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April 14, 2023 | 13:53

Pain Management

March 25, 2023 | 14:01

Some baselines on Microsoft

March 19, 2023 | 21:23

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April 12, 2023 | 06:50

At My Service

Crashed services of a business software are inconvenient. If they occur more than once, it becomes annoying. If there is also a software supplier who is unwilling or unable to solve the problem, it gets complicated. A quick and pragmatic solution was needed shortly before the Easter holidays. Read more

March 19, 2023 | 10:10

On the wrong side of history

Journalist Carole Cadwalladr said it in her TED Talk, and she meant Facebook. It has been proven since the Cambridge Analytica scandal that so-called “social” media are anything but social. They are a catalyst for hate and racism, give more reach to radical and extremist positions, do not comply with laws, and prevent public discourse. Read more

February 2, 2023 | 20:00

How Platforms Die

Who would have thought six months ago that Twitter would die so quickly and clearly? My choice of words is not exaggerated. We are witnessing the death of a platform. Not that I ever had an account on this so-called social medium. I use its open API with my own Nitter instance, as introduced here as a blog post two years ago. Read more

October 6, 2022 | 21:40

Navigation with Enroute

Today, I’m excited to write about a special migration. This time, it’s me who’s switching from proprietary to free software. The challenge is navigation - not by car, bicycle, or foot. It’s about flying in the sky with an airplane. Admittedly, this is a niche with only a few players. Read more

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