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Mar 18, 2022

The formation of virtual spaces, territoriality, and sovereignty in a borderless world

Thoughts on the concept of ‘sovereign states’ in an inter-connected economic society from a socio-anthropological perspective — Author’s note: This essay was written in Summer of 2016 during my social anthropology studies at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. Six years later, it is still relevant as national borders are being renegotiated by political and military force in Ukraine and the resulting movement of people, goods and information…

Borders

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The formation of virtual spaces, territoriality, and sovereignty in a borderless world
The formation of virtual spaces, territoriality, and sovereignty in a borderless world
Borders

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·Mar 10, 2022

How to build a bot to sign up for gym classes with Node.js & Puppeteer

A beginner’s guide to building Node apps and automating tedious tasks with Express and Puppeteer. This article is a little showcase for the capabilities of Puppeteer and a tutorial how to quickly implement it in a Node app. It’s based on a problem I had the other day when trying…

JavaScript

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Build an Automated Bot to Sign Up for Gym Classes with Node.js & Puppeteer
Build an Automated Bot to Sign Up for Gym Classes with Node.js & Puppeteer
JavaScript

10 min read


Dec 27, 2021

4 truths about leadership in software development I wish I knew before becoming a manager

TL;DR: 1. you are not a single contributor, 2. making mistakes is great if you make sure to learn from them, 3. meetings are only good if they aren’t bad, and 4. excellent and horrible managers, both, leave nothing to be desired for when they leave. This article is meant…

Leadership

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4 truths about leadership in software development I wish I knew before becoming a manager
4 truths about leadership in software development I wish I knew before becoming a manager
Leadership

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Dec 1, 2020

3 things we consider when designing digital experiences for physical products at homefully

How shared urban housing can be revolutionized through digital product design — When we talk about digital products, we mostly think of video games, mobile apps, and tools which give us access to content — namely Spotify, Youtube, or Medium. We…

Product Design

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3 things we consider when designing digital experiences for physical products
3 things we consider when designing digital experiences for physical products
Product Design

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Sep 16, 2019

Thoughts on the evolution of machine interfaces — Conquering the space of numbers

Conquering the space of numbers - is the first part of a series I’m putting together about the evolution of machine interfaces and their design throughout time. It is based on notes collected during a research I did before starting to work in software development, studying social anthropology at Goethe…

Technology

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Thoughts on the evolution of machine interfaces — Part 1: Conquering the space of numbers
Thoughts on the evolution of machine interfaces — Part 1: Conquering the space of numbers
Technology

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Mar 30, 2019

4 things I learned from becoming a lead developer in my first year as a self-taught professional programmer

This essay goes out to all those who decided to jump on the developer bandwagon a little later than most of their peers. Maybe you’ve just created your first `index.html` file and are interested in what professional software development looks like. Maybe you’ve just landed your first job in web…

Programming

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4 things I learned from becoming a lead developer in my first year as a self-taught professional…
4 things I learned from becoming a lead developer in my first year as a self-taught professional…
Programming

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Engineering Manager & Product Engineer with a background in Social Anthropology

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