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Lately I’ve felt like talking a bit about music. Because beyond command lines and servers, that’s also what feeds me. And today, I want to take you on a little detour through two genres that aren’t necessarily well known to the general public but that, trust me, are well worth a listen: shoegaze and its darker cousin, blackgaze. Shoegaze: a storm in the fog Born in the late 80s in the UK, shoegaze is a style apart. You’ll find guitars drowned in effects, almost whispered vocals, and that feeling of being swept along in a fuzzy sonic flow, somewhere between daydream and diffuse melancholy. ...

Ansible: first steps Last January, I announced my resolutions for 2025, one of which was to look into Ansible to figure out how to automate and manage my servers more efficiently. After a few weeks of exploring, it’s time for a quick debrief and to share what I’ve learned so far, especially about setup and using real playbooks. Why I chose Ansible I mentioned it before, but the main reason I started learning Ansible is its simplicity: ...

Memos: the app that simplifies everything, without the hassle I’ve always looked for a quick and intuitive way to jot down whatever crosses my mind. Between my ideas, my to-do lists, or even bits of code, I needed a minimalist tool that gets straight to the point. Memos fills that role perfectly. I’ve now been using it almost every day for more than two years. I’ve tried other solutions like Evernote, Notion, or Obsidian, but I always come back to Memos. It just does what I need: a clear space to write in a few seconds, without distractions. ...

Alcest is a French band founded in 2000 by Stéphane Paut, known as Neige, initially as a solo project. Neige built the band’s identity out of his own experiences, notably memories he describes as belonging to “another dimension”. The project started out as pure black metal before opening up to shoegaze, post-rock and ambient: that mix is what gave birth to blackgaze. Discography Le Secret (2005): the beginnings, between black metal and ethereal atmospheres. Souvenirs d’un Autre Monde (2007): the album that lays the foundations of blackgaze, airy guitars and haunting vocals. Écailles de Lune (2010): poetic and melancholic, between rage and serenity. Les Voyages de l’Âme (2012): more introspective, a dive into the soul with every track. Kodama (2016): inspired by Japanese culture and by the movie Princess Mononoke, a tribute to nature. Spiritual Instinct (2019): a return to darker sounds, between introspection and raw energy. Les Chants de l’Aurore (2024): brighter, a mix of dreamlike sounds and powerful passages. Écailles de Lune Cover of the album Écailles de Lune (2010) by Alcest ...

A year full of opportunities 2025 has finally arrived, bringing a new batch of projects and things to learn. This year is special for me, since I’m finishing my CPLR degree (a French computer science bachelor’s). Next year, I hope to keep up the momentum by joining a DevOps-focused master’s program in Lyon. Here are the technologies and areas I plan to explore in 2025: OpenStack, to understand and get a handle on this open-source cloud computing platform. Kubernetes, to deepen my knowledge of container orchestration. Puppet and Ansible, to automate and manage infrastructure. Web development, especially Next.js: I plan to work on an open-source (FOSS) web app project to put my skills into practice. I plan to learn all of this through practice, with concrete projects and plenty of trial and error. ...