Niklas Siefkehttps://niklas.fyi/articles/Dad - Husband - Photographer - Smart Home TinkererHugo 0.160.1enNiklas SiefkeMon, 13 Apr 2026 15:54:56 +0200Week Notes 26#15https://niklas.fyi/2026/04/13/week-notes-26-15/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:54:56 +0200https://niklas.fyi/2026/04/13/week-notes-26-15/
  • My first week back at the office
    • The first two days felt a bit off. No little kids noise. No cuddling. No playing on the ground. No kids songs.
    • I think I still don’t realize that this time is over now. It was way too short. I am looking forward to those weekends now, even more.
    • The rest of the week was filled with me getting up to speed on what is going on here and setting up some WiFi/BLE APs and a new Server.
  • Also another big change on the tech side here is: I have switched to hugo.
    • I am no JavaScript developer. I needed to lookup too much for just creating a website.
    • So, hugo it is. It’s quite simple, fast, and way less of a hype-topic. Which means I am less tempted in testing out new stuff. Now I just need to unsubscribe from some Astro things so I will not try and switch back :)
    • It’s not yet fully functional and some indieweb features are still missing, but starting Thursday I will have 2,5 weeks without wife and kid. So I’ll have some time to finish this. And start on the camper!

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • The Office (S07/E06-12)
    • A Series of Unfortunate Events (S01/E01-04)
    • Ghosts (S05/E15)
    • heute-show (S29/E09)
    • ZDF Magazin Royale (S12/E06)
    • Dune: Part Two
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#14https://niklas.fyi/2026/04/06/week-notes-26-14/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:51:49 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/04/06/week-notes-26-14/
  • Started the week with a trip to a friends cabin nearby. The plan was to enjoy some vacation until I need to go back to work.
    • The cabin is just 1,5h south of Trondheim, so the trip was short
    • When we arrived there was more snow than we expected and the road we were planning to take was not drivable (and we learned later that it was closed). After some troubles getting the snow-chains on the car we had a call with our friend and decided to try a different entry to the whole area. The other entry worked, even though I am now 100%-sure that our next car needs AWD.
    • The cabin was nice and quite. Perfect to enjoy some final family days before work. But my allergies kicked in, Baby-En slept really bad, which made us tired as f*ck and the cabin was obviously not baby-proof which is quite exhausting when you have a baby that just learned to walk while holding on to stuff.
    • So all in all we decided to cut the trip short and drove back on Thursday. BUT we told us that until Sunday (the day we wanted to go back) we were not allowed to do anything off of our TODO-list. So basically enjoy vacations at home. This worked great!
  • For the rest of the week we went on some walks, had a lovely easter lunch at a friends place. (Vegan) chicken on waffles. Apparently a very American dish. It sounds very weird but was actually quite good.
  • Let’s see how next week will go. Monday is still of due to easter but Tuesday I’ll be back at work. First time since september that I will not spend most of my day with Baby-En :/

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • Zootopia 2
    • Scrubs 2026 (S01/E01-02)
    • Fear the Walking Dead (S06/E01)
    • Ghosts (S05/E14)
    • Fallout (S02/E08)
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#13https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/30/week-notes-26-13/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:08:13 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/30/week-notes-26-13/
  • New Battery for the electric car - worked like a charm. Note to myself: Make sure the car is properly started before leaving the AC on for the dog…
  • Had a lovely dinner with my colleagues at Olivia’s in Trondheim. It was nice catching up with some of them before I will join them again after easter.
    • It made me realise, that my parental leave is almost over…
  • We were planning to go to a friends cabin on the weekend and stay until or over easter, but planning and packing with a kid takes way longer than expected. So, we took the weekend to enjoy time together at home and will leave on Monday.

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • Wicked
    • Wicked: For Good
    • Fallout (S02/E05-07)
    • heute-show (S29/E08)
    • ZDF Magazin Royale (S12/E05)
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#12https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/24/week-notes-26-12/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:10:05 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/24/week-notes-26-12/
  • Wednesday was a lovely sunny day, so we met up with a friends for coffee in the city
  • Saturday was not sooo lovely but I took Baby-En and met up with a friends for coffee and food while El had an appointment at the hair salon
    • I spend some time walking through the city with Baby-En and managed to get him some new Patches to pimp up his shirts. We have one from The Offspring, one that says “Vegan AF” and the last one says “Vegan Future”
  • Sunday we were invited for dinner at a friends place. Chili and Cornbread. Very tasty.
    • I learned the hard way, that the 12V battery is very important even in an electric car… So one of our friends drove us home and I need to come back tomorrow with a new battery.
    • Nothing worked. I tried to start the car, when I was still able to see some information on the board computer. But nothing happend. Then the displays went dark and the only icon I could see was the one that tells me that the key was not detected in the car. And even that icon disappeard after a while. Only some of the beeps were still hearable. We couldn’t even lock the car anymore :)

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • Fallout (S02/E01-04)
    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2
    • ZDF Magazin (S12/E04)
    • heute-show (S29/E07)
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#11https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/16/week-notes-26-11/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:24:27 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/16/week-notes-26-11/
  • Finished Stranger Things
    • It was a good series, but I don’t really have a strong opinion about the last season.
    • In general I liked the whole thing, even though I was never really invested in it after the first season.
  • The rest of the week was not as nice - but this is more on the personal side. I might share it in the near future, or not…

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • Stranger Things (S05/E08)
    • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (S01)
    • Ghosts (S05/E13)
    • heute-show (S29/E06)
    • ZDF Magazin Royale (S12/E03)
    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#10https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/09/week-notes-26-10/Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:47:16 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/09/week-notes-26-10/
  • Quite uneventful week - just some errand runs in the city with Baby-En
  • It’s starting to get warmer up here. Most of the days are above 0 now and the snow starts to melt
  • Went for a lovley walk in the woods all together
  • I finally started to watch the last season of Stranger Things
    • After that I will watch The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
    • I am trying to not get spoiled and I needed to skip a couple of podcast episodes

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • ZDF Magazin Royale (S12/E01-02)
    • Stranger Things (S05/E01-07)
    • Ghosts (S5/E12)
    • heute-show (S29/E05)
    • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#9https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/02/week-notes-26-9/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:24:02 +0100https://niklas.fyi/2026/03/02/week-notes-26-9/
  • The week started off very quite with me and Baby-En just enjoying some time at home together
  • BUT, El and I finished Dark. It was a great show but both of us thought that they rushed the last season.
  • All 3 of us went to the Lรธnningspils which was organized by one of Els colleagues.
    • Baby-En enjoyed his first visit to a pub
    • He was the center of attention and of course wanted our food instead of his own. So he tasted some of our sweetpotato fries.
  • On the weekend we celebrated Baby-Ens 1st birthday
    • A lot of people came (including his friend - who was able to come after all) and the house of full of kids and parents
    • Good thing we booked a daycare spot for Krรผmel for that day
    • I can’t believe it’s already been a year. El and I are watching “old” pictures and videos of En and both of us are suprised who fast he has grown. He is close to walking ๐Ÿคฏ
  • Anyway, this also means my last month of parental leave has started. There are days when I look forward to a normal working day, but most of the time I am just happy to see him grow up and enjoy every small piece of the world around him. I am going to miss those days…

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • Dark (S03/E07 & E08)
    • Fear the Walking Dead (S05/E16)
    • Ghosts (S05/E11)
    • heute-show (S29/E04)
    • MaiThink X - Die Show (S09/E04 & E05)
    • ZDF Magazin Royale (S12/E01)
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#8https://niklas.fyi/2026/02/23/week-notes-26-8/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100https://niklas.fyi/2026/02/23/week-notes-26-8/
  • It’s been a very quite week of me painting one me piece of furniture in Baby-En room and waiting for it to dry
  • El and me are deep into the TV Show Dark
    • We never watched a Show were we needed to stop so often to talk about what just happened and to loosen some knots in our heads before continuing
    • We were so close to finishing it this week but us being tired made us stop and move the last two episodes to today
  • Sunday we went on a nice walk in Estenstadmarka. We got some fresh snow in the last couple of days and the sun was shining, so it was beautiful to walk through the forest. We were also almost by ourselves.
  • Next week is Baby-En first birthday
    • Sadly his only friend is not able to join but we invited some friends and colleagues for coffee and cake and booked a place at the dog hotel for Krรผmel

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • The Housemaid
    • Dark (S02 & S03/E01-06)
    • Fear the Walking Dead (S05/E09-15)
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#7https://niklas.fyi/2026/02/16/week-notes-26-7/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:29:39 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/02/16/week-notes-26-7/
  • Spend some time in the city with my dad and Baby-En before he left on Tuesday
    • We actually wanted to go to Sponhuset but it was closed due to winter vacation
    • Went to Espresso House in City Lade instead - Baby-En had a blast because the coffee shop is in the middle of the shopping mall and he can smile at sooo many people :)
  • Went to Carglass so they can fix the stone chip they missed last time
  • On Friday we went to the dog park after a long while. I think Krรผmel had fun. It’s sometimes hard to know because she doesn’t want to leave but also mostly watches the other dogs play.
  • Invited Pat and Dani for Lasange on Saturday, they have just been to Germany and brought us some nice vegan stuff … yummy.
  • Sunday was a quite day with lots of sun. We went for a nice family walk and enjoyed the rest of the day by doing mostly nothing

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • heute-show (S29/E02)
    • MaiThinkX - Die Show (S09/E02-3)
    • Fear the Walking Dead (S05/E06-8)
    • Spartacus: House of Ashur (S01/E07-10)
    • Dark (S01)
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#6https://niklas.fyi/2026/02/09/week-notes-26-6/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:07:25 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/02/09/week-notes-26-6/
  • We finished the last James Bond movie on Sunday - Not going to do this any time soon again …
  • The week itself was quite uneventful
    • Went a couple of times in the city with En and my Dad to have some coffee
    • My dad wanted to buy a Norwegian woolen pullover - and he found one
    • He also help us a lot by chopping down the big branches which fell of the tree in the beginning of winter
    • My dad also invited us to dinner at Mat fra Hagen (food from the garden) in the city center which was lovely as always :)
  • Winter is still very cold but it looks like we are getting some fresh snow next week (finally)
  • We finished the second pallete of firewood - it’s really time to renew the heat pump in the living room. The current one just cannot keep up against the cold anymore.

    • Watched (trakt.tv):

    • Skyfall
    • Spectre
    • Lee
    • heute-show
    • MaiThinkX - Die Show
    • The Gentlemen
    • Hacksaw Ridge
    • No Time to Die
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#5https://niklas.fyi/2026/02/01/week-notes-26-5/Sun, 01 Feb 2026 22:15:05 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/02/01/week-notes-26-5/I’m on a role here, I like it!

    January is already over. 2026 is rushing as fast as 2025 did. But I do plan to write a review of 2025 in the coming days.

    • We are almost done with watching all of the James Bond movies - I am quite sure we will finish them next week!
    • We bought a new electric heater for Baby-Ens room - and also attached it to the wall almost the same day - I am very proud for that :)
      • We only have to finish paiting the shelf, which El is currently doing, and re-attach the electric sockets
    • I had the local NITO (union) general assembly on friday where we elacted the new board, as one of the two board members is leaving the company
    • Bought iceskates for my dad and went skating today on the lake right infront of our house. The weather was lovely so we were not alone. My dad fell quite hard on our way back home, so let’s hope no major injuries. For now he it seems fine.
    • Made some vegan cinnamon buns today, which turned out quite good :P

    Watched (trakt.tv):

    • The World Is Not Enough
    • Die Another Day
    • Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
    • Casino Royale
    • Quantum of Solace
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#4https://niklas.fyi/2026/01/29/week-notes-26-4/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:25:44 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/01/29/week-notes-26-4/Well, it’s already thursday and therefore almost time for week #5. So, let’s finish #4…

    • On monday the indoor fence to baby-proof the fireplace finally arrived. So, now I can let baby E crawl around the living room without watching his every step.
      • Currently, it is constantly so cold, that we have the fireplace burning throughout the whole day
    • I visited my collegues in the new office and kept a lot of them from working by bringing the baby. Suddenly everyone needed a long coffee break in the kitchen :)
    • My dad arrived on thursday
      • It was way easier with the dog and him, than what I was expecting
    • Me and my dad went for Pub Quiz at Three Lions Pub
      • It was the start of the season and our usual team had so many people joining that we needed to split in two teams
      • We as the extra team made it at least somewhere in the middle
    • We also thought about things we want to finish in the house while my dad is here. It’s great to have additional help, so someone can take care of baby E while the other is finishing tasks
    • It’s been a week of watching the old James Bond movies. I am still missing the newest so E and me started watching them from the beginning. It’s been tough for E to watch them so she is quite happy that I can watch them with my dad now :D

    Watched (trakt.tv):

    • Fear the Walking Dead
    • The Office
    • Licence to Kill
    • GoldenEye
    • Tomorrow Never Dies
    ]]>    Week Notes 26#3https://niklas.fyi/2026/01/19/week-notes-26-3/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:41:48 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2026/01/19/week-notes-26-3/I am trying out a new format: Week Notes!

    It might seem a bit weird to start with #3 but this happens when you start the year already busy with life :)

    The current format is mostly copied by Jamie Tanna and will most likely evolve with future iterations.

    I do like the idea of adding links I found throughout the week, like Robb Knigh does.

    So let’s get started:

    • Had a quiet and normal week of parental leave with Baby E
      • We are trying to figure his sleep schedule out
      • Currently the days are fine but the nights are annoying
      • On a more fun note: He is getting steadier on his feet every day and starting to try his first steps (while holding on to something, like a box)
    • Some Saturday IKEA shopping
    • And on Sunday my father informed me that he will come and visit on Thursday for 2,5 weeks :‘D - I am quite happy, but I must say, it was a bit of a shock-information

    Watched (trakt.tv):

    • Fear the Walking Dead (finished S4 and started S5)
    • One Piece (3 very early episodes)
    • The Office (Started S7)
    • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    So that was basically my last week. Let’s see if I can make a habbit out of it. And don’t expect all the features like webmentions and so on to work right away. I am still working on these :)

    ]]>    My default apps starting 2024https://niklas.fyi/2024/01/11/default-apps/Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:50:17 +0000https://niklas.fyi/2024/01/11/default-apps/I saw all those “My default apps 2023”-Posts in my RSS and decided to join in - even though it is not 2023 anymore.

    You can find a long list of people sharing the same here (managed by Robb Knight)

    And Happy Birthday to Matt! Your Birthday Gift post gave me the “pressure” I needed to start this thing here again - Thanks!

    So here is my list:

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