Can Olcer

About:

Can Olcer is a co-founder and entrepreneur focused on sustainable e-commerce and open-source projects, based in Hamburg, Germany.

Website:

canolcer.com

Specializations:

Entrepreneur Co-founder of Ravioli Co-creator of Fugu Co-creator of Mapzy

Interests:

E-commerce Sustainability Open-source projects Privacy-friendly software

Outgoing Links:

Karl M. Guttag

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2024-11-18 •

The post discusses Bluesky, a decentralized microblogging application, and its problems. It explains that Bluesky is not truly decentralized and federated, and the company behind it has no incentive to create an open network. The ...

2024-06-11 •

The text discusses the fall of the Roman Empire and how it relates to modern times, highlighting the recurring themes of human greed and short-sightedness. It also touches on the rise of populist and nationalist tendencies in Euro...

2024-05-14 •

OpenAI released their new model, ChatGPT-4o, with capabilities showcased in an announcement video. The voice of the AI is criticized for being sexist, ageist, and creepy. The model does not improve on existing models' reasoning ca...

2024-05-03 •

The text is a guide on how to integrate the Ace code editor into a Rails 7 project and serve it from the same server, integrating it with Rails Importmap. It provides a step-by-step process and highlights the challenges faced duri...

2024-03-15 •

The text discusses a new trend among programming runtimes and frameworks to offer deployment infrastructure and tie some aspect of the runtime or framework to it. It highlights examples such as Deno, Astro DB, and Prisma, and the ...

2024-03-02 •

The author discusses their experience using Sublime Text for coding, trying out Gitpod, and eventually switching to VS Code. They found VS Code to be overengineered and distracting, and ultimately went back to using Sublime Text.

2024-01-25 •

The text discusses the positive and negative effects of Elon Musk's actions, including his work with electric cars, hyperloop, SpaceX, and Starlink, as well as his behavior towards employees and social media. It argues that the en...

2023-11-09 •

The text discusses the issue of consumerism and criticizes companies for pushing people to buy more stuff. It questions the genuineness of companies like Fairphone and Patagonia in their efforts to combat consumerism, suggesting t...

2023-05-27 •

The European Union's tech regulations, such as GDPR, prioritize consumer interests over corporate and government interests. The EU plays a crucial role in reigning in late-stage capitalism of tech conglomerates, as seen in the rec...

2023-02-05 •

The term 'Carbon Tunnel Vision' refers to the narrow focus on carbon emissions when discussing environmental crises, while there are many other interconnected crises such as biodiversity decline and pollution. The interconnected n...

2022-12-28 •

The text discusses the importance of taking small steps to address big problems like climate change, using examples of banning plastic bags and straws, and the impact of reusable shipping boxes. It emphasizes that small steps lead...

2022-11-06 •

The text discusses the potential impact of Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and suggests that Twitter should switch to an open protocol to allow communication with other services. It highlights the lack of economic incentive for bi...

2022-11-04 •

The text explains how to deploy a Jekyll site on Scalingo, a European hosting provider. It discusses the need for EU-based hosting providers due to privacy concerns with US-based data centers. The author provides a solution for de...

2022-11-01 •

The author argues that in a world of hot takes and cancel culture, people tend to categorize others based on one thing they did or said, without considering the nuances. Using Elon Musk as an example, the author emphasizes the nee...

2022-09-19 •

Carl Sagan holds a speech on climate change at the Emerging Issues Forum at Cornell University in 1990, explaining the seriousness of global warming and the need to take action to mitigate the risks. The speech brings a sense of s...

2022-09-08 •

The text discusses the distinction between hybrid work and remote work, emphasizing the freedom and benefits of actual remote work. It highlights the differences in work culture, communication, and location flexibility between the...

2022-05-07 •

The text discusses the challenges of importing data from a CSV file in a web app and introduces the Mapzy location importer as a solution. It explains the process of using an embedded spreadsheet for importing data and highlights ...

2022-03-27 •

The text discusses the application of the Pareto principle in product analytics, emphasizing the importance of not collecting too much data and the potential privacy concerns. It also highlights the need for a balanced approach to...

2022-03-21 •

The text discusses the limitations of blockchain technology in solving societal problems, as highlighted in a Time magazine profile of Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum. It emphasizes the importance of human understanding a...

2022-03-07 •

The text is an open letter to software developers, indie hackers, and entrepreneurs, urging them to stop building on blockchain technologies. The author argues that cryptocurrencies make the rich richer, promote ultra-libertarian ...