New Blog
I’ve moved to a new blog:
Felix’s Blog
Latest posts
The Tree Structure of File Systems
I’ve been using file system for a long time and have always thought of them as tree data structures. A couple of days ago, I had a realization that seems obvious in retrospect, but didn’t occur to me all those years before: The file system tree is different from what I’d usually implement as a tree structure.
Wheel Reinvention Jam - Project Announcement
I’m planning to participate in the Wheel Reinvention Jam organized by the handmade.network. I’m re-posting the project description I’ve written to register for the event here:
Data Storage for Humans - Part 2: Requirement implications
This is the second part of my series “Data Storage for Humans”. In the first part, I analyzed different options regular users have for storing their data and the problems these options have. I then concluded by providing the following requirements for a “really good solution”. In this second part, I want to take a look at how these requirements affect possible solutions.
Data Storage for Humans - Part 1: Existing Solutions
From time to time, friends or family members ask me for recommendations how they should store and backup their data. Most people (both technical and non-technical) I know have a sense that they should be keeping their data safe, but fail to actually do so. Instead of blaming them for it, I think we should create systems that make safe and secure data storage so simple that everyone can easily use…
Welcome 2021
So here it is, 2021!
edix-1: Mixing Fonts
I’ve just published an experiment that explores using multiple fonts in a program editor:
Ubuntu in the color of your choice
I really like Ubuntu’s Yaru theme . Compared to most other linux desktop environments / themes it just looks, well…, good. It uses colors consistently, has a beautiful icon set and uses proportions / forms that look and feel right. There’s only one problem, and it’s the colors it uses. Ubuntu’s branding uses orange, purple and aubergine as accent colors which makes it easily recognizable and sets…
Warming Stripes
I’ve written a live computational notebook that allows generating so-called warming stripes. Click here to view the notebook.
Klimapaket - Flugpreise
TL;DR: Innereuropäische Flüge werden durch das Klimapaket um maximal 6,50 € teurer. Von einer realen Lenkungswirkung kann dabei wohl keine Rede sein.