Bike bug fixing
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Yesterday and today, I was busy with some “bug fixing.” Not on computer code, but on my beloved bike – the one from that incident last month that sent me to the hospital for an X-ray.
Trying Proxmox VE 9 and should I virtualize my router?
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I’d heard about Proxmox a few times in online forums and videos about “home labs.” I always wondered why people went through the trouble of a complex VM setup instead of just using Docker containers. While I still don’t fully understand the need for VMs everywhere, my curiosity got the better of me, and I decided to give it a try.
Tackling a long overdue task
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Given that AI agents and GitHub Copilot is an integral part of my work day nowadays, I decided to tackle a massive task I neclected for too long. AI should now help me with it: writing entirely new and better documentation for GoBlog.
My July ‘25 in Review
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Time flies, and July is now over too, so it’s time to take a quick look back.
Further extending my Komoot export script
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My Komoot export script has become quite popular. It was shared on a subreddit a few months ago, and I received many requests and comments about it. This morning, I decided to do some “guided vibe-coding” (I told Copilot what to implement, then checked and modified the result) and extend the export script. I replaced the static variables with CLI options for the credential file and download directory, added new flags to add the title to the file name and download planned tours. I also improved the readme to better explain how to acquire the necessary credentials and run the code.
See my original post about the script, the last update, and the source code.
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My email server works perfectly for almost everyone. I’ve got all the security measures: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, DNSSEC etc. My IP isn’t on any blocklist. Yet, with giants like Outlook and iCloud.com, my emails consistently hit spam or get outright rejected. The fix? An AWS SES relay, just for them. Suddenly, mail from Amazon gets through. This is pure tech oligopoly garbage, forcing us through their gatekeepers! /rant
What else can I automate?
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Two days ago, I needed a tool for some automation. I want to regularly download a newspaper PDF from a tool provided by my local library. That PDF should be uploaded to my PicoShare instance, and then an email with the link should be sent.
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A small update to my post from yesterday:
I did one final (really, the last one!) optimization to my network (luckily without new hardware). Instead of letting the new ASUS router do all the networking and QoS, I repurposed one of my GL.iNet Beryl AX routers with vanilla OpenWRT as the main router, doing SQM, DHCP, DNS proxying, and all the other stuff. Now the ASUS is running in Access Point Mode, handling just the mesh WiFi and partly acting as a LAN switch (because the Beryl AX has just one WAN and one LAN port). My bufferbloat is much better (or non-existent), and the Cloudflare Speedtest is showing me “Great” in all categories, even when connected with WiFi to the repeater.
I think I will stay without cake-autorate, but try to tweak the optimal SQM bandwidth limits a bit over the following days.
My never-ending quest for better WiFi
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Improving my home WiFi setup often feels like a never-ending story. This year, I’ve already begun quite the journey to upgrade my network.
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My laptop was always becoming hot when charging, and the fan speed increased to 100%. After applying new thermal paste, that problem is gone. The fan is still running, but at a much lower level. And the temperature of the CPU is also a bit lower. Fun fact on the side: I figured out that the ARCTIC headquarters are just about 2 km away from me.