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Nathan's Blog

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I’m Nathan and this is my personal blog on books and tech stuff I do.

The name of this blog (Poles and Portals) originates from the two main topics: Control theory, which is a field of mathematics and engineering involving poles of transfer functions, and science fiction and fantasy, where portals are frequently encountered.

Books reviews and discussions tend to take place in German, the language I prefer for reading, while the tech and engineering stuff is easier to write in English. I hope my posts are also easy to read, but talking about some control theory topics requires technical terms, which I try to explain so that everyone knows what is going on.

If you are interested in passionate tech stuff, or literature and book just take a look! If you want to get to know me better, just visit the about page!


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Die Utopie bröckelt
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In »Auf See« erzählt Theresia Enzensberger von einer jungen Frau in einer zerfallenden Offshore-Utopie und der Hybris von Libertären. Eine Rezension.
Die Macht der Daten
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Was, wenn die Nazis Computer gehabt hätten? Andreas Eschbach geht dieser Frage nach und findet Verstörendes. Eine Rezension.
Gewalt in der Fantasy: Konvention oder Notwendigkeit?
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Wie viel Gewalt braucht Fantasy? Über die Funktion und den verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Gewalt. Ein Blogpost.