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How to selfhost Peertube
I’ve been thinking about selfhosting my videos for quite a while now. Sure, Youtube is the de-facto-standard. But honestly, I don’t perform on ANY platform that is steered by an algorithm, and I simply dislike the way those monopolies can “dictate” what is seen and can be seen. Elena Rossini recently wrote a nice post…
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“Ask for forgiveness, not permission” – The Real Cost of Moving Too Fast
In Germany, there’s a saying: “Besser um Vergebung bitten als um Erlaubnis fragen” (“Better to ask for forgiveness than permission”) or “Gleich mal Fakten schaffen” (“Make decisions fast and set facts”). These phrases often glorify quick action, suggesting that speed leads to progress and success. Well, I can tell you right now — I really…
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LLM-Search is a bit more than just “AI” – Podcast recommendation
Last week I heard the podcast SoftwareArchitekTOUR – Episode 102: Zuverlässige KI-Architektur from heise online. (german only, sorry). I really liked the part where they discussed the technical part for a sematic search. Especially when it struck me, that the actual use of LLMs is just once per document and not in the search directly.…
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8 Years in my Current Company
At the beginning of the month, a colleague reminded me that I had been with the company for 8 years now! A little anniversary! I reflected about the past years when at the same time a recruiter message reached me, what my motivation would be to “leave my comfort zone“. Before being here, I changed…
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New 6-days Validity of Let’s Encrypt Certificates
I just saw this great news: Let’s Encrypt Announces 6-day Validity Certificates Let’s Encrypt, the non-profit certificate authority, has introduced six-day validity certificates, commonly referred to as short-lived certificates. Shorter validity periods are great for security. Traditional certificates can last up to a year, meaning if they get compromised, they remain a threat for a…
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Don’t Believe Everything …
We’ve all been there: listening to a talk, podcast or reading about groundbreaking innovations, especially on LinkedIn. It all sounds fantastic, super new, cutting edge technology – almost too good to be true. And often … it is. Overselling seems to be more common lately – or maybe I’m just noticing it more? Especially with…
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Tim Berners-Lee is on Mastodon
I’m hardly following any very well-known people on any social media – but I was positively surprised to see Tim Berners-Lee (@timbl@w3c.social) on Mastodon! Well for the unlikely event that you don’t know what we owe him, check out his Wikipedia entry: Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955),[1] also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best…
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Kill It with Fire – Manage Aging Computer Systems
I just noticed that I never made a book recommendation, even though I’m reading quite some books – well okay, not too many IT books to be honest. A while ago a – very valued – colleague recommended Kill It with Fire – Manage Aging Computer Systems to me.