2023-03-31
19:35 — Crime series with Andreas Fröhlich and Hans-Peter Hallwachs: A writer loses his sight after an accident. The once-celebrated author is afraid of nothing more than dark rooms and closed doors. Alone, he can no longer cope. He needs a helper. - With Fröhlich and Hallwachs, it can only get better.
06:58 — If you noticed a post on social media in the past few days showing a German Leopard 2A5 tank in a body of water, then it’s a false and manipulated image. Corrective has done a fact-check and found out that the picture was taken over 20 years ago.
2023-03-30
20:38 — WOOHOO! Done! The mandatory data retention is unlawful and constitutional Finally: The Federal Constitutional Court has brought an end to the legal dispute over mandatory data retention. Our lawsuit ends successfully with a ruling on the non-applicability of the German regulations. (Digitalcourage)
19:59 — Our Defense Minister has an interesting ringtone. That makes him just a bit more sympathetic. https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=HPiw1UWI8lE
19:36 — You can be nice and bring your shop back up to standard, or you can be a greedy railway chief who doubles his salary [link to article] and the rest of the board gets some fat bonuses. You could have put that money into expansion or repairs instead.
16:42 — The Hague: Light Cloudy, +13°C(+10°C), ↑39km/h
The news and newsletters are full with it: Germany hesitates on my climate protection! The mood is agitated. No wonder, considering the decisions made in the coalition negotiations. mehr
18:54 — Respect! Nyke Slawik: “We deserve to be recognized and respected”
2023-03-28
11:56 — The Hague: Sunny, +5°C(+1°C), ↑15km/h - We were greeted again this morning by frosty windshield screens and temperatures below the 4-degree mark. Whether it will snow again around Easter? Personally, I’m skeptical, you never know. A little bit of snow would actually be nice on Tuesday, when we have to attend a funeral at that time. She would certainly enjoy some snow.
2023-03-24
23:44 — ChatGPT 4 - There are people who have successfully circumvented the content filters again. A technique called “Token Smuggling” prevents the detection of triggers and forbidden terms. mroe
20:17 — It’s always impressive to see how much other countries, in contrast to Germany, achieve. In Ukraine the power is flowing - despite war and continuous shelling by Russian forces.
2023-03-21
13:57 — I don’t believe eFuels are a good idea. It simply uses too much electricity to produce this type of fuel.
13:02 — Zipline produces drones capable of delivering small packages directly onto my plate in the garden - that’s impressively precise.
Mark Rober: Amazing Invention- This Drone Will Change Everything
The only drawback will probably be when we all start using this service. How many drones will it take then, and can you still see the sky?
10:41 — Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow to meet with Putin in person. My interpretation is that they both know they are being isolated by the West and, although they frequently hack each other and consider themselves long-term enemies, they will try to work together to slow their decline. more
2023-03-17
20:49 — “IGN has released a video with the first 17 minutes of Diablo 4. Looks good. Dark and not as colorful as its predecessor. I like it!”
2023-03-14
21:11 — Reddit is down. What must have happened again? https://www.redditstatus.com/
2023-03-07
12:15 — The Decline of Google: What Happened to Google Search?
11:33 — A month ago, Turkey and Syria were hit by a strong earthquake. The effects of the natural disaster are still being felt and have had massive political and social consequences in Turkey. DW has an overview of the events since the earthquake.
10:29 — The Hague: 🌦 Light drizzle, +3°C (-1°C), →7km/h - Today is Equal Pay Day. Unlike a woman, you as a man have received at least two paychecks more until today, March 7th. I think something needs to be done about this. There should be equal pay for equal work. Why not? What can be done against the pay gap?