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A dedicated space for me to rant!
Is it even possible to avoid big-tech?
A status update on my tech experiment
May 18, 2025
How I find interesting blogs to follow
My
super secret
curated lists
May 11, 2025
Have we reached maximum click-bait yet?
My struggle with social media
May 11, 2025
Why is nature so disturbing?
On overthinking animal documentaries and human exceptionalism
May 4, 2025
More awesome browser extensions
Better PDFs, website navigation via keyboard, website code injection
May 3, 2025
Whether we have free will or not should be inconsequential
Scientific findings should not always influence institutional practice
May 2, 2025
Bread in the USA
Andere Länder, andere Sitten
May 2, 2025
Simplifying my site
K.I.S.S.
May 1, 2025
How to remote control a Quarto presentation
An intro to RevealJS with Multiplex
Apr 5, 2025
My new favorite search engine
Kagi has a lot to offer for power-users.
Mar 30, 2025
Linux changed me
I’m more annoying now.
Feb 22, 2025
Why Mastodon is the only social network I use
The Fediverse is the true digital town square
Feb 14, 2025
How to render Quarto websites faster
Git + Bash to speed up website updates
Feb 8, 2025
How to make VS Code look like Rstudio/Spyder
Optimizing VS Code for Data Science
Jan 24, 2025
How to survive Free-tier Duolingo
A guide for overcoming freemium limitations
Jan 23, 2025
Vivaldi features: Personal Best-of
My favorite features in the Vivaldi browser
Jan 5, 2025
A day trip to Freiburg
My first shot at a travel blog post
Dec 31, 2024
Essential tools to make the modern web more bearable
Some free tools I enjoy that you might too
Dec 28, 2024
Statistical Bouquets: My first venture into creative coding
Random.jl + Distributions.jl + CairoMakie.jl = Flowers?
Dec 26, 2024
Quick Fix for Public WiFi on Linux
Trouble connecting? Here are some terminal commands to help you get online.
Dec 1, 2024
My website template for you!
A simple template for getting started with Quarto websites
Nov 16, 2024
Math-Stats: Multiple Linear Regression
Some notes on Multiple Linear Regression
Nov 9, 2024
Math-Stats: Simple Linear Regression
Linear regression notes in RevealJS
Nov 6, 2024
Math-Stats: Properties of Expectation, Variance, and Covariance
Some reflections and lecture notes
Oct 26, 2024
Making Vivaldi even better
Fixing small annoyances with mods
Oct 18, 2024
How to use R in Visual Studio Code - The Essentials
A guide to setting up R for Visual Studio Code
Oct 4, 2024
Vivaldi is a strange browser
A discussion of odd design choices and my feature wishlist
Sep 22, 2024
2000+ days of Duolingo - Worth it?
My review after 5+ years of daily use
Sep 21, 2024
Phone less, without being phoneless
Some simple tricks for cutting down
Aug 25, 2024
How to make a login portal for Quarto sites
Personalized/Gated content on static websites
Aug 15, 2024
Habit tracking with Habitica - a quick tour
Turn your life into a video-game? It’s less questionable than you think
Aug 12, 2024
A review of search engines
To google or not to google, that is the question.
Aug 10, 2024
Why ‘Doom-scroll’, when there is RSS?
A post about old technology that was ahead of its time
Aug 6, 2024
Why Vivaldi is the least and most minimal browser at the same time
My take on how to make a piece of maximalist software easy on the eyes
Aug 2, 2024
Why Vivaldi is the least and most minimal browser at the same time
My take on how to make a piece of maximalist software easy on the eyes
Aug 2, 2024
How to easily make a website for free
A jumpstart guide to creating websites with Quarto
Jul 28, 2024
My first DIY web-app
Just a quick post to test the blog and briefly talk about my first ventures into JavaScript
Jul 21, 2024
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