Laser Cutting
Laser cutting with plywood, acrylic glass, or paper can be fun! In this post, I'll share which laser cutter I bought last year, what I created so far, and what I learned along the way.
Xubuntu 20.04 LTS on Thinkpad L15
Installing Xubuntu 20.04 LTS on a new Lenovo Thinkpad L15 was relatively painless, but involves a few steps. Especially the pre-installed Windows 10 makes it harder than necessary.
Secure Scuttlebutt - SSB
Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) is a Free-as-in-Freedom decentralized (p2p) social network. I joined the "Scuttleverse" last December. The Scuttleverse is a strange place. Strange, but friendly and welcoming.
TSV - Tab Separated Values: My Favorite Format
TSV (Tab-Separated Values) is a simple text format for tabular data. I'll describe how I work with TSV files on the command line and why TSV is my favorite format for tabular data.
Naming Applications and Microservices
Naming is hard. Naming is communication. Going bananas with naming microservices? Probably something you will regret! This post proposes a few guidelines to follow when naming internal applications and components.
Date Formats: ISO 8601
Date formats are plentiful and humans are creatures of habit. Communication in an international context mostly works, but date formats cause unnecessary confusion. Which date format to use?
Saving Cloud Costs with Kubernetes on AWS
How to save cloud costs when running Kubernetes? There is no silver bullet, but this blog post describes a few tools to help you manage resources and reduce cloud spending.
Using OBS Studio with V4L2 for Google Meet
Many people are now working remote ("WFH"). How to make the best out of video calls with Google Hangouts Meet? This blog post describes how to use OBS Studio with a virtual camera device (video loopback) on Linux to add effects and scenes for Google Meet video calls.
One Decade in Zalando Tech
One decade. 10 years. In one company. Or did I actually work in four companies? This blog post is the long planned successor to my 2013 post My three year journey into Zalando Technology.
Electing a Works Council in Germany
Zalando SE is getting a works council (Betriebsrat). This blog post describes what I learned about the election process.