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Python rules our plants

December 24, 2025 • 2 min read • Flint 2

Python rules our plants

In 2025, we updated our 12-year-old router (the Asus RT-AC66U, WiFi 5/IEEE 802.11ac) and replaced it with a WiFI 6 Flint 2 (GL-MT6000).
Instructions how to convert an Asustor AS7004T into an Ubuntu Server

November 22, 2025 • 4 min read • Technology

Instructions how to convert an Asustor AS7004T into an Ubuntu Server

This weekend, I upgraded our old Asustor AS7004T NAS to run Ubuntu 24.04 server.
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.
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.
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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