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 There are said to have been times when traitors would have been brought before the next peloton and shot after a very short trial. You could almost say that various AfDers are really lucky to live in these left-green times. All joking aside: Can we finally agree that the AfD can't be given any 'content' because it either turns absolutely everything into a triumph over the 'old media' or the 'old parties' or presents itself as their victim, like you do Espionage and corruption allegations against Bystron and Krah will really have some impact. Dealing with Russia or China... Read more

The Federal President flies to Turkey with a kebab skewer, the Federal Chancellor treats the French President with fish sandwiches: it's slowly becoming really embarrassing to be a citizen of this country. To the drivers of these white Teslas: Do you realize that your … Continue reading →... Read more

The long week was once again a little shorter. That's why I went to college more. Immediately Monday. Exam inspection. One person tried to turn it into an exam discussion. But then there were too many missing points to the saving bank. I thought it was nice that there were some people there who had passed their exam and wanted to recognize their weaknesses. They were always somewhere else than expected. Finally students who don’t just want to play “four in a row”. Even before the trip to the educational Disneyland campus, the eBike said: “Error “727”. Please report it to the dealer.” Which I dutifully did. Previously I asked the internet what this code meant.... Read more

This is the second part of the blog posts on the topic of coffee, you can find the first part here. The coffee world will change Quite a challenging title – why will the coffee world change? In my opinion it will have to change or is already changing. Climate change and diseases that destroy entire harvests due to monocultures and the lack of resilience of Arabica varieties, as well as the decline in available cultivation areas, are factors that will make coffee more difficult to grow in the future and therefore more expensive.... Read more

Dave Winer (@davew) asks the question on his blog and on Mastodon: What does ActivityPub do that RSS doesn't? and anticipates: Off the top of my head, it's not the ability to syndicate, RSS already does that. I can follow anyone on any server. Of course it makes sense to first clarify what RSS [...]... Read more

Spotify, is it still working? It would be a great thing if every reader would visit the blog directly. I'm just saying... I'm glad I probably made my blog unsafe here just so I could authenticate myself to Spotify. Really, you can believe me when I say that I think it's good that there's a frame from Spotify in the sidebar. They didn't realize otherwise that the domain www.henning-uhle.eu belongs to me, Henning Uhle. I laughed so hard. But don't think that the store is of any use to me. On the contrary, he does... Read more

 The month is almost over again and it's time for the finds of the month. Please buckle up, a lot has come together again.Politics. Robert Misik on the 'processing' of the Corona measures. I think the last sentence of the first paragraph explains a lot."Politicians [...] had to make decisions based on recommendations, under conditions of uncertainty, which were sometimes correct, sometimes too lax, sometimes too strict. Those affected by the norms , as the citizens are called in technical jargon, some reacted irritably. Some felt that they were exposed to an unnecessarily high risk of death, others felt that they were being controlled by authoritarian measures, and in general there was a much more existential, blatant... Read more

Perplexity.ai has been highly praised as a search engine in recent weeks. The answers come in plain text, the sources are mentioned. But this AI also makes serious mistakes. So stay careful... Read more

Yes, I ask myself this question from time to time - since I only have two ears to which I could hold a telephone. Plus, making phone calls is something from the 20th century... Read more

At #9vor9 from the Strandkorb and Siegburg we take on the Weizenbaum Report 2024. What does the report tell us overall? The digital divide exists in many areas, from the use of information sources for political information to the topic of fake news and hate speech to the use of artificial intelligence.... Read more

The investigative journalist Jörg Pilawa has now carried out a courageous experiment on himself: What is it actually like to live on this citizen's money? In addition, he lived on 137 euros for a week, the pro-rata standard citizen's benefit rate. It's fair to say that his summary wasn't anything like: Well, it's hard to suddenly have to turn over every euro if you're not used to it (like me). But it's somehow possible if you pull yourself together a little and just eat jacket potatoes with quark. No, Pilawa openly admitted that he underestimated the hardships and chose... Read more

This ADFC advertising trailer has been found on bicycles in Heilbronn for days - and even more so on the streets, cycle paths and pedestrian zones:... Read more

The Fediverse struggles to utilize the full potential of the various Activity Objects, mainly for fear of misrepresenting them or misrepresenting them, and that's why unfortunately most major networks only share Notes. It could be so easy! @deadsuperhero writes on his blog that he actually wants to publish articles, but is forced (mainly) by Mastodon to […]... Read more

Horror, I left my cell phone at home. And that on a day when I'm not home before 16.00 p.m. Too bad I only noticed this once I got on the public transport. So way too late. There was simply no time to get out and drive back again to get the essential utensils. Well, then I grudgingly accepted being without my smartphone for the next ten hours. So it was a working day like probably 1996. Just a PC and an email. And that's why here's a list about... ...things that don't happen over the course of the day... Read more

Three goals for the club were disallowed by VAR. But otherwise the daily performance was manageable... Read more

The slightly different newsreel. A short hello from Sylt, where I can finally enter the relaxation phase and enjoy the long walks on the beach - and all that with the rich and famous and their equally attractive dogs.... Read more

The hostas unfurl again for the year. I appreciate this perennial for their low maintenance way of being. They just show up without begging, go about their business, provide visual joy and don't ask for much. The American Hosta Society has trademarked them as The Friendship Plant™ because they're so easy to share and propagate. I don't know how I feel about the legal bits, but sharing is nice. (hat tip to Kari for today's soundtrack)... Read more

Simple and predictable answer: Because it works™. The slightly more complicated answer even surprised me a little. It's not the automatic encryption of the emails that ultimately convinced me... Read more

The week started well with a nice prescriber: alternative. Presumably it also has something to do with the digitally naive. The visit to Linkedin was worth noting. Many people use this as a Facebook replacement. I also have an account there and always copy the URIs of my blog posts into it. A lot of people seem to come here because of that. I always ask myself who doesn't know RSS. Probably around 20 people have subscribed to this blog via RSS (actually currently Atom). Roughly the same number read it via the Linkedin app. What you can get from the list of visiting user agents. The ability to... Read more

Unknown Circumstances - Turn the controls until they stop It would be a great thing if every reader would visit the blog directly. I'm just saying... I'm done. After months I finished the track “Unknown Circumstances”. What a hellish ride that I had abandoned often enough. I want to tell you something about what is probably the most difficult project since I started making music again. The piece was important to me, and I failed at it endlessly, did everything else, gave up and stopped, and wanted to delete the entire project more than once. Then I got it... Read more

With his exuberant southern temperament, Thomas Tuchel will bring the “Bestia Negra” to life in the semi-finals of the Champions League and put the daring Ancelotti in his place. If you consider the completely justified anger that arises when stupid people explain to smarter people why... Continue reading →... Read more

The thing with 100% Arabica Note: this is still a “work in progress” as I am currently writing the second part of the series of articles. It is therefore possible that content may still change. On the other hand, this gives you the opportunity to express feedback or wishes with a comment. 😉 When buying coffee, have you ever chosen a pack because it said 100% Arabica? Then firstly you are not alone and secondly you are the target group for this article... Read more

High-ranking visitors had been announced in Munich in beautiful weather. None other than Mr. Kubiwahn asked for a small blogger meeting in the state capital weeks ago. With him and Mr. Rau I found myself in the company of real blogging veterans. Or to use Armin's metaphor: I was an inch pebble among milestones. It was nice, even if it was quite short (which was due to how I planned my weekend). And delicious. The Faun in the Glockenbachviertel now has some good culinary options. The bowls are highly recommended. I really like meetings like this. Seeing people you've interacted with online for years... Read more

Digital EP "In The Weeds" at BandLab - Image from WikimediaImages on Pixabay It would be a great thing if every reader would visit the blog directly. I'm just saying... I've now put together a digital EP that contains four pieces of mine that - I don't think - can be heard anywhere else. In this small collection I have put together three, well, melodic techno pieces and one, well, ambient piece. In total it is almost 27 minutes. And anyone who wants can buy this small collection. As far as I could see, it works... Read more

You bring something to good friends when you visit. We had three points for Schalke... Read more

LOL of the week was the announcement that the shutdown of the so-called old world, i.e. the computers from the cyberattack-infested network, is currently being postponed indefinitely. There are definitely good reasons for this, which I would probably agree with if in doubt. What's much more LOL is how the shutdown dates come about, probably rarely purely objectively. It always brings me back to one of my Ceterum Censeo: what if we applied the standards we apply to our students to decisions in my context? Speaking of which, apparently there is a connection between (perceived) importance and rambling statements. Today: Summaries of apps in the App Store, also in the Play Store.... Read more

More and more often I see parents or grandparents getting on the bus or subway with their otter breed of hopeful offspring, the first thing they do is look for a place to sit for the short-necked monsters and listen to their loud wails and offer comfort, ... Continue reading →.. . Read more