Revamped my domain name site rmendes.net
\nI have been using Claude Code for a few months now, first on small personal code bases that urgently needed refactoring and then professionally on small internal tools then bigger code bases that are actually in production but are legacy code that haven’t been updated in a few years.
\nNow I’m finally working on my own attempt at making sense of Juridical Data (65GB) of PDF’s and media coverage of the OKC judicial case.
\nI’m basically creating a Juridically oriented LLM/RAG solution to ingest PDF content and then use pgvector and other technologies to be able to interact with the whole Archive from my browser interface.
\nThis will never be published publicly obviously but it’s a very interesting use case and learning curve.
\n", "date_published": "2026-01-12T18:23:10+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2026/01/12/claude-code-journey.html", "tags": ["OKCinfo","Longform"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2026/01/12/je-serais-sur-nrj-belgique.html", "content_html": "Je serais sur NRJ Belgique vers 18h30 pour parler de chardonsbleus.org et de l’affaire OKC-Spatz en France
\n", "date_published": "2026-01-12T17:32:07+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2026/01/12/je-serais-sur-nrj-belgique.html", "tags": ["OKCinfo","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2026/01/05/venezuela-the-precedents-by-snyder.html", "content_html": "Venezuela: the precedents by Snyder
\n", "date_published": "2026-01-05T07:11:17+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2026/01/05/venezuela-the-precedents-by-snyder.html", "tags": ["Politics","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2026/01/01/not-sure-about-solving-how.html", "content_html": "Not sure about solving…
\nHow AI Labs Are “Solving” the Power Crisis: The Onsite Gas Deep Dive Read More
\n", "date_published": "2026-01-01T13:25:33+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2026/01/01/not-sure-about-solving-how.html", "tags": ["Tech","AI","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/12/29/so-i-have-been-busy.html", "content_html": "So … I have been busy contributing to this
\ntldr: real-time #telegram archive of the Russian War against Ukraine.
\nIt’s 100% built with Claude Code in a bit more than 2 months
\nit’s near 200.000 lines of #python code, without counting with documentation of course.
\ncheck it out !
\n", "date_published": "2025-12-29T20:21:08+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/12/29/so-i-have-been-busy.html", "tags": ["Tech","AI","Coding","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/12/29/let-me-rephrase-that-title.html", "content_html": "let me rephrase that title : Big Tech basically flipped their script and bowed to the King (other images come to mind but would be very vulgar)
\n\n", "date_published": "2025-12-29T20:11:37+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/12/29/let-me-rephrase-that-title.html", "tags": ["Tech","AI","Politics","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/12/29/upgrading-funkwhale-from-to-rc.html", "title": "Upgrading Funkwhale from 1.4.0 to 2.0.0-rc5 on Debian", "content_html": "After running Funkwhale 1.4.0 for a while, I decided to upgrade to the 2.0.0-rc5 release candidate. This post documents the full upgrade process on a Debian 12 (bookworm) server, including the issues I encountered and how to resolve them.
\nFunkwhale 2.0 brings significant changes:
\nBefore starting the upgrade, ensure you have:
\npython3 --version)python3.11-venv package installedapt install python3.11-venv\nNever skip this step. The database backup is your lifeline if something goes wrong.
\nsudo -u postgres pg_dumpall > /srv/funkwhale/backups/dump_$(date +%d-%m-%Y_%H_%M_%S).sql\nIf you have a lot of music, consider syncing your media directory to another location:
\n# From your local machine (if you have rsync access)\nrsync -avz --progress user@yourserver:/srv/funkwhale/data/music ~/funkwhale-backup/music/\nOr create a compressed archive on the server:
\ntar -czvf /srv/funkwhale/backups/media-backup.tar.gz /srv/funkwhale/data/music\ncp -a /srv/funkwhale/config /srv/funkwhale/backups/config-backup\nsystemctl stop funkwhale.target\nVerify everything is stopped:
\nsystemctl status funkwhale-server funkwhale-worker funkwhale-beat\nBefore removing anything, backup the current installation for potential rollback:
\nBACKUP_DIR="/srv/funkwhale/backups/upgrade-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"\nmkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"\n\ncp -a /srv/funkwhale/api "$BACKUP_DIR/api"\ncp -a /srv/funkwhale/front "$BACKUP_DIR/front"\ncp -a /srv/funkwhale/virtualenv "$BACKUP_DIR/virtualenv"\ncp -a /srv/funkwhale/config "$BACKUP_DIR/config"\n\n# Backup systemd units\nmkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR/systemd"\ncp /etc/systemd/system/funkwhale*.service "$BACKUP_DIR/systemd/"\ncp /etc/systemd/system/funkwhale.target "$BACKUP_DIR/systemd/"\n\n# Backup nginx config\nmkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx"\ncp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/your-site.conf "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx/"\ncp /etc/nginx/funkwhale_proxy.conf "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx/"\nexport FUNKWHALE_VERSION="2.0.0-rc5"\ncd /srv/funkwhale\n\n# Download API\ncurl -L -o "api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/-/jobs/artifacts/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/download?job=build_api"\n\n# Download Frontend\ncurl -L -o "front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/-/jobs/artifacts/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/download?job=build_front"\nrm -rf /srv/funkwhale/api/*\nrm -rf /srv/funkwhale/front/*\ncd /srv/funkwhale\n\n# Extract API\nunzip -q "api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" -d extracted\nmv extracted/api/* api/\nrm -rf extracted "api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip"\n\n# Extract Frontend\nunzip -q "front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" -d extracted\nmv extracted/front/* front/\nrm -rf extracted "front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip"\nFunkwhale 2.0 uses venv instead of virtualenv:
cd /srv/funkwhale\n\n# Remove old virtualenv (if upgrading from 1.x)\nrm -rf virtualenv\n\n# Create new venv\npython3 -m venv venv\nvenv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip wheel\n\n# Install Funkwhale API\nvenv/bin/pip install --editable ./api\n\n# Set correct permissions\nchown -R funkwhale:funkwhale api front venv\nThe systemd unit files need to be updated to point to the new venv directory instead of virtualenv.
You can download them from the repository:
\nexport FUNKWHALE_VERSION="2.0.0-rc5"\n\ncurl -L -o "/etc/systemd/system/funkwhale.target" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale.target"\ncurl -L -o "/etc/systemd/system/funkwhale-server.service" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale-server.service"\ncurl -L -o "/etc/systemd/system/funkwhale-worker.service" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale-worker.service"\ncurl -L -o "/etc/systemd/system/funkwhale-beat.service" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale-beat.service"\n\nsystemctl daemon-reload\nNote: If the curl commands return HTML instead of the service files (404 errors), you may need to clone the repository and copy the files manually:
\ngit clone --branch 2.0.0-rc5 --depth 1 https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale.git /tmp/funkwhale-2.0\ncp /tmp/funkwhale-2.0/deploy/funkwhale*.service /etc/systemd/system/\ncp /tmp/funkwhale-2.0/deploy/funkwhale.target /etc/systemd/system/\nsystemctl daemon-reload\nIf you want to use the latest nginx configuration:
\ncurl -L -o /etc/nginx/funkwhale_proxy.conf \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale_proxy.conf"\n\nnginx -t && systemctl reload nginx\nThis is the critical step that updates your database schema:
\ncd /srv/funkwhale\n\n# Collect static files\nsudo -u funkwhale venv/bin/funkwhale-manage collectstatic --no-input\n\n# Run migrations\nsudo -u funkwhale venv/bin/funkwhale-manage migrate\nYou should see output showing the migrations being applied, including:
\nmusic.0001_initial through various migrationsplaylists migrations (new in 2.0)common and federation updatessystemctl start funkwhale.target\nWait a few seconds and verify everything is running:
\nsystemctl status funkwhale-server funkwhale-worker funkwhale-beat\nAll three services should show active (running).
Check that the API is responding:
\ncurl -s https://your-domain.com/api/v2/ | head -20\nYou should see the API root response with version information.
\nIf you see this error when creating the venv:
\nError: Command '['/srv/funkwhale/venv/bin/python3', '-m', 'ensurepip', '--upgrade', '--default-pip']' returned non-zero exit status 1.\nSolution: Install the python3.11-venv package:
\napt install python3.11-venv\nrm -rf /srv/funkwhale/venv\npython3 -m venv /srv/funkwhale/venv\nIf funkwhale-beat keeps restarting with database errors:
\n_dbm.error: cannot add item to database\nSolution: Remove the corrupted schedule database:
\nrm /srv/funkwhale/api/celerybeat-schedule.db\nsystemctl restart funkwhale-beat\nThe GitLab raw file URLs sometimes don’t work for tags. Clone the repo and copy manually (see Step 6).
\nAlways ensure the funkwhale user owns all files:
\nchown -R funkwhale:funkwhale /srv/funkwhale/api /srv/funkwhale/front /srv/funkwhale/venv\nIf something goes seriously wrong, you can rollback:
\nsystemctl stop funkwhale.target\nBACKUP_DIR="/srv/funkwhale/backups/upgrade-YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS"\nrm -rf /srv/funkwhale/api /srv/funkwhale/front /srv/funkwhale/venv\ncp -a "$BACKUP_DIR/api" /srv/funkwhale/\ncp -a "$BACKUP_DIR/front" /srv/funkwhale/\ncp -a "$BACKUP_DIR/virtualenv" /srv/funkwhale/\ncp "$BACKUP_DIR/systemd/"* /etc/systemd/system/\nsystemctl daemon-reload\nsudo -u postgres psql < /srv/funkwhale/backups/dump_DD-MM-YYYY_HH_MM_SS.sql\nsystemctl start funkwhale.target\nFor convenience, I’ve created a script that automates the entire process with rollback capability. You can find it below:
\n#!/bin/bash\n#\n# Funkwhale Upgrade Script: 1.4.0 -> 2.0.0-rc5\n# With rollback capability\n#\n# Usage: ./upgrade-funkwhale-2.0.sh [upgrade|rollback|status]\n#\n\nset -e\n\n# Configuration\nFUNKWHALE_VERSION="2.0.0-rc5"\nFUNKWHALE_DIR="/srv/funkwhale"\nBACKUP_DIR="/srv/funkwhale/backups/upgrade-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"\nROLLBACK_MARKER="/srv/funkwhale/backups/.rollback_info"\n\n# Colors for output\nRED='\\033[0;31m'\nGREEN='\\033[0;32m'\nYELLOW='\\033[1;33m'\nNC='\\033[0m' # No Color\n\nlog_info() { echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"; }\nlog_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"; }\nlog_error() { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"; }\n\ncheck_root() {\n if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then\n log_error "This script must be run as root"\n exit 1\n fi\n}\n\ncheck_services_stopped() {\n if systemctl is-active --quiet funkwhale-server.service; then\n log_error "Funkwhale services are still running. Stop them first with: systemctl stop funkwhale.target"\n exit 1\n fi\n}\n\nbackup_current() {\n log_info "Creating backup in $BACKUP_DIR..."\n mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"\n\n log_info "Backing up API..."\n cp -a "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/api" "$BACKUP_DIR/api"\n\n log_info "Backing up frontend..."\n cp -a "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/front" "$BACKUP_DIR/front"\n\n log_info "Backing up virtualenv..."\n cp -a "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/virtualenv" "$BACKUP_DIR/virtualenv"\n\n log_info "Backing up config..."\n cp -a "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/config" "$BACKUP_DIR/config"\n\n log_info "Backing up systemd units..."\n mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR/systemd"\n cp /etc/systemd/system/funkwhale*.service "$BACKUP_DIR/systemd/" 2>/dev/null || true\n cp /etc/systemd/system/funkwhale.target "$BACKUP_DIR/systemd/" 2>/dev/null || true\n\n log_info "Backing up nginx config..."\n mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx"\n cp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*.conf "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx/" 2>/dev/null || true\n cp /etc/nginx/funkwhale_proxy.conf "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx/" 2>/dev/null || true\n\n # Save rollback info\n echo "$BACKUP_DIR" > "$ROLLBACK_MARKER"\n echo "BACKUP_DATE=$(date)" >> "$ROLLBACK_MARKER"\n echo "OLD_VERSION=1.4.0" >> "$ROLLBACK_MARKER"\n echo "NEW_VERSION=$FUNKWHALE_VERSION" >> "$ROLLBACK_MARKER"\n\n log_info "Backup complete: $BACKUP_DIR"\n}\n\ndownload_new_version() {\n log_info "Downloading Funkwhale $FUNKWHALE_VERSION..."\n\n cd "$FUNKWHALE_DIR"\n\n log_info "Downloading API..."\n curl -L -o "api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/-/jobs/artifacts/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/download?job=build_api"\n\n log_info "Downloading Frontend..."\n curl -L -o "front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/-/jobs/artifacts/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/download?job=build_front"\n\n log_info "Downloads complete"\n}\n\ninstall_new_version() {\n log_info "Installing Funkwhale $FUNKWHALE_VERSION..."\n\n cd "$FUNKWHALE_DIR"\n\n log_info "Removing old API and frontend..."\n rm -rf api/* front/*\n\n log_info "Extracting API..."\n unzip -q "api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" -d extracted\n mv extracted/api/* api/\n rm -rf extracted "api-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip"\n\n log_info "Extracting frontend..."\n unzip -q "front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip" -d extracted\n rm -rf front/*\n mv extracted/front/* front/\n rm -rf extracted "front-$FUNKWHALE_VERSION.zip"\n\n log_info "Creating new Python virtual environment..."\n rm -rf venv\n python3 -m venv venv\n venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip wheel\n\n log_info "Installing Funkwhale API package..."\n venv/bin/pip install --editable ./api\n\n chown -R funkwhale:funkwhale api front venv\n\n log_info "Installation complete"\n}\n\nupdate_systemd_units() {\n log_info "Updating systemd unit files..."\n\n curl -L -o "/etc/systemd/system/funkwhale.target" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale.target"\n curl -L -o "/etc/systemd/system/funkwhale-server.service" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale-server.service"\n curl -L -o "/etc/systemd/system/funkwhale-worker.service" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale-worker.service"\n curl -L -o "/etc/systemd/system/funkwhale-beat.service" \\\n "https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/raw/$FUNKWHALE_VERSION/deploy/funkwhale-beat.service"\n\n systemctl daemon-reload\n log_info "Systemd units updated"\n}\n\nrun_migrations() {\n log_info "Running database migrations..."\n\n cd "$FUNKWHALE_DIR"\n\n log_info "Collecting static files..."\n sudo -u funkwhale venv/bin/funkwhale-manage collectstatic --no-input\n\n log_info "Applying database migrations..."\n sudo -u funkwhale venv/bin/funkwhale-manage migrate\n\n log_info "Migrations complete"\n}\n\nstart_services() {\n log_info "Starting Funkwhale services..."\n systemctl start funkwhale.target\n systemctl reload nginx\n\n sleep 5\n\n if systemctl is-active --quiet funkwhale-server.service; then\n log_info "Funkwhale services started successfully!"\n else\n log_error "Services failed to start. Check logs with: journalctl -u funkwhale-server.service"\n exit 1\n fi\n}\n\ndo_upgrade() {\n log_info "Starting Funkwhale upgrade to $FUNKWHALE_VERSION"\n log_warn "Make sure you have a database backup before proceeding!"\n\n check_root\n check_services_stopped\n\n backup_current\n download_new_version\n install_new_version\n update_systemd_units\n run_migrations\n start_services\n\n log_info "=========================================="\n log_info "Upgrade complete!"\n log_info "Funkwhale $FUNKWHALE_VERSION is now running"\n log_info "=========================================="\n log_info "If something goes wrong, run: $0 rollback"\n}\n\ndo_rollback() {\n log_info "Starting rollback..."\n\n check_root\n\n if [[ ! -f "$ROLLBACK_MARKER" ]]; then\n log_error "No rollback information found. Cannot rollback."\n exit 1\n fi\n\n BACKUP_DIR=$(head -1 "$ROLLBACK_MARKER")\n\n if [[ ! -d "$BACKUP_DIR" ]]; then\n log_error "Backup directory not found: $BACKUP_DIR"\n exit 1\n fi\n\n log_info "Rolling back from backup: $BACKUP_DIR"\n\n systemctl stop funkwhale.target 2>/dev/null || true\n\n log_info "Restoring API..."\n rm -rf "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/api"\n cp -a "$BACKUP_DIR/api" "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/api"\n\n log_info "Restoring frontend..."\n rm -rf "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/front"\n cp -a "$BACKUP_DIR/front" "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/front"\n\n log_info "Restoring virtualenv..."\n rm -rf "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/venv" "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/virtualenv"\n cp -a "$BACKUP_DIR/virtualenv" "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/virtualenv"\n\n log_info "Restoring systemd units..."\n cp "$BACKUP_DIR/systemd/"* /etc/systemd/system/\n systemctl daemon-reload\n\n log_info "Restoring nginx config..."\n cp "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx/"* /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ 2>/dev/null || true\n cp "$BACKUP_DIR/nginx/funkwhale_proxy.conf" /etc/nginx/ 2>/dev/null || true\n\n log_warn "NOTE: Database was NOT rolled back automatically."\n log_warn "To restore database, run:"\n log_warn " sudo -u postgres psql < /srv/funkwhale/backups/dump_*.sql"\n\n systemctl start funkwhale.target\n systemctl reload nginx\n\n log_info "=========================================="\n log_info "Rollback complete!"\n log_info "=========================================="\n}\n\nshow_status() {\n echo "Current Funkwhale installation:"\n echo "================================"\n\n if [[ -d "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/venv" ]]; then\n echo "Virtual env: venv (2.0 style)"\n VERSION=$("$FUNKWHALE_DIR/venv/bin/pip" show funkwhale-api 2>/dev/null | grep Version | awk '{print $2}')\n elif [[ -d "$FUNKWHALE_DIR/virtualenv" ]]; then\n echo "Virtual env: virtualenv (1.x style)"\n VERSION=$("$FUNKWHALE_DIR/virtualenv/bin/pip" show funkwhale-api 2>/dev/null | grep Version | awk '{print $2}')\n fi\n\n echo "Installed version: ${VERSION:-unknown}"\n echo ""\n echo "Service status:"\n systemctl status funkwhale.target --no-pager 2>/dev/null || echo " Not running"\n\n if [[ -f "$ROLLBACK_MARKER" ]]; then\n echo ""\n echo "Rollback available:"\n cat "$ROLLBACK_MARKER"\n fi\n}\n\n# Main\ncase "${1:-}" in\n upgrade)\n do_upgrade\n ;;\n rollback)\n do_rollback\n ;;\n status)\n show_status\n ;;\n *)\n echo "Funkwhale Upgrade Script"\n echo "========================"\n echo ""\n echo "Usage: $0 [command]"\n echo ""\n echo "Commands:"\n echo " upgrade - Upgrade Funkwhale to $FUNKWHALE_VERSION"\n echo " rollback - Rollback to previous version"\n echo " status - Show current installation status"\n echo ""\n echo "Before upgrading:"\n echo " 1. Ensure database is backed up"\n echo " 2. Ensure media files are backed up"\n echo " 3. Stop services: systemctl stop funkwhale.target"\n echo ""\n ;;\nesac\nSave this as upgrade-funkwhale-2.0.sh, make it executable with chmod +x upgrade-funkwhale-2.0.sh, and run with sudo ./upgrade-funkwhale-2.0.sh upgrade.
The upgrade from Funkwhale 1.4.0 to 2.0.0-rc5 went smoothly once I resolved the Python venv package issue and worked around the systemd unit file download problem. The database migrations ran without issues, and all my music library was preserved (now organized under the new playlist system instead of libraries).
\nIf you encounter any issues not covered here, check the Funkwhale documentation or join the community on Matrix/IRC for help.
\nLast updated: December 2025
\n", "summary": "Upgrading from Funkwhale 1.4.0 to 2.0.0-rc5 on a Debian 12 server involves several steps, including creating backups, installing the new version, updating configurations, and running database migrations.", "date_published": "2025-12-29T17:48:24+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/12/29/upgrading-funkwhale-from-to-rc.html", "tags": ["Tech","Audio","Longform"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/12/14/information-manipulation-is-a-market.html", "content_html": "Information Manipulation is a market.
\n\n", "date_published": "2025-12-14T10:55:00+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/12/14/information-manipulation-is-a-market.html", "tags": ["Tech","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/12/10/do-you-like-to-develop.html", "content_html": "do you like to develop on #android and sideload your APK freely on devices you own?
\n", "date_published": "2025-12-10T18:43:15+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/12/10/do-you-like-to-develop.html", "tags": ["Tech","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/12/10/this-is-really-funny-futuristic.html", "content_html": "This is really funny futuristic HN frontpage post reach HN frontpage and delivers gold satire đ
\n", "date_published": "2025-12-10T18:40:36+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/12/10/this-is-really-funny-futuristic.html", "tags": ["Tech","AI","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/12/02/photo-prs-de-mon-nouveau.html", "content_html": "Photo prĂšs de mon nouveau chez moi l’autre jour en allant au boulot.. c’est fou que pendant des dĂ©cennies l’horrible building de la gare du Nord cachait cette beautĂ© dans le paysage nord de Bruxelles.
\n![\"A](\"https://blog.rmendes.net/uploads/2025/64f19c3e00.jpg\")
\n",
"date_published": "2025-12-02T21:05:47+01:00",
"url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/12/02/photo-prs-de-mon-nouveau.html",
"tags": ["Photos","Microposts"]
},
{
"id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/11/24/damn-the-new-cloudron-ui.html",
"content_html": "Damn.. the new #Cloudron UI revamp is sick đČ loving it! cloudron.io
\n", "date_published": "2025-11-24T21:49:35+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/11/24/damn-the-new-cloudron-ui.html", "tags": ["Tech","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/10/14/can-you-even-imagine-if.html", "title": "Can you even imagine, if #Carlin was still alive, under #Trump ? ", "content_html": "it wouldn’t be roasting, perhaps Trump wouldn’t even be elected in the first place.
\nI feel like even the best comedians, commentators and opinionated individuals out there, all those not losing their north star, would greatly appreciate it if anything remotely as close to Carlin was alive today and dismantling whatever is the ongoing political/economic cast in power (not just in the USA)
\n", "date_published": "2025-10-14T20:14:17+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/10/14/can-you-even-imagine-if.html", "tags": ["Videos","Politics","indieweb","Longform"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/10/12/link-the-chinese-firewall-technology.html", "title": "[Link] The Chinese Firewall Technology That Every Western Company Now Usesâ", "content_html": "âA senior security engineer at a major European bank recently told me (off the record, obviously) that their ânext-generation threat detection systemâ was producing better results than anything theyâd used before. Only later did they discover that the core algorithms were developed by a Chinese company with close ties to government surveillance programs.â
\n\n", "date_published": "2025-10-12T18:14:04+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/10/12/link-the-chinese-firewall-technology.html", "tags": ["Tech","Politics","Longform"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/25/assine-a-petio-para-libertar.html", "content_html": "Assine a Petição para libertar Joseph Figueira Martin
\nEm 26 de maio de 2024, Joseph Figueira Martin, um humanitĂĄrio belga-portuguĂȘs, foi preso em ZĂ©mio, uma cidade no leste da RepĂșblica Centro-Africana.
\nBĂ©lgica e Portugal tĂȘm que tomar ação!
\n#Wagner
\n", "date_published": "2025-09-25T20:58:29+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/25/assine-a-petio-para-libertar.html", "tags": ["Politique","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/25/sign-the-petition-to-free.html", "content_html": "Sign The Petition to free Joseph Figueira Martin
\nOn 26 May 2024, Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese humanitarian, was arrested in ZĂ©mio, a town in the east of the Central African Republic.
\nPortugal and Belgium must act!
\n", "date_published": "2025-09-25T20:56:18+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/25/sign-the-petition-to-free.html", "tags": ["Politics","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/23/le-comble-de-notre-poque.html", "title": "Le comble de notre Ă©poque c'est le mirage de l'immigration ", "content_html": "Le comble de notre Ă©poque : aprĂšs des dĂ©cennies de perte de souverainetĂ© Ă©conomique, financiĂšre et technologique, lâEurope, les Ătats-Unis et dâautres puissances prĂ©tendent la « rĂ©cupĂ©rer » en fermant leurs frontiĂšres. Mais pas aux marchandises, pas au capital, pas aux dĂ©rives financiĂšres, ni Ă lâexode fiscal des 1 %.
\nNon, câest sur les corps que se concentre la rĂ©pression. On en vient Ă parquer des ĂȘtres humains dans des conditions inhumaines, pour satisfaire des rhĂ©toriques dâextrĂȘme droite devenues banales, prĂ©sentĂ©es comme des vĂ©ritĂ©s canoniques.
\nMonstrueuses vĂ©ritĂ©s qui masquent lâĂ©lĂ©phant rose au milieu du magasin de porcelaine : un capitalisme dĂ©bridĂ©, responsable premier de la misĂšre de masse et de la dĂ©gradation des systĂšmes sociaux.
\nVoilĂ la vĂ©ritable cause de lâanxiĂ©tĂ© gĂ©nĂ©ralisĂ©e, qui comme toujours finit par se retourner contre les plus vulnĂ©rables.
\n", "date_published": "2025-09-23T22:54:32+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/23/le-comble-de-notre-poque.html", "tags": ["Thoughts","Politique","Longform"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/23/the-groyper-wars-the-seriousness.html", "content_html": "The Groyper Wars\nThe seriousness of this story is rivaled only by its dizzying stupidity.
\n\n", "date_published": "2025-09-23T22:52:33+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/23/the-groyper-wars-the-seriousness.html", "tags": ["Politics","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/18/ever-needed-to-duplicate-a.html", "content_html": "Ever needed to duplicate a #keycloak realm.json, change a few values and re-import into the same keycloak ?\nthis is a Keycloak realm rekeying utility, safe UUID regeneration and alias normalization to avoid duplicate constraints during import
\n", "date_published": "2025-09-18T10:46:09+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/18/ever-needed-to-duplicate-a.html", "tags": ["Coding","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/15/on-maga-factions-and-the.html", "content_html": "On MAGA factions and the meme wars of 2025 and beyond :
\nThis is a PHD/level breakdown of the two alt-right movements set out to destroy each other and the rest of the USA in the process. The creator is Cy Canterel.
\nOn my reading list : Lost in the Kingdom of Kitsch
\n", "date_published": "2025-09-15T20:20:28+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/15/on-maga-factions-and-the.html", "tags": ["Tech","News","Politics","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/13/chris-hedge-on-kirk-death.html", "content_html": "Chris Hedge on Kirk death “Martyrs are the lifeblood of violent movements. Any flinching over the use of violence, any talk of compassion or understanding, any effort to mediate or discuss, is a betrayal of the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.”
\n\n", "date_published": "2025-09-13T10:01:51+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/13/chris-hedge-on-kirk-death.html", "tags": ["Social","Politics","Microposts"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/13/la-belgique-doit-agir-pour.html", "title": "La Belgique doit agir pour ne pas laisser brĂ»ler les droits des femmes", "content_html": "Aux Ătats-Unis, lâadministration Trump a marquĂ© un tournant idĂ©ologique majeur. Sous couvert de rĂ©formes et de moralitĂ©, elle a menĂ© une vĂ©ritable offensive contre lâautonomie des femmes: remise en cause du droit Ă lâavortement, pressions sur les financements de la santĂ© reproductive, et obstacles Ă lâaccĂšs aux contraceptifs.
\nLa destruction programmée de stocks entiers de contraceptifs (sur le sol belge) encore parfaitement utilisables ne peut se lire autrement que comme un geste idéologique politique.
\nCâest lâincarnation dâune logique “talibanesque” patriarcale qui prĂ©fĂšre incinĂ©rer des moyens de libertĂ© plutĂŽt que de permettre aux femmes de dĂ©cider pour elles-mĂȘmes.
\nEn Belgique, notre cadre légal et éthique est aux antipodes de cette vision.
\nLa destruction de mĂ©dicaments et de produits de santĂ© encore conformes y est interdite, car ils reprĂ©sentent une ressource prĂ©cieuse quâil faut redistribuer plutĂŽt que gaspiller.
\nCette approche traduit un choix de sociĂ©tĂ©: protĂ©ger la santĂ© publique, lutter contre le gaspillage, et surtout garantir que les droits des femmes ne soient pas sacrifiĂ©s sur lâautel dâidĂ©ologies rĂ©trogrades.
\nCâest pourquoi il faut appeler la Belgique Ă agir: Ă se lever contre cette politique amĂ©ricaine destructrice et, si nĂ©cessaire, Ă racheter ce stock pour le mettre au service de programmes humanitaires.
\nChaque dose redistribuĂ©e est une victoire contre lâobscurantisme, et un pas de plus vers lâĂ©galitĂ© et la dignitĂ© des femmes dans le monde.
\n", "date_published": "2025-09-13T09:56:56+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/13/la-belgique-doit-agir-pour.html", "tags": ["Thoughts","Politique","Longform"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/11/from-distrust-to-retribution-americas.html", "title": "From Distrust to Retribution: Americaâs Escalating Spiral ", "content_html": "The core problem in the đșđž right now is trust in information, democracy, institutions.
\nWhatever is put forward, whether a âmanifesto,â âkillerâs note,â or shooting suspectâs story, no matter what the authorities claim, the public has come to believe that itâs all manipulated.
\nThat distrust is being weaponized by the alt-right / MAGA crowd, and it wonât be long before they demand retribution, for real or imagined.
\nBecause the current administration is seen as deeply biased, compromised, even complicit by many, every statement, every slip, every omission becomes fuel. Whether intentional or not, its behavior and rhetoric will stoke the flames and lead to real retribution.
\nThereâs only one way to halt this descent: the people, those not yet indoctrinated, those still able to think beyond rage, must step forward.
\nThose sections of society that are not caught up in fear, indoctrination and fury need to raise clear, honest voices. Without that, with a death like Charlie Kirkâs hanging over everything, weâre not just witnessing a case: weâre seeing a tipping point.
\n", "date_published": "2025-09-11T19:18:07+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/11/from-distrust-to-retribution-americas.html", "tags": ["Thoughts","Politics","Longform"] }, { "id": "http://rmdes.micro.blog/2025/09/11/face-aux-horreurs-du-monde.html", "title": "Face aux horreurs du monde, tenir debout", "content_html": "Avec toute lâhorreur qui se dĂ©roule sous nos yeux Ă©blouis par la lumiĂšre bleue de nos Ă©crans, jâai parfois lâimpression que le 11 septembre nâa plus aucune importance. Comme si, face au gĂ©nocide Ă Gaza, Ă la guerre perpĂ©tuelle en Ukraine et aux conflits oubliĂ©s qui ensanglantent dâautres continents, la tragĂ©die dâil y a vingt-quatre ans nâĂ©tait plus quâun fait divers. Pourtant, câest elle qui a propulsĂ© le monde dans une dĂ©rive dont nous ressentons encore les secousses.
\nMais les horreurs ne sâeffacent pas les unes les autres. Elles sâempilent, elles se superposent. Pour celles et ceux qui les subissent, il nây a pas de hiĂ©rarchie. Une guerre, un exil, un gĂ©nocide, une agression, ou une bataille juridique contre une secte qui a brisĂ© des vies : Ă chaque fois, câest un monde qui sâĂ©croule, câest une violence qui impose son poids total. De lâextĂ©rieur, on compare. De lâintĂ©rieur, on survit.
\nCâest ce que nous vivons avec Chardons Bleus. Alors que les horreurs du monde se dĂ©roulent en direct, nous affrontons depuis des annĂ©es une autre forme dâhorreur, moins visible, mais pas moins dĂ©vastatrice. Des procĂ©dures judiciaires interminables, des souvenirs qui resurgissent au dĂ©tour dâune audience, des victimes qui portent encore les stigmates dâune enfance volĂ©e. Ă lâĂ©chelle du monde, cela paraĂźt dĂ©risoire. Ă lâĂ©chelle de nos vies, cela est absolu.
\nChaque drame collectif ou intime vient recouvrir le prĂ©cĂ©dent sans jamais lâeffacer. Lâhistoire mondiale et lâhistoire personnelle se croisent, se rĂ©pondent, parfois se confondent. Et ce qui reste, câest cette impression de vivre dans un palimpseste de douleurs et de luttes, oĂč chaque nouvelle couche ne dĂ©truit pas lâancienne mais la rend plus difficile Ă porter.
\nEt pourtant, dans ce chaos, quelque chose rĂ©siste. Ă travers chaque combat, chaque tĂ©moignage, chaque geste de solidaritĂ©, une lumiĂšre persiste, fragile mais tenace. Elle nâefface pas lâhorreur, mais elle empĂȘche quâelle soit totale. Câest cette lumiĂšre qui nous relie, qui nous maintient debout, et qui nous rappelle que mĂȘme au cĆur de la nuit, il reste toujours une part de jour Ă reconquĂ©rir.
\nc’est la rĂ©silience qui nous maintient debout, et qui affirme que malgrĂ© lâhorreur, nous pouvons encore choisir la justice, la solidaritĂ© et la vie.
\n", "date_published": "2025-09-11T18:27:25+01:00", "url": "https://blog.rmendes.net/2025/09/11/face-aux-horreurs-du-monde.html", "tags": ["Thoughts","Longform"] } ] }