Florian 'floe' Echtler
@floe.butterbrot.org
Research Hobbyist, Tenured Hacker, Antifascist.
Jack of all trades, master of some.
Associate Professor for Computer Science, Aalborg University, Denmark.
Founding Editor […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hci.social/@floe, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Jack of all trades, master of some.
Associate Professor for Computer Science, Aalborg University, Denmark.
Founding Editor […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hci.social/@floe, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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I helped one of my kid’s friend’s parents buy a copy of Minecraft today and I wasn’t counting but I would honestly guess that in that process — which took *at least* 90 minutes — they got and responded to at minimum 10 push notifications, had to enter 15 authentication codes, and provisioned 2 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I helped one of my kid’s friend’s parents buy a copy of Minecraft today and I wasn’t counting but I would honestly guess that in that process — which took *at least* 90 minutes — they got and responded to at minimum 10 push notifications, had to enter 15 authentication codes, and provisioned 2 […]
I was $TODAY years old when I realized that quadtrees and octrees are just the 2D/3D generalization of binary search 🤦
I've been doing CS stuff for ~30 years and have been a CS prof for 10+ years. I am very smart. 🥴
I've been doing CS stuff for ~30 years and have been a CS prof for 10+ years. I am very smart. 🥴
December 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I was $TODAY years old when I realized that quadtrees and octrees are just the 2D/3D generalization of binary search 🤦
I've been doing CS stuff for ~30 years and have been a CS prof for 10+ years. I am very smart. 🥴
I've been doing CS stuff for ~30 years and have been a CS prof for 10+ years. I am very smart. 🥴
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Die USA sagen in ihrer neuen außenpolitischen Strategie der EU in ähnlicher Sprache den Kampf an wie Putins Russland. Doch noch immer schlafwandeln die europäischen Lenker, statt schnell und entschieden zu handeln.
Mein Kommentar bei @riffreporter […]
Mein Kommentar bei @riffreporter […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Die USA sagen in ihrer neuen außenpolitischen Strategie der EU in ähnlicher Sprache den Kampf an wie Putins Russland. Doch noch immer schlafwandeln die europäischen Lenker, statt schnell und entschieden zu handeln.
Mein Kommentar bei @riffreporter […]
Mein Kommentar bei @riffreporter […]
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
I've been pondering #solarpunk and #hopepunk ideas. One of the most impressive resources I have come across is the #appropriatetechnologylibrary - a giant collection of books that is everything you'd need to make a village or community go with minimal effort and access to basic tools and […]
Original post on cloudisland.nz
cloudisland.nz
December 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I've been pondering #solarpunk and #hopepunk ideas. One of the most impressive resources I have come across is the #appropriatetechnologylibrary - a giant collection of books that is everything you'd need to make a village or community go with minimal effort and access to basic tools and […]
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So Deutsche Bahn is finally, after all these years waiting, going TO RUN TRAINS FROM GERMANY TO LONDON! #crosschannelrail
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
So Deutsche Bahn is finally, after all these years waiting, going TO RUN TRAINS FROM GERMANY TO LONDON! #crosschannelrail
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Das ganze Jahr:
- das Bürgergeld muss gekürzt werden
- Deutschland kann sich die Rente nicht mehr leisten
- die bösen Geflüchteten sind so teuer
- Rezession
- Kommunen sind pleite
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/deutschland-club-superreichen-ubs-100.html
- das Bürgergeld muss gekürzt werden
- Deutschland kann sich die Rente nicht mehr leisten
- die bösen Geflüchteten sind so teuer
- Rezession
- Kommunen sind pleite
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/deutschland-club-superreichen-ubs-100.html
December 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Das ganze Jahr:
- das Bürgergeld muss gekürzt werden
- Deutschland kann sich die Rente nicht mehr leisten
- die bösen Geflüchteten sind so teuer
- Rezession
- Kommunen sind pleite
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/deutschland-club-superreichen-ubs-100.html
- das Bürgergeld muss gekürzt werden
- Deutschland kann sich die Rente nicht mehr leisten
- die bösen Geflüchteten sind so teuer
- Rezession
- Kommunen sind pleite
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/deutschland-club-superreichen-ubs-100.html
New signature, who dis:
"This artisanal email was handcrafted on a mechanical keyboard with nothing but the finest UTF-8 characters. Certified AI-Free (R)."
"This artisanal email was handcrafted on a mechanical keyboard with nothing but the finest UTF-8 characters. Certified AI-Free (R)."
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
New signature, who dis:
"This artisanal email was handcrafted on a mechanical keyboard with nothing but the finest UTF-8 characters. Certified AI-Free (R)."
"This artisanal email was handcrafted on a mechanical keyboard with nothing but the finest UTF-8 characters. Certified AI-Free (R)."
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2025 is almost over, yet UTF-8 is still a mystery to many.
"Schei? encoding" strikes again.
cc @yournameisinvalid
"Schei? encoding" strikes again.
cc @yournameisinvalid
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
2025 is almost over, yet UTF-8 is still a mystery to many.
"Schei? encoding" strikes again.
cc @yournameisinvalid
"Schei? encoding" strikes again.
cc @yournameisinvalid
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
In Onlinezeitungen dominieren wenige User den unangenehmen Ton auf der Seite
#hassrede #publicdiscourseindicator
https://public-discourse.org/public-discourse-indicator
#hassrede #publicdiscourseindicator
https://public-discourse.org/public-discourse-indicator
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In Onlinezeitungen dominieren wenige User den unangenehmen Ton auf der Seite
#hassrede #publicdiscourseindicator
https://public-discourse.org/public-discourse-indicator
#hassrede #publicdiscourseindicator
https://public-discourse.org/public-discourse-indicator
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with or without AI, A/B testing as practiced by Silicon Valley is unethical. It ranges from quiet gaslighting to full-on Stanford prison experiments with no ethics board or informed consent.
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
with or without AI, A/B testing as practiced by Silicon Valley is unethical. It ranges from quiet gaslighting to full-on Stanford prison experiments with no ethics board or informed consent.
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
"#tesla has received a brutal reality check from Germany this week. The country’s closely watched TÜV Report 2026 has not only ranked the Tesla Model Y as the absolute worst car for reliability in its age group but noted that it has the highest defect rate of any vehicle tested in the last ten […]
Original post on mas.to
mas.to
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"#tesla has received a brutal reality check from Germany this week. The country’s closely watched TÜV Report 2026 has not only ranked the Tesla Model Y as the absolute worst car for reliability in its age group but noted that it has the highest defect rate of any vehicle tested in the last ten […]
I've been using an old Fitbit Versa 2 for years, until #google bought #fitbit and decided they couldn't be arsed to support 3rd-party apps in Europe anymore (because it's waaay too hard to do this in a GDPR-compliant way). 🙄
But thanks to open source and the Fitbit SDK, I fixed some minor bits […]
But thanks to open source and the Fitbit SDK, I fixed some minor bits […]
Original post on hci.social
hci.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
Ein wenig #physik zum Thema "hocheffizienter Verbrenner" ;-)
(via Stefan Rahmstorf entdeckt)
https://heinerm.substack.com/p/hocheffiziente-verbrenner-my-ass
(via Stefan Rahmstorf entdeckt)
https://heinerm.substack.com/p/hocheffiziente-verbrenner-my-ass
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Ein wenig #physik zum Thema "hocheffizienter Verbrenner" ;-)
(via Stefan Rahmstorf entdeckt)
https://heinerm.substack.com/p/hocheffiziente-verbrenner-my-ass
(via Stefan Rahmstorf entdeckt)
https://heinerm.substack.com/p/hocheffiziente-verbrenner-my-ass
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
taking notes about TODOs for cable management cleanup in the devices innards, on the device itself, while it is opened up
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
taking notes about TODOs for cable management cleanup in the devices innards, on the device itself, while it is opened up
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
EARTH (ASP): SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CONFEDERATION moves to restrict orbital mirror array effective insolation to 100kW/m² after a family of three is vaporized by driving their carriage into a loose sunbeam.
Divisional governor for the state of Queensland Bob Katter VII made further calls for the […]
Divisional governor for the state of Queensland Bob Katter VII made further calls for the […]
Original post on aus.social
aus.social
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
EARTH (ASP): SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CONFEDERATION moves to restrict orbital mirror array effective insolation to 100kW/m² after a family of three is vaporized by driving their carriage into a loose sunbeam.
Divisional governor for the state of Queensland Bob Katter VII made further calls for the […]
Divisional governor for the state of Queensland Bob Katter VII made further calls for the […]
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
BREAKING: Da steht er jetzt! Walter Lübcke – vor der CDU-Parteizentrale. Er mahnt gegen den Kurs einer Annäherung zur AfD. – Lübcke wurde von einem AfD-Anhänger erschossen. Wer den Fall kennt, baut Brandmauern. Hilf der CDU und werde Teil der Gedenkstätte: cdu-denkmal.de
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BREAKING: Da steht er jetzt! Walter Lübcke – vor der CDU-Parteizentrale. Er mahnt gegen den Kurs einer Annäherung zur AfD. – Lübcke wurde von einem AfD-Anhänger erschossen. Wer den Fall kennt, baut Brandmauern. Hilf der CDU und werde Teil der Gedenkstätte: cdu-denkmal.de
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Has the goat burned?
No! Another fine Swedish morning for the still uncharred Gävle goat
#GävleGoat #Gävlebocken #goatwatch2025
Live stream
https://www.youtube.com/live/IhU2MIUaFlg
Official website
https://www.visitgavle.se/en/gavle-goat
No! Another fine Swedish morning for the still uncharred Gävle goat
#GävleGoat #Gävlebocken #goatwatch2025
Live stream
https://www.youtube.com/live/IhU2MIUaFlg
Official website
https://www.visitgavle.se/en/gavle-goat
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Has the goat burned?
No! Another fine Swedish morning for the still uncharred Gävle goat
#GävleGoat #Gävlebocken #goatwatch2025
Live stream
https://www.youtube.com/live/IhU2MIUaFlg
Official website
https://www.visitgavle.se/en/gavle-goat
No! Another fine Swedish morning for the still uncharred Gävle goat
#GävleGoat #Gävlebocken #goatwatch2025
Live stream
https://www.youtube.com/live/IhU2MIUaFlg
Official website
https://www.visitgavle.se/en/gavle-goat
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
Unix - BSD developers : this code should run and be maintained as long as computers exist.
Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work
Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.
Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work
Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.
Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Unix - BSD developers : this code should run and be maintained as long as computers exist.
Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work
Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.
Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
Linux - GNU dev : this code should run and be maintained as long as someone is willing to do the work
Consultant: this code should run until the end of my contract.
Enterprise grade B2B software : this […]
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
A lot of people are resistant to any kind of business uses for the #fediverse , but consider this:
- While most of us here are rightfully scornful of #capitalism , the notion of a "market economy" is not going to go away. There are innumerable small to […]
[Original post on mementomori.social]
- While most of us here are rightfully scornful of #capitalism , the notion of a "market economy" is not going to go away. There are innumerable small to […]
[Original post on mementomori.social]
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A lot of people are resistant to any kind of business uses for the #fediverse , but consider this:
- While most of us here are rightfully scornful of #capitalism , the notion of a "market economy" is not going to go away. There are innumerable small to […]
[Original post on mementomori.social]
- While most of us here are rightfully scornful of #capitalism , the notion of a "market economy" is not going to go away. There are innumerable small to […]
[Original post on mementomori.social]
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Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
Jeff Geerling, the affable and adorkable raspberry pi guy, was a misogynistic forced-birth tradcath extremist from at least 2009 to 2013, and as far as I know, still is today. Do not link to him and do not support his work. This is a matter of record on his own website […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Jeff Geerling, the affable and adorkable raspberry pi guy, was a misogynistic forced-birth tradcath extremist from at least 2009 to 2013, and as far as I know, still is today. Do not link to him and do not support his work. This is a matter of record on his own website […]
Reposted by Florian 'floe' Echtler
Braucht von euch jemand Nachhilfe in Analysis 1, Lineare Algebra 1, Java, Praktische Informatik 1/2, Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen? Ich brauch Geld.
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Braucht von euch jemand Nachhilfe in Analysis 1, Lineare Algebra 1, Java, Praktische Informatik 1/2, Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen? Ich brauch Geld.
My former PhD student still had an article under review at a Taylor and Francis journal, which has finally been accepted (yay!) for the low, low article processing fee of 3,505 € (oof!).
I think we can sidestep this because his new postdoc position is at NTNU, which has a blanket OA publishing […]
I think we can sidestep this because his new postdoc position is at NTNU, which has a blanket OA publishing […]
Original post on hci.social
hci.social
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My former PhD student still had an article under review at a Taylor and Francis journal, which has finally been accepted (yay!) for the low, low article processing fee of 3,505 € (oof!).
I think we can sidestep this because his new postdoc position is at NTNU, which has a blanket OA publishing […]
I think we can sidestep this because his new postdoc position is at NTNU, which has a blanket OA publishing […]