Design Engineer from Hamburg, Germany
Why German democracy is a Uniparty illusion: a libertarian critique of Die Linke, SPD, Grüne, CDU/CSU, and AfD. Compares party platforms on property, welfare, climate, and freedom. Shows how all five embrace coercive state power while fighting over spoils.
How I rebuilt my website with Claude Code, Codex, and a team of AI subagents in six weeks—the disillusionment, the breakthrough, and what I learned.
Build a five-layer personal knowledge system with Raindrop.io, Readwise, Obsidian, and Anki—plus n8n automation—to capture, search, and remember anything fast.
Discover how I used Claude Code to automate and reorganize my Obsidian vault. From implementing Zettelkasten and PARA to cleaning up assets and fetching metadata, see how agentic AI transformed my personal knowledge management.
Reflecting on 15 years of frontend development, massive offsites, and the dismantling of a tech giant.
Why Boomers aren’t just out of touch, they’re traumatised war-children who turned guilt into a weapon. A German Gen X perspective on the coming reckoning.
Discover my journey from typewriters to mechanical and split keyboards. Learn how typing, layouts, and customization transformed my digital life and workflow.
Discover how Atlas Shrugged’s “Strike” inspires modern escape from overregulation in Europe. Learn about emigration, parallel societies, and self-reliance.
Explore how EU overregulation, surveillance, and welfare state policies echo Atlas Shrugged, stifling innovation and freedom across Europe and Germany.
Discover why Europe and Germany face economic decline, rising crime, and social division. Explore the roots of crisis and the lessons from Atlas Shrugged.
Frustrated with Sonos, a once-reliable brand, I’m done after repeated failures and a poor app experience. Time to search for new audio solutions.
Enhance your note-taking with the Zettelkasten method using Obsidian. Drawing from my experience since its 2020 launch, I'll reveal how Obsidian transforms personal knowledge management through strategic file organization and productivity-boosting plugins.
Discover my reading journey through 2024: from dystopian classics and manga to libertarian economics. A curated review of books spanning fiction, philosophy, and politics.
Explore how reading remains vital in our digital age, from childhood memories to practical strategies for reading more books. Learn why deep reading matters and how to build better reading habits.
Discover the power of Raycast, the exceptionally fast and extendable launcher for macOS and iOS that will revolutionize your workflow. In this comprehensive article, I explore the impressive capabilities of Raycast, from its versatile application launcher and powerful calculator to its convenient features like Raycast notes, clipboard history, and window management. Find out how Raycast can…
Discover the influential works of Thomas Sowell, a visionary economist and author, as he challenges commonly held beliefs and exposes the dangers of pursuing a utopian vision in society.
How I built my personal website using Astro, Tailwind CSS, and AI improving the information architecture, content, and design.
The Japanese word “shokunin” describes an artisan or craftsman. In this essay, I investigate the meaning and history of the word and show a variety of examples.
This is a four-part series of essays that investigates different aspects of AI.
This is a four-part series of essays that investigates different aspects of AI.
This is a four-part series of essays that investigates different aspects of AI.
This is a four-part series of essays that investigates different aspects of AI.
Why you should stop reading news inside of social media sites and instead use the RSS/Atom news feed format to directly follow content creators, and why you should provide a news feed as a content creator.
The tools I use for better writing
This is the last part of a seven-part series that investigates why the last 10 years were so uniquely turbulent with ever-increasing political division, rampant censorship, and growing authoritarianism.
This is the sixth part of a seven-part series that investigates why the last 10 years were so uniquely turbulent with ever-increasing political division, rampant censorship, and growing authoritarianism.
This is the fifth part of a seven-part series that investigates why the last 10 years were uniquely turbulent with ever-increasing political division, rampant censorship, and growing authoritarianism.
This is the fourth part of a seven-part series that investigates why the last 10 years were uniquely turbulent with ever-increasing political division, rampant censorship, and growing authoritarianism.
This is the third part of a seven-part series that investigates why the last 10 years were uniquely turbulent with ever-increasing political division, rampant censorship, and growing authoritarianism.
This is the second part of a seven-part series that investigates why the last 10 years were uniquely turbulent with ever-increasing political division, rampant censorship, and growing authoritarianism.
This is the introduction to a seven-part series that investigates why the last 10 years were uniquely turbulent with ever-increasing political division, rampant censorship, and growing authoritarianism.
When writing notes, it’s important to keep references somewhere to make sure our ideas are backed up, and we can quote the source accordingly. This is how I work with my references.
I created a preview template for my favorite writing app iA Writer.
I created a preview template for my favorite writing app iA Writer.
As a minimalist I’m interested in how much stuff I own. I counted all the things I own.
I had a dream of a world long forgotten.
I decided to re-examine my developer tools and replace some of them with better tools.
I decided to re-examine my developer tools and replace some of them with better tools.
A modern interpretation of Rudyard Kipling’s great poem.
When potential dangers to the individual increase due to mismanagement, political incompetency, or tribalism, it’s good to have a plan on how to protect yourself and your family.
This is the third part of a three-part series on the Decentralized Web. In this part, we’ll code and release our first decentralized website.
This is the second part of a three-part series on the Decentralized Web. This part will show promising examples for the decentralized web.
Abzweigung am Weg nicht genommener Weg im Nebel Ich schaue nicht zurück. Junction on the way the path not taken is in the fog I don't look back.
This is the first part of a three-part series on the Decentralized Web. This part will highlight the dangers looming on the free internet.
How I started using Readwise to maintain my highlights of various tools for note-taking
A story about an old man watching for birds.
Why I started learning poems.
With the release of the mobile versions of Obsidian, my note-taking workflow with Obsidian and DEVONthink is now even more fun than before.
A modern interpretation of Rudyard Kipling’s great poem.
My process of extracting information out of books, articles, podcasts, and videos and creating atomic notes.