Economy

08
Sep
2024
Streaming with Jellyfin on the Smart TV - from problems to watching movies

Streaming with Jellyfin on the Smart TV - from problems to watching movies

Last night I finally wanted to test my own media center on my Smart TV at home with my family. I recently bought Jellyfin an open source software server solution to get a Netflix-like web interface and play series and movies on it. The special thing is that the server can also run on my Windows laptop and you can watch the individual episodes conveniently via the interface. Of course, you can also search for the individual video files in the Windows file manager, but a Netflix-like interface is somehow more convenient.

But it's not that easy to get this streaming experience out of your own laptop and even for me as an IT specialist, it's questionable why it has to be so difficult to stream.

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Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Personal opinion, Economy, 0 comments
04
Aug
2024
Discounts only with Lidl app

Discounts only with Lidl app

Recently I was in the Lidl discount store in Germany (should be mentioned, as Lidl also operates in other countries), when shopping, which we regularly do there as a family, there was a surprise at the checkout during the checkout process. The discount for the fish, there was not, well, not for us normal people, but only for those who had the Lidl Plus App use. In this article, I explain what it's all about and how Lidl is creating a two-tier society at the checkout.

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Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Society, Personal opinion, Economy, 0 comments
24
Jun
2024
Vertical farming will not replace conventional agriculture

Vertical farming will not replace conventional agriculture

Vertical farming and conventional agriculture? There are people out there in the world who think that vertical farming will replace conventional agriculture as we know it, that farmers will lose their jobs and that our plant-based food will only come from vertical farming. You can find out why this is nonsense in this article.

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Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Vertical Farming, Economy, 0 comments
27
Apr
2024
The power socket problem at BER airport

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 →

Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Society, Personal opinion, Economy, 0 comments
26
Mar
2024
Nearlink - China's answer to Bluetooth and WiFi

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 →

Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Politics, Economy, 0 comments
11
Feb
2024
Water consumption in vertical farming

Water consumption in vertical farming

Vertical farming is a modern farming method that addresses the pressing problem of water conservation in agriculture. As traditional farming methods strain freshwater resources and exacerbate water scarcity, vertical farming offers a sustainable solution. By using hydroponic and aeroponic farming methods, vertical farms can reduce water consumption by up to 90 %. In this blog post, I would like to write about the importance of water conservation in vertical farming and introduce the innovative water-saving technologies used in this industry.

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Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Vertical Farming, Economy, 1 comment
06
Jan
2024
Investing in uranium: a rewarding prospect for the future!

Investing in uranium: a rewarding prospect for the future!

 

Are investments in uranium worthwhile? I have been following developments in nuclear power for a number of years now, I was an opponent of nuclear power myself for a long time, and yet after 2011 and the Fukushima disaster I looked into the subject in more depth and did my own research, watched documentaries and reports myself, looked beyond the German "negative" horizon and then came to the point where I say that the Nuclear power is an important and non-negligible source of energy.

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Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Energy, Energy transition, Economy, 0 comments
25
Dec
2023
Vertical farming CO2 certificates - a difficult topic

Vertical farming CO2 certificates - a difficult topic

CO2 certificates have been around for some time, you can buy them and thus pay for your CO2 footprint or buy your way out of being allowed to emit a certain amount of CO2. Vertical farming CO2 certificates are therefore only a matter of time. In this article, I explain the problem, give an insight into where energy conversion losses occur, how this affects the profitability of a site, and my personal opinion on the matter. Continue reading →

Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Personal opinion, Vertical farming, Economy, 0 comments
15
Dec
2023
No shopping cart without an app?

No shopping cart without an app?

As a person who mainly earns his living digitally, it is almost impossible for me to work without the Internet today, but the more we develop in the direction of an increasingly digitalized society, the more I notice the side effects, false realities of wealth, Unfulfillable demands when choosing a partner on Tindereveryone wants a job in the digital have, even if it is not needed, not to mention AI.

A few weeks ago, Heise Online published an article reporting on how the Food discounter Nettothe evolution of the shopping cart. It will no longer be unlocked with a coin or plastic clip, but with an app. Continue reading →

Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Digital, Society, Economy, 0 comments
22
Nov
2023
This copper sheet symbolizes problems in Germany

This copper sheet symbolizes problems in Germany

You might now ask, what is it about this copper sheet that has earned it its own post on this blog, and this question is more than justified, as I would also prefer to write about gold investments, but this piece of copper shows just how big the problems are in the German economy.

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Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Society, Personal opinion, Economy, 0 comments