Julian Hocker

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  • Personal state of linux

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    In this post, I want to give an overview over the linux distributions I am using right now and why I use them. I am since quite a lot of time using Xubuntu on every computer that is a little bit older or has limited resources. Xubuntu is fast, easy to install and uses litle…

  • Open Science Barcamp 2020

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    This year, I attended again the barcamp open science in Berlin. Due to corona, there were less people than last year, but the experience was still really cool. It is always nice to meet people and chat about open science. In all sessions there were pads where people could add their notes. There are also…

  • Apple

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    I am not what you would consider a fanboy of apple. I only have one apple device, but I am not planning in buying more and I also do not buy stuff because it says that certain brand. Still, I want to write about apple today because I think they have archived some interesting stuff…

  • My musical discoveries 2019

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    It is the end of the year and I want to use this time to look back at cool new music that came out and cool music that is maybe not so new, but I discovered new. It is kind of hard to tell what was the best new stuff, so I decided to make…

  • Why political discussions on Twitter don’t work

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    Twitter and social media are everywhere. It also seems that political discussions are mainly driven by Twitter and other platforms. Let’s just have a look who is on Twitter in Germany: Only 8% of Germans do have an account on Twitter. Probably this population is even screwed to people who are young, do have higher…