Social media has become a huge part of everyone's life. It's been a huge part of my life for 15 years, until I decided to get rid of it. Quitting it isn't all sunshine and rainbows, but it isn't bad either. For me, the positives outweigh the negatives. Two years…

A Guide to Zero Risk NFT Experimentation — You probably heard about NFTs by now. They are huge, with people making thousands of real USD on virtual assets, such as a screenshot of a tweet ($2,915,835.47) or the famous ol’ Nyan Cat gif (+$500,000). There are plenty of articles explaining what NFTs are, how to get into the…

Stop looking at the data. Look at your users. — Trust me, I know what I’m doing I used to be a developer. Oldskool. When we had to solve a problem, we’d dive in head first. Nothing but code. Code code code. We knew what we were doing. We knew what people wanted. Right? Today, that’s pretty much unimaginable (except here and there, but here and there…

Slack needs no introduction. It’s the new generation’s IRC, but private, and user friendly. And perfect for business! (and more.. fun fact: our group of friends became closer again thanks to Slack). It allows you to customize it through multiple add-ons, such as the essential tableflip add-on, or the roll…

This must have been my favorite project during my time at academia. — My PhD was funded through multiple (European and smaller) projects, on topics such as Learning Analytics, Digital Humanities, and Unemployment. …

As a freelancer, you kind of have to do and think of everything. My accountant is a great help, but it’s not always easy to ask the right questions. Certainly not when you’ve just made the jump into the world of freelancing (like me). Invoicing scared me a little. The…

I wrote this post back in 2016 but never properly pushed it to Medium. I’ve had all kinds of commutes, ranging from 5 minutes to 2–3 hours (one way!). Years later, and I’ve seriously improved my commute: from my bed to my desk. I can’t make it any shorter than…

Ok, I'm not a shy person. Not anymore. I was as a kid, I got a bit better as a teenager. I'm 37 now and I'm doing ok. I think. I'm very extrovert around good friends. Certainly if I have had a few drinks (my voice volume goes up quite…

A new topic started trending in my Twitter bubble, and it awakened something in me that was dormant for years. This #GameWorkersUnite tag urging game developers to speak out about their workplace horror stories triggered some suppressed memories to resurface.. A lot has happened since my gamedev days. I…