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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Kodi on Raspberry Pi: First Impressions [en]
Background I’ve been living without a proper TV for the past 20 years. Nevertheless, I’m consuming a shitload of video content. Mostly streaming services; the usual suspects. But also select contents from Germany’s public TV stations. So far, I’ve been watching such videos on my laptop computer – I get a lot of screen-time there, …
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Allvais wis ze Görmaans: Edward Snowden Edition [en]
So the NDR (a branch of Germany’s public broadcasting service ARD) got to interview Edward Snowden — exclusive stuff apparently. And whom do they send to talk to him? Some nitwit called Hubert Seipel, whose English sounds like a combination of the Simpsons’ Rainier Wolfcastle and Bond-villain Maximilian Largo. I don’t know much about that …
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