Passkeys are the new hot shit in the developer world, well, at least it seems that way since I use 2 services that push this on me and I only allow one to do so, and for good reason. In this post, you'll find out what passkeys are, why it's not so easy and why I think Magic Links is a better alternative. Continue reading →
Petr Kirpeit
Planting trees as a school subject
Nature and planting trees, it is said, or I believe I have read, that everyone should plant a tree once in their life. There is also a beautiful, motivating picture. This article is about how planting trees shows children from an early age how important it is to take care of nature. Continue reading →
Why I won't pay any money for Spotify
Today I'm writing a different kind of post, and it's about my recent experience with Spotify. Continue reading →
Democracy wins: Pandemic treaty - The health dictatorship has been canceled - for now
The WHO's pandemic treaty has been rejected by the countries! At least for the time being, because they were unable to reach a final agreement on a corresponding text, so democracy has won, at least for the time being. But what does the pandemic treaty have in common with a health dictatorship? Continue reading →
The power socket problem at BER airport
Socket problem at the airport? Okay, yes, I know, why am I writing a post about Berlin's BER airport having a problem with power sockets? It's not really worth a post, is it? Well, since I was affected by it myself this time, and there is hardly any information about it on the internet, I'll write about my experience. Continue reading →
Nearlink - China's answer to Bluetooth and WiFi
I recently became aware of a new technology called NearLink, although new is relative, as it seems to have been around for a few years on paper, but I couldn't find much about it in German-speaking countries (Computer picture, Electronics practice), mainly in the English-language online media. In this article, I would like to discuss NearLink technology and why it could trigger a geopolitical neck-and-neck race. Continue reading →
Perimeter - Russia's last argument in World War 3
What is Perimeter? And why am I writing about it on my blog? In short, it is the autonomous retaliation system of the former Soviet Union, which is still in use in Russia today and with all the warlike escalation between Ukraine, Russia and NATO, some high-ranking officials have probably not noticed or forgotten that in a third world war, Russia has nothing left to lose. You can find out what perimeter is, how it works and why it is the best deterrent in my article.
Cannabis: List of all health benefits
Cannabis is used on 1 April 2024 legalized in Germanyfinally! But there are also people who associate cannabis with bad things, see it as a gateway drug or think that there is a reason why it is banned, It's not broccoli. In this article I would like to list, hopefully all the health benefits of cannabis and hopefully encourage critics to think about it. Continue reading →
Data center with nuclear reactor? A logical decision
Data center with nuclear reactor? How can that go together? It's actually very obvious and at the same time I wonder why I didn't come up with this idea myself. Find out here why this is a brilliant idea. Continue reading →
Decode QR codes by hand? Yes, you can!
I'm sure everyone knows QR codes - those little square boxes with the black and white squares that can only be decoded with a smartphone and the appropriate software.
But can this also be done by hand? In other words, without technical aids? And surprisingly, according to a recent article in the IT news magazine Golem.de, this is possible via reports a net findwhich I found quite interesting and would like to share here so that people who are interested in the topic can link to it. Since the topic is quite complex, and a developer has already done this very well, I have the Original page with the instructions linked.
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Here is a short video that shows how a QR code is structured:
