I’m a little techno-skeptical at times. And the concept of (mobile/native) apps has bothered me ever since the first true smart-phones popped up 20 years ago. The word “app” is annoying in itself: we’ve had software “applications” for decades. And we’ve had software package managers, too. Then someone comes along, hijacks the term “app”, puts …
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The 80s called and want their communication tech back [en]
Well, they might as well. Because I just got my first fax machine today. No fax hardware though, just a virtual one. My e-mail provider is offering that as a service. Even got my own number (which I had to verify via snail mail) and I can send and receive faxes. It’s 2022 now, and …
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Savage [en]
I’m more and more becoming a fan of Dan Savage. He’s one of these guys, who constantly manage to point out the nuisance of religion, without being a total dick about it. That may be, because instead of just weighing in on abstract, philosophical questions, he actually does something good for society. He’s an LGBT …
New Rule: Germany Needs a TV-Show Like Bill Maher’s [en]
Germany has never been as renown for good comedy or politics, as it was for bureaucracy, luxury cars, or invading Poland. Needless to say that political TV shows here are pretty repetitive and uncontroversial. I have to admit that I don’t watch a lot of TV, but I’m always bored to death when I get …
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