Jan-Lukas Else

Tech, life and everything else

2025-09


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Bunny.net (previously BunnyCDN) keeps doing great things (like this free European non-logging JS CDN), but it would be even better if they also replaced the Disqus comments in their blog with a more privacy-friendly alternative.

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My September ‘25 in Review

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The month of September is now over, too. Only 86 days left until Christmas and 92 days until the New Year. So, it’s time to take a (this time, really) quick look back at the past weeks.

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Earlier this year, I used Purelymail until I switched back to a self-hosted email server. Today, I found out that Purelymail was sold shortly after I closed my account due to health reasons. The new owner has pledged to continue the service in the same spirit as its founder, who always provided excellent support when I needed it. My reason for switching wasn’t due to any dissatisfaction with Purelymail; I simply wanted more control and to host my data in Europe again. I wish Purelymail all the best and hope it continues to provide its great, no-nonsense email service.

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Does anyone know of an OsmAnd rendering style that resembles OpenCycleMap? It should highlight cycle networks with vibrant colors and fade everything else. Currently, I plan bike tours by first opening OpenCycleMap on my PC to get an idea and then using OsmAnd on my phone to actually plan the tour. Ideally, I would just use OsmAnd.

I tried to create an XML file for this using AI, but the result wasn’t what I wanted.

Update: I solved it by just using the online tiles from OpenCycleMap.

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I stopped especially for this photo during a relaxed after-work tour today. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but the nature here with the park, forest, and lakes is really beautiful and always lifts my mood!



AI generated caption: Sunset over a grassy field with a tree and fence.

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My current multi-phone strategy

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Reply to: A comment by Jerry

I also have multiple phones (a Pixel and an iPhone), and when reading about others who use multiple phones I'm always curious: how do you handle data and phone numbers? Do you have a sim card that you move around, do you have multiple sims, or do you use one phone as your "main" phone and then use wi-fi or hotspot using the others when you need to?I've personally enjoyed having two phones, and since I do dev work on both it's nice to keep up with both OSes, but juggling is sometimes a struggl…

In response to a question a commenter named Jerry asked, I want to briefly explain my multi-phone strategy.

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I bought an iPhone (as my third smartphone)

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I never thought I would do this, but I bought an iPhone. It’s a pretty cheap iPhone SE 2. Gen (2020) used from eBay, like the device I got issued from my work. It’s so tiny and it’s really difficult to type even a short text like this.

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A bike ride to reset

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After a tough last weekend, a little cold, and bad weather, I was really exhausted and not in the best mood this week. But I knew the weather would be great on Friday, so I planned a bike tour. A 47-kilometer round trip north where there aren’t many hills.

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📍 Grüner Jäger, Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany

It’s autumn. Cloudy, windy, and occasionally rainy. But it’s supposed to warm up again this weekend, so will I go for a bike ride then?

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Improving my DIY skills

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Why don’t I post much lately? I’m getting my hands more and more dirty – literally.

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