A nerdy tech guy who doesn't take himself too seriously. Tinkerer. Solution Architect. Optimizely MVP. 🇿🇦/🇬🇧 📍 Brighton, UK 🔗 https://jacob.earthhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earthhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3mpvhh5qa4c2oHaha I'll take it gitfut.com/jacobpretorius https://gitfut.com/jacobpretorius05 Jul 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvhh5qa4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3mjohvkg5kc2nSome highlights from Cloudflare Connect 2026. Bots, agents, and lawyers 😂 https://niteco.com/articles/highlights-from-cloudflare-connect-in-london-2026/17 Apr 2026 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjohvkg5kc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3mgb2lsojnk2kOops a year went by since I last did one of these. Where did the time go? #everydaystack https://jacob.earth/post/2026/every-day-stack-updates-q1-2026/04 Mar 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb2lsojnk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3mbdzz4pxrc26My plans and focus areas for 2026. https://jacob.earth/post/2026/the-year-of-recalibration/01 Jan 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbdzz4pxrc26https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lxvhoydluc2rvital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orQKfIXMiA803 Sep 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxvhoydluc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lvdwifuo4223In today's episode of facebook is malware: https://haxrob.net/onavo-facebook-ssl-mitm-technical-analysis/01 Aug 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdwifuo4223https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3luhqi3wvfk22I updated my Astro and Optimizely SaaS example to support Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and proper Visual Builder Experiences. https://world.optimizely.com/blogs/jacob-pretorius/dates/2025/7/build-a-headless-blog-with-astro-and-optimizely-saas-cms-part-4---ssr--visual-builder-experience/21 Jul 2025 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3luhqi3wvfk22https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lu65fadbts2jMy newest pastime 👉 @meshtastic.org17 Jul 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu65fadbts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3ltpbyua5qk2zHonestly never liked my home screen more. Glass is 🥹11 Jul 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpbyua5qk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lstv3e7htk2sI may be biased but I'm pretty sure this is the best gig listing site for Brighton brightonunderground.com https://brightonunderground.com30 Jun 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstv3e7htk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lqa4ysbitc2dThis resonated a lot with me https://linear.app/blog/why-is-quality-so-rare28 May 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqa4ysbitc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3loqd7ozx2k2j"What used to depress me was this sense that solving a functional imperative, then we're done. But of course that's not enough." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLb9g_8r-mE09 May 2025 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqd7ozx2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lnzv7n5cbc2dVisualise Cloudflare Edge Logs with Grafana https://world.optimizely.com/blogs/jacob-pretorius/dates/2025/4/visualise-cloudflare-edge-logs-with-grafana/30 Apr 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzv7n5cbc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lmtrpcli3c2qSix features Scott and I are excited about from Cloudflare Connect 2025. @cloudflare.social https://niteco.com/articles/nitecos-take-on-cloudflare-connect-london/15 Apr 2025 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmtrpcli3c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lmmbmlmpyk2hSingle purpose devices and eInk all the way. #everydaystack #eds https://jacob.earth/post/2025/every-day-stack-updates-q1-2025/12 Apr 2025 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmbmlmpyk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lma6qgsfoc2gThis is a bit silly, but who doesn't like being a part of a Club 😉 512kb.club07 Apr 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lma6qgsfoc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3llroipw7ec2wTrying out an eInk device, this is how I set it up. https://jacob.earth/post/2025/inkpalm-5-mini-ereader-setup/01 Apr 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llroipw7ec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3llr76oa2ms2qI decided to update my website and make it much friendlier and easier to read. jacob.earth/blog/01 Apr 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llr76oa2ms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lleodcz3lc27Wrote some thoughts about Optimizely SaaS CMS https://niteco.com/articles/saas-cms-future-of-cms/27 Mar 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lleodcz3lc27https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3llcko7lnvk2cVibe coded the investment graph I always wanted. Just hope it's accurate as I'll now base my life on it savefun.jacob.earth https://savefun.jacob.earth26 Mar 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcko7lnvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lkdakvv6cc2vCan I turn off reposts for followed accounts on here yet?14 Mar 2025 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdakvv6cc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3liwocn2sn22pWhy do I live in a police state [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Feb 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwocn2sn22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lhymtv52nc2wI (sometimes) use arch btw https://jacob.earth/post/2025/arch-linux-notes/12 Feb 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhymtv52nc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lhwcobnrhk2eI started a new hobby11 Feb 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwcobnrhk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lgngn3v4is26I like links too, so I built this live stream of all links posted to Bluesky *live* bluesky-link-stream.jacob.earth [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgngn3v4is26https://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lgls3i36kk2tPutting this here for my next project cs16.samke.me https://cs16.samke.me25 Jan 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgls3i36kk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lgaous36ds2rme: don't overthink it. also me:21 Jan 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgaous36ds2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacob.earth/post/3lgakvg66sk2kI'm censoring news myself with AI 😂 https://jacob.earth/post/2025/self-censorship-with-ai/21 Jan 2025 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:cfry2fhaovrwav77c66mostb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgakvg66sk2k