Outdoor gaming? But computers — and their owners — “hate” the outdoors. With all that moisture, dust, and glare, it sounds like a terrible idea. So why do it? Yet I did! Not once, not twice — but more than twenty times. And honestly, I don’t think it’ll ever happen again.
Month: June 2025
Reacher update 28-06-2025
Today marked the end of Tweakers Weight Loss Challenge #42, which I participated in — and I’m pretty happy with the results. Weight: 107.3kg (-0.6kg!) Chest: 105.5cm (-0.5cm) Waist: 106.5cm ( no change ) Belly: 107cm (+ 0.5cm) Body fat: 26,4% ( average last week 27.1% ) I started TWL #42 at 114.8 kg. Over…
Linux update!
I didn’t have this blog yet, so you probably missed it — but back in January, I made the switch from Windows 11 to Linux Mint 22. It’s been almost six months since the transition. So what do I like about Linux so far, and are there still a few minor annoyances? Time for an…
Reacher update 21-06-2025
FODMAP Reintroduction! Yay! And another week has flown past. That means: It is stats time! Weight: 107.9kg (-0.6kg!) Chest: 106cm (+0.5cm) Waist: 106.5cm (-1.5cm) Belly: 106.5cm (-1.5cm) Body fat: 26,5% ( average last week 27.4% ) Again, business as usual. -0.6kg. And it is official! I have lost 10kg of weight since my weight loss…
Reacher update 14-06-2025
Another week, another weigh-in. I’m now one month deep into the restrictive FODMAP diet. Weight: 108.5kg (-0.6kg!) Chest: 105.5cm (-1.5cm) Waist: 108cm (+1cm) Belly: 108cm (no change) Body fat: 27,3% ( average last week 27.0% ) Almost business as usual! Right on track. -0.6kg this week! Still feeling like a rabbit in the evening.. Letuce…
A VR headset walked out of my office. Apparently, through solid matter
CSI: Locked Room Edition — featuring zero clues and one pissed-off Brain. Someone broke into my office. No, scratch that — someone accessed my office in a locked, secured building without leaving any trace whatsoever. They took my VR headset. They took my Dyson vacuum cleaner. But they left behind something far more annoying: a…
Reacher update 07-06-2025
Another week, another weigh-in. I’m now two weeks deep into the restrictive FODMAP diet. Weight: 109.1kg (-0.6kg!) Chest: 107.0cm (+1cm) Waist: 107cm (-0,5cm) Belly: 108cm (+2cm) Body fat: 27,1% ( average last week 27.1% ) Another 0.6 kg down on the scale. Still slowly disarming that TNT belly of mine 😛 The restrictive FODMAP diet…
Coffee, Can I just have only one?!
Coffee has been one of my best friends for decades. Let’s face it: computers run on sparks, and programmers run on caffeine. At the start of my workday — usually around 7 AM — coffee is the go-to drink. But it’s not just the liquid. It’s the ritual. Walking to the coffeemaker with the team, live-debugging…
One does not simply revive jSunnyReports… unless one enjoys digging
Back in 2008 we started with our first solar panel — yes, singular. Later that year it was expanded with our first set of Conergy panels, connected to an SMA SunnyBoy 1100 inverter with a SunnyBeam display. It actually came with software that could export inverter data and generate charts. That package was called SunnyReports….