Acoustic Instrument Detection with Raspberry Pi and YAMNet

on April 6, 2026

The Problem

My downstairs neighbor regularly plays an acoustic instrument. Not a problem in itself — but I wanted to know: When exactly and for how long? So I built a small AI project that logs this automatically.

It’s also a learning project: How do you deploy an open-source AI model on a Raspberry Pi? How do you run real-time audio classification on an edge device?

The Idea

A Raspberry Pi 4 with an I2S microphone listens continuously. As soon as an acoustic instrument is detected, the system logs:

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Claude Code Status Bar: Model, Git, Context and Cost at a Glance

on March 20, 2026

Why a Custom Status Bar?

By default, Claude Code shows only basic information in its status line. With a simple Bash script, this can be significantly enhanced: model name, Git branch with staged/unstaged counters, context window usage as a progress bar, session cost and duration – all at a glance.

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My Homelab Setup: Multi-Site Infrastructure with Proxmox, Tailscale and Security Stack

on March 17, 2026

In this post I’ll walk you through my current homelab setup. What started as a small tinkering project has grown into a multi-site infrastructure with two locations, two external servers and a centralized security stack.

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Installing TYPO3 v13 with Composer on Strato

on May 25, 2025

Setting up TYPO3 v13 on Strato with Composer

This guide outlines the steps to install TYPO3 v13 using Composer on a Strato hosting environment. Strato’s shared hosting typically requires some specific configurations, especially for CLI tools like Composer.

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