How many.. the Fermi problem

How many cars are in NY? How many hairs are on your head? How many pizza are eaten by 20 year olds in Berlin? How many.. 

All these questions have in common that you have to estimate a large number with very little data. In science this is called a Fermi Problem. Using Fermi Problems is very popular in job interviews in the Tech scene.  Nevertheless, they’re fun to train you analytical and estimation skills. Check out this list of some Fermi quizzes.

Yes, we all know that we should use long passwords and change them frequently. This is exactly what I’m doing.. except for one account I used in work environment for many years but kinda forgot about it. And so it happened: Somebody hacked the...
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Yes, we all know that we should use long passwords and change them frequently. This is exactly what I’m doing.. except for one account I used in work environment for many years but kinda forgot about it. And so it happened: Somebody hacked the account or found the password in a leak and send a spam link to my contact list. Not much damage, but still..
Learning: beside the usual tips this is also recommended:

  • Delete unused accounts. They still can do damage in your name, even if you ignore them.
  • Turn on Two-Factor Authentication! It’s simple stupid. 
  • Get a Yubikey or similar which supports U2F/OTP/HOTP and more.

New releases on Faluma

Upcoming releases on my record label Faluma:

Various Artist - Abracadabra - The Magic of Crop Over
Annual Carnival / Cropover sampler by Barbados’ own Anderson Armstrong aka Blood. As always expect a lineup with the top artistes from Barbados: besides Blood it features Mickey and Soka Kartel, Peter Ram, Smokey Burke, Verseewild, D2 and many more.
Release: 2015/12/04 (Cat.No. fd250) - itunes - spotify

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Scrappy - X
London’s own Scrappy representing a vivid European Soca scene releases his 10th album (all available via Faluma) for the 2016 Carnival season.Release: 2016/01/08 (Cat.No. fd251)

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Lady May - African Bad Boy (Single)
New release by the Namibian superstar Lady May after her bike accident. 
Release: 2016/01/15 (Cat.No fa016)

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