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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Allons-y, Allonso! I take it as a good sign to spot this ship while running. Also ran into some friendly geese. 17km yesterday. I think I’m ready for the half marathon next week. Wish me luck 😆 #marathonpreparation #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #Amsterdam

A large ship navigating the river around Amsterdam with the name clearly visible: Allonso

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A bit of a longer run today. Hopefully, I can do 17/18 next week and close my training for the half marathon of Leiden. #13km #marathonpreparation #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #Amsterdam

Screenshot of the Endurian app showing a map describing a run of 13 =km in 1 hour and 34 minutes.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Recently, I dug into the Postgres's replication slot. Uncharted territory to me. I learned a lot. As usual, the takeaway is to properly configure your DB instance and (I cannot stress this enough), do monitor your DB instances. www.rafspiny.eu/blog/postgre... #PostgreSQL #postgres #database

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Postgres performance degradation due to lack of replication slot monitoring

How a rottening replication slot led to performance degradation on Postgres. Deep dive into Postgres internal mechanisms for Write Ahead Log and replication slots. Please monitor your replication slot...

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Long run for this Sunday morning. Being Sunday, it was time for a homemade ragù . #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #Amsterdam

A greenfield with grass, trees at the horizon and a rising sun. Blue sky with some clouds.

A pot with homemade ragù boiled for 5 hours.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Down the rabbit hole of selfhosting and how to manage several docker containers. Dockge, Portainer and Komo.do. An open discussion and comparison www.rafspiny.eu/blog/portain...

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

After a day out, nothing is more restoring than a couple of hours of rest on my throne. #HappyCaturday! #cats #caturday

A ginger cat curled up in supposedly comfy position, although visibly contoured to a human, on an armchair covered with a blanket

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Resumed training for the half marathon. 3 times per week. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #Amsterdam

The Garmin connect app showing a run of 5 kn in 31 minutes

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I have a joke about a DB index, but I won’t.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Behold, his roundness in all his circleness. #caturday #catsofbluesky

An orange cat sitting in the basket like a round ball

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

My Lord and Master decided that I should not raise from the sofa. He is determined to make sure I rest here. #caturday #catsofbluesky

An orange car sitting on a man’s lap laying down on the sofa.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Where new friendships are born. Postgres and Kotlin #FOSDEM #FOSDEM26

The two mascots from Postgres and Kotlin standing next to each other

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Explain select in Postgres. A 20 minutes talk made on a 20 hours journey by Charly Batista. #OpenSource #FOSDEM #FOSDEM26

Shot of the first slide about explaining select statements in Postgres

Another shot of the same presentation about the costs that the analyser uses when making the plan.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

This morning the sky had this rare, beautiful colour. It was also freezing cold to the point that the ducks were walking on the pond. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #Amsterdam

A pink sky over a slightly frozen pond with ducks walking on the pond and birds flying.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Does it count as a shapeshifting life form? #Caturday #catsofbluesky #Cats #Cat

A fluffy orange boy perfectly assuming the position of the cat tree space that he is sleeping in...a half circle.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 06/01/2026

Guys, we did it. We invented the Commodore 64

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Misty morning here in Amsterdam. It feels like Kairos is pondering “Who knows what the day has for me. Oh no wait, I am a cat. I am adored for the entire day and food is served regularly “ #5km #7km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #Amsterdam

7km in 43 minute. Slow pace of 6 minutes per kilometre

A misty scenery in a park. You can barely see the pond and the trees on the other side of the pond.

My cat with a serious face like pondering life and existence. He is an orange cat with stripes.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

After a day of running, napping, eating, and chasing, it’s time to rest. Good night everybody. #Caturday #catsofbluesky #Cats #Cat

A beautiful orange cat laying in bed resting and looking in the camera.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Excited and scared 😱 🍿

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Running in the fields of Grimbergen is quite pleasant. So much Green. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #brussel

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Autumn in this lovely village outside of Brussel, Grimbergen. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #brussel

A tree with a multitude of autumnal colours

A view of the village abbey in the distance, trough a grass field with additional trees on the sides

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Came back from Essen, after attending SPIEL. An amazing, and tiring, four days of playing board games. I shared some pictures and few thoughts on what I have played, on my personal space. This year I have found fewer games that I loved. #spiel25 #spiel #boardgames www.rafspiny.eu/blog/spiel-2...

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SPIEL 2025 Adventure. A geek in a board game convention | Raffaele Spinelli

SPIEL. October is a month I look forward to. End of daylight (summer time) is a reason, but the other one is SPIEL. Around 6 years ago, I met a formidable bunch of folks at the office who were often p...

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Next year, I want to join the half marathon in Leiden. A fantastic colleague who is also into running brought up the topic. So, here we are with incremental training again. #5km #7km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

This morning, I went on a short run with my wife. We stopped at the view of this triptych: the autumn leaves of trees shining in the sun, the solitary heron guarding the lake, and the reflection of the sky in the water. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

A lake where you see: the autumn leaves of trees shining in the sun, the solitary heron guarding the lake, and the reflection of the sky in the water.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

In the last week, I’ve running on and off. Always 5 km in the last 3 days. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

A run of 3km at the beginning of the week

A poetic view of the horizon at a pond, with trees and vegetation everywhere and the sun casting rays of light that makes the clouds pinky.

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hailey @hailey.at · 05/09/2025

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I promised to come back on this. Three nerdy, crazy things happened. Let’s focus on the last one. My (now) wife is mad about dinosaurs and we decided to dress up as t-rex for our first dance. Many other dino things happened on that day. We improvised the movements. Original idea by t-rex Tuesday.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

and--idk quite how to articulate this--but the work of it is... critical to art-making. like you discover your intentions through the labor of expressing them. if I'd woken up at 17 with the technical ability to write a novel, i wouldn't have known what i was trying to say. the work IS the product.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Day 100: Reached 100 days yesterday. I forgot to post it, because it was an hectic day, for a different reason. This whole thing started as a `let's try to run/do yoga for a week` with my wife. It became something completely different. #5km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Day 98: It was a good run. I was on the phone with my family. Not my brightest idea, perhaps.Plus, the night before, my boy was in cuteness overload mode. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam #cats #gingercats #catsofbluesky

A ginger cat laying on the bed with his paws folded onto each other.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Day 97: Feeling a bit better. Stats are going up again. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

A clear blue sky. A greenish pond that reflects the sky and the trees around

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Day 95: Quick run in the morning. Not feeling super well. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Day 94: I have been lacking behind in terms of posting. On the 6th there was a clear sky and I managed to have a good run. Also a beautiful view of the pond. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

Another beautiful reflection of the sky and trees on the pond. A duck is breaking the perfect reflection by swimming peacefully in the pond.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Day 93: I finally felt better and slowly went running again. A bit slow, but I’ve been so incredibly happy to leave the sofa and go back rubbing. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Day 92: I still felt so crappy that I’ve been a couch potato for the entire Monday.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Day 91: Sadly, I got caught up in the rain several times. Yes, several. Couldn’t dry myself and I felt sick. Managed to go out for a 3km walk. #3km #amsterdam

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Throwback #caturday. My beloved boy Apollo joining us at the table, judging are wrong decisions at Defenders of the Realm. He is greatly missed.

A table with Defenders of the Realm set up. An Orange cat is seated on the chair in front of the table, looking at the board with judgment and contempt for the poor decisions made so far in the game.

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Day 90: It is pouring down here in Amsterdam. Double layer of clothes and we keep running. My wife is getting a croissant on top of her breakfast. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen #amsterdam

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Raffaele @rafspiny.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Day 89: I got a bit stressing for some wedding organisational discussions. I struggle to go running and it shoes in the stars. It’s gonna be better tomorrow. #3km #running #runners #correre #hardlopen

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