Lorenz Seeger — Designing, building, and launching digital products.

Managing Director at diesdas.digital, working at the intersection of design, strategy, and technology. More about me →

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Robots are coming for us

bsky.app

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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2025 – Ein Jahr zum Vergessen: Warum wir den „Female Shift“ als Notwehr brauchen

Manche Dinge sind dazu bestimmt, vergessen zu werden. Und dazu gehört dieses Jahr. 2025 war ein Jahr des Totalitarismus. Warum wir einen radikalen Strukturwandel und weibliche Führung brauchen, um die Stagnation zu durchbrechen.

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Warum die KI-Debatte am falschen Punkt ansetzt

Öffentliche Einrichtungen können mit der Geschwindigkeit, in der sich unsere Welt derzeit verändert, kaum Schritt halten. In diesem Spannungsfeld erleben wir aktuell die Renaissance eines nahezu ungezügelten Kapitalismus – besonders im Bereich der künstlichen Intelligenz.

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Wie organisiert man progressive Mehrheiten in Berlin

Wie organisieren wir in Berlin progressive Mehrheiten? Als Parteimitglied bei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen ziehe ich Lehren aus Obama, AOC, Sanders – und einer schonungslosen Analyse von Grünen und Linken in Berlin.

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The Problem with this Humanoid Robot

youtube.com

Marques Brownlee on the problems with 1x new humanoid robot Neo and the tendency of many companies to announce a vision and deliver something (bad) much later ...

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Humanoid Robots Are Here

figure.ai

If you haven’t seen the video from Figure’s latest robot yet, you should definitely do that right now. The robot takes care of household tasks like laundry, cleaning, and doing dishes, all autonomously. While it is still quite slow, it is clear that humanoid robots working for or side-by-side humans will become reality very soon.

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Unity

Just as oil and water need an emulsifier to truly combine, East and West Germany still require active bridging efforts — education, dialogue, and mutual respect — to overcome divisions that persist 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Liquid Chaos: How Apple’s New Design Language Reflects an Identity Crisis

With this latest OS update featuring the new “Liquid Glass” design language, it becomes apparent that Apple is trying very hard to keep up with the competition while adding layers of visual complexity that ultimately sacrifice the user experience for aesthetic appeal.

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iPhones 17 and the Sugar Water Trap

stratechery.com

Very compelling take on the current state of Apple: “Now, however, Apple is increasingly on the periphery, and I think that, more than anything, is what bums people out: no, Apple may not be a sugar water purveyor, but they are farther than they have been in years from changing the world.”

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The Grey Areas: Why Both Hustle Culture and Dropping Out Miss the Point

We need to stop celebrating either burnout or dropout and start celebrating depth.

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