Stefan Wintermeyer

Stop Traveling, Start Returning: The Repeat-Location Method That Actually Works You keep chasing new locations, but the bigger lever is often the one you ignore: returning to the same place until it starts paying you back. Fritz lays out why a familiar spot near home can outprodu...

This probably is one of the best pieces of advice you can follow in photography (but I also admit it‘s so hard to do): shoot locally. Everything in your photography will benefit, including yourself. fstoppers.com/education/st...

Update: The NPR team reached out to me today. Let's see if open-sourcing the online game is an option.

I created an online version of the Planet Money Game at game.wintermeyer.de and would like to open-source it. But I haven't been able to contact the Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social
team by email. Can anybody help me? CC @elanlee.bsky.social

A stacked sandwich, dusted with powdered sugar and served with berry jam, under the headline "Easy Mother's Day Brunch Recipes."

Going out on Mother's Day is nice, but maybe your mom just wants to stay in and relax for once. Let her stay in her pajamas, and make one of these brunch recipes for her instead. nyti.ms/3SnA6H2

30 Charts That Show How Everything Changed in March 2020 It can be easy to forget, or look away from, the pain and disruption of the pandemic. The numbers will be there to remind us.

Decades from now, the Covid-19 pandemic will be visible in the historical data of nearly anything measurable today. Here’s an incomplete collection of charts that capture that break — across the economy, health care, education, work, family life and more.

🎉 You can now install @beaconcms.dev through the @ash-hq.org installer thanks to Igniter and the amazing work from the Beacon team to build high quality installers! They work great together and I gotta say, the future is bright for #ElixirLang and #AshFramework 😎

‘Mickey 17’ Review: Bong Joon Ho’s Latest Dystopian Romp In Bong Joon Ho’s latest dystopian romp, Robert Pattinson plays a hapless underdog whose work aboard a spaceship requires him to die, over and over.

Need some good news? You’ve got it - “Mickey 17,” the latest from the great Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) opens wide March 7 but previews start today, March 6, at 3PM. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/m...

We, at Dashbit, just announced expansion of our subscription team and our open source goals for 2025: dashbit.co/blog/dashbit...

A graphic is headlined "Looking for the Perfect Sheets? Take Our Quiz." It shows several questions with multiple options on how to pick sheets.

Take our quiz to find which sheets are best for you. We'll match you with the perfect ones for your style and budget. nyti.ms/3X0HGdD

Ein Konkurrent hatte mich damals übrigens direkt abgemahnt. Buchungen im Online-Shop bekamen 5% Rabatt. Damals gab es noch das Rabatt-Gesetz und das erlaubt nur maximal 3% Rabatt. 🤦‍♂️

Delphi wird 30 Jahre alt – Totgesagte leben länger Heute vor 30 Jahren hat Borland Turbo Pascal für Windows als Delphi veröffentlicht. Viele Besitzer haben seitdem gewechselt, eine aktive Community blieb.

Delphi war meine letzte Programmiersprache auf Windows. Wobei Windows 3.11 mein letztes Windows war. Und ihr werdet es nicht glauben: Mit Delphi habe ich meinen ersten Webshop programmiert (eine einfache Zimmerreservierung). Lief auf einem Desktop Rechner.
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Google Maps Renames Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America for U.S. Users People in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of Mexico, with international users seeing both names, Google said. The change follows an executive order from President Trump.

Google has renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in its Maps application for users in the U.S. People located in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of Mexico, while international users will see both names, the company said. The change follows an executive order from President Trump.

Cursors Yolo Mode is a big help! WOW!

Here's an example Ruby on Rails configuration I use. With that the agent is able to solve most of the problems by itself. Whenever it gets stuck I "help" by requesting a specific test which puts the finger into the wound.

A photo shows a boy holding a red drink. Headline: A Shirley Temple Hates to See Him Coming

Leo Kelly is an 11-year-old beverage critic, and he already has the power to change restaurant menus. He has built a sizable audience with his pointed takes on Shirley Temples. nyti.ms/3Epgqz0

O-Ton eines Anwalts für Familienrecht:
"Ich lebe vom Kummer anderer Menschen."

25 Years of The Sims Turning Players Into Gods As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.

As The Sims turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how the virtual dollhouse allowed players to act like gods and was a sandbox for the American dream. Read our interview.

Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prepares to meet with President Trump, the question of whether to strike Iran’s facilities or negotiate with Tehran appears certain to be under debate.

New intelligence about Iran’s nuclear program has convinced U.S. officials that a secret team of the country’s scientists is exploring a faster, if cruder, approach to developing an atomic weapon if Tehran’s leadership decides to race for a bomb, according to current and former American officials.

He Went to Jail for Stealing Someone’s Identity. But It Was His All Along. A decades-long theft of a man’s identity raised questions about who gets believed in the justice system, and what happens when your name is taken.

William Woods had his identity stolen and was jailed for more than a year as he tried to convince officials that he was who he said he was. The decades-long theft raised questions about the justice system. What happens when your name is no longer your own? And whom does the system believe?

Who Is the Founder of the A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek? The Chinese company DeepSeek seemed to have come out of nowhere this week when it upturned markets. Here’s what to know about Liang Wenfeng, the engineer who started it.

DeepSeek has upended the global tech landscape. Here’s what to know about the engineer who started the company.

Complete hardware + software setup for running Deepseek-R1 locally. The actual model, no distillations, and Q8 quantization for full quality. Total cost, $6,000. All download and part links below:

How DeepSeek Went From Stock Trader to A.I. Star The little-known artificial intelligence firm has emphasized research, even as it emerged as the brainchild of a hedge fund.

DeepSeek, the Chinese start-up, has jolted the tech world with its claim that it created a powerful A.I. model that was significantly cheaper to build than the offerings of its better-funded U.S. rivals. Here's a look at its rise.

Due to demand, Dashbit is increasing its consulting team for the first time! If you use Elixir, you have a team of 3+ engineers, and you want a direct line to me, Wojtek Mach (Req/Ecto), Jonatan Kłosko (Livebook/Nx) and Steffen Deusch (Phoenix/LiveView), please reach out! dashbit.co

I keep wondering about these undersea data cables reportedly destroyed by anchors in incidents that weren’t accidental. If an anchor is big enough to hold a ship in place, how can a vessel still move forward and drag it along the seabed for such long distances?

WDR Europaforum 2024: Der Populismus und die Medien - hier anschauen (K)eine Bühne lassen? Dieser Frage widmen sich namhafte Journalist:innen und Wissenschaftler:innen im Kontext des medialen Umgangs mit Rechtspopulismus. Außerdem geht es am zweiten Tag des WDR Europa...

Neu: Wie gelingt Journalismus in Zeiten autoritärer & rechtsextremer Landnahme?

Eine Diskussion mit Jörg Schönenborn, Anna Litvinenko, Jan Hollitzer und mir. Über „Der Populismus und die Medien“. Beim Internationalen WDR Europaforum 2024:

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U.S. Reveals Once-Secret Support for Ukraine’s Drone Industry The development of a new generation of drones has revolutionized how wars are fought, according to U.S. officials.

The Biden administration declassified one last piece of information about how it has helped Ukraine: an account of its once-secret support for the country’s military drone industry.

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Two Private Moon Landers Are Launching at Once: What to Know Robotic vehicles from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Ispace of Japan will part ways early Wednesday after launching from the same SpaceX rocket. Both are aiming for the lunar surface.

A space twofer is scheduled to take place early Wednesday morning — two lunar missions for the price of one rocket launch. Here is what to know.

‘Will Pay Any Amount:’ Private Firefighters Are in Demand in L.A. (Gift Article) Hiring a private fire crew costs thousands of dollars a day, and most work through government contracts or with insurance companies. Some wealthy property owners are calling them in directly.

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A New Age of American Interference in Europe Elon Musk and MAGA are already disrupting the status quo, and Europe seems ill-prepared.

Elon Musk and MAGA are already disrupting the status quo in Europe, and the continent seems ill-prepared.

A senior official from the first Trump administration, who is in line for an even more senior role in the second, was blunt in his assessment: Europe, he said, has no idea what is coming.

The British Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology has "told the BBC there was no reason why the UK could not create tech companies on the same scale as Google, Amazon, and Apple."

A real lack of situational awareness. There are so many reasons.