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Jan Kammerath
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Oct 30, 2022

Decentralized, you say? Unsolved problems of web3, dapps and p2p

Ever since the Internet existed, different approaches to networking have been taken. The most dominant model today is centralized service providers providing services to their users. Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Netflix, just to name a few. These service providers centrally control and operate the highly available and distributed systems…

Web3

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Decentralized, you say? Unsolved problems of web3, dapps and p2p
Decentralized, you say? Unsolved problems of web3, dapps and p2p
Web3

9 min read


Sep 17, 2022

iPhone 14 is a historic milestone: It’s the world’s first satellite smartphone

The repsonses to the presentation of the iPhone 14 were mixed, most seem to be focused on the notch and the fact that finally the outdated SIM slot is gone. Don’t get me wrong, the notch design is fantastic and the removal of the pyhsical SIM slot long overdue. However…

IPhone

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iPhone 14 is a historic milestone: It’s the world’s first satellite smartphone
iPhone 14 is a historic milestone: It’s the world’s first satellite smartphone
IPhone

5 min read


Jun 20, 2022

A tale from 30 years of HTML

In a few days the Hypertext Markup Language known to most simply as “HTML” will turn 30 years old. After the release of its first version back on November 3rd, 1992 its come a long way. A very long way. “Back in my days, we used to stuff the HTML…

HTML

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A tale from 30 years of HTML
A tale from 30 years of HTML
HTML

11 min read


Apr 15, 2022

Building a Wi-Fi-connected RSS-Reader with an Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect, an LCD and a remote control

The Arduino Nano RP2040 comes with quite decent specifications. Besides the 133 Mhz clock speed, it also has 520 KB SRAM and a Nina W102 module that supports Wi-Fi and BLE. Enough to let it do awesome things on the Internet and built fantastic connected devices. The Nano pulls the…

Arduino

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Building a Wi-Fi-connected RSS-Reader with an Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect, an LCD and a remote…
Building a Wi-Fi-connected RSS-Reader with an Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect, an LCD and a remote…
Arduino

6 min read


Mar 30, 2022

What even is a “Tech Company”?

If you’re in the field of engineering, be it software, hardware, machinery, industry or whatever, you’ve certainly came across companies identifying theirselves as a “tech company”. When people hear “tech company” they mostly think of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Larry Ellison and many other successful businessmen…

Tech

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What even is a “Tech Company”?
What even is a “Tech Company”?
Tech

7 min read


Mar 29, 2022

How software kills the climate and what software engineers can do about it

Computer systems need energy to run. Software runs on computer systems. Software thus produces CO₂ and consumes energy. That means each piece of software, regardless of whether it is on a low-power embedded system or a massively distributed cloud infrastructure. …

Software Engineering

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How software kills the climate and what software engineers can do about it
How software kills the climate and what software engineers can do about it
Software Engineering

6 min read


Oct 2, 2021

Does the EU really need to mandate the use of USB-C?

The European Union decided to force device manufacturers to use a single standard charger port for phones and tablets. The argument of consumer frustration is understandable, the environment arguments don’t seem as strong. Is there really a problem that needs this type of regulation by the European Union? Let’s face…

Charger

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Does the EU really need to mandate the use of USB-C?
Does the EU really need to mandate the use of USB-C?
Charger

5 min read


Apr 16, 2020

Why and how COBOL is still used

If you work in any sort of financial institution, companies like airlines, larger hotel chains or any other business that processes customer records for more than 20 years now, you might have come across COBOL applications. The “Common Business Oriented Language” was designed in the 1950s for mainframe computers of…

Cobol

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Why and how COBOL is still used
Why and how COBOL is still used
Cobol

11 min read


Nov 16, 2019

Bringing Palm OS devices back online — A journey into vintage computing

As I watched vintage computing videos, I remembered the days when I used my Palm handheld devices such as the Palm III, Palm V and others. It got me in quite some nostalgic moments and feelings. I ended up on eBay and classifieds websites where I searched around. It did…

Palm

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Bringing Palm OS devices back online — A journey into vintage computing
Bringing Palm OS devices back online — A journey into vintage computing
Palm

9 min read


Jan 11, 2019

Digital Innovation — Building Successful Systems And Architectures

We all know examples of everyday annoyances, awkward self-service systems and websites that just don’t seem right. We’ve all browsed retail, travel, banking websites and apps for ages just to figure out we couldn’t buy the desired product or services the way we’d expect. At the beginning of the 21st…

Innovation Lab

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Digital Innovation — Building Successful Systems And Architectures
Digital Innovation — Building Successful Systems And Architectures
Innovation Lab

14 min read

Jan Kammerath

Jan Kammerath

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I love technology, programming, computers, mobile devices and the world of tomorrow.

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