ner3y's Blog

My March 2025

I started my Bear Blog in February full of enthusiasm, only to realize now that I have no idea what to write.

I've sort of become lazy about writing due to texting, Mastodoning, Whatsapping and so on. I used to love blogging and have had periods of not writing. I usually got back to it relatively quickly and, as the blogs were topic-related, I quickly found something to write about. And even earlier I had a private blog where I actually wrote about things like disco visits that went down the drain. (Unfortunately (fortunately?) you can still find it in the internet archive).

As I have numerous topics, but can't and don't want to start with them, I'll write as I did when I was a teenager: Free from the soul.

Security

The whole topic of β€œdata in the USA” has been on my mind a lot lately. I've wasted a lot of time trying to find alternative apps, storage locations, etc. But a lot of it is still paid for for a long time thanks to subscriptions or simply too good to throw away. And I'm slowly but surely getting tired of looking for a European alternative for every piece of crap I use. Don't get me wrong, in principle I would like to replace everything possible, but where do I find the time? I have so many other things to do. That's why I focus my security measures on the most important thing: my sensitive data. It's coming back to Germany. Something like music streaming or video services like Amazon Prime: if it's in the USA, then that's the way it is. Let them see what I stream. But I'm only talking about the big players. Small app developers who happen to live in the USA are not responsible for political developments and certainly have no bad intentions. So why punish everyone who can't help it by fleeing?

By the way, I switched to Vivaldi Browser on PC & iPhone. Zen, Waterfox etc. are too slow for me. Youtube videos hang up regularly etc. It annoys me too much to consider this security aspect.

Lack of free time

The issue of being a full-time working father with a new job has me in its grip. That may also be one reason why my blog is stingy with content here. I'm working to capacity. This also leaves little time for gaming, movies, guitar, photography and other hobbies that I love. I'm just in this phase now where I'm constantly struggling with the fact that I'd like to do sooooo much but just can't and then I'm disappointed about it but also happy that I have my family. (What a horrible sentence.) That's not a criticism of my life situation. I have chosen it all for myself. And every now and then I give up sleep so that I can at least do something on the side. Half an hour of cross-training in the morning with a movie on the side: This is the way.

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