Written by Adrian Kosmaczewski since 1996. Updates every Friday.

Ancestors from Geneva and Beyond

I’ve already written about my grandmother Herta, about one of my Polish ancestors in the 16th century, and about how my four grandparents arrived to Buenos Aires at various points of the early 20th century. Now it’s time to learn about some great-great-grandparents from the side of my maternal grandfather.

How to Install OS/2 Warp 3 and 4 on VirtualBox

30 years ago I bought a copy of the recently released IBM OS/2 Warp 3 operating system, and I used it in the primary partition of my computer for a while, until around 1997, when I sold my 486 PC and moved back to Argentina.

Farewell to Software Engineers

I recently ranted on Mastodon (as one usually does) about a persistent phenomenon, one which I’m quite tired of seeing in this dear software industry I happen to make a living with.

Use a Bidet

One of the things that I missed the most when moving from Argentina to Switzerland in 1991 wasn’t the meat, nor the alfajores, nor the dulce de leche, but the humble bidet in every bathroom.

Songs With Names of People

Have you noticed how many famous songs bear the names of other celebrities, like actors or musicians?

Against Open Spaces

Regular readers of my ramblings are well aware of my absolute aversion to open spaces, particularly in the context of software engineering.

Swiss SaaS You Probably Never Heard About

I’ve recently talked about Proton and about how happy I am with their services, but it turns out that Switzerland has to offer much more in the realm of privacy-conscious SaaS.

Movies About Patagonia and a Picture

I’ve written in the past about my recommendations for visiting Buenos Aires, and about my experience in Patagonia. Here go some movies to complement both explorations of the southernmost region of the Argentine countryside.

How to Add OpenSearch to your Website

Back in the days of Web 2.0, before Node.js, before Google Chrome, before Angular and Vue.js, the browser was slowly evolving, and every so often a truly useful feature would show up in the web ecosystem. This was the case of the OpenSearch specification, to allow browsers to search on any website.

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