Peter M Pelica
peter m pelica

Peter M Pelica

Building digital landscapes. Exploring real ones.

Hi! I'm Peter, a software engineer by trade, a tinkerer by nature. I build robust web apps with Symfony and unstable home automation contraptions with wires and duct tape. This is a log of my code, my travels, and things I broke along the way.

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The 70GB ghost: Hunting Down Mysterious Storage Usage in HAOS
January 9, 2026
The 70GB ghost: Hunting Down Mysterious Storage Usage in HAOS

How I cleaned up ~70 GB of the space take by the "system".

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The Art of Doing Nothing Twice
November 5, 2025
The Art of Doing Nothing Twice

Some people meditate. I write scripts that tell me everything is okay

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East Anglia
October 7, 2025
East Anglia

Holiday in East Anglia

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Colchester Zoo 07/2025
August 5, 2025
Colchester Zoo 07/2025

Big kittens, but this time - they're looking back

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The Days I Remember I’m Alive
July 18, 2025
The Days I Remember I’m Alive

Ever wake up and realise you could just... go?

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Chee Dale Stepping Stones
May 3, 2025
Chee Dale Stepping Stones

Hike with me to Chee Dale Stepping Stones

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The National Museum of Computing
April 22, 2025
The National Museum of Computing

Let's go back in time to when the first computers were designed

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Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens
April 7, 2025
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens

Spent the day at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens with my camera in hand. Big cats, little critters, and one very sleepy red panda.

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Fixing Mastodon avatars after migrating to S3
March 31, 2025
Fixing Mastodon avatars after migrating to S3

How I ended up redownloading gigabytes of avatars because I'm lazy

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Yorkshire Wildlife Park
March 12, 2025
Yorkshire Wildlife Park

A friend from work has recommended a visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The weather was great - finally a few sunny days after the long and dark winter - so I just had to take their advice!

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The British Museum
February 25, 2025
The British Museum

The British Museum isn’t just a museum - it’s a time capsule of human civilization. Massive crowds, endless halls, and an overwhelming number of exhibits make it both thrilling and exhausting.

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