Setting up Hugo with Ananke Theme as Module The intention of this post is to walk through the steps I performed set up a static website with Hugo, add the Ananke theme as module, and deploy the website via AWS Amplify. The reason for me to write this blog post is that I was hoping to find exactly this documentation somewhere online. But as I could not find it and worked my way through different blogs and videos, I thought, maybe other people might benefit from such a summary.

Holznudel - DIY Letter Press In this post I want to describe and highlight a funny DIY project named “Holznudel”. It is an open source letterpress which allows you to make prints with lego tiles. It was a lot of fun to build and it is a great activity for the kids - but also for grown-ups. This post is divided into five sections: 1/ discovery 2/ construction 3/ pieces 4/ cleaning 5/ next steps.

Verify Mastodon Profile With this post, I am trying to verify my Mastodon profile. Here is the link to my Mastodon presence: @davidbeck auf hachyderm.io You can find the official documentation on this topic here: Verification on Joinmastodon.

New Website: pegel-konstanz.de As a tangible outcome of my data analytics mentorship, I created website pegel-konstanz.de. The focus on this website will be on individual analyses of the water level of Lake Constance (Bodensee). But first, I had to get the table stakes functionality right. You cannot discuss the level of the lake without also providing the current level. And that was a lot more work than I expected it to be.

How to turn Epoxy remains into tools This post describes my journey from 3D printing to a silicone mat for epoxy upcycling. For a short description of the project together with the 3D printing files, I recommend to check my GitHub repository on this subject: https://github.com/davidbeckonline/epoxy_tool_mat What to do with epoxy remains Over the last couple of month, I tinkered quite a lot with epoxy. It started with some Kintsugi experiments.

How to get the stylus cables back into the tonearm of a Pro-Ject Debut III record player In this post, I decribe the small issue I was facing with the stylus cables on my Pro-Ject Debut III record player. Situation After replacing the stylus on my Pro-Ject Debut III, the cables were too long. This wasn’t a technical issue. It was more about aesthetics. First, I tried to push the cables back manually, but this seemed to worsen the problem.