# Blog — The Other Dude
Updates, insights, and the occasional rant about open source MikroTik fleet management, network operations, and building software with AI.
Author: The Other Dude
Keywords: MikroTik blog, RouterOS fleet management, MSP blog, network management blog

# Blog

Updates, insights, and the occasional rant about MikroTik fleet management.

- March 18, 2026
  Found a Bug Running 100 Simulated Routers
  A 100-device simulation exposed a NATS JetStream memory issue caused by message retention behavior. Here's what happened, why, and the fix.
- March 17, 2026
  What You Can Do With It Today (And What You Can't)
  An honest look at what The Other Dude actually does today. No roadmap promises, no marketing. What works, what's rough, and what's missing entirely.
- March 16, 2026
  This Is Not Stable Software
  The Other Dude is under active development. Things break, APIs change, and that's the point. Here's why, and when stability starts mattering.
- March 15, 2026
  Why This Exists
  The story behind The Other Dude: two decades of wanting better MikroTik fleet management, AI making it possible, and why I probably won't answer your email.