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PV consumption optimization – the power of software defined devices
Over christmas, I assembled and programmed a little virtual device that allows me to integrate an Oekoboiler hot-water heat-pump boiler, the Oekoboiler’s electricity consumption read-out with a myStrom WiFi switch, and a Shelly UNI controlling the PV Ready function of the Oekoboiler into one virtual Shelly 1PM to be used in a SolarManager PV optimization system. -
Towards my Zettelkasten-system
The way we create knowledge is through reading (seek), thinking (sense), and writing (share). In my PKM journey, I had so far concentrated a lot on reading, quite a bit on re-reading (& thinking), but definitely too little on writing. Here’s why and how that is about to change. -
My PKM Journey, revisited
Looking back, my experience with PKM can roughly be separated into an “old” and “new” era. -
E-Mail retention policies in Gmail
While the bigger Google Workspace plans contain features for e-mail retention policies and e-mail auto-deletion, its smaller siblings, Gmail and the (now non-existing) “free tier of Google GWorkplace (former G Suite) don’t feature this. However, with” some scripting, you can bring a similar feature to them, too. -
The future of systems: to live in two places at the same time
Many of our systems are designed in a way that working in the system is detached from working on the system. Yet, the innovation of the system can only happen if we master to live in both subsystems at the same time. -
Of things, small and inconspicuous
Eulogy for my dad (1931–2017) -
Simon Parker on the future of government: Complex problems, systems thinking, and a reframing of…
Or: why — and how — good policies create “places” worth living in -
Of patterns and dancing: architecting ecosystems and bureaucracies
My personal journey into exploring a thread of thoughts, down that rabbit hole of bringing some very different worlds together -
On being a systems dancer
Here are a few of the take-aways from the last chapter of “Thinking in Systems” (Donella H. Meadows) -
Strategic Doing
My discovery of Strategic Doing, an approach to Strategy different from Strategic Planning. -
Human filters - my “sense>seek>share” double-loop
My approach to sense, seek and share: Why a double loops helps me cope better with the steady flow of information. -
Interactive treasure hunt with Tip-toi
The Ravensburger Tip-toi pen is an audio pen that works with printed works with embedded, proprietary “OID” Technology (Optical ID). Thanks to some hackers & tinkerers, one can now build her own interactive toys or books. Here’s how I built an interactive treasure hunt for a Kids’ birthday party. -
Headbanging
On the perils of car UI/UX.