Author Archives: dselz

A Sony Walkman was – some thirty-five years ago – a revolutionary piece of technology. Small, lightweight, and beautiful, it was music on the go. We made mixed tapes, gifted them to buddies and to our first romantic interests. Many … Continue reading →

We all use search. Every day. Most of us use one search engine only. Type a keyword or two, get a result list, look at the results – most of us never go beyond the first three results. If not … Continue reading →

We’ll get through the Pandemic – eventually. The vaccines are effective. It looks like we’ll get over here most vaccinated by end summer. This would be the time by our political leaders to start a debate about the future beyond … Continue reading →

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 →

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 Teammate: This video is no longer current.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 →

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

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

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 →

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.

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