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Leergang

Created by the JetPack AI using the prompt "A university lecturer talking to a large, mostly empty lecture hall." In the public domain.

As a prof, you quickly learn to deal with half-filled classrooms. I can, of course, understand student absenteeism to a certain extent. I mean, did I faithfully attend all my university classes? (Ok, I did. But then I’m a nerd. But also a prof. So there …) (And just to further support my nerdiness, IContinue reading “Leergang”

Posted byfogBloggerMay 29, 2025May 29, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:GDPR, teachingLeave a comment on Leergang

Private Data meets General Stupidity

Data privacy is a big thing in Germany. Really big. For instance, Germans guard their PIN numbers with utmost ferocity, hunching over the keypad to such a degree that it’s a wonder that there’s even enough light to see which keys they’re actually pressing. However, in addition to being a repetitive redundancy, PIN numbers areContinue reading “Private Data meets General Stupidity”

Posted byfogBloggerNovember 19, 2021June 20, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:e-mail, GDPR, ITLeave a comment on Private Data meets General Stupidity

Leerevaluations

First off, I should probably explain that title … Despite their stunning underdog victory to claim the title as the funniest nation in Europe in 2001 (sorry for the repetition, but I still can’t wrap my head around that one), most people who don’t speak German don’t realize that it’s actually possible to make punsContinue reading “Leerevaluations”