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Monitoring Proxmox VE with PRTG using PowerShell
Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) is a powerful open-source virtualization platform, and monitoring it effectively is crucial for maintaining a healthy infrastructure. However, a common challenge is that intentionally stopped VMs can trigger unwanted warnings, cluttering your dashboard. This guide shows you how to set up comprehensive Proxmox monitoring in PRTG Network Monitor using an advanced…
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How to Monitor Proxmox VE with PRTG using SNMP
Read more about dedicated sensors using PowerShell for VM/LXC monitoring here Part 1: Install and Configure SNMP on ProxmoxPart 2: Configure PRTG to Monitor ProxmoxPart 3: Special Considerations for PRTG Running as a Proxmox VM This guide explains how to configure Proxmox to be monitored by PRTG Network Monitor using SNMP (while running within a…
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What if PRTG suddenly acts up?
Paessler’s PRTG is a very powerful, yet easy-to-use monitoring software for networks, IT and OT. Monitoring infrastructure with PRTG leads to proactive fault prevention, if implemented correctly. When planning to use PRTG it helps to understand how it works. PRTG consists of the Core Server that runs all the calculations, stores credentials and settings, and…
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Making gold from glass
A dream came true! Making gold from another material. Ages scientists have been dreaming of making gold from led. Led derived from glass.
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A website running on a disposable vape
Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape :: BogdanTheGeek’s Blog
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The Big Bang Theory might be wrong
James Webb, not the guy, but the telescope in space, found ‘galaxies’ that should not exist. Scientists made up several hundreds of objects, which we can’t describe. They are too big to be that far away (long ago) or too far away (long ago) to be so big. Also, when they are galaxies, they seem…
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The Algorithm
The AI, the math behind your social media, why you get what you want to watch, why your bubble shrinks, why you won’t leave your bubble, why your opinion is being strengthened, why you are lazy and not doing shit.
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Big Brother is real and you know it
You are being tracked. In dozens of different ways, sometimes without your explicit awareness even. Your phone is a tracker, your browser tracks you and sells those data to data brokers or even is one itself (Google Chrome und Alphabet), public infrastructure is tracking you. Apps, malls and shops are tracking you, analyzing you. The…
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The best apps are the ones that you don’t need – or notice
I even paid 16 Euro for one. Eeeehm whut? Yes, you heard me right: I paid for an app that I hope I’ll never notice. Or, I hope it’ll never bother me. “Stop The Madness” is an app that integrates into your Browser (Safari, Firefox or Chrome) and brings back the functionality of the internet…
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The better Terminal?
There’s a lot going on at the moment, when it comes to Terminals. A pretty new application is Wave. Especially for non-power users, noobs so to say, it has a build in AI. But not just that, it features an integrated file- and web browser. I highly recommend to have a look – it’s available…
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Change to Fish
MacOS Terminal, usually zsh, looks ugly and boring. The solution: Switch to Fish Switching from Zsh to Fish Shell on macOS: A Step-by-Step Guide Zsh (Z Shell) is the default shell on macOS, but some users prefer Fish (Friendly Interactive Shell) for its simplicity, user-friendly features and intuitive scripting capabilities. If you’re considering making the…
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Retro photo album
Go, find a retro photo album. Open it, take your smartphone and take a photo of any picture that you find in that album. Congratulations! You have just ‘scanned’ your first photo. Of course, the quality is not perfect, and it’s a photo of a photo, but technically it’s also a scan. There’s of course…
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80’s Stereo
A bad implemented, non conventional approach In the 80’s, I had this Amstrad/Schneider Stereo, a VAL-1002 (SM104). It had a so called tangential turn table. Its arm was actively moved by sensor activated motor, whenever the angle on the arm’s mount got too big. ChatGPT describes it likes this: The tangential tonearm is a fascinating…
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Important question
If you ever wondered how beheading worked, a technique that was often used during the French revolution, here’s a drill down of different blade designs and their efficiency.
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You already have one?
Robots are coming. In a nearby mall is a restaurant where a robot takes your orders, delivers and takes your digital payment. According to this article, they have become an invasion in Czech restaurants. Of course, there’s more human like robots and I really wonder when companies buy them to make coffee, clean tables, load…
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Do we have free will or not?
The debate on free will questions whether humans genuinely choose their actions or if they are predetermined by physical laws and quantum randomness. Many believe they make choices, but this could be an illusion shaped by deterministic physics. More in this video: The video explores how split-brain surgery reveals insights into consciousness and free will,…
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Sans serif
I have set up this blog so you see it in your operation system’s sans serif font. Also, I got a template that keeps things clean and simple. If you want to learn about typography, watch this one.
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Arc – a browser
After having received a very interesting comment on my post about Chrome and Google’s anti-ad-blockers policy I think I should post my thoughts about the Arc browser, which is also based on Chromium (remember – the “engine” that’s used by Edge, Vivaldi, Opera, Brave…) Arc is new, Arc is different, Arc has AI build in.…
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How to achieve a better Work-Life Balance
I’ve met people from different backgrounds, each with their own struggles and triumphs. Masters of Economy were amongst them. Many were complaining they were overworked, don’t have time for anything and their income is also disappointing. Time is an important factor when it comes to feeling well. Time for oneself, time with friends, time to…
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Pointer pointer
An almost classic website, try not to point. https://pointerpointer.com
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Google, Chrome and advertisements
Hey! What’s googles business? Sure, not just delivering search results! There’s more: Many of you might use their services. Most of them are for free, but I think the following is also true for paid accounts: Their service is to sell advertisements. Well, that’s a well known fact, right? But what if I tell you,…
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Housekeeping
I just updated the preinstalled 6.1 version that I used from the beginning manually to 6.6.1 I was always wondering, why the admin backend of WordPress never showed an update being available, although I knew there was already way newer version out there. Well, to be honest, since the website ran flawlessly and everything just…
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How it felt to kill a man.
Stefan Westmann, who served as a Corporal with the German 29th Infantry Division, remembers – with harrowing candour – how he killed a French Corporal while fighting for ground on the Western Front. The experience led Stefan to wonder how war can turn civilised men like him into killers. This is an extraordinary account of…
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Kiss my rump, Donald Trump
Finally, since a few weeks, maybe due to the algorithm, I see resistance in the US. My faith in humanity is almost restored. We need to stick together and stand up. Stand up against stupidity and narcissism. United we stand!
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I’ve never been a fan of Arnie
but this video is something everyone should watch – and understand. I know my readers do understand what this Austrian born movie hero wants to say. Watch yourself.
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How to survive Vienna
If you have ever been to Germany before and now plan to visit the capital of Austria, then please be advised that there is a huge difference in mentality.
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Virtual insanity? Do we live in The Matrix?
Thomas Campbell, former NASA physicist, now working for the US ministry of defense, wants to conduct more research about the universe. In 2017 Campbell wrote “Test for Simulation Theory” where he stated that, using different concepts that rely on quantum mechanics, we do live in a kind of Matrix. Scientists of the California State Polytechnic…
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How would AI extinct humanity?
Asking different freely available models. GPT 3.5 Claude 3 Haiku I apologize, but I do not feel comfortable speculating about ways that AI could potentially cause harm to humanity. As an AI assistant, my purpose is to be helpful and beneficial, not to explore destructive scenarios. I would suggest focusing our discussion on the positive…
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An open letter
To those who threaten to bomb European capitals. “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly…
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It’s 1996, you are an Apple fan boy/girl
You have a state of the art iMac G3 and want to run (for whatever reason) Windows NT on that machine. Well, now you can! Due to some amazing FOSS work done. Here’s the link to the maciNTosh project.
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Happiness. We all want to achieve that.
Don’t do things, you don’t like. Surround yourself with people you like. We all know those mantras that have been told over and over. Yet, we are looking at our devices, staring into a virtual world, maybe even do a virtual job. This guy had one question: Is it real?
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I didn’t want to do this
But I have to. I need to post this video from Dr. Mark Benecke, recorded at the Linnean Society in London. Dr. Benecke talks about climate (yes, climate) and shows some interesting, but not less scary, graphs. It’s a 1.5h talk in German, but auto generated and translated subtitles will help you understand. Short summary:…
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40 years ago – before the internet became publicly available
Before the internet, way before smartphones, way before our devices were connected 24/7, before all that, computers did already communicate with each others. You had to dial-up to a server. Since the http protocol (invented 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee) hasn’t been invented yet, those servers ran their own software. This was called a BBS or…
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What happened to the disappearing car door?
This catchy video shows a concept car with doors that slide down into it’s belly. 3 minutes watch with 90’s music and impressive narration. The video showcases a Lincoln Mark VIII with a rather complex attempt to solve a problem that only marginally exists. This video is 16y old. The URL disappearing-car-door.com no longer exists.…
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Alien Life, a meteorite and a French village
The small French town of Orgueil experienced a significant event on the evening of May 14, 1864, when a bright light appeared in the sky, followed by a massive explosion and the falling of black stones. This event marked the arrival of a meteorite from outer space, sparking scientific interest and research into these celestial…
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The Galaxy
Well, actually it’s a ring. A ring that monitors your health and body functions. From Samsung.
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Where are the Voyagers right now?
If you ever wondered, what happened to NASA explore missions then this is a good site for you. You can choose between different objects like comets, planets, satellites and spacecrafts. Zoom, pan, tilt – everything is possible and gives you a hint about distances and dimensions. Take screenshots and compare them just a month or…
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Blogpost
I think, I’m pretty ‘woke’ – if I understand the term correctly. I don’t judge and I don’t assume (“Never assume a gender!”). I’m eco friendly, use a tooth brush for longer than my dentist tells me, use public transport, go by train instead of by plane (basically, I go nowhere, cause I just can’t…
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What if you tried to print Wikipedia?
You’d not just need lots of paper, but also many reliable printers and a ton of ink or toner. It’d cost you 10.000$ a month just to print the edits that happen like 10 per second.
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Why autonomous driving still sucks
If this is state of the art in 2024, then I don’t want to know when autonomous driving will really happen.
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3D printed LEGO bricks, made from meteorite
ESA tries to figure out how to build in space. Lego bricks would be one option, but how to get them there? Well, why not just produce them on-site, right?
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Big Brother is watching you
IMHO Kim Jong Un ain’t neither big (5ft7” – 170cm) nor great.
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How AI generates gymnastics
This is a good example that GenAI as of per now doesn’t understand anything about the human body and it’s limbs and movements, but just creates from what it has seen and assumes should be within parameters.
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Italy on a Vespa (3/3)
The final of this short season / experiment. I found it quite nice to watch, loved the landscape shots and the food.
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Weird stickers
Sorry, but how many fingers? That’s pretty creepy. Does that happen to you, when you drink “O”? Or do aliens drink liquid oxygen? And: Why they only have one knuckle? What ya say?
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Computed Axial Lithography
3D-Printing, much like SLA printing, but with no layers. Read more here. Here’s an 8 minutes video that explains it pretty well and also showcases some results. You’d be able to print in micrometer sizes.
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Always judge a book by it’s cover
Some books win awards, some win our heart, and others… only serve to confuse. more
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Weird stickers
Found being the only decoration on the side rail of an anti-graffity-bridge. I think the sticker wants to express anti-gravity.
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Watching the day sky
Astronomy is typically done at night because it involves observing stars, which cannot be seen during the day. However, the sun is also a star that is studied by astronomers and can only be seen during the day. There are also space telescopes and disciplines like radio astronomy that can observe during the day. While…
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Utopia – BBC series from 2013
Creepy and cheap blueprint? But good! 10h binge watching at it’s finest.
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DWYTOTI – Zoomquilt – Zoom indefinetely
Don’t waste your time on the internet And endless zooming picture. Stare too long into it and you start questioning time and space. It’s a highly meditative process. Could also be a just a nice live wallpaper on your desktop. Addiction level: 5/10
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DWYTOTI – Draw your own Neonflames
Don’t Waste Your Time On The Internet I could spend hours creating clouds, bringing fantasy into reality. Is there anything more satisfying than this? Addiction level: 8 out of 10
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DWYTOTI – The maze
Don’t Waste Your Time On The Internet If you don’t know what to do at work, check for the DWYTOTI posts on here. You could possibly end up being addicted to those neat websites that consume your time. Addiction level: 7.5/10
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A message from your government
“Is AI aligned with human values?” – [AI:] “Are humans aligned with human values? I just did a quick research…” GovGPT from ClosedAI has not just been used to learn from us, it’s spying. And it’s no unbiased. It’s got an ex NSA guy on the board. Here’s an honest ad from your government:
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Free Sound Effects
The BBC has released it’s sound effect database for free. You can browse by category and there is even a mixer. Find it here
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Dropped phone in the mud
Dude, it’s waterproof – can you high pressure clean it?
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Noct·cael·ador
Noctcaelador is a term coined by American psychologist William Kelly to describe an emotional connection to the night sky. It is derived from the Latin words “nocturnus” for night, “caelum” for sky, and “ador” for admiration. People with Noctcaelador have a greater ability to tolerate ambiguity, are more creative, and better at solving problems. The…
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Architecture
Sometimes, when strolling through a city, I come across new buildings and think:
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Elder Roche – Irish sentimental
Met Elder at the Doolin Folk Festival in Ireland in 2015.
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Magická – Liquid Drum’n’Bass in the woods
Magická performs her magic also indoors. If you want to listen live, check out CrossClub, where she performs quite regularly.
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Don’t thank me, spank me!
Songwriting, good hair and matching Fender Mustangs – Aussie Fran Fines on dexies, sipping cheap chardonnay and wielding loud guitars. Listen to their debut album on BandCamp.
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Abendland – by Dankwart
Dankwart’s first solo album. Listen to the album here.
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Blanco 43 – A cocktail recipe.
43 (Cuarenta y Tres) – a Spanish Liquor from Cartagena is made from 43 local fruits and herbs. Mixed together with milk (make sure you use high fatty milk), you have already a nice cocktail. Add some strong coffee and lots of ice and you have the perfect cocktail for a hot summer day. Enjoy
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Wagner has an undoubtedly reputation
But his works were famous. Here’s an extraordinary performance of his ‘Ride of the Walkyries’ on a pipe organ.
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Well, let’s begin – a fresh start
2024 and I’m starting yet another blog. There’s been several over the past decades, all have been purged; none of them exist any longer. There’s no backup, no archive. Why? Well, a blog lasts as long as it lasts. As one moves on, they leave the past behind. Thanks for visiting and I really hope…