https://max.hn/blog https://max.hn/blog https://max.hn/media/pages/blog/329655b0fd-1745067786/feed-image-q80.webp 96 96 https://max.hn/blog/beware-the-ai-middleman?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/beware-the-ai-middleman?utm_source=rss The shift towards "AI" in software products changes what we are able to do with computers for the worse. Fri, 23 May 2025 12:35:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/kurzere-kirby-snippets?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/kurzere-kirby-snippets?utm_source=rss Meine Webseite läuft seit gestern mit Kirby. Weil ich von JavaScript weniger Syntax für Komponenten gewohnt bin, hab ich eine Lösung dafür entwickelt. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/own-every-feed-type?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/own-every-feed-type?utm_source=rss Why organizations should own all three digital feed types and how hosting your own feed supports decentralization and digital publishing independence. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0100 https://max.hn/blog/state-of-mind?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/state-of-mind?utm_source=rss I haven’t posted here for quite some time, but now some thoughts feel like they are leading somewhere. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0100 https://max.hn/blog/using-tailwind-css-in-elm-and-vscode?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/using-tailwind-css-in-elm-and-vscode?utm_source=rss There is no official Elm support of the Tailwind CSS intellisense plugin for VSCode, but with some settings we can get close. Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/goodbye-diesdas?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/goodbye-diesdas?utm_source=rss After four and a half years I’m looking back at my time at diesdas, share how my decision to leave diesdas evolved and what’s lying ahead of me. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://max.hn/blog/how-to-connect-a-local-hasura-instance-with-postgres?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/how-to-connect-a-local-hasura-instance-with-postgres?utm_source=rss This took me a bit of time to figure out, therefore I’m sharing it to maybe save you the research. Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/stop-breaking-my-software?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/stop-breaking-my-software?utm_source=rss My goal for the latest version of my website is to never have a reason to update it again. I realized how little web devs value long-term stability. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://max.hn/blog/why-we-feel-disconnected-working-remotely?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/why-we-feel-disconnected-working-remotely?utm_source=rss If digital coincidences are impossible, what is digital missing that analog has? Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://max.hn/blog/default-to-async-not-remote?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/default-to-async-not-remote?utm_source=rss Companies should focus on the real benefit people mistakenly associate with remote work: asynchronous communication. Sun, 29 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://max.hn/blog/coincidental-social-interactions?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/coincidental-social-interactions?utm_source=rss The biggest loss of the decentralization of the workplace is eliminating coincidental social interactions. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://max.hn/blog/how-to-create-a-highlighter-marker-effect-in-css?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/how-to-create-a-highlighter-marker-effect-in-css?utm_source=rss This tutorial explains how to create a text highlighting effect as done by a marker pen with pure CSS. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/how-slack-ms-teams-and-email-cause-ineffective-communication?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/how-slack-ms-teams-and-email-cause-ineffective-communication?utm_source=rss What if Slack, Microsoft Teams and email have a negative effect on our communication? Sat, 26 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/remote-work-a-neoliberal-love-story?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/remote-work-a-neoliberal-love-story?utm_source=rss How to dramatically increase your company’s profitability with remote work in 5 easy steps. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/the-systems-we-rely-on-are-failing?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/the-systems-we-rely-on-are-failing?utm_source=rss Although the climate crisis is the biggest threat for human civilization, we won’t overcome it without addressing the other failing systems. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/3-years-of-receiving-my-twitter-feed-via-mail?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/3-years-of-receiving-my-twitter-feed-via-mail?utm_source=rss After three years of reading twitter as mails in my inbox, I share my experience and finally open source it for everyone else to use for free. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/free-blog-with-less-than-10kb?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/free-blog-with-less-than-10kb?utm_source=rss Free hosting is great. No barriers between your visitors and your content is even better. Sun, 30 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/a-new-microblog?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/a-new-microblog?utm_source=rss It’s almost 2am and I’m still working on this website. This usually happens when I build something new… Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/default-to-remote-work?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/default-to-remote-work?utm_source=rss Companies that enabled remote work due to lockdowns might wonder if it could be the default way of working. Should all companies be fully remote? Sun, 10 May 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://max.hn/blog/downsides-of-choosing-popular-tools?utm_source=rss https://max.hn/blog/downsides-of-choosing-popular-tools?utm_source=rss Nobody questions a programmer’s decision of choosing the most popular tool, but does that mean that this choice comes with no trade-offs? Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0100