jump, considering my caloric intake. Weird. Maybe it’s just the hot weather and some water…
Blast from the past: My BBS, BRAiNDEAD
You might be thinking: Blast from the past? Braindead? BBS? What the hell is he talking about? It’s been almost exactly 30 years since my own Bulletin Board System (BBS) went online. I already had the hardware for a few months, and I was deep in the weeds configuring and customizing everything. This story is…