Earlier this year Digital Ocean launched Managed Databases. At that time, only PostgreSQL was made available, and now MySQL and Redis have finally landed as well. I have now done…
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Hello! My name is Thomas Bensmann
and I'm a developer
I’m crazy about two things, technology and nature. When those two are combined, it’s magic!
I work as a CTO at Nettmaker, based in Oslo, Norway. We primarily do web stuff – mostly based on WordPress. Here I strive to help our clients achieve their goals online!
These days my time is spent on web development, CrossFit and rambling about Tesla (or any other of Elon’s crazy plans). If you want to reach out to me about any of the above, follow me on Instagram or Twitter.
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First impression of Digital Ocean’s Managed Databases
Last night Digital Ocean launched Managed Databases, a service I have been looking forward to. For now it’s only available for PostgreSQL (which I hardly ever use) but MySQL support…
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Pros and Cons of a Home Gym
It has been a little over a year since I started to put together our home gym, and it was around this time that I transitioned into working from home.…
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Why Tesla Dashcam feature won’t be coming to AP1 vehicles
Elon announced recently that a dashcam feature will be enabled in the upcoming v9 software update. Tesla owners have been waiting for this feature for over a year, after Elon…
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Hammock Camping
I recently bought a hammock, and thought that I’d try going hammock camping. So I packed my backpack and headed into the woods. Here are some of my thoughts after…
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Internationalising date strings in Craft
When working with Craft CMS and translating strings, you might need to translate dates as well. After all, countries format these differently. For example, while the US often uses "month…
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