My May ‘20 in Review
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Now May is over too. So here’s my little monthly review of the events, my experiences and happenings of the past month:
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How I curate links for my blog
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On my blog there is a section called “Links” (recently not only in English but also in German). But how do I find links that I find interesting and worth sharing? In this post I will describe my process.
Retiring AndroidPub
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Many may not know it, but I am the founder of AndroidPub, a Medium publication about Android development. (The site is still running on a subdomain of my first domain, although I registered it’s own domain a long time ago.)
My April ‘20 in Review
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April was somehow anything but exciting. Thanks to a contact ban it was now the first full month in home office.
Streaming or MP3s?
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As I write these lines, I listen to music on Spotify. To a playlist named “Lowkey Tech” with “chill techno and chill house” music. Recently I have been enjoying this music a lot. Electronic music, but relaxed and mostly without vocals.
Why HN readers don’t have a blog
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Yesterday, I asked the Hacker News community why they don’t have blogs, even though they have the necessary technical skills.
Why I use tools like Docker and Flatpak
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I admit it, I am a big fan of pre-packaged software. Software that I simply set up by typing a single command or just adding a few lines to my existing configuration. I like simplicity and this kind of software makes things a lot easier and lets one focus on getting work done.
How and Why do I write monthly reviews?
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Yesterday I wrote my third monthly review and since I think it has become a habit by now, I will summarize here how and why I am doing this:
My March ‘20 in Review
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March 2020 was the strangest month I have experienced in my almost 21 years. While in February I only noticed Corona slightly, today Corona determines the everyday life of most people worldwide. Corona is suddenly there as a danger that one could not even have dreamed of. Suddenly public life is completely at a standstill, only shops for essential goods are open, millions of people do home office and it is (in Germany) forbidden to meet more than one person in public.
Attention
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When was the last time you watched a 90 minute movie without drifting off with the thoughts, pulling out the smartphone or doing something else in between than watching the movie? I often cannot even manage to watch a 30 minute video without being distracted.