Frank van Puffelen

People + Tech = 🎉

Not a French publisher (👉 @editions_PUF), though I ❤️ books
Not a pro-wrestler (👉 @pufthewrestler), though I ❤️ spandex

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[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

Ever wonder which of your users is eating up your Firestore read quota?

Turns out Firestore audit logs + Cloud Log Analytics = a per-user read breakdown.

Here's how 👇
https://t.co/zGhiEcge57

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

@marktechson @redbrogdon Or you could... you know... not procrastinate, and just share it here. ;-)

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

Love this re-imagining of America’s founding using Docs, Gmail, Calendar and more from @GoogleWorkspace. Really puts the history in version history :)

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

@begin4ga1n While this book has more practical advice than @doctorow's previous books on the topic, it's still a bit light. I guess, like most of us, Cory is still figuring it out.

For a more continuous stream-of-consciousness version of that, I recommend following his daily posts/articles.

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

I read and reviewed Cory Doctorow’s The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI, which is about what happens when we let AI do the driving and humans are left doing only the things the AI can’t.

4 stars.

More ⬇️ in 🧵
1/5

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

@kevmoo @typefully @buffer Did you ever check out @FedicaHQ? Happy subscriber here (but their free plan is fine for most), posting to Twitter, Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, and (occasionally) LinkedIn.

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

@mikediarmid @claudeai They vibe coded their billing pipeline? 🤣

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

I found the story itself interesting, but rather simplistic and the wrap-up a bit too sudden and smooth. The execution through letters and emails is very well done though, and the almost-full-cast audiobook really supports the format.

Full review: https://t.co/jRfoGozJ6R
2/2

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

I just read and reviewed The Correspondent by Virginia Evans, an epistolary novel told through letters and emails to and from retired, reclusive courthouse clerk Sybil van Antwerp.

Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 out of 5 stars)

More and link below
1/2

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

@NoheDev Build it, Nohe. Build it! ❤️‍🔥

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

We're six months into 2026 and I just posted the review for my 34th book of the year to https://t.co/kbdPkqRKOQ.

To see all of them on GoodReads: https://t.co/4RltXd1R41

[Nohe @NoheDev]

@puf Now I need a chrome extension to surface your review next to books when I'm shopping online

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

@NoheDev Isn't that essentially GoodReads? :-)

I post summaries of my reviews there, but... more importantly for me: I regularly check who in my (internally small) connections there has read and rated each book that I consider. Really helpful!

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

@helenaellieford

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

When the ref in the world cup draws a line on the field, is that sponsored by Gilette or by Miracle Whip?

⚽️🪒🍦

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

Full review: https://t.co/MMi8vajJsU

All my book reviews: https://t.co/2hPzYXzTIv
5/5

[Frank van Puffelen @puf]

A good, entertaining overview of the current AI landscape/bubble﹠how we got here, the motivations of the main players, and some likely outcomes in the coming years.

I doubt it’ll be the last Doctorow writes on this topic, and I’m here for future installments.

4/5

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

I love NotebookLM so much