Nick Weisser

Kategorie: Technologie

  • Twenty Nineteen

    Twenty Nineteen

    A couple of days ago I enabled nightly builds on this blog to be able to test out WordPress 5.0 with the new Twenty Nineteen theme prior to its official release, which is supposed to be happening sometime today. Just in time for WordCamp US which starts tomorrow. I hope the State of the Word keynote by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg will be streamed online. It will take place on Saturday, December 8 at 4:00 pm Nashville time, which should be 11:00 pm Zürich time if I’m not mistaken.

    Naishville Music City Center – Picture courtesy of Mary Clippard

    I never attended WordCamp US before and also skipped WordCamp Europe this year, but I’m already looking forward to attending WordCamp Europe 2019 which will be taking place in Berlin. I already have my ticket.

    WordCamp Europe 2019 Theme Moodboard

    Today, I updated the de_CH (Deutsch/Schweiz) translation for Twenty Nineteen from de_DE (Deutsch/Deutschland), so for the informal version, the translation is now at 100% which means that you should see all text strings on this site which are part of the theme in German. Sort of funny that I’m writing this in English, but this blog is bilingual and I mainly choose the language based on the type of content I’m writing. And also depending on the current mood.

    I already found one («Leave a comment») that is not being translated, but maybe I just have to wait a little longer for the next autoupdate to kick in and download the latest de_CH language pack for me.

    I really like the new Gutenberg-enabled Twenty Nineteen theme, especially the blog post detail page with the full page background image. The header with the social media icons is also very pretty, although I haven’t found out yet how to add the commas after each main menu item.

    How do you like Twenty Nineteen? Are you using a theme that will add Gutenberg support anytime soon?

  • How Virtual Reality Can Save Our Planet

    How Virtual Reality Can Save Our Planet

    In 12 minutes Carina Mentrup elaborates on how deeply she believes in the power of immersive experiences in education for sustainable development.  Virtual reality has tremendous potential to drive positive impact and change.

    Scientists around the world agree that human behaviour has an impact on climate. Yet, global warming is a complex phenomenon to understand. The aim of the project VR Saving Planet A is to help us understand our interconnection and codependence with nature in order to motivate us to make more sustainable choices in our lives.

    Immersive experiences are powerful and can create empathy. By virtually travelling the world in 360 and through change of perspective we can learn about the impact of our behaviour. The aim is to bring VR into schools to support education for sustainable development. This talk was given at a TEDx UniGoettingen in Northern Germany using the TED conference format but independently organized by the local community.

    (Beitragsbilder von Carina Mentrup)

  • A Hacker’s Redemption

    A Hacker’s Redemption

    Decrypted is yet another amazing technology podcast produced by Bloomberg Technology. The global technology industry is a powerful engine of innovation. It’s also a collection of insular communities full of hidden projects, quiet rivalries, and uncomfortable truths. One episode per week uncovers what actually happens behind closed doors.

    By the time he was 27, Hector Monsegur had become one of the most notorious hackers on the Internet. With the vigilante group Anonymous and its offshoot LulzSec, he launched attacks against multibillion-dollar companies and governments around the world. But then he got caught. In theses 2 episodes of Decrypted, Bloomberg Technology’s Aki Ito and Brad Stone bring you his story in its entirety, in two episodes.

    Part 1 recounts Hector’s childhood as he fell in love with the Internet, and gradually descended into the world of cybercrime. Part 2 traces his complicated journey to rebuild his life.

    (Picture courtesy of Gabriella Bass)