Outside work
A short note on what I do when I’m not in Terraform, Kubernetes, or identity logs.
Most of my writing here is about platform engineering, identity, and infrastructure. Outside of that, my life is still fairly “systems-shaped” — just with more flour and fewer YAML files.
Baking (mostly) & cooking (sometimes)
I’m more of a baker than a cook, but I’m not the “measure everything” type. A lot of it is dumping things together, adjusting by feel, and hoping the landlord-special oven behaves today.
If it turns out great, I’ll pretend it was the plan. If it doesn’t, I’ll call it an experiment.
- Desserts and baked goods (especially when there’s an excuse)
- Vegan-friendly experiments when they fit the dish
- A standing promise to myself: sourdough is on the list (March 2026 is the current attempt)
Table of Four
Together with my wife I run tableoffour.de — occasional supper clubs and small catering gigs. She’s the cook; I’m the extra pair of hands: prep work, logistics, and desserts.
It’s a fun contrast to tech: real time constraints, no rollbacks, and immediate feedback.
Site: tableoffour.de
Small tinkering, realistic scope
I do have a Home Assistant setup that’s slowly getting better. I’m not doing elaborate server builds, and most of my ambitious homelab ideas have been “almost next weekend” for years.
That’s fine. The goal is “slightly more convenient,” not “second job.”
taegli.ch
taegli.ch is my current “vibe code” experiment: ship something small daily — a tiny feature, a fix, a note, anything. Success is relative, but the point is the cadence.
(Some days I deliver. Some days I don’t. The streak is aspirational.)
Link: taegli.ch
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