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Welcome to Mirel’s Tech Insights. I’m Olaf Mirel, a software architect based in Offenbach, Germany. Here, we navigate the complex intersection of code and culture in 2026. From the rise of agentic AI and next-gen robotics to the shifting tides of SEO and entrepreneurship in the German Mittelstand, this blog dissects global innovations through a local, human-centric lens. Join me as we explore how technology is reshaping our work, our cities, and our society. Let's build the future, responsibly.

Featured

• Navigating the 2026 Horizon: Why Code, Conscience, and Culture Must Converge

  1 Jan, 2026

  A reflection on the convergence of code, conscience, and culture in 2026. Exploring web development in the age of AI agents, the shift from SEO to GEO, German business landscape, robotics, and the social impact of technology from the perspective of a developer in Offenbach, Germany.

• Adding new posts in AstroPaper theme

  Updated: 13 Jun, 2025

  Some rules & recommendations for creating or adding new posts using AstroPaperr theme.

• How to configure AstroPaper theme

  Updated: 20 Mar, 2025

  How you can make AstroPaper theme absolutely yours.

• AstroPaper 5.0

  8 Mar, 2025

  AstroPaper v5: keep the clean look, updates under the hood.

Recent Posts

• Customizing AstroPaper theme color schemes

  Updated: 13 Jun, 2025

  How you can enable/disable light & dark mode; and customize color schemes of AstroPaper theme.

• How to add LaTeX Equations in Astro blog posts

  Updated: 22 Mar, 2025

  Learn how to add LaTeX equations in Astro blog posts using Markdown, KaTeX, and remark/rehype plugins.

• Dynamic OG image generation in AstroPaper blog posts

  Updated: 12 Mar, 2025

  New feature in AstroPaper v1.4.0, introducing dynamic OG image generation for blog posts.

• How to integrate Giscus comments into AstroPaper

  Updated: 12 Mar, 2025

  Comment function on a static blog hosted on GitHub Pages with Giscus.