Just a lvl 28 guy from Finland. Full-stack web developer and Scrum Master by trade, but actually more into server-side programming, networking, and sysadmin stuff.

During the summer, I love trekking, camping, and going on long hiking adventures. Also somewhat of an avgeek and a huge Lego fanatic.

A furry or something. Why be yourself when you can be a fluffy raccoon on the internet?

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Cake day: June 20th, 2023

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  • I can only speak from my own experience and what I’ve seen, but generally the best leaders are the ones who emerge naturally from within the team. You shouldn’t need to “prove yourself” to your superiors but to your coworkers instead.

    Most teams don't want or need a boss, they need a leader

    I don’t know what your “vision” looks like, but start small. Feel like some manual task could be automated? Write a script and share it with the team. Think something should be done differently? Bring it up and see what others in the team think. The point is, you don’t need actual “power” within the company to start implementing your vision. Unless of course the company culture is just horrible, in which case you’d probably be better off looking for other opportunities regardless…




  • Such a cool idea omg. I wish there were a way to make it happen. I’ve always played with the idea of going interrailing but I’m not that into sightseeing or other “touristy” activities so I worry I’d find it boring soon after start. Meeting local furs at every major stop would be such a fun way to do it. I think there should be some overnight stops along the route though, more than two consecutive night trains sounds way too punishing for me lol.

    Also, to my knowledge night trains often require seat reservations even for interrail pass holders. I dunno how expensive those are these days





  • A teenager has beaten a traditional race’s record after running at what organisers described as “breathtaking speed”.

    The 10K Stoke Stampede, which has been a key event in the calendar at Stoke St Gregory near Taunton in Somerset since 1977, was won by Tom, 17, who ran the distance at 30.37 on Sunday, beating the previous record of 31.45 in 2007.

    The race originally started as a fun run pram race between two pubs and, although it has evolved over the years, it continues to raise money for the village playing field.

    About 450 runners from across the South West registered to take part in the 2026 Stoke Stampede, selling it out within 14 hours.

    Sara Sollis has been helping out with the run for more than 20 years and said it is “really popular” with participants because of the course itself.

    “It’s very undulating, it’s a bit of a challenge, sometimes there’s some really big puddles,” she said.

    “They [runners] tell us they like it because the village come out and support it and there’s spectators clapping them all the way around the village, even if they’re hanging out their windows.”

    The run raises money for the local playing field, which was bought by some soldiers for the village with their demobilisation pay when they returned from the Second World War.

    The field was originally set up for football and cricket, but now has facilities to play tennis and also has a pavilion.

    “It’s their main fundraising and it costs a lot of money to run a playing field, you wouldn’t believe it,” Sollis said.

    As for the 2026 winner, Sollis said Tom was the “quickest I’ve ever seen” in the decades she has assisted in the race.

    “Generally, the younger age don’t run it, some of them are in their 70s,” Sollis said of the participants.

    “And sometimes its the vets that win the overall race as well, which I love, there’s always life in the old dogs.”