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Summer mode, 2026

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200

Just a small photo summary of this summer season.

No big story this time. Only days outside, small trips, family moments, friends, heat, beach, handball, concerts, walks, and all those little things that end up being the real summer.

Bicampeones del mundo

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200

No sé si tenía que pasar, pero pasó.

Cuando piensas que ya lo has visto todo en el mundo del fútbol, y que jamás podrás volver a revivir con tus hijos lo que sentiste con tu padre, va la vida y te regala algo así.

Long time no see

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200

It had been a long time since we were all together like this. Friends, kids, noise, laughs, food, small talks, and that feeling of being in the right place without needing anything special to happen.

A week in Santiago

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200

We spent a few days in Santiago because the kids were playing the Eixo Atlántico 2026 tournament. They were there representing our city in handball, which is still a bit strange to write, but also very nice.

SRE Offsite 2026

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:04:00 +0200

I’m writing this on the train back home, after a few days in Valencia with the SRE team. The trip from Lugo is long, too long maybe, but it was worth it.

FOSDEM 2026

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0100

First time at FOSDEM. After all these years reading about it, following the hashtag on social media… I finally got to experience it firsthand. And no, I wasn’t prepared for what I was about to find.

SRE

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0100

I’ve recently started a new professional adventure that’s both exciting and overwhelming: I’ve “become” a Site Reliability Engineer. It’s definitely a change from what I’ve been doing, and honestly, it feels like stepping into an appasionate world.

Recently 2025-04

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Mon, 12 May 2025 11:32:01 +0200

April felt like the start of something—almost. That in-between moment where winter still has a grip, but you can smell the freedom of spring just around the corner.

🚐 Travel

We started prepping the van for the season, which is always exciting. Not so exciting: finding out the battery was completely dead. The central locking didn’t work, and neither did the manual locks, so getting it open turned into a bit of a puzzle. Eventually, we managed and headed straight to the mechanic for a battery replacement. The good news? It passed the inspection without any issues. So technically, we’re road-ready.

Recently 2025-03

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:32:31 +0200

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how time just flies when you’re juggling a bit of everything. March has been a mix of routines, small adventures, and moments that somehow end up sticking with you. Here’s a quick recap of what’s been going on lately

The Van

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:43:36 +0000

My wife and I have been used to camping since a long time ago, just put the tent and a couple of sleeping bags in the trunk of the car and drive to somewhere with a beach. We did that since the very beginning, I have lots of good memories and stories about it.

Recently: 2021-til-11

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:08:10 +0000

Lately I got that feeling that I needed to write again. Don't know why but probably this loneliness feeling, working from home without almost any social contact is one of the root keys.

World Roller Games 2019

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 20:18:54 +0000

From June 27th to July 15th I was attending to the World Roller Games 2019, the world's largest event comprising all the world championship roller sports disciplines.

As group of developers, our commitment there was keep the homogeneity of the data transfered by the different companies who are the responsibles for the different disciplines. So we developed a serverless API (Python + FalconFramework + AWS Lambda) with the main data structure and many ways to keep the data updated even in live events. Appart from that we also were working in the official mobile application (iOS + Android) plus the official js widget (VueJS). Fullstack party!

New backpack

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:53:55 +0000

Who doesn't like the backpacks?, I have to admit that I have a kind of fetich with the backpacks in general and with the everydaycarry (edc) in particular. I really like to poke the nose into other's backpacks and take ideas here and there to improve the stuff I carry daily.

Recently, 2018

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:26:46 +0000

It's not the end of the year but we're close.

This year has been a bit weird, lots of unexpected stuff happened but hey, it's the game!.

Twelve months ago we started the year having so much fun with the cryptobubble, getting back to the php world and learning a lot of NodeJS because, you know, to get rich you need to be "The Fastest", lambo needed.

Homemade bread / Pan de Farnadeiros

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 21:51:05 +0000

When I was a child I can - barely - remember my grandpas preparing all the stuff for baking in a proper wood-fired oven the homemade bread, the best bread in the world I would say.

Freedom

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 10:22:10 +0000

I think I've written about this before (here and here), but the other day some spots came to my mind. They were the typical "why I'm so lucky to work like this" and "what I miss to work like I did in the past". Before continuing let me clarify:

Life, they say

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 14:04:14 +0000

Last months are being tough over here, there are too many things beyond our control. Close people passed away, had the hardest flu that I can remember, had to quit jiujitsu classes, the other day the oculist said to me that both of my eyes requires surgery... c'mon... jamón!.

20180117

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:15:11 +0000

Those we love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch.

OctoSprint

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 13:23:12 +0000

In agile programming "sprint" is the basic unit of development. But for us it means something more. In our team, a sprint is a period of time to work all together, have meetings, have fun and - in the end - improve the skills of the team and each of us.

Digital Nomad: summer basics, 2017

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:04:24 +0000

Most of us, people that works on digital services (developers, sysadmins, devops...), have a great privilege: work remotely. And I say "most" because not everyone is allowed to that way of work. For me it's like a dream come true.

Work anywhere, 2016

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:21:29 +0000

I must admit that lately I've become in an enthusiastic - or fanatic - of some terms slash hashtags. Any of you who follow my instragram account had reported that #workanywhere, #digitalnomad, #mobileoffice... has become habitual words within the photos I post.

FlowerPower Sprint

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:26:57 +0000

In the project I'm working on we have a kind of "unwritten rule" in which - about twice a year - all the team must work together for some days, that's what we call "sprint". This time it was on Naxos, the largest of the Cyclades island group in the Aegean.

Welcome 2016

info@oscarmlage.com (oscarmlage) — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 20:14:36 +0000

2015 will be remembered (by us) as the year when my children started going to school. With all its implications, new schedules, calendar settings and try to fit the mess with the work times and other tasks. Despite the initial organizational mess, the year was ok with me as we all have health. The only spot I need to improve is to be able to disconnect and to have a better "parenting quality time".