So, today I installed two Iskra P-60 Unicom MIMO 5G/4G/LTE/GSM antennae with 600-3900 MHz range and 2 x 10,5 dBi amplification.

Our summer place is in the middle of the #Finnish #Archipelago and we've had mobile #broadband speed and connection issues for many years. These directional antennae boosted the signal greatly and RSRP and RSRQ values are very good.

Downstream speed increased from 3-6 Mbps to well over 30 Mbps. This will do nicely here, even if it's not super fast.

That's

Every now and then I rewatch The X-Files.

I still remember seeing the first episode on the tv, so many years ago. I was mesmerised, fascinated -- for a #scifi nerd like myself, it was pure gold.

The later seasons weren't as good, but the first few were brilliant, and they still are.

Mark Snow's score is an indispensable element of the show. I can't imagine The X-Files without that sound.

I just watched a couple of the earlier episodes. They haven't lost any of their magic.

#thexfiles

Oiled the dock and the deck today, and afterwards rewarded myself with an adult beverage. 😎 #vacation #Finnish #Archipelago

I’m a big fan of Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ novels. Especially the first three are brilliant.

I’m not a fan of Apple TV’s ‘Foundation’ TV series, to put it mildly. It has precious little to do with Asimov’s novels, and frankly, I think it’s rubbish.

I’ll watch the second season, out of morbid curiosity, but to say I don’t have high expectations would be something of an understatement.
#scifi #Asimov #Foundation

One and a half weeks in the #vacation, another 1.5 weeks to go this month. Saving a week for August.

Feels good to be able to isolate myself in the #Finnish #Archipelago, in the middle of the proverbial nowhere.

So still and quiet.

I suggest that authentic agency is #ontologically advised and #epistemically validated motivation.

In other words, we can find intrinsic #motivation to consistently exercise our capacities over time, to act in the world, advised by our awareness of what is, and how and what we can know about it.

When our actions are informed and autonomous, not compliant or conformist, when they are consistent, aware and situated, they're #authentic.

""The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism."

- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel

- Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

Here's a great side dish to go with many things:

* Slice button mushrooms fairly thinly.
* Chop up a good amount of dill and mix it in.
* Optionally, finely chop a clove a garlic and a little red chili.
* Add a good pinch of salt, freshly ground black pepper, a good amount of olive oil, a few tablespoons of white wine vinegar, and mix it all together well.
* Let it rest for 10-15 minutes. Mix again. Add oil and vinegar if needed.

Serve as a side dish, on a baguette, etc. Delicious!
#cooking

Diving deep into #Wireshark, network protocol analysis and network forensics. Mostly because I find it interesting, but I also have an issue I want to resolve.

The breadth and quality of information and training available online, for free, is pretty astounding!

#infosec #network #networkdiagnostics #networkforensics #packetanalysis

Briefly on Nothing.
https://imaginarytime.wordpress.com/2017/11/29/on-nothing/

#philosophy #nothing #nothingness

I don't go to the movies, anymore.

I stopped going since 2017, when i saw Blade Runner 2049.

I remember the sound pressure hurting my ears. I had to put my fingers in my ears to block the sound. It was the first time in the cinema that I really felt scared by the excessive volume.

Since that day, I've had #tinnitus in my left ear.

And that's why I'm not going to the movies anymore. I don't care if the movie is "meant to be seen in IMAX format" etc.

I'll watch it in the comfort of my home.

Father Ted is one of the funniest sitcoms ever made! #FatherTed

S2E1 'Hell' had me in stiches! 😂

That's TP-Link tech support, of course.

Having a bit of a problem with push notifications not working on my Tapo C200 security cameras. I've been in contact with Tapo tech support and they've been very helpful, but the problem remains.

I'm in a process of analysing the traffic with #Wireshark, but to be able to capture at the router, I need to change my #network #topology a bit. I've order a couple of bits of new gear, a port mirroring switch being one of them.

We'll see how it goes!

#networkdiagnostics #nerd

I'm at our summer house in the middle of the #Finnish #Archipelago, and I've got a new LTE router, which seems to have crap LTE antennae. The closest tower is only 1.7 km away, but the bastard keeps occasionally picking up another one some 12 km away. Go figure.

Anyway, I get absolute crap down/up speeds. Worse than ever.

So, I ordered an external directional LTE antenna -- well, it's a two antenna combo (Iskra P-60 Unicom MIMO, 600-3900 MHz, 2 x 10,5 dBi).

That should do the trick!

Summer vacation. Finally!

Right now, in the #Finnish #Archipelago.
Good night, CoSoNauts.

And the last for this evening, what I consider to be the greatest concept album of all time:

Electric Light Orchestra -- TIME

https://youtu.be/yxBZhHE-R7M

Plus the "forgotten" bonus track that completes the narrative:

Julie Don't Live Here

https://youtu.be/QP1rMsI0Pl4

#CoSoMusic #ELO #TIME

G'night.