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Mikael
@bendiksens.net
Techy, homelaber, developer, security architect @ an MSP in Europe, CTFer, 3D printing enthusiasts.
Norwegian

Do some tech blog posting on https://bendiksens.net

My posts and thoughts are my own.
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Need lightning-fast presence detection? @bendiksens.net used ESPresense with XIAO ESP32C3 nodes for millisecond, room-accurate tracking — cameras turn on when everyone leaves, lights adjust automatically, and even bedroom presence influences nightly routines.

Full details 👉 https://bit.ly/47zyR01
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Wow. Bambu Lab P2S just made my X1C look like yesterdays news.. talk about a value!
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Radar shows a ~75% drop in announced IPv4 space as the outage began, and a 100% loss of traffic.
October 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
That feeling when you wake up to a power cycle of the prod rack and you dont know why yet
October 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Love this joke
your car must be totaled
October 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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dstp is a free and opensource tool that run common networking tests against your site such as ping, dns, TLS certificate validation and check for HTTP status codes for your website. It is a small tool that is useful for both developers and IT professionals. Try it out. github.com/ycd/dstp
GitHub - ycd/dstp: 🧪 Run common networking tests against any site.
🧪 Run common networking tests against any site. Contribute to ycd/dstp development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Now this is funny
September 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Huh
August 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I spent way to many hours today just reading python peps. Loved it tho
August 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A technical deep-dive into migrating GitLab repositories between servers, complete with Python scripts, git config hacks, and the inevitable CI/CD pipeline considerations for the upcoming Gitea migration.
The Great GitLab Migration
A technical deep-dive into migrating GitLab repositories between servers, complete with Python scripts, git config hacks, and the inevitable CI/CD pipeline considerations for the upcoming Gitea migration.
bendiksens.net
August 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Plex issued an email to it's users following a potential security issue via it's bug bounty program for Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x. Read on...

Update to the latest version if you use Plex Media Server!
August 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
When was it cool and trendy to use emotes/emoji in mail subjects. Might be getting old
#noemoji
August 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
An overly detailed, mildly unhinged, and very practical deep dive into a tiny Python service that lets hardware sliders steer your desktop audio like a studio console like Deej
Deej Sound Control for Linux written in Python
An overly detailed, mildly unhinged, and very practical deep dive into a tiny Python service that lets hardware sliders steer your desktop audio like a studio console like Deej
bendiksens.net
August 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Always wanted to create youtube videos, but as a person with mild ADHD I dont think I would be able to keep the momentum going or create decent content. Also I have way too much spread interests I think to create meaningful content for potential viewers.
August 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Been a good time playing OoT again after all this years. Funny how much I got from childhood memories of playing this game over and over.
August 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Haha exactly
July 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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South Park is getting canceled by the end of the week by Paramount after this episode lol. They reincarnated the Saddam character as Trump.
July 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Need to fix that cable mess and print a cover for the red rack. But atleast everything is migrated from my old «prod» to the new MS-A2! #homelab
July 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
BGP hijack on 1.1.1.1.
July 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
One step closer to completion!
My second one!
#minirack #homelab

Still loving the design @mandicreally.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Pangolin! Easiest the best #selfhosting application of the year! Been running it for 2-3 months now and its incredible! Just wow!

github.com/fosrl/pangolin
github.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Prod (red) and stage rack (blue)!
To be continued!

#homelab #minisforum
July 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ordered myself some Minisforum MS-A2 with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX / 64GB RAM + 1TB SSD! Can’t wait for the delivery!
Going to cost a pretty penny in import fees tho! #homelab upgrade
July 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM