I have been reading my whole life. I was a very eager reader all through my childhood, reading fantasy series from The Magic Tree House to Harry Potter, and comics like Donald Duck, The Adventures of Tintin, and Asterix. Growing older, I got more interested in action and sci‑fi – Alex Rider, Blackout, and The Swarm – as well as history with All Quiet on the Western Front, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, and War and Peace. ...
Keeping your software up to date is important to stay safe. I recently watched Hacker - We get you within 5 minutes!, which talks about security mistakes people and companies make. So keep your software up to date! ...
The internet is breaking. And it’s happening fast. Your favorite websites are going down, your favorite apps are not working, your favorite services are not available. And it happens all the time, at a rate that is concerning. There is a fix. ...
I planned it for a while, finally realized it: a own server. It’s more than just a server, it’s heaven. And, it’s about freedom, ownership and a philosophy. Explaining the why and how and the stack we are running. ...
This quick guide shows how to install Mac apps with Homebrew Casks and automate App Store installs using the mas CLI. Homebrew makes it easy to search, inspect, and install third‑party apps, while mas brings similar convenience for Mac App Store apps so you can script and standardize your setup. ...
The introduction of the Federal Reserve in the US in 1913 marked a turning point in US and global economics, followed by the abondance of the gold standard by the Fed in 1933. I want to share my learnings from a study published by Thomas. L. Hogan in 2014 about the impact of the Federal Reserve on the US economices: Has the Fed Improved U.S. Economic Performance? ...
The other day, I came across a great video podcast that made me think about biologoy, relationships and happiness. I want to elaborate a bit on my thoughts about the topics that were part of the conversation. ...
In this short article, I’ll show you how to develop locally with LLMs, making AI development free and private. With the rising costs of AI services, running models locally is becoming an increasingly attractive option for developers who want full control over their AI development process. ...
It’s been a while and the teams are already deep into the Bundesliga season. Nevertheless, I don’t want to deprive you of my findings of simulating the strategy. In the first post, we looked at 14 seasons of Bundesliga data to analyze patterns in match results, goal times and odds trends. Our Strategy The strategy I will be backtesting today will be betting on over 0.5 goals in the 30th minute if until then no goal has been scored. At the time of writing the odds with these conditions average at around 1.2. The odds are crucial to the profitability of this strategy, so keep that in mind. I will walk you through my analysis and thoughts when writing the code for it. You can download the unfortunately unorganized notebook and the data for this study. ...
This blog post deals with trading the crypto bullruns in the most optimal way to secure profits using the CBB Index. This strategy would have easily outperformed holding bitcoin, as we would have sold at each cycle top and reinvested everything in the bear market. I will use this plan for altcoins as well, as they are highly correlated with bitcoin, making it difficult to predict the exact top for each coin. This approach may limit maximum profits, but it helps to secure them. ...