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Long time, no see
March 16th, 2025
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I can't believe that it's almost three years since I last updated my phlog.
Though I've been following other peoples gopherholes and gemini capsules all
the time, I just didn't find the time to sit down and write new posts.
Since my last post, a lot has happened. The biggest change, I guess, is that I
have a new job. Commuting by train to Oslo didn't work anymore, with delays,
crowded or even cancelled trains every day. Now I have to drive 30mins in the
opposite direction, but without traffic jams. The batteries of our old e-Golf
were no longer capable of driving the 45km - at least in winter time. So I
switched cars as well and settled for a VW Caddy. With transporting solved, I
now work as a Senior Development Engineer at Jotron, an electronics company
producing (among other tings) radios for ATC (Air Traffic Control), so I'm
finally back to doing more low-level stuff in C++ and Rust. My new collegues
are super nice, and I enjoy doing what I do. It also motivated me to continue
reading for my HAM license, I'm still waiting for a course in August and hope
to get my license this year.
Last summer, my son and me bought a small boat, and had some nice trips in the
area. It's a 17 ft day cruiser from the beginning of the 80s, so nothing to
really brag about, but the motor is quite new (basically, we bought the motor
with a boat attached). As I've never owned a boat before, there is lots of
stuff to learn, and I'm looking forward to the next boat season.
Since 2010, I've been a member of the Nordic Coleoptera Group. Their homepage
is a catalogue of beetles in Scandinavia, including tons of photos and
litterature. The old page grew and was no longer maintainable. I've rewritten
everything from scratch, and the new page went live last spring. There are
still some bits and pieces missing and the development backlog is growing as
well. Nice to be able to contribute to this project.
Beyond all this, I'm working my way through my TODO list with various projects
at our 1850s house. Progress has been a bit slow but steady, but I'm crossing
out items on my list every week, which is a good sign. This summer, we should
probably paint the house again, it's more than 10 years since last we did that.
So there goes the summer holiday. Not complaining though.
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