Today the website received a little overhaul. Among other things I added this blog page. So far the contact form has proven its stability as I received a lot of spam in the last couple of months but no real inquiries. Turns out that forms on the web are still an attractive target for spam bots. I’m not trying to protect myself from spam through any CAPTCHAs on here as this never ending arms race is a waste of time. Mail filters usually perform this duty much better.

Through decent investing in the stock market I managed to keep myself afloat. Frugal and healthy eating choices have saved me tons of money and also helped me lose the 8 kilos I gained around Christmas time in 2023. The last months were the best of my life. I reached new peak fitness levels. Last autumn I achieved 260W on a 20 minutes FTP cycling test. My current Vo2Max is around 52 ml/min/kg (Garmin guesstimate). I’ll hopefully be able to run a full marathon soon. Last weekend I already finished a 24 km training run.

The Fachkräftemangel in Austria (German for skilled worker shortage) doesn’t seem to be as bad as they say on the news. IMHO it is basically a hoax repeated by the media to keep employees poor and the upper class rich. I would be readily available for software projects basically any minute, using any toolset.

As many probably expected 2024 will be the year when our country is going through a mild recession. Back in 2022 when I quit my corporate job the economy was already on its way downhill. Inflation is still way too high compared to other countries in the European Union.

Last modified on 2024-04-20