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: Finished reading: Perry Rhodan 69: Die Hyperseuche by Clark Darlton πŸ“š

: I do not own a car and I generally don’t like cars that much - but I must say that some …

: Finished reading: Pantopia by Theresa Hannig πŸ“š

: I love to take a walk along the Amper-river in the evening. It always calms me down.

: I ordered an old refurbished and modified iPod about a month ago upgraded with Bluetooth, USB-C an …

: It’s easy to overlook those who keep the world running in the background without making a big …

: I am happy that after a few days of heavy rain, the sun is shining again. Also testing out my first …

: Beach promenade in Arbon, Switzerland on day 1 of the E5 Alpine crossing.

: A fresh delivery of sardines 😍

: I had my first Aikido training yesterday, and I must say, the movements seem to be quite challenging …

: Nymphenburg Palace Park, Munich, Germany

: Finished reading: Todesnacht by Ragnar JΓ³nasson πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Zur See by DΓΆrte Hansen πŸ“š

: Iberotel, Makadi Bay, Egypt 🌴

: Finished reading: MΓ€rzgefallene by Volker Kutscher πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Outlive by Peter Attia, MD πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Pathfinders by JL Collins πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Kein guter Mann by Andreas Izquierdo πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Last Emperox by John Scalzi πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Monde vor der Landung by Clemens J. Setz πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Lifespan by David A. Sinclair πŸ§¬πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari πŸŽ―πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Persepolis Rising by James S. A. Corey πŸ‘ΎπŸ“š

: Finished reading: QualityLand 2.0 by Marc-Uwe Kling πŸ€–πŸ“š

: Finished reading: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr πŸͺ–πŸ¦―πŸ’ŽπŸ“š

: Moonlight beach.

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: Finished reading: Per Lastenrad durch die Galaxis by Ruth GrΓΌtzbauch πŸŒŒπŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho πŸŽ₯πŸΏπŸŽžοΈπŸ“š

: Iberotel, Makadi Beach, Egypt

: Finished reading: The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim πŸ§‘πŸ»β€πŸ’»πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse Book 6) by James S. A. Corey πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸš€πŸ“š

: Finished the yearly re-read of: The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday πŸ›οΈπŸ“š

: Year in books for 2022 Here are the books I finished reading in 2022. I managed to hit my goal of 50 books πŸ“š :) …

: Started a drawing course on Udemy. I am a complete beginner and had bad grades in school in art. …

: Finished reading: Blutbuch by Kim de l’Horizon πŸŒ³πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity by Phillip P. Peterson πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸš€πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Nemesis Games (The Expanse Book 5) by James S. A. Corey πŸŽ²πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ§‘β€πŸ³ The Prophet and the Idiot by Jonas Jonasson πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ§‘β€πŸ¦° The Dime (Betty Rhyzyk Series Book 1) by Kathleen Kent πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ’Ά You Need a Budget by Jesse Mecham πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ– Stone Bruises by Simon Beckett πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ§‘β€πŸΌ Son of Svea: A Tale of the People’s Home by Lena Andersson πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ‘¨πŸ½β€πŸš€ Vakuum by πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ¦₯ Faul zu sein ist harte Arbeit by Martin Liebmann πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Collector (A Kaldan and SchΓ‘fer Mystery Book 2) by Anne Mette Hancock πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Cibola Burn (The Expanse 4) by James S. A. Corey πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Bite Force by J.A. Konrath πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Old Fashioned by J.A. Konrath πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age by Claudia Hammond πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Count Zero (Sprawl Trilogy) by William Gibson πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Lauf, Wigald, lauf by πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, Book 3) by Robert Jordan πŸ“š

: Supersonic Planes, Sinsheim, Germany

: Finished reading: The Kingdom by Nesbo Jo πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Zwetschgen-Datschi-Komplott by πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Mind over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use It Better by Claudia …

: Finished reading: Im FrΓΌhling Sterben by Ralf Rothmann πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Connecting with the Autism Spectrum by Casey “Remrov” Vormer πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Brennerova by Wolf Haas πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Perry Rhodan 67: Die Para-Bank (Silberband) by H.G. Ewers πŸ“š

: Finished reading: MΓΌll by Wolf Haas πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Wild by Cheryl Strayed πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Alle diese Welten by Dennis E. Taylor πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Ich bin viele by Dennis E. Taylor πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Never by Ken Follett πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Never by Ken Follett πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Strategien der Selbstheilung by Ulrich Strunz πŸ“š

: Finished reading: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Allmen und der Koi by Martin Suter πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Du darfst nicht alles glauben, was du denkst by Kurt KrΓΆmer πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Thousand Autumns Of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ‘‘ Empire of Grass by Tad Williams πŸ“š

: Finished reading: πŸ•― Realizing the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Power of Now Journal by Eckhart Tolle πŸ“š

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: Finished reading: Natrium Chlorid by Jussi Adler-Olsen πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Lost Connections by Johann Hari πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Nothing To Lose by Lee Child πŸ“š

: Finished reading: The Whale at the End of the World by John. Ironmonger πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Caliban’s War by James S. A. Corey πŸ“š

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: Finished reading: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey πŸ“š

: Currently reading: Universum by Phillip P. Peterson πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson πŸ“š

: Finished reading: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini πŸ“š Awesome Sci-Fi action-packed …

: Rainbow trees.

: Finished reading: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson πŸ“š Another fun space novel.

: Finished reading: Achtung Steinschlag! by Christian KΓΆberl πŸ“š A book about meteorites. Interesting, …

: Useless thinking Most thoughts are pointless. In the past, I thought, that I think my thoughts. But this is obviously …

: Finished reading: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson πŸ“š What a lovely book! Great Sci-Fi with a lot of …

: Finished reading: Die Selbstgerechten by Sahra Wagenknecht πŸ“š Mrs. Wagenknecht raises some good …

: Fagradalsfjall, Iceland

: Finished reading: Singularity by Joshua Tree πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Tod und Teufel by Frank SchΓ€tzing πŸ“š

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: Currently reading: On the Steel Breeze (Poseidon’s Children) by Alastair Reynolds πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Beatlebone by Kevin Barry πŸ“š I liked the book. It is about John Lennon, who wants …

: Currently reading: Beatlebone by Kevin Barry πŸ“š The staff in the library recommend books by putting …

: Finished listening to: Das Kind in mir will achtsam morden by Karsten Dusse πŸ“š This was way worse …

: Finished reading: Der StempelmΓΆrder by Torsten SchΓΆnberg πŸ“š A typical regional crime thriller. …

: Currently reading: Der StempelmΓΆrder by Torsten SchΓΆnberg πŸ“š

: Finished reading: Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds πŸ“š Great Sci Fi, but not perfect. Feels …

: fortune | cowsay $ brew install fortune $ brew install cowsay $ fortune | cowsay …

: The Millionaire Next Door The millionaire next door πŸ“š has a secret. He does not match your mental image of a millionaire. Not …

: Currently reading: Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidons Children, Book 1) by Alastair Reynolds πŸ“š I love …

: Reminder to myself: If you are in an argument with life, life wins! Every time. Take it lightly and …

: Success in life I ran across this great quote: To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent …

: How to install your SSH key on a remote server 1. Nice way You can install an SSH key by executing ssh-copy-id user@servername.com Now you can log …

: Rails: Preview your emails with MailCatcher Do you know the feeling of copy and pasting the signup-link from this development.log? There’s …

: Host your emails with Mail-in-a-Box At our cooperative (TechGenossen) we used Gmail as our Email-Provider at first. But we found Gmail …

: Teaching Happiness Today I watched this documentary, and it deeply moved me. It is about an old teacher, who teaches …

: Insourcing Here is a skill that helps you toΒ become financial independent, healthier, happier and helps you to …

: Strangers in strange lands We can remember between 5 and 9 digits. So, why do we value ourΒ thoughts so much? Gaze at a flower …

: The magic of small steps I discovered the secret how you can achieve your goals. A secret that can change yourΒ life. Forever. …

: Multiple use Today, many products have only one use. Waffle irons, rice cookers, fondue sets, popcorn makers, …

: Getting rid of ads I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things. Franz Kafka Often I feel …

: Saving for a rainy day Photo by Linas Drulia on Unsplash How often do you get surprised by live and are not prepared? How …

: Jack of all trades Photo by Nico Smit on Unsplash Today, our society tends to move more and more towards …

: Living a good life with less money: Books Photo by Shir omani Kant on Unsplash I love reading. When I was young, my parents heavily subsidized …

: Life: Glorios improvisational theatre. Out now! Lean back and enjoy!

: A world without time Imagine there were no days, no hours and no seconds. And no time. How would you feel about problems …

: Reminders to myself: Change what you can change God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I …

: A short primer on Pair Programming When I started to pair-programm I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I sat next to another …

: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? I just finished reading Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin πŸ“š. The book really strikes a …

: How to manage and share your dotfiles using homesick Castle 11 from Bill Ward’s Brickpile. (CC BY 2.0) Since quite a while, I try to find a good …

: Script to disable internet connectivity for Mac OS X From time to time, I really want to make it hard for me to seek for distractions. I found myself …

: Lessons from the prime factorization dojo Last week, my colleagues at Gutefrage.net, and I had our second Coding Dojo. I learned an important …

: Ruby Tapas I am quite excited about Avdi Grimm’s new project Ruby Tapas. Three times a week, Avdi post …