Jan-Lukas Else

Thoughts of an IT expert

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Welcome to the Thoughts section of my blog. Thoughts are better kept on my blog than on Twitter or other online platforms.


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Here are three things I’ve noticed in the UK that I really appreciate:

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My current state regarding meal replacements

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In my 2019 Year in Review, I wrote the following:

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A few email thoughts…

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I recently switched to Purelymail, after mentioning a long time ago that I keep an eye on the service every now and then.

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I installed Windows 10 😱

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I did something very unusual for me, considering that I have been recommending the use of Linux for years (and still do): I installed Windows 10.

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Thinking about WordPress

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Today I have dealt with WordPress for the first time in a long time. I’m not planning to move my blog to WordPress (I’m in the process of developing my own content management system), but have set up a site for someone else and migrated a few articles.

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Git is great

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After Kev Quirk was initially skeptical about Git and was desperate about using it, he finally made it thanks to community help and realized that Git is better than he thought:

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Trying microblog.pub

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I started my fediverse journey with Mastodon, the most popular fediverse / ActivityPub software out there. First I joined a public instance, then I temporarily hosted my own instance, forgot about the fediverse, joined again on a public instance some months later and eventually settled with my own Pleroma instance, which is now running for almost a year.

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Bring your own WiFi

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I’m currently with my family on vacations and we have rented a holiday flat. The description of the flat includes β€œFree WiFi”, so I would assume there is a functioning WiFi. It may not be fast, but it should be working.

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