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Iron Maiden Album Sorter: The Vibe Coded App that helped me make find my favourite Maiden Albums
I have been a fan of Iron Maiden since I was a teenager. This summer, I finally saw them live at Ernst Happel Stadion Wien an was blown away by their great live show. A few months later I have finished my anual relisten of their discography. This time, I...
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Rap is Coming Home to the Land of the Gstanzl: Full Article translated
Rap is Coming Home to the Land of the Gstanzl Like the traditional Gstanzl before it, Bavarian rap music embodies the desire to critique world politics and society in a sly and witty way. Text: Lorenz Beyer Photos: Stickford, Janik Schöbel, Christoph Gabler, Leon Zarbock, Bern Kirner Roider Jackl dared...
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Renovating a garden shed: A field report
A note of caution first: I am not an expert at construction work. This article is intended as a reference for others attempting a similar DIY project. Over the summer, we have renovated a garden shed and erected it in our garden. A friend of mine offered to give me...
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Marker Map: An App to display simplified routes for presentations
For my presentation, I give on 15th of September in Mühldorf on “Fieldwork in Waldkraiburg”, I needed an easy way to create a map with a simplified route showing a migration trajectory. I asked claude.ai and it came up with a map one can place markers on. The markers can...
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Dancing Lizards: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Mixtape
Through their decision to boycott Spotify, I recently rediscovered King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — and they’ve quickly reclaimed their place as my favorite band. I’m fascinated by their complex song structures, polymetric rhythms, and microtonal melodies. If you want to dive deeper into what makes their music so...
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Upcoming Presentation: Fieldwork in Waldkraiburg, 15th November 2025, Mühldorf
Twenty years ago, I conducted my first ethnomusicological fieldwork. On 15th of September, I will present this research during the “Forum Volksmusik”-Event at Haberkasten Mühldorf am Inn. The topic of the talk is “Field work in Waldkraiburg – a brief review of the musical folk culture of displaced persons, refugees,...
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Rap is coming home in to the land of the Gstanzl: New magazine article out in Zwiefach 05/2025
My new article on Bavaria-Rap is out in “Zwiefach”. This magazine is one of the most important print media for the bavarian traditional music community. I am glad to have been asked to show ties betweeen the bavarian satirical quartrain tradition of Gstanzl and dialect rap. Starting with parodies in...
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My Linux Guitar Practice Stack: Guitarix and Audacious
Since the end of the Windows 10 lifecycle is approaching, I have migrated most of my PCs to Ubuntu 24.04. This way, I can save them from the bin, as they are too old to run Windows 11. One of the PCs I migrated is an Acer Aspire 3 laptop,...
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DriveHeat: A heatmap app to find out how long it takes to drive somewhere nearby
Since relocating to Wals near Salzburg at the start of this year, I’ve been exploring my new surroundings. At my old place in Griesstätt, driving time and distance “as the crow flies” matched each other fairly closely. Now, driving times from my current location are far more unevenly distributed. The...
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Mixtape from the Bosphorus: Unearthing Turkish Tapes from a Lost Shop in Beşiktaş
In October 2014, I attended the conference Identities – An Interdisciplinary Approach at the Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), Istanbul Technical University. During my stay, I stumbled across a small music store tucked away in the Beşiktaş district. The shop no longer seems to exist, but I left...
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Transform your Cassette collection into a private Spotify
Do you have a treasure trove of old cassette tapes collecting dust, yearning for a second life? Imagine turning your beloved analog collection into a modern, personalized streaming platform that rivals Spotify. It’s all possible thanks to a cheap Android app called Symfonium, that even support Android Auto. With a...
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Analyzing Weather Data from Salzburg Airport: A Comprehensive Guide
In this blog post, we explore a detailed weather data analysis for Salzburg Airport, spanning from 2010 to 2024. The data was retrieved from the Open Meteo Historical Weather API using the following API call: https://archive-api.open-meteo.com/v1/archive?latitude=47.7933&longitude=13.0043&start_date=2010-01-01&end_date=2024-12-31&daily=temperature_2m_max,temperature_2m_min,temperature_2m_mean,sunrise,sunset,sunshine_duration,rain_sum,snowfall_sum,precipitation_hours,wind_speed_10m_max,wind_direction_10m_dominant&timezone=Europe%2FBerlin The data includes daily measurements of temperature, sunshine duration, rainfall, snowfall, precipitation hours, and...
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DIY Funny Giftbooks: A Creative and Personal Birthday Gift
Looking for a unique and funny birthday gift for a friend? Instead of buying a ready-made giftbook online, why not create your own? With a little help from Python and some humorous content from Mastodon, you can craft a personalized giftbook that’s sure to bring smiles. Step 1: Gather Your...
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Creating Instrumental Background Music Playlists
This blog post is for everyone who needs background music and enjoys pop. After years of not listening to the radio or having any contact with mainstream pop music, I suddenly found myself interested in it again. To catch up on what I missed, I started listening to the yearly...
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Discover Festival Gems with a Python Script
Do you often find yourself at festivals, overwhelmed by the sheer number of bands and unsure of which ones to see? Especially at smaller festivals with a plethora of lesser-known yet precious artists, it can be challenging to decide where to invest your time. I recently faced this dilemma at...
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My Contribution to the Revit.TestRunner Project: Updating to .NET 8 and Revit 2025
I’m thrilled to share some exciting news from my recent open-source journey. I’ve made a significant contribution to the Revit.TestRunner project, an Addin for Autodesk Revit, by updating it to .NET 8 and Revit 2025. Check it out here: https://github.com/beyerl/Revit.TestRunner2025 What is Autodesk Revit? For those who may not be...
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Get a Mobile C64 for 50 Euros
The retro computing trend is still going strong, and the Commodore 64 (C64) remains one of the most beloved systems in this scene. With its iconic design and groundbreaking games, the C64 continues to captivate enthusiasts around the world. While there are new builds of old C64s available, such as...
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Setting Up a Dosdeck Pi: Your Ultimate Retro Gaming Hub
The 1990s were a golden era for DOS games, with titles that have become classics in the annals of gaming history. If you’re a fan of these retro games and have a Raspberry Pi at your disposal, then Dosdeck is your perfect companion. Dosdeck is a browser-based app with a...
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Audiobook Splitter
In this post I will cover, how to split up large files containing audiobooks into smaller chuncks using a python script generated with ChatGPT. I recently discovered the Project Gutenberg Open Audiobook Collection through a post on hacker news. For this site, Project Gutenberg, Microsoft, and MIT have worked together...
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