Posts on Daniel Aanstoot

When Cleaning Up Your Repo Breaks Your Site (and How Claude Helped Me Fix It)

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A tidy-up of my Hugo repo accidentally made my avatar disappear. Here's the gotcha that caused it, and how I worked through the fix with Claude.

From Plain to Personality: Spicing Up My Hugo Site with Claude

Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My personal site was functional but flat. Here's how a conversation with Claude turned into a proper redesign — fonts, colors, profile mode, and cover images included.

The Rise of AI Chatbots: Your New Digital Conversation Partners

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:35:49 +0200

AI chatbots have quietly revolutionized how we interact with technology, transforming from simple scripted responses to sophisticated conversational partners that can tackle everything from customer service inquiries to creative brainstorming sessions. These digital assistants are now capable of understanding context, maintaining coherent discussions, and even adapting their communication style to match your preferences. Whether you’re debugging code at 2 AM or looking for inspiration for your next project, AI chatbots offer 24/7 availability that never sleeps, never gets cranky, and always has time for your questions.

Happy Pi Day

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:14:20 +0200

Happy Pi Day! 🎉 Whether you’re here just for the pie or if you’re into the actual math, let me spill the beans on why today is so special.

Pi Day may be all about circles, circumference, and irrational numbers—but this year’s got something extra radial to offer. Let’s not forget it’s also International Algorithm Day, where we celebrate the code that powers everything from AI to your morning coffee ☕ .

The Exhaustion of IPv4 Addresses: The Need for IPv6 Adoption

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:35:49 +0200

In the ever-evolving landscape of internet technology, the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses has become a critical concern. With only approximately 4 billion IPv4 addresses available, the growing number of connected devices and advancements in networking technology have begun to strain this limited resource.

IPv4, or Internet Protocol version 4, uses 32-bit addressing, providing a fixed pool of unique IP addresses. This limitation becomes increasingly apparent as more devices—smartphones, tablets, laptops, IoT devices, and autonomous vehicles—access the internet. Each device requires a unique IP address to communicate effectively within networks.

Oslo Opera House

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:25:25 +0200

The Oslo Opera House is a special landmark. Next to the central station, in the Oslo Fjord lies this white monument where modern architecture meets nature.

Kijkduin

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:22:34 +0200

On the sandy beaches of The Netherlands lies Kijkduin, a place near The Hague. Early spring it was a bit windy and sunny.

Norwegian Fjords

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 14:49:49 +0200

On a ride from Oslo to the West Coast of Norway I saw this landscape. It must have been late in the evening while waiting for the ferry.

Ipv6

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:35:49 +0200

Tomorrow it is IPv6-day again. The day to make the world aware of a new version of the protocol that makes the internet possible. IPv4 (now) and IPv6 (now and future) make it possible to connect devices to the internet. With the original design of the net every device received a unique address to communicate with other devices. When the internet grew the demand of addresses grew as well. We are now in the situation that there are no more free addresses, so new devices can’t connect to the net, without recycling existing addresses. That doesn’t sound too bad at the moment, but will become a big problem when there are really no more free addresses available.

Password Vulnerability

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:32:20 +0200

The past couple of days three instances of password loss and hacks appeared in the news. First there was the news about LinkedIn having lost 6,5 million passwords, a US dating site lost passwords as well and yesterday the news came that the social music site Last.fm informed their users they had lost passwords. This post is about how to prevent data loss and make sure you have strong and different passwords.

Privacy Day

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:49:33 +0200

A blog about privacy day