Today it is snowing a lot and there are also snowdrifts. Temperatures of up to -15° C have been announced for the coming week.

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Today it is snowing a lot and there are also snowdrifts. Temperatures of up to -15° C have been announced for the coming week.

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The author of Set of Principles takes part in the “Buy Nothing Project”.
I just got a question in an anonymous comment about how I implemented the comment system I was telling about.
This day today has shown that apparently I’m not completely incompetent at being productive after all.
Now the only question is whether this is due to a sense of achievement, the sight of an end, or the desire not to waste the time when my girlfriend is with me. Maybe it’s just a little bit of everything.
Only 6 weeks left until I have to hand in my bachelor thesis. But I am very optimistic.
Marc reminds why RSS is still a great solution, especially during this difficult times.
While other people get excited about new Apple devices, I get excited about new features of online services or tools that I use. 😆
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Honestly, I don’t quite believe Apple is that altruistic and actually cares about the privacy of their customers and users, rather I think it’s driven by a desire for even more profits. Apple has jumped on the privacy bandwagon because it’s financially rewarding.
I wrote a lot about Telegram and messaging services already, but here’s another (long) article worth reading. This time taking a closer on the security aspects of both messengers.
I just closed my LinkedIn profile. It just didn’t make sense anymore to have me constantly spammed with annoying emails and messages. I have already signed a contract that will start as soon as I finish my studies. And should I be looking for a new job at some point, there are still plenty of other options besides doing it on this platform. So bye-bye, LinkedIn! 👋
Microsoft’s open source strategy is interesting. Microsoft currently publishes 3836 repositories on GitHub. By chance I came across the following new repository: Extensible Storage Engine. It is published under the MIT License.