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Paprika harvest is starting soon

September 21, 2025 • 1 min read • Finland

Paprika harvest is starting soon

For the first time, we will have a decent paprika harvest from our balcony garden.
Exporting from Avidemux to MP4

September 20, 2025 • 1 min read • Technology

Exporting from Avidemux to MP4

For some reason, Helsinki University's Unitube crashes when trying to upload an MKV file.
t_coffee still fails on a standard Ubuntu 24.04 LTS install

September 18, 2025 • 2 min read • Technology

t_coffee still fails on a standard Ubuntu 24.04 LTS install

The bug in t_coffee, reported on https://github.com/cbcrg/tcoffee/issues/27#issuecomment-1355339411, is still an issue after many years.
Delivery still limits VEGF therapy

September 12, 2025 • 2 min read • VEGF-C

Delivery still limits VEGF therapy

Simply injecting a lab-made growth factor into the body isn’t enough to copy what the body does naturally.
Wireguard

August 30, 2025 • 1 min read • Technology

Wireguard

My home router (a GL-iNet GL-MT6000) offers built-in WireGuard support.
Backing up DVDs

August 9, 2025 • 1 min read • Technology

Backing up DVDs

DVD ripping is one thing, but sometimes you want to just copy the whole DVD to your hard drive.
Academic career

August 3, 2025 • 3 min read • Finland

Academic career

This month, I transitioned from Associate to Full Professor at my university.
Same place, 38 years later (part D)

July 19, 2025 • 1 min read • Technology

Same place, 38 years later (part D)

View from the corner of Tammsaare Park to the East, to the other side of Estonia Boulevard, Tallinn, Estonia in December 1987 versus July 2025.
Same place, 38 years later (part C)

July 19, 2025 • 1 min read • Technology

Same place, 38 years later (part C)

Street crossing Gonsiori Street/Laikmaa Street, Tallinn, Estonia in December 1987 versus July 2025
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Biochemistry/Molecular biology researcher and teacher