13 Months… … after filing the application to keep my German citizenship, I got an email today, letting me know that my application was accepted, and I was granted the permission to retain my German citizenship when applying for the US citizenship. Yes 🤘! Now, I need to make an appointment to pick up my certificate from the German Consulate in San Francisco. And then start the N-400 process to become a US Citizen.

WFH Day 946 I had some random thoughts the other day. The invention of Smartphones and the evolution of built-in cameras was a big step forward in reducing friction to asking random people at scenic spots to take a picture of yourself. Do you remember the days you had to instruct people how to use the camera? How to focus, and which button to press before taking a picture? All this instructional talk was eliminated when smartphones started to take over our lives.

WFH Day 896 I’m working on too many things at once. The most important one is to replace my Synology NAS with a new one that I built from scratch. My friend was always telling me how great and reliable his TrueNAS system is working for him. Now, I’m replacing my Synology NAS with a more powerful TrueNAS system with a more powerful CPU, RAM and Storage. It’s a steep learning curve to find my way configuring the new machine.