Sometimes, it's more important to be good than it is to be nice.

After a few months of respite, fatigued by AI coding, I've regained my enthusiasm for working on AlchemyPub, the blogging and web engine running this site. It was mainly fueled by the upcoming Goatmire conference and the talk I prepared for it. The most recent outcome is an integration with Bluesky…

Join us for a relaxed evening at Leo's Lounge in the heart of #Munich. This #meetup is about connecting with other people who care about #functional #programming and applying it in practice. There are...

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98% of readers prefer imperfect-yet-authentic human writing; most will stop reading, block you, and downvote you if they suspect AI

Cory Doctorow calls it Enshittification: the systematic demolition of platforms that exploit users and the businesses depending on them, until nobody is happy. Now the same corporations are training…

Behörden überwachen regelmäßig Messenger-Kommunikation in WhatsApp, Telegram und Signal – ganz ohne Staatstrojaner. Das geht aus einem Dokument des Zollkriminalamts hervor, das wir veröffentlichen. Ei...

Nearby apartment dwellers had a bird's eye view of the graphic murals.

Trotz staatlichem Lotteriemonopol boomt die Industrie der illegalen Zweitlotterien mit ausländischer Glücksspiellizenz in Deutschland…

Innenminister Dobrindt treibt eine radikale Reform des Nachrichtendienstrechts voran. Agenten des Verfassungsschutzes sollen sogar Wohnungen durchsuchen dürfen.

Join us for a relaxed evening at Leo's Lounge in the heart of Munich. This meetup is about connecting with other people who care about functional programming…

Eigentlich sollten der Pianist Igor Levit und der Rapper Danger Dan in der Satiresendung »Die Anstalt« ihren neuen Song spielen. Nun schreitet die ZDF-Intendanz ein. Die Musiker sprechen von einem »au...

In seinem Jahresbericht beschreibt der Verfassungsschutz, wo er Gefahren durch Extremisten sieht. Neue Beobachtungsobjekte sind nicht hinzugekommen. Allerdings ist das extremistische Personenpotenzial...

Join us for a relaxed evening, this time at the Royal Hirschgarten in the heart of Munich. This meetup is about connecting with other people who care about…