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Hi, I'm Thorsten, and I guess an #introduction might be in order:
Originally from #Oberhausen in the #RuhrArea in Germany, I now live in #Frankfurt, trying to be a decent human being (not by trade). Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't - not being a jerk can be surprisingly hard at times.
A few things I'm interested in or otherwise like, in no particular order:
- #BSD in general, and #OpenBSD in particular
- the #vi editor
- #plaintext
- #maths and #physics (being a theoretical physicist by education)
- #Ashtanga #Yoga (rather a love-hate relationship, to be honest)
- #veganism
- #coffee
- #journaling
- #minimalism and #simplicity
- practical #philosophy (aka how to live a good life)
- the mundane, boring, monotonous
- #kindness
A huge thanks to the admins of the https://exquisite.social instance, @h3artbl33d and @mischa. You are great folks, really!