Sometimes a quick and dirty solution is all we need. At the moment, I’m in need of granular data about the load on my electric cabling. Voltie load-management Link to heading I have 3 Voltie electric car chargers at home, which are equipped with a load-sharing feature. This means they automatically calculate the maximum charging current depending on what is available at my electricity meter.…
Many consider business cards to be a thing of the past, but I’m yet to see a better way to share my contact details. Digital alternatives require cooperation from the partner, which is never easier than grabbing a piece of paper. While business cards are still the best medium to be handed over, their lifecycle is rather limited. When I receive a card, I typically store the information on my…
My home internet provider offers native IPv6 connectivity by default, which I’ve been using for many years. It was never a perfect experience, but as more software adopts IPv6, the more issues I started having. I’ve developed habits like repeatedly refreshing websites, toggling the WiFi on’n’off or aborting SSH just to retry with the -4 flag. Less patient users already…
An upcoming post on this blog will include embedded diagrams. I intended to use Mermaid diagrams with the built-in support of the Coder theme, 1 but I quickly realized that it does not support dark mode. Here’s the rabbit hole I went down to fix this. Dark Theme of Mermaid Link to heading Mermaid JS is a client-side JavaScript library, that replaces HTML elements containing Mermaid syntax…
I’ve been using a Renault Zoe as my daily driver for a few years now, and there’s a feature that I particularly like: the ability to pre-heat or cool the cabin remotely. My Renault Application Link to heading Unfortunately, newer models no longer have a preconditioning button on their keycards. Airconditioning can be started from the My Renault app instead, which is inconvenient, to…