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Homelab

Automated Raspberry Pi Backup with rsync

4 minute read

A couple of weeks ago, I made an attempt to reduce USB hard drive noise by idling it automatically. It didn’t work out that well – the drive seems to be possessed, turns itself on seemingly randomly, and the logs tell me nothing.

Moving Raspberry OS to a larger SD Card

1 minute read

I’m tweaking my setup to reduce reliance on the noisy external hard drive. I want to keep more data on the SD card, which is why I decided to move up from 16GB to 64GB.

Reducing External Hard Drive Noise

less than 1 minute read

I have a 12 TB WD Essentials USB hard drive connected to my Raspberry Pi 3B. It’s annoyingly loud, so I needed a solution to spin it down when not in use. There are several ways to do it, I found that hd-idle worked for me.

Calibre Web

1 minute read

I synchronize my Calibre library between my Mac and Pi using Syncthing. I add and manage books on Mac and do a one way sync to Pi to prevent database corruption. And then Calibre-Web on Pi picks up the database and makes it available on my local network.

Plex Media Server

less than 1 minute read

I use Plex Media Server as my personal, local/cloud music library. I have a lifetime Plex Pass, which gives me access to all Plexamp features, including setting it up as a headless player on my Pi.

Installing Apps

4 minute read

I run a bunch of apps on my Pi. Most of them via Docker.

Misc Setup

1 minute read

An assortments of things I set up on my Pi to prepare it for operation.

Homelab: Introduction

less than 1 minute read

I’m using a somewhat ancient Raspberry Pi 3B+ as a home server and NAS. This series of posts summarizes the steps I took to get it all up an running.

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Music

An Unreasonably Unfair Earphone Shootout

11 minute read

I spent quite a bit of time stuck on a chair in the air this year. Music is important to me, so I’ve been traveling with Oppo PM-3 — a wonderful planar magnetic, over-hear, closed-back headphone.

Audeze LCD-X: A Review

11 minute read

I have had my pair of Audeze LCD-X for about a month now. Considering how few real world impressions of these seem to be available out there, I thought I’d scribble a few words about this rather interesting headphone.

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Gear

An Unreasonably Unfair Earphone Shootout

11 minute read

I spent quite a bit of time stuck on a chair in the air this year. Music is important to me, so I’ve been traveling with Oppo PM-3 — a wonderful planar magnetic, over-hear, closed-back headphone.

Audeze LCD-X: A Review

11 minute read

I have had my pair of Audeze LCD-X for about a month now. Considering how few real world impressions of these seem to be available out there, I thought I’d scribble a few words about this rather interesting headphone.

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Movies

Rest in peace, David Lynch

1 minute read

Wikipedia: In an August 2024 interview with Sight and Sound, Lynch said he was suffering from emphysema due to years of smoking, and had become housebound due to health risks. (…)

The Outrun

less than 1 minute read

Surprised how much I liked it. It was so authentic, flowing and real. I didn’t want it to end. Gorgeous cinematography by Yunus Roy Imer, stayed so close to the characters and the nature.

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UX

Unguibus et Rostro

2 minute read

A throwback to the ancient history of UI customization, part two: circa 2005, my so-called career as a designer received a huge boost when Phill Ryu asked me to participate in the Shapeshifter theme contest, organized to celebrate the re-opening of MacThemes forum.

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Design

Unguibus et Rostro

2 minute read

A throwback to the ancient history of UI customization, part two: circa 2005, my so-called career as a designer received a huge boost when Phill Ryu asked me to participate in the Shapeshifter theme contest, organized to celebrate the re-opening of MacThemes forum.

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Books

At Night all Blood is Black

1 minute read

Thoroughly enjoyed At Night all Blood is Black by David Diop. Raw and morbid, but with a poetic, hypnotic rhythm. Quote: It feels like I’ve returned from far away. Who am I? I don’t know anymore. Shadows surround me, I can’t see anything, but I begin to sense a warmth lending me life.

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