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Retry rsync file transfers on unstable connections

Rsync is great for transfering large files over SSH, especially on unstable connections. It can resume copying but lacks an automatic retry option. I was using this command to transfer a big image snapshot from one server to an other If this command fails, for example because the remote host is unreachable for a short […]

Software

Onlyoffice: How to start page numbering from a specific page

Onlyoffice is a great open source office suite for desktop, mobile and cloud platforms. For certain tasks it is still difficult to find helpful tutorials or online resources. In this short post I’m going to explain how to insert page numbering at an arbitrary position of your text document. Considering a document with three pages: […]

Software

Setup OpenSnitch on NixOS

Since a few days, the Linux application firewall OpenSnitch is available in the unstable channel of NixOS. It already works great but there is no easy way to deploy it yet. Here’s a short tutorial on how to setup it manually. First of all, make sure you use and import the unstable channel in your […]

Society

IFG-Anfrage für leerstehende Immobilien in der Stadt

Ganz in der Nähe meiner WG befindet sich in einer dicht bebauten Umgebung der Karlsruher Innenstadt ein leerstehendes Gebäude. Es ist augenscheinlich in einem baufälligen Zustand. Wem gehört es und warum steht es über viele Jahre leer? Eigentlich steht das Gebäude in einer sehr attraktiven und zentralen Umgebung, direkt an einer Haltestelle, nah zu Kunstakademie, […]

Hardware

Fixing my 30 y old Miele – broken pump + always pumping after short circuit

Meteor 2100 (W 715) – A washing machine as old as I am, but serving way more consistently. That’s my parents old Miele washing machine. Now, after 30 years, it refused to pump the water off the machine. Fixing it, I discovered a beautifully modular and robust design. It’s worth the effort! How to open […]

Hardware

1,2,3: How to craft a Huge Heavy-Duty Table from standard materials in <30 min

All you need is 1x EUR-palett, 2x OSB and 3x roof battens for this 2.5 m wide heavily loadable table. Material 1x EUR-pallet 2x OSB of 15 mm thickness (or 1x 30 mm) 3 – 4 roof battens Building Cut the palett The hardest part first: Cut the EUR-palett in half perpendicular to its longer […]

Software

Release: A self hosted podcast manager for your personal cloud

After several months of development time, I would like to present a preview of my new Podcast app. Soon it will be a fully featured podcast manager which you can integrate into your existing personal Nextcloud instance. In this preview release, the app already includes some neat features: Browse podcast categories and charts, scroll through […]

Hardware

Baltic Sailing Journey How-to

In spring ’19 I bought a small sail boat, refurbished it, learned to sail and spent half a year on the Baltic sea. This is a short summary of this project. Motivation and finding a boat I had no prior experience in sailing and never sailed any boat before. In February 2019 I watched my […]