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The Problem With Bitcoin

Everybody Wins

Dec. 9, 2024
Some thoughts on the long term viability of Bitcoin's rising value.

A few days ago the value of a single Bitcoin briefly surpassed $100K, a milestone that seemed unimaginable just some years ago. I wonder how durable the ever growing love for Bitcoin is. Let's have a closer look at the mechanisms underpinning the world's most famous cryptocurrency.

Designing a multi dimensional capacity queue

Managing kitchen-, delivery- and pickup capacity

Dec. 2, 2020
Dealing with a capacity queue is challenging, but if you take the time to model it right it is possible to create a performant and reliable system.

This month I needed to create additional dimensions to a capacity queue mechanism. The food ordering app that I created needed to be able to restrict capacity based on the number of orders, the contents in individual orders and the dispatch type (takeaway/delivery). Read along to find out how I used a Lambda Architecture to do this.

Designing and implementing a (micro) payment system

Monetising my blog with coffee, Apple Pay and Mollie

Mar. 25, 2020
Designing and implementing a micro payment system with an emphasis on simplicity. Read about how I did it in this post.

Online payments are now more important than ever as businesses are disrupted by the COVID-19 virus. It drives my customers to seek new ways to make money online. I designed and implemented a (micro)payment system. This post is about achieving simplicity by solving complex challenges.

The day I killed my LAN

Turned off my local network and went 4G only

July 31, 2017
I killed my office LAN and went 4G only. Saves a lot of clutter, energy and money.

Today I called my provider to quit my office's ADSL internet subscription, I don't need it anymore. I have turned off my local area network and switched my workflow onto mobile internet only. The simplicity and savings actually surprised me so much, that I made blog post for it.

Cash is king, or is it?

The wallet- and cash-less experiment

July 15, 2016
Is the time right to ditch the wallet?

Very often I see men carry a wallet filled with plastic: multiple debit and credit cards plus a bunch of loyalty programs and membership cards. Then, some even top it off with stinky paper money and sticky metal coins! It made me wonder if I can free up one pocket by ditching the wallet?

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This case allows easy access to the payment card while hiding the ID inside.
This case allows easy access to the payment card while hiding the ID inside.
Steve Jobs announcing the Keynote app at MacWorld 2003, joking that it was build for himself, him being an underpaid beta tester
Steve Jobs announcing the Keynote app at MacWorld 2003, joking that it was build for himself, him being an underpaid beta tester
Connecting frontend with backend technology, simple as 1-2-3
Connecting frontend with backend technology, simple as 1-2-3
Sketched sequence diagram of payment process
Sketched sequence diagram of payment process
Calling Mollie from NodeJS using promise based JavaScript
Calling Mollie from NodeJS using promise based JavaScript
The iPhone with case is only slightly thicker.
The iPhone with case is only slightly thicker.
Stacking two plastic cards is easy
Stacking two plastic cards is easy
Charging and listening to music simultaniously using an Apple Lightning dock
Charging and listening to music simultaniously using an Apple Lightning dock
Designing the coffee cup using Picta Graphic for iPad
Designing the coffee cup using Picta Graphic for iPad
Programming on iPad Pro using VIM, Blink and a Linux VPS
Programming on iPad Pro using VIM, Blink and a Linux VPS
An event stream of orders is the heart of the mechanism, queries are fulfilled by looking at this stream: how many pizza's will be ready at 18:00hrs?
An event stream of orders is the heart of the mechanism, queries are fulfilled by looking at this stream: how many pizza's will be ready at 18:00hrs?
2009-2024: Bitcoin's rise in value is hard to ignore
2009-2024: Bitcoin's rise in value is hard to ignore
Interface concept sketches, exploring different options to leave a message and buying multiple cups of coffee
Interface concept sketches, exploring different options to leave a message and buying multiple cups of coffee
Three capacity constraints: kitchen / delivery / pickup
Three capacity constraints: kitchen / delivery / pickup
Yesteryear's speculative trading: The Dutch Tulip Mania
Yesteryear's speculative trading: The Dutch Tulip Mania
The iPhone case is large enough to hide cards.
The iPhone case is large enough to hide cards.
Eating pizza during development is how you
Eating pizza during development is how you "live the algorithm"
Handling payment status updates
Handling payment status updates

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