Portuguese 
software engineer living in The Netherlands 
, who cares about the web, decentralization, identity, user agency, and making impactful tools for developers and users. In my spare time, I enjoy cycling, taking photographs, programming, or a nice cup of coffee or tea. https://hacdias.com
Hi 
, I’m Henrique (he/him), a Portuguese guy living in The Netherlands . I’m a software engineer 
who cares about the web, decentralization, identity, user agency, and making impactful tools for developers and users. In my spare time, I enjoy cycling, taking photographs, programming, or a nice cup of coffee or tea.
Recently in February '25
The 572 meter long Sint-Annatunnel in Antwerp opened in 1933 and it is 31 meters deep. The wooden escalators are a marvel to see.
More iconic even, was the visit to the Transport Museum Shop. Yes, to the shop and not to the museum itself. Sadly, we didn’t have time to visit the museum yesterday. I would say that this shop is quite dangerous for me since I like everything transit. I ended up buying what I think is the most iconic souvenir I could get: a pillow with the same fabric as the seats of the trains from the Elizabeth Line! I love it
Yesterday, we visited the Harry Potter Studios. Since it was quite far away from the center, it took some time to get there, and consequently most of the day. It was worth it. It’s one of those one in a lifetime experiences to see the actual set of one of your favorite franchises. And the butter beer was delicious 
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Soon, when the weather starts warming up again, I’m surely going to miss this sort of days. To be honest, I already do as they’re not very common around here.
Do you subscribe to any newspaper or magazine? If so, to which and why?
Since October is now gone, it was time to write a bit of a recap about last month
How much longer until the #masonry layout becomes a CSS standard and available across multiple browsers? The idea seems to be around since 2020, but everyone has a different opinion on how it should be implemented.
Does anyone know?
This weekend we did something I had been looking forward for some time: a home barista training, but using real industry grade equipment. It was very nice! 
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Yesterday 4 years ago I moved to the Netherlands. Damn.
I think I now realise that working on open source projects full time was actually something I really valued. Working on closed source stuff where you reinvent the wheel instead of using from the community and giving back is... I don't know... not the best feeling.
Vandaag heb ik de uitslag van mijn Staatsexamen Nederlands als tweede taal ontvangen en ik ben geslaagd! Ik heb officieel Nederlands niveau B2. :D
It’s now time to share a bit of my thoughts after a month and a few days at the new place 
https://hacdias.com/2024/07/09/thoughts-after-one-month-working-on-site/
I wish my phone’s keyboard would change language automatically depending on what I’m writing 
Deutschland: let's make double nationality a reality and naturalisation requirements that actually make sense.
Nederland: let's keep a ban on double nationality, make it worse, and increase the naturalisation time from 5 to 10 years, no matter the language level (min. B1).
And I thought NL could finally look at the neighbouring country. This is based on the newly coalition accord. When is it going to happen? Who knows.
After 7 long years, I am leaving the interplanetary journey to join a new exciting project. It is quite bittersweet, but I think it's for my best.
https://hacdias.com/2024/05/06/leaving-the-interplanetary-journey/
That being said, u do still prefer the slightly colder summers in the Netherlands. It’s now 16C and the sky is clear. Barely any wind. This is almost perfect weather. And I will take a walk to appreciate it. Even now, when I visit Portugal, I do go for a walk in my parents hometown. I would rarely do that while I lived there. It was a given, not special.
