Hi, I'm Walter M. Rafelsberger!
Small bio: Dataviz @ Elastic. Dataviz since 2003. Previous work: FP-7 research on media monitoring, social media and fake news. Left libertarian. Chaotic good.
Here's my blog (RSS feed) and some of my profiles: github | bluesky | linkedin
Done
2026.01 … Rewatched The Expanse #binge
2026.01 … Set up a beefy Synology DS925+ with 32GB RAM, 400GB SSD cache and ~40TB HDDs #gear
2026.01 … Published agent-tools with skills and extensions for pi-coding-agent #dev
2026.01 … Created eddo teaser page #dev
2026.02 … Released eddo v0.8.0 with MCP server API key authentication #dev
2026.02 … Published bsky2masto and x2masto #dev
2026.02 … Rewatched all of Stranger Things and caught up on Season 5 #binge
2026.02 … Released atproto2elasticsearch v1.0.0 for ingesting the Bluesky firehose into Elasticsearch #dev
2026.03 … Contributed to Elastic's agent skills for ingesting, querying and visualizing data #work
2026.05 … Visited the Venice Biennale, first time back since 2003. By train! #travel
2026.06 … Got the 10kWp solar setup with 9.45kWh battery storage running alongside the heat pump. Ten days without drawing power from the grid! #home
2026.06 … First cycling race: Glocknerkönig, Bruck to Fuschertörl, 1600m of climbing in 3:00:55 #bike
2026.06 … Released eddo v0.9.0 and v0.10.0 with persistent Telegram chat history, pi-ai providers and timezone improvements #dev
2026.06 … Published bot-prompt to strip the anthropomorphic theatre from coding agents #dev
2026.08 … Wrote up the gradual Redux Toolkit v2 migration in Kibana. 1,100 files later! #work
2026.09 … Upgraded Elasticsearch on the Synology DS925+ to 9.5 #dev
2026.09 … Back in Tuscany, this time Chianti. Filmed a cycling POV from Marcialla to Certaldo Alto, just the road and the sounds of Tuscany #travel
2026.10 … Caught up on For All Mankind season 5. We didn't become friends. #binge
2026.10 … Built a teaser page for Frau Linsche #web
2026.01 … Set up a beefy Synology DS925+ with 32GB RAM, 400GB SSD cache and ~40TB HDDs #gear
2026.01 … Published agent-tools with skills and extensions for pi-coding-agent #dev
2026.01 … Created eddo teaser page #dev
2026.02 … Released eddo v0.8.0 with MCP server API key authentication #dev
2026.02 … Published bsky2masto and x2masto #dev
2026.02 … Rewatched all of Stranger Things and caught up on Season 5 #binge
2026.02 … Released atproto2elasticsearch v1.0.0 for ingesting the Bluesky firehose into Elasticsearch #dev
2026.03 … Contributed to Elastic's agent skills for ingesting, querying and visualizing data #work
2026.05 … Visited the Venice Biennale, first time back since 2003. By train! #travel
2026.06 … Got the 10kWp solar setup with 9.45kWh battery storage running alongside the heat pump. Ten days without drawing power from the grid! #home
2026.06 … First cycling race: Glocknerkönig, Bruck to Fuschertörl, 1600m of climbing in 3:00:55 #bike
2026.06 … Released eddo v0.9.0 and v0.10.0 with persistent Telegram chat history, pi-ai providers and timezone improvements #dev
2026.06 … Published bot-prompt to strip the anthropomorphic theatre from coding agents #dev
2026.08 … Wrote up the gradual Redux Toolkit v2 migration in Kibana. 1,100 files later! #work
2026.09 … Upgraded Elasticsearch on the Synology DS925+ to 9.5 #dev
2026.09 … Back in Tuscany, this time Chianti. Filmed a cycling POV from Marcialla to Certaldo Alto, just the road and the sounds of Tuscany #travel
2026.10 … Caught up on For All Mankind season 5. We didn't become friends. #binge
2026.10 … Built a teaser page for Frau Linsche #web
Current
2026.09 … Local inference on the ASUS Ascent GX10: Qwen3.8-27B, benchmarks and observability, with pi and Open WebUI #dev
2026.10 … Trying Homematic IP for heating controls after giving up on Eve and Bosch #home
2026.10 … Building a first mounting wall based on Multibuild #maker
2026.10 … Trying Homematic IP for heating controls after giving up on Eve and Bosch #home
2026.10 … Building a first mounting wall based on Multibuild #maker
Next
2026 … improve performance of new d3-milestones layout algo
2026.12 … MASTER BOOT RECORD at Szene Wien on December 7. Tickets secured! #music
2026 … read the anti-hype LLM reading list
2026.12 … MASTER BOOT RECORD at Szene Wien on December 7. Tickets secured! #music
2026 … read the anti-hype LLM reading list
Look back what I did in 2025 and 2024.
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