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Andreas
I’m Andreas, and this is the place where I write about all the things that catch my interest. It could be books, it could be music, it could be tech (especially retro tech), it could be random musings about society and philosophy or psychology… whatever comes to my mind.
Latest Posts
Today is a public holiday in Germany, as we celebrate the reunification of East and West Germany that was finalized 35 years ago today. It's kind of unbelievable to think that when I was a child, Germany was divided into two very...
I don't know why, but I just realised I haven't talked about music here in a while. Guess it's time to talk about music again! I'm just going to roll two completely unrelated things into one post, because well, that's what I feel like...
I'm sitting next to a group of teenagers right now, maybe 17 or 18 years old, still in school... and I realise, I'm old. Not only am I 43 and I could literally be their dad, but I also have no damn clue what they're talking about....
Did you know that the melting point of glass is somewhere above 600°C? Glass doesn't have a clearly defined melting point like water does, but at this temperature it becomes somewhat soft and gooey. The hotter it gets the more fluid it...
I work in the field of software development. Recently I helped a colleague with a problem that he's been trying to solve all day but he couldn't really seem make progress. No big deal, it happens. Sometimes you need a second pair of eyes...
There was some great news about Apple this week! What? No, not the iPhone thing. They made a phone that's only 5,5mm thin! Well except for the part of the phone which isn't 5,5mm thin of course. Let's not look at that part. But no, I'm...
September has begun, and this means summer is pretty much over and autumn is around the corner (though some people dispute this ;)). To those who love summer autumn feels like the world is dying, but for me it's always been my favourite...
I've been staring at an empty coffee cup for the last 10 minutes, and I can't think of a clever intro to write today. Is this the universe trying to tell me that I should have another coffee? It probably is. No, it definitely is. What...
I recently heard the word 'Techtember' for the first time. I had to look it up to see what it means. Here's an explanation: Techtember refers to the annual period when many companies unveil their latest products and services. In other...
I used to be a Windows user, but I was always interested in Linux and I played around with various Linux distros since the late 90s, and I finally made the switch to using Linux as my main OS in 2007, because I needed Linux for a...
Today things are a bit different. Today I have an assistant who's helping me write this post. This is Lou: Ok, he's more an assistant in spirit than an actual help. He's probably drafting his own post in his head right now. He's a...
[Update] The site is back! Sizeof(cat) just sent me a message saying that the domain was reinstated, and sure enough I checked and it's working again! I think we all know what happened - the TLD registrar read my post, realised their...
Last week's linkdump was apparently very polarising, because it triggered some serious HATEMAIL. Yeah. I mentioned in my intro that nobody would even notice if I skipped posting for a week, and someone sent me an e-mail saying that they...
My laptop of choice is a 2014 13'' MacBook Air. I've had it for years, I love the design, it's thin and light, the battery still lasts for hours despite being 10 years old and it runs Linux, which at least for me is its most important...
I go through the same cycle every week. Throughout the week I collect interesting links that I come across, and then on Friday I sit down, go through the list and put together this linkdump. I don't specifically go looking for things to...