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About dselz

Husband, father, internet entrepreneur, founder, CEO, Squirro, Memonic, local.ch, Namics, rail aficionado, author, tbd...

Missing the beat – again

Our lovely government has been inept at handling the largest public health crisis for a century. This is not a statement with hindsight but an expression of frustration for more than a year. After having failed at setting up a … Continue reading

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Attitudes matter

Excerpt from an email conversation with a colleague of mine. It started with a comment on this video: Squirro App Studio. Teammate: This video is no longer current. Me: Can you explain to me what is not current here (except … Continue reading

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Finally!

On Friday our government announced finally a switch to a comprehensive testing strategy. Finally…. (we suggest this approach 10 months ago…)

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Understanding mRNA Vaccines

Brilliant feed on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WheatNOil/status/1339624815137722368

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Trump is an enabler II

In addition to an earlier post here more items, which Trump unintentionally enables: A realisation in the rest of the world that a world policeman isn’t a bad thing after all (To paraphrase former President Holland’s remarks at the SEF earlier … Continue reading

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The renaissance of the middle ages

The world is currently undergoing a curious transformation: It’s history in reverse. We are back in the middle ages: tribes, rule of the most powerful, that is no rule of law, lies all around.

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Rethink value chains

An interview today’s Handelszeitung on how AI allows for rethinking value chains. German version.

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Trump is an enabler

Trump will have enabled three major developments: A move to a more equal society The first American female president The destruction of the bigoted GOP Before anyone goes ballistic: This was never his intent. But it will be the consequence … Continue reading

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Corona: The end of the beginning

Hope you all can enjoy spring despite testing times. And testing times it continues to be: After a gradual ease of restrictions a seeming resemblance of normalcy. Yet nothing has been won, The infection is still here and here to stay. The … Continue reading

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Contemporary witness

We are eyewitnesses to tectonic shifts in international politics. Links in German.

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