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Local Models for Coding
Coding agents are becomming more and more popular (well – I guess). Yet the dependece to LLM providers is pretty obvious: Starting in June, GithubCopilot changed to usage-based billing. In April and June Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 being available, then not, then limited, … And since then I read more and more about…
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Should IT Departments Embrace being Hosting Providers?
Over the past few months, I’ve spoken to people across a variety of companies, and one thing has become quite obvious: with today’s tooling, employees are eager and able(!) to build their own applications. Whether it’s a small script to automate a tedious task or a full-fledged web application to solve a very specific problem,…
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The Myth of the 2-Day Workweek: What History Tells us about AI and Labor
I’ve heard this claim now really often: at conferences, in keynotes, even in casual conversations: “With AI, we’ll soon only need to work two or three days a week.” The narrative is seductive, I admit: technology will finally liberate us from the grind, freeing up time for creativity, family, leisure, hobbies – who would not…
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Impressions from the TNG BigTechDay 2026
End of May, I attended the TNG Big Tech Day (https://www.bigtechday.com/). TNG describes it as “a one-day conference on science and technology, with a focus on IT. The speakers often come from the field of information technology, but some also come from other scientific disciplines such as physics, mathematics, or mechanical engineering”. It’s a fairly…
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How to shrink Docker Virtual Harddisk: docker_data.vhdx
I just discovered that I had a >120 GB VHDX file in “%LOCALAPPDATA%\Docker\wsl\disk\docker_data.vhdx“). According to the description of Ahmed Moussa on dev.to (and some other articles), this is the virtual hard disk when using Docker for Windows and WSL. The Virtual Harddisk is dynamically increasing when needed. Unfortunately not decreasing. To compact and reclaim free…
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GenAI coding needs more than just a Licence
I just found this blog post from Rob Bowley in my RSS feed and one paragraph just so resonated with what I read and hear so much: For CEOs and founders hoping to benefit, the answer isn’t as simple as handing out Claude licences […]. It’s investing in the engineering culture and practices. Unglamorous, slow…
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Now on the Fediverse!
I wrote a couple of times that I reduced my activity on #LinkedIn and put more effort into the blog here – and I did! And I’m quite happy about that. In parallel I had an anonymous account for IT related topics, but honestly, I missed posting as my true identity. Also as I couldn’t…
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How to Choose Your Level of Digital Sovereignty
In the context of the #DigitalIndependenceDay (https://di.day), I noticed discussions on whether Tool A or Service B is “sovereign enough.” But – the more I thought about it, the clearer it became: Digital sovereignty isn’t binary. What works (or is acceptable) for one person or organization might not fit another. Over the past weeks, I’ve…
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KI-Kataog.de An Independent Directory for AI Tools
Finding the right AI tool can be overwhelming. With new solutions emerging constantly, it’s easy to get lost. KI-Katalog.de offers an alternative: an independent, German-focused directory that compares over 1,000 AI tools. Including pricing information and compatibility with the DSGVO / GDPR. https://ki-katalog.de
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Why Settle for One AI Assistant When You Can Have Two?
Two weeks ago, I discovered that Mistral.ai also provides a coding assitant, similar to GitHub Copilot (GHC), called Mistral Vibe (GitHub page). In those two weeks I’ve been using Mistral Vibe in parallel to GHC. Just because I wanted to try and see the difference! And just after a couple of days I noticed that…