The why and how I switched from Google to Kagi . Starting Point One of the most basic ways to navigate the World Wide Web is through search engines. Not only do browsers almost always have a search engine as the default home page, or use it directly in the search bar. No, searching is so essential to finding what you’re looking for that there’s even a verb for it, and it’s not “search”. It’s to google . And that is problematic, because Google is dominant in many countries around the world. ...
Start
Why does somebody start a personal blog? While there are many reasons the more people you ask you will see overlapping patterns. But since this is my first post I think I have to elaborate anyway. At least for the future me to remind him of the specific reasons – and ideally motivating him to keep posting… ;) Produce The last couple of years I was in a state of mainly consuming. This had several reasons, mainly work exhausted me so much that I could not think of doing anything related to a side project. Also I thought that I needed my hobbies to recharge my batteries to cope with life effectively. This was true for a period of time, but it is no longer the case. Everytime I consumed something (videos, blogs, news but also games, series and movies) I had the strange feeling: Is this really recharging my batteries? ...
Live
After some initial struggles, I decided to bring this blog to life. What to Expect? There will be an initial blog post on why I started this blog—I already wrote it! I will also write a separate one on why it took so long, but for today, I’ll call it a day. I am glad, happy, and also relieved that it finally went live. See you soon, and don’t forget to check back in a few days! ...