← Feed

Posts

• View post

  Another episode of me becoming an iOS App "director": I received a crash report via TestFlight and the log really helped finding a bug. it only appeared in iOS 18, I could reproduce it, fix available: https://testflight.apple.com/join/ryfBYNEr, new testers and feedback very welcome! More info about the "Print Your Track" at https://topoprint.ch/press.html

• View post

  Reading this post about using AI responsibly: https://www.techwerkers.nl/en/posts/manifesto-responsible-agentic-coding/ I like the pragmatic advice, like "Use AI to reduce technical debt – not mindlessly increase it. Automate boring tasks – enjoy the fun ones.". I think along the same lines https://blog.heuel.org/2026/05/creative-processes-grind-and-joy/

• View post

  @AtanasE Gürtellochschwankung. You are welcome.

• View post

  My hobby project from my summer vacation is nearly finished: The tagline is "Put your adventure on the table": https://printyourtrack.com Turn any GPX file to an AR model and print/order it online, all from your phone. Public TestFlight is available on the website, iOS only. #gischat #hiking #cycling #terrain

• View post

  @tante Gift Link https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Oligarchen-Linux-Der-rasante-und-problematische-Aufstieg-von-Omarchy-11445873.html?giftToken=818c0672-09d9-418b-a7bd-303e4e3fb4a7 PS: Ich stimme mit einigem, was Du schreibst nicht zu, aber wir brauchen ja einen offenen Diskurs und ich möchte mich Gegenargumenten nicht verschliessen.

• View post

  We're hiring a Data Science Intern for climate adaptation at Resilens - Hybrid in Potsdam, Zürich, or Wuppertal. You'd sit right between our climate researchers and software engineers, turning notebook analyses into tested, reusable building blocks for a product that helps cities decide where to adapt first. https://careers.resilens.com/jobs/8496269-data-science-intern-climate-adaptation #FediHire #hiring #gischat

• View post

  "ZEIT: Is there anything AI cannot do at all in the field of mathematics? Kaßmann: What it cannot do, and, we believe, can learn only with great difficulty, is concept formation. That is an important part of mathematics: while working, you notice that a certain object has fundamental properties, and it is then given its own name and a definition. This is often the starting point for new research. AI systems have so far not proposed anything of the kind at all.“ https://www.zeit.de/wis...

• View post

  I very much like this vision of personal computing: https://lightbulbcomputer.com/ Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the gap between the digital and the physical world (that's way I created https://printyourtrack.com). There seems to be a natural urge to not get sucked into our screens. And the video of the lightbulb computer shows that you can innovate on fundamental UX without being a big tech company. Thanks @heliographe_studio

• View post

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/117429000122419147 German Politics: Gerade geprüft, es stimmt wirklich: https://www.cdu.de/app/uploads/2026/10/CDU-Praesidium_Oktober-2026.pdf Die CDU will lieber den innerdeutschen Flugverkehr stärken als die Bahn. Unfassbar. Wie weit ist man vom wirklichen Leben entfernt, um das als einen von 9 Punkten zu fordern. Unabhängig von der Klimafrage.

• View post

  This such a wonderful and insightful "scroll-article" about AI by Christoph Niemann. Take your time and experience the article. One profound insight among many: "Automating the creation of art is like automating life, so you can make it to the finish line faster." (Gift 🎁 link) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/23/magazine/ai-art-artists-illustrator.html?unlocked_article_code=1.R08.MYpw.eD6wJ8bO7qGo&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referring...

• View post

  RE: https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/115884336394941211 I agree with Simon that coding agents like Claude Code or Codex are fascinating and one of the revelations to me in 2025. Exposing this to non-coders has huge potential, but also (as always with AI) even higher risks. Next to the price tag, I wouldn't advise anyone non-technical to use Cowork in a professional environment other than for personal research. I wouldn't put "security worries aside".

• View post

  One of the nicer things about using GitHub is that "GitHub Actions" can act like cron jobs, so you don't need any server to automate workflows. I use this to send out newsletters, https://github.com/ping13/listmonk-rss. Unfortunately, scheduled GH actions have been broken at least since last week: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/185081 I do hope this comes back soon.

• View post

  @rastrau Existing repos are also unaffected for me and still working. But if you create/fork a repo, you'll not get scheduling at the moment

• View post

  I have two tickets for https://gessnerallee.ch/veranstaltungen/monatsthema-zuerich-little-big-tech-city tomorrow evening in Zürich and unfortunately I cannot go. Please DM me and I will sent you the ticket, free of charge. "Gesprächsreihe «Monatsthemen» «Zürich, little Big-Tech City» WAV und Republik #zurich

• View post

  A climate adaptation startup is looking for a #uxdesign partner (independent or agency) to sharpen key user interactions in their platform. If you’re into turning real-world workflows into clear and trustworthy UX, you should definitely check out this PDF: https://resilens.com/rfp/2026-02-10_RFP_UX_Design_Resilens.pdf. Maybe we’ll bump into each other when making adaptation happen! Please boost. #ux #design #servicedesign

• View post

  New chapter: I’m starting as CTO & Co-Founder of Resilens, https://blog.heuel.org/2026/02/new-chapter-im-starting-as-cto-co-founder-of-resilens/ We’re currently on the lookout for an experienced software engineer based in the Berlin/Potsdam area. If you think you’d be a good fit, please apply at https://careers.resilens.com/jobs/7231336-senior-software-engineer-m-f-d/f515ef90-85a7-44ad-81e5-716ebabbd311 #fedihire #jobs #jobalert #berlin #potsdam

• View post

  I love Venn diagrams - who doesn't? Tonight, I stumbled upon a mathematical paper by Bálint Csanády that introduces a new way to generate a Venn diagram: https://arxiv.org/html/2601.06980v1: "[...] Unlike most classical constructions, our method emphasizes readability and customizability by using shaped sinusoids and amplitude scaling. [...]" ... and there is even a Python package: https://pypi.org/project/vennfan/ (untested)

• View post

  We should prioritize using AI to assist humans in navigating the forthcoming surge of software code. I built an agent skill that takes any folder of code and generates C4 diagrams and a local interactive HTML explorer for architecture review, details in my blog post at https://blog.heuel.org/2026/02/an-agentic-skill-for-interactive-c4-architecture-diagrams/ As an example, take a look at the architecture of NanoClaw, an alternative to the hyped AI agent platform #OpenClaw.

• View post

  @scott with #geobeer in Switzerland, we use https://ti.to and it has served us well. Currently no events planned at https://eobeer.ch though

• View post

  @scott geobeer.ch events are also free. Tito helps to limit the number of people by issuing free tickets because demand is usually higher than the available seats per event. Maybe @rastrau can comment on his recent experience. AFAIK we never paid for tito.

• View post

  RE: https://mastodon.online/@rkaravia/116419406209764627 Nice example of client side COG Tiff rendering. Why is this cool? it streams and visualizes potentially large geospatial rasters directly in the browser without servers. Cloud Native Design does things simpler, cheaper, more efficient (see also https://blog.heuel.org/2025/02/swiss-roof-explorer/#cloud-native-design-simpler-cheaper-more-efficient)

• View post

  My #netatmo weather stations fails to show me data on the web and in my app because of a Cloud issue. Unfortunately, there is no local way to read the data (at least to my knowledge, the #HomeAssistant integration depends on a cloud connection). I knew about the cloud dependency, when I bought it. But I am still still surprised that the outage is lasting for hours already. https://health.netatmo.com/posts/dashboard