[drop_cap]T[/drop_cap]he canonical collection of Hebrew writings known as Tanakh is one of the cornerstones of human civilization. Not only is it the foundational text of the Hebrew people, but it also provides the source code the two biggest religions on the planet were forked from. If, for a moment, we step back and leave all […]
I’ve always been a big advocate for hosting your own websites, not relying on Big Tech companies exclusively to keep your stuff safe. It may feel as if your profile on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter is “your home” online, but we’re just tenants, at best. And most of the time, sure, it’s fine. But if something […]
[drop_cap]I[/drop_cap] saw two cats today, sprawled out in the middle of the sidewalk, lazily pawing away at something. When I came closer I saw that they had gotten hold of a huge chameleon, unmoving now except for its jiggly neck. The cats themselves were barely larger than their pop-eyed reptilian prey, its scales strangely dull […]
Gestern stolperte ich über einen Artikel, der unverhohlen die Leiden des modernen, digital vernetzten Wesen schilderte. Der Text trug die Überschrift: “10 Arten, wie das Internet uns krank macht und eine Lösung” und beinhaltete das Übliche: Wer sein Smartphone für zwei Minuten auf die Seite lege, bekomme einen Cold Turkey, dies sei wissenschaftlich erwiesen; das […]
[drop_cap]W[/drop_cap]e tend to think about storytelling as something which happens around a campfire, in front of pulsing plasma screens, the dim glow of the night stand lamp. But no matter how public or intimate the setting, we still experience these stories as something external, words or images, bits and pieces — however gripping or emotional– […]
Today I stumbled over an interesting article about vanishing language variety in India. In a country abundant with a whole spectrum of different languages and dialects English is more and more becoming the only language for modern connected individuals. “English is unifying us with the rest of the world but alienating us from our familial […]
For years I haven’t been to this city capturing the imagination, horrors and hopes of millions through the ages. There are a few things which struck my mind this time: The Biblical Theme Park Walking though the old city among masses of tourists from all over the globe you almost expect some disneyfied savior to […]
For some reason only yesterday, after almost a decade of work on this domain, I had the idea to install WordPress here. The motive: to collect all the things that I’ve done over the years in some organizable (uncluttered?) way and make room for some asides, chromeless contemplations and wayward ruminations. The first thing that […]