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No more, no less
Published on February 15, 2026.
This week, I read the blog post “After 20 Years in Software, the Code Wasn’t the Hard Part” by Omer Arshad. In the blog post, Omer wrote
Eventually, though, it became obvious that the system didn’t reward effort; it absorbed it. If not me, it would simply find someone else willing to carry the weight.
So I stopped.
I decided I would do the job I was paid for, no more and no less. I would behave like everyone else around me: play the part, say the right things, attend the meetings, and go home.
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Migrating blog to Hugo
Published on January 4, 2026.
In 2013, I decided to start a blog. Static site generators was growing in popularity at that time and I wanted to use one that
- was implemented in Python
- use reStructuredText as the primary markup language
- maybe built on top of Sphinx
My options at that time were, in alphabetic order,
I decided to use Tinkerer and, soon, the first version of my blog was online.
In 2015, Software Carpentry decided to migrate from Pandoc to Jekyll and I end up using Jekyll more. After some time using Jekyll due my contribution to Software Carpentry, I migrated my blog to Jekyll in 2016 and adopted the Millennial theme by Paul Le.
More ...Installing KOReader on my Kobo
Published on January 3, 2026.
In 2016, I brought a ereader Kobo Aura One when it was released because, for a long time, I wanted a reader with screen larger than 6-inch.
10 years later, I still own my Kobo Aura One. The hardware works as if it was new. Unfortunately, the device is officially discontinued by Rakuten. The latest supported firmware is 4.38.23555 from November 2025 (based on https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html).
The best thing about “old” hardware is that, probably, many people already managed to modify it. This is the case for the Kobo Aura One.
More ...I'm a SSI Fellow
Published on January 1, 2026.
I’m very happy to now be a Fellow for the Software Sustainabilitity Institute.
New Year, New Blog!
Published on January 1, 2026.
Welcome to 2026! This is my new blog. My blog was offline for years but I’m reactivating it.