Thomas Weibel

Journalist, Bassist, Prof. em. in Media Engineering.

Website: https://www.thomasweibel.ch

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2026-08-20 07:14:14 GMT

#Iceland: Final day, Keldur.
#icelandtour2026
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2026-08-15 18:57:39 GMT

#Iceland, day 6b: Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon.
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2026-07-31 05:01:30 GMT

Nachrichten: „US-Präsident Trump…“
*Ohrenzuklappgeräusch*

2026-06-22 08:10:25 GMT

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Even more background: https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2022/08/blue-sky-de-saussure/
@npub1tsm…mkme @npub1wql…as3h #openglam #glamhack #history #sciencehistory #digitalhumanities #opendata #geoinformatics #geodata

2026-06-22 08:03:46 GMT

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Original cyanometer on display at the Science History Museum in Geneva.
@npub1tsm…mkme @npub1wql…as3h #openglam #glamhack #history #sciencehistory #digitalhumanities #opendata #geoinformatics #geodata
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2026-06-22 02:20:54 GMT

A cyanometer is a scientific instrument from the 17th century made for measuring the blueness of the sky. Two years ago I decided to develop a digital version of the historical device.
Cyanometer: https://www.thomasweibel.ch/cyanometer/
Read more: https://hack.glam.opendata.ch/project/213
@npub1tsm…mkme @npub1wql…as3h #openglam #glamhack #history #sciencehistory #digitalhumanities #opendata #geoinformatics #geodata
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2026-04-03 14:25:50 GMT

Als der Schokosaurus Rex endlich wieder durch die Lande streifte, stellte er fest, dass er sich am falschen Ende der Nahrungskette befand.
#ostern
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2026-03-30 16:25:31 GMT

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Gute, was sag‘ ich, allerbeste Besserung! ✊

2026-03-30 12:01:21 GMT

Es ist wieder soweit: Wir von Blues Green @ https://www.bluesgreen.ch treten am Freitag, 8. Mai 2026, um 20.30 Uhr in der Alten Moschti Mühlethurnen auf. Tickets gibt's hier:
https://eventfrog.ch/de/p/konzerte/jazz-blues/blues-green-7370803390169783476.html
Was Euch erwartet? Das hier zum Beispiel. Seeya soon!
#bluesgreen #blues #soul #funk
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2026-03-26 08:52:03 GMT

Got an idea. Let's see where this leads.
#webdev #gamedev #geography #topography #geodata #gis #opendata #ogd #map #mapping #8bit #retrocomputing @npub1tsm…mkme @npub1wql…as3h @npub1u9c…x43q [@loleg](https://hachyderm.io/@loleg )
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2026-03-11 12:07:27 GMT

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Do you allow geolocation? @npub15qn…ezzc @npub125w…pmyj @npub1wql…as3h @npub1u9c…x43q @npub1tsm…mkme @npub1244…dcty

2026-03-11 06:27:46 GMT

Measure your altitude above sea level—wherever you are. Altimeter 1.0 is out now.
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/alt/
#geography #gis #topography #opendata #ogd #geodata #opensource #openglam #glamhack #digitalhumanities #webdev #webapp #html #javascript #swisstopo @npub1u9c…x43q @npub1tsm…mkme @npub1wql…as3h @npub15am…hmr6 @npub125w…pmyj @npub1244…dcty
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2026-03-04 15:18:18 GMT

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I heard about Mapterhorn, but I didn‘t give it a try so far. I definitely will!

2026-03-04 13:23:02 GMT

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Thanks, again: I didn't know NiceGUI so far, but to be honest, I am more of the hardcore html and vanilla js type, so I just took an open data altimeter SVG, picked the hands and the ring for Kollsman window in order to animate them. The next step might be an open data global DEM.
@npub125w…pmyj @npub1u9c…x43q @npub1tsm…mkme @npub1wql…as3h

2026-03-04 13:05:34 GMT

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Thanks Curt, I'll have a look at it! For the moment I just got the 1000m hand working...
@npub125w…pmyj @npub1u9c…x43q @npub1tsm…mkme @npub1wql…as3h

2026-03-04 11:00:38 GMT

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Nice. I‘m mostly interested in web tech/html/js, so I‘ll probably stick with web apps. Using global elevation data is a good idea though.

2026-03-04 09:31:30 GMT

Erster #Altimeter-Test im Bahnhof #Olten: Läuft.
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/altiswiss2/
#switzerland #geography #gis #topography #opendata #ogd #geodata #opensource #openglam #glamhack #digitalhumanities #webdev #swisstopo @npub1u9c…x43q @npub1tsm…mkme @npub1wql…as3h
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2026-02-21 14:59:59 GMT

Was man halt so vorhat an einem nasskalten Samstagabend.
#soul #blues #funk #jazz
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2026-02-08 14:35:59 GMT

Bastelstunde.
Und wer mitbasteln will: Hier geht's lang. https://www.thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-aus-dem-drucker
#astronomy #mathematics #mechanics #history #moon #moonphase #antiquity #archaeology #3dprint #diy #sciencehistory #digitalhumanities
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2026-02-07 13:56:02 GMT

Der #Egoshooter meiner Kindheit.
#sweetmemories
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2026-02-01 07:05:45 GMT

#Fullmoon, say #Meton, the ancient Greek, and his lunar phase #calculator.
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-aus-dem-drucker
#astronomy #mathematics #mechanics #history #moon #moonphase #antiquity #archaeology #3dprint #diy #sciencehistory #digitalhumanities
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2025-12-22 19:57:43 GMT

Gelesen: „Kultur ist ein Medikament ohne Nebenwirkungen“. Und gedacht: Hoffentlich nicht!
#gelesengedacht

2025-11-23 08:07:42 GMT

«The Moon Machine» hiess das Referat, das ich am 15th International Illustration Research Symposium an der Koç-Universität in #Istanbul gehalten habe. In der Hauptrolle: mein 3D-druckbarer #OpenData-Mondrechner #Meton und seine historischen, archäologischen und astronomischen Hintergründe.
Und wer selbst einen Mondrechner braucht: Nur zu! https://www.thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-aus-dem-drucker
#astronomy #archaeology #sciencehistory #mathematics #3dprinting #moon #lunarphases #opendata #openglam #glamhack
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2025-11-03 07:38:48 GMT

After decades of research, a seemingly unremarkable find retrieved from a Roman shipwreck proved to be a sensational scientific discovery, proving that the ancient Greeks were capable of making mechanical models of the cosmos. The Antikythera Mechanism is the world‘s first known analog computer.
https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2023/11/an-ancient-greek-computer/
My virtual replica:
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/anticythera2/
#history #sciencehistory #antiquity #archaeology #astronomy #digitalhumanities #mathematics #physics #astrophysics
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2025-10-08 13:07:51 GMT

Ceci n‘est pas une saucisse.
#wurst #fleischersatz #euparlament #vegan #vegetarisch #veggie
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2025-10-05 13:40:28 GMT

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Good idea. Now that I‘ve got a 3D printer at last…

2025-09-13 11:16:07 GMT

Web app "Meton II" (updated): The virtual mechanism calculates lunar phases and predicts both lunar and solar eclipses. "Meton II" will deviate by one day every 1678 years (synodic cycle) and every 12,879 years (draconic cycle) respectively. DM me for more details.
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/meton-ii/
#moon #history #antiquity #astronomy #mathematics #physics #astrophysics #mechanics #simulation #opendata #openglam #openeducation #digitalhumanities #webdev #html #css #javascript #js
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2025-09-07 09:49:22 GMT

New project: “Meton II”, my advanced mechanical calculator with this simple gear train, will be able to compute moon phases as well as solar and lunar eclipses with millennial precision. More to follow.
@npub1244…dcty #moon #fullmoon #astronomy #eclipse #mathematics #physics #astrophysics #mechanics #simulation #opensource #opendata #openglam #openeducation #3dprint #cad #freecad #digitalhumanities
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2025-09-03 23:48:32 GMT

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"Glue?" - yes, but only between axle and 35.stl (the end of the axle must freely turn in the hole of closer.stl). "No glue?" - no, not between the axles, but yes, you should glue 19.stl to wheel.stl. And as to black and white: I suggest you print scale.stl, disk.stl (please note: you need two of them) and pointer.stl in white (see photo, PETG is better than PLA), so you don't have to paint anything white.
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2025-09-01 12:16:24 GMT

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Last year I had done a virtually mechanical device (using concepts invented by the ancient Greeks) capable of calculating moon phases as well as solar and lunar eclipses:
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/meton/
And as to my mechanical lunar phase calculator: The assembly is pretty much self-explanatory once you have printed out the ten or so parts; this gif might give you an idea.
PS: Congrats for you work on FlightGear - I simply love the project!
@npub1244…dcty
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2025-08-31 10:00:07 GMT

Work in progress. 🌒
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-aus-dem-drucker
@npub1244…dcty #moon #fullmoon #history #antiquity #archaeology #astronomy #greece #babylon #mathematics #physics #astrophysics #mechanics #simulation #opensource #opendata #openglam #openeducation #3dprint #cad #freecad #digitalhumanities
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2025-08-18 06:23:21 GMT

Heute Abend wird eine totale Mondfinsternis zu beobachten sein. Sagt mein Mondrechner „Meton“. Und der muss es wissen.
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/meton/
#mond #mondfinsternis #astronomie #moon #eclipse #astronomy
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2025-06-08 09:34:58 GMT

Lunar phase calculator "Meton": Batch production has begun.
https://www.thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-aus-dem-drucker
@npub1244…dcty #moon #fullmoon #history #antiquity #archaeology #astronomy #greece #babylon #mathematics #physics #astrophysics #mechanics #simulation #opendata #openglam #openeducation #3dprint #cad #digitalhumanities
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2025-05-24 08:14:51 GMT

#Inspiration, erkannte #Beethoven, findet sich an den überraschendsten Orten.
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2025-05-08 06:35:13 GMT

Noch immer kein neuer #Papst.
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2025-05-04 07:47:24 GMT

Solitude.
#silentsunday #shetland
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2025-04-08 10:19:02 GMT

Ihre Privatsphäre ist uns wichtig! Einstellungen:
[ ] Schlafzimmergardinen zuziehen
[x] Schlafzimmergardinen offen lassen (legitimes Interesse: 47 Nachbarn)

2025-03-25 12:23:30 GMT

Hallo Karl!
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2025-03-07 07:44:32 GMT

Die Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík, Island. #fensterfreitag
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2025-03-01 07:18:49 GMT

Why doesn‘t she wear a suit?
#trump #vance #zelensky #whitehouse #ukraine
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2024-10-05 08:45:00 GMT

Lots of time to kill? Well, go ahead! https://www.thomasweibel.ch/mahjongg/ #gaming #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday [@chludens](https://hcommons.social/@chludens )
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2024-08-18 14:38:02 GMT

#Silentsunday in Henningsvær, northern #Norway.
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2024-08-09 11:38:55 GMT

In 2013, archaeologists from the University of Basel conducting excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings unearthed a limestone tile. Initially unremarkable, this piece of rock revealed its historical significance as one of the world's oldest sundials, dating back to the 13th century BCE. During last year‘s #glamhack in Geneva I tried to bring the 3200 year old timepiece back to life again. https://www.thomasweibel.ch/ra/ #findsfriday #archaeology #opendata #openglam @npub1tsm…mkme
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2024-07-25 20:24:07 GMT

Ich warte ja immer noch darauf, dass sich Aktivisten der Ersten Generation auf Radwege kleben.

2024-07-15 11:15:28 GMT

Gelesen: „Für jeden Zahn die passende Lösung“. Und gedacht: Bei 250 Milliarden Zähnen ist das ein durchaus interessantes Geschäftsmodell. #gelesengedacht

2024-07-14 10:27:07 GMT

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Kann man Betreiber von Klimaanlagen eigentlich wegen eventualvorsätzlicher Körperverletzung verklagen?
*zähneklappernd gesendet*

2024-07-14 10:23:38 GMT

In der Bahn werden die unerträglichen 25 Grad auf kuschlige 15 Grad heruntergekühlt. Das Wohlbehagen der Reisenden wird von allgemeinem Zähneklappern nur geringfügig beeinträchtigt.

2024-07-06 07:30:12 GMT

Es gibt Augenblicke, da verwünsche ich meine Leidenschaft für Webgames. https://www.thomasweibel.ch/mahjongg/ #vanillajs #webapp
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2024-07-05 04:33:53 GMT

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2024-05-14 03:59:01 GMT

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I am. Call me Gemmy. 🥰