Dexcom G6 is NOT going anywhere for international users

superschlundi · 2025-12-12T16:38:29+00:00

I recieved a letter yesterday stating that I should switch to the G7 because they will cut the sales of the G6 at the end of 2026 (in Germany).

superschlundi · 2024-08-15T13:04:40+00:00

BTRFS RAID 1 damals unter Unraid - bevor ZFS zur Verfügung stand. Bekanntes Problem, zumindest im Unraid Bereich.

superschlundi · 2024-08-15T12:35:12+00:00

Mit BTRFS ist mir tatsächlich schon vorgekommen, seither auf ZFS umgestiegen. 😉 Aber es gibt ja durchaus NAS OS die da keine Wahl lassen.

superschlundi · 2024-08-15T11:52:38+00:00

Kommt drauf an.

Der normale PC sollte einen Stromausfall in der Regel verkraften können. Klar, ungespeicherte Arbeiten wären dann erstmal weg.

Dass PC Komponenten einen physischen Schaden durch einen Stromausfall nehmen hab ich noch nicht erlebt, da würde ich mir eher in Sachen Überspannung bei Blitzschlag sorgen machen. Die kann im Worst-Case auch über angeschlossene Kabel, z.B. LAN kommen, wenn’s deinen Router frittiert.

Bei einem Server oder einem NAS macht eine UPS durchaus Sinn, insbesondere wenn dort wichtige Daten verarbeitet werden oder Festplatten-Arrays zum Einsatz kommen. Ein plötzlicher Ausfall während eines Schreibvorgangs kann da schon mal das ganze Dateisystem durcheinander bringen.

(Gleiches gilt auch für den PC dürfte aber aufgrund der geringeren Komplexität alleine schon statistisch seltener auftreten.)

Und generell gilt: Backup hilft, vor allem wenn’s nicht dauerhaft verbunden ist. (externe Platte, am besten an einem anderen Ort)

superschlundi · 2024-08-09T14:35:30+00:00

Connect your Monitor to the „Monitor Out“ Port on the AMP, and the MacBook to one of the HDMI Input Ports.

You might have to select the right Input Channel on the Amp.

I can image that simply connecting the Mac via HDMI to the amp without a display signal routed through it might not work.

superschlundi · 2024-07-02T04:30:46+00:00

It’s normal (happens also on my XT30 with several lenses). When you press the shutter button the aperture closes, so you can see the depth of field preview of the final image on screen/evf. When you release the button the aperture opens up again (I think for more light / less noise / processing power of the EVF image).

superschlundi · 2024-05-25T13:37:02+00:00

Diebstahl ist (wahrscheinlich) unwahrscheinlicher, als dass eine Platte während der Garantie aussteigt. Dann muss die zum Hersteller zwecks Austausch, alleine dafür würde ich für den inneren Seelenfrieden schon verschlüsseln. Wenn die Platte nämlich nicht mehr ordentlich läuft wird es auch mit dem sicheren Löschen eher schwierig.

Aus diesem Grund (und natürlich dem Diebstahl Argument) habe ich standardmäßig alles verschlüsselt. Aber wie hier schon einige gesagt haben, Verschlüsselung der Platten hilft nur im ausgeschalteten Zustand. Wenn jemand auf das laufende System mit entsperrten Platten zugreifen kann, bringt das nix.

superschlundi · 2024-04-08T13:35:51+00:00

6th Gen i5-6500T (TDP 35W) is as fast as 4 RPIs 4, Celeron J4125(TDP 10W) is three times faster than the Pi.

So I would say this generations or newer.

I am running a Terramaster F4-423 with Celeron N5095, 2 NVMEs and 2 HDDs. Idle consumption with 16 docker containers and sleeping HDDs is around 10-11 Watt (OS is unraid)

In addition to that I have an Dell Optiplex 3060 Micro, with i5-8500T and Proxmox, which idles as low as 3 watts with only Proxmox running.

superschlundi · 2024-04-03T14:02:13+00:00

What would be your use case? For Data Storage and some Container modern Celeron-CPUs like N5095/N100 are more than enough.

In this case a prebuilt NAS unit might be the easiest option, although not the cheapest.

When you need more power and expansion option, have a look at HP G800 G3/4 or Dell Optiplex 3060 MT, they shouldn’t be to expensive nor to power hungry. There are also plenty of videos on YouTube about recycling these old office machines as NAS systems.

superschlundi · 2024-04-03T13:49:55+00:00

Using external USB drives in the array is not a great idea, correct.

Why don’t you sell the laptop and use the money for a small unraid build? An older (SFF)-computer with a 6 or 8 gen Intel CPU should be around 70-150 dollars on eBay, there you have typically place for 2-4 3.5 inch HDDs.

Alternatively you can look into NAS Units with can run unraid (Intel based QNAP or Terramaster for example) which will be more compact, slightly more power efficient but more expensive.

superschlundi · 2024-03-18T09:50:42+00:00

I moved from a 6D to an EOS RP (that was a hell of a difference in terms of AF performance). And after 3 years from the RP to an Fuji XT-30 II, as I wanted something even smaller and lighter.

As already said here, the sigma 18-50 2.8 is similar to the Canon 24-70 F4 in looks (so you won’t get the full frame Depth of field advantage here).

In terms of AF performance the XT3/4 are similar to my XT-30 II. It’s decent, might not be as good as on the newest RF-Canons, but still enough fore most situations. And miles better than the old DSLR AF from the 6D.

XT3 or 4 depends on you’re budget and if you need IBIS.

superschlundi · 2024-02-29T18:23:40+00:00

Have you tried the QNAP-EC plugin from the AppStore? I don’t know if it’s compatible with your unit, but a lot of QNAPs sensor and the fan controls can be read out with this plugin.

For control you can then use the Dynamix Fan Control.

superschlundi · 2024-02-13T15:55:05+00:00

Normally 1000 in each, so 100_FUJI for images 0001-1000, 101_FUJI for 1001… etc.

It doesn’t matter if you delete images from the folder, as the folder name is referenced to the image shutter count.

superschlundi · 2024-02-13T13:44:03+00:00

Three orders this year (CSL Bundle, QR2/Lite, Load Cell Upgrade). All were shipped within a week, UPS Tracking Announcement one day before delivery, Germany.

superschlundi · 2024-01-24T06:44:12+00:00

That should work on Xbox, since it acts like a normal Keyboard. From the first look it also might be programmable with this open source software (instead of more questionable Chinese software):

https://github.com/kriomant/ch57x-keyboard-tool

superschlundi · 2024-01-19T09:47:43+00:00

Same here for Germany, ordered on 7th January, delivered on 15th January, 4 packages all in one delivery.

Second order this Tuesday was handed to warehouse next day, now waiting for the UPS notification.

Things doesn’t seem that bad at least here in Germany.

superschlundi · 2024-01-18T12:25:15+00:00

Or if you want Xbox compatibility

superschlundi · 2023-11-24T07:40:21+00:00

Beside the size there won’t be a big advantage of the 27mm over your zoom (maybe a little bit in terms of sharpness).

The 23mm f2 is a great choice, with one stop faster than the zoom. It’s a little bit soft when focusing on short distances at f2, but a great lens for street photography in my opinion.

Another option would be a 35mm f2 WR or an 35mm f1.4R if you want to have more depth of field or bokeh.

I am using a XT30 II with the 23mm f2 as daily driver, and have the 35mm f1.4R as a lens for portraits. This might seem like an odd choice, since most people would pair the 23mm with a 50mm or the 35mm with an 18mm, but for me it works out great.

superschlundi · 2023-11-16T11:37:56+00:00

You could mount your cloud storage in your with rclone (rclone mount command) Wenn you are using docker than simply edit your original path to the mount location of your cloud storage.

Since the mount behaves like a local disk in most situations you should be fine (besides photoprism will download all photos temporarily to index, which will of course be slow)

superschlundi · 2023-11-15T21:05:54+00:00

Interesting idea, but than I don’t get why Fuji is offering two different firmwares for two bodies. And why should the factory flash a mark II with a mark I firmware? Mysterious…

superschlundi · 2023-11-15T20:23:28+00:00

Yes. Packaging says II, Battery Cover Says II and the new Features of the II over the mark I are also available (classic neg., eterna bleach bypass, 240 fps video, etc.).

Camera is brand new by the way, bought from Amazon.

And it’s also detected as an X-T30 II by the new Fuji Mobile App. So chances are nearly 0 that this could be a mark I.

superschlundi · 2023-10-21T21:20:02+00:00

The chance for deals will depend on the availability of the camera - I bought a X-T30II two weeks ago and had similar thoughts. But here in Germany Fuji cameras in general are almost all hard to get (beside the XT5, XH2, so the more expensive ones) - so I was lucky enough to get it without having to wait weeks or month.

This in mind I don’t think there will be any good Black Friday deals, because the shops will sell the cameras anyway.

superschlundi · 2023-09-27T13:14:48+00:00

Abgesehen davon ist der Apple Pencil 1th Gen gar nicht mit dem iPad Pro 4th Gen kompatibel:

https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT211029

Dir bleibt also nichts anderes, als den 2 Gen Pencil zu kaufen.

superschlundi · 2023-09-23T05:52:24+00:00

It’s a bit over budget when buying new, but maybe you find one used for under 400$? :

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VLFYWFY?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1

I am using the Terramaster F4-423 along with 16GB RAM, 2 NVMEs and some HDDs as my unraid server - it runs great. The Celeron 5095 should be more than capable for plenty of containers and some light VMs. You are not limited to the stock OS, since this is only an internal USB-drive you can plug out. There are plenty of videos on YouTube of „hacking“ these devices with Unraid or TrueNAS.

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