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Transcript [00:00:05] Jon Penland: Hi everyone. My name is Jon Penland and Reverse Engineered is brought to you by Kinsta, a premium managed hosting provider. In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Cory Miller, CEO of Post Status. Cory, welcome to Reverse Engineered.
[00:00:19] Cory Miller: Thanks, Jon. It’s good to be here.
[00:00:21] Jon Penland: Yeah, we’re really excited that you’re with us today. So, to get us started, can you introduce yourself to our listeners?
[00:00:29] Cory Miller: You bet. So, I think, appropriate to your listeners, in 2006 I started a WordPress blog and quickly found my contact form was being hit up by people that wanted me to help them build a blog, and I was like, I’m learning as I go. And I started doing freelance WordPress, I wouldn’t say development, but design and you know, theme stuff, and then in 2008 rolled that kind of momentum into starting a company called iThemes. We built, at the end, by the time I left in 2019, we were doing plugins primarily, BackupBuddy, Hip plugin, iThemes Sync, iThemes Security and, but in 2018 were acquired by a hosting company in WordPress, and now I’m onto my next chapter and I became a partner at Post Status a year and a half ago, and then just fully became a hundred percent owner, bought out the founder and awesome partner, Brian Krogsgard and so, I’ve got a couple of things but Post Status that is probably my most relevant project related to this podcast.
[00:01:37] Jon Penland: All right. Perfect. Thank you. So, and I do want to come back to iThemes a little bit because as you alluded to, that’s something a lot of our listeners are going to be familiar with, but focusing first on what you’re doing today, tell us a bit about Post Status. What is Post Status? What’s your role there today?
[00:01:54] Cory Miller: So, Post Status is a community of WordPress founders. I mean, if you do WordPress, like you do, Jon, every single day for a living, Post Status is your tribe, Post Status is your community. It’s your home. And so, Brian started it around six years ago and it’s kind of that place to call home in between when you see each other at a work camp or something like a Pressonomics.
[00:02:16] In fact, it was launched around Pressonomics six years ago and so, we’ve got two primary, well, three primary things. One is the newsletter every week, so for busy CEOs and COOs like you, Jon, and me for the longest time, it was the too-long didn’t-read version of WordPress happenings. You know, it’s impossible to, like, keep up with WordPress-stuff so we distill everything going on and, kind of, give some commentary to that in the newsletter. The other side is the Slack and that’s where a lot of movement happens, engagement, where we can talk to our friends. When I became a partner I was like, “Heck yeah, these are my people. These are all my friends.”
[00:02:53] When I sold my company and, kind of, left the professional side of WordPress, now I use it, I say, “I’m a WordPress user,” and a Kinsta customer by the way. WordPress was, you know, I’m sorry, Post Status was all my, my buddies and that’s where Slack is, where you can keep in touch. The third is our job listings.
[00:03:12] So, if you want to, either you’re hiring in, to your agency, your product company, or whatever you do with WordPress, Job Board is huge. So many people over the years and months have told me that they found great people through our board, and so, that’s a little bit about Post Status, but, you know, if you do WordPress for a living, you make money off WordPress, we’re the business of WordPress tribe and I would love to have anybody of your listeners to come over and join us.
[00:03:38] Jon Penland: Yeah. So, newsletter, Slack, Job Board, and you’re COO, or CEO, sorry about that. What, what does CEO in Post Status do? What does that mean today?
[00:03:48] Cory Miller: I had to make that up for this because, so, I recently bought Brian out, so he’s got a new endeavor in a cool field doing software as a service for the crypto industry, and it was time for him to move on to, to go do all that and be able to focus on it and so, I didn’t know a funny title I could have given you, yeah, Community Wrangler, I guess, you know, but really, I just tried to help add value to conversations in our Slack, in our newsletter, help our people think about the future of what we’re doing and how the recent things that are going on in any given week affect them. So we do podcasts. One’s called “Draft,” it’s a longer-form podcast where we do interviews with relevant, you know, people in the space. We do one called “Excerpts” every week with David Bisset and myself, basically an audio version of our newsletter, and then we do Post Status Lives which are a little half-day workshops, several times throughout the year.
[00:04:51] And so, I just, kind of, like, try to serve the community, you know, be a part of it. I, I used to love, I mean, my favorite event from every year was going to PressNomics because they, the people where we can, like, geek out and understand the highs and lows of what we’re doing, those are the people that are in Post Status now, and so, I’m just, kind of, I think, maybe I’ll call myself “The Shepherd”.
[00:05:16] Jon Penland: Very nice.
[00:05:16] Cory Miller: In some way.
[00:05:17] Jon Penland: Do you, do you find Post Status filling, kind of, a unique void right now, as we’re in a time where there’s not a whole lot of in-person conferences going on? Are you, are you seeing, how are you seeing, kind of, the current dynamic with not a lot of in-person events affect what happens there at Post Status?
[00:05:33] Cory Miller: You know, so many of our, great question by the way, so many of our people were remote anyway before COVID hit, and so, they were already working out of their homes, and so, the isolation bit, I think was just part of daily life, which I think is a struggle before COVID, for our people, and you know that really well with your team. And so, I don’t know how much it had affected our people, if it, you know, we’re all, all of us were used to, kind of, doing Zooms and stuff like that, but I know there’s a craving to get back, all of us, you know, even me. I like to be a homebody, but I, you know, there’s still, all of us, kind of, crave that, being able to shake your hand, giving a high five, you know, and talking elbow to elbow, so I think we’re all ready to get back, and that’s something I’ve been thinking about is how we do, like, a small little get-together with a curated group of people to just, kind of, talk and celebrate that we can talk like this, without a mask in person.
[00:06:35] Jon Penland: Yeah. I also am a bit of a homebody, I’ve worked remotely for a number of years now, but there is something, you know, it doesn’t have to be every month, but a couple of times a year, there’s just no replacement for getting face-to-face with the folks that you’re interacting with and working with, absolutely. What I was curious about is if you might’ve seen an influx of new folks who were going, were missing this in-person element, and maybe we can find a virtual version of it here at Post Status?
[00:07:03] Cory Miller: I don’t think so. I think our normal influx was, kind of, normal, again, only because I think most of our WordPress industry is work from home, remote-based, so I don’t think I really saw that as much. Which is kind of interesting, you know, that the rest of the world was doing this thing called remote work and you’re like, “Yeah, been there, done that, doing it,” you know, for most of us. Even at iThemes we had a hybrid team. We had an office in North Oklahoma City, half of the people came in and then half were distributed throughout U.S, Canada, Europe. So, I don’t know how much… I know the iThemes office, I’m not connected to it anymore, but I’ve got friends there and Matt Danner leads that, that operation now, and they shut the office down for a while, so yeah, I don’t know if there’s much of a blip on that front, you know?
[00:07:56] Like, for myself, probably, you, I don’t know if you have kiddos, but I have two kids in elementary school and this whole thing, remote learning, I hate it for them. I love remote work for us adults, I hate it for the kiddos, that had to do that ’cause it’s not, like, an environment conducive, I think, to really appropriate human development.
[00:08:16] Jon Penland: Yeah, it was, it was a big deal in our house when outdoor sports started to come back, you know, like baseball and softball. I have a daughter playing softball right now and a son just finished up his baseball season and yeah, being able to get back into some of those in-person outdoor sporting events, which are a little bit safer, was a really big deal.
[00:08:36] All right, I want to come back to the iThemes piece, that’s something a lot of folks who listen to this podcast are going to be familiar with. iThemes was a real success story. You ran that company for a long time. What prompted you to decide that it was time to hang up the iThemes hat and move on to something else?
[00:08:54] Cory Miller: Gosh, you all know this really well too. I think, at some point… When we started in January 2008, the first thing we released and eventually got in plugins and focused all of our development on that, I think it was like 2014 or something like that, and I don’t remember how some of the managed WordPress companies go back, but I felt like there was this time where all the hosting companies go, “Hey, could you go run a check on our infrastructure and see how much WordPress is installed in there?” It probably came back, I’m going to guess 40%. And they’re like, “Holy crap. They were like, what is this thing called WordPress? We’ve got to figure this out.” And so, for us, it was all utilities. BackupBuddy was our first one, released in, I wanna say, 2010, and so we had really, kind of, niched yourself into the utility market. And then, as you well know, all the hosts started going well, what, what more value do we do other than just, like, a space on a box or a box, bare metal, what do we offer?
[00:09:58] And, around the WordPress offerings it was backups, and then, I could see the writing on the wall with security and the space got heated up. I mean, you know, we can’t go week now with WordPress without an acquisition. There’s been two that I can think of off the top of my head that happened this week, two big ones last week, and so, like, and we’re a bootstrap company from the beginning and it was like, “How long can we be David versus Goliath in this space?” You know, all these Goliath are showing up and like, “I maybe have one rock in my slingshot.” And, you know, it’s kind of the thing of going with Monopoly, like, you can’t do this, I don’t think in Monopoly, but at what point do you go, “I’m outmanned, I’m out, you know, financed, at what point do I take my chips off the table and go home?”
[00:10:43] You know? And I just, fast-forward the tape in the future and go, this probably is going to be really, really tough for us, and not that we didn’t have tough times, but yeah, it felt like the intersection of the time to say, “Okay, it’s time to go somewhere bigger than,” you know, 25 people we had at the time at iThemes, the people that I count as some of the dearest people in the world to me that have held my children when they were born at the hospital, been in my home, spent significant amount of time with, and I was like, “We got to figure all this out.” So, it was part me, part them, you know, part feature for our customers, and we found a great partner in that and we’re able to say, “Okay, so now, you know, the team goes from, “Okay, what’s your upward mobility?”
[00:11:27] Cory CEO, Matt was COO at the time, like, “Okay, if they leave, now they go to an organization I think is around a thousand people right now.” So, it was just the right time and right place. I did it kicking and screaming, Jon because I had a five-year, kind of, internal commitment to myself that I would focus on these things, on iTheme, and every five years I’d go, “Do I want to renew?” And I had gotten to my, you know, I was almost back second ten or second, second 5 and I was like, “Oh man, I want to renew, but this is starting to look a little shaky.” And so getting ahead of that was the ultimate answer to your question.
[00:12:08] Jon Penland: Yeah, that’s really interesting. I really hadn’t anticipated that answer, that it was, sort of, a looking at where the industry was headed and going, “This is the right time with the way that industry consolidation is happening, a lot of these feature sets are being pulled in-house by different hosting providers.”
[00:12:25] That’s something that I think about from time to time, as working for a hosting provider and I guess something that I, I think it’s probably good for individual hosting providers, but I’m not sure it’s great for WordPress as a whole is the creation of these extremely unique WordPress experiences at different hosts.
[00:12:52] So if you go to, and I’m going to avoid listing names here, but if you go to one host, you get a very specific experience where it’s not just the WordPress Core anymore, it’s the WordPress Core plus X, Y, and Z. And then, if you go to host B, it’s the WordPress Core plus themes and plugins that are completely different, and it’s not just the platform that’s different, it’s actually the software in some ways that is increasingly different from one platform to the next, and I’m curious, you know… At Kinsta, we’ve decided to stay focused on the core. We haven’t acquired any themes, any plugins, that’s been a choice. We’ve had the opportunity to pursue some of those things and we haven’t, and I’m curious how you think about that dynamic and sort of the long-term trajectory of what that does to the WordPress ecosystem as you have these very different experiences occurring at different hosting providers?
[00:13:46] Cory Miller: So, I always root for the entrepreneur, every single time and I know some of the companies that we might be thinking about were started at some point by an entrepreneur, but I love the fact that, a Kinsta exists and it’s doing really, really well.
[00:14:01] I’m a customer for a reason. I know you’re a lead of customer support, Tom Sepper, but, like, I’m a customer because it’s awesome, the experience is outstanding, super lightning-fast backend, both in your backend and then WordPress, and I love that experience and I just want to go, that’s what I want.
[00:14:21] Now, if you were to add stuff that’s cool, but, like, you’re nailing the core experience, which I think is so awesome of you all. The other experiences you’re talking about, I think, are appropriate for some audiences, you know, like, offering a set of themes and stuff like that to add some value to it.
[00:14:43] I always thought it was going to be, you know, the domino for the feature stuff is going to be backup security. Think about all the stuff that, 10 years ago, you and I didn’t have to worry about with WordPress that now we have to, kind of, worry about which is, backups and security, updates is another part of that, and, I think you nailed that as a quote “managed host” and you’ve nailed the core experience. The other stuff to me is, just like, a plus one or icing on the cake. ‘Cause I just want that fast core experience for a reasonable price and I know if I have a question I can hit somebody up. It’ll be interesting.
[00:15:19] You got the big, big daddy, GoDaddy, you know, with their onboarding experience that I heard him talk about a long time ago is incredible, but is it for a developer in WordPress? Probably not. It’s for someone, it’s for the DYIer, which, here’s the phenomenon I’ll tell you I saw in WordPress, Jon, and you probably see it every day, is like, Wix, Weebly, Squarespace.
[00:15:41] They’re starting to eat the very bottom of the market, and WordPress is in the space now where it’s like, I chose WordPress years ago because someone gave me to log in to Joomla and I compared it to, like, what I would imagine, a helicopter dashboard, yeah, you’re shaking your head because you know it’s true.
[00:15:58] And, I chose WordPress, it’s so simple, it’s an awesome experience. Well, you log in today and we probably have blindness to it, but it’s like ’cause we know where everything is, but it’s like, “Holy cow”, this is, this is not a great experience for people.” And then you log into something like a Wix, Weebly, Squarespace, and you’re like, “This is elegant.”
[00:16:15] Even wordpress.com, I’ll go as far to say, is elegant, modern-looking software. The experience is awesome. And so, GoDaddy should do that experience because that’s their market. Kinsta, I get it, different market, different audience, and you all should stay in that realm, but, it’s an interesting day.
[00:16:35] I’d love to turn the question around on you, Jon, and ask you what you think ’cause you all right there, I think you are so well poised and have killed it with a product, and I’m curious what you think too, is an independent out there, not a big billion-dollar conglomerate yet, what you think? Can I flip the script on it?
[00:16:55] Jon Penland: All right. Well, I mean, I’ll give a little bit of an answer to that. So, we see a lot of the same dynamics you’re describing, which is the site builders, Squarespace, Wix, Weebly putting out a really nice product and particularly if you’re building a really simple website, don’t need all the bells and whistles or a ton of customized customization options.
[00:17:16] They’re more and more taking some of that market. I guess where we get concerned about the long-term trajectory of the WordPress space is where you do see a competitor seemingly trying to build a bit of a locked-in experience. So one of the things that attracted me personally to WordPress initially, was the ability to own the software and to move it wherever I wanted.
[00:17:45] And, and there is some concern and that’s, if you look at, I don’t want to get too technical into WordPress, but if you look at our WordPress up at Kinsta, it’s standard. I mean, it’s a standard setup. You can grab that software and move it anywhere you want to. So, you retain that, sort of, original vision of WordPress democratizing publishing, where you really do own the software, you can go drop it somewhere else if you want to. I do worry, and this is more of a personal worry necessarily than a professional worry. I do worry that as hosts create more and more of a unique experience that we do lose some of that, that we do lose some of that original vision of democratizing publishing.
[00:18:28] So, without, you know, pulling back the curtain too far, we’ve made a conscious choice not to go that direction, but we do kind of see these warring dynamics where you have that one part of the market going to the site builders, one part of the market going to folks who are building these experiences that are WordPress plus a whole lot more.
[00:18:52] And, and we’re trying to make sure we stay relevant with the segment of users that are most benefited by what we bring to the table.
[00:19:01] Cory Miller: I love that you all feel that way at Kinsta because you nailed it because I mean, the ethos of WordPress is freedom. That’s the underline GPL license. And you’re absolutely right, when you get lock-in, I think about PalmPilot or Blackberry. You know, Blackberry’s thing was “remarkably easy in, incredibly difficult out,” and that is the opposite of WordPress. You know, the old five-minute install thing was like, “This should be easy. I love that you use democratizing. That’s part of our anthem at WordPress.” And that is key. I think you’re absolutely right.
[00:19:38] Host or anybody otherwise gets off of that, then you’ve, kind of, branched off what really has brought us together as millions of people using WordPress contributing to it, benefiting from it, rolling outsides from it, I mean, I’m here because I started a WordPress blog, you know, and, I think you nailed that. That’s where you get into dangerous territory when you start to try to lock in and provide such an experience where I don’t have that kind of freedom, yeah.
[00:20:06] Jon Penland: I want to move away from iThemes and Post Status to some of the other things that you focused on professionally and taking a look at your blog. So, one of the things I noticed on your website is you described your life’s mission as “make people’s lives awesome.” So, can you unpack that for us? What, what do you mean when you say that it’s your life’s mission to make people’s lives awesome?
[00:20:29] Cory Miller: At the core, when you read people like Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search For Meaning,” and different texts from, I mean, even religious texts, you know, you, kind of, get this common thing, which is we’re here to help each other.
[00:20:40] And I think that’s help and support each other. And, you know, a value amount is just generosity, just ’cause I can’t help myself, but I, I like helping other people, and so, making people’s lives awesome, I believe is my mantra as an entrepreneur. We had to put it up on the wall when you walked into the office at iThemes because it was everything we did and it wasn’t, you know, a lot of companies will be like, make our customer’s lives awesome. That to me is one component of it and that’s probably like a secondary component. Too many times companies and even entrepreneurs don’t think about making their team’s lives awesome. They think first and force their customers ’cause they pay us, and that’s a transactional thing. “Make people’s lives awesome” to me is a mantra as an entrepreneur is I should think about two things: profit and purpose. And, those things people think are mutually exclusive and they’re not, they are an equation profit or I’m sorry, it should go purpose plus profit equals success. I’m trying to show that in my tenure at iThemes, I’m trying to do it now with my different projects is that you don’t have to bulldoze people to make money in the world.
[00:21:49] You can actually treat people really, really well and kindly as fellow humans, and so it’s a mantra for me about how to live my life is when I can and it’s appropriate, I want to try to help make people’s lives awesome.
[00:22:05] Now, you can always inflict help sometimes, you know, but it’s that right of just going, like, purpose plus profit is the way to do business. And I was just talking to an entrepreneur yesterday and who, who runs a 200 + SaaS company. And one, you would know if I said it and you know, thinking about all those people that he leads and going, “How do you make their lives awesome?” And, there’s things that are going on today that are now starting to seep into business, and I think it’s a good thing and social change, like, why shouldn’t business be about social change? Why shouldn’t work be about mental wellness and physical health and all those things, a healthier, happier employee by and large… And, I hate using that term, I think team member is going to be a more productive, passionate, interested, contributing team member to your organization. That was the mantra I led for 10 years and tried to eventually crystallize it, it didn’t start out like that. And so, I think the reason why I put that big and bold is like, that’s the way I think business should be run. That’s the business model.
[00:23:19] Jon Penland: Yeah. And, and I want to give you the opportunity to, kind of, put some detail for any of our listeners who may be struggling to understand what that looks like in practice.
[00:23:27] So, you’re at Post Status right now, so let’s, kind of, zoom in there. What sort of choices are you making at Post Status that can be traced back to this idea of making people’s lives awesome?
[00:23:38] Cory Miller: So, let’s take David and Dan, they’ve been at Post Status before I have, they’re part-time, they’ve got other full, other gigs. And so, they come to Post Status and they probably don’t get paid what they rightfully deserve to get paid, they could make more, you know, with their time. They come because they want to contribute to the project, to the community.
[00:24:02] And so, part of that is, like, not just going, “Hey sales and new members, and you should put your needs, Dan and David, before our client, our members’ needs.” And, like, somebody is rude to them or even hateful and angry, I’m going to take their side every single time, or at least give them the benefit of the doubt until I figured it out, but for them, it’s just basically saying like, “You care about this project enough to spend your side discretionary time that you might have in your life contributing to this project.” I wanna listen. I don’t have all the ideas and I want to be a collaborator with them. And so, well if David, for instance, is doing project way out of the scope of what he normally does for us and one, it’s sure there’s a financial thing, a bonus, and I actually did that, but it was nowhere near probably what he actually, should’ve gotten, but more so just going, “Thank you for your contribution to this project, to something bigger than yourself, this team, this membership and community.” And, I think it’s just, for that scenario, it would be like listening and then when I get the chance to see David and Dan is have a high-five, if they want, we’ll give, you know, hug and like listening and understanding where they’re coming from and their contributions and respecting and honoring that. How it happened at iThemes is trying to put in, it’s the same with them, it’s trying to put people where they’re strong, where their natural strengths are, utilizing that because I know they’re going to be better if they’re in their, like, groove in their center of power and contribution, and then saying, “Thanks.” I think we forget that, you know, just “Thanks for what you have done,” and calling that out in public if you don’t embarrass people and saying, “Well done,” you know.
[00:25:58] Jon Penland: Yeah. Well, something I appreciate about the different points you made there, you, kind of, emphasized two different things. One is, I think where a lot of people’s minds go when they think about this is, the idea of money, right? Or, just something very tangible, and the other thing that you, you balanced, you know, making people’s lives awesome, it’s not just about that tangible thing that ends up in somebody’s bank account, it’s also about the culture and the experience of working. It’s about providing a good environment for people to work in, right? And, and it’s about, It’s about making sure that work is rewarding for them, not just financially, but intrinsically that the work itself is rewarding.
[00:26:48] Cory Miller: And, entrepreneurs and you know this Jon, you lead a bunch of people, they’re more, people are, as humans are more, are going to contribute more and better [00:27:00] if we’re fulfilled, if we’re in that center of our strengths, if we see what we’re doing is contributing to the success of, like, success of the enterprise. And we used to say, like, there’s no rock stars at iThemes and that includes me. Like, there’s no rock stars now. I’m sure I’m a prima donna in many ways, by the way, but, you know, but it is a band.
[00:27:22] Like, it’s a band and too often I got ascribed or people praised me for the work that we did and I tried as best we can, when it was appropriate to say, “No, actually that idea was this person’s idea, or this is the team that actually builds that,” you know, I only played a geek on TV and it’s these people and give credit where it’s due.
[00:27:40] But I think the principle, if I boil it down to, and I’m so glad you asked me this because it’s helped me think through this even more is honoring the fact that we are humans of an incalculable value and respecting that, that we are not machines, we are not cogs in a machine either. And, too often, we see this blight and it’s one thing I like to rail against, so thank you for letting me riff for a second, is that when you treat people like a machine, all you’re going to get is the output you put out there. And, by the way, I think it’s inhuman. Like, we’re not, we’re not machines. We’re not meant to work that way. And it’s so crazy, you look in the stock market in the U.S for instance, and across the world, but it’s like, it’s all about profit.
[00:28:21] And, you go, if you just treat people humanely, like, honor their humanness, honor their strengths and contributions, thank him, do 10% more, I’m not talking about you worship the ground they walk on, I’m saying, just treat him like you want to be treated yourself, you would get the things that you really want.
[00:28:39] But instead, we coerce people. We bulldoze people. We put them into a system we expect them to act like robots. And so, that’s at the core of this, is that you can get everything you want if you just treat people with dignity and respect.
[00:28:52] Jon Penland: Right. Yeah. One of the things that you hit on as you were talking about helping folks find value in their work and find meaning in their work is this idea of contributing to something that’s larger than themselves. And this is something as an organization gets larger that I’ve found, we found to be increasingly difficult, right?
[00:29:14] Is that teams tend to become much more focused on what they’re doing than what the organization is doing. We have a variety of ways we’ve tried to work against that, but I’m curious to hear from you, are there things that you did at iThemes or that you’re doing now to try and as it were, demonstrate to your team members that they’re all contributing to the same goal, to the same priorities?
[00:29:39] Cory Miller: Yeah, I think I understand where you’re going there. So, one is having a shared vision.
[00:29:46] If that is not Cory coming off the mountaintop, I’m going out and bestowing my grand vision on you, shared vision. Along the way, I tried to think about the people we had and what really inspires them and what they want to contribute, the music of the band that we’re making, you know, too. And it was a shared vision. Now, it was one that I did give and lead, but I want to make sure it was collaborative and shared. And so, you know, starting with that, you know, and so, our thing was make people’s lives awesome, but then we detailed it down by making easy to use software with security or something like that.
[00:30:20] It’d be protecting people’s websites. With Backup Buddy, it was like, making sure they don’t lose photos like I did when my, my site crashed, you know. So, making people’s lives awesome, and there’s these tangible ways you can connect that back and say, because, you know, just like, it probably Kinsta too, the support people, the front, front ends people sometimes get mad, have to deal with the angry, mad people.
[00:30:41] And, you’re like, “Okay, let me connect that.” When you enter that mad person, we don’t know the context of it, but what you helped them do is, for iThemes is build businesses for our freelancer and agency clients. For you all, it’s like, I get to, you know, you can go back to your team now. So, I talked to Cory, he’s a customer, he’s got his mental health startup running on our system, he’s helping therapists market and connect to the people that are hurting and healing. So, when you answer a question from Cory or somebody else, you are enabling them, you are part of that master strategy and plan, the vision and impact in the world. I go back to this to you Jon, and Dan, Daniel Pink and his book “Drive” talked about autonomy, mastery and purpose, AMP (Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose).
[00:31:31] And, I thought to myself, “Okay, I’m just going to do that.” So, these ideas I’m sharing with you are not unique to me. I stole them from other people. “Leadership Challenge” is a great book and one of the first things they talk about is “inspire a shared vision.” So, I just followed the manual. Dan Pink-AMP, and Gallup’s got a book out there called “12: The Elements of Great Managing.”
[00:31:53] And, one of them was, have a best friend at work. I look back at all my career and I’ve had a different job before I started iThemes, every two years on average, since I was 16. And so, I look back and I go, “Oh man, Brian Church at this organization, so-and-so at this organization, like, I’d go to lunch with them. They were my best friend at work.” So, I thought, “How do we apply that?” Well, I want people to, kind of, like each other. You don’t have to love and just cherish every moment with each other, but do you just, like, like being in the same space to each other and those types of filaments, how do we help them, somebody have autonomy and mastery to know that they’re not going to get dictated something. I’m not going to tell them how, I’m going to try to get to the what’s my outcome and let them get there with their unique strengths as best as possible. So, okay, there’s my diatribe.
[00:32:40] Jon Penland: Yeah. And that’s nice, on that last piece, the way we always talk about that is that we try to find experts and then have them tell us what to do, right? So, we find experts and then we let them do their job and they tell us the right choices to make. So, shifting gears just a little bit, really, kind of, in the same general area of making the lives of other people awesome. You’ve been very transparent about your own mental health journey over time. And, in talking about mental health, you’ve used the analogy of an iceberg to describe life. So, break that down for us. In what ways is an iceberg a good analogy for life?
[00:33:17] Cory Miller: So, I started sharing my story in 2015 publicly because it was like, you know, I think in the entrepreneur, entrepreneurship circles, we think like everybody has to be perfect and you know, all the success stories, they don’t have any really bad parts, but, like, a good story always involves conflict, right? And, for me it was, I tell a story that’s well in my past that I’ve healed from, sought my own private counseling, like, I’m not sharing the story to get public therapy, but to empower people to go and seek their own support treatment by a professional. And so, back in 2011, I talk about iThees, I think the top of the iceberg was my curated press release version of life for Cory.
[00:34:06] And it was, we had just hit, this probably wasn’t public, but we had just hit a million dollars in sales at iThemes. I had been asked to be a co-author of a “For Dummies” book, checking a childhood dream of being able to be a part of a commercial post published book, in fact, it’s sitting right back there. And, then we did this whole road trip.
[00:34:26] We had one of the few offices in WordPress, we did this little road trip in an RV all the way up to WordCamp Boulder and all this stuff, so, and I was getting asked to speak and starting to keynote, WordCamps, different things. And so, like, on the surface, if you had been around my sphere and knew who I was, you’d go, “Cory’s got it made.”
[00:34:45] Like, that’s probably what I’ve said about hundreds of entrepreneurs and different people over the years. Just seeing the top of the iceberg, that’s what it made. The full fleshed out thing was all the stuff lurking under the surface. I had carefully, and we do this today with Instagram, whatever it is, we, I don’t share with you the crap going on in my life, the bad, the bile, the struggles, the suffering,
[00:35:07] I don’t share most of that with you, you know? I shared the, “Oh, here’s a cool picture of us smiling as a family,” and, you know, you’re talking about baseball, we went to a baseball game last night with, for my son. Under the surface is the things that we carry around, but it’s the full picture. For me, it was divorce and depression.
[00:35:23] I was going through a divorce with my wife at the time. And, for the first time in a couple of years, thought I don’t want to go to work anymore, we had some people that were causing some serious grief with me. And then, when I walked into a counselor’s office for the first time in a long time, he ran through a battery of questions and said, “Cory, you’re suffering from depression.”
[00:35:48] And so, it was a splash my face, “No, I’m Cory, the superhero, I’m out here doing all this cool stuff, like, no, that can’t be happening to me, and plus, I was my personal life was cratering.” Yeah, And so, I share that to say, and oftentimes when I talk about divorce or depression or share that story, like, “Hey, everybody hurts, including me.”
[00:36:07] I could, I could have kept on with the perfectly curated profile, but I’ve done that too much of my life, and I’m done with it now. I’m like, “No, I don’t want to do that. I want to empower people. I want to obliterate the stigma of mental health and say, ‘If you’re hurting, seek someone for help and healing.'” That’s what I’ve now devoted my second part of my career, is in this mental health, to be an advocate, to be a champion. And now, specifically with my startup, one of my startups is to be a connector for the hurting to the healers, professionally licensed therapists that can do some work and to help you. And so, that’s my story.
[00:36:45] Everybody hurts and you’re not alone. So, if you’re hearing this today, I’d invite you, if you’re hurting, take a step toward finding help and support. It’s the thing I didn’t do for the longest time. I still struggle with it by the way, is asking for help. And, you know, thank you for letting me have that opportunity to share that because you know, there’s gotta be somebody listening to go, you know, they need to take the next step.
[00:37:10] You know, you need to make a phone call, send an email, test-base with somebody that we’ve been in a riff with or whatever that is for you. Take the next step and start working on the stuff under your, under the surface of your iceberg.
[00:37:22] Jon Penland: Yeah, something that I picked up on, early on there, and your answer is, is you made the qualification that in talking about some of the struggles you were facing, you were not seeking public therapy. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it said quite that way before. Can you unpack that a bit? I think I know what you’re getting at there, but what do you mean by not seeking public therapy? Why is that important?
[00:37:43] Cory Miller: Thanks for letting me, thanks for noting that too, because I, I don’t want to give the misnomer that, see, I’m, I was trying to be really careful and said that these are events that happened 10 years ago, that I had done my private healing. And, I think too often, now there’s cries for help and you should always seek out and find help, there’s numbers you can Google around suicide and depression and things like that. You can ask your primary care physician for mental health help, but I say that because it’s not therapy to post things necessarily online about stuff that’s going on. That’s a cry for help, and I want you to get the appropriate help.
[00:38:21] And I’m, I’m trying to just say, like, the reason why there’s stuff going on today, Jon, that, you know, like, you know, there’s good stuff going on with me today. I mean, you can assume, right? But I’m not going to unpack this on the podcast because I’m in my private healing space. I’ve got a therapist I meet with very regularly, once a month.
[00:38:41] I was going about once a week, a year ago, and then space them out a little bit more. And, as I felt good, but I have the name and number of a counselor who knows my story, I can call and get an appointment with and that’s the key. We have a primary care doctor, most of us, like I do, but we don’t have a primary care therapist.
[00:38:59] Someone that, like, when the crap hits the fan, we can call, and so, I’m just saying, it’s a cry for help if you wanted to post that, take a step to find the private, professionally trained and licensed help that you need to unpack some of the stuff. And, the way I say, Jon, is like, you know, the tendency is for us to talk to our friends and family about it, but I’m like, there’s certain things they’re not equipped, I’m not equipped to deal with, and I don’t want to be at Thanksgiving and say, “Pass the cranberries, please, and then go, “Oh, I know Cory’s baggage,” you know? There’s certain things under the iceberg that needs to be private with me and my closest, like, my wife knows my baggage, for sure, but I don’t try to seek treatment from her. It’s my professionally licensed counselor, like, we’re in a relationship of love and, and all that, so.
[00:39:50] Jon Penland: Yeah. Yeah. I think it’s important not to, not to think of the Internet as you’re a professionally licensed counselor, but to actually seek that help from a qualified source. I think….
[00:39:59] Cory Miller: That’s the headline right there. I like it. “The Internet is not your counselor.”
[00:40:03] Jon Penland: That’s right. So, but I do want to ask, you’ve talked a little bit about, you know, you’ve got the phone number of somebody who knows your story, somebody who is professionally qualified to help you work through different things as they come up in life, are there any other things that you do personally, just practices you adopt to try and take care of yourself, mentally speaking?
[00:40:21] Cory Miller: It is a constant struggle, Jon, the self-care part. I’m reading a great book by Tara Brach called “Radical Acceptance” and the work I’m doing now is more around, led by my counselor, is around compassion and acceptance and it’s a tough one. I would love to tell you, I exercise 30 minutes a day or whatever the CDC rig is. No, I know those things I need to do and try and take steps to it and it’s for me, it’s a building block. It’s, you know, one is, I’ve got to have that relationship with the counselor. That’s number one for me. I also have a coach which is more the, you know, the counselors, the stuff that happened in the past, the source code, you know, from your adolescence usually that, or childhood, which ends up affecting you today. A coach for me is the forward-stuff. Like, professionally tuned, so I meet with my counselor very once a month at a minimum, I meet with my coach every week at Tuesday at 9:00 AM Central to tune me, to make me think through stuff and that’s been, I wouldn’t say, I don’t get psychology help with or therapeutic help with my coach, but it’s yin and yang a lot of times and I wish I had a coach for the last 10 years, especially at iThemes, I would have been in a totally different place, coach and counselor by the way, but no need to excess, I’m trying to make those steps to, you know, get out there, lose my extra that I put on during COVID, but the biggest is just trying to be present in the moment for me, and this is just my story and taking those steps to actively, like, sometimes to put my own body last in priority, and know, it’s just like, being on an airplane with your child, the flight attendant’s always going to say, “Put on your mess first.” I’m trying right now, Jon, to make sure I’ve got my mask on.
[00:42:21] Jon Penland: Yeah. So, as a business leader, I want to, kind of, bring these two ideas together, the idea of making the lives of other people awesome and this idea of taking, prioritizing mental health, so, as a business leader, what are things that other business leaders listening to this podcast can do to put other people who are in their professional orbit, other team members in the best possible position to live an awesome life, take care of their own mental health? Are there some practical things business leaders can do to empower their team members to prioritize as part of their life?
[00:43:00] Cory Miller: Tagging onto what I just said, and you know this, how many people are at Kinsta now? A couple hundred?
[00:43:08] Jon Penland: We are up to about 190.
[00:43:09] Cory Miller: Okay. Almost 200 people. The best thing, if I just, kind of, put the question back to you is for you to take care of those 190 people is to take care of Jon first. It’s the same for me.
[00:43:22] I know when I don’t take care of myself I’m not good for my kids, I’m not good for my wife, I’m certainly not good for my team and so putting the mask on first, you have to as leader. And, I think it’s something somehow wired, I don’t know where it comes from, we think we have to take care of others first and then ourselves and that’s not what I’m advocating in the least. I know the times when I’ve been most unhealthy and come to work, I’m worse for my people. It, we, as leaders, I believe set the tone and the pace and when I’m not healthy, my team’s not healthy. So, take care of yourself first, and then I would invite any leader, but I know you get this, but any leader is to look at your team as the unique, spectacular, wonderfully gifted humans of invaluable worth and how they can contribute, and if you free them with your vision, with some guard rails, like, “Here’s some rules of how we do things,” to take your organization to the next level and let them flourish along the way.
[00:44:28] So, take care of yourself first, then out of that operation of health and strength, you can help your people become their best self to through their work and have stories to tell by the campfires later on in life, that was, that’s the reward for me, my wife, I say, Jon, you know this better than me, the highest highs in business – always people; the lowest lows in business – always people.
[00:44:51] Like, and that’s the roller coaster we’re on when we become leaders and entrepreneurs and try to lead people and in the space, but I’ll tell you, I wouldn’t take a moment back because the highs are the ones I’m so proud of, like, the things that give me value. The money was great, don’t get me wrong, I like the money, but that is its true reward.
[00:45:36] Jon Penland: Yeah. It’s interesting that a priority you place on taking care of yourself first, I’m immediately reminded of just the way that I am a better boss when I am not in a negative headspace. Right? Like when somebody works on one of my teams or just somebody who works at the company comes to me with a question and it doesn’t have to be anything negative, but just a question that’s going to involve a significant investment of time or whatever to answer, I am going to react better to them if I’m at a positive headspace and I know that as a leader at the company if I react to them negatively, that’s going to color the rest of their day.
[00:46:02] Cory Miller: Oh yeah.
[00:46:03] Jon Penland: So, their experience, their experience is going to be dramatically impacted by my mental headspace, even if there’s not anything specific or tangible negative that happens, even if it’s just, you know, me being grumpy with them, that’s going to have a negative impact on them and it will directly impact their felt experience over the course of the day, and we’re there mentally, absolutely.
[00:46:26] Cory Miller: It’s a domino, you know. It’s a domino effect. What we take to work, what we bring home, it’s just that big domino effect.
[00:46:35] Jon Penland: Yeah. All right. So, as we wrap this conversation to a close, I have a couple of wrap-up questions for you. So, the first is, what is one resource you would recommend to our listeners? So, a resource that you think listeners to Reverse Engineered should definitely check out whether that’s a newsletter or blog, conference, really anything.
[00:46:58] Cory Miller: Resource, okay, I’m going to answer this weirdly, Jon, is, be a reader or be a learner, lifelong learner. And so, for me, my learning modality is reading so I would say the resources. Put the Kindle on your app or if you like audio, like, podcasts like this, put audible and get an audible subscription, ask your company to help you pay for it because you’re going to professionally learn through that.
[00:47:23] I’ll tell you, I didn’t know anything about management when I started iThemes. I had managed the part-time person and that person managed me basically. And so, and then we had a team overnight, like, 25, seemingly overnight, of 25 plus people, and I was like, if I hadn’t done my due diligence of reading and consuming something and an expert, someone experienced had distilled into this coal form and read, I would have been light years behind, so I would say, resources like, challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone, you haven’t arrived, you should be always growing, finding something new, the time that you think you’re coasting is the time you need to dive back in and ask somebody like you, Jon, “What are you reading today? Or what are you listening to?”
[00:48:07] And, and challenge yourself. It’s hard to get out of that comfort zone, but I get it, so, it’s going to be a weird question, but I’d say get a Kindle, get an audible account, and then ask people like you, “What are you reading, listening to?” And then go do that.
[00:48:19] Jon Penland: I think this is an idea I’ve seen you talk about a little bit on Twitter, where you, I’m trying to remember, there was a series of tweets which was like advice for people in their twenties or something like that and one of the pieces of advice in there was something like, “Be adaptable, be always ready to learn more and, kind of, to turn the corner.”
[00:48:39] And that’s one of the things, like, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve expressed a similar sentiment, which is that as fast as the world is moving today, you have to realize that what you’re doing today is not what you’re always going to be doing and you have to be ready to adapt to changing conditions and to turn the corner.
[00:48:57] So, being a lifelong learner is not optional, right? Like, if you want to succeed in the modern economy, you have to, you have to be a lifelong learner. It’s just mandatory.
[00:49:10] Cory Miller: Last year taught us the human race, it was the world or universe, whatever you ascribe to, a way of saying, “Hey, I need the human race to learn how to be adaptable.” Just what you said. I think about my kids, we’re both parents and I’m like, “If there’s one skill, I want them to know, it’s like, how to adapt to the situation they’re in.” And last year, the world, the universe, or whatever it is said, “You got to learn how to adapt. You gotta learn to get out of your comfort zone,” like, it forced the entire world to do that, and so, I think it’s a valuable lesson. So I want to 100+ that, the adaptability, like, that is totally the age that we’re living in and those that are going to get left behind are the ones that aren’t willing to or equipped to adapt and I mean, that’s been my life the last couple of years is like, “Hey, everything you thought you, kind of, got to start over in many ways or start from a starting, head start, but, like, being able to adapt and learn things, like, I wouldn’t have done ten years ago, five years ago, I wouldn’t have done, you know, detailed conversations around invoicing books with my CPA, I wouldn’t have done any of that. I wouldn’t have done the deep work, you know, but I was forced to because of this chapter in my life and that was a good thing for me, so, good stuff.
[00:50:27] Jon Penland: Yeah. All right. So, last question for you before we wrap up, where can people go to learn more about Post Status or to connect with you?
[00:50:37 ]Cory Miller: So, go to poststatus.com and then personally, you can, kind of, get a jumping-off form or hit my contact form at corymiller.com, my personal website, C O R Y miller.com and love to hear from anybody, and if I can help entrepreneurs, you know, that I’m the biggest cheerleader support-person ever of my fellow entrepreneurs is what I believe we have the opportunity to impact the world and make money doing it and we should readily, if we do good in the world, we should do well on the world and back to that profit + purpose kind of mantra.
[00:51:13] Jon Penland: Awesome. Well, Cory, thank you so much for being on Reverse Engineered and thank you to all of our listeners. That’s it for today’s podcast. You can access the episode show notes at kinsta.com/podcast, that’s K I N S T A.com/podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please don’t forget to subscribe to Reverse Engineered and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or the platform you’re listening on right now. See you next time.
It’s a dismal world when two tech giants are embroiled in a fight over your privacy. Yet here we are as updates from Apple that give users more power over their data and make third-party tracking more transparent have sent Facebook into a fury. The social media giant took out a full-page ad last year claiming it was “standing up to Apple.” Or perhaps Facebook was standing up for its bottom line, as tracking is a critical component of the company’s targeted ad business.
Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, tells Kara Swisher that he’s “not focused on Facebook” and that privacy evolution is “not aimed at a company, it’s aimed at a principle.”
In this episode of “Sway,” Ms. Swisher presses Mr. Cook on the motivations behind Apple’s privacy push, the power the company has over app developers, and potential future Apple innovations, from augmented-reality headsets to autonomous cars. They also discuss the decision to remove Parler from the App Store after the Capitol attacks — and why Mr. Cook hopes that the right-leaning social media company will “come back.”
Christina Mayermann* und ihr Partner versuchen seit drei Jahren, ein Kind zu bekommen – bisher erfolglos. In dieser Folge von "Beziehungsweise" spricht sie mit Kevin Recher und Antonia Rauth vom STANDARD über ihre Erfahrungen mit der Reproduktionsmedizin, die psychische Belastung bei Fehlversuchen und darüber, wie es ihr beim Anblick von Schwangeren geht. (red, 9.3.2021)
Christina Mayermann (Pseudonym) teilt auf diefruchtbar.blog und in ihrem Blog auf DER STANDARD ihre eigenen Geschichten zum Thema unerfüllter Kinderwunsch und auch die Geschichten anderer, um einen Ort zu schaffen, an dem sich betroffene Frauen und Männer austauschen und gegenseitig unterstützen können.
Matt Mullenweg
- The Past, Present, and Future of the InternetThe Past, Present, and Future of the Internet
Matt Mullenweg is the co-founder and CEO of Automattic, the company on top of the open-source project WordPress. We cover the state of the internet, the symbiotic relationship between open source and proprietary projects, and how the best companies are master world builders.
This episode was originally released on February 11th, 2021.
I recently had the opportunity to be on a panel at Web Summit with Mitchell Baker, the co-founder and CEO of Mozilla, and Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic. We talked about the power of Open Source and the Open Web.
In 2020, the threat to the web's openness has gained more mainstream awareness. Between big tech hearings in U.S. Congress and ongoing consumer data privacy issues, there are a lot of problems that need solving.
Our Web Summit panel only scratched the surface on some of these issues. Matt pointed out that we've been quick to trade our freedoms on the web for conveniences. Of course, companies haven't made that exchange very obvious to everyday people. Instead of 20-page user agreements, something clearer like nutrition facts labels could help people understand the contracts they're making with companies.
I pointed out that there is a shared responsibility among technology companies and governments to make the web better for everyone. I believe in the idea of a governing body for technology, kind of like an FDA for algorithms. Just as the FDA protects people against harmful pharmaceuticals, there should be a regulator for high-impact software. Privacy laws like GDPR are just the beginning of making sure that consumer data isn't abused.
Mitchell added that beyond regulation, technologists play an important role in developing clearer, fairer and more open alternatives for people on the web. I couldn't agree more. Open Source is an important contributor to maintaining the Open Web, and technologies like the blockchain hold potential for making the Open Web more robust.
To watch a video recording of our panel, visit https://youtu.be/qaIYdsy-Gb8. We only had 20 minutes, but this is the kind of conversation that could have lasted hours. Let's continue this important discussion in 2021!
The web is built on data—my data, your data, data from small companies, data from big companies, and so forth. We might hand over data like an email address and in return, we might get access to other data, perhaps exclusive content for a new video game or a weekly newsletter. This constant exchange of data allows for collaboration and communication on a scale that never existed prior to the web.
Much of the data currently exchanging hands can be viewed as human-centric. We have news articles, blogs, e-commerce, forums, video platforms, social media, and Q&A sites providing us data to read, watch, and otherwise consume. We are not the only consumers of the web though, with search engines, voice assistants, pricing bots, and even link preview bots performing a staggering number of requests every day—computer systems like these are playing an ever-growing role in data consumption.
Tim Berners-Lee coined the concept of a “Semantic Web”, where the web can be considered more a global database that computer systems could understand rather than a series of separate web pages. In turn, this could effectively allow deeper integrations between different computer systems and allow for greater decentralization of data. The data here is not just from large corporations—it can be your data or my data, data that we control and manage ourselves through our own websites.
Unfortunately, we are not at this stage of a full data utopia. Large amounts of data are not publicly available, and for data that is available, it can often be locked behind APIs with their own proprietary systems where you need to pay for access.
Building a Semantic Web To move from where we are now to a full Semantic Web is not something that can happen overnight. We have been building web pages for years on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, optimally designed for a human viewing experience. To extract reliable data from HTML currently, computer systems need to be able to process unstructured data, then establish context and meaning. The thing is, we humans can determine the context and meaning from viewing the page, but machines have to perform additional processing to get that same context. Directly encoding structured data eliminates additional complexity for machines to process themselves. There are many different solutions to encode structured data including Open Graph, Microdata, RDFa, and JSON-LD.
Open Graph, created by Facebook, is a popular format for holding specific types of structured data. Facebook uses this to generate link previews from page metadata. Website developers want additional control over what is displayed based on how it is described in the metadata. Since its creation, other social media sites have also adopted Open Graph for generating link previews.
Microdata, RDFa, and JSON-LD, however, are a bit different as, by themselves, they only represent different formats of storing data in a web page. Computers can parse these standardized structures. However, unless it knows the type of data being represented, it will not actually understand the data. What is missing here is a shared vocabulary so that two different computer systems can understand each other.
A joint effort made by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Yandex proposed a solution called Schema.org to promote structured data in web pages with a common vocabulary. For search engines, this structured data can help provide richer information in the search results. While Schema.org does not describe every type of object, nor does it intend to, it does create a solid foundation to describe many common objects: books, events, locations, medical conditions, movies, organizations, and people. For areas that it does not cover, alternative vocabularies can be used to describe that specialized data. Through its popularity for enhancing SEO, Schema.org has an ever-growing user base which in turn helps grow the Semantic Web.
Data could change how we use the web A Semantic Web may not only change how we think about searching for information online but who controls the information. Imagine every website not just being a wall of content but a graph of inter-related topics and ideas. There would not need to be a central spot where data is stored and controlled by a single entity, helping avoid some concerns about censorship and bias while simultaneously improving privacy and control over one’s data that they share.
For example, take a site like Facebook. It maintains mountains of information about people and businesses, with various relationships between different entities from comments, reactions, and shares. This data is part of the Facebook ecosystem; it effectively “belongs” to them. In a future where data is in our own control, sites like Facebook could just be the visual representation of the existing network, built on a Semantic Web. The data we declare public on our website is what can be viewed, giving us full control over what is shared. This also means that we are not locked-in to a service like Facebook. You are free to move to other “front ends,” as the data is yours and you maintain it.
It might seem strange that an organization like Facebook would ever want to give up their data, however, with stricter laws being passed, for example GDPR in the EU and CCPA in California, it may be just a matter of time until Facebook is forced to.
As new technologies are built to take advantage of this data, it will also provide new tools and experiences for users. While algorithms behind search engines are complex, they currently provide results for queries that have already been specifically answered. If you asked, “all songs before 1995 that failed domestically but were well-received worldwide,” you would be unlikely to get results because no one has yet answered that question. The data for such a query exists on the web; however, it is not readily available due to how search works. With a web built on data, obscure queries like this could turn up results by combining different datasets across several sites.
The ability to query more complex data can especially help researchers and data scientists, being able to potentially combine vast amounts of public data with their own private research data to discover new and interesting things. Additionally, it may help those training machine learning models as specific data sets could be crafted that they may have been impossible to acquire otherwise.
Still barriers to be overcome Changes to support a Semantic Web are not something that can happen overnight—we are talking years of small steps and incremental improvements. Even if most websites had rich structured data in their markup, many new tools and technologies would need to be built to leverage it. For example, Berners-Lee has been working on Solid as a method to allow users greater control over their own data, building upon key concepts of a Semantic Web.
Like many other concepts, the Semantic Web does have its critics. One, Cory Doctorow, goes as far to call it “a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris, and hysterically inflated market opportunities.” That comment is not without merit as there are several potential problems that need to be considered.
With the number of websites on the web and the vast number of types that may need to be represented, there is a huge amount of data that would need to be understood for any sufficiently complex query. Schema.org has 841 types by itself but only scratches at the surface of all data that could be represented. When looking at specific industries and the data that they might publicly share, there could be hundreds of vocabularies with thousands of types in each.
Beyond the sheer amount of data is deciding how to even classify some of it. Debates could rage on about the most mundane things like whether “a washing machine was a kitchen appliance or a household cleaning device.”
Then the Semantic Web needs to handle duplicate data which, unfortunately, might not be any easier than trying to de-duplicate unstructured data. A single item might be able to be represented in two or more different vocabularies and may have different properties defined. A global identifier for data may help in specific circumstances, however, it will not fully solve the problem.
The credibility of data is another key concern with a Semantic Web. When we research information currently, there are many different factors that we may consider when determining if the information we read can be trusted. Additionally, we might verify what we find across multiple different sites. Systems would not only need to deal with factually incorrect data but also inconsistency in the data that it does find.
Maybe the biggest problem though is not a technical one but a human one. Web developers or other people interested in these types of technologies might go out of their way to add data to their pages and websites, but, would your parents want to manage their own data like that? Your neighbours? Your friends? Even if tools are built for the average person, what is to say they would even want to use them? For them, the Semantic Web might be dead on arrival.
We are still a long way off from some form of a Semantic Web. While in many ways we are definitely stepping towards it, the full data utopia will rely on many aspects falling perfectly into place. It is unlikely to be a data revolution but rather an evolution of how the web operates now. As we step forward though, we will undoubtedly discover new uses for the data and start developing the technologies that can utilize it.
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English is the most widely spoken language in the world, and the vast majority of English speakers learned the language in a classroom. Yet in conference rooms and language courses around the world, they are often told they speak "bad English." Global communication consultant Heather Hansen tells why "bad English" — with its simplified vocabulary, fueled by the contributions of non-native speakers around the world — might be more universally understandable.
In this episode of Rough Translation, we set out to discover: why might "bad English" be the best way to communicate? To find out, we'll hear insights and anecdotes from English speakers from around the world, who talk about their frustrations and joys over a language they've made their own. We'll talk to Hansen about why "bad English" is good for business, and how native speakers can communicate better by changing how they think about language.
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Listen to Heather Hansen's TEDx talk, "2 Billion Voices: How to speak bad English perfectly."
RSS can bring news, blog posts and even podcasts to you, without needing to visit a bunch of different website. This week, Stephen and David talk about the rise of numerous RSS services and apps they've seen over the last few years, and share how this web technology makes their lives better.
Contextual Computing with Keyboard Maestro
Relay FM for St. Jude
RSS - Wikipedia
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Feedly for Business
Meet Leo, Your AI Research Assistant – Feedly Blog
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Subscribe to Email Newsletters in Feedbin
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Feed Wrangler
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Reeder 4 on the Mac App Store
The Best RSS Reader for Mac - The Sweet Setup
NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS
ReadKit - Have all your reading in one place
Reeder 4 on the App Store
Unread: An RSS Reader
NetNewsWire: RSS Reader on the App Store
Unread: An RSS Reader
Fiery Feeds
lire (Full-text RSS) on the App Store
Michael Tsai - Blog - Apple News No Longer Supports RSS
Publishing on Apple News - Apple Developer
Stephen's "Inspect RSS Feed" Shortcut
Cool Tools Show Podcast Episode 235: Matt Mullenweg July 2020 Visit Cool-tools.org for shownotes
Mark: Welcome to the Cool Tools Show. I'm Mark Frauenfelder, editor-in-chief of Cool Tools, a website of tool recommendations written by our readers. You can find us at cool-tools.org. I'm joined by my cohost, Kevin Kelly, founder of Cool Tools. Hey, Kevin. Kevin: Hey, it's great to be here. Mark: In each episode of the Cool Tools Show, Kevin and I talk to a guest about some of his or her favorite uncommon and uncommonly good tools they think others should know about. Our guest this week is Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of the open source publishing platform, WordPress, which now powers over 37% of all sites on the web. He's the founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind wordpress.com. WooCommerce, Tumblr and Jetpack. Matt is originally from Houston, Texas, where he attended The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and studied jazz saxophone. He currently splits his time between Houston, New York and San Francisco. I'm so glad to be talking to the person who, not only powers cool tools, but my other website, Boing Boing. Thank you so much, Matt. How are you doing now? Matt: I'm doing pretty well, and really glad to be talking to y'all. Longtime fans. Kevin: Yeah, and Matt, it's so good to hear your voice again. We've done a walk together and I'm really looking forward to hearing about some of your favorite tools. Mark: Yes. So, why don't you start by telling us about Stream Like a CEO? Matt: Oh. Well, I found myself doing a lot more of these, essentially, public presentations, and it could be for press or other companies where I'd be talking to five or 6,000 people, in addition to my own company. And so, I'd done some minor investments in a nice Logitech webcam and things like that before, but I ended up deciding like, "Well, how do you max this out?" I was inspired a little bit by when Bill Gates was on Trevor Noah, and Trevor Noah's obviously, that's his job to be on TV and he normally looks fantastic, but he looked like he was on a normal webcam and Bill Gates looked like he was in a studio. I was like, "Oh, how does that work?" Because I know Bill Gates is probably social isolating and everything. So, and I'm hooking up a nice camera to a HDMI capture device that turns any HDMI input into a webcam. Kevin: That capture device that does is... What's it called? Cam Link or something? Matt: I use the Elgato Cam Link 4K. Kevin: Right, Cam Link. Right, it looks like a USB-size device that has a HDMI, your kind of TV kind of HDMI cable on one side and then a USB plug on the other, is that right? Matt: Yeah, and it just shows up as a webcam and audio can go through it too, which is pretty neat. Kevin: Right, right. So, the idea is you take a digital camera that has a HDMI output, and then you can link it up, that digital camera, to your computer. So now, instead of having a webcam, you have a hi-res camera. Matt: Exactly. Mark: Oh, that's nice. I have a Logitech, a pretty nice one that does HD and stuff, but it is nowhere near my little HD handheld camera. Kevin: Right. Matt: You're never going to match just the physics of the optics there. Now that said, there are some hacks to use phone cameras, which of course, have so much amazing processing and everything else. So, we'll see where that goes. It feels like if in a $100 Android phone, you can put a really decent camera, I don't know why these $300 web cams are slacking so much. Kevin: Right? So, there are people who do the same thing with a phone. So, they're saying the recent iPhones or other phones, their cameras are actually much better than your webcam. And so, you could use your phone hooked up to your computer like a webcam. And so, there are some... I will call them hacks, but there are some ways to do that as well, right? Matt: Sorry, if I called it a hack. I didn't mean to insult these systems. Kevin: No, no, no. I was calling it a hack. I was calling it a hack. Mark: Yeah, me too. Matt: So, over time, all of this gets replaced by software, right? So, already in Skype, you can blur out your background give like a bouquet effect and other things. We'll have a time when a really fancy microphone or camera makes a difference. But over time you see where like the Snap Camera, which is a utility you can run on your computer to filter your webcam through Snap filters, where that's just going to replace everything that right now you get a better quality out of. Kevin: So, there was one other hack that is a pretty cool one to do that you have in your little article on Stream Like a CEO, which is to use what the high-end folks use, which is basically a teleprompter. The problem that that's trying to fix is the fact that we humans are really wired to detect whether someone's really looking at you or not. Matt: Eye contact. Kevin: That eye contact is very, very powerful. And it often is something you don't have when you're Zooming or telecasting because you're looking at the screen, you're looking at the other people, you're looking at who you're talking to. You're not looking at the camera. So, you want to be able to converge the camera and where you're looking at together, and there's a hack to do that, which they've done for a long time, which is a half-silvered mirror. So, what's your solution to this Matt. Matt: Yeah, exactly what you described. I wanted to be able to look people in their eye when I was talking to them. So, I'd used teleprompters for text before, if I was on some random show, but I thought, "Well, why can't... " I heard of ones you can use with a phone or iPad. I might've even gotten the phone one, heard about it from you, Kevin. I thought, "Well, what if I just put the Zoom screen on there, so someone's face was what I was looking at?" And it works pretty well actually. I'm not going to endorse any particular brand. I would say any teleprompter is fine or any one-way mirror. And then I got some random USB-C monitor that now I just mirror things to. And so, if I was talking to someone on video, I would just move them to where the bottom of my main screen is. And then I see them reversed and flipped on the teleprompter. Kevin: So, the way the teleprompter works is that you have a half-silvered piece of glass that's at a 45 degree angle and the camera is behind it looking right through the glass and filming you. And then you are looking at the camera lens, but instead of seeing the lens, you see the reflection of a horizontal tablet that would have your Zoom counterpart, the screen or the face. And so, it looks like that image of the person is hovering right in front of the lens. So, your eyes are actually looking directly into the lens, but you're looking at the person you're talking to. And it's... Yeah. Matt: I've been told for the people on the other side, it's almost a little unnerving because both with the really great okay effect of like, "Oh, it feels like you're in a studio." So, I've stopped using the setup for just normal hangouts. I'm trying to only use it for presentations. And it's not perfect. It is a bit dimmer with the reflection, and as I discovered on a board meeting, Wednesday, when I did decide to use this, because everything's flipped, you can't really see a board deck or presentation. So, I found myself being turned to the side quite a bit more than I would if it was just a webcam on top of my monitor to read the slides. Kevin: You obviously need some software just to do the flipping. So, I use a teleprompter, a little inexpensive version, to record videos and it fits over my... I have a Panasonic LUMIX camera, and it fits onto the rings that screw onto the front of the lens. And it takes my phone as a screen, so it's much smaller and you have to be closer to read it. I was using it to actually read things, but it does allow you to flip because you actually have to read text. So, it has that mirror function built into the software. And I think that would be really important to do, because otherwise, as you said, you can't read slide or anything else. Matt: Yeah. If you Google Stream Like a CEO, I put it all out there. And the exact setup I used was like 9k, but honestly I think for about- Kevin: Wait, 9k. What do you mean 9k? Matt: $9,000. Kevin: Oh, okay. Really? Mark: Okay. So, you can spend a- Matt: That all comes from the lens and I have these custom in-ear monitors, but you don't need any of that stuff to be honest. So, I think that for about somewhere between $1,500 to $2,000, assuming you had to buy all the equipment from scratch, didn't have a extra camera you could use or something, you can create something that looks just as good as Bill Gates, which is pretty neat. Mark: That's cool. Kevin: Right, right. Yeah, and as you said, a lot of this should be in software, but even the part that's not in software should be a commodity item soon enough, in terms of, as people figure out how to do this cheaply and in scale, scale it up. I would definitely have one. Right now, my solution is pretty low-rent, which I have a webcam, which is not very good quality, but I have the webcam mounted to hang in the center of my monitor. Matt: I thought about doing that. How did you hang it? Mark: That's cool. Kevin: I just built a little piece of some metal. I just made a bracket, and I have it so it can swing in. So, it swings in and hangs right in front of my monitor, and I just manipulate the Zoom screen so that it's a couple degrees off from the face. So, I'm two or three degrees off and it's close enough for most people. Mark: Yeah, that's cool. Now, I remember reading some research, old research about video conferencing, and they found that the most important... Having great quality audio and not so great video is far superior than bad audio and great video. The first thing to nail down is the audio, then you can start thinking about the video quality. Kevin: Right, right. I think Mark and you, we have headsets on right now, right? Mark? Mark: Yeah. Well, I'm actually using my- Kevin: Boom? Mark: My microphone, my little... I can't even remember the name of it now. Kevin: Yeti? Is it a Yeti? Mark: It's an AT-210, I forget the name of them. It's not a Yeti, but it's something I paid a couple hundred dollars for, and then it has a monitor jack that I can plug into to it. So, I'm just wearing some ear buds to hear exactly what my microphone is picking up, and it makes all the difference. Kevin: And Matt, you use a headset as well? Matt: Yeah. For a fancy podcast like this, I break out the podcasting setup, which I do a Shure SM7B. But what's actually the first thing, and actually really the only thing we buy for every new employee at Automattic is there's this... Sennheiser makes these headsets, I think, designed for call centers and stuff. And they're just little USB ones, so you plug them in, and they are so good at taking out all the background sound yet still having really high fidelity. Kevin: What's it called? It sounds like a Cool Tools tool to recommend. So, it's a Sennheiser something or other? Matt: Yeah, so for about 40 or 50 bucks, you can get the Sennheiser SC 30, and that has a one-ear version. They make a two-ear version where you have ear pads on both sides, I think, called the SC 60. And I've tried the Sennheisers, they make ones that go up to a couple hundred dollars. The cheap ones sound just as good or better than the expensive ones. So, it's actually kind of neat that something that costs a little less is a really comfortable. And it's super light, it's pretty sturdy. I have broken them over the years, from stuffing them in my backpack or something, but it's so inexpensive and I get so much utility out of it. I don't mind buying one every year or two. Kevin: Right. And so, this is highly recommended for anybody doing a Zoom call is wear one of these, and as Mark says, you'll instantly be two times as present because you'll have really good audio. Matt: Yeah. So, much better than using the internal microphone on your laptop. Kevin: Right. Right. Right. Matt: Although, on the latest MacBooks, the 16-inch they've gotten pretty good at... I don't know if you've listened to recordings from that- Mark: No, I haven't. Matt: ... but they've actually used the multi mics and some noise canceling, essentially some smarts to create something that I would say is better than what most people use. Mark: Wow. Like you said, the software is going to like take care of a lot of that. Kevin: Computational audio. So, Matt, are there some other tools that you find yourself using a lot or talking about or recommending to others? Things that you would find indispensable and use every day? Matt: Ah, so many. It's interesting because normally I publish something every year called What's in My Bag, where because I traveled actually 500,000 miles last year of flights. So, I got pretty dialed in on what was in the bag. But of course we've all been home, and actually, I went to my mom's house the other day and I took my backpack and I didn't have like, the cables I needed, which for me is life-threatening to not have the proper cable. But I know for the purpose of the show, I'll say a few more. One is a RAVPower 90-watt two-port wall charger. So, this is a USB-C charger that has two ports on it, and it can do up to 90 Watts. So, it can charge actually one of the bigger MacBooks. Mark: Oh, that's great. Matt: It's smaller. Even though it has two ports, it's smaller and lighter than the one that came with your MacBook because it uses this new technology called gallium nitride, which essentially allows for less heat to be generated while still pushing a lot of power through it. And I found this one's really neat. It has one of these plugs that collapses, so it kind of folds into it. And it's a small and heavy little thing, but it's much lighter than most of the built-in laptop ones. And you can charge two things at once, which is really nice. Kevin: Yeah. I am this ultra light packer and backpacker and traveler, but one of the things I did is I made my own squid using a little bit lighter cords like lamp cord that have USB and plugs on it that I solder together. Because I needed so many battery chargers and camera battery charging. If I had a drone, all the things. And so, this thing you just mentioned, the RAV would be pretty cool because you need a lot of USB power. Matt: And I'm looking forward to the day where everything's USB-C. USB-C has definitely made some of the biggest difference in my electronic life of the past few years, so I'm excited about it. Mark: I also heard that the iPhone 13 from the advanced drawings that have been sneaked out, look like they're going to switch over from Lightning to USB-C, which would be amazing. Matt: Yeah, and you can get these little adapters that just go in USB-C and turn it into Lightning. I usually carry a few of those around. It's just nice to be able to turn it into USB-C. USB-C can become your main cable, and then you can just put adapters on the end. It wasn't one of my cool tools, but that is called the Stouchi iOS adapter, S-T-O-U-C-H-I. Kevin: For the RAVPower one you recommend the 90-watt. They have a 60-watt as well, but- Matt: Not enough. Kevin: Not enough. Yeah, especially if you're doing one of the larger MacBook Pros, you're probably going to need that. Mark: And one of the things, by the way, for our listeners, that Matt's organization has been a pioneer in, is in remote working. Running a very large, relatively large company, where, I don't know, 100%, 90%, 99% of the employees are remote, not working at headquarters. So, you have been living the life that many people are now just got a small taste of. Are there other tools that you have discovered over the years that you would find useful in trying to do this new way of working? Matt: I talk about the hierarchy a lot, which is usually internet, so you want a good internet connection and router, audio then lighting. So, just a lamp makes a huge difference. Even a bad webcam looks better with a good light. And then finally you can get into all the video stuff that we talked about earlier. So, that's usually the hierarchy we talk about. But the thing that actually has been sort of most game changing for me in this lockdown, in working from home, was I bought a hammock on Amazon. It's Vivere, V-I-V-E-R-E, and probably $100-and-something. And I am now spending at least an hour a day in it, which has been really, really nice. It's not too hot in Houston yet, and the mosquitoes aren't too bad during the day. So, it's been nice to be able to read a lot of emails or do some work on a iPad or a phone from the hammock and just nice to not be at the desk for a little bit. Kevin: Yeah. Yeah. So, there's sitting desk, standing desk and horizontal desk, the hammock. Coincidentally, I'm not sure if we're going to run these in the same order that we're recording it, but just the previous guest in this podcast was raving about the very same hammock that he had just recently gotten. So, it might be a thing. Mark: We just were talking to him right before we started talking to you, Matt, and he was talking about the same hammock. Matt: That's awesome. Kevin: Yeah. Before we... Some of this stuff is hardware, but there's also a couple of software. We were talking about how software will replace a lot of these things. You also have some software packages or programs or subscriptions that either you use for yourself or your company uses. Some that we're all familiar with these days like Zoom and maybe even Slack, but you have a couple others here that may not be as well known. Basecamp for project management. Meeting scheduler, Doodle is something we have recommended on Recomendo. Calendly is another one. Do you have anything to say about these Basecamp or meeting schedulers, other pieces of software that you would recommend people who work remotely adopt? Matt: I think every organization should have a really good internal blog, private blog. I obviously have some software I'd recommend for that with WordPress, but we use actually a free theme called P2, which turns your internal blog or any blog really into kind of a real-time system. So, when [crosstalk 00:20:07] shows up, Kevin: Wait, wait, wait. It turns your blog into a real-time system, I don't know what that means. Matt: Sure. So, it sort of puts a posting box on the homepage, so anyone who's a logged in user can see a posting box right on the home page. You don't have to visit a separate admin. And then it has fully threaded comments and posts also on the home page. And by real time, if a new comment or post comes in, it'll actually pop up on your screen without you having to reload. So, it's great for asynchronous conversations that happen in a more... We use it instead of email actually, and it's been definitely the thing that's allowed us to scale to now 1,200 people. Kevin: But do you use Slack? We use Slack. I feel like Slack might be a net negative to our productivity, just because it's so interrupt driven. And I do believe in the importance of lack of interruptions for deep or creative work. Mark: We use Slack with Cool Tools, but there's only three of us. And so, it isn't really distracting. I think maybe we have two or three things a day and it's usually stuff that is important to know about. Kevin: Do you use Slack with Boing Boing? Mark: We don't actually. For some reason we really don't need to communicate that much. We do text messaging mainly is the main way we do it. Text messaging and email. I don't know why, but I think that for Cool Tools, Slack has been really good. Kevin: Yeah. Yeah. Matt: For small groups like that, I mostly use Telegram now. I just love the- Kevin: Telegram. I'm not familiar with Telegram. Matt: It's kind of like a WhatsApp competitor. Kevin: Okay. Why wouldn't you use WhatsApp instead of Telegram? Matt: So, what I like about Telegram is it always works even if I'm on terrible bandwidth. It just has some sort of magical thing where everything always gets through, and it's natively multi-device. So, I can be signed in on my iPad, my phone, my computer, multiple computers, all at the same time, which is really handy. Mark: WhatsApp does that too. Matt: You can only be assigned into one other thing. So, it's your phone plus something else. Mark: You mean just two things at once. Matt: Yeah. And your phone has to be connected. So, let's say you're on a plane, your phone needs to be connected. Basically, what they're doing is the other client is almost like a client of your client. Oh, because of the way they work. Kevin: That's in WhatsApp, and in Telegram you don't have a constriction. Matt: Each client is its own node, so you can have multiple ones going. So, when I'm on a plane, if I ever do that again, usually I just buy WiFi for my computer. I don't want to have to buy it for my phone and my computer. Yeah, I like also, the scheduling messages is something that I miss and wish Slack had. Mark: That's cool. Matt: Especially as a CEO, I find that I'm working all the time, but if I send someone a message at 9:00 PM on Friday, even if I say, "This is not urgent, don't reply until Monday," or something like that, they feel the pressure. If they see it, it kind of takes them out. So, on TElegram- Kevin: Oh, so you can post, schedule it for Monday morning. Mark: That's neat. Matt: Yeah. So, actually, usually about 9:00 AM, people will get a lot of scheduled messages from me that have come from the previous, probably 12 to 14 hours where I was just trying not to send it. And that way also, if I send a message, if there were a true emergency, I would want the message to be noticed. So, by keeping things mostly to the day and anything that's not an emergency not happening at night, it kind of makes it more important. Kevin: Telegram, I'll have to look... That's really new to me. That's fantastic. Matt: Can I say two free tools for macOS? Kevin: Yeah. Mark: For sure. Kevin: So, these are two ones that I've come across recently and just find they make my day a little bit better. One's called Meeter, M-E-E-T-E-R, and all it does is take... If there is an appointment in your calendar that has a Zoom link or a Google Meets link or anything like that, and it makes it one-click easy to join it, and gives you a little notification. So, you're not having to navigate through your calendar. Mark: So, it's like a toolbar pull-down thing. Matt: Exactly. So, it runs in your toolbar. The other one also runs in your toolbar. It's called Hand Mirror and all it does is shows you what's on your webcam. So, if you want to check your hair or just make sure there's not something... If there's something behind you, that it's not messy, you can just check Hand Mirror. Mark: Or salad in your teeth. Yeah. That's a good one. I have Hand Mirror also. I really like that. Kevin: So talking about the toolbar on the macOS, do you know about there? Matt: No, what's that? Kevin: There is like a world clock that's tied to people rather than places. Matt: Oh, so everyone's logged in and if they move around it updates. Kevin: Yes, you can. If other people are using There and they change locations, it will show that, but you also can look up by people, like Craig [Mon 00:25:13]. So, I'll look up Craig and it says, "Okay, it's 6:56 for Craig." Matt: Oh, that's so cool. Kevin: Yeah, and it's up in the toolbar, or my speaker agent here, Mel. Okay, so it's 5:56 PM for Mel. So, you can do places, but the real innovation is that you have it by person and if they are also There clients and they choose to, it will reflect if they change locations automatically. Matt: That's pretty neat. P2 has a widget for that, so our internal blogging system based on browser time will show the time of everyone who's a member of the team. So, that's the one I'm- Mark: That's really nice. That's good. I have a good, a toolbar one. It's called Tyke, T-Y-K-E. And all it is, is a ASCII, non-proportional font, mini text editor that you can just like dump text in, change it around a little bit and then copy and paste it into anything that you want. And I find it really convenient to... Just kind of as a parking spot for text that I need to hold for a little while, or do a little bit of work on and then pop somewhere else. It's so good. And it just does that one little thing and that's all it does. Andrew Torrez created it. Kevin: It's like a clipboard? It's being parked in a clipboard basically? Mark: Yeah. It's a little place where you can actually... Yeah, it's like a clipboard, and you can see the text and work with it. And it's just pure text, no images or font attributes or anything like that. Matt: That's really nice as well, because now when you copy and paste, sometimes you don't want to bring all the formatting with you. Mark: Right. That's one of the big benefits of it. Kevin: Right. There was a recent, for me, a recent Recomendo, which was if you hit the control in addition to the Cmd + V, but Shift + Cmd + V, it removes the formatting when you paste it. Mark: Yeah, that really works well too. Kevin: It's like, I wish I'd known that 15 years ago, 20 years ago. Mark: I know. Yeah. It's crazy. Kevin: Yeah. Mark: That's a really good one. The other thing that I found really useful when I'm doing any kind of writing, like if I'm about to post something to Boing Boing or anything, is I just highlight the text, right click it, and then from the contextual menu, say speech or speak it or whatever, and just listen to it. And then that way I can catch typos or grammatical errors much better than I can by reading it. You hear it when there's a problem and, that's something Claudia recommended. Kevin: Yeah, but I didn't realize you could do that while it was in the clipboard, basically. Mark: Yeah. Well, you could do it in a blog post before you publish it, or I do it in Tyke a lot of times. It doesn't work in Google Docs for some reason, which is super annoying, but most other applications it will work in. Matt: I love that. That's so nice. Mark: Yeah. Kevin: So, Matt, you're very prolific in writing about these tools for remote working. You have a doc that you sent us that maybe we can share distributed blog tools, I guess, tools and gear. Is this something you keep updated? Matt: I have been, yeah. It's been a little challenging because so much stuff is sold out because of the pandemic. Everyone's working from home at once, and so, they're buying stuff. So, I've been constantly updating it both to... I test a lot of things. So, I'll buy 20 headsets and then test each one and see how they sound. And then, yeah, so I am keeping it updated. So, if you check out distributed.blog. Kevin: And you have things like your recommendation of a standing desk or standing desk mat and things like that beyond even what we've talked about. So, yeah, I would suggest people if they're interested in working remotely, working from home, even more than we have been check out Matt's reviews of tools and gear. Mark: It's really nice. Matt, what's the WordPress theme that you use for distributed.blog? Matt: Ooh, that's a custom theme, but if you wanted it, I could totally send it to you. Mark: It's so clean. I love it. Matt: Thank you. For my site, ma.tt I'm just using the latest default theme, which is called 2020. Mark: Oh, okay. Matt: We started actually in 2010 and we started doing new default theme every year. And it had been such a pain in the butt to get a new default theme. I thought if we named it by the year, we'd be really embarrassed if we missed a year. So, it has helped to have us do one every year since. And actually we're about to kick off work on 2021. Mark: That's great. Kevin: Wow. And the past years' defaults are also still available if you want it? Matt: Yeah. So, we keep them all updated and secure and everything like that, including right now, the big thing is updating for them for Gutenberg. Gutenberg is our new way of managing everything on the web and writing things in WordPress. Kevin: I'm not sure. I don't know what Gutenberg is. Is this another... I mean, what is Gutenberg? Matt: So, Gutenberg replaces the old WYSIWYG editor that was built into WordPress. Kevin: Oh, okay. Matt: And instead of trying to be like a copy of Microsoft Word, it actually says that online what's beautiful is the structure and the embeds and the ability to move things around. And so, based on both my experience building CMSs, writing courses that I took in places like Paris, and also just trying to get people to build cooler things on the web, we made it. So, the fundamental Gutenberg, what you edit in Gutenberg is blocks, not just documents. And so, you can rearrange the blocks. You can move them around, you can create reusable blocks, so you can use them again and again in different posts. It's a really fun system. It's also the future of WordPress. We open-sourced it, so people are starting to use it outside of WordPress. So, I could see it being kind of the future text box on the web 10 years from now. Kevin: Cool. Mark: That's great. All right. Well, Matt, I want to thank you for sharing all these wonderful tools with us. And it was just so much fun talking to someone who has indirectly been a big part of my life for many years. Thank you so much for creating WordPress and maintaining it. It means a lot to me and to a lot of people around the world. Kevin: Yeah. Yeah, you've been working behind the scenes to keep our sites going, which we really appreciate. Matt: Aah, that means a lot to me. If there's ever way I can be of help, please let me know. Mark: Hey everybody, it's your cohost Mark. And I wanted to let you know that we have a lot more going on here in Cool Tools than just this podcast. We have our flagship website where we review a new tool every day, that's at cool-tools.org. We also have four different newsletters, we have this podcast, we have a YouTube channel where we review tools. And if you like what you hear and see and read, the best way to help us out is by going to our Patreon page at patreon.com/cooltools and donate at any level you wish. You can even contribute $1 a month, and that would mean a lot to us. The money that you give us will go towards paying for our transcribing costs, editing videos, and editing the podcast. It goes towards paying contributors who write the reviews for us. It goes towards our equipment costs, our hosting costs, and it supports our very small company of three people. This week. I wanted to give a shout-out to some of our Patreon supporters who have been giving us at least $2 a month. And if you give us $2 a month, we'll give you a shout-out online. And this week I would like to thank Michael [Sakuchia 00:33:18], Molly Star, M. Velderman, Opposable Thumbs, Pamela Cooley, Patrick Weigher, Paul Hosey, Randy Fisher, Stuart Burrows Brand, Synaptic Sam, Therese Swartz, Tom Hawkins, Tom Markham, What Bear, Javier Pangolin, David Lang, Eric Byers, Sean Hartley, Steven Powell, Greg [Lichshteith 00:33:42], John Hopson, Adam Bristol, Adam Naher, Anonymous, Bill Kempthorne, Bruce I. Niles, Chris Woodruff, C. Colos, Darryl Flynn, Egg [Fleegoff 00:33:54], Eric [Hentrow 00:33:57], Eric Hoover, Godfrey Soldana, Jay Skiles, John M. Larson, Jude Gallaghan, Kenneth Gilman and Lucas frank. 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Peter lies sich in dieser Revision das Open/Decentralized/Federated/Indie Web erklären und konnte dabei auf den Input von Matthias Pfefferle (Blog, Twitter) und Sebastian Lasse (Mastodon, Autor von Redaktor) zurückgreifen.
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[00:00:29] Das Open/Decentralized/Federated/Indie Web Beginnend mit einem Versuch, die Begriffe Open, Decentralized, Federated, Indie etc. zu definieren steigen wir, wie die Nerds die wir sind, recht bald in die technischen Untiefen herab. Neben Protkollen wie ATOM, RSS und ActivityPub sind auch die solche Protokolle nutzenden Software wie Mastodon, Diaspora, oStatus, Identica, Status.net, Tent.io, Friendica ein Thema. Dezentral betriebene Software-Instanzen mit konpatiblen Protokollen bilden das Fediverse, dessen technische Inkompatibilitäten (u.A. betreffend Peer Tube und WebFinger, registerProtocolHandler) ebenso wie nichttechnische Aspekte (unter anderem Monetarisierung, Gouvernance, Nazis, Fake News (siehe Eunomia), End-User-Features wie den universellen Follow-Button und Förderungsmöglichkeiten) durchgekaut werden. Gegen Ende legen wir den Fokus auf das Indie Web (komplett mit IndieWebCamps und Homebrew Website Clubs), Self-Hosting und wagen Rückgriffe auf das Web 2.0 mit Bestandteilen wie Flickr, Ping- und Trackbacks (in neu und cool: Webmention) und die von uns erst kürzlich abfällig betrachteten Microformats. Zuletzt darf der Verweis auf die mehrfacht erwähnte Offizielle ActivityPub Konferenz 2020 nicht fehlen – die Anmeldungs-Phase läuft! Ceterum censeo faciem liber esse delendam.
May 8, 2020
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The Count from Sesame Street swearing → https://goo.gle/3ftsgqL (warning: silly/rude)
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Ofcom research into broadcast swearing → https://goo.gle/2A9xM1B (warning: lots of really bad language) (bigger warning: PDF)
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Banned word list read by a computer → https://goo.gle/2SNkgat (warning: lots of really bad language)
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Beat saber stretches → https://goo.gle/2Ac4gZf
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Remy's question about text encoding → https://goo.gle/3bftse1
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TextEncoder → https://goo.gle/2zlvBaE
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TextDecoder → https://goo.gle/35K5Wou
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Streaming versions → https://goo.gle/2Wh4qHn
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Josh's joke encoding PR → https://goo.gle/2YK2316
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atob → https://goo.gle/2YK2316
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bota → https://goo.gle/2YKEuoP
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Binary strings in JS → https://goo.gle/3ch7R68
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readAsBinaryString in FileReader → https://goo.gle/2Wdnoyz
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DOMContentLoaded → https://goo.gle/3fon4EF
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defer and IE bugs → https://goo.gle/2WfOntj
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DOM ready in jQuery → https://goo.gle/3cdvnRN
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readyState → https://goo.gle/2xJnHrf
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doScroll trick → https://goo.gle/2WFuCtW
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See https://goo.gle/HTTP203Podcast for other episodes.
Daniel talks with Manton about the just-announced Planetary social networking startup, and how it compares with Micro.blog both in terms of vision and execution. They talk of the challenge of changing human habits when marketing innovative products, and whether Planetary could help Manton by increasing awareness of the need for more social networks. Finally, they examine Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods and the comparable marketing challenges they have in “preaching to the choir” of core supporters while trying to attract the attention of less likely customer bases.
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Links:
- Planetary.social – An “open and humane alternative to Facebook,” by Tom Coates and crew.
- Decentralized, Open and Humane – Twitter post from @tomcoates announcing the service.
- Excited to Invest – Biz Stone of Twitter announces his investment in Planetary.
- @rabble – Tom Coates founding partner in Planetary.
- @blaine – Early Odeo/Twitter employee who tweeted in support of Planetary.
- Micro.blog – Manton’s decidely different alternative to Twitter and Facebook.
- Scuttlebutt – The centralized social platform on which Planetary is said to be based.
- Ello – Another alternative social network that has not been a huge draw away from Twitter or Facebook.
- Beyond Meat – Plant-based meat company for which Biz Stone is an investor and board member.
- Impossible Foods – Another popular plant-based meat company.
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Über die Geschichte, Methodik und Philosophie des amerikanischen Raumfahrtunternehmens
Kaum ein Unternehmen hat die Raumfahrt in den letzten Jahren so umfangreich und nachhaltig umgekrempelt wie SpaceX. Das Projekt des ehemaligen PayPal-Gründers Elon Musk wurde 2002 gegründet und trat an, um mit einer von Grund auf neu entwickelten Rakete den Zugang zum All so günstig zu machen wie noch nie. 17 Jahre später lässt sich feststellen, dass SpaceX das Vorhaben gelungen ist. Die Falcon 9 Rakete hat nicht nur die Kosten erheblich gedrückt, sie hat auch der Raumfahrt durch die erstmalige Landung der ersten Stufe der Rakete wieder etwas von der Magie zurückgegeben, die die Raumfahrt in den 60er Jahren so geprägt hat. Auf Basis der selben Triebwerkstechnologie wurde mit der Falcon Heavy zudem die heute stärkste Rakete entwickelt und SpaceX ist jetzt dabei mit dem Starship-Projekt auch einen Transportweg zum Mars zu entwickeln.
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18.11.2019
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Hans Koenigsmann |
Wir sprechen mit Hans Koenigsmann, einem deutschen Raumfahrtingenieur, der recht früh (als vierter technischer Mitarbeiter) zu SpaceX gekommen ist und heute die Missionssicherheit der SpaceX-Starts übersieht. Hans Koenigsmann berichtet vom Beginn des Projekts und mit welchen Methoden und welcher Philosophie die Entwicklung der neuen Hard- und Software angegangen wurde, welche Rückschläge zu verarbeiten waren und wie damit umgegangen wurde. Wir gehen auf eine virtuelle Reise eines Falcon 9 Starts und der Landung der Booster der Rakete und blicken auf die künftigen Projekte des Unternehmens wie der geplanten Mars-Rakete Starship und die neuen Ambitionen SpaceX als Anbieter von Orbit-gestützter Internetinfrastruktur im Rahmen des Starlink-Projekts.
- SpaceX – Wikipedia
- Iain Banks – Wikipedia
- Apollo 11 – Wikipedia
- Falcon Heavy – Wikipedia
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station – Wikipedia
- Vandenberg Air Force Base – Wikipedia
- Unbemannte schwimmende Landeplattform – Wikipedia
- Gitterflosse – Wikipedia
- Numerische Strömungsmechanik – Wikipedia
- Grasshopper (Rakete) – Wikipedia
- Scherwind – Wikipedia
- Das Spiel Azad – Wikipedia
- Atlas (Rakete) – Wikipedia
- Starship und Super Heavy – Wikipedia
- Dragon 2 – Wikipedia
- NASA – Wikipedia
- Artemis-Programm – Wikipedia
- SpaceX und NASA
- Remote Manipulator System – Wikipedia
- Automated Transfer Vehicle – Wikipedia
- Starlink
- Starlink – Wikipedia
- Tesla, Inc. – Wikipedia
- Sojus (Rakete) – Wikipedia
- SES World Skies – Wikipedia
- Laser-in-situ-Keratomileusis – Wikipedia
- Kerosin – Wikipedia
- TUBSAT – Wikipedia
- BremSat – Wikipedia
- OHB – Wikipedia
- Fallturm Bremen – Wikipedia
- ZARM – Wikipedia
- Elon Musk – Wikipedia
- Gwynne Shotwell – Wikipedia
- Silicon Valley – Wikipedia
- Arnold Schwarzenegger – Wikipedia
- Falcon 1 – Wikipedia
- Phenoplast – Wikipedia
- Liste der Falcon-9- und Falcon-Heavy-Raketenstarts – Wikipedia
- Nockenwelle – Wikipedia
- Falcon 9 – Wikipedia
- Nutzlastverkleidung – Wikipedia
- Merlin (Raketentriebwerk) – Wikipedia
- Marshallinseln – Wikipedia
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- RadioShack – Wikipedia
- Tic-Tac-Toe – Wikipedia
- Dragon (Raumschiff) – Wikipedia
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Jason Scott is the free-range archivist of the Internet Archive and the creator of textfiles.com. AJ, Joerg, and Martin W. talk to him about why preservation is so important and ways in which everyone can help ensure that our digital histories are preserved. Interviews starts at 26:59
Nach unserer Sommerpause kommt heute wieder was Neues von uns. Wir haben uns über das Thema – WordPress Multisite Netzwerk – unterhalten. Dazu möchten wir Dir/Euch einige Punkte nennen, auf die Du/Ihr achten solltet. Mit dabei ist wieder das gesamte Meta-Box Team.
DHH on Twitter - 00:53
Matt Mullenweg's website | Twitter - 00:57
The Twitter conversation that started the debate - 1:07
WordPress.org - 1:40
Automattic website - 1:45
Automattic's Series D funding announcement - 1:54
Matt Mullenweg's interview with TechCrunch - 3:30
"Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: Sleep Is Our Competition" (Fast Company) - 9:19
A 2005 demo by DHH on creating a blog engine in 15 minutes - 16:49
"The deal Jeff Bezos got on Basecamp" (Signal v. Noise) - 24:16
Benevolent dictator for life (Wikipedia) - 46:21
DHH on the Django Chat podcast - 46:37
"Richard Stallman resigns from MIT over Epstein comments" (The Verge) - 47:15
Automattic Acquires Tumblr from Verizon - 56:17
Matt Mullenweg is the Founder and CEO of Automattic as well as the Founding Developer of Wordpress. He also advises and invests in startups through his company, Audrey Capital. Matt is a pioneer of distributed work - seeking to change the way we work. Automattic is an entirely distributed company — with more than 800 employees working from more than 62 countries and no physical headquarters.
Matt has been featured on Forbes, Inc, WSJ, Recode Decode with Kara Swisher, Fortune's 40 Under 40 List, The Tim Ferriss Show, This Week In Startups, and more.
modellansatz.de/papierrechner
Bei genauem Hinsehen finden wir die Naturwissenschaft und besonders Mathematik überall in unserem Leben, vom Wasserhahn über die automatischen Temporegelungen an Autobahnen, in der Medizintechnik bis hin zum Mobiltelefon. Woran die Forscher, Absolventen und Lehrenden in Karlsruhe gerade tüfteln, erfahren wir im Modellansatz Podcast aus erster Hand.
Joachim Breitner veranstaltete im FabLab Karlsruhe einen Workshop auf dem er unter anderem seinen Taschenrechner auf Papier vorstellte. Den Rechner hat er mit einem speziellen Digitalstift realisiert, dessen genaue Funktionsweise analysiert wurde.
Im Workshop ging es speziell um den Tiptoi-Stift, der auf dem Papier ein fast unsichtbares Punktemuster analysiert. Dieses Punktemuster macht das Papier zu digitalem Papier. Hier werden immer im Code 16 Punkte zu einem Block zusammengefasst, von denen die Punkte am linken und oberen Rand zur Erkennung, und die restlichen neun Punkte die eigentliche Information als Zahl mit Prüfbits beinhalten. Dabei entsprechen vier Punkte etwa einem Millimeter und daher sind die Muster, die sich auf den aktiven Bereichen wiederholen, mit dem Auge kaum zu erkennen.
Die Funktionen des Stifts werden als GME-Dateien wie auf einen USB-Stick kopiert, und diese konnten in einem längeren Prozess zum Großteil analysiert werden. Zunächst wurden die im freien Ogg Vorbis-Format kodierten Tondateien gefunden, die über eine einfache Substitutions-Chiffre verschleiert wurden. Im Folge der weiteren Analyse wurden die Programme zu den Papiermustern gefunden, und aus diesen konnte die Maschinensprache der Stifte im Großteil bestimmt werden. Das System reagiert auf gescannte Codes, und kann dann verschiedene Aktionen wie das Abspielen von Audio, Variablen setzen, Rechnungen durchführen und Variablen abfragen.
Ein Rätsel verblieb, warum die berechneten Werte aus den Papiercodes nicht mit den Kennungen in den Programmen übereinstimmten. Dies konnte man durch Wechsel des Stifts in einen Debug-Modus durch Drücken der Minus-Taste beim Anschalten und anschließend der Plus-Taste nachvollziehen, denn dann liest der Stift die in der Maschinensprache verwendeten Codes auf Chinesisch vor. Zum Verständnis braucht man da nur eine Tabelle der chinesischen Zahlen von 1 bis 10. Aber auch diese Zuordnung konnte inzwischen analysiert und gelöst werden.
Damit können nun komplett eigene Seiten mit Papier-Code und zugehörigen GME-Programmen von jedem selbst erstellt werden, dazu wurde das tttool entwickelt, mit dem sowohl die Programme in einer speziellen Sprache, wie auch die zugehörigen Punktemuster erzeugt werden können. Das Erstellen druckbarer Seiten erfordert dann nur noch ein geeignetes Grafikprogramm und passende Hintergrundbilder, wie Joachim Breitner im Gespräch mit Sebastian Ritterbusch darlegt.
Diese Podcast-Episode zitieren
J. Breitner: Papierrechner, Gespräch mit S. Ritterbusch im Modellansatz Podcast, Folge 47, Fakultät für Mathematik, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 2015. http://modellansatz.de/papierrechner
Ellen Pao is CEO of Project Include and author of the book Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change. Her book looks at power in the tech world – and why so few women and people of color hold it.
She famously sued an elite venture capital firm for sexism, and in doing so set off a national conversation.
As CEO of Reddit, she waged one of the first highly visible battles against Internet trolls – a topic which has since exploded as big tech companies come under heavier scrutiny.
In this wide-ranging conversation, we cover a range of topics. From Ellen’s experience litigating against a powerful venture capital firm to the current state of diversity in Silicon Valley she tells her story.
https://www.ellenkpao.com
https://projectinclude.org
https://somethingventured.us
In der ersten Ausgabe der neuen Podcastreihe zum Themenkomplex ‚Open Web‘ sprechen Matthias Pfefferle und Marcel Weiß über die Evolution von OpenID, die uns einen Hinweis auf allgemeine Herausforderungen für Protokolle in der heutigen Zeit gibt; Stichwort Extrawürste der großen Teilnehmer, welche zu Balkanisierung führen. Weitere Themen sind die DSGVO und Dataportability, Mastodon, Identi.ca und wie ActivityPub aktuell OStatus als zugrundeliegendes Protokoll für dezentrale Netzwerke ablöst. Wir ordnen die Irrungen von Diaspora ein und reden last not least über die Tragödie der Microformats.
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Matthias Pfefferle im Netz: Blog, (@pfefferle) auf Twitter
Links zu den Themen:
- Blogpost von Matthias zum Status Quo: zwanzigachtzehn
- Das Versagen der offenen Webstandards
- Welcome to OpenID Connect – OpenID
- ActivityPub
- OStatus Community Group
- Diaspora: Mit MongoDB und Ruby on Rails auf den falschen Pferden
- Microformats
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Coder, writer, composer, and founding developer of WordPress Matt Mullenweg is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest.
Open Source will save us. The WordPress 5.0 rollout. When Matthew met Jeffrey. Browsers in the age of Blink. AMP & HTML. Gutenberg: blocks and key commands. IE5. Box models. Google: still doing no evil?
Links for this episode:
- Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) | Twitter
- Matt Mullenweg – Unlucky in Cards
- Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS — WordPress
- Automattic
- Blog — WordPress
- Bringing UX to an open source platform: Redesigning WordPress - studio.zeldman
- Progressive Web Apps | Web | Google Developers
- AMP on Google | Google Developers
- The State of Web Browsers – Ferdy Christant (late 2018)
- The State of Web Browsers – Ferdy Christant (2019)
- The Tail End - Wait But Why
- Browser diversity starts with us. | Zeldman on Web & Interaction Design
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Palfinger-Chef Andreas Klauser im Saldo-Interview
Der börsennotierte Salzburger Kranhersteller Palfinger hat seit Juni einen neuen Vorstandschef: Andreas Klauser. Der 53-jährige Oberösterreicher kommt aus der internationalen Traktorenwelt, er saß zuletzt in der Vorstandsetage des weltgrößten Herstellers von Landmaschinen und Traktoren CNH Industrial, einer Fiat-Tochter zu der auch Steyr gehört. Und bei den Steyr Traktoren hatte auch Klausers steile Karriere begonnen, die ihn bis in die USA führte. Nach mehr als einem Viertel Jahrhundert in der Branche der Landmaschinen- und Nutzfahrzeuge ist Andreas Klauser nun sozusagen vom Traktor zum Kran gewechselt, zum Weltmarktführer bei LKW-Ladekränen und Hebebühnen. Barbara Battisti hat mit dem neuen Palfinger-Chef Andreas Klauser über seine Erfahrungen in den USA, seinen Managementstil und seine Liebe zu großen Maschinen gesprochen.
Gestaltung: Barbara Battisti Moderation: Michael Fröschl
Matthew Walker (@sleepdiplomat) is a sleep scientist, author and speaker. He is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley as well as the Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. Check out his New York Times bestselling book Why We Sleep.
The Secret History of Silicon Valley – Backstory Part 1: The Vietnam War Part 2: B-52’s and the Soviet Air Defense System Part 3: Bill Perry/ESL and the Cold War Part 4: Undisclosed Locations Part 5: Silicon Valley, the 2nd 100 years Part 6a: The Endless Frontier: U.S. Science and National Industrial Policy Part 6b: Stanford, Terman and WWII Part 7: Stanford, Terman and the Cold War Part 8: Stanford and the rise of Cold War Entrepreneurship Part 9: Stanford and Electronic Intelligence Part 10: Stanford and Weapons Systems Part 11: The Rise of Venture Capital Part 12: The First Valley IPO’s Part 13: Startups with Nuclear Missiles Part 14: Spy Satellites in Silicon Valley Part 15: Lockheed – Silicon Valley largest employer Part 16: Balloon Wars More backstory here and here
Episode Info: Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded and sold their first company before they turned 20. They created software to help eBay users manage inventory online, which set them on a path to help make e-commerce frictionless. Today, John and Patrick are the founders of Stripe, a software company that uses just a few lines of code to power the payment system of companies like Lyft, Warby Parker and Target. Plus, for our postscript "How You Built That," how Robert Armstrong turned his grandma's cookie recipe into "G Mommas," buttery, bite-sized pecan-chocolate-chip cookies that are now sold in stores across the Southeast U.S.Read more »
Episode Info: Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded and sold their first company before they turned 20. They created software to help eBay users manage inventory online, which set them on a path to help make e-commerce frictionless. Today, John and Patrick are the founders of Stripe, a software company that uses just a few lines of code to power the payment system of companies like Lyft, Warby Parker and Target. Plus, for our postscript "How You Built That," how Robert Armstrong turned his grandma's cookie recipe into "G Mommas," buttery, bite-sized pecan-chocolate-chip cookies that are now sold in stores across the Southeast U.S.
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I spent some time this morning doing a dry run through setting up a suite of IndieWeb plugins on a fresh WordPress installation. Going off of a scant outline I talked for almost two hours describing IndieWeb functionality as I set it all up. Hopefully it will provide a useful guide to newcomers to the space until I can write up a more solid outline and take a more polished approach. Apologies in advance for the roughness of the audio, lack of quality, and even live mistakes. Hopefully folks won’t mind suffering through until we can come up with some better tutorials.
As prerequisites, I assume you’ve already got your own domain and have installed WordPress on a server or other host. I actually finish setting up the WordPress install as I start the video and then sign in for the first time as we begin.
While many of the core plugins are straightforward, there is a huge amount of leeway in how folks can choose (or not) to syndicate to sites like Twitter, Facebook, and others. Here I make the choice to use the Bridgy Publish plugin and only demonstrate it with Twitter. With one example shown, hopefully other silos can be set up with Brid.gy as well. The IndieWeb wiki details other options for those who want other methods.
At the end I walk through creating and syndicating a post to Twitter. Then I demonstrate commenting on that post using another CMS (WithKnown) from a separate domain.
I do my best to provide verbal descriptions and visual examples, but these can certainly be supplemented with further detail on the IndieWeb wiki. I hope to come back and add some diagrams at a later date, but this will have to suffice for now.
For those who would like an audio only version of this talk, you can listen here (.mp3):
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Japan is often considered to be the toughest localization market in the world. And in many respects, it is. But as the world's third-largest economy, Japan offers countless opportunities for companies—and LSPs—who take the time to understand how Japanese localization differs from standard practices in Europe, the Americas, and even other Asian countries. Join us for a guided tour of the Japanese localization market.
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Matt Mullenweg, co-creator of the WordPress project and CEO of Automattic. We discussed a wide range of topics including, his role on the board of directors at GitLab, Telemetry or data-usage gathering in WordPress, and the WordPress Growth Council.
We learned what’s happening with the Mobile teams inside Automattic, the future of Calypso, and the role of Pressable as a testing bed. Last but not least, we find out how beneficial joining HackerOne has been for WordPress and why WordPress.com finally allowed the installation of third-party themes and plugins through its Business Plan.
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This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg, who is best known for have founded Automattic, which is behind brands WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Simplenote and more; reaching more than a billion people a month. In this weeks episode, Matt talks about how he got into technology, what his high school and college days were like, being young and in a position within a big company to leaving and risking it all to become a founder, what’s his trick to meet great people to work with or invest in and the great story of how he misplaced a half million check!
At the age of 20, Matt Mullenweg(@photomatt), launched Automattic–the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and others. Now 33-years-old, Matt is still working at the company he built, helping it change the landscape of websites and blogs throughout the world and give nearly anyone the ability to create and manage their web presence.
In the interview with Cory Levy on OFF RCRD, Matt discusses founding the company and some of its growing pains before he hired now former Automattic CEO Toni Schneider, including losing a $500,000 check from an investor. “Toni had been part of startups for 20 years. He had a ton of experience,” Matt says. “I think something I still learn from him…he can approach things and really connect with people in a way that makes everyone feel really included, and I think it’s one of his superpowers.”
Asked what his superpower is, Matt says “Probably hiring and the non-hiring parts of hiring, which are finding great people to work with. I’ve been very lucky or good at finding great partners within the investment side and other folks I worked work with like Toni.”
Outside of the business, Matt is a musician, and is currently learning a new language (French). For more from Matt Mullenweg, listen to the full OFF RCRD episode here!
Show Notes
- 1:07
How Matt got his start in technology. * 2:09
Why Matt Mullenweg dropped out of college after two years. * 4:57
What he wishes he would’ve done differently in the first year of business at Automattic. * 5:42
What Matt has learned from former Automattic CEO Toni Schneider. * 6:33
Cory asks Matt “What would you say your superpower is?” * 7:11
Matt’s advice to someone moving to San Francisco who doesn’t already have an established network. * 8:40
Matt’s strategy for meeting great people * 9:40
Matt talks about his interests outside of tech * 10:00
MUST LISTEN: Matt shares his most embarrassing moment as an entrepreneur. * 12:44
How Matt overcomes setbacks. “So, knowing that it’s not just you that’s going through a tough time is really helpful” * 14:39
Why Matt talks to friends when making hard decisions. * 16:18
Matt talks about Gutenberg, a new WordPress project that is controversial. * 17:31
How Matt deals with controversy and negative feedback. “ What we try to do is read every single criticism, every single bad review, everything, and extract out what’s really useful from that” * 18:38
“You don’t necessarily need to develop or to make a website.” Hear what Matt’s talking about at and how WordPress websites, and the industry, are changing. * 19:25
Distributed workforce discussion. * 21:05
“One thing I see first-time founders doing wrong is being a little too precious about the idea”. * 22:51
Times when Matt’s family thought he was going crazy. * 24:31
Matt’s routine. * 25:12
Books and blogs Matt recommends. * 26:39
Why Matt is working to figure out marketing for the first time in his company’s history. * 29:23
What Matt is excited about in the world * 30:45
Automattic conducts interviews in a very unique and interesting way. Listen to Matt explain it and why at * 33:55
Cory asks Matt what lessons he’s learned from some of the most influential people in his life, including Tony Hsieh and Tony Conrad.
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Our very special guest today is Matt Mullenweg. Matt is the co-founder WordPress, which powers 27% of the internet, and the founder & CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Jetpack. And in addition to everything else he's juggling, Matt recently helped migrate Joel On Software.
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Von Big Data-Analysen bis hin zu Börsengeschäften in Millisekunden übernehmen Algorithmen immer größere Bereiche unserer Entscheidungsfindung. Aber was bedeutet das eigentlich für das Zusammenleben in einer Demokratie? Was passiert, wenn die unemotionale und faktenbasierte Analyse großer Computernetzwerke droht, menschliche Entscheidungen zu ersetzen, weil diese zu stark von Ignoranz, Vorurteilen, Emotionen und Manipulation gekennzeichnet sind?
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11. Oktober 2016
19:05
Zahlenspiele
Über den manipulativen Umgang mit Statistiken
Gestaltung: Juliane Nagiller
Die Kriminalität steigt, Österreich wird immer gefährlicher und die Gewalt eskaliert, so titelten Österreichs Boulevardmedien in den vergangenen Monaten. Belegt werden solche Headlines gerne mit Statistiken. Sieht man sich beispielsweise die Kriminalitätsstatistik des Innenministeriums im Zehn-Jahres-Rückblick an, ist jedoch ein deutlicher Rückgang der Kriminalität erkennbar. Zahlen vermitteln den Anschein von Objektivität. Doch kann man Stichproben verzerren, Trends falsch hochrechnen, aus Daten Unzulässiges ableiten oder Statistiken falsch interpretieren. Wie elastisch sind Zahlen, wenn es um ihre politische Instrumentalisierung geht?
Die gefährlichste Stadt der Welt Betrachtet man zum Beispiel, die gesamte Kriminalität einschließlich Diebstahl und Betrug, dann ist die gefährlichste Stadt der Welt die Vatikanstadt. Der Grund dafür liegt in der Definition der Kriminalitätsrate. Denn diese setzt die begangenen Taten in Verhältnis zur Einwohnerzahl, erklärt der Statistiker Gerd Bosbach.
Millionen Pilger und Touristen besuchen jedes Jahr den Vatikan. Jede Brieftasche und jede Handtasche, die ihnen gestohlen wird, wird als Kriminalitätsdelikt der Vatikanstadt zugerechnet. Wenn man die Delikte auf die knapp 500 Einwohner der Vatikanstadt umlegt, wird der Vatikan zur kriminellsten Stadt der Welt.
Relative und absolute Zahlen Will man mit Zahlen tricksen, dann empfiehlt es sich – je nach Absicht – absolute oder relative Zahlen zu verwenden, sagt Gerd Bosbach, Statistikprofessor an der Hochschule Koblenz. Als Beispiel führt er die Sozialausgaben an.
Will man betonen, dass diese rasant ansteigen, dann nimmt man die absolute Zahl. Eine große Summe, die signalisiert: Hier gibt es Missbrauch und zu viele Sozialschmarotzer. Denn setzt man die Sozialausgaben in Bezug zum Wohlstand, gemessen als Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP), nimmt also die relative Zahl, dann zeigt sich ein anderes Bild. Die Sozialquote liegt in Deutschland konstant bei etwa 30 Prozent des BIP.
"Der Trick mit absoluten oder relative Zahlen lasse sich gut bei der Asylquote oder etwa bei den Zahlungen für den Euro-Rettungsschirm beobachten", sagt Gerd Bosbach, Statistikprofessor an der Hochschule Koblenz.
Lügen mit Graphiken Graphiken haben ein hohes Ansehen, da sie Fakten angeblich objektiv darstellen. Doch auch bei graphischen Darstellungen lässt sich wunderbar tricksen. Beispielsweise indem man die y-Achse abschneidet. So wirken kleine Unterschiede plötzlich riesig groß. Es kommt immer auf die Perspektive an.
Steigt ein Wert etwa von 5,0 Prozent auf 5,7 Prozent im Zeitraum von 5 Jahren, dann zeigt die Kurve zwar nach oben, aber es sieht nicht allzu dramatisch aus. Anders wenn man die y-Achse erst bei 5,0Prozent beginnen lässt. Dann wird der Anstieg plötzlich beängstigend. Wird dann noch die Skala der x-Achse auseinander gezogen, wird aus einem kleinen Anstieg ein großer – zumindest visuell. Obwohl die Zahlen vielleicht noch dabeistehen, ist dann zumeist der visuelle Eindruck stärker, sagt der Mathematiker und Statistiker Erich Neuwirth.
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Die Aussagekraft von Meinungsumfragen Gerade in Wahlkampfzeiten sind Meinungsumfragen beliebt. Mit ihrer Hilfe wird auf Titelseiten ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen von Parteien und SpitzenkandidatInnen beschworen. Doch allzu oft sind diese Umfragen nicht wirklich aussagekräftig, gerade dann, wenn es knapp werden könnte.
Schwankungsbreiten werden zwar mittlerweile fast immer angegeben, sagt der Statistiker Erich Neuwirth. Anders beim zweitwichtigsten Kriterium von Meinungsumfragen, dem Anteil der validen Antworten.
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In her new book, The Grid, Gretchen Bakke argues that the under-funded power grid is incapable of taking the U.S. into a new energy future. She explains the challenges to Fresh Air's Dave Davies.
Ambiente Spezial: Sommerreprisen The Last Frontier. Eine Reise durch Alaska, das weite Land im Norden der USA. Von Matthias Haydn Redaktion: Ursula Burkert
Der Gletscher leuchtet. Blau. Dieses Blau fasziniert Jeff jedes Mal aufs Neue, wie er mehrmals betont. Das Blau entstehe, weil das Eis nur das kurzwellige blaue Licht reflektiert, erklärt der Pilot. Einmal hat ihn dieses Blau schon in eine peinliche Lage gebracht. Beim Frühstück hat ihn seine Frau zur Rede gestellt: Von wem er denn da geträumt hat letzte Nacht? Er hat im Schlaf immer etwas von wunderschönen blauen Augen - von blue eyes - gesprochen.
Der Pilot konnte sich das lange nicht erklären, schließlich träume er nur von seiner Frau, und die hat keine blauen Augen. Irgendwann, während eines Fluges über den Denali, ist es ihm dann eingefallen. Er hatte nicht von "blue eyes" geträumt, sondern vom "blue ice", vom blauen Eis. Seither bekommt jeder seiner Passagiere die Geschichte zu hören.
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- Foul oder nicht? Ethische Fragen an den Sport
Der Sport hat sich in den vergangenen einhundert Jahren dramatisch gewandelt und dabei eine große Erfolgsgeschichte durchgemacht. Die spielerische körperliche Ertüchtigung ist längst nicht mehr ein Vergnügen der oberen Schichten, sondern gesellschaftliches Allgemeingut. Dabei geht es nicht nur um das aktive Interesse an Freizeitsport. Auch die passive Begeisterung für Spitzensport hat enorm zugenommen. Das blieb nicht ohne Folgen: Im Dienst des Sports hat sich eine ganze Industrie entwickelt, die alles kommerziell verwertet und medial vermarktet, was erfolgversprechend ist. Ideale wie "teilzunehmen ist wichtiger als zu siegen" oder "Erfolg ist nicht alles" wirken in diesem Kontext nicht nur antiquiert, sie sind vielfach obsolet geworden. Und so gehören zu den Märkten, die innerhalb dieses sportlich-industriellen Komplexes entstanden sind, nicht nur Merchandising und Medien, sondern auch Medizin und Technologie.
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"Der Wind ist unser größter Gegner." Wie die Familie Meissl mit Schirmen Weltmarktführer wurde. Gestaltung: Raffaela Schaidreiter, Moderation: Paul Schiefer
Saldo, das Ö1 Wirtschaftsmagazin, widmet sich im Sommer in einer neunteiligen Serie österreichischen Unternehmen, die in ihrem jeweiligen Bereich Weltmarktführer, trotzdem aber einer größeren Öffentlichkeit kaum bekannt sind. Zum Auftakt der Porträts dieser, Hidden Champions' schauen wir nach Salzburg.
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In der 2.200 Einwohner Gemeinde Pfarrwerfen im Pongau produziert der Familienbetrieb Meissl seit 40 Jahren Großschirme. Der Exportschlager in den 1990er Jahren war die Schirmbar, die maßgeblich die Aprés-Ski Kultur beflügelt hat. Der Fokus hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren jedoch verändert. Kunden erwarten sich mehr als nur Schutz vor Sonne oder Regen, sie legen Wert auf eine räumliche Inszenierung.
Meissl-Schirme stehen etwa auf der Terrasse eines Luxushotels in Kasachstan, an einer Strandbar auf Sylt oder Golfplätzen in den USA. Die Hälfte des Umsatzes lukriert Meissl im Ausland. Die Wertschöpfung bleibt allerdings zu 100 Prozent in der Region. Meissl stellt vom Schirmgerüst bis hin zur Bespannung alles in Pfarrwerfen her. Raffaela Schaidreiter hat für Saldo den Nischen-Marktführer aus Pfarrwerfen besucht und berichtet über Farbtrends, Behördenauflagen und Schirme in Form eines Hirschgeweihs.
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In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of the open source software project known as WordPress. In this one hour and thirty minute interview, we cover a wide range of topics including:
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- Status update on the WordPress Foundation and outreach programs that are in the works.
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- His thoughts on requiring themes in the WordPress theme directory to be accessible ready before being approved.
- Why he’s not leading the release of WordPress 4.7.
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- Reasons why the REST API is taking longer to complete than what some people may have initially thought.
- The progress towards 51% marketshare. (Mullenweg says there’s a team inside of Automattic called Team 51 dedicated to this goal.)
- What he thinks about when he has time alone.
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Schwerpunkt: Geld Wie man ohne Konto durchs Leben kommt. Gestaltung: Elisabeth Stecker. Moderation und Redaktion: Xaver Forthuber
Jeder EU-Bürger hat das Recht auf ein Girokonto - das besagt eine EU-Richtlinie, die ab September 2016 auch in Österreich umgesetzt werden soll. Denn ohne Konto tut man sich schwer bei der Wohnungs- und Arbeitssuche und beim Abschließen von Verträgen, etwa mit einem Stromanbieter. Wer sich verschuldet hat oder keinen fixen Wohnsitz angeben kann, bekommt oft kein Konto. Der Weg zurück zu finanzieller Stabilität und einem geregelten Alltag wird umso schwerer. Drei Menschen erzählen von ihrer Zeit ohne Konto.
Schwerpunkt: Geld Täglich rollen die Millionen. Wie Geld transportiert wird. Gestaltung: Barbara Zeithammer. Moderation und Redaktion: Xaver Forthuber
Jeden Tag und jede Nacht werden Millionen Euro durch das Land gefahren. Manchmal sehr auffällig in "Mamba" oder "Emil", den Speziallastwägen der Polizei, mit schwer bewaffneter Eskorte im Auftrag der Nationalbank; meist unauffällig in unscheinbaren Transportern, auf stetig wechselnden Routen zu immer anderen Zeiten. Sicherheit ist oberstes Gebot, und über der Branche hängt der Mantel des Schweigens. Eine Reportage.
Schwerpunkt: Geld Sparschwein - Jugendkonto - Portfolio. Wie man den Umgang mit Geld erlernt. Gestaltung: Marie-Claire Messinger. Moderation und Redaktion: Xaver Forthuber
Die ersten Erfahrungen mit eigenem Geld machen Kinder etwa im Alter von zehn Jahren, wenn sie Taschengeld bekommen. Wie teilen sie es ein, wofür geben sie es aus und was machen sie, wenn es nicht reicht? Kinder und Jugendliche lernen auch beim Umgang mit Geld vom Vorbild ihrer Eltern, erst in zweiter Linie wird die Schule genannt. Laut einer Studie der Universität Wien haben Heranwachsende ein großes Bedürfnis, über Geld zu reden und besser aufgeklärt zu sein über das Finanzwesen.
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Entscheidungen über Geld sind höchst individuell, man lässt sie sich ungern aus der Hand nehmen. In einer Beziehung, einer Ehe, wenn es einen gemeinsamen Haushalt zu führen oder Kinder zu versorgen gibt, muss man einen Weg finden, die Finanzen gemeinsam zu organisieren. Was, wenn ein Partner deutlich mehr verdient als der andere? Ist es ein Thema? Wer zahlt im Restaurant, im Urlaub, im Supermarkt? Wie wird über gemeinsame Anschaffungen entschieden? Paare erzählen von getrennten Rechnungen und gemeinsamen Sparbüchern, vom Verhandeln, Gegenrechnen, Zusammenlegen und Einladen-Lassen.
President Obama spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
Steve Inskeep: You've been told, I think, that we are doing a documentary. We went across a good part of the country to places where you have given speeches over the years to just talk with people about how their lives have changed.
President Obama: That sounds great. I'm going to listen to this one.
I appreciate that. And that's the beginning of our discussion here, although we'll range a little bit farther. This caused me to go back and look at some of your speeches. And there was one in St. Charles, Mo., in 2010, in which you said, "Let's face it, people have lost faith in government," that it started before you were president and it is getting worse.
Do the events of this year suggest that it is getting even worse?
I'm not sure if it is getting even worse. I think that there has been a steady growth in people's cynicism about institutions generally, and government in particular. And some of it is justified because we have got a Congress that's been dysfunctional now for quite some time and can't seem to organize itself to solve problems.
You now have a Republican Congress, they control both chambers and they can't even pass their own agenda, much less pass something that has bipartisan support. And at a time when there are a lot of big issues out there, people feel as if things aren't working the way they should.
Having said that, not all the cynicism is justified. Even without Congress cooperating, we have been able to make progress on a whole range of issues. And I think people are seeing that when government makes smart decisions, it actually has a significant impact. And part of my hope during the course of this election is that it's clarifying that people say, all right, here's what each party stands for, here's what each presidential candidate and various congressional candidates stand for.
If we are going to move forward in a democracy then the ultimate arbiter of making things work is the voter, and putting people in charge who are serious about America's business as opposed to just playing to various narrow constituency groups.
If some of the cynicism is not justified, are you concerned that voters this year will go too far in overturning things?
You know, ultimately I have confidence in our voters. If you look at American history, there have been times where we've taken some tough turns, primarily fed by fear and disruptions and dislocations, but with a very substantial exception of the Civil War, generally speaking, the democratic process muddled through and we emerged better and stronger than we were before.
And I have no doubt that the same thing will happen this time. But I do think that part of what has changed — during the course of my presidency, I've seen it — is the splintering of media. The power of social media and the Internet has turbocharged what previously might have been marginal views or marginal groups, has made it harder to generate consensus because people aren't looking at the same set of facts.
I have said this before. If you are watching Fox News, you have a different set of facts than if you're reading the New York Times editorial page. And that, I think, has led — or increased the polarization, and that makes it harder for people to sort through who is telling the truth and how we actually get stuff done.
Let me ask though, Mr. President, you've still got the biggest megaphone. People can even see you on Fox News. If you've been president for almost 7 1/2 years and people have still no faith in government, are you accountable for that?
Well, look, as a general proposition, I don't spend a lot of time looking at polls. But what's interesting is right now ...
There's a poll you like to look at.
Well, right now I think the majority of the American people think that I am doing a good job. That does not necessarily give me a lot of comfort if I can't move this Congress forward. And the question then becomes — and I have heard some people in the Republican Party suggest that in some fashion I am responsible for what's happened to them, and the rise of [Donald] Trump and the dysfunction that you see in their party generally.
What I would say is that I came into office wanting to work on a bipartisan basis, and if you've looked at my old speeches you would see that. [The Republicans] made a determination that it was good politics to oppose everything that I did. The problem was that by opposing everything I did, even things that previously they had been for, it pushed their party further and further to the right.
And, look, at the risk of sounding partisan, but I believe if you look at the facts that this is a pretty accurate description: When we talk about dysfunction in government, it's not as if both parties are equally dysfunctional. The Democrats have a pretty well thought through agenda. When we were governing in the first two years of my administration, we got a lot done. We were probably as productive as any Congress in 20, 30, 40 years.
You have a particular problem in the Republican Party right now that needs to get sorted through. Now, that's not unique in the annals of American history. There have been times when the Democrats were wrapped around the axle, and extreme wings were setting the agenda. And I think the Republicans will get out of this. I don't think that it is something that will last the next 10, 15, 20 years.
But right now, at least, partly in reaction to my presidency and the political decisions that they made, they find themselves having created an atmosphere in which even somebody like Paul Ryan is viewed as not sufficiently conservative, or if he does just some of the basic work of governance that somehow he has betrayed the base and is decried as a Republican in name only.
And when you have that kind of environment, it's very hard to get the kind of cooperation that is necessary for us to solve problems that people are concerned about and that I am assuming that during the course of your conversations they've raised repeatedly.
Let me ask one of those concerns. In Kansas, we spoke with a woman named Heather Gray, who said, 16 years ago I was making $10 an hour. Today, she said, I make $10 an hour. The problem of stagnant wages, of course, did not start with your presidency, but it hasn't improved much. Why not?
Well, we've got some long-term trends that we have to battle, and when I came into office we were in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. We have successfully dug ourselves out of that hole.
The country has, but wages have not improved for average people ...
I'm going to answer your question. Just giving it a little context here. So we had unemployment at 10 percent. It's now below 5. We had a housing market that had completely collapsed. It's now normalized. We had a situation in which people had lost trillions of dollars in wealth in their 401(k)'s and they have recovered it. In fact, Americans have gotten back about $30 trillion of wealth since I came into office. So by every measure, the economy has improved.
But the long-term trends that had occurred before I took office and have continued is a combination of globalization and automation, leading to more downward pressure on wages because you need fewer workers to make a certain amount of stuff; and entire job sectors being shrunk or eliminated; more and more people going into the service sector, and in the service sector, historically wages have been lower.
And that's all been compounded by some very specific policies both at the federal and the state level that's made it harder for workers to organize and get more leverage to get higher wages. This is why we fought for higher minimum wages. This is why we fought for making it easier to collectively bargain.
This is why, I think, it is so important that as we move forward, if we are going to benefit from all the huge productivity increases and efficiencies that arise out of the global supply chain and automated everything, then we are going to have to redesign that social compact to make sure that everybody is getting a decent wage.
And that is possible to do. It's not as if we need a radical restructuring of the economy. If we had a minimum wage that required everybody to get — be above poverty if they are working full time, that would go a long way towards alleviating some of the trends that we talked about.
And in fact, we've seen wage growth now begin to occur over the last couple of years, but it's not happening as fast as it should.
There is a writer for the Financial Times, Philip Stephens, who wrote something interesting after Britain voted to leave the European Union last week. He wrote in a column, globalization is not working, that it may make countries richer, but the majority of people are not benefiting.
He was writing about Britain, but you mentioned globalization in the context of the United States. Is he right, globalization isn't working?
I think he is right that what you are seeing across the advanced economies is that when you have globalization and suddenly there is competition from everywhere, that empowers people who have a lot of skills, can use the Internet. Suddenly they have access to all the markets. And what that means is, if you are very good at something, if you are LeBron James or you are [Jerry] Seinfeld or you are Steve Jobs, then suddenly you can leverage your skills in ways that you could never do before.
If you are a manual worker, and are doing work that can be replaced not just by a lower-wage worker somewhere else but more frequently by a machine, then you are in a tougher spot because you now are competing against the entire world instead of just the people who live around you.
And that's why it's so important for us to think about how do we make sure that everybody is participating in that global economy. If you continue on the current trends, then what you are going to see is a continuing increase in inequality, and that is not going to be economically sustainable because it turns out that the economy works best when everybody has a stake in it and workers have money in their pockets and are spending it, and that's good for business.
But it's also not politically sustainable because people start getting frustrated, and they start getting resentful. And I think you see that somewhat in the Brexit vote. You see some of it in both the Sanders campaign and the Trump campaign, people feeling as if we are potentially being left behind.
Now the question then is, what's the prognosis? Or what's the cure to this whole thing? And the notion is that, from my perspective, we are not going to suddenly eliminate the global supply chain. We are not going to disentangle the world economy. It's just too integrated now by virtue of technology and the Internet.
And so what we have to do is to make sure that wages around the world are beginning to rise, that environmental standards around the world are beginning to rise, that within our own countries we are providing the education that people need to compete in this global economy, with new skills for the new industries that are out there, that we invest more in things like infrastructure that make us competitive, and also, by the way, can't be shipped away.
The issue is not that the world is shrinking and globalization is inherently a bad thing. I actually think that, over time, it can raise everybody's living standards and create a more peaceful world. But if you do it in a way where the benefits of globalization are only for the elites who are flying around from capital to capital and looking at their investment portfolios on a laptop or a computer screen, and they are not worrying, they feel disengaged from their national economies and their national workers and their national communities, then you are going to see a reaction to it.
Donald Trump talked about global elites after the vote in Britain. Is Trump right that there are big parallels between what motivated the British vote and what people are feeling and thinking about in the election this year in the United States?
Well, first of all, I think it's important to remember that Mr. Trump embodies global elites and has taken full advantage of it his entire life. So he is hardly a spokesperson for — a legitimate spokesperson for a populist surge from working-class people, on either side of the Atlantic.
I think that some of the concerns around immigration, some of the concerns around a loss of control or a loss of national identity, those are similar. I think there is a xenophobia, an anti-immigrant sentiment that is flashing up not just in Great Britain but throughout Europe, that has some parallels with what Mr. Trump has been trying to stir up here.
Having said all that, the U.S. economy has not only recovered but we are about 10 percent larger than we were pre-crisis, when I came into office. And Europe is just now beginning to get back to where it was pre-crisis. You've had a decade of stagnation there, partly because of austerity measures that we did not duplicate. The Republicans attempted to impose those kinds of strategies here and I resisted them, and I would argue that that is part of the reason why we did a lot better. We reformed our banking system a lot faster.
And so overall, I think that the differences are greater than the similarities. But what is absolutely true is that the ability to tap into a fear that people may have about losing control, and to offer some sort of vague, nostalgic feelings about how, you know, we'll make Britain great again or we'll make America great again. And the subtext for that is somehow that a bunch of foreigners and funny-looking people are coming in here and changing the basic character of the nation. I think that some of that is out there, both in Europe and the United States.
And again, that's not unique to England. You've seen it in the Le Pen Party in France. You see it in some of the far-right parties in other parts of Europe as well.
You mentioned people fearful of change. The way that voters express that when we talk with them is that they are concerned about changing the traditions, values or institutions of this country that have made the country great over time. Immigrants do bring new ideas, new cultures, different religions, other things.
Does it matter particularly if they do change the country?
Well, I think that there are some bedrock values that shouldn't change, and in fact, haven't changed. It's the immigrants that change, not the values themselves.
The values of our Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the values of free speech, the values of religious tolerance, the values of pluralism, the values of us being a nation of immigrants that can absorb people from every corner of the world and yet at the end of the day, because we all pledge allegiance to a flag and a creed, we become one. Those traditions should not change.
I think, ironically, that if you look at the values that immigrants bring when they come here — whether they're coming from Poland, or Italy, or now Vietnam, or South Korea or India — the values they bring are quintessentially American values. They're striver's values; they're the values that say we're going to make something of ourselves, regardless of the station in which we were born.
When you look at second-generation immigrants, or third-generation immigrants, they are as American as any kid here. And that's been our strength. That is part of what separates us from the United Kingdom or Europe, is we've had that tradition of being a nation of immigrants.
And so, you know, when people are concerned about some of the changes that immigrants may bring, you know, they need to go back and read what people were saying about their grandparents or great-grandparents when they came.
You read about the description of Irish who arrived, and the language that is being used is identical to the language that Mr. Trump uses about Mexicans. You know, when Southern Europeans were coming instead of Northern Europeans, there was absolute certainty that America was going down the tubes because these swarthy, you know, folks were coming here and they had different attitudes. And Catholics were coming, which meant that the pope was going to control us.
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And — this kind of xenophobia is part of the American tradition, and the good news is that, you know, after these spasms of it, it typically fades away, because the immigrants who come here, in fact, are coming here precisely to embrace the opportunities of being American.
A couple of follow-ups, one each side of the Atlantic. Is there a danger that Europe, after this Brexit vote, will turn inward, focus increasingly on its own problems and its own turmoil, and be less active in the world?
Well, I think that the best way to think about this is [that] a pause button has been pressed on the project of full European integration. I would not overstate it. There has been a little bit of hysteria post-Brexit vote, as if, somehow, NATO's gone and the trans-Atlantic alliance is dissolving and every country is rushing off to its own corner. That's not what's happening.
What's happening is that you had a European project that was probably moving faster and without as much consensus as it should have. You have a monetary union — although England wasn't a part of that — that was always going to be difficult to manage, because the economy in Germany is very different than the economy in Italy or Greece. And you have a European Union government in Brussels that, because it needs consensus from, you know, more than a — more than a couple of dozen countries, oftentimes seems overly bureaucratic and deadlocked.
And I think this will be a moment in which all of Europe says, all right, let's take a breath, and let's figure out how do we maintain some of our national identities, how do we preserve the benefits of integration and how do we deal with some of the frustrations that our own voters are feeling.
But the basic core values of Europe, the tenets of liberal, market-based democracies, those aren't changing. The interests that we have in common with Europe remain the same. And our concerns internationally are the same.
So, Europe can't afford to turn in. They're going to have to worry about working with us on the Middle East; they're going to have to worry about us working together to deal with an aggressive Russia. They're going to have to deal with us, with respect to how do we continue to uphold international rules and norms around the world that have served both the U.S. and Europe very well.
And so, I don't anticipate that there's going to be major cataclysmic changes as a consequence of this. Keep in mind that Norway is not a member of the European Union, but Norway is one of our closest allies. They align themselves on almost every issue with Europe and us. They are a place that is continually supporting the kinds of initiatives internationally that we support.
And if over the course of what is going to be at least a two-year negotiation between England and Europe, Great Britain ends up being affiliated to Europe like Norway is, the average person is not to notice a big change.
Should Britain vote again, as some have suggested?
I think that is entirely up to them.
OK. On this side of the Atlantic, we heard from a number of people about immigration when we traveled across the country. One of them was a man named Jose Luis Valdez. He is a business owner, a restaurant owner in Kansas City, Kan. He is a new citizen.
Right.
So, he is getting ready to vote for the first time, but he has followed politics for a long time.
Right.
He knows that you won the Latino vote very heavily in both your elections.
Right.
And speaking about the failure to pass immigration reform, he said of you, he used us. He used our votes. Felt you should have done it when you had a chance when you had a Democratic Congress, you should have done more.
Yeah.
What would you say to him?
Well, what I would say to him is his restaurant might not be doing so well if I hadn't focused my first two years on saving the economy. So, it's not as if I didn't have anything else to do. And I think it would be pretty hard to argue that I haven't put everything I've had into getting this done.
But, you know, one of the things that I have learned in this presidency is that until you get something done, people are going to be frustrated. You think of the incredible progress we've made during the course of my presidency with respect to LGBT rights — the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender — the historic speed with which we consolidated equal treatment for that population has been amazing.
And you know, these days, if I go before an LGBT crowd, you know, people are cheering and saying I've been one of their greatest champions. But it was only about three or four years ago when, you know, I would get heckled in some LGBT events because, you know, marriage equality hadn't gotten done yet. Or before that, "don't ask, don't tell" hadn't gotten done yet.
And it didn't matter how many times I told them, look, you know, it's — it's going to get done. It's just — it turns out that the wheels in democracy don't always move as quickly as you'd hope. And I can't just do these things with a stroke of the pen.
You know, that's — that's sort of the nature of all social change here. And so, if you — if you were interviewing one of the DREAM Act kids, who over the last several years have been able to get a driver's license, a permit to work or [go] to school, have joined our military, they — they wouldn't say that they have been used. They would say, thank you. And I think that's the reason the vast majority of Latino voters continue to support me, because they see the effort that has been put in.
Now, one last point I'll make, because I — right after this most recent Supreme [Court] ruling, or lack of ruling came down ...
4 to 4
Because it was basically a 4-4 tie. I said to them, look, everything is teed up. And instead of despairing, you just need to understand we've got four months, five months, and you've got a very clear choice between two candidates — one of whom not only supports all the initiatives that I've put forward, but is going to be in a position if I don't get a ninth Supreme Court justice to break that tie.
And to — one way or another, by next year, we're going to have either my administrative solution to immigration reform done, it will be in train, because it will have been decided on and — and will no longer be blocked. Or, alternatively, you know, Mr. Trump will win, in which case, you know, we'll have a whole bunch of other problems on our hands with respect to immigration.
So, in some ways, this is how the democratic process works. And I'm constantly reminding young people, who are full of passion, that I want them to keep their passion, but they've got to gird for the fact that it takes a long time to get stuff done in this democracy. It's not as convenient as, you know, people would always like, but this is a big country with a lot of diverse views.
Let me ask about a passionate young person that we met along the way. His name is Kwame Rose.
Yeah.
He is an activist now in Baltimore. He was active in the protests after the death of Freddie Gray ...
Right.
... who was in a police van, and died later, as you know.
And he was unhappy with a statement that you made at the time, when you were supportive of peaceful protests but also criticized what you called criminals and thugs who had looted stores.
He felt that you were being too harsh and went on to say in our interview that you were speaking from a position of privilege, his suggestion being that maybe you didn't quite get what was going on in the streets.
What would you say to him?
Well, obviously, I don't know him personally, so we would have to have a longer conversation.
What I would say is that the Black Lives Matter movement has been hugely important in getting all of America to — to see the challenges in the criminal justice system differently. And I could not be prouder of the activism that has been involved. And it's making a difference.
You're seeing it at state and local levels, and the task force that we pulled together in the wake of Ferguson has put forward recommendations that were shaped both by the people who organized the Ferguson protests as well as police officers. And it turns out that there's common ground there, in terms of how we can be smart about crime, smart about policing, respectful to all communities and try to wring some of the racial bias that exists in the criminal justice system out of it.
What I would also say, though, is that if somebody is looting, they're looting. And the notion that they're making a political statement is not always the case because these are businesses oftentimes owned by African-Americans.
You have situations in which suddenly — friends of mine in Baltimore, their mothers who are elderly have to now travel across town to get their medicines because the local drugstore got torn up. And making excuses for them I think is a mistake.
There are ways of bringing about social change that are powerful and that have the ability to pull the country together and maintain the moral high ground and there are approaches where I may understand the frustrations, but they're counterproductive. And tearing up your own neighborhood and stealing is counterproductive.
If I were to summarize what else this young man said, I might say that he feels that he is trying to overturn what he sees is a racist or corrupt system and that you've become part of it.
Yeah, look, Steve, I think that you can always find folks who are going to feel as if change hasn't happened fast enough. That's the nature of these issues and by virtue of being president of the United States, if there is a problem out there then I'm the ultimate public official that people know.
And if it hasn't gotten fixed in a couple of weeks, people are going to say, why didn't you fix it? I think it'd be — I think people would be pretty hard-pressed to not see the efforts that we put in around criminal justice reform where we're supporting it fully.
The initiatives that we've made with local mayors and state officials around the country to reform the criminal justice system, the fact that as president, I've been the first ever to even visit a federal prison, that the positions I've taken on criminal justice issues are unprecedented by any president.
The work we're doing with commutations is unprecedented and I have now commuted more sentences for nonviolent drug offenses than the last seven or eight presidents combined. But if you're interviewing an 18- or 20-year-old ...
22 in this case.
... 22-year-old kid on the streets of Baltimore who is still feeling frustrated, then I'm not going to be surprised if that frustration's expressed.
As part of this project, we also had a look at your 2008 campaign speech in Philadelphia about race in which you talked in one passage about anger in the black community, which you said is sometimes counterproductive but it's real and there are reasons it.
There's another passage which I hadn't even noticed before, in which you say there is a similar anger among some in the white community who don't feel particularly privileged by their race and do feel frustrated that they're losing jobs, losing pensions, feel like they're losing ground.
Looking back, were you describing there the same force that is driving much of our election discussion here in 2016?
Well, not only the election and discussion driving 2016; this has been an ongoing theme in American history. You can go back and during Jim Crow and segregation and you've got black sharecroppers who have nothing and alongside them, poor white farmers who don't have that much more except for the fact that they're white.
And the degree to which a lot of politics in the South were specifically designed to make sure that that sharecropper and that white farmer didn't get together to question how the economy was structured and how they both could benefit, that's — that's one of the oldest stories in American politics.
So — so it's not surprising that what I said in 2008 still holds true today. It was true for a long time.
The nature of racial bias in this country is unique and the challenges that African-Americans have faced are incomparable. Native Americans in this country, you know, were burdened by extraordinary bias and cruelty, as well. And it's probably not useful to sort of catalog every possible group's grievances.
What is true, though, is that as I travel around the country, what a black, working-class person has in common with a white, working-class person is significant. And what prevents them from voting along the same lines or working together on the same projects [has] to do with a whole range of cultural and identity issues which, you know, they obviously feel are important and valid.
But what I've tried to do throughout my presidency is get — try to get people to recognize themselves in each other, and that's probably partly related to my own upbringing. I was raised by a white mom and white grandparents who, you know, never suffered the kinds of discrimination that their black cohorts might have experienced but who had their own struggles, who went through a Great Depression, who — a grandmother who had to work her way up without ever a college education, starting in the steno pool or as a secretary to be — and experienced her own discrimination because of being a woman.
And so I've seen the degree to which their struggles are not that different from Michelle's parents' struggles, at least in terms of how they think about it, and the similar values of hoping that their kids are going to do better and that education is the key. And that, you know, everybody's got to work hard and take responsibility but that they'd like a government that was more responsive to clear out some of the barriers for their advancement.
And I believe that our politics — when our politics are at our best — is not based on identity politics, but it's based on a sense that everybody should have a fair shot and everybody should get a fair shake. Everybody should be responsible for doing their fair share, and you know, that theme you'll see in every speech that I've given since I was running for the state Senate, and it hasn't changed much now that I am nearing the end of my political career.
Somebody following this year's election might say, well, that debate's worse, it's gotten worse. Do you see any sign that that debate is any better, that it's moved in some direction?
You see it in the younger generation. If you look at the 18-to-30 cohort, or the 18-to-40 cohort, they have a very different set of attitudes about all these issues. It's true, by the way, around the world.
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... we were talking about Brexit, you know. The younger voter wasn't fearful of global interdependence. They embrace it. They see themselves as being able to navigate through all these different worlds.
You see it when I visit Vietnam, or countries in Africa or Latin America at — the new generation is much more comfortable with diversity, with connectivity, with the fact that change is constant, that they are not going to be working at one job for 30 years. And you know, they want to make sure that they can get the skills, they can get the access. But they see a bright future for themselves.
That's where the hope is. Here in the United States, you talk to young people, it doesn't matter where, it doesn't matter whether they're black, white, Latino. They're not afraid of the future.
And so when you look at the — the frustrations and the fear that a Trump [is] tapping into, you know, that's an earlier generation that feels unsettled. And I think we can be sympathetic and understanding of the fact that they feel unsettled, but — but also recognize that, you know, if we get the decisions that need to be made right, then 10 years from now, 20 years from now, we may look back at something like the Trump campaign as the last vestige of — a kind of politics of us versus them that really doesn't apply to — to today.
And one last thing I'd say about this, because you will — you will hear sometimes people suggest that, well, if Democrats and Republicans had been paying attention to white, working-class voters, then something like Trump would not have happened.
Well, the fact is, is that my administration, for example, when we promote a higher minimum wage or stronger union laws or health care, for that matter, that's helping that cohort. That is designed to make sure that they get a better deal in this economy.
And, you know, one of the things that you've seen during the course of my presidency is the ability, the power of a certain slice of the media to emphasize to white, working-class voters somehow that these things are not good for you, that this is Obama and his socialist friends who are trying to take money from you to give to an undeserving, you know, Mexican immigrant or black welfare mom and — and tapping into — sort of an identity politics that, you know, is powerful and oftentimes can work, but it is actually counterproductive, and it certainly does not reflect what we have been trying to do.
What is true and what's — what's been interesting to see during this election cycle is that the Republican Party that has opposed minimum wages or union laws or what have you, they have a populist insurgency on their hands. And Mr. Trump, I think, has, at times, exploited this — this gap between what, you know, the Republican business community has promoted and — and what their constituencies are actually looking for.
We ran across a statement of yours from 2008 about changing the trajectory of the country. You said that Ronald Reagan had changed the trajectory of the country, partly because the country was ready for it. It was his moment. That John F. Kennedy had done the same thing, because it was the right moment. The country was going in a certain direction.
You wanted to see such a moment. You believed there was such a moment for you in 2008. Is there a risk that Donald Trump could say the same thing in 2016, that he could be the man to change the trajectory of the country now?
Well, if he won, he could say that.
I mean to say, you think the country might be ready for that?
No. And I think that will be tested over the next four months. But I think it is pretty hard to argue that somebody who almost three-quarters of the country think is unqualified to be president and has a negative opinion about it is tapping into the zeitgeist of the country, or is speaking for a broad base of the country.
But we'll find out. Look, that's what elections are for, and that — I think it's important for Democrats, progressives, moderates, people who care about our traditions, who care about pluralism, who care about tolerance, who care about facts, who think climate change is real, who think that we have to reform our immigration system in an intelligent way, who believe ... in women's equality and equality for the LGBT community.
I think it's important for those of us not to be complacent, not to be smug. And you know, the one thing I have tried to do during the course of my presidency is to take seriously the objections and the criticisms and the concerns of people who didn't vote for me.
I said on election night back in Grant Park, I'm president of everybody. I've got a particular point of view. I've — I don't make any apologies for it. I believe that, if you go back and read my speeches dating back to 2004, where I first came to national prominence, that there has been a consistency there, that I have done or tried to do exactly what I said.
And the core of that message is "e pluribus unum," out of many, one, that — that we are better when we are together, that I do not believe in tribalism. I do not believe in stoking divisions and scapegoating.
I think that people have common hopes and common dreams. And I think that America is at its best when we are unified and working together. And during the course of my presidency, you've seen polarization and division and all kinds of consternation and frustration. But what you've also seen quietly is a country that yanked itself out of a Great Recession and recovered as well as any country ever has from such a massive financial breakdown.
You've seen 20 million people have health insurance that didn't have it before and health care inflation actually going down so that, you know, we've saved trillions of dollars in cost relative to what we're expected to be paying over the course of programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
What we've seen is a financial system that is a lot sounder. We see an LGBT community that is — is recognized as equal in ways that they weren't before. You've seen an entire generation grow up, I think, feeling as if the old divisions don't make sense.
And you know, I feel pretty confident that as long as we do the work over the next several months and then continue that work over the next several years, that we will have emerged from this era stronger, more prosperous, more secure and adhering more closely to the values and ideals that make America exceptional.
Last question, Mr. President. We've gone across the country, we've gone across the country asking people how their lives have changed in the last eight years. That was the basic question. How has your life changed in the last eight years?
Well, everybody's teased me about how gray I am and that's OK. My daughters have ...
That picture of you and Derek Jeter, that was something. That was — that was some gray. But go on, go on, I'm sorry.
My — my daughters have grown up and I think for any father out there, seeing your kids come into office — when I came in office, they were so much younger than I realized at the time, I think. And for them to be these amazing young women now, that changes your life more than just about anything.
It's interesting, though, that my fundamental belief in public service, my fundamental belief in the capacity of politics to — to solve problems, my belief in this country is stronger, not weaker. I'm less cynical now than I was.
I've been frustrated by some things that I did not complete, that I couldn't wrap and mail and ship before I got out of here. Immigration reform being a good example. Getting infrastructure done, you know, we got $2 trillion worth of infrastructure. If we got working on that now, we'd be growing a lot faster, the unemployment rate would be even lower, wages would be higher.
So there are things that we haven't gotten done. Obviously, there are — there areas internationally where I've been enormously frustrated. You look at Syria being the most prominent example, where you've got a heartbreaking situation and not a lot of good choices.
Having said all that, if you had told me at the beginning of my presidency that we could begin the process of making sure everybody has health insurance in this country; that we could recover fully from a terrible economic crisis; that, you know, we could make sure that Iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon without having to launch a war; that we could restore diplomatic relations with Cuba in a way that didn't just transform our relationship with Cuba, but has put our relationship with all of Latin America on its strongest footing, maybe in history.
If you told me that we could, you know, extend democracy to a place like Burma, one of the worst, you know, military dictatorships in the world and that I could visit there and you'd see millions of people lining the streets. If you told me that — that you could have gay and lesbian men and women proudly serving in our military without having to hide who they were, or that you could have a bipartisan effort to actually reduce sentences for nonviolent drug offenses have a credible chance of getting through Congress.
You'd tally it up, it's not bad for 7 1/2 years' worth of work. And the stuff that has not gotten done, it's teed up to get done. Climate change, with the Paris Agreement, 200 countries signed on — is a classic example of how I think about my work, but also the possibilities of government and politics.
We haven't solved climate change because of that agreement, but we have now built an architecture that allows us, gives us a change to, over time collectively, in an unprecedented way, curb the pollution that contributes to climate change. And have we gotten it all done yet? No.
But have we now given the next president, the next Congress, the next generation a chance to solve it? Absolutely.
And — and I've said this before: I think of myself as a relay runner. I take the baton. Sometimes, you take the baton and you're behind in the race, and you've got to run a little bit harder to catch up.
Hopefully, by the time you pass on the baton, you're a little bit better positioned in the race. And I think there is a humility that comes out of this office, because you feel that no matter how much you've done, there's more work to do.
But I think that there is a confidence that well-meaning people working together can — can change the country for the better. I've seen it happen.
Mr. President, thanks very much.
Thank you. Enjoyed it.
Papa, Kind und Karriere: Wie funktioniert das anderswo? Gestaltung: Bea Sommersguter
Die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie wird in Österreich noch weitgehend als "Frauenthema" diskutiert. Das ist nicht überall in Europa so. In Island beispielsweise nehmen neun von zehn Vätern Karenzzeiten in Anspruch, fünfmal so viele wie in Österreich. Sich eine Auszeit nach der Geburt eines Kindes zu nehmen, gilt unter österreichischen Männern noch immer als Karriere-Hemmnis, auch wenn die Erfahrungen aus den skandinavischen Ländern das Gegenteil beweisen.
Wie die Väterkarenz auf die gesellschaftliche Praxis und die Arbeitswelt zurückwirkt, war Thema eines Workshops in Wien, an dem Expertinnen und Experten aus sechs EU-Ländern teilnahmen.
"Weicheier samma sicha kane." Die Könige des Tunnelbaus. Berufsporträt Mineur. Gestaltung: Lukas Tremetsberger. Moderation und Redaktion: Xaver Forthuber
Es ist finster und laut, staubig und gefährlich im Tunnel, dem Arbeitsplatz von Mineuren. Wie und warum wird man Mineur? Weil Vater und Onkel bereits unter Tage waren, weil der Lohn stimmt? Ein Besuch bei Tunnelbauern auf der Baustelle des Koralm-Tunnels, der die Südsteiermark mit Kärnten verbinden wird - zwei Regionen, aus denen viele Mineure stammen. Sie fräsen und sprengen in ganz Europa. Auch in der Schweiz, wo diesen Mittwoch nach 17 Jahren Bauzeit der Gotthard-Basistunnel eröffnet wird.
What's it like to attend Google I/O? Was the venue switch away from San Francisco to an outdoor venue in Mountain View a good move? What quality level were the technical sessions this year? Why do Google keep making seemingly basic mistakes hosting I/O each year? Was the move to abandon the giveaways of previous years a good one?
Jake Wharton and I discuss all this and more.
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rein nach dem Feinheitsgebot gebraute Vielfalt abseits des Mainstreams Gestaltung: Volker Obermayr, Moderation: Astrid Petermann
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Hopfen aus der Weinregion: Südsteirisches Craft Beer.
Österreich ist ein Bierland. Pro Jahr und Kopf werden hierzulande mehr als 200 Krügerl getrunken. Im Gegensatz zu den meisten anderen europäischen Ländern steigt der Verbrauch von Getränken, die die vier Grundelemente Hopfen, Malz, Hefe und Wasser enthalten. Mit Abstand am beliebtesten ist das Märzen. Auch wegen der aufstrebenden Craft Beer Szene nimmt jedoch die Sortenvielfalt zu und damit das Interesse der Konsumenten im In- sowie Ausland. In der Gastronomie und den Supermärkten finden sich neue Kreationen etablierter Hersteller und junger Braumeister, die sich besonders gern experimentierfreudig zeigen. Saldo, das Ö1 Wirtschaftsmagazin, hat sich im Mühlviertel, der Steiermark und in Wien auf die Spuren von Vielfalt und Kultur der mehr als 200 heimischen Brauereien gemacht.
Wo ist mein Heiratsgut? Von Mitgift, Ausstattung und Morgengabe. Gestaltung: Kathrin Wimmer. Wort der Woche: Barbara Zeithammer. Moderation und Redaktion: Marie-Claire Messinger
"Die juristische Konstruktion der Mitgift stammt wie so vieles von den alten Römern und war ganz zentral bei der Eheschließung. Ließ man sich scheiden, bekam die Ehefrau alles zurück. Der Mann musste also gut aufpassen, haftete für Schäden und durfte die Substanz nicht mindern. "Außer natürlich, die Frau war schuld an der Scheidung", erklärt Thomas Olechowski, Professor für Rechtsgeschichte an der Universität Wien. Die Mitgift ist das, was der Bräutigam zur Hochzeit von der Brautfamilie bekommt. Seit 2009 ist die "Mitgift" oder auch "Heiratsgut" offiziell aus dem österreichischen "Allgemeinen Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch", kurz ABGB, verschwunden. Eine Recherche über ein "totes" Recht und was davon blieb.
neuwal Analyse vom #ORFDuell Norbert Hofer vs. Alexander Van der Bellen #bpw16 19.02.2016 Gäste Walter Ötsch (Kommunikationstrainer, walteroetsch.at) Benedikt Narodoslawsky (Falter) Michael Winter (
Duell im Kanzler-Schatten
Der entscheidende zweite Durchgang der Bundespräsidenten-Wahl steht vor der Tür, Österreich wird erstmals einen Kandidaten der Opposition als Staatsoberhaupt bekommen. Norbert Hofer von der FPÖ und Alexander van der Bellen von den Grünen wollten sich im Wahlkampf zunächst nicht wehtun, um nicht Opfer einer zu starken Polarisierung zu werden. Zum Ende hin haben sich die Kandidaten aber nichts mehr geschenkt.
Es war ein reiner Medienwahlkampf im Schatten strauchelnder etablierter Parteien und eines Kanzler-Rücktritts. Wir zeichnen dieses Duell anhand von gleich fünf Medien-Konfrontationen der Präsidentschafts-Kandidaten nach.
Gestaltung: Innenpolitische Redaktion
Die berühmtesten Gerichte der Welt: Pad Thai. Gestaltung: Ernst Weber. Kostnotizen: Fleischfresser unter sich. Der Osteriaclub d'Al Cappello Gestaltung: Alexander Bachl. Moderation und Redaktion: Marie-Claire Messinger
Pad Thai sind im Wok gebratene Nudeln - "pad " bedeutet "gebraten". Es ist eines der Nationalgerichte Thailands. Man isst es auf Straßenständen, aber auch in feinen Restaurants. Das Gericht besteht aus Reisbandnudeln, versprudelten Eiern, Gemüse, Fleisch, Meeresfrüchten oder Tofu und Gewürzen. Garniert werden diese gebratenen Nudeln mit zerstampften Erdnüssen und Koriander. Pad Thai ist ein leichtes Gericht und schnell gekocht, ganz einfach ist die Zubereitung allerdings nicht. Damit die Nudeln saftig bleiben und nicht verklumpen, müssen einige Vorgaben beachtet werden. Pad Thai schmeckt ein bisschen süß, etwas sauer, leicht salzig und nur wenig scharf. Die pikante Würze kommt von Tamarinde, Palmzucker und Fischsauce. Auf getrocknete Krabben verzichtet man im Westen. Pad Thai wurde in den 1940er Jahren kreiert, um dem thailändischen Volk eine Identität zu geben.
Rezept Pad Thai
Zutaten: (für 2 Personen)
120 Gramm flache Reisnudeln (3mm breit) 60 ml Fischsauce Etwas Tamarinde (kann durch Essig ersetzt werden) 65 Gramm Palmzucker Chili gemahlen Öl zum Braten 3 Zehen Knoblauch, gehackt 8 Garnelen 2 Eier 30 Gramm eingelegter weißer Rettich 1 El kleine getrocknete Garnelen, zerhackt 100 Gramm Bohnensprossen, frisch 2 Frühlingszwiebel, in grobe Stücke zerschnitten 1 fein geschnittene Karotte 50 Gramm geröstete Erdnüsse, grob zerstampft Limonenspalten und Chili zum Garnieren
Zubereitung: Reisnudeln in kaltem Wasser eine halbe Stunde einweichen, trocknen lassen. Fischsauce, Tamarinde und Palmzucker erhitzen, Zucker in der Flüssigkeit auflösen. Etwas Chili zufügen.
Einen Wok oder eine beschichtete Pfanne erhitzen, Öl zufügen. Knoblauch anrösten, dann die Nudeln zufügen, einen halben Becher Wasser und umrühren, bis Wasser aufgesogen ist, dann die zuvor vorbereitete Würzsauce einrühren. Umrühren, bis die Nudeln die Sauce absorbiert haben und weich genug, aber noch al dente sind.
Die Nudeln an den Rand der Pfanne geben, etwas Öl in die Mitte gießen und die Garnelen anbraten. Eier einrühren und warten bis sie stocken, dann Masse umdrehen und mit den Nudeln verrühren. Eingelegten Rettich zugeben, getrocknete Garnelen, Erdnüsse, Karotten, Bohnensprossen und Jungzwiebel, alles vermischen, dann servieren. Mit frischem Koriander und Limettenspalten dekorieren.
Die Kunst zu investieren. Gestaltung: Astrid Petermann, Moderation: Barbara Battisti
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"Gold stellt für die Leute seit jeher eine Sicherheit dar."
Seit die Notenbanken auf Niedrigzinspolitik setzen, um die Wirtschaft wieder in Schwung zu bringen, wirft das gute alte Sparbuch nicht mehr viel ab. Dazu kommt, dass bei Immobilien-Vermietungen keine hohen Renditen mehr zu erwarten sind und dass das Parkett der Aktienmärkte vielen Anlegern zu glatt geworden ist. Die Folge: Anlage-Alternativen wie Investments in Kunst, Uhren, Oldtimer, Wein, Whisky und Co. boomen und auch Gold gilt bei vielen immer noch als krisen-resistenter, sicherer Hafen. Doch wie attraktiv sind diese Geldanlagen wirklich? Astrid Petermann hat sich für das Wirtschaftsmagazin SALDO angesehen, was Investments in Gold, Kunst und Oldtimer bringen und wie riskant sie sind.
Mission Hofburg: Ein Fall für zwei. Die Kandidaten der Stichwahl live vor Publikum zu Gast bei Klaus Webhofer
Nach der Wahl ist vor der Stichwahl - und diese bestreiten am 22. Mai der überlegene Wahlsieger vom Sonntag, Norbert Hofer von den Freiheitlichen und der langjährige Grünenchef Alexander Van der Bellen.
Bei Klaus Webhofer im "Klartext" stehen beide eine Stunde lang Rede und Antwort.
Was kommt in den nächsten Wochen auf das Land zu? Ein harter Lagerwahlkampf, mit Polarisierung und Spaltung der Gesellschaft? Oder ein sportlicher und fairer Wettstreit zwischen zwei ganz unterschiedlichen Politikentwürfen?
Vieles wurde in diesem Wahlkampf schon gesagt, manches verworfen, Haltungen abgeklopft, der Show Genüge getan. Aber jetzt, wo Norbert Hofer und Alexander van der Bellen der Hofburg ein gutes Stück näher gerückt sind, wird das Rennen neu gestartet. Wofür stehen die beiden? Welche Ziele verfolgen sie? Wie wollen sie das Land prägen?
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30 Jahre Tschernobyl (Teil 2). Moderation und Redaktion: Armin Stadler
Mit aktuellen Beiträgen über die Erforschung und die Langzeitfolgen der Nuklearkatastrophe, die sich am 26. April 1986 im Block 4 des Kernkraftwerks Tschernobyl in der Nähe der ukrainischen Stadt Prypjat ereignete.
Ich bin nicht Gewürzpapst, sondern Gewürzmüller. Ingo Holland im Porträt. Gestaltung: Alexander Bachl. Kostnotizen: Diego Muñoz und die neue peruanische Küche. Gestaltung: Alexander Bachl. Moderation und Redaktion: Bea Sommersguter
Der ehemalige deutsche Spitzenkoch Ingo Holland tauchte vor fünfzehn Jahren in die faszinierende Welt der wirklich hochwertigen Gewürze ein, brachte sich mangels der Möglichkeit zur einschlägigen Ausbildung alles selber bei und gründete in Klingenberg am Main in Bayern das "Alte Gewürzamt". Im deutschsprachigen Raum gilt Holland als "Guru" und Gott" der Gewürzwelt, seine Bücher sind in zahlreichen Auflagen erschienen. Ein Porträt eines Besessenen.
(Kein) Anschluss nach Norden: Die Nordautobahn A5 Gestaltung: Barbara Battisti, Moderation: Michael Fröschl
Vor mehr als einem Vierteljahrhundert ist der Eiserne Vorhang gefallen und damit waren auch wieder Wirtschaftskontakte zu unseren Nachbarn im Norden und Osten möglich. Mit dem notwendigen Ausbau der Infrastruktur ging es aber nicht so schnell - die A4, die Ostautobahn, die den Ballungsraum Wien mit Ungarn und der Slowakei verbindet, wurde zwar schon 1994 eröffnet, der Anschluss nach Norden und damit die Verbindung nach Brünn und Prag ist aber bis heute nicht durchgehend über Autobahnen befahrbar.
ORF/BARBARA BATTISTI
Das hat Konsequenzen für die Wirtschaft und auch für die Bevölkerung in der betroffenen Region, dem nördlichen Weinviertel. Der Warenaustausch mit Tschechien ist gewachsen, doch der Schwerverkehr quält sich noch immer durch enge Ortszentren. Eine ausgebaute Autobahn hätte auch schon viel früher Unternehmensansiedlungen angezogen und damit Arbeitsplätze in die Region gebracht.
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Tausende LKW rollen täglich durch die Weinbaugemeinde Poysdorf. Das ist oft Millimeterarbeit.
Die A5, die Nordautobahn, ist von der nördlichen Wiener Stadtgrenze bis Schrick bei Mistelbach ausgebaut, hier haben sich auch bereits Industriebetriebe angesiedelt. Am nächsten Teilabschnitt bis Poysbrunn wird derzeit gebaut - ein Großprojekt, das auch von der EU gefördert wird - Ende 2017 ist die Freigabe für den Verkehr geplant. Wann es eine durchgehende Autobahnverbindung zwischen Wien und Brünn geben wird, hängt auch von Tschechien ab.
Barbara Battisti war für "Saldo" entlang der Brünnerstraße unterwegs und hat mit Betroffenen gesprochen.
Die Osterpinze. Gestaltung: Johanna Steiner. Kostnotizen: Gestaltung Alexander Bachl. Moderation und Redaktion: Bea Sommersguter
Weizenmehl, Butter, Zucker, Eier, Hefe - und je nach Rezept - Anis oder Weißwein. Daraus besteht eine Osterpinze, die dreigezackte Mehlspeise, die speziell in Südösterreich bei der katholischen Fleischweihe am Karsamstag gegessen wird. Die Pinze kam in Zeiten der Habsburgermonarchie aus der friulanischen Grafschaft Görz nach Österreich. In Graz werden heute noch "Görzer Pinzen" gebacken. Johanna Steiner auf Spurensuche in steirischen Backstuben.
Osterpinze
Rezept nach Heinz Regula, Graz
Zutaten 1000 g Weizenmehl Type 480 300 g Milch (kühl) 100 g Hefe 20 g Salz 300 g Zucker 300 g Butter (weich) 6 Dotter evtl. etwas Weißwein oder Rum Gewürze Vanille, Zitronenschale evtl. ein Hauch Anis (fein gemahlen)
Zubereitung Mehl, Milch und Hefe ungefähr acht Minuten mit der Küchenmaschine auf langsamer Stufe rühren. Die restlichen Zutaten dazugeben und weitere vier Minuten etwas schneller ausmischen, so dass der Teig insgesamt rund zwölf Minuten geknetet wird und der Teig eine kompakte, mittelfeste Konsistenz bekommt.
Den Teig zu einer Kugel formen (oder zu mehreren kleinen Kugeln), mit Dotter bestreichen und für 18 Stunden ohne Abdeckung in den Kühlschrank geben (der Dotter schützt den Teig vorm Austrocknen).
Die Teigkugel(n) nochmals mit Dotter bestreichen und circa eineinhalb Stunden bei Raumtemperatur stehen lassen bis das Ei trocknet.
Den Heißluftofen auf 150 °C vorheizen.
Mit einer geölten Schere drei zusammenlaufenden Schnitte setzen (siehe Bilder) und anschließend die Pinze sofort in den Ofen geben.
Backtemperatur maximal 150°C (vor allem bei kleineren Pinzen). Größere Pinzen (z.B. bei 500g-Pinzen) bei nur 140°C in den Ofen geben und fallend auf 120°C backen. Die Pinze soll schön goldgelb, aber keinesfalls knusprig sein.
Krankmachende Umwelt. Wie Umweltverschmutzung epigenetische Veränderungen auslöst Gestaltung: Madeleine Amberger
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Beate Ritz, Umweltmedizinerin und Epidemiologin an der University of Califonia, über die Umweltbelastung durch den Autoverkehr in ihrer Wahlheimat Los Angeles.
Überall auf der Welt bietet sich das gleiche Bild: Arme Menschen leben überproportional in von Umweltverschmutzung betroffenen Vierteln und Regionen. Das kann schon in der frühesten Kindheit gesundheitliche Folgen nach sich ziehen, und diese halten sich ein Leben lang.
Kalifornische Forscher stellten beispielsweise fest, dass Kinder, die in der sozial schwachen Region von Fresno leben, sehr viel häufiger an Asthma leiden als Kinder aus dem wohlhabenden Palo Alto. Dem zugrunde liegt die hohe Ruß- und Feinstaubbelastung in Fresno, die epigenetische Veränderungen an zwei Genen verursacht.
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Die Kinderärztin und Asthmaspezialistin an der Stanford University Kari Nadeau erklärt, was bei den regulatorischen T-Zellen der Kinder in Fresno nicht in Ordnung ist: "Ich glaube, es gehen hier zwei Dinge gleichzeitig vor sich. Die kranken Kinder haben weniger regulatorische T-Zellen; und jene, die sie haben, sind nicht voll funktionsfähig. Wir vermuteten, dass die Funktion mit einem ganz bestimmten Gen namens FOXP3 zu tun hatte. Die Genfunktion dürfte durch die polyzyklischen aromatischen Kohlenwasserstoffe beeinträchtigt sein. Wenn wir verstehen wollen, wie Umweltverschmutzung Gene und somit die Gesundheit beeinflusst, dann müssen wir die molekularen Prozesse verstehen. In diesem Fall hatten wir die Hypothese, dass ein bestimmtes Toxin die Zellen schädigt. Wir führten Versuche mit Zellkulturen und an Tieren durch, um nachzuweisen, dass hier ein Zusammenhang besteht. Und das war in der Tat der Fall."
Durch Umweltbelastung verursachtes Aktivieren oder Deaktivieren einzelner Gene kann schon im Mutterleib geschehen und später zu Herzkreislauferkrankungen sowie neurologischen Störungen und einem geschwächten Immunsystem führen. Forscher konnten in Los Angeles einen Zusammenhang zwischen Luftverschmutzung und der Schädelentwicklung des Embryos feststellen.
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Dana Dolinoy ist Expertin für Umwelt und öffentliche Gesundheit an der University of Michigan. Sie untersucht die epigenetischen Auswirkungen von Blei und Substanzen wie Bisphenol-A, auch kurz BPA genannt: "Wenn wir einem Muttertier mäßige Mengen von BPA unters Futter mischten, brachte sie gelbe Junge ohne die Methylierung des Agoutigens auf die Welt. Diese entwickeln in der Folge Fettleibigkeit. Das war einer der ersten wissenschaftlichen Nachweise, dass man über die Mutter das Epigenom der Nachkommen beeinflussen konnte. Wir fragten uns als nächstes, ob man diese Wirkung verhindern könne. In einer zweiten Studie mischten wir der Mausmutter wieder Bisphenol-A ins Futter. Doch diesmal sorgten wir dafür, dass sie sich besonders gesund ernährte. Und tatsächlich, - die zusätzlichen Nährstoffe blockierten teilweise den Effekt von BPA. Es kamen also mehr braune, schlanke Mausbabys auf die Welt. Das bedeutet: Zumindest im Mausmodell lässt sich demonstrieren, dass gesunde Ernährung während der Schwangerschaft die Wirkung der giftigen Substanz blockiert."
Zwischen Kind und Kunde. Alltag der selbständigen Mütter. Gestaltung: Kristin Pfeifer Moderation und Redaktion: Bea Sommersguter
Familie und Beruf unter einen Hut zu bekommen, zwingen viele Mütter in die Teilzeitarbeit. Für Selbständige ist das keine Option. Kunden, die halbtägig betreut würden, wären bald keine Kunden mehr. Wie bewältigen selbständige Frauen ihren Geschäftsalltag? Wie klappt es, die Kinder in die Arbeit mitzunehmen?
Zehn Jahre Twitter: Zwischen Nachrichtendienst und Gerüchteküche. Gestaltung: Xaver Forthuber.
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Echtzeitmedium nützlich bei Erdbeben.
Die Internetplattform Twitter wird heute zehn Jahre alt. Weltweit rund 320 Millionen registrierte Benutzer und Benutzerinnen schicken Nachrichten in SMS-Länge über das Internet, oft garniert mit Bildern oder Weblinks. Begonnen hat Twitter als Werkzeug, um mit einer Gruppe von Freunden gleichzeitig Kurznachrichten auszutauschen. In den Händen der User entwickelte das Konzept des „Micro-Blogging“ bald ein Eigenleben.
Hubert Sickinger, Politologe
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Wahlfälschung im Iran 2009: Opposition koordiniert sich via Twitter.
Mittlerweile ist Twitter ein Nachrichtendienst, ein Liveticker, eine Diskussionsplattform. Satiriker und Textkünstlerinnen nutzen es ebenso als Plattform wie Politikerinnen und Pressesprecher, Prominente geben öffentlich Einblick in ihr Leben, Journalisten und Medienleute tauschen sich über Brancheninterna aus. Unternehmen und Selbständige bauen dort ihre Marke auf oder gehen auf Tuchfühlung mit ihrem Zielpublikum.
Twitter gilt unter den Sozialnetzwerken als Liebling der „Professionals“, vor allem in Österreich, wo die Plattform von einem eingeschworenen Netzwerk aus Journalisten und innenpolitischen Akteuren dominiert wird. Oft ist die Rede von der „Twitter-Blase“, in der sich Insider vor allem wichtig machen – ohne dass das der breiten Masse auffallen würde. Und ein Vorwurf lautet, dass Schnelligkeit bei Twitter oft mehr zählt als Verlässlichkeit.
Armin Wolf (ORF), Johannes Bruckenberger (APA)
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Schnelles Recherchetool oder brodelnde Gerüchteküche?
Nicht zuletzt ist Twitter ein Großkonzern, dessen Geschäftsmodell sich allerdings auch zehn Jahre nach der Gründung und drei Jahre nach dem Börsegang noch immer nicht als tragfähig erwiesen hat. Wirtschaftsmedien sehen das Unternehmen schon seit längerem am Rand des Abgrunds wandeln. Xaver Forthuber hat nachgefragt, wie der Kurznachrichtendienst die Medienlandschaft verändert hat, wie er insbesondere in Österreich genutzt wird und welche Zukunftsaussichten Twitter hat.
Der Schwarzbergerhof und seine ethische Tierhaltung. Gestaltung: Alois Schörghuber. Kostnotizen: Die "Kleinen Gourmandisen" des Mandelbaum Verlags. Gestaltung Alexander Bachl. Moderation und Redaktion: Xaver Forthuber
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"Dieses Fett, das nicht mit Wasser durchsetzt ist, da schneidet man rein, wie in Butter…"
In Schönau im Mühlviertel hat sich der Baumeister Edmund Wall einen Wunsch erfüllt. Er betreibt einen Bauernhof mit alten Rassen von Freilandrindern, Weideschweinen und Sikawild unter dem Slogan "Ethisch ist das neue Bio". Geschlachtet und verarbeitet wird direkt auf dem Hof. Alle Prozesse der Fleischproduktion kann man durch Panoramafenster verfolgen. Das Angebot reicht von Frischfleisch, Roh- und Dauerwurst bis zu Gerichten im Glas, wie Rindsrouladen, Gulasch und Curries.
Im Schatten des Ölpreises: Irans Wiederaufbau nach dem Sanktionsende. Gestaltung: Christian Hunger und Helmut Schöffmann, Moderation: Volker Obermayr
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Vieles hat sich mit dem Ende der Sanktionen verbessert, trotzdem gibt es für einige Unternehmen nach wie vor Handelsbeschränkungen mit dem Iran.
Zehn Jahre lang war die iranische Wirtschaft faktisch von der Außenwelt abgeschirmt. Die US-Sanktionen infolge des Atomstreits haben Geschäfte mit dem 80-Millionen-Einwohnerland nahezu unmöglich gemacht. Seit Mitte Jänner sind diese Sanktionen größtenteils aufgehoben.
Seither hat ein Run der internationalen Geschäftswelt auf das Land eingesetzt. Es besteht ein riesiger Aufholbedarf, die technischen Einrichtungen sind veraltet, der Fahrzeugpark muss erneuert werden. Bezahlt werden sollen die Investitionen unter anderem mit den Einnahmen aus dem Ölgeschäft. Die fallen allerdings aufgrund des niedrigen Ölpreises niedriger als erwartet aus.
Auch österreichische Unternehmer wollen an dem Geschäft teilhaben und reisen in die zweitstärkste Volkswirtschaft im Mittleren Osten. Das Wirtschaftsmagazin "Saldo" hat eine Delegation aus der Steiermark begleitet.
Firma ohne Büro. Von der Einsamkeit in Start-ups und anderen Kleinunternehmen. Gestaltung: Ernst Weber. Wort der Woche: Matthias Däuble. Moderation und Redaktion: Xaver Forthuber
Viele Startup-Unternehmen haben kein Büro. Sie sind oft nur eine "One-man"- oder "One-woman-show", arbeiten im Wohnzimmer oder im Cafe mit Laptop und Handy. Per Vermittlungsagentur engagieren sie manchmal Mitarbeiter, kommuniziert wird über Skype oder Email. Hin und wieder mietet man sich stunden- oder tageweise in einem "Coworking Office" ein. Drucker, Scanner, Besprechungszimmer sind so zur Verfügung gestellt sowie - nicht zu vernachlässigen - Kollegen, mit denen man sich austauschen kann.
Vom Anschlag zum Durchschlag. Die Technik des Tunnelbaus. Gestaltung: Matthias Däuble und Lukas Tremetsberger. Moderation und Redaktion: Matthias Däuble. Aufgeräumt im Hundesalon: Gestaltung Kathrin Wimmer
Tunnelbau - also die Herstellung unterirdischer Hohlräume zwecks Transport von Menschen, Waren oder Gewässern - ist eine gefährliche, staubige und zeitaufwendige Arbeit. Die Erkenntnisse sind teils uralt, gerade Österreich wird für sein Knowhow in Tunnelfragen international geschätzt. In stillgelegten Stollen wird Tunnelbau geübt.
Diskussion zwischen Dr. Irmgard Griss und Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen. Was eint, was unterscheidet die beiden bei zentralen aktuellen Fragen? Wer schafft es in die Stichwahl? Wer zieht in die Hofburg ein? Sei dabei, bei der Diskussion zur Bundespräsidenten-Wahl. Nach einer Runde am Podium gibt es anschließend ausreichend Zeit, damit Zuseher und Studierende Fragen stellen können.
It's uncommon when technology and purpose combine to create something amazing. But that's exactly what's happening here a Patreon. Learn how they are using Python to enable an entirely new type of crowdsourcing for creative endeavours (podcasting, art, open source, and more).In this episode, I speak with Albert Shue from Patreon about their journey of converting patreon.com from PHP to Python 3. You will learn some practical techniques for setting up such a project for success and avoiding some of the biggest risks.
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High Performance Computing. Auf der Suche nach neuen Rechnern. Gestaltung: Mariann Unterluggauer
Das Ende von Moore's Law ist absehbar. Gordon Moore hatte 1965 vorausgesagt, dass die Transistoren in den Computern kontinuierlich kleiner und weniger kosten werden. Bis vor ein paar Jahren war das auch der Fall. Laptops haben die Prozessorleistung eines Supercomputers und sind trotzdem wesentlich kleiner und billiger. Jetzt scheint man jedoch am Ende angelangt zu sein. Billiger geht immer, kleiner jedoch nicht mehr lange. Weltweit ist die Computerindustrie daher auf der Suche nach neuen Computern. Parallel Computing anstelle von serieller Computerarchitektur scheint eine Lösung zu sein. An diesen Parallelrechnern wird intensiv gearbeitet. Dafür wird auch eine andere Software benötigt. Gleichzeitig soll das Sicherheitsproblem gelöst werden, verlangen jene Wissenschafter/innen, die sich mit "High Performance Computing" beschäftigen. Und am besten repariert sich der neue Computer gleich selbst. Mariann Unterluggauer fragt nach, welche Konzepte es für neue Rechner gibt.
"CO2-neutrale Mobilität - ökologische Gewissensberuhigung oder Konzept für eine nachhaltigere Zukunft?" Gast: Dominik Schmitz, Umweltsystemiker, Leiter des CO2- Kompensationsprogrammes am Zentrum für globalen Wandel und Nachhaltigkeit der Universität für Bodenkultur in Wien. Moderation: Andreas Obrecht. Anrufe kostenlos aus ganz Österreich unter 0800 22 69 79
Seit einiger Zeit bieten Fluggesellschaften, Unternehmen und NGOs Umweltdienstleistungen an, deren Ziel die Reduktion der individuellen CO2-Bilanz der Kunden ist. Besonderes Interesse wird der CO2-Kompensation für Flüge entgegen gebracht - das macht das Reisen zwar ein wenig teurer, beruhigt aber auch das Gewissen.
Als erste Universität Österreichs betreibt die Universität für Bodenkultur (BOKU) in Wien seit nunmehr fünf Jahren ihr eigenes CO2-Kompensations-Programm: Die CO2- Emissionen der Flüge der Universität, aber auch von Privatpersonen und Firmen werden durch aliquote finanzielle Unterstützungen von BOKU-Klimaschutz- projekten ausgeglichen. Zudem können der CO2-Verbrauch anderer Verkehrsmittel - etwa gefahrene Auto-Kilometer - und die Fertigung emissionsintensiver Produkte über dieses Programm kompensiert werden.
Mit dem Leiter des CO2-Kompensationsprogrammes an der BOKU, dem Umweltsystemwissenschaftler Dominik Schmitz, spricht Andreas Obrecht über Möglichkeiten und Grenzen CO2-neutraler Mobilität und über methodische und technologische Aspekte der CO2 einsparenden oder bindenden Klimaschutzprojekte. Im Fokus stehen z.B. die Aufforstung und Kompostierung organischen Materials in Äthiopien, die Transformation ehemaliger Bananenplantagen zu Regenwald in Costa Rica oder Waldschutz in Nepal.
Eine Spezialausgabe zur kritischen Neuedition von Hitlers "Mein Kampf" Gestaltung und Moderation: Armin Stadler
Darf und soll man Hitlers "Mein Kampf" neu herausbringen? Seit Wochen debattiert das Feuilleton diese Frage, ohne die kritische Neuedition, um die es geht, im Einzelnen vorgestellt zu haben.
Der allgemeine Tenor lautet: Ja, man darf und soll. - Das Dimensionen-Magazin geht den umgekehrten Weg: Spielt Auszüge aus der legendären "Mein Kampf"-Lesung von Helmut Qualtinger, stellt die wissenschaftlichen Anmerkungen aus der kritischen Neuedition dagegen - und überlässt es der Hörerschaft zu beurteilen, ob die Münchner Historiker ihr Ziel erreichen:
"Der Leser, der sich selbst mit Hitler auseinandersetzen möchte, wird in die Lage versetzt, dies mit dem nötigen kritischen Instrumentarium zu tun", schreiben sie im Vorwort.
"Mein Kampf" ist eine der zentralen Quellen des Nationalsozialismus. Nirgendwo sonst hat Adolf Hitler das, was er dachte und plante, so früh, so klar und so offen formuliert wie auf diesen 800 Seiten, ein Konvolut aus stark stilisierter Autobiografie, rassistischer Hetzschrift und taktisch-politischem Agitprop.
Das Buch war ein Bestseller und wurde zwischen 1925 und 1945 mehr als 12 Millionen Mal unters Volk gebracht. Nach Kriegsende war zwar sein Nachdruck verboten, nicht aber der antiquarische Handel und der persönliche Besitz. Für 99 Cent kann es derzeit jeder als E-Book bei iTunes herunterladen. - Aber seit dem 1. Jänner 2016 ist das Buch auch wieder gemeinfrei.
70 Jahre nach Hitlers Tod ist das Urheberrecht des Bayrischen Finanzministeriums, das den Nachdruck verboten hatte, ausgelaufen. Das bedeutet, nun darf jeder Verlag Hitlers Elaborat wieder drucken. Darauf regiert das Münchner Institut für Zeitgeschichte mit einer kommentierten und kritischen Neuedition von "Mein Kampf". Eine aufklärerische Intention, die vom Gros der Historiker und breiten Kreisen der Gesellschaft begrüßt wird. Hören und entscheiden Sie selbst, ab 19.05 Uhr in den "Dimensionen".
Die unzähligen Varianten, gutes Kartoffelpüree zu kochen. Gestaltung: Johanna Steiner. Kostnotizen: Alexander Bachl. Moderation und Redaktion: Bea Sommersguter
Es ist eine klassische Beilage der österreichischen Küche: Kartoffelpüree. Ein gutes Püree ist gehaltvoll, sämig und gleichzeitig luftig. Die Zutatenliste ist kurz. Dennoch gibt es viele Möglichkeiten der Zubereitung. Neben der Frage, ob Milch, Schlagobers oder Butter hineingemischt werden, kann man verschiedende Kartoffelsorten verwenden.
Austrian Cuisine in Big Apple: Der Niederösterreicher Kurt Gutenbrunner kocht die Amerikaner ein Gestaltung: Astrid Petermann, Moderation: Volker Obermayr
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"Will kein nationales Aushängeschild sein."
Er ist in der New Yorker Gastronomie-Szene so etwas wie eine Institution: der Niederösterreicher Kurt Gutenbrunner. In den "Big Apple" hat es den heute 54-jährigen bereits 1988 verschlagen, als er mit 26 Jahren im "Windows on the world" anheuerte, dem legendären Restaurant im Nordturm des damaligen World Trade Centers. Sein erstes eigenes Restaurant Wallsé - benannt nach seinem Heimatort Wallsee im Mostviertel - hat Gutenbrunner im Jahr 2000 in New York eröffnet, mittlerweile ist er Chef von mehr als 150 Mitarbeitern in fünf Lokalen. Was ihn antreibt, wie er Erfolg definiert und was ihn an den USA reizt, darüber hat Astrid Petermann mit Kurt Gutenbrunner in New York gesprochen.
"Erwachsenwerden ist ein subversiver Akt" - Birgit Dalheimer im Gespräch mit der Philosophin Susan Neiman
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"Wir haben ein grausames Bild vom Erwachsenwerden."
Erwachsensein - ist das nicht nur ein Abglanz jugendlicher Träume, Resignation, erdrückende Verpflichtungen und die endgültige Absage an die Hoffnung, das Leben genießen zu können?
Der Passivität und Schicksalsergebenheit, die dieses Bild vom Erwachsensein mit sich bringt, hält Susan Neiman in ihrem jüngsten Buch "Warum erwachsen werden?" eine "philosophische Ermutigung" entgegen. Darin zeigt sie, wie und weshalb es sich lohnt, erwachsen zu werden. Mit einem Plädoyer zum Selberdenken will sie dazu inspirieren, die Möglichkeiten zu erkennen und zu nutzen, sein Leben zu gestalten.
Die gebürtige Amerikanerin war Professorin in Yale und Tel Aviv. 2000 übersiedelte sie als Direktorin des Einstein Forums in Potsdam nach Berlin. Das Einstein Forum bezeichnet sie als "Denklabor", das auf eine Demokratisierung des Intellektuellen Prozesses selbst abzielt.
Birgit Dalheimer hat sie in Berlin zum Gespräch getroffen.
Das Kandidatenfeld für die Bundespräsidentenwahl formiert sich. Im Großen Sendesaal trafen einander Irmgard Griss, Rudolf Hundstorfer, Andreas Khol und Alexander van der Bellen zum ersten verbalen Schlagabtausch.
Dass der Umgang mit dem Flüchtlingsthema wie ein Schatten auf diesem Wahlkampf liegen wird, ist keine besonders riskante Prognose. Und angesichts der herrschenden Polarisierung deutet hier alles auf einen Lagerwahlkampf hin.
Was ist in diesen turbulenten, schwierigen Zeiten eine moralische Autorität wert, als die das Staatsoberhaupt so gern gesehen wird? Was ist die Rolle, die Aufgabe eines Bundespräsidenten? Ist es letztlich ein repräsentativer Titel ohne Mittel - oder kann er auch Dinge anstoßen und verändern im Land?
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Radio-Chefredakteur Hannes Aigelsreiter und die Kandidaten Rudolf Hundstorfer, Andreas Khol und Alexander Van der Bellen im Großen Sendesaal des Wiener RadioKulturhauses.
Irmgard Griss und Alexander Van der Bellen betonten die hohe demokratische Legitimation des Amtes, die sich aus der Direktwahl ergebe. Rudolf Hundstorfer bekannte, wenn es nötig sein sollte, durchaus auch ein lauter Präsident sein zu wollen. Andreas Khol nannte den deutschen Bundespräsidenten Joachim Gauck als Vorbild, Mitbewerber Van der Bellen fand den amtierenden Bundespräsidenten Heinz Fischer jedenfalls beispielhaft. Irmgard Griss will im politischen Alltag jenen eine Stimme geben, die keine haben.
- Drohnenland Österreich
- Zwischen Superheld und Motorradtaxi Videospielmacher in Westafrika
Wenn eine Drohne auf uns zufliegt, klingt es, als würde sich ein Bienenschwarm nähern. Im Gepäck hat sie zumeist eine Kamera. Immerhin können die alltagsüblichen Drohnen mit ihren vier bis acht Antrieben bis zu 2.400 g Zusatzlast tragen.
Österreichische Entwicklungen sind dabei sehr gefragt. In Handarbeit und mit eigens entwickelten Maschinen produziert die Kärntner Firma "Airborne Robotics" über 100 Drohnen pro Jahr. Für die Filmproduktion können die fliegenden Helfer einzigartige Luftaufnahmen machen, in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft setzt man sie ein, um mit Spezialkameras nach Schädlingen zu suchen. So lassen sich Ernteausfälle minimieren.
Sarah Kriesche hat sich angesehen, wie die zehn Mitarbeiter/innen aus schier unzähligen Schrauben, Platinen, Chips, Lack und Flüssiggummi die vielseitigen Fluggeräte fertigen:
- Zwischen Superheld und Motorradtaxi
Aus dem westafrikanischen Ghana kommen in aller Regel nur wenige Dinge nach Europa: Kakao und Fußball, aus Nigeria ist es vor allem Rohöl. Aber in Ghana und Nigeria arbeiten längst junge Leute an Exportprodukten abseits der traditionellen Pfade. Junge Computer-Unternehmer tüfteln an Videospielen, mit denen sie den afrikanischen Markt erobern wollen - und dann den Weltmarkt, so der Traum! Ihr Ansatz: Sie verwenden Legenden und Helden aus der Geschichte Afrikas. Ein Besuch in einer Zukunfts-Werkstatt von Jens Borchers.
Warten, umsteigen, im Stau stehen. Das Pendlerdasein. Gestaltung: Bea Sommersguter, Lukas Tremetsberger und Johanna Steiner. Moderation und Redaktion: Bea Sommersguter. Das Lied meines Lebens: Die Musikerin Cornelia Pesendorfer über "Icalo Iilungu" von Joseph Chisanga. Gestaltung Marie-Claire Messinger.
Sie warten bei jedem Wetter an zugigen Haltestellen, quetschen sich frühmorgens in überfüllte Bahnwaggons, stehen täglich zweimal im Stau auf der Autobahn oder jetten einmal pro Woche quer durch Europa, um zu ihrem Arbeitsplatz zu kommen. Die Pendler. Keine Minderheit, denn jeder zweite in Österreich arbeitet nicht an seinem Wohnort. Im Schnitt verbringen Österreicher pro Tag übrigens 48 Minuten im Pendelverkehr. Mit der Distanz zum Arbeitsplatz wächst der Leidensdruck - und wer keine Alternative hat, für den wird das Pendeln schnell zur Nervenprobe.
Reisen mit Ö1. Ambiente Spezial: Im Hochland von Westmalaysia. Zinn und Tee und die Stadt der Millionäre. Von Ernst Weber
Der englische Landvermesser William Cameron hat die "nach ihm benannten Cameron Highlands entdeckt - ein angenehm temperiertes Hochplateau, ein idealer Ort zum Anbau von Tee, Obst und Gemüse. Zudem entwickelte sich das Plateau zum Erholungsort für tropengeschädigte Engländer. Gepflegte Teeplantagen und märchenhafte Mooswälder laden zu Wanderungen ein, mittendrin stehen englische Landhäuser.
Ramakrishna Ramaswami, Umweltschützer
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„Früher waren jeden Morgen die Cameron Highlands von Nebel bedeckt. Heute gibt es nur alle heiligen Zeiten Nebel.“ Über den Klimawandel in den Cameron Highlands.
Die ersten malaiischen Siedlungen entstanden erst Ende der 1960er Jahre. Im BOH Estate - der größten Teeplantage - deckt man die Hälfte des heimischen Teekonsums. In einem verglasten Haus, das scheinbar über den Teeterrassen schwebt, informiert man über den Teeanbau und lädt zu Verkostungen ein. Heute arbeiten vor allem Indonesier in der Plantage, zu Beginn holte man Tamilen aus Südindien - die vielen Tempel der Region erinnern an sie.
Tamil Selven, Alkoholhändler und Politiker
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„Wir sind kein einheitliches Volk - wir sind Inder, Malaien und Chinesen, doch wir respektieren einander.“
Auf den Fraser's Hill zogen sich Lordschaften, Plantagenverwalter und Kolonialbeamte mit ihren Familien zurück, wenn es ihnen zu heiß wurde. Sie errichteten ein England ähnliches Paradies auf 1.500 Höhenmetern - mit Golfplätzen, englischem Rasen und Landhäusern. Dabei lebte Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts nur ein einziger Brite in der abgelegenen Gegend: Der Schotte James Fraser, ein Abenteurer, Schmuggler und Opiumhändler. Auf der Suche nach ihm entdeckten und erschlossen die Engländer die Region. Heute hat die asiatische Vielfalt den Fraser's Hill durchzogen, die koloniale Vergangenheit lebt dennoch auf Schritt und Tritt.
Kumar Raja, Fremdenführer
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„Der Milchsaft des IPOH-Baumes enthält ein Gift, das die Ureinwohner für ihre Blasrohre verwenden, um kleine Tiere zu töten.“
Die Stadt Ipoh wird die "Stadt der Millionäre" genannt: Zinn machte die Stadt und die Region reich. Im Kinta Valley gab es die größten Zinnvorkommen der Erde. Banken, öffentliche Gebäude und Geschäftshäuser baute man hier größer als anderswo - Ipoh entwickelte sich zum Bergbauzentrum der ganzen Region. Wegen Zinnabbaus baute man die erste Eisenbahn in dieser Region. Ab Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts kamen Arbeitskräfte vor allem aus China, sie hatten schlimme Arbeitsbedingungen, sie trösteten sich mit Opium, die Steuern dafür waren eine wichtige Einnahmensquelle für die Kolonialverwaltung. Rivalisierende chinesische Clans verursachten schließlich den "Larut-Krieg". Viele Gebäude sind im britisch-kolonialen Moghul-Stil erbaut. Auch nach dem Rückgang der Bodenschätze konnte die Stadt - anders als andere "mining towns" - ihre ökonomische Position erhalten. Ipoh zählt noch immer zu den prosperierenden Städten des Landes.
Jeem, Hotelmanager
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„Das Haus wurde in geschützter Lage gebaut – schließlich ging es um Gold, dafür waren Menschen bereit zu kämpfen und zu sterben.“ Über das Old Resthouse im Städtchen Raub.
In der Umgebung werden Rafting-Touren angeboten, viele chinesische Höhlentempel sind zu besichtigen. Besonders in Ipoh trifft man auf eine variantenreiche "Steamboat Kultur": Bis zu 30 Arten von Fleisch, Fisch, Tofu und Gemüse serviert man auf Spieße gefädelt mit der kochenden Brühe. 30 Kilometer von Ipoh liegt das Sultansstädtchen Kuala Kangsar. Hier pflanzte man die ersten geschmuggelten Kautschukpflanzen an, Kautschuk änderte das Gesicht Malaysias. Hier gibt es die berühmte Ubudiah-Moschee - im maurischen Stil erbaut - sie ist eine der schönsten Moscheen des Landes.
- Computer, sprich zu mir! Gestaltung: Anna Masoner
- Coding da Vinci: Wie Hacker Museen verändern Gestaltung: Sarah Kriesche
Kalt, verzerrt, roboterartig: Beim Wort "Computerstimme" denken die meisten wohl noch an Songs von Kraftwerk oder an den berühmten Physiker Stephen Hawking mit seinem Sprachgenerator. Doch elektronische Stimmen klingen heute ganz anders und sind von menschlichen kaum mehr zu unterscheiden. Außerdem ist die sogenannte Stimmsynthese praktisch überall präsent. Dank ihr lassen sich selbst tote Schauspieler, zumindest stimmlich, wieder zum Leben erwecken. Das passiert z.B. an der renommierten Pariser Forschungsorganisation IRCAM, die an bahnbrechenden Methoden der Stimmgenerierung forscht. Von den Anfängen der Sprachsynthese bis hin zu den aktuellen Möglichkeiten berichtet Anna Masoner.
- Coding da Vinci
In Museen schlummern nicht nur in den Depots viele Schätze, die kaum einmal das Licht der Ausstellungswelt erblicken. Auch die Exponate im Scheinwerferlicht vertragen mitunter eine Auffrischung - zum Beispiel durch eine neue Art der Präsentation. Genau dieses Ziel verfolgt der Coding da Vinci-Hackathon. Veranstaltet wird der Kulturhackathon seit nunmehr zwei Jahren von der deutschen Open Knowledge Foundation. 2015 nahmen bereits 33 Kulturinstitutionen daran teil. Das Kreativprojekt führte unter anderem zu einer sinnlichen Rekonstruktion der Hauptstadtpläne der DDR-Regierung, wie Sarah Kriesche berichtet.
Greatest Hits II: Zur Person Edward Snowden. Whistleblower, Held und Verräter. Präsentation: Ines Mitterer Anschl.: Diagonals Feiner Musiksalon: Rivière Noire, "Rivière Noire"
Er hatte gut verdient, einen, wie er selbst sagt, "komfortablen Job" und ein Haus auf Hawaii. Das alles hat er vor zwei Jahren aufgegeben, als er einem Journalisten und einer Dokumentarfilmerin erzählte, woran er gearbeitet hatte: an Programmen zur weltweiten Überwachung der Internet-Kommunikation im Auftrag des US-amerikanischen Geheimdienstes NSA.
Seitdem ist Edward Snowden auf der Flucht, und dass er sich ausgerechnet in Putins Russland aufhält, wird ihm von vielen angekreidet - doch mehr als ein Dutzend westliche Staaten wollten ihm kein Asyl gewähren, und Ecuador, das dazu bereit gewesen wäre, wurde von den USA mit dem Entzug von Handelserleichterungen bedroht. Die Freie Universität Berlin hat ihn zu ihrem Ehrenmitglied gemacht, er hat den Alternativen Nobelpreis und die Carl-von-Ossietzky-Medaille erhalten, doch für den Wiener Mathematiker Rudolf Taschner ist er der "Heiland der notorischen Amerika-Hasser".
"Diagonal" zeichnet nach, was in den vergangenen Jahren über die weltweiten Überwachungssysteme bekannt geworden ist, beschreibt, wie der investigative Journalismus bedroht ist und würdigt die Rolle von Whistleblowern.
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Sammler und Jäger Vor einem Jahr ist bekannt geworden, dass die National Security Agency auch österreichische UPC Kunden mit „chello.at“ Mail Adresse im Visier hatte oder hat. Das sind mehr als 400.000 Internetkunden in Österreich, deren Daten jetzt in den riesigen Speichern der NSA gelandet sind und dort gelagert werden bis zum Sanktnimmerleinstag. Die NSA interessiert sich also bei uns nicht nur für internationale Einrichtungen wie die OPEC oder die Atomenergiebehörde – was wir schon aus Snowden Dokumenten erfahren haben - sondern auch für Sie und mich. Sonja Bettel schildert die Tragweite der Snowden Enthüllungen bis heute.
"Ich bin eine Hauskatze…" …sagt Ed Snowden über sich. Und das ist auch gut so. Sonst würde der derzeit im russischen Exil lebende Whistleblower wohl seinen Auslauf vermissen. Snowdens Spielraum ist klein. Er hat keinen Pass, darf nicht ausreisen und schon gar nicht nach Hause, wo ihn ein Prozess und wohl einige Jahrzehnte Haft erwarten würden. Aufgeben werde er deswegen nicht, hat er sich vorgenommen. Wie Snowden Russland und Russland Snowden sieht, berichtet von dort Christian Lininger.
Ich weiß, ich weiß, was du nicht weißt! ... darf aber nicht sagen, von wem. Whistleblower bleiben aus gutem Grund anonym. Sie können so gut wie nirgends auf dieser Welt auf einen fairen Prozess hoffen. Ihr Sprachrohr sind Journalisten. Bei Snowden waren das Glenn Greenwald vom britischen Guardian und die Filmemacherin Laura Poitras. Wie können aber Journalisten ihre Quellen schützen? Schlecht bis gar nicht, weiß Tanja Malle – vor allem wenn es um Fragen „nationaler Sicherheit“ geht.
Gut gepfiffen, Löwe! Geheimdienste haben es naturgemäß nicht gerne, wenn ihre Geheimnisse ans Tageslicht kommen. Sollte es jemanden also einfallen, auf Missstände innerhalb der „Organisation“ aufmerksam machen zu wollen, dann wehe ihm oder ihr. Statt diejenigen, denen unsere Privatsphäre so egal ist wie nur, trifft die Härte des Gesetzes dann oft die Whistleblower. Im übelsten Fall landen sie Jahrzehntelang im Gefängnis. Doch selbst, wenn sie davon kommen, ist der psychische Druck so groß, dass Leben daran zugrunde gehen können, wie zwei britische Whistleblower Sonja Bettel erzählt haben.
Jedem sein Geheimpapier Seit Snowdens Enthüllungen machen inzwischen doch auch einige Privatpersonen und Firmen das, was früher nur Organisationen gemacht haben, die über Hochvertrauliches kommuniziert haben: sie verschlüsseln ihre Nachrichten. Das stärkt einerseits die Zivilgesellschaft, andererseits wird Edward Snowden von den Geheimdiensten seit den Terroranschlägen in Paris auch dafür verantwortlich gemacht, dass Terroristen nur mehr verschlüsselt miteinander kommunizieren. Tanja Malle hat sich schlau gemacht.
Kleinmöbel und Musik Günter Hack, Autor, Journalist und früher Leiter der ORF Futurezone, erklärt in einem Studiogespräch, warum er die Netzutopie der glücklichen Internetfrühzeit für gescheitert hält, das World Wide Web aber trotzdem einfach „schön“ ist; Robert Rotifer macht sich in London ein Bild über die von der Regierung angeordnete Zerstörung der Festplatten beim „Guardian“, auf denen die Informationen von Edward Snowden gespeichert waren und Tanja Malle war damals am Flughafen in Schwechat dabei, als die USA das Präsidentenflugzeug von Evo Morales zum Landen zwangen, weil sie vermuteten, er hätte einen blinden Passagier namens Snowden an Bord.
(Erstausstrahlung: 14. März 2015)
"Das Glashaus". Von Magda Woitzuck. Ein Hörspiel in Erinnerung an die im Oktober des Vorjahres verstorbene Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Birgit Doll, die in "Das Glashaus" die Rolle der Erzählerin übernahm. (Übertragung in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound)
Die junge österreichische Autorin Magda Woitzuck lässt in diesem Hörspiel Reales und Irreales scheinbar mühelos ineinander fließen. Wie schon in ihrem ersten Hörspiel, der preisgekrönten Kriegsparabel "DogGod", errichtet sie auch hier eine Welt, in der das Grauen wie ein Keim im Alltäglichen schlummert. Erzählt wird die Geschichte von hochbegabten Zwillingen, die sich von ihren geschiedenen Eltern ein Glashaus wünschen, um ihren wissenschaftlichen Neigungen besser nachgehen zu können. Hier züchten sie exotische Pflanzen und bald schon tummeln sich seltsame Tiere in ihrem Labor. Immer seltener zeigen sich die Brüder in der mütterlichen Wohnung, immer häufiger und immer länger verweilen sie in ihrer selbst geschaffenen, künstlichen Wildnis ...
Mit Birgit Doll, Gerti Drassl, Anne Bennent, Stephan Paryla, Florentin Groll, Martin Haidinger, Harald Cranz, Brita Kettner, Regie und Musik: Peter Kaizar (ORF 2012).
Mehr Informationen zu diesem Hörspiel in oe1.ORF.at.
Die berühmtesten Gerichte der Welt: Quiche Lorraine. Gestaltung: Bea Sommersguter. Kostnotizen: Gestaltung Alexander Bachl. Moderation und Redaktion: Marie-Claire Messinger
Eine französische Variante der Pizza. So bezeichnete auch der Feinschmecker Wolfgang Siebeck die Spezialität, die ursprünglich aus der Region Lothringen im Nordosten Frankreichs kommt: ein in einer runden Form gebackener herzhafter Mürbteil mit würziger Füllung. Wie die Pizza ist auch die Quiche Lorraine keine traditionelle Hauptspeise. Sie schmeckt nicht nur frisch zubereitet, sondern auch aufgewärmt oder sogar kalt genossen.
Das Original besteht lediglich aus Mürbteig, Eiern, Milch und Speck. Die Zutat von Zwiebeln macht aus dem französischen Klassiker bereits eine "Quiche Alsacienne". Die Quiche Lorraine war ursprünglich ein Arme-Leute-Essen. Ein unprätentiöses Gericht für alle Tage – und alle Tageszeiten. Vielleicht ist es ja diese Unkompliziertheit, die aus dem ursprünglichen Resteessen eines der berühmtesten Gerichte der Welt gemacht hat. Der Begriff Quiche, der kommt übrigens aus dem Elsässischen und bedeutet nichts anderes als „Küchel“, was dem hochdeutschen „Kuchen“ entspricht.
Dass ausgerechnet ein Resteessen, das nicht einmal zur Hauptspeise taugt, international Furore macht, hat die Quiche Lorraine vielleicht auch Alfred Hitchcock zu verdanken. Der Meisterregisseur ernannte das Backwerk zu seinem Lieblingsessen und zollte ihm sogar filmischen Tribut. Im Streifen „Über den Dächern von Nizza“ serviert Cary Grant als Meisterdieb seinem Gast – erraten – eine Quiche Lorraine. Das Rezept von Alfred Hitchcocks Quiche wurde 1961 in einem Kochbuch veröffentlicht: Es hieß "Kings in the Kitchen, Favorite Recipes of Famous Men". Hitchcocks Qiche-Rezept ist auch Thema einer Zeit-Kolumne von Wolfgang Siebeck:
Wolfgang Siebeck
Der Tathergang folgt dem üblichen Muster: Mehl, Butter, Eigelb, Salz und Wasser werden zu einem Teig verarbeitet, welcher sich eine Stunde lang im Kühlschrank verbirgt. Danach wird er ausgerollt und mit hochgezogenen Rändern auf ein gefettetes Backblech gelegt, wo man mit der Gabel mehrfach auf ihn einsticht. Danach wird gewürfelter Speck über den Teig verteilt und die doppelte Menge in Scheiben geschnittene Zwiebeln in Butter glasig gedünstet. Damit bedeckt der Täter Teig und Speck. Sodann verquirlt er Eier in Milch, salzt und pfeffert routiniert, vergisst auch die Prise Muskat nicht und erhitzt die Milch vorsichtig, damit die Eier nicht stocken.
Diese Masse gießt er kaltblütig über den Teig und hält alles bei mittlerer Hitze eine halbe Stunde lang im Backofen gefangen. Danach kann kein Kommissar mehr erkennen, dass es einmal eine Quiche Lorraine war, denn das Opfer gleicht nun einem schwäbischen Zwiebelkuchen.
Saldo-Serie "Chefinnen": Hauptverbands-Chefin Ulrike Rabmer-Koller Gestaltung: Astrid Petermann, Moderation: Volker Obermayr
Seit 15. Dezember ist die 46-jährige, gebürtige Oberösterreicherin Ulrike Rabmer-Koller Chefin des Hauptverbandes der Sozialversicherungsträger und damit die erste Frau in dieser Funktion. Die studierte Betriebswirtin leitet das familieneigene Bau- und Umwelttechnikunternehmen RABMER in Altenberg bei Linz und wird im ÖVP-Wirtschaftsbund bereits seit Jahren als Personalreserve gehandelt.
Ulrike Rabmer-Koller
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"Unternehmer und Unternehmerinnen in Österreich leiden unter Bürokratie. Daher herrscht negative Stimmung."
Neben ihrer Tätigkeit im Hauptverband ist die Unternehmerin unter anderem Vizepräsidentin der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Vorsitzende von Frau in der Wirtschaft Oberösterreich und Präsidentin des Verbandes der europäischen Klein- und Mittelbetriebe. Wie sie ihre Funktion im Hauptverband anlegen will, was sie sich als Unternehmerin von der heimischen Politik wünscht und wie ihre weitere Karriereplanung aussieht, das hat Astrid Petermann für das Wirtschaftsmagazin Saldo bei Ulrike Rabmer-Koller nachgefragt.
Wissen. Zocken. Kassieren. Hinter den Kulissen der Millionenshow. Gestaltung: Ursula Theiretzbacher. Redaktion: Marie-Claire Messinger
Mit "G´scheitsein" über Nacht zum Millionär werden - dieser Traum lockt seit über 15 Jahren in mehr als 70 Ländern weltweit das Fernsehpublikum vor die Bildschirme. Die "Millionenshow" ist, wenn auch längst ein "Methusalem" unter den Fernsehshows, noch immer ein Quotenhit. Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen des Erfolgsformats.
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Bedrohte Riesen. Kaliforniens Mammutbäume und der Klimawandel. Gestaltung: Guido Meyer
Gletscher, Polkappen, Flüsse, Seen und selbst Korallenriffe - die globale Erwärmung hat mittlerweile überall auf dem Globus ihre Spuren hinterlassen. Nur eine ökologische Nische, die trotzte bisher dem Klimawandel und stemmte sich ihm massiv entgegen: die Mammutbäume in Kalifornien, die zu den größten und gleichzeitig ältesten Lebewesen der Welt gehören. Doch seit diesem Jahr zeigt sich auch hier, was höhere Temperaturen und damit eine geringere Wasserzufuhr anrichten können. Die Kronen der Giganten färben sich braun, und die Bäume sterben ab.
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Respektvoller Blick nach oben: Guido Meyer stellt die Mammutbäume Nordkaliforniens vor.
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Verloren. Wiedergefunden. Vom Umgang mit zeitweise oder endgültig verschwundenen Dingen. Gestaltung: Diljana Lambreva. Moderation und Redaktion: Bea Sommersguter
Die Brieftasche ist weg. Plötzlich, einfach so. Was jetzt? Man weiß zunächst nicht, was man tun soll. Nochmal überall nachschauen? Die Suche nach einem verlorenen Gegenstand ist nichts weiter als ein Versuch, das verlorene Gleichgewicht wieder herzustellen - das Leben möge weiterlaufen wie bisher. Was macht unsere Sachen so wichtig? Sachen sind zunächst einmal Sachen. Sie sind praktisch, sie sind schön. Teuer oder nicht so teuer. Wir tragen sie am Körper, halten sie in der Hand. Sie sind mit dabei, wenn wir etwas erleben. So entstehen Geschichten - von uns und den Sachen.
Die Klimaanlage des Planeten. Moore sind ökologisch bedeutend und ökonomisch nützlich. Eine Sendung von Lutz Reidt
Schwermütig, dunkel, geheimnisvoll. In unserer Vorstellung wirken Moore wie eine unheimliche und nutzlose Ödnis. Ein Trugschluss: Moore sind wertvoll und schützenswert. Sowohl in Österreich als auch auf globaler Ebene: Trinkwasserspeicher und Hochwasserschutz zugleich, Heimat für hochspezialisierte Tier- und Pflanzenarten. Und vor allem halten sie Unmengen an Kohlenstoff von der Atmosphäre fern. Ein durchschnittliches Moor in Österreich speichert im oberen halben Meter Torf rund vier LKW-Ladungen Kohlenstoff pro Hektar. Würde man den gesamten Kohlenstoffvorrat der heimischen Moore auf Eisenbahn-Waggons verladen, so reichte die Fahrzeugkolonne einmal um den Äquator. Durch Entwässerung für landwirtschaftliche Zwecke wurden jedoch viele Moorflächen trockengelegt. Und die verlieren deshalb den Kohlenstoff - in Form von CO2. Jährlich gelangen so bis zu 300.000 Tonnen CO2 in die Atmosphäre. Das ist viermal so viel wie der nationale Flugverkehr an Emissionen verursacht. Um diesen klimaschädlichen Trend umzukehren, werden in Österreich und Deutschland verstärkt Moore renaturiert. Außerdem zeigen Forscher/innen Perspektiven auf, wie sich ehemalige Moorstandorte klimafreundlich von Landwirt/innen nutzen lassen.
"Wir Gefühlsunternehmer". Was Online-Dating mit unseren Beziehungen macht. Gestaltung: Lydia Heller und Tim Wiese
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"Man muss seine Persönlichkeit und Sexualität in warenförmiger Weise darstellen."
Als Möglichkeit, andere Menschen kennenzulernen oder einen Partner zu finden, rangiert das Internet mittlerweile an dritter Stelle. Gleich nach Clubs, Bars, Kneipen und anderen öffentlichen Plätzen. Ein Drittel der Paare in den USA, die zwischen 2005 und 2012 geheiratet haben, hatte sich online kennengelernt.
Die Frage, inwiefern neue Technologien bedrohlich sein könnten – für Beziehungen, gerade auch für Sexualität und Intimität – beschäftigt Soziologen nicht erst, seit es das Internet gibt. Schon die Antibabypille oder Methoden der künstlichen Befruchtung riefen Kritiker auf den Plan, die vor dem Verfall von Sitten, Anstand und Moral warnten. Ein paar Jahre zuvor wurde sogar die Verbreitung von Autos und Autokinos beargwöhnt: Als Orte, die Jugendliche dazu verführten, "einfach nur" Sex zu haben.
Die endlose Auswahl
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Verführt uns das Netz dazu, uns nicht mehr auf einen Partner festlegen zu wollen?
Jetzt ist es das Internet, das Liebesbeziehungen zu gefährden scheint: Wie intensiv und wie dauerhaft eine Liebesbeziehung ist – so fanden jüngst Kommunikationswissenschaftler der Michigan State University heraus – das hängt auch davon ab, ob sich die Partner zuerst im Internet oder im sogenannten "realen Leben" kennengelernt haben. War der erste Kontakt digital, folgte daraus seltener eine Ehe als bei Leuten, die sich traditionell offline begegnet waren. Paare, die sich zuerst im Netz getroffen hatten – egal ob verheiratet oder nicht – trennten sich später häufiger.
Der Algorithmus weiß, wer zu mir passt
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Kann die Dating App soziale Grenzen auflösen oder werden sie einzementiert?
Unser Gefühlsleben ist auch heute von rationalen und ökonomischen Überlegungen geprägt - schreibt die Soziologin Eva Illouz in ihrem Buch "Gefühle in Zeiten des Kapitalismus": Wir betrachten uns als autonome Individuen, wir haben viel Zeit darauf verwendet, herauszufinden, wer wir sind und wie wir sein wollen. Wir kennen unsere Ziele und Bedürfnisse - und erwarten emotionale Symmetrie. Was wir in eine Beziehung investieren, wollen wir zurückbekommen. Also suchen wir jemanden, der zu uns und unseren individuellen Wünschen und Plänen passt.
Lange bevor es zum ersten Treffen kommt, gleichen Online-Dating-Portale, Kennenlern- und Flirt-Apps über komplexe Filter-Algorithmen eine umfangreiche Reihe von Parametern ab: Haarfarbe und Körpergröße, Ernährungsgewohnheiten, sexuelle Vorlieben, Lieblingsfilme, -bücher und -musik, Ausbildung, Jahreseinkommen. Sie versprechen das perfekte Match. Und erstaunlich oft – lösen sie ihr Versprechen ein.
Was die Online-Kultur aus unseren Vorstellungen von Liebe, Romantik und Sex gemacht hat, beleuchten Lydia Heller und Tim Wiese in diesem Feature.
(Erstausstrahlung: 20.9.2015)
In this interview, Matt Mullenweg explains how he built a community and ecosystem around WordPress. He outlines the importance of connecting with users and building a simple product. We then touch on building a sustainable company and dealing with competitors.
Nicht mehr wie Sand am Meer. Raubbau an einem alltäglichen Rohstoff. Gestaltung: Hellmuth Nordwig
Sand gibt es doch wie Sand am Meer, denken die meisten. Aber das stimmt nicht mehr. Denn der Bedarf an Sand steigt rapide an. Vor allem die Bauindustrie braucht große Mengen davon, denn Sand ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil von Beton. Leider kann man dafür keinen Wüstensand verwenden: Dessen Körnchen sind durch den Wind rund geschliffen worden. Zum Bauen braucht man aber spitze Kristalle, die im Beton Druckkräfte aufnehmen können. Solche Kristalle entstehen, wenn Gesteine durch Wasser fein gemahlen und über weite Strecken transportiert werden. Bausand wird also in Flussbetten abgebaut, in Kiesgruben, an Stränden und am Meeresboden. Doch diese Ressource geht zur Neige. Der Hunger nach Sand ist so groß, dass ihm bereits ganze Strände zum Opfer gefallen sind. Häufig wird Sand illegal abgebaut und gehandelt. Erst langsam dringt der Raubbau an dieser alltäglichen Ressource ins Bewusstsein der Öffentlichkeit und auch der Forschung. Diese bemüht sich darum, Recyclingverfahren und alternative Baustoffe zu entwickeln.
Zu teuer? Wintertourismus in der Schweiz Gestaltung: Raphaela Stefandl
So wie in Österreich muss sich auch in der Schweiz der Wintertourismus wandeln, neuen Wirtschafts- und Klimabedingungen anpassen. Skifahren ist für breite Bevölkerungsschichten nicht mehr so attraktiv wie früher, vielen ist es schlicht zu teuer. Die Schweiz, einst Wiege des Wintertourismus, hat ein zusätzliches Problem durch den starken Franken.
Zahlungskräftige Gäste wiederum erwarten neue Standards bei Unterbringung und Angeboten in den Skigebieten. Vor allem wollen sie Schneesicherheit, doch milde Winter setzen den Liftbetreibern zu. Immer mehr Beschneiungsanlagen werden daher errichtet, eine besondere ökologische Herausforderung.
- Auf Jupiters Mond weist Salz auf einen flüssigen Wasserozean hin
- Der weltweit größte Wellenkanal bei Delft in Holland
- Können Tiere denken?
- Ein Dominikanerpater rettet irakische Kulturschätze
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- Reise nach Europa - Auf Jupiters Mond weist Salz auf einen flüssigen Wasserozean hin
Eine der größten Herausforderungen der Wissenschaft dürfte die Suche nach Leben im All sein. Seit einem halben Jahrhundert hält die Menschheit nach anderen Lebensformen irgendwo im Sonnensystem Ausschau. Den Nachbarplaneten Mars kann man dabei getrost als eine einzige Enttäuschung abhaken. Aber vielleicht sind es ja gar nicht Planeten, auf denen sich Leben entwickelt hat. Und so konzentrieren sich Astrobiologen derzeit auf einige Monde im äußeren Sonnensystem. Der Planet Jupiter verfügt mit Europa über einen Mond, auf dem es gar den größten Ozean des gesamten Sonnensystems geben dürfte. Man müsste nur einmal hinfliegen und nachsehen, ob dort etwas schwimmt. Genau das haben Europäer und Amerikaner jetzt vor. Mit Kevin Hand, Deputy Chief Scientist for Solar System Exploration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Kalifornien; Olivier Grasset, Planetologe an der Abteilung für Erd- und Weltraumwissenschaften der Universität von Nantes; David Senske, Projektwissenschaftler Europa Clipper, JPL. Autor: Guido Meyer.
- Küstenschutz: Weltweit größter Wellenkanal arbeitet bei Delft in den Niederlanden
Der Meeresspiegel steigt. Wie stark über welchen Zeitraum - darüber gehen die Meinungen in der Wissenschaft zwar auseinander. Doch egal ob bis zum Ende dieses Jahr-hunderts ein Meter oder weniger sein wird, auch angesichts stärker werdender Stürme ist der Klimawandel eine Herausforderung für den Küstenschutz. Halten die bereits gebauten Deiche künftigen Sturmfluten stand? Müssen neue Deiche höher oder sogar anders gebaut werden? Antworten auf diese Fragen finden Forscher unter anderem, indem sie in künstlichen Anlagen Wellen simulieren und so die immensen Kräfte messen, die auf Deiche und Dünen einwirken. Ein Wellenkanal, der die weltweit höchsten künstlichen Wellen erzeugt, ist jetzt in den Niederlanden in Betrieb genommen worden. Mit Marcel van Gent, Dorothea Kaste, Ingenieure des Deltares-InStitutes für angewandte Wasserforschung. Autor: Christoph Kersting.
- Können Tiere denken?
Besitzen Tiere so etwas wie Intelligenz? Oder werden sie nur von Trieben gesteuert und reagieren auf Reize? Diesen Fragen geht der Biologe Thomas Bugnyar von der Universität Wien seit 20 Jahren nach. Er kommt zum Schluss, dass kognitive Fähigkeiten ein Produkt der Evolution sind - beim Menschen ebenso wie bei Tieren. Im Rahmen der Karl von Frisch Lectures hat er seine Erkenntnisse, über die die "Dimensionen" schon mehrmals berichtet haben, auch dem Publikum an der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften vorgestellt. Wie ist der aktuelle Stand seiner Theorien? Mit Thomas Bugnyar, Biologe, Universität Wien. Autorin: Juliane Nagiller.
- Manuskripte für die Menschheit: Ein Dominikanerpater rettet irakische Kulturschätze
Seit Monaten plündert und zerstört die Terrormiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) archäologische Ausgrabungsstätten in Syrien und im Irak.. Doch nicht nur Statuen und Triumphbögen, fallen dem Terror und dem Krieg zum Opfer, sondern auch jahrhundertalte Handschriften und Dokumente. Im Irak kämpft ein Domenikanerpater mit einem dort einmaligen Digitalisierungsprojekt für den Erhalt des kulturellen Erbes. Seit kurzem auch mit österreichischer Hilfe, wie er Anna Masoner bei einem Besuch in Österreich erzählt hat. Mit Najeeb Michaeel, Dominikanerpater, Irak; Thomas Aigner, ICARUS Präsident. Autorin: Anna Masoner
I anatomize a successful open-source project, fetchmail, that was run as a deliberate test of the surprising theories about software engineering suggested by the history of Linux. I discuss these theories in terms of two fundamentally different development styles, the cathedral'' model of most of the commercial world versus thebazaar'' model of the Linux world. I show that these models derive from opposing assumptions about the nature of the software-debugging task. I then make a sustained argument from the Linux experience for the proposition that ``Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow'', suggest productive analogies with other self-correcting systems of selfish agents, and conclude with some exploration of the implications of this insight for the future of software.