Manuel Vonau
@manuelvonau.bsky.social
Telco Editor at Finanztip.de. Formerly Google Editor at AndroidPolice.com. Cat dad in Berlin. Expect a wild mix of English and German here.
Trying to move a Pixel 6a from GrapheneOS back to stock and the Android Flash Tool keeps giving me the error "Could not find end of central directory", no matter which build I choose or what parameters I tweak. Anyone else run into that issue? Wonder if the Flash Tool is just currently broken
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Trying to move a Pixel 6a from GrapheneOS back to stock and the Android Flash Tool keeps giving me the error "Could not find end of central directory", no matter which build I choose or what parameters I tweak. Anyone else run into that issue? Wonder if the Flash Tool is just currently broken
So how is your weekend going
October 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
So how is your weekend going
Choosing a memorable but witty username is a humbling way to learn that you are, in fact, not as original as you thought
October 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Choosing a memorable but witty username is a humbling way to learn that you are, in fact, not as original as you thought
A lanyard. For 70 euros.
September 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A lanyard. For 70 euros.
Reposted by Manuel Vonau
Substack is back in the news again for the wrong reason: this time, the platform sent a push notification to a neo-Nazi newsletter featuring a swastika logo. Here's Substack cofounder and CEO Chris Best on Decoder two years ago struggling to answer a question about moderating hate speech.
July 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Substack is back in the news again for the wrong reason: this time, the platform sent a push notification to a neo-Nazi newsletter featuring a swastika logo. Here's Substack cofounder and CEO Chris Best on Decoder two years ago struggling to answer a question about moderating hate speech.
Naturally. It's a Pixel after all.
June 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Naturally. It's a Pixel after all.
My client cuts off that screenshot as quid ass. Yup, that's definitely better
June 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My client cuts off that screenshot as quid ass. Yup, that's definitely better
Reposted by Manuel Vonau
Das sollte euch interessieren, einer der sehr, sehr unerfreulichen Nebeneffekte des aktuellen KI-Hypes: "Wieso KI-Bots eine wachsende Bedrohung für Wikipedia und Open-Source-Projekte sind" www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Wieso KI-Bots eine wachsende Bedrohung für Wikipedia und Open-Source-Projekte sind
Im Wettlauf um die besten KI-Modelle greifen immer mehr Bots alle Daten ab, die sie finden. Das verursacht massive Kosten und bedroht, was vom freien Web übrig ist
www.derstandard.at
April 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Das sollte euch interessieren, einer der sehr, sehr unerfreulichen Nebeneffekte des aktuellen KI-Hypes: "Wieso KI-Bots eine wachsende Bedrohung für Wikipedia und Open-Source-Projekte sind" www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Organische Suchergebnisse oder zumindest Links auf Google, ohne zu scrollen? Ach, wer braucht das schon.
April 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Organische Suchergebnisse oder zumindest Links auf Google, ohne zu scrollen? Ach, wer braucht das schon.
Es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder. Die deutsche Wikipedia ist endlich zum "neuen" Design gewechselt, das in vielen anderen Sprachen schon seit 2023 ist.
blog.wikimedia.de/2025/04/01/n...
blog.wikimedia.de/2025/04/01/n...
Die neue Benutzeroberfläche für Wikipedia ist da
Die deutschsprachige Wikipedia erstrahlt in neuem Design! Mit der Benutzeroberfläche „Vector 2022“ bietet sie eine verbesserte Nutzererfahrung. Was neu ist erfahren Sie hier.
blog.wikimedia.de
April 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder. Die deutsche Wikipedia ist endlich zum "neuen" Design gewechselt, das in vielen anderen Sprachen schon seit 2023 ist.
blog.wikimedia.de/2025/04/01/n...
blog.wikimedia.de/2025/04/01/n...
According to @theverge.com, I've apparently turned into quite the Apple stan
March 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
According to @theverge.com, I've apparently turned into quite the Apple stan
Na da bin ich mal gespannt. https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/verbraucher/handyempfang-bahn-100.html
Deutsche Bahn: Besserer Handyempfang durch neue Technik | tagesschau.de
Der Empfang in Zügen war bislang eingeschränkt, weil die Bahn ein ähnliches Frequenzspektrum wie der Mobilfunk nutze. Neue Technik soll Besserungen für Reisende bringen.
www.tagesschau.de
February 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Na da bin ich mal gespannt. https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/verbraucher/handyempfang-bahn-100.html
It is personal announcement time! I joined @finanztip.bsky.social as teleco editor at the beginning of this year. It's a German publication that is the country's No. 1 personal finance advice platform, with rigorous independent testing and a nonprofit backing. So what is a telco editor doing there?
February 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It is personal announcement time! I joined @finanztip.bsky.social as teleco editor at the beginning of this year. It's a German publication that is the country's No. 1 personal finance advice platform, with rigorous independent testing and a nonprofit backing. So what is a telco editor doing there?
Right, let's see if the grass is truly greener here, or at least, if the sky is bluer.
October 14, 2023 at 11:14 AM
Right, let's see if the grass is truly greener here, or at least, if the sky is bluer.