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As a father, I'm used to making decisions that don't always appeal to all family members. In such a situation of responsibility one can make it easier or harder for oneself. It's easier (and not just wrong) if you first look for yourself. However, if you are eligible to ensure that a majority of those involved feel comfortable and happy, it becomes more difficult. This requires empathy, patience and a wealth of ideas. It gets particularly disgusting when there is time pressure. Many are like me. It is exhausting to be decent all the time and not let yourself go. That is why I sometimes ask myself whether we do not have too high expectations of others. If it is already difficult in private, how can one expect the other – or even a public person such as a teacher, a politician, a king or another dignitary – to be a good person all the time? I think it would be very welcome, before assuming a judgment, to look into the heads and hearts of those affected – at least one sh...

I am impressed by the idea of ​​an unconditional basic income (hereinafter referred to as BGE) and belong to the quarter that voted "Yes" in the poll on June 5, 2016 [1]. Why didn't it work? In my opinion, one of the biggest problems that stood in the way of a national * introduction was assessing the consequences and risks. *: The initiative says roughly: "The 'Bund' ensures the introduction of a basic income that enables the 'entire' population to live in dignity." Out and about in the Jura A few weeks after the vote, I set off with colleagues for a bike weekend in the Jura. On the way we had lively discussions about various topics, including the UBI and the recent referendum.  We asked ourselves what stopped us Swiss from accepting the initiative and came up with the uncertainty and the risk. Another topic on the way was dealing with dependencies in software development (keyword: "Dependency Inversion Principle" [2]). As an engineer,...

How are elusive things like spirit, soul, love and compassion different?  Is it a personal decision whether you want to live in a mechanical universe or prefer a "livelier" universe? Or is there a general truth about it that is difficult to prove?  Is Spirit Transferable?  When we dress up, we slip into a different role and become someone else for a short time. Actors do this so convincingly that they can make a living from it. When we drive a car, the car and the human become one. Our skin becomes, so to speak, the autobody and the car part of our human body. In a computer role-playing game, a character has a life of its own. As players, we influence the decisions of the character and his "life" in the game from the outside and give this character something of our spirit.  These considerations can be applied to our lives. Through physics and mechanics, the brain and the subconscious, a lot seems to be hardwired in us humans and in our world in general. This "l...