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2025-04-02 - 
10 Years of GPN • 2 min read

I noticed today that I have been attending the Gulaschprogrammiernacht (GPN) for 10 years now.I specifically remember the talk "What's cooking in GNOME?" by Tobias Mueller about the GNOME project at GPN14. He talked about Gnome doing releases every 6

2025-04-01 - 
New Domain Checklist • 1 min read

When you start a new domain, you need to do routine tasks.Before you acquire a domain, check the history of the domain.Wayback MachineCheck the domain on VirusTotalAlso check certificate transparency logs.After you acquire the domain:Add DNS Add MX recordsAdd SPF,

Passkeys are a new authentication method that is gaining popularity. They are designed to be more secure and easier to use than traditional passwords. This scheme is developed by the FIDO Alliance, who also offer a database of certified passkey

2025-03-29 - 
Vote on my next blog post • 1 min read

I added a new feature to my blog: you can now vote on the next blog post I will write! This is a fun way to get feedback from you and to see what you are interested in. I will

2025-03-26 - 
The Next Years • 4 min read

In the next years, I want to achieve a few things. The general theme is doing more computer science and security. I think I can realistically achieve these things, if not I need to analyze it. Some of these things

2025-03-25 - 
Complexity and Simplicity • 2 min read

When you plan out something, a project, a process or something else, you can generally take more simple approaches or more complex approaches. There are plenty of examples where you need a complex approach, because there are very high requirements,

2025-03-24 - 
Being Unhappy with My Work • 3 min read

I am often critical of my work. I think of things I did in the past and I think it was bad. I could have done it better. There are always people who are better than me, people who studies

2025-03-22 - 
In Praise of brat • 2 min read

Charli xcxs 2024 album brat is incredible. The sound is inspired by EDM and developed into pop, but without the cliche poppy sound. Charli has done many hit songs, like Boom Clap, Fancy with Iggy Azalea and I Love It

2025-03-21 - 
Keep Innovating • 2 min read

To /keep innovating/ is to innovate, and than to do it again. But you can't just do the same thing again. You need to do do something new again.What is Innovation?Innovation is the process of applying new ideas to solve

Hi, inspired by this HN thread I decided to write about some of the most influential computer science papers I have read. For me, these papers shaped what I think computer science is, and what it can be. When someone