Thanks to multiple train delays and cancellations on my way to #fosdem I found the time to write a new #blog #post about reinventing the wheel and a chess engine I wrote a few years back.

https://thomaszahner.ch/posts/reinventing-the-wheel/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mre/115961331115686641

Thank you @mre for motivating me to start blogging in the first place :)
I feel that writing a blog post also helps you to understand yourself (and the thing you are writing about) better. For example, since writing the mentioned post, I understand much better what had bothered me and why. Writing forces one to think.

@notjustbikes thanks for your most recent video. You are right, it's an absolute shame how there's not nearly enough night trains. I've just booked a night train back from Brussels to Zurich in February and only managed to get a seat instead of a bed. That will be a great start into my week..

And just now, our parliament canceled new night trains to Malmö because 10 million CHF apparently is too much. Guess what, the money goes straight back to the poor aviation industry. What a fucking joke.

Bought a used Oppo Watch cheaply last week to flash #AsteroidOS on it. Documentation is excellent and the installation went smoothly. I'm really surprised how well the UX is and how well the hardware works. Thanks a lot @AsteroidOS team for the valuable work!

#foss #linux