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thepleasuresoftesting · 9 hours ago

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📰 Featured by Sibelga and Passwerk: When Being Different Becomes a Strength

I am excited to share some wonderful news—Sibelga and Passwerk have recently published a testimonial about my work, and it has been shared across LinkedIn, Sibelga’s website, and even on YouTube! 🧩 LinkedIn Post:Sibelga – Testimonial with PasswerkA brief but impactful post summarizing the collaboration. 🌐 Article on Sibelga.be (Dutch):Wanneer anders zijn een sterkte wordtThe full article dives…

#autism #LinkedIn #neurodiversity #Passwerk #Sibelga #work #YouTube

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thepleasuresoftesting · 21 hours ago

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🚗 French Road Trip to Balilas: From Ghent to Janzé with Strangers Turned Friends

A few weeks ago, I set off for Balilas, a balfolk festival in Janzé (near Rennes), Brittany (France). I had never been before, but as long as you have dance shoes, a tent, and good company, what more do you need? Bananas for scale From Ghent to Brittany… with Two Dutch Strangers My journey began in Ghent, where I was picked up by Sterre and Michelle, two dancers from the Netherlands. I did not…

#balfolk #Balilas #France #pizza #playlist #road trip #Spotify

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thepleasuresoftesting · 14 days ago

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🎥 Automating Git Repository Visualizations with GitHub Actions and Gource

In the world of DevOps and continuous integration, automation is essential. One fascinating way to visualize the evolution of a codebase is with Gource, a tool that creates animated tree diagrams of project histories. Recently, I implemented a GitHub Actions workflow in my ansible-servers repository to automatically generate and deploy Gource visualizations. In this post, I will walk you through…

#DevOps #GitHub #GitHub Actions #gource #software development

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thepleasuresoftesting · 21 days ago

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🎻 Spring Tunes: Three Inspiring Music Courses I Attended This Season

This spring was filled with music, learning, and connection. I had the opportunity to participate in three wonderful music courses, each offering something unique—new styles, deeper technique, and a strong sense of community. Here is a look back at these inspiring experiences. 🎶 1. Fiddlers on the Move – Ghent (5–9 March) Photo: Filip Verpoest In early March, I joined Fiddlers on the Move in…

#courses #music #nyckelharpa #swedish

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thepleasuresoftesting · 23 days ago

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📚 Automating Ansible Role Documentation with GitHub Actions and AI

Maintaining documentation for Ansible roles can be a tedious and easily neglected task. As roles evolve, variable names change, and new tasks are added, it is easy for the README.md files to fall out of sync. To prevent this and keep documentation continuously up to date, I wrote a GitHub Actions workflow that automatically generates and formats documentation for all Ansible roles in my…

#AI #Ansible #automation #documentation #GitHub Actions #LLM #software development

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thepleasuresoftesting · 23 days ago

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🤔 “Wasn’t /dev/null Good Enough?” — Understanding the Difference Between /dev/null and /dev/zero

After my last blog post about the gloriously pointless /dev/scream, a few people asked: “Wasn’t /dev/null good enough?” Fair question—but it misses a key point. Let me explain: /dev/null and /dev/zero are not interchangeable. In fact, they are opposites in many ways. And to fully appreciate the joke behind /dev/scream, you need to understand where that scream is coming from—not where it ends…

#kernel #Linux #scream #Silliness

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thepleasuresoftesting · 28 days ago

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/dev/scream is a Linux kernel module that creates a character device which, when read, outputs a stream of text that mimics a chaotic, high-pitched scream. Think: aHAAhhaHHAAHaAaAAAAhhHhhAAaAAAhAaaAAAaHHAHhAaaaaAaHahAaAHaAAHaaHhAHhHaHaAaHAAHaAhh It is completely useless… and completely delightful.

#kernel #Linux #scream #Silliness

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thepleasuresoftesting · 2 months ago

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You can now follow my blog from the Fediverse!

If you are part of the Fediverse—on Mastodon, Pleroma, or any other ActivityPub-compatible platform—you can now follow this blog directly from your favorite platform. Thanks to the excellent ActivityPub plugin for WordPress, each blog post I publish on amedee.be is now automatically shared in a way that federated social platforms can understand and display. Follow me from Mastodon If you are…

#blog #Fediverse #Mastodon #website

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thepleasuresoftesting · 2 months ago

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Automating My Server Management with Ansible and GitHub Actions

Managing multiple servers can be a daunting task, especially when striving for consistency and efficiency. To tackle this challenge, I developed a robust automation system using Ansible, GitHub Actions, and Vagrant. This setup not only streamlines server configuration but also ensures that deployments are repeatable and maintainable. A Bit of History: How It All Started This project began out…

#Ansible #CI #git #GitHub #GitHub Actions #Linux #mailserver #open source #Ubuntu #Vagrant #webserver

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thepleasuresoftesting · 2 months ago

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Benchmarking USB Drives with Shell Scripts - Part 2: Evolving the Script with ChatGPT

Introduction In my previous post, I shared the story of why I needed a new USB stick and how I used ChatGPT to write a benchmark script that could measure read performance across various methods. In this follow-up, I will dive into the technical details of how the script evolved—from a basic prototype into a robust and feature-rich tool—thanks to incremental refinements and some AI-assisted…

#bash #ChatGPT #Linux #Ubuntu #USB

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thepleasuresoftesting · 2 months ago

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Benchmarking USB Drives with Shell Scripts - Part 1: Why I Built a Benchmark Script

Introduction When I upgraded from an old 8GB USB stick to a shiny new 256GB one, I expected faster speeds and more convenience—especially for carrying around multiple bootable ISO files using Ventoy. With modern Linux distributions often exceeding 4GB per ISO, my old drive could barely hold a single image. But I quickly realized that storage space was only half the story—performance matters…

#bash #benchmark #ChatGPT #Linux #Ubuntu #USB

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