Janne Oksanen

Incredible

It sure is an interesting day to work in cybersecurity.

Some months back I used Claude to build my own AI chatbot harness that I had full control over. Today I decided to take the next step and I spun up a Hermes instance to go agentic. It's amazing how much you can get in a Sunday afternoon using AI tools.

I woke up today wanting to listen to some Jonathan Coulton. Brings back some memories. Good vibes.

This was probably somewhere close to the Austrian-Slovenian border. I forget which side. #motosky

Time to show my new bike some castles. #motosky

From Faaker See we ended up riding to Baška. From there we took a ferry to the island of Cres where I took this photo. Some of the best riding of my life. Then we took another ferry to the mainland and camped in Medulin. #motosky

We made it to Faaker See. Tomorrow we head to the Mediterranean. #motosky

The new bike is serviced and ready to go! Tomorrow after work we start rolling towards the Euro Bike Week in Faaker See! #motosky

I'm about to take my SSCP exam. Wish me luck!

I came across a really good deal and ended up buying a 2004 Ultra Classic. Now I just need to get it ready in time for Faaker See. #motosky

TIL: How to adjust and lube the clutch cable on my bike. Baby steps.

What I don't like about Prague is that almost all the geocaches around here are either mystery or multi. And usually the clues are in Czech only and most of the time they don't really translate well. Which means I can't really play. :(

I managed to make a 115 km trip last 4.5 hours by taking the smaller roads and making stops for ice cream and sightseeing. #motosky

How hot is it in Prague you ask? #motosky

On the weekend I attended Harley Club Prague's main rally. It was so much fun that this is the only photo I took on the whole trip. #motosky

During Euro Bike Fest in Pasohlávky we snuck out on Saturday to ride around the Moravian vineyards. #motosky

From our one night trip to Český Krumlov last weekend. Great weather and great roads. And good friends of course. #motosky

I finally signed up for the paid tier my favorite podcast: Darknet Diaries.

After using #Linux again exclusively for about a month I have to say I haven't even thought about touching my Win11 computer in that time. I even managed to get audio production software running on it. I see no reason to go back to Windows ever again.

I have no idea what dark magic @kagi.com pulled to achieve this but I noticed today that their translations into Finnish are orders of magnitude better than before. I am shocked, honestly.

Astonishing fact of the moment: "Microsoft has applied the name 'Copilot' to 78 separately marketed products and tools." teybannerman.com/strategy/202...

I created my github account before #microslop bought it. Now I finally had an excuse to back up my repos and delete my account. Any recommendations for alternatives?

It's interesting how coming back to Linux after using Windows for a few years just feels normal. This is my happy place. Sure, setting up a new Linux install to my liking takes a little bit of work. But I had to do a lot more stuff to my fresh Win11 install to remove all the annoyances.

After setting up a new Linux desktop for the first time in a few years I've realized that LLMs are the magic that could finally fulfill the prophecy and bring about the Year of the Linux Desktop.

After using Windows 10 and 11 for a few years, mainly because of audio and video production, I am back on Linux. It feels like home.

It just hit me that vibe coding has the potential to take shadow IT to a whole another level.

I took offspring go-kart racing. Good times and a great venue.

Sunday morning is the perfect time to catch up on TryHackMe's Advent of Cyber. \o/

It's interesting when I'm watching videos on @nebula.tv I feel like I'm learning things. Most of the time when I'm watching content on Youtube I feel like I'm being exploited for money. So many times I'm watching a video thinking that the only reason it exists is the sponsor segment.

Lately it has been pissing me off. There's less and less good content and the algorithm is desperately trying to fill my feed with videos that are years old and behind a paywall or automatically dubbed from other languages. I'm doing a free trial of Nebula to see if it's a viable replacement.

Recently I've been on a 3d printing kick and I find myself again at a point where I want to design my own models. Every Youtube influencer seems to be using Fusion 360 but with the way Windows is going I think I will be moving back to Linux soon. So I suppose FreeCAD it is then.

We decided that the season is not over yet. #motosky

I managed to set my old Moto G as a touch display for my 3D printer after the Klipper firmware disabled its own scren. I'm not exactly sure how but I did. I also bought some PETG but it will need to spend the night in the dryer before it's going to be any good for printing.

It's interesting how the discussion about using LLMs for research is basically exactly the same discussion we had about Wikipedia 25 years ago.

I was able to cancel another Google subscription today. I think at this point the only one left is Youtube Premium and I don't think I want to give that up. I used it too much I just can't deal with the ads.

Google services I've successfully replaced with privacy respecting alternatives: mail, calendar, Chrome, authenticator, drive, photos, search, translate, maps, keep, docs. I'm also trying to use wallet and pay as little as possible.

Ugh... I guess I should submit my CPEs for this year.

Today I finally found an alternative for Google Translate: @kagi.com translate. The list of Google services I'm using is getting pretty short by now: YouTube, Home, Assistant to control Home and Fit for sharing data between my health apps.

It's been a while since the last time I was signing CD booklets.

It's officially the end of summer. This morning I switched the gas boiler back on.

In my effort to degoogle my life one of the most challenging ones has been maps and navigation. I've tried several alternatives but they all fell short by quite a margin. But recently I've been testing a Czech app called Mapy and it is looking very promising.

In my effort to disentangle myself from US tech giants I've decided to stop buying Kindle books. I also will not be renewing my Audible subscription. I will finish reading the books I've already bought and then I will move on to something else.

Slovenian mountains can get a little bit tricky. Not only are you going up a steep 14% incline with endless cobblestone hairpins but there's also oncoming traffic, potholes and cows. #motosky

@patrick.risky.biz The Vastaamo hacker is not out because he's presumed innocent. He's out because during the investigation and trials he's already been incarcerated for about as long as he's expected to serve. The state might have to pay him compensation if he ends up being locked up too long.