https://www.christian-spoo.de/categories/random-thoughts/Recent content in Random Thoughts on Christian SpooHugoen-usWed, 18 Feb 2026 00:44:19 +0100https://www.christian-spoo.de/posts/2026/02/when-your-address-doesnt-exist-a-telekom-story/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:31:00 +0100https://www.christian-spoo.de/posts/2026/02/when-your-address-doesnt-exist-a-telekom-story/<h2 id="the-setup">The setup</h2> <p>We&rsquo;ve been living in a newly developed neighbourhood for just over three years now. Our street has no gas supply and no traditional copper telephone infrastructure — it was built from scratch, and the only utilities laid down were power and fibre optic connections. Our internet comes via Deutsche Glasfaser, and that&rsquo;s the only option here. The Telekom never built out infrastructure in this area, so they have no fixed-line presence on our street whatsoever.</p>https://www.christian-spoo.de/posts/2026/01/welcome-2026-my-past-present-and-future/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:34:00 +0100https://www.christian-spoo.de/posts/2026/01/welcome-2026-my-past-present-and-future/<p>It&rsquo;s only a week into the new year of 2026, and quite a lot has already happened.</p> <p>Looking back, Christmas 2025 and the quiet days “between the years” felt like the perfect moment to start this blog. I had a simple plan in mind: to write about technology, my small side projects, and the experiments that keep me curious in my spare time. I never imagined that the first week of 2026 would hit with such dramatic events.</p>