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Casino Data Jackpot – For Hackers: Merkur’s API Disaster
A couple of days ago, I saw a Mastodon post from Lilith Wittmann in my timeline. She linked to an article on her Medium page detailing a catastrophic security failure at Merkur AG. You can find the original Mastodon post here. The casino company Merkur AG and its service providers have made almost all the…
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How MS Edge’s Immersive Reader Helps Me Slow Down
We all probably know the drill of a typical workday: back-to-back meetings, side conversations in team chats about some other topics, drafting & scanning emails, creating Jira issues, and juggling multiple project threads. The sheer volume of information coming in such a short time can be challenging.
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Trust No Statistic? Why Context Matters More Than Numbers
“Don’t trust any statistic you didn’t fake / manipulate yourself.” I guess most of us have heard statements like that. And it annoys me more and more. It’s often used just asa joke when it’s obvious that a statistics isn’t too easy to interpret – but I see this phrase more and more being used…
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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…