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Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship.

- Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851)

  • How Do You Trust That Your Personal Machine Is Not Compromised? 27 Oct '23
    How Do You Trust That Your Personal Machine Is Not Compromised?
    A while ago I stumbled upon a simple yet surprisingly interesting question on Hacker News, which seemed to have some people (re-)evaluate their current setups and look for ways to improve. Hence I figured that it might be an interesting subject to cover.
  • Fitness Tracking for the Privacy-Conscious 12 Oct '23
    Fitness Tracking for the Privacy-Conscious
    An introduction and review of the Garmin Instinct 2X Solar Tactical smartwatch.
  • Updates 2023/Q3 30 Sep '23
    Updates 2023/Q3
    Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.
  • Automatically Upgrade SSH Connections to Mosh when Available 7 Sep '23
    Automatically Upgrade SSH Connections to Mosh when Available
    A quick and dirty trick on how to automatically upgrade SSH connections to Mosh when available.
  • Anytype: Notion, but Open Source 3 Sep '23
    Anytype: Notion, but Open Source
    Ten years ago, the internet was flooded with so called note-taking apps, from Microsoft’s Notes and Google’s Keep, over Evernote, all the way down to open source software like Standard Notes and even my own project Paperwork. Within the last few years however it seems like all of these apps became basically irrelevant thanks to one silent killer.
  • Updates 2023/Q2 30 Jun '23
    Updates 2023/Q2
    Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.
  • Updates 2023/Q1 30 Mar '23
    Updates 2023/Q1
    Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.
  • Listen to Audiobooks without the Audible App 21 Jan '23
    Listen to Audiobooks without the Audible App
    As someone who’s reading all day long – mainly technical documentation, code, mails and chat messages – I enjoy the luxury of having someone else read a book to me very much. That’s why I have always been an avid audiobook user.
  • Get the BBS Scene Vibes back with Neon Modem Overdrive 9 Jan '23
    Get the BBS Scene Vibes back with Neon Modem Overdrive
    Miss the internet from the 80s? Want to (re-)experience BBS scene vibes but still participate in today’s conversations? Then Neon Modem Overdrive is for you!
  • Updates 2022/Q4 30 Dec '22
    Updates 2022/Q4
    Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.