Weeknotes 2026 W27: The keys

Quick bits When seen from a moving train, planes seem to be simply hovering in place. Weird. Pro tip: You can just ask the Amazon AI to get a free trial. I’m on my third Amazon Prime trial already. I set up Tailscale, and now I can access Actual from my phone. Neat! I’m wondering whether I can get a dedicated device to run my server on — perhaps my ancient Raspberry Pi is worth looking into. I’ve been tempted to set up a proper homelab, but that’d be overkill. But fun overkill, you know? I’d be able to host other people’s stuff too, and I know there’s interest. London/UK bits: I’m astonished at how much safer the traffic in London is. The London drivers are so much more considerate. This city is healing my traffic traumas. I have to keep fighting the urge to order in German. Mit alles. Zum Mitnehmen, bitte. Vielen Dank. Tschüssi! London has so many plastic bags. So many. The UK’s salary sacrifice scheme is incredibly good for creating wealth in retirement. It feels like a cheat code.…