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Pierre-Yves
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Solutions Architect @[email protected] - Former @[email protected] member - MMO gamer - Pythonista
Révélation du jour : et si j'utilisais Calibre pour aussi gérer mon stock de livres tech en PDF ?
Il m'aura fallu plus de dix ans pour y songer.
January 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
December 30th, the perfect date to update my yadm bootstrap file with new tools, fix bugs and do sysadmin stuff on my servers.
I missed that.

(and, of course, using Darktide OST as soundtrack for techno-gothic vibes)

PRAISE THE OMNIMESSIAH.
December 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Tried out Pop OS w/ Cosmic Desktop. it's marvelous :)
December 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It's really time I learn how to cook ramen. Especially the broth.
October 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
[On the blog] Writings elsewhere

This is not a mystery, the grand era of personal blogging is over and many ones are still struggling to write content, be it for personal thoughts or ...

Read more at https://pygillier.me/writings-elsewhere/

#aws #generative-ai
Writings elsewhere
Still working on writing more content, meaningful or not. This time, it's professional.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Le plaisir du dimanche soir : mettre à jour sa librairie calibre.
August 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Spent some time using #linkwarden. A good tool but too heavy and no easy integration in Android (nothing about fdroid though, only usability) Going back to #linkding
August 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I'm the kind of guy switching its SSO software before going in holidays in a foreign country...
July 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I finally managed to publish an article on my recents experiments at work. Check it out here : community.aws/content/2y6X...

#aws #cybersecurity #amazonqcli
Security checks using Amazon Q Developer CLI
Amazon Q CLI brings AI-powered security and automation to AWS, helping startups efficiently manage, assess, and secure their cloud environments.
community.aws
July 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
[On the blog] On the coding agents

For a few weeks, I participated in an internal hackathon where the main guideline was to exclusively use our own coding agent in its CLI1 flavor.
As I...

Read more at https://pygillier.me/on-the-coding-agents/

#agentic #generative-ai
On the coding agents
Coding agents are here to stay. And human developers too.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
[On the blog] Cross-certification

When you're a technical guy at AWS, you need to be part of a TFC where you specialize in a domain. For me, it was the cybersecurity vertical which had...

Read more at https://pygillier.me/cross-certification/

#aws #cybersecurity #generative-ai
Cross-certification
For a few months, I've accepted my fate and began to work on the intesection of my two primary expertise domains.
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June 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
[On the blog] Writer's block

When I started this iteration of my blog, more than a decade ago, my idea was to improve my writing by setting up a publishing cadence, starting at tw...

Read more at https://pygillier.me/writers-block/

#blog #writing
Writer's block
Using the writer's block as the reason of my current writing problem, which also resonates at a professional level.
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June 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Même à 45 ans, j'arrive encore à me spoiler les fins de saison. Aujourd'hui, Doctor Who.
June 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Quoi que l'on puisse penser de la société, les produits de chez Xiaomi sont bons et pratiques.
May 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
So. 45.
April 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
La douleur de se remettre à écrire sérieusement, et en plus dans une autre langue. A force, je reprendrai presque mon blog...
April 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Tried to build a MCP server for Calibre because why not and I had to dive deep on the tech. Unfortunately, despite all its qualities, calibre is not usable as a library.
April 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
@padawan.info tu as reçu le mail de changement de plan pour PW pour bitbucket ?
April 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Reposted by Pierre-Yves
Cette semaine dans L'Insolithe : le retraiting, nouvelle inspiration de la jeune génération.

linsolithe.substack....
March 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
How it started : a small python script to toggle dark theme in ubuntu budgie through my launcher.

How it's going : "I need to find an API for sunset, a good GUI toolkit and deep dive in GSettings schema"
March 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Pitt S1E8. P*** je ne m'y attendais pas.
February 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Et si on se refaisait l'intégrale du Disque-Monde ? En version Atalante bien sûr.
January 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thème principal de 2025: j'ai envie d'épique, de grandiose et d'un TARDIS
open.spotify.com/intl-fr/trac...
A Good Man? - Twelve's Theme
Murray Gold · Doctor Who - Series 8 (Original Television Soundtrack) · Song · 2015
open.spotify.com
January 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
So I replaced my old MSI Modern laptop with a brand new Thinkpad. My design taste is crying but I have a real battlestation now.
December 20, 2024 at 7:16 PM
So, my slowness problem on my personal laptop seems to be heat-related which degrades performances. It now on top on my professional one and nothing happens anymore...

Time to use these peculiar vertical stands
December 13, 2024 at 7:19 PM