Bastian Allgeier

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Designer & developer. Creator of Kirby CMS

Website: https://bastianallgeier.com
Project: https://getkirby.com
Github: https://github.com/bastianallgeier

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2024-08-05 17:47:55

With every new hype and crash in the tech industry, it just feels more and more like there's basically nothing meaningful left in big tech to contribute to a positive future for the planet, but we all need to keep pretending to not make it look completely pointless and embarrassing.

2024-07-25 09:50:47

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I think the forum is a great hybrid situation for us. We use the official Discourse hosting, which is quite more pricy than hosting it ourselves, but it gives us some peace of mind and we can still migrate to a fully self-hosted version if needed.
Nowadays, I wish we had the same for the chat server. Hosted Mattermost or something similar would be pretty great.
Migrating the community to a different app/service is a huge pain, so we don't really have any plans for that atm.

2024-07-25 09:45:05

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We thought about that back then, but were at a point where self-hosting it was well beyond our "human resources" (time, energy, responsibility)

2024-07-25 09:20:55

We started a community chat server over on Slack for @npub16lf…hyaj years ago and regretted it deeply. Slack simply isn't made for communities. We moved to Discord and I'm still mostly fine with it as long as we have our forum for real support and Discord for hanging out.
But sometimes I just feel like the target audience for Discord is 9 years old …
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2024-07-17 11:16:49

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I realised that you really need to put in some initial work into the topic though. You need to get the apps, create some accounts, compare prices, look how charging works for the first time, etc.
But at some point in life I also learned about different types of gas, did my first round to the gas station, checked my car for oil levels, etc. It's not more effort. Just a different kind of effort.

2024-07-17 11:10:39

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Another part that you have to experience for yourself is just the "feeling" that there are no longer any emissions coming from your car. Yeah, I know: Every car has its emissions backpack, better no car than a car, etc. But this is still a huge deal for us as a family who really still needs those bloody metal boxes. 5/x

2024-07-17 11:08:58

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I honestly thought that range anxiety on the highway would be a bigger deal, but it really isn't. We had one 2-hour trip and the power usage was a lot better than I thought and there were so many charging stations along the route that I was never really worried about needing to stop. That's the kind of thing I was told a lot by EV drivers before, but it's still something else to experience it yourself. 4/x

2024-07-17 11:05:46

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We are using two charging apps so far (mobility+ and EWE Go) Both are really good, well designed, nice UX etc.
The apps have one downside though. Using them in a parking garage with bad reception turns out to be a challenge. Who would have thunk? 🙈 Looks like we need order some charging cards after all.
We also already found our first broken chargers, which really isn't that cool. But in total, the experience is still 99% positive. 3/x

2024-07-17 11:02:09

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Our wallbox isn't installed yet and we were honestly a little anxious about it. There aren't many public chargers in our area. But so far it was a lot easier than we thought. We charged while doing groceries and by the time we returned, the car was back at 90% again. That's when we really understood for the first time how different the feeling of charging is compared to pumping gas. 2/x

2024-07-17 10:58:52

We are way later to the EV game as a family than we wanted to – for various reasons. Now we finally got one and we are in love after the first days and the first 400 km.
Driving is even nicer than anticipated. One-pedal drive is a dream. I still can't believe how it feels to drive a car that has no engine sound despite a pleasent, almost inaudible woosh. It's so, so good. 1/x

2024-07-12 07:51:57

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Still one of the best decisions we made. The entire project feels a lot more enjoyable to work with over a long time. I always hated that feeling of an invisible wall that I need to overcome when we want to change something. That feeling is totally gone.
The build step on deployment is completely optional. I don't think most personal projects need to think about it at all if you are not going too crazy with JS and CSS gimmicks.

2024-06-16 17:45:43

Today, I saw a post from a couple who got their first EV. They realized that they never need to stop at a gas station again - except maybe for air or a Snickers. I never thought about it that way. With every new EV the customer base of gas stations is shrinking. It’s so obvious. But also such an invisible and yet radical measure of immediate change.

2024-06-12 19:55:59

Some hope-content! The fossil fuel industry is facing trillions in stranded assets. The energy transition is going much faster than many think and it’s going to put a lot of pressure on petrostates. https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2024/06/RMI-Cleantech-Revolution-pdf.pdf (via @npub1cpe…aula)
Yes, please 🔥
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2024-06-09 18:03:30

To paraphrase Harald Lesch on this dark day: The laws of physics apply even if you don’t believe in them.

2024-06-04 10:28:41

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As a German, I can only say that his way of communicating or not communicating at all often leaves huge logic gaps in so many political fields. He's absolutely terrible at this.

2024-06-03 14:47:07

Do you need some good news? We only have to replace one-third of the energy generated by fossil fuels with renewables to meet our energy demand. Sounds weird? Here’s why: https://youtu.be/EVJkq4iu7bk?si=OuVh11T0jPnr_bGI

2024-06-02 09:40:54

„Stop asking people if they believe in climate change. Ask them if they understand it. It’s science, not Santa Clause“
- Valorie Clark

2024-06-01 11:58:00

How many 100-year floods does it take per year to no longer call them 100-year floods?

2024-04-22 08:20:15

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So absurd. Ich war danach bei ner neuen Apotheke hier. Sie haben ne ziemlich schicke, vollautomatische Sortieranlage und davon läuft ein Video auf nem Screen. Die Besitzerin erzählt mir, dass sie aus Datenschutzgründen aber keinen Livestream davon zeigen dürfen. Also saß ich jetzt gerade in nem vollen Wartezimmer und alle neben mir konnten meine Daten mitlesen, aber der Medikamentenbestand in der Apo um die Ecke ist streng geheim. Genau mein Humor.

2024-04-22 07:48:06

Going to a new doctor in Gemany in 2024:
1. you hand them your insurance card with all your personal data
2. you fill out a hand written form with the exact same personal data for their files
3. you fill out another form with the exact same data to agree to their privacy terms.
I really don’t know if people from other countries are aware how much we live in the digital stone age here.