Times move on and it was time to replace our old mower with a battery-powered one. Picking the right one turned out to be quite a challenge. The garden is fairly large — over 600 m². That means you need a big battery capacity. We also wanted self-propulsion so everyone could mow, n...
We were heading to a wedding and I discovered something unpleasant. I'd put on a lot of muscle. My arms barely fit in the sleeves, and the jacket was too small across the chest. Which is a shoutout to the Železná koule online coaching program. Time for a made-to-measure suit — of...
I was given the opportunity to present at the IS2 conference on the topic of Ransomware. It wasn't just a presentation though — it also required a paper for the conference proceedings. That was new for me; I'd never written anything like it before. It's a bit like a seminar pap...
My Garmin (Instinct Tactical) can track open-water swimming using GPS (optionally GPS+GLONASS/GALILEO). I selected open water swimming, waited for the satellite signal, and jumped in. After a good swim I got out, looked at the watch, and saw zero.
I stared in surprise and started figu...
I went to donate blood at the beginning of the month — FNUSA offers donors a free IgG antibody level check. Why not take them up on it. I said yes and was curious what the result would be. I'd had a decent reaction so I wanted to know whether that translated into an immune re...
I didn't move my appointment up even though the option was there. I had my form filled in from last time so I basically just walked in until I reached the doctor. We went over whether I'd had any reaction and he sent me on. Ironically I spent the most time waiting to get the...
A former colleague tipped me off about AdGuard Home. It looked clean, simple, with DoH support. I decided to give it a shot. Installation was very straightforward and the initial setup wizard is nicely guided. I got the HTTPS certificate via ZeroSSL, which supports email ve...
Since I use Capture for more comfortable camera carrying, on one trip my Nikon strap kept getting tangled up everywhere. I looked at some options and settled on the Slide from Peak Design. I chose it so I could carry the camera the same way as a firearm — single-point. The ability to quickly...
I'd been thinking about a smartwatch for a long time. I wanted to know how fast I run, what my pace is. How many steps I take in a day... and I'd also like to know how far I've swum, and so on. So I searched until I found it: Garmin Instinct Tactical. Why those in particular?
They c...
I booked the first available slot. I arrived on time but there was already quite a queue — which moved quickly, though. Volunteers everywhere directing people on what to do and where to go. Filling in the declaration, having your temperature checked, finding your name on the list...