@reinierl

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Writing code, mostly to help people charge their electric vehicles. I'm a contributor to the OCPI and OCPP standards in that space.

Riding my bike far away, with a tent and a sleeping bag and all that.

Trying to play a guitar and also a mandolin (doom metal and punk and bluegrass).

Holder of a lot of opinions but at this point I'm trying to keep my mouth shut about those.

Living in Edmonton, Canada. Formerly in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam, Utrecht or Didam.

🇨🇦 ((🇺🇦))

Githubhttps://github.com/reinierl/
Bloghttps://reinier.de/welbespaakt/
reinierl1d ago
So while "use UTC internally and local time for display" is often good advice, as a Dutchman living in Canada, you get to notice the cases where it isn't. Like if my birth date is the seventh of the month, don't show it to me as the sixth because our clocks run behind yours. #coding #software
reinierl3d ago
Bikeology Guild of Canada4d ago

Hullo #BikeTooters!
We are #fietssters proselytizing for #fietssterdom and we are grateful to finally be here, in the Fediverse.

@mommypedals @itsmeserena_t @sgoodyear @NicolaDinicola @yegwxnerdery @ohurbanity @bunnysmash @tombabin @seanmcarter @bikeottawa @FWBR_yeg @ben @american.fietser @notjustbikes @IPEdmonton @mamatoronto @erinlovesyoga @yegbike.bsky.social @coffeeoutside @yegcoalition @RespectCyclists @S_gee @szaracat @lcabral @geodarcy @GuelphOnTwoWheels

reinierl4d ago

Actively snowing and -12 in broad daylight. Meteorological Spring? My ass!

Anyhow, #yegbike wise it's not bad as the snow is fluffy and you cut right through. Presumably it won't be cold and snowing long enough to build the sort of rutted ice cake that can make winter biking difficult.

#wintercycling #edmonton #alberta

reinierlMar 22
Daveography 🇨🇦Mar 21

Holeeee shit I really hope these allegations prove false.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/inglewood-league-lawsuit-missing-funds-9.7136933

#yeg

Edmonton's Inglewood community league sues past treasurer for $280K | CBC News

Out $280,000, the Inglewood community league says it has reported missing money to the police. Now, it’s suing its former treasurer.

CBC
reinierlFeb 20
Show threadDaveography 🇨🇦Feb 20

Timelapse of the eerie fog off the river this morning.

#yeg #yegWX

reinierlFeb 20
#yegbike bike lane clearing: This morning, 96 St in Delton and 119 Ave in Alberta Avenue were cleared. 96 St in McCauley was not (but no problem riding the road there).
reinierlFeb 20
#yegbike wise things were very decent today. Went for my first longer ride since the Tuesday snowdump. From Delton to Victoria Park and back. Most non-priority bike lanes are not yet cleared but residential streets are very well packed. Love the winter wonderland with a blue sky and a February sun that is strong enough to make you feel its warmth.
reinierlFeb 16
Hans on the BikeFeb 10

People for Bikes is getting ready for the annual update of their #Cycling City Rankings website. They lean on Open Street Map for lots of their data. You can help keeping the map up to date for #Ottawa and #Gatineau. Read how in my latest post. #ottbike #Biketooter #osm #openstreetmap

http://hansonthebike.com/2026/02/10/two-free-osm-work-shops-by-people-for-bikes/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Two free OSM Work Shops by People for Bikes - Hans on the Bike - Cycling in Ottawa and beyond

OpenStreetMap workshops organised by People for Bikes in February 2026 should help Ottawa and Gatineau with up to date on line maps

Hans on the Bike - Cycling in Ottawa and beyond
reinierlFeb 12
Anders EknertFeb 12

AI agent "contributes" PR to matplotlib.
PR gets rejected.
AI agent *writes and publishes blog to shame the maintainer*.

What a time to be alive.

https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/31132

reinierlFeb 10
Jeroen Ruigrok van der WervenFeb 10

Rabobank, ING and ABN Amro want to reduce their dependence on American tech companies as much as possible. They have confirmed this to the NOS. The three major Dutch banks are in talks with other European banks regarding this matter.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2601766-nederlandse-banken-willen-afhankelijkheid-van-amerikaanse-tech-afbouwen

#NL #EU #Banking

Nederlandse banken willen afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse tech afbouwen

ING, Rabobank en andere Europese banken overleggen hoe ze de afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse technologiebedrijven kunnen verminderen.