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This page contains random thoughts and impressions by me.
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2017-01-18
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2017-01-17
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In light of current events: Surveillance Self-Defense by the EFF https://ssd.eff.org/
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2017-01-16
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DRM products are defective by design. Time to tell users what they are buying http://craphound.com/news/2016/09/08/if-drm-is-so-great-why-wont-anyone-warn-you-when-youre-buying-it/
Cory Doctorow wites about DRM products and that they are defective by design. He asks a good question: if DRM is so good for us, then why aren't DRM products labeled as such?
In our open letter on DRM labelling – a letter signed by a diverse coalition of rights holders, public interest groups, and publishers – we ask the FTC to take action to ensure that people know what they’re getting when they buy products encumbered with DRM.
He further points out that DRM is often designed as a kill switch:
What’s more, most modern DRM is designed for “renewability” – which is a DRM-vendor euphemism for a remote kill-switch. These DRM tools phone home periodically for updates, and install these updates without user intervention, and then disable some or all of the features that were there when you bought the product.
Interesting read!
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Webmention is now a W3C Recommendation
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2017-01-13
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Passengers: 4.5 of 5.
Passengers: 4.5 of 5.
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I had a very pleasant experience with the Deutsche Telekom – wow!
I had a very pleasant experience with the Deutsche Telekom – wow!
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2017-01-11
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Oh the pain...
Trying to talk to a MSSQL server instance via Ruby tunneled via SSH. Oh the pain...
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My reasons to switch to Linux
In reply to https://tobiastom.name/notes/7ac2443c
Of course things like software quality, bad UX (e.g. still none of the hands-off/continuity features work) are a reason for me: why would I pay the „Apple tax“ if „it simply works“ is no longer true?
Another reason is the hardware, and that's a complex one. On one hand Apple hardware is really good, e.g. the touchpads are the best I know. But on the other hand they do stupid things like soldering the SSD and RAM onto the board or gluing the battery. At least the SSD should not be soldered, as I use my hard disks heavily (due to big databases) it is likely that it breaks before the computer is broken.
Also software freedom is a reason. I like the ideals behind the GNU project and think this is the right way.
But my absolutely main reason is performance. Linux performs so much better... I have a script touching and inserting about 2 million rows, one at a time. My Linux finishes the job within two hours, while my macbook needs six(!!) hours to complete the task. The overall performance is so much better, and disk I/O is in its own league.
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2017-01-10
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THOU SHALL MIGRATE
Nicolas Perriault wrote a nice article about switching away from the Mac to a Linux desktop. He has a similar vita (computer-wise) as me:
I was a Linux user 10 years ago but moved to being a Mac one, mainly because I was tired of maintaining an often broken system (hello xorg.conf), and Apple had quite an appealing offer at the time: a well-maintained Unix platform matching beautiful hardware, sought-after UX, access to editor apps like Photoshop and MS Office, so best of both worlds.
I, too, was a Linux user (Gentoo, to be accurate) until some time in 2006 (iirc) and I too got tired repairing my system over and over again. Now he is switching back to Linux:
To be frank, I was a happy Apple user in the early years, then the shine started to fade; messing up your system after upgrades became more frequent, Apple apps grown more and more bloated and intrusive (hello iTunes), UX started turning Kafkaian at times, too often I was finding myself tweaking and repairing stuff from the terminal...
My reasons are are a bit different, but I can relate to that.
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2017-01-09
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Meet the GPD Pocket, a 7-inch Ubuntu Laptop: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/01/meet-gpd-pocket-7-inch-ubuntu-laptop
I would not buy it, but I think it's very cool to have a full-pledged Linux-capable computer in this size.
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2017-01-08
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For my Emacs using friends: http://cachestocaches.com/2016/9/my-workflow-org-agenda/
For my Emacs using friends: this is an interesting article about a possible Org workflow. The author seems to use Org-mode for about a year and describes the features he can't live without:
I'm writing this short guide in an effort to introduce the features in org-mode which I've found I can't live without. I'll go over how I use org-mode, and it's powerful built-in summary/calendar view known as
org-agenda, in both my work and in my hobby projects. I also include some details about how everything was implemented, or at the very least provide the reader with references to understand my code. This guide is only an introduction to my workflow and is by no means self-contained!I read these descriptions with curiosity, I often take a thing or two out of them I didn't know before. For example last week I learned about the
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Interesting article about switching away from macOS http://bitcannon.net/post/finding-an-alternative-to-mac-os-x/
In this interesting article Wesley Moore writes about switching away from macOS. He writes about his motivation and reasons:
- Access to regularly updated, pro hardware.
- Not restricted to Apple hardware that makes choices that I don’t value, such as:
- Removing the Esc key.
- Removing all legacy ports necessitating the use of dongles for everything.
- Prioritising thinness and weight over everything else.
- Access to hardware that Apple doesn’t make, such as 2-in-1 laptops.
- Getting comfortable with an alternative before I’m forced to.
- The ability to inspect and contribute to the OS I use.
- Using an OS where developers are first-class citizens.
I can understand his reasons: I for myself have similar problems with Apple nowadays (besides the moral issues). Interestingly he also favors elementary OS:
Elementary is stunning and definitely my favourite. It won’t appeal to everyone but their philosophies and direction really resonate with me.
I'm trying out elementary as well (using it for a week now, I am pretty happy with it), so it was nice to read that somebody else likes it as well - especially since loads of Linux users I know think that this not the way Linux is supposed to be.
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2017-01-07
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„The message is clear. The only web site that you can trust to last and have your interests at heart is the web site with your name on it.“
Manton Reece writes about silos:
The message is clear. The only web site that you can trust to last and have your interests at heart is the web site with your name on it.
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2017-01-05
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Such a beautiful picture, and not only because of the model
In reply to https://jeena.net/photos/263
Such a beautiful picture, and not only because of the model
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2016-12-15
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The Elixir and Phoenix communities seem very interesting to me.
The Elixir and Phoenix communities seem very interesting to me. I am tempted to port another software to Elixir/Phoenix just to see how it works out.
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2016-12-14
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I don't want…
In reply to https://unrelenting.technology/replies/2016-12-14-15-40-12
I don't want a physical machine any longer. Securing against hardware failure is too much of a hassle for me, and for my private stuff is this amount of RAM enough.
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Sadly this doesn't work for me…
In reply to https://jeena.net/notes/792
Sadly this doesn't work for me…
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2016-12-13
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I got kruse.cool 😎
I got kruse.cool 😎 You now can contact me via email by
christianatkruse.cool
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2016-12-12
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This site has now a Let's Encrypt certificate! 🎉
This site has now a Let's Encrypt certificate! 🎉
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Server work over the weekend
Over the weekend I have been moving my stuff from a dedicated server to three DigitalOcean droplets (affiliate link). I'm down from 60 EUR to about 20 EUR. Yay! :)
I also took the chance and moved my configuration to deployment via ansible. What a relief!
I also have to admit, I'm impressed by the work DO did, it is really fast to create a new droplet. It is just a matter of under a minute.
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2016-12-08
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Why electronic voting is a bad idea https://youtu.be/w3_0x6oaDmI
This one is mainly for my US friends: Why electronic voting is a bad idea
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Wizards never tell!
„Wizards never tell!“ „I could tell! … But that would be a story for another time.“ 😂
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2016-12-07
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I don't think that this is good news…
In reply to https://jeena.net/notes/790
I don't think that this is good news… I think that is ridiculous
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My most loved recent find: Zeal https://zealdocs.org/ a Dash for Linux
My most loved recent find: Zeal, a Dash for Linux.
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