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Das Fleischkäse-Emoji

Mein Special aus dem Jahr 2018 zu Herkunft und Eigenheiten des Phänomens Emoji ist auf Blick.ch leider nicht mehr abrufbar. Als Service an der interessierten Öffentlichkeit präsentiere ich das faszinierende Stück Trivia darum jetzt exklusiv auf meiner eigenen Plattform:

Auf der Webseite finden sich umfassende Informationen zur Entstehung und Entwicklung von Emojis, angefangen bei ihrer Einführung in Japan im Jahr 1999 durch NTT DoCoMo bis hin zur internationalen Standardisierung durch Unicode im Jahr 2010. Sie erläutert die technischen Hintergründe von Unicode, die unterschiedlichen Darstellungsvarianten und Modifikatoren von Emojis, sowie deren Nutzung und Anpassung auf verschiedenen Plattformen. Ausserdem werden kontroverse Symbole und deren gesellschaftliche Auswirkungen beleuchtet, wie beispielsweise Änderungen bei Waffen-Emojis. Die Webseite bietet somit einen detaillierten Überblick über die Geschichte und technische Umsetzung von Emojis.

Viel Spass beim Erkunden.

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Moogerly

Exploring the movie universe through graphs

After more than a year of planning, research, and development, I’m excited to share my newest app: Moogerly.com.

The Moogerly platform is aimed at fans of cinema, data, and visualization, allowing them to explore the movie universe through interactive graphs. It provides a unique way to visualize your favorite titles, cast, and crew, and shows how they fit into the interconnected world of film, TV shows, and trivia.

With its continually evolving features, Moogerly is an exciting platform for movie enthusiasts to dive into the world of cinema and TV. The website offers a growing range of predefined sets to browse through. You can also create your own sets by selecting movies and persons of your choice.

Moogerly is a personal project created by the maker of rafenew.world, who aims to bring together data, design, and storytelling while learning new things and improving his skills.

The website’s user-friendly interface allows you to navigate through various predefined sets or create your own visualizations. Whether you’re interested in exploring the filmography of your favorite actor or tracing the connections between different movies, Moogerly provides an engaging experience for movie lovers.

Moogerly utilizes data and technology from «The Movie Database» (TMDB). This ensures that you have access to accurate and up-to-date information about movies, cast members, crew details, and more. The website is continually being developed to enhance its features and provide an immersive experience for users.

Join Moogerly‘s growing community of movie enthusiasts and embark on a journey through the fascinating world of cinema. Start exploring today at www.moogerly.com.

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We are live!

The new version of rafenew.world is now online!

I’m still working on some minor last-minute issues, but I’m happy to say I’m rather pleased with myself: With Next.js and some of the latest web technologies combined with tried and tested WordPress as headless CMS in the background the new site is faster, better, stronger featuring:

  • improved page loading speeds
  • better performance
  • enhanced UX for better User Experience
  • optimized Search Engine Optimization for Search Engines
  • a new sitemap
  • a better search
  • and much, much more…

delivering all the quality content you only find on rafenew.world.

Probably the best thing in Cyber Space right now.

John W.
Johnny Mnemonic approves this message (Columbia/Tristar, 1995)

Check it out on www.rafenew.world (beware of recursion)

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Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The way of water
Technical marvels abound
High frame rate, 3D wow

Rating: 4

Avatar: The Way of Water is a highly anticipated sequel to the 2009 blockbuster hit Avatar. This film is a technical marvel, showcasing the latest advancements in filmmaking technology.

One of the most impressive aspects of this film is its high frame rate. This allows for a more immersive and realistic experience, as the action on screen appears more fluid and lifelike. The high frame rate also enhances the 3D effects, making them more effective and impactful.

The 3D in Avatar: The Way of Water is truly a sight to behold. The filmmakers use this technology to fully immerse the audience in the world of Pandora, creating a fully realized and believable alien world. The use of 3D also adds depth and dimension to the action scenes, making them more intense and exciting.

In addition to the technical achievements, Avatar: The Way of Water also features a strong and engaging story. The film continues the story of Jake Sully and his journey as a member of the Na’vi people, exploring themes of environmentalism and cultural understanding. The film also introduces new characters and storylines, adding complexity and depth to the world of Pandora.

Overall, Avatar: The Way of Water is a must-see film for any fan of the franchise or anyone interested in the latest advancements in filmmaking technology. The high frame rate and 3D effects truly enhance the viewing experience, making it a truly immersive and exciting cinematic experience.

You probably guessed it: The above review and haiku were generated by the Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT by OpenAI… wow, indeed! Here’s what I asked the bot:

«Write a 5 paragraph movie review for Avatar: The way of water (as a haiku) for the movie-blog www.rafenew.world underlining the technical achievements in filmmaking, high frame rate and 3d.»

Storytelling🐷🐷🐷🐷
Characters🐷🐷🐷
Acting🐷🐷🐷🐷
Drama, Baby!🐷🐷🐷
Fun🐷🐷🐷🐷
Humour🐷🐷
Visuals🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷
Music and Sound🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷
Originality🐷🐷🐷🐷
Entertainment value🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷
Production value🐷🐷🐷🐷🐷
Satisfaction🐷🐷🐷🐷
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Ceci est fongible.

Welcome to the future! I don’t know how, I don’t know why, but I just did a Non-Fungible Token!

This may seem like an unreasonable expensive experiment (it certainly does to me) but for the first time (almost) it creates the opportunity to buy (in a way) an original piece of the rafeman! So grab your Ethereum and…

…buy now!

Meta-humor in a meta-verse – Layers, man…!

https://opensea.io/assets/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/54093682172971068248754049118676090532059104389215525943016410091144834187265/

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Bye Bye Bond

Let’s celebrate the launch of «No Time To Die» by going back in time to Daniel Craig’s first appearance in the role of the beloved 00, revisiting the turmoil surrounding this then newer, blonder, shorter Bond.

In 2006, my website CraigIsBond (then available on craigIsBond.net) was my spontaneous reaction to an online campaign against Craig taking over, giving genuine fans the chance to show the support for a modern, better version of the franchise.

Here you can revisit and enjoy all the support and comments that where posted between the years 2006 and 2009.

Here you go: craigisbond.rafeman.com

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1o Schritte zur eigenen IoT Wetterstation mit Raspberry Pi, Sense HAT und AWS

Es ist mir eine besondere Freude, heute meinen wohl besten Blog-Beitrag, den ich bisher im Rahmen des CAS «Internet of Things and Digital Ecosystem» für die Hochschule Luzern verfassen durfte, mit meiner Gemeinde zu teilen :

1o Schritte zur eigenen IoT Wetterstation mit Raspberry Pi, Sense HAT und AWS

Star Wars Referenz natürlich kostenlos enthalten 🤓!

Wer sich kurioserweise nur für das Wetter auf meinem Balkon interessieren sollte, findet das Dashboard hier: http://casiot.tower.rafenew.world/

Und alle, die nicht genug von unnötigen Popkultur-Querverweisen kriegen können, finden mehr davon und andere interessante Sachen in meinen anderen Beiträgen für die HSLU:

How Big is Big Data?

und

ETL für Bastler: Importieren von JSON-Files mit Python 3 und Jupyter Notebook in eine mySQL Datenbank

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US-Präsidentschafts-Vorwahlen 2020

Obwohl meine ersten React-Erfahrungen mit dieser Darstellung für Blick.ch so ziemlich alles auf den Kopf stellen, was ich als Web Developer kennen und lieben (und hassen) gelernt habe, wurde das Ziel erreicht:

Die Resultate der Primaries und Caucusussen werden genau so akkurat dargestellt, wie es die Datenquellen zulassen und stehen damit den vom BAG kommunizierten Zahlen zu den Covit-19 Fällen in nichts nach. 🇺🇸

Wenn ich eines aus dem Business-Intelligence Unterricht gelernt habe, ist es die Devise: «Shit in / Shit out».💩
Et voilà:

http://storytelling.blick.ch/infografik/2020/uswahl/primaries/

oder

https://www.blick.ch/news/ausland/uswahlen/