25 Jan 2023
The Department of Informatics (IFI) at the University of Oslo (UiO) is working on a “Strategy and action plan 2023-2026” and asked their students and employees for comments. This is a slightly modified version of my comment from November 15th, 2022. I’m publishing it, because the problems and solutions I outline can be of general use for universities. Very little of what I say here is specific to UiO or IFI.
27 Sep 2022
Having attended a great conference and scientific networking event last week, I came to realize again the dysfunctional, scattered nature of today’s communication infrastructure that even scientists can not escape from.
26 Aug 2021
This post is primarily a note to myself and collaborators, to avoid explaining and looking this up and over and over again. What is the modern way of making use of a .bib file in a document compiled with XeLaTeX and why?
29 Apr 2021
Living in a Scandinavian city has its perks. Like finding two perfectly fine speaker boxes on the street. Unfortunately, the amplifier was already gone. No problem, I’d just order a $10 bluetooth amp from aliexpress and have a nice stereo at home. I thought. Well, turns out there is a couple of ways they can suck.
02 Dec 2020
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to delete my AirBnB account. I had only used it two times in some years anyway and – while their platform is certainly comfortable to use – I prefer not to externalize my cost of traveling to those who need a place to live in, as I do in my own hometown. Turns out, deleting your account is easier said than done. While I was writing this article, I even found out that I had already tried to delete my account a year ago without success.
