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Got soaked in the heavy rain while commuting home the slightly longer way, and the weather wasn't exactly warm. Spring, that's not...

Got soaked in the heavy rain while commuting home the slightly longer way, and the weather wasn't exactly warm.

Spring, that's not just singing birds and sunshine... it's also that last bit of winter that's colder than November.

Anyhow, 4250km of sports and meditation.

#spring #Germany #cycling #BikeTooter

How long have we been forced into narrow copyright regimes to benefit a few powerful companies, and now all data suddenly belongs to the new...

How long have we been forced into narrow copyright regimes to benefit a few powerful companies, and now all data suddenly belongs to the new "AI" lords?

Everyone should read this!

#imperialism #ai #copyright #theft

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/openai_data_copyright/

We live in times that will be the subject of future historians.I'm certain about that. I'm doubtful if there will be anyone left who...

We live in times that will be the subject of future historians.

I'm certain about that.

I'm doubtful if there will be anyone left who will recognize them as historians.

#histodons #history #sociology #science

I managed to get data synced by a GitHub Action to Tebi S3 compatible storage - despite the "help" from Microsoft #Copilot (not...

I managed to get data synced by a GitHub Action to Tebi S3 compatible storage - despite the "help" from Microsoft #Copilot (not "thanks for nothing" but thanks for reinforcing my believe that "AI" is useless at best!) and bugs in the Python code of "aws-cli" (the old ways of getting help from the Internet still work).

I've learned a little bit about the trade by actually using the standards, and not just platform services that make "Cloud Computing" treacherously simple.
#cloud #tebi

#silentsunday

#silentsunday

Saturday cycling in the sun at up to 20°C - 90km in short jersey and bibs for the first time this spring season. The weather forecast for...

Saturday cycling in the sun at up to 20°C - 90km in short jersey and bibs for the first time this spring season. The weather forecast for the coming week is a bit less favorable but still good: cooler but no ice and no snow!
#cycling #Germany #spring

While cycling in the hills in the previous years, I had observed untimely early wild strawberry flowers by the road. Yesterday I decided to...

While cycling in the hills in the previous years, I had observed untimely early wild strawberry flowers by the road. Yesterday I decided to stop to use #FloraIncognita to get an identification. It turned out that this isn't a strawberry at all. It even bears the English name "mock strawberry"! The scientific name is Potentilla sterilis. Another popular name is "strawberryleaf cincquefoil".
#cycling #spring #nature #flowers

I've done a lot of automation throughout my career, and I have no idea what I would need a smart home for.I can happily walk to that...

I've done a lot of automation throughout my career, and I have no idea what I would need a smart home for.

I can happily walk to that light switch at the wall, the heating control has little potential for optimization beyond setting the temperature below "T-shirt level". I can open and close the window shutters and look for the plants on the window sill while I do it.

I don't need to think of "OpSec" and I don't need to change batteries.

What did I miss?
#smarthome #lowtech

@UlrikeHahn certainly. That's about theories, and you may apply any form of modeling that you find useful to build theory. The map is...

@UlrikeHahn certainly. That's about theories, and you may apply any form of modeling that you find useful to build theory. The map is not the territory, though.

Not bragging - just an statement. I did more than 490km #cycling in the first 7 days of March, during a normal work week (including...

Not bragging - just an statement. I did more than 490km #cycling in the first 7 days of March, during a normal work week (including commuting to the office). We had great #spring weather - below 0°C in the morning, and up to 15°C in the sunshine in the afternoon.

Spring flowers now appear at more protected, sunlit spots. Today I say spring cinquefoil (Potentilla verna), barren strawberry (Potentilla sterilis), cowslip (Primula veris) and the usual hairy bitter-cress, dandelion, and more.

I've long argued that technological communities have a believe system of their own, sometimes creating irreconcilable problems when a...

I've long argued that technological communities have a believe system of their own, sometimes creating irreconcilable problems when a shared project creates a cross-cutting concern.

A.N. Whitehead argued that people are recruited into believe systems, much like in religions.

#AlfredNorthWhitehead #sociologyofknowldege #sociology

#silentsunday

#silentsunday

In southern Germany, meteorological spring starts 1st of March. While cycling today I spotted the first blooming Cornelian cherry shrubs by...

In southern Germany, meteorological spring starts 1st of March. While cycling today I spotted the first blooming Cornelian cherry shrubs by the road.
#spring #Germany #cycling

Can we trust the operating systems we use? The root certificates? The hardware we use?Obviously there is risks everywhere, especially from...

Can we trust the operating systems we use? The root certificates? The hardware we use?

Obviously there is risks everywhere, especially from threats that I didn't see coming.

Practical approaches?

#security #opsec

The style of rationalization of yesterday's PsyOp in the NY-Times tells me that the USA that I used to know is dead.The USA has now...

The style of rationalization of yesterday's PsyOp in the NY-Times tells me that the USA that I used to know is dead.

The USA has now entered a neo-feudal, neo-imperial and neo-collonial era, just like China and Russia have a decade or a few years earlier. The West is history.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/us/politics/trump-ukraine-zelensky.html

Yesterday evening my feed was quiet, it felt abandoned.I follow > 800 accounts on Mastodon, and I've turned "boosts" off so...

Yesterday evening my feed was quiet, it felt abandoned.

I follow > 800 accounts on Mastodon, and I've turned "boosts" off so that I can see 1st hand content.

The shock caused by the joint PsyOp by the mafia in the White House and the Kremlin showed in the "boost" vs. "comment" ratio.

Please try to comment, write about your fear and pain. Don't just boost. Make your voice heard. It's time to level up #resilience The #war against the people has just begun.

#uspol #disinformation #democracy

Today was the end of #wintercycling, December 1 to February 28. My total is 5236 km (3253 miles).Tomorrow, March 1, is the begin of...

Today was the end of #wintercycling, December 1 to February 28. My total is 5236 km (3253 miles).

Tomorrow, March 1, is the begin of "meteorological spring" in southern Germany. It will take a few more weeks until there are more warm and sunny than cold and wintry days.
#cycling #Germany #winter

It's spring - blackbird hold their song contest twice a day with an interlude of robins throughout the day. Temperatures have dropped a...

It's spring - blackbird hold their song contest twice a day with an interlude of robins throughout the day. Temperatures have dropped a bit once again but the sun rises much higher at noon. It's definitively spring.
#Germany #spring #bees #flowers

What I learn about the new USA every day is concerning, it takes longer to digest. Newspapers in the USA which I once trusted no longer...

What I learn about the new USA every day is concerning, it takes longer to digest.

Newspapers in the USA which I once trusted no longer appear to be reliable sources of information. The #WaPo as an agent of fascism? Who would have believed that a year ago!

I've now deleted all bookmarks and all "history" entries in my browser. Accessing it should be a conscious and decision. A bit of typing helps as a reminder that I may not want to read Bezos propaganda.

#usnews

A day with two workshops in the office, and a few more meetings on-line. Bike commuting settles the balance if the detour is sufficiently...

A day with two workshops in the office, and a few more meetings on-line. Bike commuting settles the balance if the detour is sufficiently long.

I've surpassed 1500km since February 1.

#cycling #bikecommuting #Germany