I'm watching the OpenClaw hype cycle with the same feeling I had during the GPT wrapper boom. Everyone's setting up overnight workflows and celebrating because something automated happened. That dopamine hit is real. But I've seen this pattern before.

For years I thought the data gaps in Google Analytics were my fault. Maybe I misconfigured something. Maybe the tracking code broke. Maybe I was missing a filter. Then cookie banners became mandatory, and the picture cleared up fast. Traffic kept flowing to the site.

Attribution should help teams make decisions faster. In GA4, it often does the opposite. More models. More rules. More meetings debating which number is right. Meanwhile, the actual work waits.

Ever notice how something as simple as top pages became hard to answer in GA4? What used to be a default view now needs events, configurations, and a dashboard you have to explain before you can trust it.

Ever notice how cookieless analytics platforms still show cookie banners? Turns out, most aren't actually cookieless. They've just moved tracking to localStorage, fingerprinting, or server-side methods. Still tracking individuals. Still need consent.

At Simple Analytics, we are about to triple our data ingestion and Elasticsearch can't easily handle what we need next. Looking for a Clickhouse engineer who can act like a DevOps too. Going from 2-3k events/s to 10k/s and need features that aren't easy in our current setup. Who can help us scale?

Want to see what Jeffrey Epstein bought on Amazon? www.jmail.world/jamazon Someone created a website showcasing his discovered purchases, emails, and photos in a Google-branded account. It's fascinating to browse through.

If you have a WhatsApp or Signal user's phone number, you can discreetly determine when their phone is locked, whether they are on WiFi or cellular, and if they are currently using the app. This vulnerability has been known since 2024. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHE...

Markdown is great for developers who think in syntax. But calling it user-friendly? That's just us projecting our preferences onto everyone else. Most people want to see what they're writing, not memorize formatting rules.

The 9-5 grind was invented by people who peak at 9am, and the rest of us have been pretending ever since. Right now it's 11pm, I'm at a hotel café with wine and my laptop, and I've done more in a few hours than I did all day.

Promising a cake for achieving a 100% TypeScript codebase, and then seeing your new hire build a website to track its progress, confirms you’ve hired the right person.

Google potentially exposed millions of emails through a group email address linked to the Gemini waitlist. Oops. Time for some guerrilla marketing.

The EU just fined X €120 million for deceptive design practices. The blue checkmark? Anyone can buy it without actual verification. The ads repository? Deliberately hard to access and missing crucial information. Research access? Blocked by terms of service.

The Netherlands just removed Google Analytics from their intelligence service job listings. Why? Security concerns. Even IP addresses and device fingerprints can help foreign governments identify who's applying to be a spy.

Ran all home internet on Starlink for most than a year while waiting for fiber. It worked. Working from home, video calls, deployments, streaming, customer support. All doable on satellite internet. But damn, this jump feels good.

I came across an article today about IP "anonymization." Truncating an IP address and calling it anonymous often doesn't suffice. A /24 IPv4 or /48 IPv6 can still point to a single household or company. Under GDPR, this remains personal data.

A few years ago I would never have said this. To get things done as a solo tech founder, I needed to be concentrated, having mind maps in my head with no distractions. But now, I juggle way more balls between businesses and people, and I freaking love it.

Am i too lazy now?

This is for the UX designers out there. I would love to hear your feedback. I've made some iterations on the designs of the beta of Signalbase and would like to make it even more user-friendly. Here is the before and after. What else should I change? (full images in the next post)

Our growth stalled for days, leaving me confused. Then I realised: Black Friday was the cause. I quickly added a banner, and now sales are back on track.

Microsoft just admitted something important in a French hearing: They can’t guarantee that data stored in Europe is safe from U.S. authorities, even if it never leaves the EU. That’s a big deal.

Apparently, Gemini 3 Pro is now considered the best for coding. But what are the real-life results? Who has discovered use cases that were not possible before?

When Cloudflare is down and the down service is using... Cloudflare...

When working with AI across multiple apps, it can be cumbersome. To streamline this, I created a repository in the root folder with two files: - A `.gitignore` file containing: `/*/` to ignore all subfolders. - An `ARCHITECTURE.md` file with summaries of all apps.

There is not much better than spending Sunday morning in a cozy coffee shop with your laptop. Okay, maybe there is, but not today.

Somebody who love clocks and loves finding the edges of what any given technology is capable of. Funny how AI is not really able to solve this issue yet. Almost no click looks correct or functions correct. Except for Kimi K2, which does a pretty good job.

If you're a frontend developer, you should check out @cursor_ai's Browser Tab. It makes it incredibly simple to point to elements directly in the browser. No more struggling to describe an element in words, just point and click. I can't live without it now (been using it for two days).

We discuss reducing churn almost daily here. However, one company took a unique approach. They actively remove inactive customers from their paid subscriptions. Why? Because it doesn't feel right.

I never understood why founders chase investors. Bootstrap with profits. Experiment without permission. Pivot when you want. Repeat forever. Full freedom, no board meetings.

Thailand excessively uses plastic for unnecessary items. New addition to the list today: cutlery wrapped in plastic bags while dining at a restaurant.

Signs you're at a nerd event: When the dinner options are formatted in JSON...

Capturing attention in Southeast Asia is a different game compared to Europe. Grab (the food delivery service) constantly bombards you with sales and discounts. However, you quickly learn to ignore these and close the pop-ups without a second thought.

That moment when you enter a place after three years and your Wi-Fi connects automatically with the old password.

Why do most Linux versions feel like they’re built for kids, with a playful vibe that makes them hard to take seriously?

To my Dutch friends who can vote today, Democracy does not operate on autopilot. If you cannot vote in person, arrange for a proxy vote. Any party that supports a free and fair democracy is better than staying home. Please vote. For the nerd vote, see next tweet.

I didn't know I could enjoy a non-Google Maps theme, but I really like the colors of Kagi Maps. The added trees are a nice touch too, giving it a more game-like feel. Kagi is a search engine that's not built to track you. It's subscription-based, meaning you're not the product.

I think the new modal is fantastic.

According to the Financial Times, startup investment in Europe is becoming increasingly popular. Did you know these companies are European? Mistral, Lovable, n8n, ElevenLabs, N26, Vinted, Bolt, Revolut. Or even Dutch: Framer, Adyen, ASML, GitLab, Fairphone, Recruitee, Cradle, Dealroom.

This is Google Analytics 1. How is it possible that it worked better than GA4?

Are you a nerd if you create your own Apple Watch app for a marathon? I wanted an app where I could enter the distance covered (based on kilometer markers) and calculate my average pace.

Former Meta lobbyist named DPC Commissioner: Meta now officially regulates itself

73% of your e-commerce visitors might be fake. Simul Sarker, CEO of DataCops, ran a script to detect bots on commerce websites. He measured: - Mouse movements - Scrolling patterns - Time between interactions

A new investigation reveals a company selling position data based on phone numbers. I had no idea this was possible, but they caught the company on camera confirming it and expressing willingness to take the journalist on as a client.

Germany's northernmost state, Schleswig-Holstein, has replaced its email system, previously using Microsoft Exchange and Outlook, with Open-Xchange and Mozilla Thunderbird for approximately 30,000 employees.

Created an employee management app (securely behind our VPN, don't worry). I dislike managing these tasks via email, especially when it involves using a Gmail address.

In the Netherlands, we test our civil defense siren system at noon on the first Monday of each month. That's the moment I've chosen to also test the alert system at Simple Analytics; I receive a call at that same time.

I received an email from the German Federal Office for Information Security about a database instance exposed to the internet. It still had password protection and was just a hobby server (thank God we have DevOps at Simple Analytics).

Today I learned that there is a British/French alternative to Starlink: Eutelsat. I hope the technology is more inspiring than its name. www.eutelsat.com

Awesome app to create icons fast. Pick an icon, a color, and boom! icon.kitchen/

When you go running and take a shortcut... Made it through without wet feet!