Let’s be honest. This is probably my hundredth blog revival. I don’t fully understand why I keep returning to it, only to let it stall, gather dust, or even take it offline entirely. There’s something magnetic about this space that keeps pulling me back, even when logic suggests I shouldn’t.

Years ago, this blog was a digital journal - raw, personal, and unpolished. But during my 2019 revival, I tried to change: English-language mostly politics in bite-sized posts. Short. Frankly, too much ranting, useless, and very opinionated. 😀

The initial shift came from discomfort. Sharing intimate life details online started feeling invasive. Privacy concerns drove that initial topic switch, but the bigger question lingered: Why keep blogging at all?

For those who want some nostalgic feelings when they see that my blog is live again, I’m afraid I need to let you down. I won’t be picking up any posts from my very old blog, which was in German, though I still have a database dump named slimblog_db_all_plus_new_from_jekyll.sql flying around here. Scrolling through them was fun! 😊

When looking at my last blog post, it seems I wasn’t that happy about the vote on net neutrality. Maybe that’s the reason I stopped - or at least I didn’t want to report anything.

The Unshakable Urge

The answer lies in an itch I can’t stop scratching - the need to share (tech) ideas and thoughts that matter. Looking back at my 2019 posts with brutal honesty? I missed the mark entirely. This time, I’m chasing more substance. Less “another dude’s hot take,” more posts worth your time.

This space needs to serve two masters now. It should be a reflection tool for my own growth, yet useful enough to justify your attention. The industry is fast, I’m constantly bombarded with tech ideas or discoveries in daily life I want to try out - things I can’t simply let go and I feel the urge to share as they’re pretty cool. Writing helps me sharpen these thoughts while (hopefully) helping others. Every post forces me to organize. But balance remains elusive. Past attempts prove this: My switch to English political posts in 2019 became less analysis, more ranting. Opinions evolve, lives change, and what felt urgent then, now reads like digital graffiti.

Here’s to new beginnings (again and with hugo instead of jekyll). Let’s see how long this one lasts. My goal is to create engaging and more insightful content that could help you. Stay tuned for contents focusing on software, development, engineering, coding, and computer science topics. Feel free to let me know if you want me to tailor this for a specific topic.