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Daniel Auferbauer
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IT-savvy problem solver. Sometimes has opinions. 🇪🇺
https://justament-consulting.at/
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CNN: "F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before fighter jet crashed in Alaska"
August 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Henceforth, I shall be referring to aviaries as data warehouses.

www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s
Who needs Starlink when you've got an actual starling
www.tomshardware.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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#Europe is becoming partially aware that it might not be such a good idea to depend on the US for #IT infrastructure. Meanwhile, the #UK is hard at work trying to find out how they can hand over more personal and security relevant data. #WCGW

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI signs deal with UK to find government uses for its models
Wide-ranging agreement with artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT comes after similar UK deal with Google
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Basic #security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of #McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable
www.wired.com/story/mcdona...
July 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
#TANSTAAFL #LLM
June 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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I tried to find a better formula for reading time estimates of online articles. ⏳ 📖

Well, joke's on me: the topic is academically interesting, but in practice there's no problem to solve. It was a fun exercise, nevertheless 😁

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The Quest for Reading Time Estimates, Part 2: Implementation and Verification.
I attempt to implement a better reading time estimate for blog posts.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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The abhorrence that #Meta exhibits towards #anonymous browsing and the creativity with which they undermine it never ceases to amaze me.

localmess.github.io
Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android
localmess.github.io
June 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Ich hab von der erfolgreichen #Papstwahl durch das Glockenläuten vom #Stephansdom erfahren, bevor der erste Post im Feed war. Es lebe der #Anachronismus 😂
May 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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"Survey Shows Supply Chain Leaders Plan to Pass Costs to Customers" ... whaaat no way, utterly unexpected.
www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/...
Gartner Survey Shows Supply Chain Leaders Plan to Pass Costs to Customers as Top Tariff Mitigation Strategy
According to a survey by Gartner, Inc., 45% of supply chain leaders anticipate passing costs to their customers as their primary strategy for mitigating new tariff costs
www.gartner.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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So, I inadvertently geeked out on a minor detail while setting up my new blog 😅
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The Quest for Reading Time Estimates, Part 1: Finding an Appropriate Formula.
I am unhappy with the popular solutions to estimate reading time and scour the literature for better altenatives.
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April 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Opinion: a #website that is truly #accessible in accordance with the #WCAG is implicitly superior on an engineering level.
justament-consulting.at/en/blog/2025...
Web Accessibility as an Opportunity, Part 2: A Solid Technical Foundation
Digital accessibility requires a clean technical foundation and contributes to maintainability and search engine optimization
justament-consulting.at
April 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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April 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reposted by Daniel Auferbauer
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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#DOGE allegedly wants to migrate ALL #SSA services to new computer systems within "a few months". That's delusional even for a competent agency. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
March 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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#vibecoding
Original "For the Better, Right?" meme template. Panel 1: "I'm gonna do some vibe coding today", Panel 2: "That means sitting down with some good wine and music to write clean, maintainable code, right?", Panel 3: "...", Panel 4: "Clean, maintainable code, right?"
March 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Need an inspiration for #European #alternatives to #digital services from that new #oligarchy across the pond? I've been browsing european-alternatives.eu lately and quite like it. #europeanalternatives #saas #cloud
Homepage | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
european-alternatives.eu
March 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Es wäre schade, wenn der #European #Accessibility Act bzw. das #Barrierefreiheitsgesetz von Unternehmen als sinnlose gesetzliche Hürde empfunden wird. Alternative Perspektive: justament-consulting.at/blog/2025-03...

#Barrierefreiheit #Usability #UX #Accessibility #BaFG
Barrierefreiheit im Web als Chance, Teil 1: User Experience
Digitale Barrierefreiheit ist eine Chance, die User Experience und Inklusion zu verbessern und trägt so positiv zum Geschäftserfolg bei.
justament-consulting.at
March 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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#idaustria ist seit einer Stunde #down. Und jetzt ist bei den Kollegen wahrscheinlich mal #Mittagspause angesagt. Macht nichts, ich wollte heute eh keine geschäftlichen Unterlagen zeichen. Lasst euch Zeit.
February 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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#DOGE supposedly left the endpoints of their website backend wide open. Those are the people that push for access to critical information and infrastructure. WCGW? news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4304...
Anyone can push updates to the doge.gov website | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Spontane Projektidee: ein Portal, dass Drafts für die #Expertenregierung à la Fantasy Football ermöglicht. #Innenpolitik #Koalitionsverhandlungen #Österreich
February 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Eine #Website auf #Barrierefreiheit zu #testen braucht Plan und Struktur. Microsoft Accessibility Insights scheint dafür gut geeignet zu sein 👉 justament-consulting.at/blog/2025-02... (nein, wir werden nicht von Microsoft bezahlt)
Barrierefreiheit: Manuelles Testen von Webseiten mit Accessibility Insights
Erfahren Sie in diesem Beitrag, wie sie mit Microsoft Accessibility Insights Ihre Webseite manuell testen können.
justament-consulting.at
February 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Reposted by Daniel Auferbauer
artaxosb.bsky.social
Es ist also jetzt höchstgerichtlich erkannt, dass #FPÖ -Aussendungen nicht von Satireprojekten unterscheidbar sind.
q.e.d.
😎
February 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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@derstandard.at ringt mir in diesen politisch harten Zeiten noch ein Schmunzeln ab. Ich weiß garnicht, welcher dumme Schmäh am besten passt. Irgendwas mit dem baulichen Zustand der #Hofburg? Oder was mit #Radikalisierung und #FPÖ? IDK, take your pick ...
February 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reposted by Daniel Auferbauer
fabianschmid.bsky.social
Österreichischer wird es nicht mehr. Man muss sich das vorstellen: eine Gerichtspräsidentin versengt das Handy eines Justiz-Sektionschefs, weil sie es nicht in Händen der Korruptionsermittler sehen will. Und sagt das dann salopp so aus.
January 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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This is why a random number generator would outperform me on the #stockmarket.

#DeepSeek: releases #R1, runs on #Nvidia hardware
Me: "that probably strengthens Nvidias global position"
Nvidias #shares: 📉
Me: 🤷

(I'm happy that there's progress towards performance optimisation in #LLMs)
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM