Effective immediately, I have configured my mail server to reject incoming e-mails without transport level security. So if you send me an e-mail and it bounces, there probably will be an error like this in your bounce mail: 530 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first That means that your E-Mail provider does not support encrypting…
Continue reading3,5″ Floppy Disk labels
Today, I wanted to create new set of Workbench 1.3 floppy disks and I am certain that I will keep them in my disk box until the disks won’t work anymore (hopefully a long time as the disks are new old stock). For those disks that I want to keep around forever (or at least…
Continue readingDie Junghacker des Nordens
Drei Tage lang, vom 18. – 20. September 2015 im Gaußhof in Hamburg, fand Jugend Hackt Nord statt. Ich hatte das Privileg dort als Mentor dabei sein zu dürfen. Was ist Jugend Hackt überhaupt? Jugend Hackt ist ein Hackathon für Jugendliche zwischen 12 und 18 Jahren. Hackathon setzt sich aus Hacken (im Sinne von Programmieren…
Continue readingNo, I don’t want Windows 10!
First: Yes, I do have a Windows computer. I do like to play PC games and I am not a big fan of consoles so MS Windows is the obvious choice for a gaming computer. Just the other day, I noticed the yellow exclamation mark on the start menu’s shut-down button, telling me there are…
Continue readingAmiga – 30th anniversary
Tomorrow, exactly 30 years ago, the Amiga 1000 was introduced by Commodore International in New Yorks Lincoln center. It marked a significant point in history of personal computing as this computer was lightyears ahead then anything else. Only the Atari ST, released just weeks earlier, was roughly in the same class. I will celebrate the…
Continue readingBaba Yetu
Just found this interpretation of “Baba Yetu”, the theme song of Civilization IV. It is performed by the Angel City Chorale (Los Angeles City Choir): Yep – it’s cheesy but I like it ^^. I like epic choir music in general 🙂 Update: By far the best interpretation of Toto’s “Africa” I’ve ever heard!
Continue readingEnd of net neutrality
I just came across this interesting tweet from EUs digital commissioner Günter Öttinger: Well done sir! You have been known for unintentionally funny statements before and now you may add another one to your list. The sad thing is: When the EU members actually do pass this law, this will indeed be the end of…
Continue readingGreek referendum controversy
The Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has blogged about his decision about letting the Greek people vote on the the institutions (aka Troika) proposal. The proposal itself can be found here. I genuinely recommend you read both (proposal first, then Mr. Varoufakis’s take on it) as they are very insightful. Here’s my take on it….
Continue readingAmiga 1000 still in use after 30 years
Seems like I am not the only one who appreciates old computers. I came across this article on Gizmodo.com earlier today. Although the text does not mention the exact model, there is a clue that this must be an A1000: They say that the school purchased it in 1985. At this point in time, the…
Continue readingJourney to Berlin
Poor but sexy. So they say. I had the opportunity to visit Berlin for five days. It was not my first visit but the last time I was there, I was too young to truly understand this city, its people and its society. One thing that was really striking: Berlin is poor. Not just a…
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