Jan 16, 2025
How to name things —
In software engineering and machine learning, we often want to name things to refer to them more easily in our discussions – be it projects, products, models or experiments.…Jan 12, 2025
Writing well —
Here are some resources for writing well.
General writing “Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace” (3rd Edition) 3rd Edition, by Joseph M.…Dec 24, 2024
Search and replace in multiple files using vim —
I’m using Neovim with AstroNvim, and the key maps below will be different depending on your setup.
To find and replace a string in multiple files in vim, you can use this workflow:…Dec 2, 2024
Logging in a multiprocessing context in Python —
Configuring loggers in a Python application with multiprocessing isn’t straightforward.
If you’re new to logging in Python, there’s a basic tutorial.…Nov 24, 2024
Using a VPN —
I started using NordVPN, a few alternatives also looked interesting, including ExpressVPN.
There are some websites that let you easily check if the VPN connection works:…Nov 10, 2024
Reading PDFs on the Kindle —
While sending a PDF file to your Kindle is easy, depending on the PDF format, being able to read it well in the Kindle format can be a challenge.…Oct 6, 2024
Playing The Settlers 2 on macOS with DOSBox —
DOSBox emulates an old Intel x86 PC for running many old MS-DOS games – including the original The Settlers 2, the first computer game I ever played, but which unfortunately no longer runs on modern computers and operating systems.…Sep 27, 2024
Setting up a new macOS laptop —
I recently had to set up a new macOS laptop and wanted to take some notes so that I can do it more quickly the next time.…Apr 30, 2024
Learning French —
I’ve started learning French. Here are some resources I found useful.
Listen Radio France, different radio stations and podcasts (e.g. France Inter, France Info or France Culture); for French-only music, see Fip - Sacré Français ByteFM program France, en confidance about French music, but moderated in German Read The Petit Nicolas, a series of easy-to-read books with a sense of humour (some of it stereotypical) L’Étranger by Albert Camus, relatively easy-to-read I’ve also really enjoyed reading and listening to the audio book at the same time.…Apr 27, 2024
Setting up Pi-hole on Raspberry Pi —
I’ve finally had some time to set up Pi-hole on my Raspberry Pi. For most parts, I followed the excellent tutorial on the Raspberry Pi website – more details below.…