Eikonomics

  • Happy Clara Zetkin day

    My mum sent me a text yesterday, in which she gave me an executive summary of the origin of the International women’s day. Roughly translated: “Happy International Women’s Day[1]. In 1910 the German feminist and socialist, Clara Zetkin, is believed to have come up with the idea of an international day to recognise and celebrate…

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  • Why does all AI art have the same vibe?

    I have been taking lots of screenshots on my phone recently. Why? Well, I have noticed an explosion in AI generated pictures, or artwork, accompanying user-generated online content. Specifically on LinkedIn and personal blogs. That’s grand. I get why people do it. They lack artistic talent but want eye-grabbing graphics accompanying their content. Fair. One…

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  • Tote Kilometer

    As you know, dear reader, if you read my last post, 2023 was my best racing year so far. Well, at least if we discount my year of glory — the glorious 2015. The reason why it was such a good year is simply the fact that I had a great group of people I…

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  • 2023 > 2022

    I know most people really do not care about my hobby. Even fewer care about my progress. But, I do, so I am going to write a couple of posts, sharing with the world things it does not care about. Enjoy. Hakim makes me race more If you have been diligently following my blog you…

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  • How Kelly Rowland Nelly that text in 2002

    In 2002, American superstar rap artist, Nelly teamed up with R&B legend Kelly Rowland and published a song called Dilemma. The song, and accompanying video, tells a story of a married women, represented by Kelly, and a slick bachelor, represented by Nelly, who develop deep feelings for each other. No matter what Kelly does, all…

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  • Das Männchen mit dem Hämmerchen

    The race is over and results and are in. I neither managed my stated, nor my true, objective in Cologne on Sunday (3:19:59 and 3:17:59, respectively). But, overall I am happy enough with my time (3:25:27). The day was spectacular yet terrible for running a marathon. Clear blue sunny sky with air temperature around 18°C at…

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  • Der Mann mit dem Hammer

    On Sunday I will be running the Cologne Marathon. I am full of excitement and anxiety, like I have been before all my marathons. In an attempt to alleviate my anxiety I have mined my Strava history, using the amazing rStrava package, which allows me to dig properly deeper into my training and racing history.…

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  • Döner data cleaning

    Last time I promised I would write about the legendary German Döner Kebab–a.k.a. Dönertasche (e. döner-pocket). I promised weekly posts. That was way to optimistic. So, I am changing that promise to every other week, or so. Last post was perhaps mildly interesting, and instead of following a path of increasing returns I am going…

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