What is the Jamstack?

Grant. Oder: Keine Stadt, nirgends.

München ist eigentlich keine funktionierende Stadt, sondern eher ein Übungsplatz für Hausmeister.

Moon Phases and Phenomena.

The Moon has fascinated us for centuries and inspired countless legends. Let's look at the major lunar phases and phenomena—and the myths they've inspired.

Password reuse, credential stuffing and another billion records in Have I been pwned.

Rethinking the Internet: the Othernet With Dhruv Mehrotra.

As Governments and large corporations like Google and Facebook take over control of the flow of internet traffic – it begs the question – is there a different, more decentralized and localized option?

The real rich kids of Fyre Festival – the influencers – didn't suffer from its failure.

The Fyre Festival debacle conclusively proves both that influencer marketing works – and that it shouldn’t be allowed to.

The Kitten Crisis.

With so many animals in need in the United States, it’s kind of hard for some people to believe that kittens need our help. After all, kittens are universally adored—so they must be doing okay…right?

Unfortunately: wrong.

My track of the week.

Titan, by The Physics House Band from the album Horizons / Rapture.

L.O.V.E.

It is time for love to become a radical force in politics.

In the New Zealand indigenous Māori culture, aroha (loosely translated as ‘love’) has long been a key value in dispute resolution. Religious traditions have prized the practice of love in everyday ethics. Activists have referred to love in placards and slogans – for example, in organising to oppose war, support marriage equality, or fight for human rights.

JavaScript FTW!

Stanford just abandoned Java in favor of JavaScript for its intro CS course.