sociology of knowledge

free knowledge, free infrastructure and Free Software

search engines

human and civil rights

IT security

art and institutional critique

cultural theory, globalisation and the informational society

a web master, at times when nobody of you knew about the Internet ;)

an editor for studnik, a student’s magazine

a system administrator. I’m running web and email servers, content management systems, and wikis

a database developer

a help-desk consultant

a representative at the student’s parliament at University of Lüneburg

a lecture organizer. Together with others, I’ve held the http://www.download-culture.org series.

a lecturer. I’m giving talks on the knowledge regimes in informational societies, and software licensing.

http://leuphana.de.vu

a wiki for Cultura21

Free Software Foundation Europe

Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung, an initiative against surveillance of digital communication in Germany

Chaos Computer Club, the infamous hacker club

EDRI, Digital Civil Rights in Europe

Ars Electronica, Linz: A festival for media and net art. If you don’t follow the hypes, you may stumble upon some interesting thoughts and projects.

Chaos Computer Congress, Berlin: A conference not only for hackers, but for anybody who is interested in technology, the media and politics.

LinuxTag, Karlsruhe/Wiesbaden/Berlin: A conference around GNU/Linux, with a strong focus on the community and business.