Tiit Lepik’s mailing listArchive

My mailing list on Smaily is in Estonian, so the sign-up form is only on the Estonian page. You can read the posts in English below — they are machine translations made with Claude (Anthropic).

• 17.10.2026
  From idea to 3D print via a STEP file

  My friend Ando Urbas needed a cover for the cable channel on the wall, to which an HDMI feed-through socket could be attached. He made a paper mock-up and a hand drawing; I made a model from it and a test print on a…

• 05.10.2026
  New e-mail address

  My duties at Katevara OÜ ended with September. The old e-mail tiit@katevara.ee no longer works. Letters sent there may not reach me. My working mailbox is tiit.lepik.71@gmail.com. Letters sent to the technical mailbox…

• 13.09.2026
  Rein Maran 95

  10.08.2018 at Rein Maran’s country home — in the picture Rein’s family in front of the door of the country home, Rein himself, me and Peeter Simm. Today is a difficult day for me — an important era in my life is coming…

• 14.08.2026
  The great skeleton hunt

  The illustration was made by the Claude AI Design gadget, which I was trying out for the first time. Go figure. Maybe one should collect money after all and buy an academician’s diploma. At least, as young people say, a…

• 05.08.2026
  Aleksei Turovski 80

  Aleksei Turovski 80 On 4 August my good friend Aleksei Turovski turned 80. There was reason to run through my mind the many times our paths have crossed. Usually the reason has been doing something together. The…

• 06.07.2026
  Hairless rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

  Today is an important day in my life. Tomorrow morning’s doctor’s appointment is not just one of many. But today life is beautiful. I have just put into the pot a rabbit I got from my home nurse Helle. A small change in…

• 26.06.2026
  Today is an important day. Tiit Lepik 55

  Good morning! A reminder that this year on 29 June I turn 55. I am celebrating my birthday today, 26 June 2026, in the evening from 18:00 at my home and workplace in Kiiu, Tehase tn 1. For those coming by car, here are…

• 23.06.2026
  Sequel. Financial Times the Estonian way

  Sequel. Financial Times the Estonian way Hello! We all make decisions in our lives and work on the basis of the information known to us. In 2026, besides social media, the fresh world of LLMs — in everyday language AIs…

• 21.06.2026
  Financial Times the Estonian way

  My recently deceased good friend, the filmmaker Peeter Simm, who had himself studied at Nõo school, used to listen all the time to what in my language are so-called old Jewish men’s talks. They were mostly from YouTube,…

• 18.06.2026
  Conversations with Rein Maran

  A few days ago the June 2026 issue of Teater Muusika Kino went on sale. I did not check myself, but TMK’s film editor Donald Tomberg allowed me to share today with friends and acquaintances the pages of the article…

• 17.06.2026
  Reminder. Tiit Lepik 55

  A reminder that on the evening of Friday, 26 June 2026, from about 18:00, I will be welcoming guests for my birthday in Kiiu, Tehase tn 1. For those coming by car I recommend using the Waze app — the others tend to show…

• 12.06.2026
  Lahemaa National Park 55

  I was born together with Lahemaa National Park and grew up in Linnaserehe, an outbuilding of Palmse Manor. My father Juhan Lepik was a nature conservation inspector in Lahemaa and my mother a soil geographer. Obviously…

• 09.06.2026
  Art belongs to the people!

  A fine Soviet-era slogan. Claude AI says that the actual original source is Clara Zetkin’s memories of her conversations with Lenin. Allegedly there is no direct proof that Lenin said it. Art has played an important…

• 28.05.2026
  Tiit Lepik 55

  For friends and acquaintances I have not run into in real life. Facebook: https://fb.me/e/cIMzntR7V On 29 June 2026 I will turn 55. That is a Monday. It came up in conversation with Teet at work, and I thought that with…

• 27.05.2026
  Done. With my mother in Haapsalu to see the Runbjarn.

  Done. With my mother in Haapsalu to see the Runbjarn. One of the passions of my sister, the geographer Leida Lepik (1968–2022), was the sea and sailing. That is why she contributed to the activities of the people…

• 23.05.2026
  Out on Haapsalu Bay with the Runbjarn

  We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, 26 May 2026 at 15.00 (come in good time) at the Bürgermeister harbour in Haapsalu for a 2–3-hour trip around Haapsalu Bay on the historic wooden ship Runbjarn. After the boat…

• 04.05.2026
  Trade fair tourism

  In connection with work I came across trade fair tourism again. As a former tourism worker I tried to grasp the essence of the thing. Trade fair tourism the Estonian way is relatively simple. Anyone going on the trip…

• 18.04.2026
  Independence

  I hope most of you have noticed my efforts on the health front over the last half year. Under the guidance of the health coach Paula, I have tried with the help of modern medical knowledge to find ways and means to go…

• 14.04.2026
  Balance

  I wanted to share with you a fresh observation from the field of my health. By changing my lifestyle I have found a delicate balance in how my body works. For a few weeks I have been following the list of foods with my…

• 29.03.2026
  Trump and my sky-blue dream

  Yesterday Trump made me think again. Glancing at the ERR news headlines, I noticed his statement on NATO. Because of that I even watched Aktuaalne Kaamera (the evening TV news).…

• 09.03.2026
  Trump and artificial intelligence

  Quite a few friends have drawn my attention to the new times in the American approach to AI. I took the time to look into it. Trump gets everywhere. With the help of Claude.AI I mapped the topic for myself. The AI put…

• 24.02.2026
  Republic of Estonia 108

  Kiiu, 24.02.2026 First of all, a happy and wonderful 108th birthday of the Republic of Estonia to everyone. In my opinion we have been lucky with the Estonian state. During the Singing Revolution none of us could have…

• 19.02.2026
  Belated Shrove Tuesday greetings!

  I hope you all had a nice Shrove Tuesday! When people wish for long flax (the old Estonian wish for a good flax harvest), most of them now associate it only with bed linen. And what would you do with extra-long sheets…

• 13.02.2026
  Corrected link! Happy Friendship Day, with greetings from 1983

  The first chronicle of the NLK, the Young Nature Conservationists’ Club, 1983 Of course, a happy Friendship Day (Valentine’s Day) tomorrow to everyone. A little piece of my childhood — the NLK, the Young Nature…

• 13.02.2026
  Happy Friendship Day, with greetings from 1983

  The first chronicle of the NLK, the Young Nature Conservationists’ Club, 1983 Of course, a happy Friendship Day (Valentine’s Day) tomorrow to everyone. A little piece of my childhood — the NLK, the Young Nature…

• 21.01.2026
  About my health

  Hello friends and acquaintances, I need to talk to you about my health, because I need your help. I have a serious form of diabetes, which has been complicated by earlier health problems. As you know, last year I…

• 22.12.2025
  Happy holidays!

  A couple of holiday weeks are beginning. Perhaps already from yesterday — the solstice, the Sun’s birthday — until the arrival of the new year. This is a fitting moment to send holiday and New Year wishes. I chose a…

• 29.11.2025
  Where next for Estonian nature conservation?

  Hello At one time I tried to create a shared information space among Estonian nature conservationists. I hoped it would help to protect nature. I set up a mailing list to which, at my own discretion, I invited people I…

• 28.11.2025
  Help in the cyber world

  At work I have been dealing with resolving cyber incidents. Since we all come across them, I am sharing my conclusions. I have put together a checklist that could help you know what to do if you suspect that something…

• 11.07.2025
  The repairs are done for now

  It is nice to be at home after a long time. Around noon today Peeter Simm brought me to Kiiu together with Lauri Liikas. This time too Lauri came to help me after a long stay in hospital. A change of lifestyle — I have…

• 01.07.2025
  Second round in hospital

  News from Mustamäe, from the North Estonia Medical Centre. For the second time this year I am in hospital in Mustamäe for a longer stay, hooked up to machines, this time since Wednesday, 18 June 2025. This morning I had…

• 12.06.2025
  54th birthday in my new home in Kiiu

  54th birthday in my new home in Kiiu, Tehase tänav 1 I am celebrating my 54th birthday in my new home. The home office is already working. As always, a few little things still need sorting out. On the weekend after…