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  • Last Week of Vacation

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Two] Sure, I’ve been super sick for a few days, but I have high hopes for this week. First, though, I am entirely over the moon to announce that I have filed to create a company, Groningen Rain BV, here in the Netherlands. But first the news: Brabant hospitals…

  • Vacation Time In Three, Two, One…

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Ninety Six] GO! Mostly. I still need to start a company and talk with an accounting firm and a notary or a lawyer – oh, and return Equinix Metal’s hardware to them – but otherwise, I’m mostly on vacation for the next two weeks. What will I DO with…

  • How Do I Feel?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Ninety Five] Tell me now, how do I feel? Papa gave me, effectively, an entire morning off today and hooo BOY was it LUX! But first the news: Ministers ‘more optimistic’ about relaxing coronavirus rules on April 28: NOS Eight Dutch travelers quarantined on Greek island Rhodes during holiday…

  • Binaries Are For Computers

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Ninety Two] That’s it. That’s the whole post. Oke, well, maybe not the WHOLE post – I realize I’ve been short sometimes – REALLY short – but I promise my distractedness is coming to an end soon and I’ll be able to focus again soon. Be able to post…

  • Want To Talk At Tech Conferences Like Me?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighty Eight] IF your project is open source AND you want to talk with developers, as opposed to companies, then you’re like me. Once you’ve figured out your voice and jumped down the rabbit hole of new experiences, share your adventures by speaking at technical conferences. First, check out…

  • Call Guinness?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighty Seven] Over the past four weeks I applied to thirty opportunities – twenty-one companies spoke with me sixty-seven times and six extended offers. How? Besides luck? Good question. But first the news: Family is not tourism: campaigners ask Dutch government to allow non-EU family visits Health Minister tamps…

  • I Don’t Think Anyone Noticed, Though

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighty Five] That feeling when you realize, forty five minutes into the one hour interview, that you forgot to put on your interview scarf and are only wearing your workout clothes. I don’t think I noticeably winced too much? Thankfully they’re your plain black on black workout shirts and…

  • I Still Bought A Towel

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Eighty] I re-counted after posting yesterday and realized it was actually 17 / 16 / 11 which is forty four. Not forty two. Ah, well. But first the news: Dutch stop giving AstraZeneca vaccine to under-60s pending review Woman dies of lung embolism after AstraZeneca vaccine People who had…

  • Forty Two!

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy Nine] This week’s interview total is eleven bringing the grand total over the past three weeks up to forty two interviews. Considering I took two entire days off of interviewing, I’m rather impressed with this week’s numbers. Also, I’m super tired. But first the news: Coronavirus cases may…

  • Sometimes You Just Go Blank

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy Eight] Sometimes you do really well and sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you know the answers and sometimes you don’t. And sometimes your brain freaks out after a long day and just goes blank. Like just now. UGH But first the news: Coronavirus cases levelling off, more patients in…

  • Wait, Is This Vacation?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Seventy Six] I’m taking today and tomorrow FULLY OFF of interviews and holy heckin’ it’s been a chillax day. Mostly. But first the news: Coronavirus cases increase by 13%, biggest rise in over-70s Covid-19 vaccines given to 11.7% of Netherlands adults Coronavirus vaccination fails to meet Dutch government’s targets…

  • Preparing for the OfferZen SheSharp Maker’s Event

    @OfferZen @SheSharpNL Maker’s event prep! #OfferZenMake