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The post critiques the promises of AI, arguing it lacks the personal empowerment that personal computers provided, raising concerns about control and freedom.
The post explores the impact of propaganda on public discourse and suggests strategies for individuals to cope with media overload and misinformation.
Statistik und KI führen zu einer Vereinheitlichung von Daten, die Ausreißer ignoriert und individuelle Bedürfnisse nicht berücksichtigt.
The text discusses the futuristic vision of the Jetsons cartoon series from 1962, which portrayed a society with flying cars, cities above the clouds, and humanoid household robots. It compares the 9-hour workweek depicted in the ...
The author discusses the issue of the Fediverse acting as a Distributed Denial of Service attack when posts link to a URL. They propose a solution to cache the data to prevent overwhelming the servers.
The text discusses a statement made by the head of the German Employers' Association regarding sick leave and digital business practices. It criticizes the association for being stuck in old ways and blaming digital entrepreneurs ...
The text discusses the planned reorganization of the public broadcasting service, particularly the potential closure of 3sat. The author expresses concerns about the lack of transparency in production costs and the need for a cap ...
The author talks about replacing docker with podman and the changes made to the docker-compose.yml file. They discuss the controversy around systemd in the Linux world and the benefits of the changes made. The author also mentions...
The text includes the Impressum and Datenschutzerklärung for the website. It provides contact information and details about data processing and usage.
The author discusses maintaining old free software projects and the challenges of keeping them functional in changing environments. They specifically address stricter compilers and unlimited namespaces, providing examples of how t...
The post discusses the concept of Telemetry in Open Source and how it can be designed to be more user-friendly and privacy-conscious. It explores the idea of user-granular system configuration, opt-in data collection, and local st...
The text discusses the trend of designing user interfaces with dark themes and the argument that it is better for the eyes. The author explores the recommendation of bright interfaces for workplace safety and references ISO 9241, ...
The author discusses the use of Forth for large projects, highlighting its strengths in embedded systems and exploratory development. However, other languages are likely better suited for large projects due to their better stack m...
The text discusses microcode updates and their importance, explaining what microcode is, why updates are necessary, and the impact of not installing them. It also touches on Intel's product cycles and history, and the potential se...
The author discusses the 'Great Reset' and how it has been turned into a conspiracy theory. They also talk about the national debt of Germany and the impact of the pandemic on it.
The author discusses why mainstream messengers are not suitable for them, focusing on the practical difficulties of using a single phone number to address multiple social circles and the privacy concerns associated with sharing co...
The text discusses the concept of 'Haltungsjournalismus' or opinionated journalism. Frank Rieger expressed his disinterest in opinion in news and his focus on 'What Really Happened™'. The text also mentions the old concept of jour...
The text discusses the complaints of Lufthansa and the Bavarian government about the lack of testing capacity for travelers, Schäuble's concerns about the parliamentary democracy, and the Sea-Watch 4's request to Italy and Malta f...
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