Norbert Preining

@norbu
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Mathematician, logician, software developer, TeX Live magician, pro mountain guide
Webhttps://www.preining.info/
Erstes Kino mit Leinwand im Hochformat eröffnet https://www.der-postillon.com/2025/05/kino-hochformat.html
Erstes Kino mit Leinwand im Hochformat eröffnet

London (dpo) - Weltweit kämpfen Kinobetreiber angesichts der Konkurrenz durch Streaming-Services und Social Media um ihr Überleben. Um wied...

Blogger
I just heard a radio ad from Duolingo, seeking software engineers to write "clean, maintainable code" for $200k/year. How's that "fire everyone and replace them with AI vibe coding" working out for them now?
47s a pedophile and a war criminal. He must be removed from power immediately.

Yeah, the new TUGboat by @TeXUsersGroup is available for members:

https://tug.org/TUGboat/tb47-1/

(and the previous issue is now available to everybody: https://tug.org/TUGboat/Contents/contents46-3.html)

#texlatex

TUGboat 47:1, 2026 (tb145) - TeX Users Group

Die AfD lädt einen rechtsextremen Influencer, der wegen Volksverhetzung im Gefängnis saß, zu einem Bürgerdialog ein, wo er mit weißer Sturmhaube über dem Gesicht eine Rede hält.

Währenddessen wollen Leute mir immer noch erzählen, die AfD sei gar nicht rechtsextrem, sondern eine bürgerliche Partei.

How true: "... How can it serve Europe to be seen as a sidekick of an erratic, unreliable and apparently megalomaniac US president, or of a warmongering, annexationist Israeli prime minister. That cannot be in Europe’s interest, because it comes at the expense of relations with other parts of the world. "
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/why-eu-not-using-leverage-israel-lebanon-gaza
‘Weak and pathetic’: why is the EU not using its leverage to stop Israel?

Deep divisions on Israel mean the union has failed to act over Lebanon, Gaza, or settler violence in the West Bank

The Guardian
Decades of hostility between Iran and the US were preceded by a little-remembered century-long friendship

Many Americans only know the history of anger and tension with Iran. But an archaeologist who has spent 45 years focusing on Iran says it is worth recalling the time when the countries were friends.

The Conversation

I am currently searching for a job (Fulltime, Graz / Austria or Remote).

I have experience in:
- Full-Stack Development
- JavaScript / TypeScript / Node.js
- Next.js Framework
- React / React-Native
- Docker, CI/CD
- Linux Environments
- CAD / 3D printing

#GetFediHired 

One of the things that did just work under X11, now makes life difficult for everyone. After decades of #wayland development. When will we ever learn that shiny new is not always the best https://blog.vladzahorodnii.com/2026/03/24/addressing-global-removal-race-in-wayland/
Addressing global removal race in Wayland – Vlad Zahorodnii's Blog

Man threatening to leave NATO, and invade member states, demands NATO reciprocity in a war he started. 🤡

The Onion couldn't have done a better job.