The mother of all hackathons

I just returned from #hack4climate. Even if it was just my third hackathon, I can state with certainty that this one was unlike any other. None of the 100 hackers from 33  countries experienced anything remotely comparable before. The topic of the event was to develop solutions how blockchain technology can help fighting climate change.… Continue reading The mother of all hackathons

Hackthevalley Hackathon 2017 Baar

Motivation After the good experience last year at the six fintech hackathon, I was trilled to go to hack the valley which is even closer geographically and whose subject is even closer to Bitcoin. My goal was to gain experience with ethereum. So far I only completed the tutorials. I found the technology very interesting,… Continue reading Hackthevalley Hackathon 2017 Baar

Game modding with pen and paper

I have lots of good memories from youth camps. Some involve playing Donkey Kong and Mario Brothers while sitting on trees. Another classic video game was Asteroids. When I recently read an article in a German magazine about building an Asteroids clone with an Arduino and an OLED, lots of old memories resurfaced. The source… Continue reading Game modding with pen and paper

Why I still have no new notebook

It has been more than 14 months since my XPS 13DE notebook was stolen. Ever since, I was on the hunt for a replacement. I have just some simple requirements that seem so difficult to meet: Linux pre-installed Payment in BitCoin Swiss German Keyboard with back light Ultrabook (slim and powerful) The natural choice would… Continue reading Why I still have no new notebook