“Jugend Hackt” And The Value In Code
Somehow by definition my role as a participant observer at Open Knowledge Foundation Germany includes a fair amount of participation besides some observation. For the last couple of weeks I therefore helped to organize the OKF’s project “Jugend hackt” (roughly:…
The 5-Hour-Book Sprint
When I read about the concept of book sprints for the first time, I thought it is a genuinely great idea and that I would love to organize one myself. Last week I finally did, I enjoyed it and I…
Conferences, Colleges and New Colleagues (a brief summer wrap-up)
A summer like a garden party Its September and its raining outside and I’m back here. However, the lasts months’ weather wouldn’t be a very convincing excuse for not adding to this blog for almost 4 months. Let me try…
Lobo auf der #rp14: Netzgemeinde, sei zornig und spende!
Lobo und die Netzgemeinde Heute war ich zum ersten Mal auf der re:publica und trotz oder grade wegen der schier unüberblickbaren Menge an Vorträgen, Infoständen und Workshops war ich doch die meiste Zeit im Hof und habe mit alten und…
Berliner Netzpolitik und digitaler Aktivismus: Das sind die regelmäßigen Treffpunkte
Wir sind nicht nur im Haus, wir ham’s auch mitgebaut und nicht nur Shit geraucht und dann auf ein Trittbrett rauf Wir schlagen Brücken, füllen Lücken, bilden Cliquen, stellen Weichen, setzen Zeichen. Vor Kurzem veröffentliche Leonhard Dobusch eine Kurzstudie zum…
The day my M.Sc. thesis turned Open
tl;dr: My M.Sc. dissertation under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International license, here. Why my M.Sc. Thesis turned Open I wouldn’t call myself a dedicated Open Access advocate yet, but only for the reason I’m just getting familiar with the mechanics…
Meandering through the Community
One of the main reasons I pursue my studies in Berlin is the geographical proximity to a vibrant scene of tech-enthusiasts, digital activists, bloggers and (if not yet included in the former) the real-life pendants of the people I follow…
The Bedside Table Review #2
The Books I Read Finally disburdened from a more or less heteronomous literature list, Amazon-book-shopping has become an integral part of my daily routine during the first weeks of PhD-life. Whilst my flatmates start grumbling about the constant parcel influx…
Investigating the British Open Data Ecosystem
This is a cross-post from the ODI blog. I wrote it as a summary of my time as a M.Sc. research intern last summer: I came across the ODI in late 2012 when it was on the verge of moving…
