Robert - DevOpsBob
@ruzitschka.at
dad, climber, bikes, runner, devops, team topologies, sw engineering
https://robertruzitschka.substack.com/
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@ruzitschka.at
· Jul 15
SendLog
SendLog is your personal climbing companion, designed to help you capture and relive every ascent. Record routes with voice or text, rate your climbs, and keep detailed offline logs — no signal requi...
apps.apple.com
New version of my iOS rock climbing journal app SendLog released!
New:
- track also top rope routes
- track repeats (and include them in the stats)
- better project handling
- enhanced daily stats
- smaller fixes
apps.apple.com/at/app/sendl...
New:
- track also top rope routes
- track repeats (and include them in the stats)
- better project handling
- enhanced daily stats
- smaller fixes
apps.apple.com/at/app/sendl...
This would be incredible - Antivirals that target parts of the virus structure that is shared across virus groups. Works against both Ebola and SARS-Cov 🤯
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This would be incredible - Antivirals that target parts of the virus structure that is shared across virus groups. Works against both Ebola and SARS-Cov 🤯
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Tragically, this decipherment was only necessary because of a one-man Spanish Inquisition, a deliberate, decades-long campaign by a single Catholic priest, Diego de Landa, to destroy the Mayan language & culture.
One Catholic Priest Destroyed the Entire Mayan Written Language
The priest, Diego de Landa, wiped out all knowledge of the written language, and nearly destroyed the spoken language too.
churchandstate.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Tragically, this decipherment was only necessary because of a one-man Spanish Inquisition, a deliberate, decades-long campaign by a single Catholic priest, Diego de Landa, to destroy the Mayan language & culture.
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Harmonic proportion: Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, whose works & designs influenced Western Neoclassicism, born #OTD 1508. Villa Capra (La Rotonda) featured in I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura pub. 1570, & inspired English Palladianism (Chiswick House) and American Neoclassicism (Monticello).
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Harmonic proportion: Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, whose works & designs influenced Western Neoclassicism, born #OTD 1508. Villa Capra (La Rotonda) featured in I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura pub. 1570, & inspired English Palladianism (Chiswick House) and American Neoclassicism (Monticello).
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2 years ago today
In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.
📸 Gie Knaeps
#ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy
In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.
📸 Gie Knaeps
#ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
2 years ago today
In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.
📸 Gie Knaeps
#ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy
In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness.
📸 Gie Knaeps
#ShaneMacGowan #punkrockhistoy
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‘Nature’s original engineers’: scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi
‘Nature’s original engineers’: scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi
Unique properties of fungi have led to groundbreaking innovations in recent years, from nappies to electronics
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
‘Nature’s original engineers’: scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi
For the tech bros, access to politics has been assured. Now it is about winning the battle for the public opinion. Easier if you cut out media that may ask uncomfortable questions (which it rarely does, but still).
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
How big tech is creating its own friendly media bubble to ‘win the narrative battle online’
At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For the tech bros, access to politics has been assured. Now it is about winning the battle for the public opinion. Easier if you cut out media that may ask uncomfortable questions (which it rarely does, but still).
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Our work on public value of the arts and culture ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
The Public Value of Arts and Culture
Authored by Mariana Mazzucato
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our work on public value of the arts and culture ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
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The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
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I hate ChatGPT. Students use it all the time, even for MA theses.
I can't prove it, no one can. But you can "feel" it if something is written by AI, something is weird. Maybe it's the lack of detail, the superficial wording, the sometimes strange formulations, I don't know. But I do know it sucks.
I can't prove it, no one can. But you can "feel" it if something is written by AI, something is weird. Maybe it's the lack of detail, the superficial wording, the sometimes strange formulations, I don't know. But I do know it sucks.
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I hate ChatGPT. Students use it all the time, even for MA theses.
I can't prove it, no one can. But you can "feel" it if something is written by AI, something is weird. Maybe it's the lack of detail, the superficial wording, the sometimes strange formulations, I don't know. But I do know it sucks.
I can't prove it, no one can. But you can "feel" it if something is written by AI, something is weird. Maybe it's the lack of detail, the superficial wording, the sometimes strange formulations, I don't know. But I do know it sucks.
This is just... mindblowing...
Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is just... mindblowing...
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Large language mistake
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Large language mistake
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... great read from @benjaminjriley.bsky.social
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Frontend is failing. 75% of devices with browsers are smartphones, but not even half of sites pass Core Web Vitals on them. Why not? Too much JavaScript, added to indulge SPA fantasies the data is falsifying in real time:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026 - Infrequently Noted
Embedded in this year's network and device estimates is hopeful news about the trajectory of devices and networks. It has never been easier to deliver pages quickly, but we are not collectively…
infrequently.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Frontend is failing. 75% of devices with browsers are smartphones, but not even half of sites pass Core Web Vitals on them. Why not? Too much JavaScript, added to indulge SPA fantasies the data is falsifying in real time:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
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Was für eine Ehre: Unsere Cover-Geschichte über die Umtriebe russischer Spione und ihrer österreichischen Handlanger, verfasst von @klenkflorian.bsky.social und @tessaszy.bsky.social, gewann bei den FPA-Awards in der Kategorie „Print & Web Story of the Year“. [freigeschaltet]
Journalismus-„Oscar“ für den Falter: Verfolgt von Putins Jägern in Wien
Ein Geheimdienstchef, eine österreichische Aufdeckungsjournalistin, ein Parteiobmann, ein international tätiger Rechercheur: bespitzelt, gejagt und – in einem Fall – sogar mit Mord bedroht. Und all das in Wien, mithilfe russischer Spione, bulgarischer Möchtegern-Agenten und österreichischer Beamter mit Nähe zur FPÖ.
www.falter.at
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Was für eine Ehre: Unsere Cover-Geschichte über die Umtriebe russischer Spione und ihrer österreichischen Handlanger, verfasst von @klenkflorian.bsky.social und @tessaszy.bsky.social, gewann bei den FPA-Awards in der Kategorie „Print & Web Story of the Year“. [freigeschaltet]
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📚 What if the most dangerous book of the 16th century… was a list?
In 1568, Liège printed the Index of Forbidden Books: Luther, Calvin, Rabelais, even Erasmus partly banned.
This rare copy is now open access via #DONum ⤵️
👉 hdl.handle.net/2268.1/4550
In 1568, Liège printed the Index of Forbidden Books: Luther, Calvin, Rabelais, even Erasmus partly banned.
This rare copy is now open access via #DONum ⤵️
👉 hdl.handle.net/2268.1/4550
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
📚 What if the most dangerous book of the 16th century… was a list?
In 1568, Liège printed the Index of Forbidden Books: Luther, Calvin, Rabelais, even Erasmus partly banned.
This rare copy is now open access via #DONum ⤵️
👉 hdl.handle.net/2268.1/4550
In 1568, Liège printed the Index of Forbidden Books: Luther, Calvin, Rabelais, even Erasmus partly banned.
This rare copy is now open access via #DONum ⤵️
👉 hdl.handle.net/2268.1/4550
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The next #PapersInSystems discussion is Monday Dec 1, 1-2pm Eastern, Josh Reynolds will lead, and the paper is "The Architecture of Complexity" by Herbert Simon.
More info/sign up (free of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/a...
More info/sign up (free of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/a...
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The next #PapersInSystems discussion is Monday Dec 1, 1-2pm Eastern, Josh Reynolds will lead, and the paper is "The Architecture of Complexity" by Herbert Simon.
More info/sign up (free of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/a...
More info/sign up (free of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/a...
Very good summary mainly about the findings of the last DORA report.
Fix the basics, LLM-based tooling may help. The basics are not sound, the firehose of code production will create more problems than it solves.
Fix the basics, LLM-based tooling may help. The basics are not sound, the firehose of code production will create more problems than it solves.
A theme that really stood out at @gradle.com's DPE Summit conference is that while developers feel productive using GenAI for coding, this isn't necessarily translating into more features/fixes/customer value for organisations. So I wrote a blog post about it
gradle.com/blog/develop...
gradle.com/blog/develop...
The developer productivity paradox: Why faster coding doesn’t mean faster software delivery
Developers are using Generative AI to crank out code faster than ever before, but somehow, the metrics aren’t showing an overall productivity improvement. So what’s going on?
gradle.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Very good summary mainly about the findings of the last DORA report.
Fix the basics, LLM-based tooling may help. The basics are not sound, the firehose of code production will create more problems than it solves.
Fix the basics, LLM-based tooling may help. The basics are not sound, the firehose of code production will create more problems than it solves.
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and it seems like this intellectual tradition, the thinking about programming as a craft, and considering longevity, and outcomes (especially negative ones), has been replaced with nothing but tool choice
these are essays that were 30+ years old, then, but still fresh (and still are)
bc it’s about thinking about programming as a process and a tool
programming was an intellectual tradition not just a job
of which there seems very little today
bc it’s about thinking about programming as a process and a tool
programming was an intellectual tradition not just a job
of which there seems very little today
learning to program in the late 90s and early 00s, you’d inevitably run across classic works like Goto Considered Harmful and No Silver Bullet, even if you weren’t particularly bookish, and there was tons of discourse about HCI as well, all grounded in decades of research
i’m afraid that’s all gone
i’m afraid that’s all gone
July 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
and it seems like this intellectual tradition, the thinking about programming as a craft, and considering longevity, and outcomes (especially negative ones), has been replaced with nothing but tool choice
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"Mice seem to assist pregnant females when they get into difficulty giving birth, with experienced mothers being the most helpful. This is thought to be the first official sighting of such assistance in non-primates, and so expands our knowledge of caregiving behaviours across the animal kingdom."
Mouse 'midwives' help their pregnant companions give birth
Scientists have observed mice helping each other when they encounter difficulties during birth, prompting a rethink of caregiving among rodents and other animals
www.newscientist.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Mice seem to assist pregnant females when they get into difficulty giving birth, with experienced mothers being the most helpful. This is thought to be the first official sighting of such assistance in non-primates, and so expands our knowledge of caregiving behaviours across the animal kingdom."
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Aldous Huxley, English writer, author of Brave New World, died #OTD 1963.
Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum
Aldous Huxley, English writer, author of Brave New World, died #OTD 1963.
Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Aldous Huxley, English writer, author of Brave New World, died #OTD 1963.
Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum
Aldous Huxley, English writer, author of Brave New World, died #OTD 1963.
Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum
Maybe time again to repost @timnitgebru.bsky.social paper.
Seems like there are still many people not aware of it.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
Seems like there are still many people not aware of it.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
View of The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence
| First Monday
firstmonday.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Maybe time again to repost @timnitgebru.bsky.social paper.
Seems like there are still many people not aware of it.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
Seems like there are still many people not aware of it.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
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Recommended reading.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Das Studien-Design ist ziemlich OK und die Ergebnisse recht eindeutig. Und unsere politischen Hebelzieherinnen lächzen danach, das großflächig in Schulen einzusetzen.
Wir tun den jüngeren Generationen nichts Gutes damit.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Das Studien-Design ist ziemlich OK und die Ergebnisse recht eindeutig. Und unsere politischen Hebelzieherinnen lächzen danach, das großflächig in Schulen einzusetzen.
Wir tun den jüngeren Generationen nichts Gutes damit.
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Recommended reading.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Das Studien-Design ist ziemlich OK und die Ergebnisse recht eindeutig. Und unsere politischen Hebelzieherinnen lächzen danach, das großflächig in Schulen einzusetzen.
Wir tun den jüngeren Generationen nichts Gutes damit.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Das Studien-Design ist ziemlich OK und die Ergebnisse recht eindeutig. Und unsere politischen Hebelzieherinnen lächzen danach, das großflächig in Schulen einzusetzen.
Wir tun den jüngeren Generationen nichts Gutes damit.
LLM-basierende Chatbots helfen nicht beim Lernen. Wer hätte es gedacht...
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
LLM-basierende Chatbots helfen nicht beim Lernen. Wer hätte es gedacht...
In days like these a bit more of Voltaire would be needed!
“Cela est bien dit…mais il faut cultiver notre jardin.”
The smile of reason: Voltaire, influential French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, crusader for freedom, tolerance & truth; born #OTD 1694; author of Candide (1759).
Portrait by Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1718, Musée Carnavalet, Paris
The smile of reason: Voltaire, influential French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, crusader for freedom, tolerance & truth; born #OTD 1694; author of Candide (1759).
Portrait by Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1718, Musée Carnavalet, Paris
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
In days like these a bit more of Voltaire would be needed!