Zola 2026-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 https://kinnen.de/atom.xml 2026-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 2026-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 Thomas Kinnen https://kinnen.de/blog/task-tracking-with-gmail-only/

<p>Today I want to write about the system I use, in order to not lose track of tasks I have to complete (and actually complete them). I am a strong believer in using one less tool so I only use Gmail and Google calendar - no extra task tracking apps or similar.</p> <p><em>Remember</em>: What works for me might not work for you. Productivity/task tracking are deeply personal and depend strongly on your working style and type of work you do, so your mileage may vary.</p>

2025-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 2025-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 Thomas Kinnen https://kinnen.de/blog/tigersport660-review/

<p>After 2 years of ownership and roughly 7000km, it is time for a review of my motorcycle: the <em>Triumph Tiger Sport 660</em>.</p>

2024-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 2024-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 Thomas Kinnen https://kinnen.de/blog/anlassen/

<p>Yesterday, I went on my biggest motorcycle day trip thus far: From Ratingen to the Nürburgring and back. Visiting the Nürburgring has been my #1 bike-related goal since I got my first motorcycle last year, so the <a href="https://www.nuerburgring.de/events/categories/motorcycle/anlassen" target="_blank">Anlassen/Rev-Up</a> event seemed like the perfect opportunity.</p>

2024-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 2024-01-05T00:00:00+00:00 Thomas Kinnen https://kinnen.de/blog/enumset-benchmark/

<p>A few months ago, I read Chris Wellons' <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://nullprogram.com/blog/2021/04/23/">"The cost of Java's EnumSet"</a>. I really enjoyed the read, but as a long time Java developer, I was left with few questions and thoughts:</p> <ol> <li>"Is Java's <code>EnumSet</code> really that slow? 3 orders of magnitude feels like a way too big margin."</li> <li>"Writing benchmarks in Java is inherently tricky, especially for small and fast operations. We should probably use a dedicated tool like <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/openjdk/jmh">JMH</a> for that."</li> </ol> <p>Now I finally had some time on my hands to go and explore these thoughts and try to fill the void with some cold hard data. This post will first explain a few important aspects of profiling java and then discuss the results of our specific benchmark, by answering our research questions:</p>

2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00 Thomas Kinnen https://kinnen.de/blog/first/

<p>Welcome to my blog! On this blog I'll be covering a variety of topics that interest me, mostly technical computer science related topics.</p>