Florian 'floe' Echtler
@floe.butterbrot.org
Research Hobbyist, Tenured Hacker, Antifascist.
Jack of all trades, master of some.
Associate Professor for Computer Science, Aalborg University, Denmark.
Founding Editor […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hci.social/@floe, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Jack of all trades, master of some.
Associate Professor for Computer Science, Aalborg University, Denmark.
Founding Editor […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://hci.social/@floe, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
BTW, that's Antarctica, not Greenland, and I fully support sending Trump there without a hat and just a regular coat 🥶👍
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 AM
BTW, that's Antarctica, not Greenland, and I fully support sending Trump there without a hat and just a regular coat 🥶👍
Apparently, there is one person who co-authored 37 papers for #chi2026 😑 This is rather ridiculous, what sort of contribution per paper can you expect here? Probably time for a cap on how many papers you can be author on. /cc @sigchi […]
[Original post on hci.social]
[Original post on hci.social]
January 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Apparently, there is one person who co-authored 37 papers for #chi2026 😑 This is rather ridiculous, what sort of contribution per paper can you expect here? Probably time for a cap on how many papers you can be author on. /cc @sigchi […]
[Original post on hci.social]
[Original post on hci.social]
NOW WITNESS THE FIREPOWER OF THIS FULLY ARMED AND OPERATIONAL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
Merry Christmas, everyone! 🥳🎄
(#3dprint from https://www.printables.com/model/553601-death-star-christmas-ornament-two-halves-no-glue #christmas )
Merry Christmas, everyone! 🥳🎄
(#3dprint from https://www.printables.com/model/553601-death-star-christmas-ornament-two-halves-no-glue #christmas )
December 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
NOW WITNESS THE FIREPOWER OF THIS FULLY ARMED AND OPERATIONAL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT
Merry Christmas, everyone! 🥳🎄
(#3dprint from https://www.printables.com/model/553601-death-star-christmas-ornament-two-halves-no-glue #christmas )
Merry Christmas, everyone! 🥳🎄
(#3dprint from https://www.printables.com/model/553601-death-star-christmas-ornament-two-halves-no-glue #christmas )
PSA: winter holidays start today, so don't forget to take the kids' lunch boxes out of their schoolbags, or be prepared to dispose of a level 3 bioweapon in two weeks 🫣
#parenting
#parenting
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
PSA: winter holidays start today, so don't forget to take the kids' lunch boxes out of their schoolbags, or be prepared to dispose of a level 3 bioweapon in two weeks 🫣
#parenting
#parenting
Undated find from my random picture folder, enjoy 😁 (might have been at University of Regensburg a bunch of years ago?)
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Undated find from my random picture folder, enjoy 😁 (might have been at University of Regensburg a bunch of years ago?)
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router.post('/api/data/add/user', (req, res)=>{
const data = req.body;
connection.query(
'INSERT INTO usertable (FirstName, LastName, Username, AccessCode, UserEmail) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)',
[data.FirstName, data.LastName, data.Username, data.AccessCode, data.UserEmail],
(err, results)=>{
if(err){
console.error(err);
res.status(500).json({error: 'Database insertion (User) failed'});,→
return; }
res.json({ success: true, id: results.insertId});
})
})
return router;
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November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
OK, what the hell? This sounds like the worst case of bullshit bingo I've ever heard, that's basically the last three hype cycles combined?! I doubt this sort of thing will get a lot of traction on the Fediverse. 🙄
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
OK, what the hell? This sounds like the worst case of bullshit bingo I've ever heard, that's basically the last three hype cycles combined?! I doubt this sort of thing will get a lot of traction on the Fediverse. 🙄
It's been a while since I posted my personal collection of weird #HCI papers: https://floe.butterbrot.org/matrix/rants/weird/
Any good stuff from the last 1-2 years I missed? Bring on the crazy 😁
Any good stuff from the last 1-2 years I missed? Bring on the crazy 😁
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's been a while since I posted my personal collection of weird #HCI papers: https://floe.butterbrot.org/matrix/rants/weird/
Any good stuff from the last 1-2 years I missed? Bring on the crazy 😁
Any good stuff from the last 1-2 years I missed? Bring on the crazy 😁
Oh damn, my laptop has started to inflate 😳
The lid doesn't quite close anymore because the battery is pushing the keyboard up. This is fine. 🫣
The lid doesn't quite close anymore because the battery is pushing the keyboard up. This is fine. 🫣
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Oh damn, my laptop has started to inflate 😳
The lid doesn't quite close anymore because the battery is pushing the keyboard up. This is fine. 🫣
The lid doesn't quite close anymore because the battery is pushing the keyboard up. This is fine. 🫣
Absolutely couldn't dissuade the kid from spending 30 bucks of their own money on a Minecraft fox lamp, but I have to admit it's damn cute 🦊
#minecraft #parenting
#minecraft #parenting
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Absolutely couldn't dissuade the kid from spending 30 bucks of their own money on a Minecraft fox lamp, but I have to admit it's damn cute 🦊
#minecraft #parenting
#minecraft #parenting
Time to write the last CHI reviews, so I'm putting on my R2 hat 😈
#chi2026 #academia #Reviewer2 @sigchi
#chi2026 #academia #Reviewer2 @sigchi
October 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Time to write the last CHI reviews, so I'm putting on my R2 hat 😈
#chi2026 #academia #Reviewer2 @sigchi
#chi2026 #academia #Reviewer2 @sigchi
September 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
August 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM