2021-07-30: I‘ve said it before and I‘ll say it again, I deeply enjoy it when @MrNishKumar loses his shit …
2021-07-30: Ich wohne jetzt seit über einem Jahr im Raum Freiburg i. Br. und ich bin verwundert und enttäuscht, …
2021-07-29: Tilda Swinton is amazing.
2021-07-28: This just got flushed into my Twitter time line and I laughed. Hard.
2021-07-25: This thread is old but whatever. A compilation of all the reasons Deep Space Nine was the best Star …
2021-07-24: Got a pet groomer video flushed into my YouTube recommendations this morning and I‘ve been trying to …
2021-07-22: Fröhlichen Dönerstag allerseits.
2021-07-21: Nur damit ich mir das merken kann: Die @CDU paktiert wissentlich mit Faschisten. Cool. Cool. Cool. …
2021-07-21: Ne kleine lokale Sache: Ich habe meine Meinung zum Toom-Baumarkt revidieren müssen. Der Toom in …
2021-07-18: The Bugle hit episode 200 since its relaunch: „Flare in the Derrière“ (4200) Congratulations to Andy …
2021-07-17: Totally convinced that @aliterative watches @StephenAtHome by the way she pronounced „space news“ on …
2021-07-17: I am so here for Simon‘s willingness to do silly stuff. Even more so for his ability to wear Manon‘s …
2021-07-16: Mal ganz deutlich: Verantwortlich für das Ausmaß der aktuellen Katastrophe ist die CDU/CSU & SPD …
2021-07-14: Listened to “I want my MCU TV – 19: Loki E5: Journey into Mystery” in anticipation of the final …
2021-07-14: New cycling socks day. #FuckYeahPolkaDots
2021-07-12: Spent most of yesterday working in and around the garden. Just before noon the light was perfect for …
2021-07-12: This could be a fun one. Marvel Studios’ What If…? (Official Trailer)
2021-07-09: Ich mag Quietschekäse.
2021-07-07: Tiff Stevenson interviews Gina Yashere on her podcast Tiny Revolutions. Very much worth a listen.
2021-07-03: Absolutely loving the latest episode of The Last Post: Non-believers and the future, where …
2021-07-03: Wir haben einen Koriander im Garten der seit einer Woche blüht. Bienen lieben die Pflanze. Und ich …
2021-07-01: Armin Luschet
2021-06-30: Episode 4 of Loki. What the actual fuck?
2021-06-25: Saw the cloud cover during a walk with the dogs. Rushed home to grab my camera and bike. Cycled up …
2021-06-24: Tiff Stevenson interviews Andy Zaltzman on her podcast Tiny Revolutions Utterly great comedian Tiff Stevenson last week had had Andy Zaltzman on her podcast, where she …
2021-06-24: Woke up with the most random song stuck in my head: „Misty Mountains“ from The Hobbit
2021-06-23: People, Emmy Blotnick. I was lucky to see her live in NYC a couple of years back. Laughed myself …
2021-06-22: Fun (mostly) gravel ride, even if I didn't complete the 100 miles 🚲 I tried myself at an imperial century (100 miles) along the Rhine but had to admit defeat about 100 …
2021-06-22: Got into a bad mood yesterday and decided to watch some comfort food TV, which ended up being the …
2021-06-20: A wonderfully written and terribly Fernweh-inducing article about bikepacking the Haul Road in …
2021-06-20: Just read the review of the Beats Studio Buds on The Verge. Seem to be decent earphones but it still …
2021-06-17: TIL that one of @levarburton‘s favourite childhood sweets in Germany were “Lakritz-Schnecken“. If …
2021-06-17: The dumpster fire that is NFTs keeps on giving. This explanation is the best I’ve come across …
2021-06-14: Really interesting front rack for bicycles coming to Kickstarter soon. Stainless steel hardware, …
2021-06-11: Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Official Teaser | Netflix WHOA! I wonder if He-Man is going …
2021-06-10: Bikepacking.com has a bike porn/bike envy/“oooh, that’s a neat idea” round-up post …
2021-06-09: This hits way too close to home. I earn more money right now than both my parents combined when they …
2021-06-09: Obligatory. Amber Says What: Pride Month, Naomi Osaka
2021-06-05: Side note: If someone has issues finding a well-fitting bicycle helmet because somehow there’s …
2021-06-02: Raktajino is the pumpkin spice latte of the Star Trek universe. 🖖
2021-06-01: Hey Apple, gute Aktion. Schade, dass ihr die Dinger überhaupt genutzt habt aber hey, wenigstens …
2021-06-01: Wenn du den Status der Störung deiner Telekom-Internetverbindung prüfen willst und die Seite mit dem …
2021-05-25: There’s no way I’m not going to watch Chris Harris review a pair of cars: Audi RS e-tron …
2021-05-24: Beginning a super busy and rather exciting work day. Looking forward to relaxing after work by …
2021-05-17: Recent bike trip to one of the huts on one of the hills in the area. They had great vegetarian …
2021-05-17: ooooooh Rumours point to Apple offering lossless streaming with Apple Music soon. Me likey. May …
2021-05-16: Schöner Kommentar von Thomas Fuster in der NZZ zum Einfluss des Zufalls auf den Erfolg.
2021-05-13: Eid Mubarak!
2021-05-11: This could be interesting. The Nevers: Official Trailer | HBO
2021-05-10: One of the sparrows living under the roof of our garden shed. Loud one, too. 📷
2021-05-10: Jeff Wright in “How the Jury Reached a Verdict in the Chauvin Trial” on Late Night with …
2021-05-07: Succinct, accurate, and funny (in an exasperated kind of way) characterisation of the GOP by Seth …
2021-05-07: This beauty is going on my MTB tomorrow. Gotta say, Rotor make absolutely top-notch aluminium …
2021-04-30: Great post with basic brake setup tips for reducing arm pump when descending on a mountain bike by …
2021-04-28: The presentation of this was a bit cringe-inducing but had a lot of sensible parts to it, too. I …
2021-04-28: This was delightful: Anthony Mackie, the new Captain America, interviewed by Stephen Colbert.
2021-04-27: Lydia Schoch has a short but great article on her site about Star Trek as comfort food. I agree with …
2021-04-27: Hahahahahahahahaha… nein.
2021-04-26: Almost broke of the tip of the right Race Face Next SL carbon crank arm during a ride today. …
2021-04-24: Listening to the latest episode of @HelloGarglers alone while in the car and immeditely after …
2021-04-23: Marques Brownlee on the M1 iPad Pro in his 4/20 Apple event recap: “But hey, at least good on …
2021-04-21: Chris Harris drives the new Porsche 911 GT3 and he gets a bit melancholic. Can’t blame him, …
2021-04-17: When my drop bar bar tape wrapping experience comes in handy on the new MTB.
2021-04-17: Going to corrosion-proof the inside of the Nordest Sardinha II’s steel frame today and sealing the …
2021-04-14: Took my 90 mm ƒ/2 lens on the morning walk because the light was beautifully harsh. I wasn’t …
2021-04-14: Obligatory post of the latest “Amber Says What” segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers. …
2021-04-12: Finally, after swapping the front tyre and properly attaching the dropper post cable, I went out for …
2021-04-08: This is silly and delightful. I need jorts now. 🚲
2021-04-07: I may be experiencing a bit of a 🚲 cycling midlife crisis brought on by the pandemic Here’s what happened so far: I sold my CX-bike-turned-commuter a few months ago because its …
2021-04-05: I finished this LEGO Land Rover Defender set two weeks ago and totally forgot to post some pictures. …
2021-04-05: Aus der Kategorie “Nein! Doch! Oh!”: Studie: No-Covid-Länder haben ihre Wirtschaft am …
2021-04-03: To my great delight, setting up the WTB Ranger (29”x2.6”) tubeless on a Newmen SL A.35 …
2021-03-29: Jeff Wright is just plain amazing. Late Night with Seth Meyers: If the COVID-19 Vaccines Interviewed …
2021-03-27: Das durfte ich gerade beim Buchladen um die Ecke abholen. Freue mich schon sehr drauf, …
2021-03-26: My two dogs started properly changing their coats yesterday. Already this morning the floors look …
2021-03-24: So I kinda, sorta ordered a dropper post for Battle Cat, my gravel bike. Wanted to keep it simple to …
2021-03-23: Wer hat unserer Bundesregierung und den Landesregierungen eigentlich ins Gehirn geschissen. 5 Tage …
2021-03-21: This LEGO Technic Land Rover Defender set has so far been one of the most satisfying builds …
2021-03-21: Das Mitbringen von Kindern auf Demos durch Querdenker und andere Schwurbler, um diese als …
2021-03-18: Immer wieder dönerstags.
2021-03-17: Found this in open tabs on my iPhone. I love it. By Brasilian illustrator and comic book artist: …
2021-03-17: Just a friendly reminder that this exists.
2021-03-16: Stumbled across this again and I can never not repost it. NASA Releases Stunning Hi-Res Photos of …
2021-03-16: A Twitter thread with pictures of animals interrupting wildlife photographers.
2021-03-15: Well, Lightroom it was and Lightroom it is Over the past few days I’ve been looking at potential alternatives to Adobe Photoshop …
2021-03-15: John Oliver on Tucker Carlson, the performatively outraged wedge salad
2021-03-15: I hate browsers masquerading as applications with a passion. At some point the user experience …
2021-03-13: This person made a Twitter client for Palm OS. It uses HotSync. Glorious.
2021-03-13: Ich bin grad so stolz auf Siri. 🥲 Habe meinem iPhone eben eine Nachricht diktiert, in der ich das …
2021-03-12: Improving my bike fit using a smart trainer: what I learned TL;DR My saddle was too low because the method I used to determine saddle height didn’t work …
2021-03-10: Opened youtube. Saw a new Top Gear video with Chris Harris. Immediately began watching it. …
2021-03-09: Bikepacking.com as a really cool feature up about the RAD WOMEN OF BIKEPACKING: PART TWO – MAKERS 🚲
2021-03-09: I like this rig. I really do. 🚲
2021-03-09: My Adobe Creative Cloud subscription is set to renew in a few weeks and I was wondering if …
2021-03-08: Tyre woes, continued 🚲 On a ride on Saturday I damaged the rear tyre on my gravel bike. Looks like I was riding with too …
2021-03-08: Ah, the joys of tubeless tyre maintenance. Where what you thought was a simple puncture obtained on …
2021-03-07: LOL, I just realised that the Enterprise NX-01 has “Florida Man” as its chief engineer. I’m kind of …
2021-03-07: Totally forgot the obligatory repost of the latest “Amber Says What” segment on Late …
2021-03-06: Small setback for the daily beater 🚲 project: I needed a new stem and ordered a Ritchey Classic 220 …
2021-03-05: w00t! Looks like I’ve managed to snag a set of signed deluxe versions of …
2021-03-05: I may be (definitely am) slightly (very) obsessed (yes) with Pocket Coffee right now.
2021-03-05: Since Monday farmers have been spraying the fields around my place with liquid manure. It was …
2021-03-04: New (used) handlebars with a 68 cm width for the daily beater bike project arrived. The current ones …
2021-03-04: Good on Peak Design for calling out Amazon’s shady practices with their “Amazon …
2021-03-03: I would so watch this episode. 🖖
2021-03-03: This review just makes me sad that the retailer I pre-ordered the lens at hasn’t yet called to …
2021-03-03: “Proteinhaferflocken” oder anders gesagt “Haferflocken mit Eierstich”.
2021-03-02: Oh and speaking of importing content from other platforms: Stuff imported from Squarespace is a mess …
2021-03-02: I’m in the process of importing content from my previous blogs/sites to my Micro.blog page and …
2021-03-02: You just gotta love Jeph Jacques for this kind of silliness:
2021-03-01: OH NEIN! Der Hummus ist alle!
2021-02-27: Took possession of a roughly 25 years old MTB last week, to become my daily beater. Beautiful old …
2021-02-27: Erwachsensein heißt auch Kuchen zum Mittag essen zu können.
2021-02-26: WOAH! Also: Someone get this person a pair of custom IEMs. Please.
2021-02-25: Erect penises, like hope, spring eternal. — Alice Fraser (@aliterative) on the first episode of The …
2021-02-25: „Congressperson Malevolent Troll Garbage“
2021-02-25: Gah! Setting up a bike to fit comfortably is so hard. Came away from a longer virtual ride with knee …
2021-02-25: Did anyone else listen to the advertising section in the first episode of @HelloGarglers and totally …
2021-02-23: Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars How exciting was that? I followed this over the past couple of days and seeing the team at NASA …
2021-02-21: Hello old friends. Haven’t seen you in a while. (The sandals, not my feet. I see those every day. …
2021-02-19: “Yes, Police? I would like to report a murder.”
2021-02-15: Who knew dieting would require me to eat so much.
2021-02-15: AWWW YISSS! The custom silicone sleeves for my Campfire Audio Andromeda earphones/IEMs are on their …
2021-02-14: Per my post yesterday and via my friend @larsolsson: Washington Post – Opinion: The massive GOP …
2021-02-14: 🚲 This article definitely challenged my vague preconceptions about this region: North Caucasus: …
2021-02-13: One thing that’s become apparent to me during the impeachment trial in the senate, is that …
2021-02-12: I realised again—maybe it’ll stick this time—that I like the idea of stickers on tech but not …
2021-02-10: Ich bin mir sicher jemand anderes hat diesen Witz schon gemacht aber mir kam das heute morgen beim …
2021-02-09: What Stacey Abrams says.
2021-02-08: Tea, Earl Grey, hot. 🖖
2021-02-08: ERMAHGERD, a new zefrank video: “True Facts: The Incredible Tardigrade“
2021-02-07: Ignore for a second that my avatar in Zwift is much buffer than I will ever be and bask in the …
2021-02-07: Nope, still great. The Wellermen - Wellarman (Offical TikTok Version)
2021-02-06: I’m preparing one of my bikes to be picked up by its new owner and I have to replace the …
2021-02-04: Yes, I appreciate multi-touch-capable touchscreens but I have to admit that I still look back kindly …
2021-02-04: … kommt jeden Tag pünktlich um 4:20 Uhr.
2021-02-01: 🚲 Micro review of the SKS Speedrocker gravel bike clip-on mudguards: Inexpensive Not particularly …
2021-01-29: It still makes me chuckle to see how the current way of syncing iOS devices with a Mac in the Finder …
2021-01-29: Danny MacAskill is a madman. 🚲
2021-01-27: I retweeted this when it showed up in my Twitter feed but it bears repeating. Please @JoeBiden …
2021-01-27: Liebe Leute, diese Petition ist es wert unterschrieben zu werden. Gesundheitsreform für eine bessere …
2021-01-27: This blog/feed is always just a step away from becoming a repost bot for Colbert, Ruffin, Bee, …
2021-01-25: This continues to be one of the best ongoing segments in comedy. Right up there with “Amber …
2021-01-22: JUHU! Die Lieferung von @BenteliciousArt ist eben angekommen!
2021-01-22: Seems like a done deal that Fujifilm is going to release the XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM WR and XF27mmF2.8 …
2021-01-21: Dear @SpeakerPelosi and @SenSchumer, German from across the pond here, who has many people he cares …
2021-01-21: Oh and please, Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Schumer, listen to Samantha Bee. Please.
2021-01-21: Colbert always delivers. Really nice monologue about the inauguration of Joe Biden.
2021-01-20: Congratulations U.S.A. you have a president again. I’m so terribly happy for you.
2021-01-20: BIKEPACKING reviewed the “Ratio 1×12 Upgrade Kit” and now I want to try it. ❤️ 🚲 It …
2021-01-20: The Washington Post has a really good subscription offer for their digital content out again: USD …
2021-01-19: Das hier wird niemals nicht lustig sein.
2021-01-19: Still funny as hell.
2021-01-19: Habe gestern mitbekommen, das hier um die Ecke Giftköder gefunden wurden. Ich frage ich mich immer, …
2021-01-18: If @Apple added external keyboard support for @TextExpander to iPadOS/iOS, it would be the single …
2021-01-18: Star Trek Voyager, “Bride of Chaotica”, the casino. JANEWAY: Coffee, black. NEELIX: …
2021-01-18: Watching Star Trek Voyager‘s „Bride of Chaotica“ and want to think that they laughed themselves …
2021-01-17: Wissenschaft ist schon was Tolles! Neueste Studien haben ergeben, dass wenn man Pandas beim Bambus …
2021-01-15: From this morning’s walk with the dogs. I haven’t had this much snow at my door step …
2021-01-15: Some time in the future when we’re all allowed to travel again and trips by plane aren’t …
2021-01-14: How great is this mash-up? Sorry, rhetorical question, don’t answer. It’s great. Sweet …
2021-01-14: I’ve watched this at least 10 times and I keep giggling every time I do. This video best …
2021-01-14: waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwait … wait Samantha Bee is a beekeeper? So on the nose and so good.
2021-01-12: The more I use my iPad Pro (12.9”) for work the more I appreciate this device and the more I …
2021-01-12: Nailing it, as always: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: The terrorists who attacked Congress at …
2021-01-10: Today’s training. Oh boy. I’m going to be done for later. 🚲
2021-01-08: IM-FUCKING-PORTANT announcement! This is not a drill! The Amber Ruffin Show now has its own YouTube …
2021-01-08: “WhatsApp ändert Nutzungsbedingungen: Daten werden mit Facebook geteilt“ Dies ist eine …
2021-01-07: White supremacist, terrorist Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in seditious insurrection and my heart is broken for the people of the United States It’s really hard to put into words how painful it was to watch the events that unfolded in the …
2021-01-06: Worst thing about this Training Peaks indoor cycling training programme so far? The sensation of …
2021-01-06: This is the last evening of my vacation. Work starts again tomorrow and I’m excited to get back to …
2021-01-06: Also Kräuterseitlinge angebraten in Butter gehen schon ab.
2021-01-05: Georgians and the U.S. as a whole should be thanking Stacey Abrams and others like her from now …
2021-01-05: Really liking this mood. It was right before sunset on a heavily overcast day last week, with …
2021-01-05: Wishing the U.S. all the luck in the world for today’s run-off elections in Georgia. I hope Warnock …
2021-01-03: Despite my reservations when it was introduced, I’ve grown to appreciate the …
2021-01-03: This gal (in the snow). 🐕 📷
2021-01-03: I’m in week 2/8 of a Training Peaks cycling training plan and yeah, I’ll take low …
2021-01-02: New head canon: Grudge from Star Trek Discovery is a descendant of „The Cat from Outer Space“ …
2021-01-02: Yesterday my partner and I watched one of my favourite episodes of Star Trek Voyager. It combines my …
2021-01-01: Last week we had enough snow to warrant a trip up one of the mountains for a walk in the white. The …
2021-01-01: Ein frohes neues Jahr 2021 an alle! Möge es besser werden als das letzte.
2020-12-28: People always rave about how Paul Rudd doesn’t seem to age. @SarahKSilverman still looks like …
2020-12-25: Frohe Weihnachten! 🎄
2020-12-18: Full Frontal: Why Georgia? How the Georgia Runoffs Came To Be And Why They’re So Important.
2020-12-17: Recommended: Marques Brownlee’s very informative AirPods Max review. He really nails who …
2020-12-15: When you’re listening to a good binaural ASMR recording with well isolated earphones and …
2020-12-14: Having Neil Gaiman as a guest on two episodes of The Last Post was great. I love that he apparently …
2020-12-13: These two are experts at Sunday. 📷 🐕
2020-12-13: I rarely (dare) disagree with Alice Fraser (@aliterative) but this is one such instance. On this …
2020-12-13: ERHMAGERD! Ahsoka! A short chronology of events: The Mandalorian – Chapter 11: Bo-Katan Kryze1 tells the Din Djarin to …
2020-12-13: Ich schaue gerade die Bundespressekonferenz. Endlich ein Ansatz eines Lockdowns. Aber es geht mir …
2020-12-12: It’s always delightful when Evie is on the show with her husband.
2020-12-11: Harter Lockdown. Jetzt. Verdammt nochmal. #LockdownJetzt So, liebe asoziale Querfuzzis, Pandiemieanzweifler, Verschwörungsmystiker, rechte Abschaumler, …
2020-12-11: Hearing @aliterative crack up at jokes (from guest or her own) on The Last Post always makes my day. …
2020-12-11: Habe es eben das erste mal organisch genutzt: „Schatz? Soll ich Dir noch ein Körnerkissen in die …
2020-12-10: I just watched one Polish YouTube video. I fully expect the YouTube algorithm to flood my …
2020-12-10: 🚲 FYI: On my Saturday road ride, I rode over glass shards from broken bottles twice. No chance to …
2020-12-09: I love it when John Oliver uses his show to get up to some The Bugle-level bullshit.
2020-12-08: And I still haven't found what (saddle) I'm looking for 🚲 On Saturday, I managed to beat my innerer Schweinehund 1 to go out for a winter cold/bad weather …
2020-12-06: 62 km road ride yesterday and today a 4 km “hike” in snow. My legs aren’t happy with me. It’s …
2020-12-06: Rewatched the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery 🖖 after breakfast this morning and the scene …
2020-12-06: It’s starting to look winter-y. I like it.
2020-12-05: I just watched the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery and had tears in my eyes during the scene …
2020-12-03: Kennt jemand eine gute Alternative zu @LushDeutschland @LushLtd? Ich habe bisher deren …
2020-12-01: Fuck! Someone drove their car through the main shopping street (a pedestrian precinct) in my old …
2020-12-01: Can I just remind people about how hilarious Emmy Blotnick is? (Fair warning: some of the jokes are …
2020-11-30: Mika, proving once again that she has cat software running on dog hardware. 🐕 📷
2020-11-29: It is Sunday, 19:54 in the evening and I‘m already in bed, „Star Wars - The Clone Wars - Stories of …
2020-11-26: Dönerstag — Post Gravel Ride Edition 🚲
2020-11-25: How tired am I? Tired enough that I switched from coffee to guarana-infused, no sugar cocoa.
2020-11-25: Beautifully harsh light during yesterday’s bicycle ride/dog walk. 📷
2020-11-24: Finally got around to hanging two pieces of art up on the wall of my office. A Harry Potter-themed …
2020-11-23: That moment when you confidently lift your coffee mug and bring it to your mouth, only to find that …
2020-11-23: I blame @skrishna not just because it is easy. I blame her because she’s very much responsible for …
2020-11-23: There so much talk about steel bicycle frames being so comfy and how they reduce vibrations. …
2020-11-23: Ich mag Sarah Bosetti: Anne Frank und die “Querdenker”
2020-11-22: Woah, this is cool: “LOW WASTE BIKEPACKING: ENERGY BALLS!” I’ve been looking for a …
2020-11-20: Habe vergessen das gestern zu sagen, deswegen: Immer wieder dönerstags.
2020-11-20: 🙄 I have to install Lightroom Classic again to import some old Aperture libraries into that before I …
2020-11-19: Went for a nice afternoon ride on Swift Wind yesterday. At 15 °C it was likely the last time I got …
2020-11-19: Yesterday I washed a bunch of new merino wool clothes I splurged on during a pre-Black Friday sale …
2020-11-19: Oder anders ansgedrückt: Querdenker, Covidioten, und Rechte missbrauchen Kinder als menschliche …
2020-11-18: Beautiful commercial by BH Bikes for their new electric assist carbon road bike. I don’t plan …
2020-11-15: We had a visitor in the basement a few nights ago. 📷
2020-11-14: Just watched season 2 episode 3 of The Mandalorian. ERMAHGERD! I’m still shocked. Flabbergasted. …
2020-11-13: Interesting read: Remote Work Is Killing the Hidden Trillion-Dollar Office Economy I’m curious …
2020-11-13: This is absolutely beautiful and I want it so badly. Also reminded me that I haven’t watched …
2020-11-12: Heute war wieder Dönertag.
2020-11-11: Ich frage mich ernsthaft, wann die Bundesregierung endlich damit beginnt jede einzelne Entscheidung …
2020-11-10: I think I haven’t said this in a while, so… The team at 1Password is amazing. I genuinely love …
2020-11-10: Fun 🚲 ride on Sunday. We bought a new bicycle trailer for the dogs 🐕 and they accepted it more …
2020-11-07: Congratulations USA! I am so happy for you! „Biden × Harris“ is a go. Now I‘m going to keep my …
2020-11-07: If Garak ever starts selling black tea, I‘m sure it will be called „Darj-Elim“. 🖖
2020-11-06: What a beauty! 🚲 Bikepacking.com — READER’S RIG: BEN’S CRUST DREAMER
2020-11-06: Oh and this thing: “Stephen Rips Up The Monologue And Starts Over After Trump’s …
2020-11-06: It’s great that a lot of media outlets stopped airing Trump’s diatribe yesterday and …
2020-11-04: I’m so anxious because of the U.S. election. What a fucking mess. Got a little more than 4 …
2020-11-03: Apropos the previous post: I’ve never felt more anxiety ahead of an election day in the U.S.
2020-11-03: To all my U.S. friends: Good luck! I’m rooting for you and keeping my fingers crossed for a …
2020-10-30: Ganz großes Kino. Tag beginnt und ich schneide mir tief in den linken Ringfinger. Top!
2020-10-29: Donnerstag ist Dönertag.
2020-10-29: Ich habe gelacht. Einfach weil es aus meiner Sicht unverantwortlich ist, dass fast alle Typen von …
2020-10-29: “Kamala” by Jon Batiste.
2020-10-29: I love this segment on Seth Meyers’s show. Look forward to it every time. Jokes Seth Can’t …
2020-10-28: Ganz toller Tweet von Georg Restle, dem Redaktionsleiter von Monitor im ARD: “Pandemischer …
2020-10-28: Nick Anderson nails it again. Holy shit. Trump’s and McConnell’s destructive corruption …
2020-10-27: Enjoying every second of the Amber Ruffin Show. She’s so terribly good. More female late night …
2020-10-26: My dog is sitting on the sofa looking at me, being incredibly sulky, and low-key whining. It’s …
2020-10-26: After the cold I had last week, I took on the first properly taxing ride yesterday, and enjoyed …
2020-10-26: The muscles in my legs and lower back are sore and I‘m happy about that. 🚴🏻♂️
2020-10-22: Stephen Colbert: “Cruelty Was The Plan: Chilling News About The Human Toll Of Trump’s …
2020-10-22: Gravel bikes and overly aggressive tyres *OR* I was surprised how much grip semi-slick tyres have when using the right pressure 🚲 There’s an interesting article up on Gravel Cyclist: “Has Gravel Riding Got You …
2020-10-22: 11.287 neue Infektionen in den letzten 24 Stunden. Ihr verfluchten Idioten.
2020-10-21: From this morning’s long walk with the dogs. I enjoy finding these kinds of patterns. 📷
2020-10-18: A look at a platform lock-in tactic in organised religion I stumbled across this on Twitter. Originally this seems to be from the platform Quora but I …
2020-10-17: Haha, nee, aber jetzt mal ernst: #HaltDieFresseBild
2020-10-17: I have to concede—and not without a certain amount of sadness—that sandal weather is over.
2020-10-16: Brutal but true.
2020-10-16: Deezer just flushed Lady Marmalade into my music mix. Haven’t listened to that song in a long …
2020-10-16: Der Seitan-Aufschnitt, den ich grad geöffnet habe, ist haltbar bis zum 03.11.2020. Genau wie die …
2020-10-14: Amber Ruffin is a national treasure. I hope you appreciate her, U.S. folks. Oh and she has $ 20.— …
2020-10-11: The character work in Star Trek Discovery is incredible. 🖖
2020-10-08: PSA If your Apple Watch had issues with GPS tracking and showing workout route maps after updating …
2020-10-07: Es ist wirklich lächerlich, dass der Link zum Impressum einer Organisation oder Firma fast immer …
2020-10-07: Margaret Sullivan of the WaPo perfectly summarising the mainstream media’s culpability in the …
2020-10-07: Ich finde es immer wieder amüsant, wie fortschritts-, innovations- und technologiefeindlich …
2020-10-06: Since Stephen Colbert and his team moved back into the Ed Sullivan Theater, I’m enjoying the …
2020-10-05: Well that’s interesting: the Zeiss ZX1 camera is not vapourware after all. The pre-order price …
2020-10-05: Outdoor activity tracking with the Apple Watch is seriously b0rked. Ever since watchOS 7 was …
2020-10-05: Obligatory post mentioning last night’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. This …
2020-10-04: DS9 rewatch done. Now onto Discovery to have it freshly in memory when season 3 drops. 🖖
2020-10-04: 🚲 Saturday gravel ride: planning failures, challenging paths, and exhaustion So that was an interesting ride on Saturday. Due to poor time management and lots of rain, I …
2020-10-04: Speaking of feeling attacked, this image made by nialljudedev:
2020-10-03: Ich fühle mich persönlich angegriffen! Boxenlude auf Twitter: Mit 25: Ich bin total fertig weil ich …
2020-10-01: I’m being looked at disapprovingly from the couch by one of my dogs because it’s almost …
2020-09-30: Van Jones about the only three important things that happened during the Biden/Trump debate: Donald …
2020-09-30: Oh neat, Microsoft is finally beta testing iPad Smart Keyboard trackpad support for Office on …
2020-09-30: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on the Supreme Court. The situation is so dire but please, U.S. …
2020-09-30: Micro.blog 2.0 has officially launched! I’ve been using the platform for over a year now and I’m …
2020-09-27: Battle Cat has a new sticker. 🚴🏻♂️ Found an etsy shop that makes durable Black Lives Matter …
2020-09-27: I really appreciate Chris and Jordan’s reviews. This one of the Fujifilm XF50mmF1.0 R WR is no …
2020-09-24: Went for a lunch ride 🚲 into downtown Freiburg to check out the Burley Coho XC single-wheel cargo …
2020-09-23: Once again a hard-hitting, enraging, but sadly all too true comic from Nick Anderson.
2020-09-22: 😂 … Simone Buchholz auf Twitter: Tour de France ohne Corona-Fälle beendet. jetzt müssen wir nur …
2020-09-21: ➡️ Die FDP fordert ständig Steuersenkungen, speziell für die eigene, reiche Klientel. ➡️ Der Staat …
2020-09-19: Honestly? 2020 can go fuck itself. R.I.P. Notorious RBG.
2020-09-18: Ich würde echt gern die Schlagzeilen-Funktion der iOS 14 Widgets nutzen. Dummerweise kann ich die …
2020-09-18: Saw this on Twitter five minutes ago and I’m still laughing.
2020-09-18: Oh the agony of waiting for your favourite apps to be updated with iOS 14 widgets.
2020-09-16: Installing iOS 14 on my iPhone 7 Plus. Should be fun. Really looking forward to the widgets on the …
2020-09-16: My view during dinner last night. We ate at the Höfener Hütte in Buchenbach, Germany. 📷
2020-09-15: Giddy with excitement, I am. (Sorry. Not sorry.)
2020-09-14: Two 🚲 things: Really liking the Shimano SPD pedals at this point. Solid performers. My legs are so …
2020-09-14: Went for a gravel ride after dark last night. Mostly downhill but on paths I haven’t ridden before. …
2020-09-12: Ich war eben einige Stunden in der Freiburger Innenstadt. Sie ist schön und ich will meine neue …
2020-09-11: Ich bin hungrig einkaufen gegangen. Ist nie eine gute Idee. Sollte eigentlich nur eine Kleinigkeit …
2020-09-11: Yesterday’s 40 km 🚲 ride, which was supposed to be relaxed but turned into a bit of a smash …
2020-09-11: Ordered 3 books in my local book shop this morning: Solutions and other Problems – Allie Brosh Star …
2020-09-10: I’m about to hop on a call with a potential client. My dog is sleeping on the couch behind me, …
2020-09-10: Ah, the fun of applying a new theme to one’s site and then tinkering with the code for weeks …
2020-09-09: YouTube just put a tribute to Chadwick Boseman into front of me. Still sad about his passing. Fuck …
2020-09-08: Nur mal so als Erinnerung: Die BILD ist ein verabscheuungswürdiges Drecksblatt und jede Person, die …
2020-09-06: Rivella ist für die Schweiz, was Irn Bru für Schottland ist.
2020-09-01: Having a late breakfast and watching „Looking for par’Mach in All the Wrong Places“ and eating …
2020-08-30: Ein paar Gedanken zur #b2908-Demo Ich habe gerade Urlaub und versucht meinen Social Media-Konsum auf ein Minimum herunterzufahren. …
2020-08-28: Nun da die #b2908 Demo genehmigt wurde, bin ich mir sicher, dass die @polizeiberlin bei Verstößen …
2020-08-27: Immer wieder schön derart gute Nachrichten zu sehen: Tracking-Schutz in iOS 14: Facebook befürchtet …
2020-08-26: Today my partner and I celebrate Bijou’s birthday. We don’t really know when she was born, so we …
2020-08-26: In praise of the local loop This video popped up in the Radavist feed a few days ago and it really spoke to me. It was made by …
2020-08-24: Oh yeah! The coffee is finally doing its job.
2020-08-24: Recap of my weekend (week 34) Saturday Slept in. Really. Had an extended, Hobbit-worthy breakfast outside watching Star Trek: …
2020-08-22: Grad eben auf Twitter gelesen und gut gelacht: Wenn der syrische Azubi den Klassenraum mit …
2020-08-20: Apropos the previous post. The dyneema pouch is from a small Italian manufacturer of bike stuff …
2020-08-20: A face mask. Part of my essential ride kit these days. 🚲
2020-08-20: The commuter bike is close to its final form. I’m waiting for a used Rotor 3D30 crankset to …
2020-08-19: Mahlzeit! Das ist denke ich eine Schwebfliegenart aber keine Ahnung welche. Sie war sehr groß und …
2020-08-19: Auch interessant zwei Euro Fighter tief über das eigene Haus fliegen zu sehen. Machen die …
2020-08-19: Just scrolled through Instagram and saw 3 sponsored posts and 2 ads for the Quad Lock bike/phone …
2020-08-19: Gotta say, it’s nice not to be bitten by mosquitoes at night and to sleep without having to assume I …
2020-08-18: This entire “AMERICA: ENDGAME” montage is campy but great. I cannot get over the fact …
2020-08-18: First ride to St. Märgen What a fun morning ride. I’ve been meaning to take the road up to St. Märgen for a while now …
2020-08-17: When someone asks me, “How many cloves of garlic did you put into that garlic butter?”
2020-08-17: After both my pairs of HT X2 pedals developed a clicking despite regular maintenance, I’m now …
2020-08-17: Schön zusammengefasst von Peter Breuer: Populisten hetzen ihre Unterstützer, die sie im Grunde …
2020-08-15: We had a visitor in the garden this morning.
2020-08-14: You know your dogs love you when they poop at the exact same time so you only need one bag to pick …
2020-08-13: The penny. It has dropped.
2020-08-12: Becca Farsace is quickly becoming my favourite editor on The Verge and, in my opinion, one of the …
2020-08-12: Addendum to the bike rebuild post: Turns Out™ that even with less carbon involved and the Ultegra …
2020-08-12: I honestly have no words for how much I love the people I work with. All top-notch human beings.
2020-08-11: Road bike rebuild project: Litespeed Tuscany (2004) Well, I succumbed. After so many road rides on my commuter/road bike with its 1×12 gearing, I …
2020-08-10: Recap of my weekend (week 32) Saturday Cycled up one of the higher mountains in this region for the first time (Schauinsland). …
2020-08-10: I say this from the bottom of my heart: Communist Party of the PRC, Grass Mud Horse. Free Hongkong.
2020-08-09: A lot of „bike maintenance firsts“ happening for me during this rebuild. Just now: shortening a …
2020-08-09: Volksverpetzer auf Twitter: Komisch, dass “Dinge hinterfragen” und “nicht alles …
2020-08-08: Folks, I‘m disappointed. How come no one ever told how amazing 46/30 chainrings are? Just rode up …
2020-08-05: We‘ve reached season 4 in our DS9 rewatch and I’m enjoying the living hell out of “Way of the …
2020-08-05: This gal. She’s so cute when she’s sleeping.
2020-08-03: Started a new bike project and was delighted to find out that I can equip a ~ 14 years old …
2020-07-30: This is insane. I’m scared shitless just looking at some of those drops: Remy Metailler …
2020-07-28: #WhereIRide 🚴♂️📷
2020-07-24: Well that’s a bit disappointing. I bought a beautiful tool roll to replace the saddle bag on …
2020-07-20: Saw an article on The Radavist about a new project called Ride Together aiming to make cycling safer …
2020-07-20: Really nice ride yesterday with a few very punchy and exceedingly steeps climbs in the last third.
2020-07-19: Fun Sunday activity (no really): Upgrading my partner’s commuter bike from a 2×9 to a 1×12 …
2020-07-18: 🙀 Just received a „your order is on its way“ notification from a small manufacturer of bike bags …
2020-07-15: I fell down a fun rabbit hole on Monday evening watching Black YouTubers‘ reactions to „Eminem ft …
2020-07-14: Habe gerade an einer telefonischen Umfrage des “Bundesamt für die Sicherheit der nuklearen …
2020-07-13: This video needs to be run in every ad break on Fox News from now until the election in November. No …
2020-07-12: Yeah, sorry, that’s just beyond unrealistic.
2020-07-09: w00t! Fujifilm released their webcam software for macOS. Will have to try this later today.
2020-07-09: Hach, immer wieder schön, wenn Aktionen von Rechten nach hinten losgehen und über die AfD gelacht …
2020-07-08: That was one hard ride yesterday. Today my legs are totally empty and it took me three mugs of …
2020-07-05: Working on my Bedrock Sandals tan.
2020-07-02: w00t! A JSON editor recommendation by a colleague and friend panned out and that’s going to …
2020-07-02: Every time I watch DS9, I keep being impressed by the portrayal of a single-father/son duo (Ben …
2020-07-01: Neat review of the Paul Klamper disc brake calipers. I considered these a while back for my gravel …
2020-06-30: Whiskers.
2020-06-29: Durch solche Meldungen mag ich Apple jeden Tag ein wenig mehr. heise online: „iPhone mit begrenzter …
2020-06-28: Since getting back in to cycling, I‘ve learned a lot about bike maintenance by watching the …
2020-06-28: Bin grad im Kapitel „Highschool“ in Alice Hasters Buch angelangt. Puh, diese Passage: »Hey …
2020-06-26: The Trump regime is inexcusably and openly tolerating hundreds of thousands of U.S. Americans dying …
2020-06-25: Was that pride I heard in Andy’s (@hellobuglers) voice when Alice (@aliterative) made that …
2020-06-24: Nice little 2× drivetrain gear ratio quirk Warning, this may be a bit wordy and nerdy. I have been researching drivetrain options again—don‘t …
2020-06-24: That’s just as realisitic as any stock market predictors we see out there.
2020-06-23: MUAHAHA! Looks like I’ve managed to snag the 46/30 Easton Gravel Rings double chainring from …
2020-06-23: Clip-on aero bars or lightweight toast carrier? You decide.
2020-06-15: Second mug of coffee for the day? ✅
2020-06-13: Ok, I may have (wilfully) underestimated how much harder a switch from a 32- to a 36-tooth (oval) …
2020-06-11: FYI: Shimano gravel cycling rear derailleur chain length sizing Road derailleurs, including the …
2020-06-10: I really hope they’re going to remaster and release Deep Space Nine in HD. It’s jarring to go from …
2020-06-10: 😂 While taking the dogs out for a walk, I went past a house where someone was practicing a brass …
2020-06-08: w00t! The oval Garbaruk chainring I ordered is likely going to arrive tomorrow. Much earlier than …
2020-06-08: Fixing tubeless valve seal issues with DT Swiss CR 1600 Spline wheels In the process of setting up my second CR 1600 Spline wheel set tubeless, I ran into the issue of …
2020-06-07: Went for a short and quick bike ride. Came home mildly exhausted and satisfied. Right as I got out …
2020-06-07: Ugh. Just had to resort to buying something on Amazon because I can’t get the thing anywhere else. …
2020-06-05: This is going to piss off Orange Hitler so much. Delicious. #BlackLivesMatter …
2020-06-05: A pair of WTB Exposure tyres (30 mm, tan wall) has just arrived. Looking forward to trying road …
2020-06-05: I updated my post collecting Amber Ruffin’s videos about her encounters with the police. Watch …
2020-06-05: Clip of Kimberly Jones on the riots, property damage, and the broken social contract. Deaf/HoH/ESL …
2020-06-04: I just had the thought that ASMR is the hoo-man equivalent of Oo-mox.
2020-06-04: Listen to Arnie, he knows. Such a powerful speech from Arnie 3 Jun 2020 pic.twitter.com/YQjq40BUAk …
2020-06-04: Eben endlich “Was weiße Menschen nicht über Rassismus hören wollen” von @alicehasters …
2020-06-03: Speaking of my bikes and Pandemic Purchases™: I’ve ordered an oval chainring to try on Battle …
2020-06-03: This combo of a e*thirteen TRS Plus Gen 2 12-speed cassette paired to a SRAM X01 Eagle derailleur is …
2020-06-03: Black comedian and writer Amber Ruffin recounts encounters with police I adore Amber Ruffin’s comedy and I look forward to her appearances on Late Night with Seth …
2020-06-02: I’m still discovering this new region I live in and this view was offered to me on a recent …
2020-06-01: Das sollte mal wieder erwähnt werden: Ich bin überzeugter Antifaschist.
2020-06-01: That wasn’t half bad of a ride yesterday. The last 10 km weren’t pretty but overall …
2020-05-30: The Specialized Power Arc Elaston is on the gravel bike and my Fabric Scoop Pro is on the road bike …
2020-05-29: The ease of maintenance and customisability of DT Swiss hubs continues to impress me.
2020-05-28: So @Twitter, Trump has thrown down the gauntlet. How about you show him who’s boss by …
2020-05-28: She’s cute and she damn well knows it. That’s her “What are you doing? Can we …
2020-05-28: In mid-2017 I fell back in love with cycling and the Cannondale Slate was the bike I lusted after. …
2020-05-27: "Donald the Reaper", an incredibly powerful drawing by Mark Dolk The Dutch artist Mark Dolk posted this drawing on their Instagram page on 10 May 2020. A few days …
2020-05-26: Ok, I’ve had it with this Ergon saddle; it needs to go. I’m going to move my Fabric …
2020-05-26: I felt good after the ride yesterday but my legs are quite empty today. Huh.
2020-05-25: Sehr schöner und bissiger Beitrag der heute-show zu den Auswirkungen von COVID-19 auf die …
2020-05-25: Walked past these super relaxed cows on my Sunday hike. The meadow they were on was fenced off on …
2020-05-25: Der deutsche Verfassungsschutz sollte einer gründlichen Prüfung unterzogen werden Das unser deutscher Verfassungsschutz zumindest inkompetent ist und häufig höchst bedenkliche …
2020-05-23: Trying a Garbaruk chainring to reduce chain drop Since going 1× on my gravel bike, I’ve had a couple of instances of dropping my chain on quick and …
2020-05-21: Ein Familienmitglied testet aktuell ein elektrifiziertes Delta-Trike von Hase Bikes. Das sind schon …
2020-05-21: Finished season five of “She-Ra and the Princess of Power” yesterday. What an absolutely …
2020-05-19: Deezer just put Tina Turner — Goldeneye into my shuffle and it reminded me how much I liked that …
2020-05-18: Nickerchen sind das Geilste, was es gibt.
2020-05-18: Radfahrttipp: "Kurze, harte Schotterrunde" Ich bin ja immer auf der Suche nach netten Strecken und insbesonndere nach solchen, die sich auf …
2020-05-16: There is a The Bugle live stream happening right now! This is not a drill! This is not a drill!
2020-05-14: Für jeden Mann sehenswert und es wert die Lehren daraus zu beherzigen. Männerwelten - Belästigung …
2020-05-14: Bezüglich des vorherigen Beitrags: Leute wie KenFM sind einfach nur üble Zeitgenossen, die für Geld …
2020-05-14: Wenn ich Artikel wie “Stefan Homburg: Prof. Verschwörungsmystiker” von Bastian Brinkmann …
2020-05-14: I absolutely adore Chris Harris’s (@harrismonkey) videos about cars and the way the editors …
2020-05-13: First impressions: e*thirteen XCX Plus 11-speed & TRS Plus Gen 2 12-speed cassettes The e*thirteen XCX Plus 9–39 11-speed cassette has been on my gravel bike for over a month now and …
2020-05-12: Stephen Colbert’s monologues while at home with their smaller and bigger mishaps are giving me …
2020-05-08: ALDER! (Ich entschuldige mich für diesen obskuren Metawitz.)
2020-05-07: Certain behaviours of my 2016 MacBook Pro baffle me. Earlier today this happened: The left side …
2020-05-06: Working from the garden. My dog walks over to her empty water bowl, showing me she’s thirsty. …
2020-05-06: This little, new blackbirb was sunbathing and warming its butt on warm tiles of our terrace a few …
2020-05-06: These two titanium Wolftooth Morse Cages just replaced the magnetic Fidlock bottles I had on there. …
2020-05-05: Bin gespannt, ob unsere Bundesregierung das Richtige tut und Unternehmen, die jetzt nach …
2020-05-04: “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Ray Dalton is one of those songs …
2020-05-04: Well, now I finally know where Oreos come from.
2020-05-04: 4 May be with you.
2020-05-04: Na das ist ja mal ein toller Start in die neue Woche. Bin aufgewacht und habe aus irgendeinem mir …
2020-05-01: So so, MS Office für das iPad erhält bald Multi-Window-Support. Schön. Überfällig aber schön. Jetzt …
2020-05-01: This is so dark. Monster under the bed — SMBC by Zach Weinersmith
2020-04-30: I watched an episode of the latest and last season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars during lunch. As if …
2020-04-28: Had a bad day yesterday. Managed to pick myself up (barely), went for a short, hard ride and felt …
2020-04-26: The latter part of season 5 of Star Trek TNG is full of so many brilliant episodes. Love it. About …
2020-04-22: Seeing Stephen’s wife Eve pop onto the screen during “A Late Show with Stephen …
2020-04-21: The Corona Pandemic is not over, people. Keep the social distancing going and do not congregate. …
2020-04-21: Welp. Went to bed at 2300 and woke with a start at 0400 from what must’ve been a really weird …
2020-04-20: Mine is supposed to arrive tomorrow and this review of the Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro by Dieter …
2020-04-20: I say this with all the love I can muster: Dear citizens of the U.S., this is the woman that …
2020-04-20: Also re: the previous post: If you name a cat “Mowgli” instead of “Meowgli”, …
2020-04-20: This is Mowgli, the neighbour’s cat. He’s checking if the coast is clear to take a poop …
2020-04-17: Seit wann bietet DHL denn Live Tracking bei der Sendungsverfolgung an? Finde ich sehr praktisch und …
2020-04-17: Bin positiv überrascht, wie unkompliziert die Einrichtung der FRITZ!Box 7590 und diverser Repeater …
2020-04-16: Very enjoyable video by Jack and Joe of BikeRadar about “secrets of the bike industry”. …
2020-04-16: I ordered the Magic Keyboard for my 12.9 in 2018 iPad Pro yesterday. Really hoping that it works …
2020-04-16: Habe mich eben getraut die Kommentare zu einem englisch untertitelten Ausschnitt der letzten …
2020-04-15: Absurde Comics wie dieser sind der Grund, wieso ich Ralph Ruthe so mag.
2020-04-14: Hot damn! What a machine: Chiru Kegeti Gravel Bike #bikeporn #WhatsAGravelBikeAnyway
2020-04-14: Loving @feedbin more and more, gotta say. Today I remembered the newsletter subscription feature and …
2020-04-14: Eben im Garten eine Blaue Holzbiene gesehen. Es freut mich riesig, dass die hier rumschwirren. Werde …
2020-04-14: Ganz toller kurzer Thread von Julia Reda zur Problematik von Uploadfiltern am Beispiel eines Videos …
2020-04-12: We’re enjoying a peaceful evening in our garden. My partner: “It’s so beautifully quiet.” Our dog a …
2020-04-11: Started watching “Unification” tonight. What a perfect pair of episodes. The scene with …
2020-04-09: Speaking of Star Trek. Transporters, how do they work and why are they still being used despite so …
2020-04-09: I love Star Trek and the people behind it. They all seem like such amazing humans. No matter where …
2020-04-08: Both my bikes have been set up with e*thirteen cassettes. 11-speed 9–39 + 32-tooth chainring + …
2020-03-31: Oh and to add insult to injury, Adobe still doesn’t provide instructions on how to remove …
2020-03-31: Tried filling a form with Adobe Reader. It refused to let me use the “print to PDF” …
2020-03-30: Home improvement/wood working pet peeve: I hate Phillips and Pozidriv screw heads with a passion. …
2020-03-25: Bijou taking a nap in the garden. Nothing more, nothing less.
2020-03-23: Eben lief seelenruhig ein Storch auf dem Weg vor unserem Gartenzaun entlang. Bitte wie? Kann das …
2020-03-23: Es war sehr eigenartig heute beim Gassigehen keine Kondensstreifen am Himmel zu sehen. Aber auch …
2020-03-19: FYI, the Razer Abyssus Mirror is still my favourite wired mouse. Very reliable, no software drivers …
2020-03-19: Seit der Ansprache der Kanzlerin gestern ist heute deutlich weniger los auf den Straßen hier oben in …
2020-03-18: Really cool ad for the new iPad Pro but dang that new Magic Keyboard has me excited. Glad to see …
2020-03-18: Holy smokes, the latest Slack update is great. Really liking the new organisation and having all …
2020-03-17: Spring is here. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to a curfew and we all get to enjoy scenes like this. I …
2020-03-16: Today was a productive day on all fronts. Let’s hope tomorrow is going to go similarly well.
2020-03-16: The feature in my iPhone 7 Plus that I like most these days? Waterproofing. I wash it at least once …
2020-03-15: Not gonna lie, this week’s episode of The Bugle was one of the funniest in recent memory. Thank you …
2020-03-15: Watching ST:TNG “Galaxy’s Child”. Geordi’s storyline is one of the most cringeworthy things ever in …
2020-03-14: This week was hard on all of us. So here’s a picture of Bijou napping peacefully. Maybe it …
2020-03-13: I cannot even begin to express how much joy Star Trek – Picard fills me with. This perfect mix of a …
2020-03-11: Interessant, ich beginne an den Liedern von Peter Fox Gefallen zu finden. Hätte ich vor einigen …
2020-03-08: Es gibt ja Leute, die verkaufen IKEA Ivar-Regalböden des alten Typs. Die sind doch wahnsinnig.
2020-03-05: In reference to my last post, my current poison from Mondo del Caffè: “F.U.R.O.R.E.” …
2020-03-04: Ever since this comic was published for the first time, I briefly think about it when I make a fresh …
2020-03-03: The switch to 1× is happening. New crankset and an e*thirteen XCX Plus 3-39 cassette have been …
2020-02-28: Ok, I didn’t think this would happen but I might go hydraulic/mechanical 1× on the gravel bike …
2020-02-28: This woman is delightful, smart, and fierce. I believe the U.S. would heal and prosper with her as …
2020-02-27: Apple doesn't care about audio quality my butt, Neil Young By internet time this story is ages old, I know, but I was reminded again that Apple cares about …
2020-02-26: I continue to be shocked about the incredible gap in competence and clarity of communication between …
2020-02-20: I would kill for a Psion 5mx style keyboard case for my iPhone No no no, hear me out… It’s crazy how many things I can get done on this little super computer that …
2020-02-18: Mole hill I’m willing to die on: Apple’s Butterfly Keyboards provide the most …
2020-02-16: Symphoniekonzert des Collegium Musicum der Universität Trier. Immer wieder ein Genuß. (Mussorgsky, …
2020-02-05: Fujifilm just announced my next camera, the X100V (ARGH!) Yesterday Fujifilm announced a few new things at their “X Summit” in London. The most …
2020-02-03: Well dammit. Looks like I’ll be exploring a change in groupset and braking system for my …
2020-02-03: So that’s neat: it’s possible to update my camera’s firmware through the companion …
2020-01-29: I find it so infuriating that even with iPadOS, the iPad Pro is still so much less capable in places …
2020-01-26: I’ve started watching Vikings a number of weeks ago and I’m now in the second half of …
2020-01-25: Today my Subaru Forester had the OEM stereo replaced with a Kenwood unit with Apple CarPlay. First …
2020-01-25: DPReview TV compares the Fujfilm XF35mmF2 R WR and XC35mmF2 Fujifilm continues to give me reasons to like them. I started the video expecting to see Chris …
2020-01-22: The art of David Lanham I absolutely love David Lanham’s art; he has such a distinctive and captivating style. …
2020-01-21: This continues to be one of my favourite electronic tracks: Daft Punk — Derezzed
2020-01-20: Literally every time I walk in on the dogs having snuck into the bedroom to sleep on my bed, seeing …
2020-01-20: I’m not entirely sure how this happened because no one put the little stuffed toy pig on …
2020-01-18: I was just reminded again that I cannot stomach Michael Bay movies. Tried watching 6 Underground and …
2020-01-17: I just remembered how much I liked the bumper style cases for the iPhone 4 and 4S and now I’m …
2020-01-16: The first ride of 2020 Two weeks. Two weeks I couldn’t find a day with weather good enough to take Battle Cat out for a …
2020-01-15: Die deutsche Autoindustrie hat es verdient zu sterben Diese Meldung sah ich heute in meinem Twitter-Stream: Umstellung auf Elektromobilität: VDA verlangt …
2020-01-14: Ladies and gentlemen, the brilliant Amber Ruffin: Amber Says What: The Cats Movie, Sharon Stone on …
2020-01-14: Ich stand eben an einer Ampel in der Paulinstraße neben einem Transportfahrzeug der Konditorei Raab …
2020-01-13: Sometimes a little effort can make a good thing even better. Today’s example: Warming the milk …
2020-01-12: XKCD continues to deliver. This is such a dilemma for me every time.
2020-01-11: Today went nothing like planned. My partner wanted to go for a 12 km hike with our dogs and I …
2020-01-11: Podcast recommendation „The Last Post“ This is a daily satirical podcast hosted by Alice Fraser …
2020-01-09: I love me a good pun. I laughed more than I probably should’ve about this comic on Dork Tower.
2020-01-09: Two interesting concepts from DELL at CES 2020 CES 2020 is in full swing and two things Dell announced—or rather teased—have me intrigued: The …
2020-01-04: Really enjoyed The Rise of Skywalker. Good movie with a satisfying, if surprising ending.
2020-01-03: I’m trying very hard not having to get custom eartips made for my Campfire Audio earphones, so …
2020-01-03: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is going to be the first movie I watch in the cinema this year. …
2020-01-01: Ein frohes neues Jahr! 🎊 Happy New Year! 🎉
2020-01-01: The last ride of 2019 With the weather as good as it was, I decided to get in one last ride this year. Nothing fancy just …
2019-12-31: Daumen hoch! Es ist nicht mal zehn und es wird schon geböllert. Die kleinere meiner Hündinnen …
2019-12-30: Finished two TV series in this neither-here-nor-there time between the years: Lost in Space, season …
2019-12-28: Impressions from a morning walk in the fog We met up with a friend and her dog on a hilltop fairly close to our place for a morning walk. The …
2019-12-24: Only just got around to reading this obituary for René Auberjonois by Nana Visitor and it made me …
2019-12-23: Mövenpick, Langnese, Landliebe und der ganze Rest sollten sich für die Eismogelpackungen echt …
2019-12-23: This is from yesterday but Mika really knows how to Sunday.
2019-12-20: Liebe Bundeskanzlerin Frau Angela Merkel, ich denke es wird Zeit, dass Sie Herrn Andreas Scheuer Ihr …
2019-12-16: Keeping my fingers crossed that the weather tomorrow is going to be as good as the weather report …
2019-12-13: My first longer road ride in a while and I got caught in a heavy rain shower almost immediately. …
2019-12-12: Re: last post The Campfire Audio Comet cost me € 200.— whereas the UM Pro 30 cost twice as much. …
2019-12-12: My new Campfire Audio Comet earphones just arrived and I’m stunned. These little buggers have …
2019-12-11: I’m so very tempted to do the Festive 500 this year. Let’s hope the weather …
2019-12-10: PSA: Lightroom for iPad updated with long-awaited SD card support Adobe updated Lightroom for iPad yesterday and added a few very welcome features, chief among them …
2019-12-09: Not a day goes by that I’m not grateful to work with the people at 1Password. It’s a great team …
2019-12-09: Three trailers that have me giddy with anticipation Over the past week three upcoming movies had their trailers released that I just cannot wait to see …
2019-12-08: It’s rainy, it’s windy, and I can’t shake this tiredness today. Time to hop on the bike and go for a …
2019-12-06: I just realised once again that I would really like to have one of those nice RadTech RadSleevz but …
2019-12-06: Ein sehr lesenswerter Thread, in dem meine Frustration mit den Reaktionen zum neuen …
2019-12-06: On the one hand it’s nice to have reached my daily calorie goal with one taxing activity today, on …
2019-12-05: Odd, today’s one of those days where music has an even greater effect on me than usual. …
2019-12-05: Angekündigt ≠ Versandt Es ist irgendwie jedes mal das Gleiche: ich möchte etwas per Internet bestellen, finde einen …
2019-12-03: Achievement unlocked: a second wheel set for my bike After my failed experiment of trying to mount 650b wheels on Battle Cat, my gravel bike, I couldn’t …
2019-12-03: It’s 1 AM and somehow a really large wasp gets into the flat, you go to fetch a glass and a bit of …
2019-12-02: I love how easy wide-angle lenses make capturing panoramic photos with interesting views/angles. …
2019-12-01: The next few weeks are going to be horrible for my waistline unless I’m going to keep myself …
2019-12-01: Trees and shadows and a dog happy to be in the forest We visited family over the weekend in a rather unplanned manner. On Saturday the weather was better …
2019-11-29: I still haven’t gotten used to the naturally aspirated 4-cylinder boxer engine in front of the …
2019-11-28: My hips don’t lie … … … about how many cake pops I’ve eaten over the last few days.
2019-11-28: Oh my. I just discovered that macOS now offers more highlight colours than before. Any selection on …
2019-11-27: Gerade “Zeit der Geheimnisse” auf Netflix zu Ende geschaut. Schöne Miniserie, wirklich …
2019-11-27: I’m listening to the Matrix 2 & 3 soundtracks again because I can’t for the life of …
2019-11-26: Zefrank delivers. Every.Single.Time. PetsTalk Holidays
2019-11-26: Break Ya Neck by Busta Rhymes just came up in my recommendations in Deezer and the impulse to skip …
2019-11-26: The feeling of accomplishment I get disassembling a defective household appliance, determining the …
2019-11-25: I’m so here for this kind of riding. Smooth, hard-pack gravel going down a hill at speed. So much …
2019-11-24: Good morning.
2019-11-24: Es ist so ein Luxus einen Backshop mit wirklich guten Brötchen fußläufig zu haben. Schräg, dass dies …
2019-11-23: Reading this makes me incredibly happy. Seeing that Twitterrific’s subscription scheme is resulting …
2019-11-22: Just saw an article about how Apple removed ratings from their online store. It mentioned that the …
2019-11-22: 200 Million Reasons to Watch 1Password by Rebecca Sadwick I’m part of this team and the …
2019-11-22: First ride with the WTB NANO 40 On Wednesday, in an attempt to make good use of the surprisingly sunny weather, I took my gravel …
2019-11-21: Next week is going to be a good week This is from one of my favourite web comics, Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques.
2019-11-21: Diese neuen Knoppers-Riegel sind für mich in kürzester Zeit zu einer absoluten Suchtsüßigkeit …
2019-11-20: From my “hey, I’ve never gotten lost in the woods, why not give that a try”-ride two weeks ago. The …
2019-11-19: Steven Colbert's New Zealand Special, part 1 I’m not gonna lie, I was looking forward to this a lot. This man is such a huge Lord of the …
2019-11-17: I decided to set up macOS Catalina with a fresh install. It’ll allow me to rethink a couple of …
2019-11-17: Set up a pair of brand new WTB Nano 40c and I noticed that the front tyre has a slight imperfection …
2019-11-15: On Sunday my ride ended with me literally getting lost in the woods for a bit because both Google …
2019-11-14: When you find out coincidentally that the theme you chose for your site renders Markdown footnotes …
2019-11-14: The iPad is still being held back by its operating system and Apple isn't being straightforward about the why My colleague and friend Mike sent me a link to an interview with Phil Schiller on c|net conducted by …
2019-11-13: 584×47 mm — my beautiful but failed experiment A couple of weeks ago I had the idea to buy a second wheel set for Battle Cat, my gravel bike, to …
2019-11-12: Is it fine to call the Zeiss ZX1 vapourware at this point? When it was announced at Photokina, I was …
2019-11-12: This may be a bit meta but I wonder if Apple is keeping new styles of Memoji in their backpocket to …
2019-11-12: Apple’s AirPods are disposable and they shouldn‘t be Last week I came across an article by Geoffrey A. Fowler in the Washington Post titled „Everyone’s …
2019-11-07: Two reviews of the Quoc Gran Tourer gravel cycling shoes and my own two cents Two comprehensive reviews of the Quoc Gran Tourer have cropped up on sites that I frequently read. …
2019-11-06: So, eben endlich Fördermitglied bei der Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte geworden. Ist echt …
2019-11-05: What an absolutely stunning paint job. I want a Cannondale Slate but the geometry isn’t for …
2019-11-05: A new Spider-Verse movie has been announced Sony/Marvel announced a new Spider-Verse movie and I’m so happy this is coming. Even though …
2019-11-02: Watching “The Shape of Water”. I love Michael Shannon in the role of a dirtbag.
2019-11-02: It’s 2 Nov and I have had “Have yourself a merry little Christmas” stuck in my head for the past …
2019-11-01: I won’t be riding Battle Cat, my gravel bike, with the new wheel set for a while because it …
2019-11-01: Ich trat hier in Trier eben aus meiner Tür und irgendwie roch es auf eine Weise nach Instantkaffee, …
2019-10-30: With a bit of luck I’ll be making a few modifications to my bike later today. (The back wheel is in …
2019-10-29: This interview with Queen Latifah on Colbert’s show was a pleasure to watch. The woman is an …
2019-10-26: What a beauty. 2019 Grinduro: Olivetti Drop Bar MTB
2019-10-24: That moment when you bought a DT Swiss wheelset and find out that you already have the thru axle …
2019-10-23: Ach du grüne Neune. Der Zugbegleiter hier im ICE nach Nürnberg spricht im Dialekt, der alde Hesse. …
2019-10-22: Als Radfahrer wünsche ich mir gut ausgebaute Radwege, damit ich schnell und sicher von A nach B …
2019-10-21: This was a short but satisfying and satisfyingly muddy lunch gravel ride. I should do this more …
2019-10-21: I miss the 2nd generation butterfly keyboard of my old 2016 MacBook Pro so much. Best keyboard …
2019-10-18: Turns out that I’ve been riding my bike(s) every day for the past two weeks in some shape or …
2019-10-17: The first piece for the gravel cassette project has arrived.
2019-10-16: Is it ever too late for a cup of hot Earl Grey tea?
2019-10-16: I just realised that I haven’t sat down to just listen to an entire orchestral …
2019-10-15: Just ordered an Ultegra 12–25 cassette and a Wolftooth 18 tooth cog replacement. I’ll try to …
2019-10-10: First ride impressions: Salsa Cowchipper gravel bike handlebar When I built up my gravel bike, Battle Cat, I decided to stick with the Canyon H17 Al Ergo handlebar …
2019-10-09: I have made a grave mistake. Prepared a tea post bike ride, a sample pack that I still had laying …
2019-10-07: I had an amazing Sunday: Slept in, went for a long, rainy hike with my partner and our dogs, fitted …
2019-09-30: Cooked some curry and listened to “The Whiteness Album” by Nato Green (standup comedy). Really …
2019-09-29: I’m rewatching the 6th season of Downton Abbey ahead of catching the movie in the cinema. Every time …
2019-09-27: Hmmm… 🤔 Thinking about replacing the crankset and 36/46 chainring I have with a 30/46 combination …
2019-09-23: It’s disappointing how few backpacks (including Peak Design’s packs) and even fewer …
2019-09-19: Mika is such a gentle dog. She’s afraid of rivers and streams. While Bijou drank heartily from a …
2019-09-18: It’s become increasingly clear to me, using my X-Pro2 with the XF23mmF1.4 (my favourite), that if …
2019-09-17: Has anyone seen this kind of behaviour? iPhone 7+ with a new Apple-installed battery (100% health) …
2019-09-16: Wie war das? Unser Geruchssinn hat eine direktere Verbindung zum Gedächtniszentrum des Gehirns als …
2019-09-13: Turns out, Chuck the coworking space dog is a very patient photo subject. This is …
2019-09-13: “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” with something I really didn’t know about lesbians. 💍🤯😂 Hint: Amber Ruffin …
2019-09-13: I do enjoy it a lot when I reach my daily calorie goal on a long morning walk with the dogs.
2019-09-12: Oh this is just delicious. Instagram just sent me a spam email because I’ve been away for so long. …
2019-09-11: Bijou is such a very good girl. She just let me scale her upper jaw’s teeth without even so much as …
2019-09-09: This just came up in my recommendations in Deezer and I’m sitting here dancing in my chair, …
2019-09-09: Another reason to love my Goruck GR0: My father borrowed my Billingham camera bag whose insert I …
2019-09-08: Eben einen Spaziergang im Kottenforst gemacht. Das ist eine ganz tolle Cyclocrosstrainingsstrecke. …
2019-09-07: This is how I started into my day after a night at a trekking camp. Slept quite well in the tent, …
2019-09-07: Smelling my dog on her head is so calming. She smells like a dog should smell. I believe this is …
2019-09-05: We are rapidly approaching temperatures not conducive to wearing sandals all the time. I’m not …
2019-09-05: Just had Vietnamese summer rolls for lunch and now I’m full and happy.
2019-09-05: Kleine Beobachtung: Mein Fahrradlicht hat einen sehr breiten Lichtkegel. Wenn ich bei Dunkelheit …
2019-09-04: This is Chuck, the Frenchie of the owner of the ZWO65 coworking space I‘m at, signaling me to put …
2019-09-04: Quick review: Topeak ROADIE DA G and 700×40c tyres In your typical cyclist’s quest to simplify my setup and reduce the things that I carry on …
2019-08-31: So it looks like I’m going to reactivate my AeroPress for upcoming camping trips. Does anyone have …
2019-08-30: “Thor: Ragnarok” is such a great movie. I just stumbled across a GIF from the arena scene and …
2019-08-28: Simon and James of GCN attempt to burn 10,000 calories in one ride This feat by Simon and James of GCN is truly something. About two weeks ago I did my hardest ride, …
2019-08-27: Dear mosquitoes, Thank you so much for reminding me just how annoying a sting to the earlobe is. …
2019-08-26: holyshitholyshitholyshit, a new trailer for “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” dropped …
2019-08-25: I laughed so hard at this, it devolved into a coughing fit. Beautifully absurd: …
2019-08-25: One of the best features of iPhones 7 and later is the waterproofing. The option to simply wash it …
2019-08-25: Spent my first night properly camping in many years. It was nice to see that the lack of certain …
2019-08-23: Letting the day wind down re-watching “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” for what feels like the …
2019-08-22: I finally convinced myself to upgrade to a new handlebar on Battle Cat, my gravel bike. After a bit …
2019-08-21: Recognising and preventing right wing radicalization of young white boys on the internet My friend Nik retweeted this Twitter thread by Joanna Schroeder a couple of days ago and it stuck …
2019-08-20: I binged the third season of She-Ra yesterday … and it was one of the best bits of TV I watched recently. Noelle Stevenson, together with …
2019-08-19: BTW, I’m drinking the whisky while watching Netflix’s She-Ra and this feels very right.
2019-08-19: Hard to imagine but Balvenie Caribbean Cask gets even better with a few drops of cold, clean water …
2019-08-19: Loaded some new audiobooks onto the iPhone and now I cant decide which one to listen to first.
2019-08-19: Juhu! Die ersten neuen Ernten diverser in Europa angebauter Apfelsorten trudeln ein. Ich finde es …
2019-08-18: From today’s short hike. Bees collecting food on thistles. 📷🐝
2019-08-18: Relistening to episode 4117 of The Bugle, because it was so damn funny. Would’ve loved to witness …
2019-08-18: Ich sitze im Jahreszeiten auf dem Petrisberg in Trier und da unten in der Konzertmuschel ist eine …
2019-08-17: This was a fun Saturday: Slept in, had a nice breakfast out, bought some camping gear for a few …
2019-08-16: Such a great track: Blackway & Black Caviar — What’s Up Danger
2019-08-16: Once aspect I enjoy about today’s cycling culture in general and gravel cycling in particular, is …
2019-08-15: I absolutely love the region I live in. These kinds of views never get old.
2019-08-15: It’s hard to overstate how amazing bed linen made from Tencel/Lyocell is to sleep in, especially in …
2019-08-11: Amazon hat für die deutsche Synchronisation von „The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel“ sehr gute …
2019-08-07: I can’t not think of the Quicksilver scene from X-Men anymore when listening to “Sweet …
2019-08-06: Backing up a Mac with SuperDuper! to an external SSD is so satisfying. This little bugger is …
2019-08-06: Hinweis: Meine Lieblingswetterapp CARROT Weather kann seit Kurzem die Wetterdaten der Meteo Group …
2019-08-06: This email was in my inbox when I woke up today. Makes me happy.
2019-08-04: Trocknerbälle sind schon eine tolle Erfindung. Damit werden meine Frotteetücher flauschiger als bei …
2019-08-03: My iPhone 7 Plus has a new battery and I hope I’m going to continue to use it for a couple more …
2019-08-03: Tehehehe, handed my iPhone 7 Plus to an Apple Genius and they essentially told me that the battery …
2019-08-02: I showed my partner the magic that is the GIPHY iMessage app earlier today and all I can think now …
2019-08-01: I’ve been running the Shimano Ultegra R8000 group for well over a year and only now discovered …
2019-07-31: I found a couple of old pins while looking for something in the cellar yesterday and now I can’t …
2019-07-30: Looking at reviews for small pumps with a pressure gauge, not one of the articles had good info on …
2019-07-30: Just saw the announcement for the KUVRD camera strap show up on mirrorless rumors and I can‘t help …
2019-07-30: I love Bijou so much. She’s the most chill dog I’ve ever met. Today’s example: We shortened her …
2019-07-28: I’m very happy about the rain we had over the last two days and the fact that it cooled down to …
2019-07-27: Muahahaha, I’m all caught up on Questionable Content. Didn’t have the time or …
2019-07-25: Wer mich am Freitagabend um 18:30 Uhr sucht, findet mich auf dem Viehmarktplatz in Trier. …
2019-07-24: Habe mir gerade eine große Flasche Sencha Schlaflos-Eistee mit Orangensaft, gepresster Zitrone, und …
2019-07-23: Powerful song, I enjoy it every time it comes up: Body Count — Black Hoodie
2019-07-23: Nice! My second pair of @BedrockSandals Cairn just arrived. They’ll join my already well-worn …
2019-07-23: We have a houseguest at the moment: my parents’ dog Lacey. Seen here wearing the new harness we …
2019-07-21: This was a successful weekend: * Binged Stranger Things 3 * Went for long walks with the dogs * …
2019-07-21: So, I’ve been posting my favourite photos on my site on a monthly basis and while I’m still only at …
2019-07-19: Ugh. Just made the mistake to read the comments under a post about a recent change to 1Password on a …
2019-07-19: Hinweis: Aldi Süd verkauft unter deren Eigenmarke „Grandessa“ diverse Eissorten im 500 ml-Becher, …
2019-07-19: It’s baaack! How much I’ve missed this camera.
2019-07-17: I absolutely adore Apple’s Butterfly keyboard switches. To me they offer the best typing experience …
2019-07-16: Good end to a work day: Sitting on the couch on my balcony, my dog curled up next to me, a glass of …
2019-07-15: On the one hand I applaud Deezer for offering up such diverse music in “Flow” …
2019-07-15: So that ride yesterday was something. My legs are still completely empty. Walked the dogs this …
2019-07-15: Essentially a whisky run This ride turned out harder than expected but it was still fun for a number of reasons: 1. My …
2019-07-12: A quick recommendation for people interested in gravel cycling. Katherine Moore works for the Global …
2019-07-12: Lunch break at the former Landesgartenschaugelände in Trier.
2019-07-11: Trier is currently experiencing the first instance of consistent rain in weeks. I’m very happy about …
2019-07-06: Got stung by a bee about 10 km into today’s ride. Poor thing flew into my right shorts leg, panicked …
2019-07-05: I hate my brain sometimes. Looked at a bag on a site just now, thought I should read up on it a bit, …
2019-07-05: My friend Julie is an avid cyclist and she names her bikes. I thought it was time to do the same and …
2019-07-04: With the Stickermule marketplace defunct, does anyone know of a source for high quality sticker from …
2019-07-04: Bicycle vanity (or: the 90s want their anodised parts back) I think my gravel bike is finally complete. I had a perfectly good stem and stem cap on the bike …
2019-07-02: Lunch (bottom to top): Toast, mayonnaise, tomato slices, avocado cream, halloumi cheese, fried egg, …
2019-07-02: Wieder eine sehr gute Folge „Der Tag“. Ich teile Josef Bramls Einschätzungen zum modus operandi der …
2019-06-30: I love this furry monster so much. She’s a total pillow dog and loves having something soft to rest …
2019-06-29: First proper outing with the gravel bike in a couple of weeks. Not an easy ride with temperatures …
2019-06-28: I really cannot say enough good things about the Campfire Andromeda earphones. So well made, such an …
2019-06-27: This week’s “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” segment was absolutely delightful. youtu.be/7oWSZ2goY…
2019-06-26: Just made the realisation that Shimano Ultegra R8000 shifting performance > SRAM NX Eagle …
2019-06-26: The left pedal’s spindle showed more wear than the right one and didn’t have enough grease in the …
2019-06-26: About to disassemble, clean, lubricate, and reassemble this used pair of HT D1 pedals I bought as a …
2019-06-25: Any idea if there’s a way to use an iPad as the display for a Raspberry Pi 4 with a wired connection …
2019-06-25: Just thought fondly of my old Compaq iPaq H3670 PDA with its transflective display that was easily …
2019-06-23: Went to watch „X-Men: Dark Phoenix“ yesterday evening. Overall good movie, quite enjoyable, with …
2019-06-22: Had to send in my Fujifilm X-Pro2. I noticed during the vacation in Norway that the eye relief which …
2019-06-21: I absolutely love the Butterfly keyboard switches Apple has put into the MacBook Pros and the iPad …
2019-06-18: After having getting used to modern Shimano shifting setups again over the past year or so, I can …
2019-06-18: Ugh. 😕 The new/used saddle I ordered for the bike re-build project is overdue and it keeps me from …
2019-06-16: So it looks like the U.S. has started exporting the “dude bro” to Germany. I just spotted two jacked …
2019-06-14: I’m still sitting at work but Deezer certainly thinks that I’m partying. The mix …
2019-06-12: Well this is just peachy. I just found out that the latest iOS update seems to have completely …
2019-06-12: Curse you, Microsoft, for making it damn near impossible to type an em/en dash or an ellipsis in …
2019-06-11: Just a quick recommendation for anyone who likes standup comedy: Emmy Blotnick’s “Party Nights” …
2019-06-09: The commuter/shopping/dog-trailer-pulling bike project is taking shape. I’m just really anxious that …
2019-06-08: While culling and editing pictures from my most recent vacation, I realised again how much I’ve …
2019-06-03: This week’s WWDC is going to be a make-or-break situation for me. It’s going to determine whether I …
2019-06-03: After apparently no one was interested in the frame set of my Canyon CX bike, I took it off the …
2019-05-28: One of the worst things about trying to find an accommodation on Booking.com is their awful practice …
2019-05-25: Hör auf Dich anzustellen, Du bist ein KANN-inchen und kein KANN-NICHT-chen.
2019-05-18: Der Begriff „Apothekenpreise“ sollte durch „Tankstellenpreise“ abgelöst werden. Ich wollte gestern …
2019-05-16: 🎵Eine Zugfahrt die ist lustig, eine Zugfahrt die ist schön.🎵 Kaum zu fassen, aber der ICE von …
2019-05-15: I find it so disappointing that there doesn‘t seem to be a) Google Earth Pro for iOS and b) no other …
2019-05-14: Does anyone know of a USB-C hub that has 2+ USB-C ports and supports charging? I don‘t need USB-A …
2019-05-12: Also das WLAN im Zug ist zwar da aber die Verbindung zum Internet nicht. Selbst meine mobile …
2019-05-12: Ich sitze im ICE 925 von Hamburg nach Frankfurt am Main und das WLAN im Zug heißt „WIFIonICE“ und …
2019-05-09: Ok, so these DT Swiss CR1600 wheels that Canyon spec’d on my old and Inflite AL can take a lot more …
2019-05-06: Season 8, episode 4 of Game of Thrones was as heart wrenching and foreboding as I expected it to be. …
2019-05-06: Handed in my wheels a couple of days back for truing because the front wheel felt wonky after my …
2019-05-04: I need to visit England again. This is finally empty and that’s a bad state of things.
2019-05-04: When the coffee you make at home is miles better than almost anything you get outside. 😔
2019-05-02: It boggles the mind how high the stakes seem to be for this upcoming WWDC. My own needs might be …
2019-05-02: I always love when this song comes up in shuffle: No Diggity — Blackstreet, Dr. Dre & Queen Pen
2019-05-01: Late afternoon vibes. I love it when the light is so harsh sometimes. 📷
2019-04-30: Bijou has already accepted the new couch on the loggia (sound on). 🐕
2019-04-30: It’s been almost a day since I saw the latest Game of Thrones episode and I might have to rewatch …
2019-04-29: Spent the last ~ 1.25 hours watching Game of Thrones, season 8 episode 3. It was spectacular TV, …
2019-04-29: Ich möchte jeden freundlich an die Existenz dieses Liedes erinnern: song.link/i/1156098…
2019-04-29: Sports in the morning So here’s a rather disappointing thing I learned about myself recently: Attempting to do medium to …
2019-04-29: I‘m sure that others have made this connection before me but after so many movies, I just realised …
2019-04-28: Just watched “Avengers: Endgame”. Holy shit. Worthy ending to an era.
2019-04-27: Jo. Fahrradflohmarkt bei Regen. Doof.
2019-04-25: My iPhone just autocorrected my mistyping of “mal alle” to “Malala” and that somehow made me happy.
2019-04-25: What a ride. Took a wrong turn in the forest and lost a lot of energy slogging uphill on 2 km of …
2019-04-24: Ok, these look interesting specifically for the off road mapping features: …
2019-04-24: Holy shit. The guy that just blew past me on his e-bike must’ve had the limiter removed. Woah. That …
2019-04-23: Huh. This happened, too, apparently.
2019-04-23: Gotta love spring.
2019-04-22: „Schotterradeln Region Trier“ Ich habe eine Meetup-Gruppe gegründet, für Leute die Spaß an Gravel …
2019-04-21: Just fondly remembered the episode of Star Trek: Voyager where Species 8472 built a Starfleet …
2019-04-19: Oh great! One of the email addresses I use for communication with the tax office and other public …
2019-04-18: I really hope the purported separation of iTunes into Music, Podcast, TV, ??? apps is going to …
2019-04-18: The reports of the quickly breaking Samsung Galaxy Fold screens show that having fewer moving parts …
2019-04-17: Ah, the wonders of push notifications: I just received one telling me I had entered and left a …
2019-04-17: I miss 4:3 ratio displays in laptops so much. On any laptop that is primarily used for productivity …
2019-04-15: “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” is my favourite segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers and last week’s …
2019-04-14: Dat face.
2019-04-13: I might rant sometimes about how the iPhone doesn’t give me as much creative freedom as my cameras …
2019-04-13: Wo, außer auf Sky, kann ich ab Montag eigentlich die letzte Staffel von Game of Thrones schauen?
2019-04-13: I made an interesting discovery during my most recent gravel ride: I kept pulling/tensing up my …
2019-04-11: These views never get old. I took my new bike for its first proper gravel ride yesterday on one of …
2019-04-11: Why hello there little bug. 📷
2019-04-10: WOO! A set of stickers designed by Daniela Schreiter (Fuchskind on Twitter, @fuchskindsfuchsbau on …
2019-04-10: Debating with myself whether I should buy Office 365. There’s a decent offer around that’ll get me a …
2019-04-09: I love this face. Sometimes when driving somewhere, I take Bijou into the passenger seat footwell …
2019-04-08: Yellow, green, blue, black. Walked past this on a recent hike, did an almost comical double-take and …
2019-04-07: Watching “Serial (Bad) Weddings” and I’m dying laughing. Or maybe it’s the insane amount of …
2019-04-07: The new bike is finally finished and I’m so happy. The geometry is great, the ride feel even better. …
2019-04-05: Finishing the cherry blossom trifecta with proof that my dog loves me because she tolerated me …
2019-04-04: More cherry blossom prettiness from yesterday.
2019-04-03: I keep my Apple Photos.app library very clean. Same as my SmugMug account, I treat it not like a …
2019-04-03: Almost done with a bottle of Glenfiddich Solera 15. I wasn’t impressed with it. It’s a solid whisky …
2019-04-03: Whenever I post on Instagram and see the likes and (temporary) follows coming in, I’m reminded how …
2019-04-03: After seeing @jen_we‘s post yesterday and a weather report forecasting heavy rain and winds, I took …
2019-04-03: The last part I needed to finish this bike rebuild has just arrived. Now I just need to clean the …
2019-04-03: I’m sitting here, getting some serious side eye from my dog because I haven’t yet shared a piece of …
2019-04-02: That feeling of disappointment realising that yes, swapping the 46 for a 50-tooth chainring would be …
2019-04-01: Shimano recommends bedding in new brakes/brake pads as braking efficacy is reduce in the beginning. …
2019-04-01: First proper outing with the new(-ish) bike yesterday. It was a good day to ride and I also used the …
2019-04-01: Started listening to Tiamat’s Wrath yesterday evening. It’s the eighth book of the Expanse and after …
2019-03-30: In my opinion, if you don’t consume Aditi Mittal’s comedy, you’re missing out.
2019-03-28: There really, really, really needs to be a way to side-load media into the iOS music app. It’s …
2019-03-28: Today’s example of German expressions that don’t translate well literally into English: German: “Das …
2019-03-27: I wonder if companies producing microphones have seen any uptick in sales thanks to ASMR youtubers.
2019-03-22: What the actual heck happened on this week‘s episode of Star Trek: Discovery. 😱🤯🤭
2019-03-21: After yesterday’s autumn-y picture, here’s one from late December. 📷
2019-03-19: It’s going to be spring soon, so here are some autumn colours. 📷
2019-03-18: In a clear sign of how much I forgot about building bicycles, I tried to fit my Rotor crankset, …
2019-03-18: I’m still on Instagram and while I try to ignore likes and follows as much as possible, it still …
2019-03-17: Bottom bracket fitted, brakes filled and bled. What remains is installing the crank and chain and …
2019-03-16: Just listened to #TeeVee episode 543 about Star Trek: Discovery S02E09 and when @jsnell said “Let …
2019-03-16: Just had the bottom bracket fitted, the brake lines attached, and the new brakes properly filled and …
2019-03-16: I made some mango-banana-orange smoothies just now and after filling two glasses I had some left. …
2019-03-15: I’m really looking forward to riding my first bicycle with thru axles soon. Everything about the fit …
2019-03-15: Current state of the frame swap/bike rebuild. Next steps: 1) take possession of matching red bottom …
2019-03-15: The weather is drowsy over here and I kinda want to go back to Labadee with my wonderful colleagues. …
2019-03-12: Does anyone know of a good resource to learn about iOS Shortcuts? I’m trying to figure out how to …
2019-03-12: Sunsets at sea never get old for me. Maybe it’s because I only get the chance to see them once or …
2019-03-11: „Soon.“ This beautiful frame is going to be fitted with most of the components from my current bike …
2019-03-09: Paws post run, March ‘19 edition. 📷🏃🏻♂️🐕
2019-03-08: Reading this kind of thing just makes me sad. It’s not new information to me and I hope that …
2019-03-04: I’m really happy that thanks to the discussions I had here and in real life based on inspiring …
2019-03-01: I’m working a bit later into Friday night and one of our company Slack channels has yet again turned …
2019-03-01: I recon I can make at least one Pomeranian daily with the amount of fur Bijou is shedding right now.
2019-02-25: Ich habe eben das erste Mal seit vielen Jahren wieder eine Blaue Holzbiene gesehen und es macht mich …
2019-02-24: I spent a good portion of Sunday on the couch with Bijou sleeping next to me or on me, the sun …
2019-02-24: An impression from yesterday’s super relaxed 51 km bike ride. This bike path is called the …
2019-02-22: Did anyone else watch S02E06 of Star Trek: Discovery and when the Ba’ul is revealed, go “Wait, is …
2019-02-22: Tiredness level: matcha masala chai
2019-02-21: This day is going to require at least two more mugs of coffee before I can take it seriously.
2019-02-19: I’m as cautious about storing data on other people’s computers as anyone but when I hear categorical …
2019-02-17: I sincerely hope there will be no sexual misconduct/assault revelations about John Goodman because I …
2019-02-17: Somehow, after all these years, it’s still astounding to me to see Samsung copy Apple’s designs so …
2019-02-16: Mir ist eben ein ganz toller Name für eine Hündin eingefallen: Gwendolyn Wedelhund
2019-02-14: Hey @Aleen if you’re still in need of cute animal pictures, this is for you.
2019-02-14: Donnerstag, 14.02.2019, 09:48 Uhr Aussicht vom Trierer Knutschpunkt über die Trierer Innenstadt. …
2019-02-13: For the record: Bijou, my dog, hates going running with me and it’s not that she can’t or won’t run. …
2019-02-11: Ich buche nach Jahren mal wieder eine lange Fahrt mit der Deutschen Bahn und stelle direkt wieder …
2019-02-09: While consolidating data on a new HDD, I noticed something about my photo backups: the folder for …
2019-02-08: I enjoyed S02E04 of Star Trek: Discovery so much. It felt like every geeky, science-y episode of TNG …
2019-02-07: One thing I realised having had to work from an iPad for the past few days, is how much more I enjoy …
2019-02-06: I can’t say enough good things about Carrot Weather. The personality is one thing but the …
2019-02-02: I hate jetlag so much. My mind is already back and thirsting for action but my body is of the …
2019-02-01: Seriously MIA, Do you have to test your “exciting new boarding process” using facial recognition …
2019-01-29: I can’t say enough good things about the Fujifilm XF90mmF2 R LM WR. It focuses quickly and is …
2019-01-27: I don’t know, I feel like steppers that simulate real stairs are redundant on a cruise ship with 13 …
2019-01-24: Holy wow, there are about to be a lot of families with small children on this flight. Good luck, …
2019-01-24: MUC ✈️ MIA Second leg of the trip, here I come.
2019-01-21: Now I want a “3 Worf Blood Moon” t-shirt, dammit.
2019-01-19: Having amazingly tasty wraps with chickpeas, vegetables, and a sauce based on tahini. Anyone curious …
2019-01-19: People, if you’re not listening to thebuglepodcast.com you’re missing out.
2019-01-19: One of my takeaways from Star Trek Discovery S02E01 is: Don’t mansplain to the test pilot of the …
2019-01-19: Oh my! I totally missed that the second season of Star Trek Discovery has started to air. Thankfully …
2019-01-14: Made these pancakes for breakfast and WOW they were delicious. The recipe will be permanently added …
2019-01-08: Reducing my utilization of Amazon products, step 1 I just cancelled my Amazon Prime membership. As for so many other people, using Amazon's consumer …
2018-12-21: “Hike me.”, is what this beautifully lit forest path says to me. I went by there recently, walking a …
2018-12-21: "I Have Some Thoughts on This: Pope Francis' Homophobic Comments" Jenny Hagel, another of the excellent writers on Late Night with Seth Meyers, had a segment on the …
2018-12-20: When your shadow under a street lamp reveals you as Darth Vader.
2018-12-20: Ingo and Gandalf, one of my favourite odd pairings on Instagram Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an Story 😃 . Ohh Shit… I think, Mum‘s coming …
2018-12-19: Biomimetics and bionics are amazing scientific disciplines Pliant Energy’s agile swimming amphibious robot demonstrated at the 2017 Naval Future Force Science …
2018-12-18: Photos April 2017 Amazing weather and lots of walks with friends and their dogs. This is Dian. He's a Setter-Doodle. …
2018-12-18: A Pika channeling Freddie Mercury Not gonna lie, this is great and had me grinning throughout. This Pika channeling Freddie Mercury is …
2018-12-17: The central problem with steadfast Brexiteers; they have no leg to stand on PM of Luxembourg - No deal ? So what? Brexit is your choice not mine … 👏👏😎 …
2018-12-16: Das ist so wahr, es tut weh Link Es ist eine absolute Schande, dass Frauen immer noch nicht völlig über ihre eigenen Körper …
2018-12-15: I will forever love Michael Shannon for the dramatic reading of the sorority letter.
2018-12-10: I won a @wildernesstrailbikes contest earlier this year and one of the prizes was a pair of …
2018-12-10: Trailers for "Avengers – Endgame" and "Captain Marvel" These two trailers hit within the last few days and while I really can’t wait to watch …
2018-12-09: Captain Picard sings "Let it snow!" I somehow manage to forget this exists every year. This year my colleague Heather posted it in the …
2018-12-09: Just finished “Lethal White” by Robert Galbraith, a.k.a. JK Rowling. Very good book and quite a bit …
2018-12-07: Well, that settles it then. The Campfire Audio Andromeda are a worthy successor to my broken Westone …
2018-12-07: A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a couple of pictures while a beekeeping friend took …
2018-12-06: She looks so much like an overgrown bunny sometimes and it’s incredibly cute when all feet are right …
2018-12-06: Signs of an incredibly fun afternoon clear-my-head ride. It was very muddy, the ground quite loose …
2018-12-06: Photos March 2017 I can't believe how many pictures I shot in this month that I really wanted to keep and even print. …
2018-12-04: Tiredness level: I have a hankering for a breakfast burrito.
2018-12-03: So glad I didn’t throw away my 15” Incase Nylon laptop bag when I moved to 13” …
2018-12-01: Starting to fall in love with the Campfire Audio Andromeda. The bass is so well controlled and …
2018-11-30: I just love hiking in autumn. The colours, the way the light falls through the trees and their …
2018-11-27: Not that I don’t like the sound quality AirPods are capable of in quiet places but I’m …
2018-11-24: For reasons I don’t quite understand, I’ve just been wondering where Elsa would fall on the X-Men …
2018-11-23: Taking a nap: 👍🏻 Taking a nap next to the dog: 🐶🥰 Taking a coffee nap next to the dog: 🤘🏻🐶❤️
2018-11-19: Last Week Tonight segment on Authoritarianism Another brilliant segment produced by John Oliver’s team. It’s something people in the …
2018-11-19: Beautiful but exhausting ride on Friday. I expected the last of the four climbs to do me in but it …
2018-11-12: The dulcet tones of a husky I love dogs, I believe that we humans don’t deserve these amazing companions, and I’m …
2018-11-11: Made banana bread for the first time today. In a cake form but whatever. Turned out great.
2018-11-11: Empfehlung: Schotterradelstrecke im und um den Mattheiser Wald Ich habe seit etwas über einem Jahr wieder enorm Spaß am Radfahren und bin beim Fahrradtyp CX/Gravel …
2018-11-10: This gal crumpled the blanket so she could comfortably rest her head and took the time to hide her …
2018-11-10: Similar route as a few days ago but with even more gravel-y goodness. Wasn’t any easier, though. …
2018-11-09: Yesterday’s ride was also a “new kit day” ride. I had installed the @wolf_tooth_comp RoadLink DM to …
2018-11-09: Photos February 2017 … dog-a-palooza edition. February turned out to be sunnier than expected and I had a few …
2018-11-08: Monday’s ride. It was really beautiful and I was very glad I found this route online because the …
2018-11-07: #earscritchesblep and #iisstandingonyourfeets
2018-10-27: Season 4 episode 20 of Clone Wars: Asajj Ventress’s reaction unwanted and violent advances in the …
2018-10-26: Watching the second third of season four of Clone Wars and I’m seeing some of the genius that made …
2018-10-26: An impression from last Saturday’s hike. Mist in the air and harsh morning light can make for an …
2018-10-25: Autumn is here and I’m enjoying it.
2018-10-18: Went for my first longer ride after the holiday and the cold and it felt great to be on the bike …
2018-10-17: It’s a third mug of coffee kind of day. Hoo boy.
2018-10-08: Cold level: homemade chicken soup (but improving).
2018-10-01: Republicans, the Government Overreach Party This editorial cartoon drawn by Bruce MacKinnon and published in The Chronicle Herald popped up in …
2018-09-29: I might not like James Dyson very much (because of his stance on Brexit, mostly) but I admire how …
2018-09-28: Small change that will hopefully make a big difference in riding. I replaced the 100 mm stem—that I …
2018-09-28: This is consistently one of my favourite segments on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
2018-09-27: ERMAHGERD, shut up and take my money, Zeiss I’m curious about the details but what is known …
2018-09-25: At this point I’m certain that Mika (our smaller dog) is running some sort of cat software on …
2018-09-25: Now that I’m back from my holiday in Scotland, I’m looking forward to cycling more than before …
2018-09-25: Possibly one of my favourite "Amber Says What" segments so far This woman is amazing and this particular segment had me in fits.
2018-09-22: She’s cute and she damn well knows it.
2018-09-22: We’re staying in the “MPW” room in the Duke William and in my mind that’s an abbreviation for “Moste …
2018-09-21: About to have dinner at the Duke William in Ickham. Getting excited about the food because the …
2018-09-21: I bet that in a drunken state one might confuse the main entrance of St. John’s College in Cambridge …
2018-09-20: Decided to go for a hike in the Lake District starting from Grasmere. There are SO MANY PEOPLE HERE. …
2018-09-20: Left Scotland today and arrived in the Lake District in northwest England. We’re set up in a …
2018-09-19: Arrived in Stirling. It’s windy as fuuuuuuuck.
2018-09-18: We visited Shin Falls today and I saw salmon swimming upstream, up waterfalls live for he first time …
2018-09-17: Last morning in the highlands. We start to head south again. It’s been an amazing experience.
2018-09-17: Scotland trip, day 4/21. Spent a good couple of hours enjoying the Three-Loch-Forest walk, had …
2018-09-12: Scotland trip, day 3/21. Rosslyn Chapel is impressive and one could probably spend days there …
2018-09-09: We’re in a part of Scotland right now that looks exactly like my home region in Germany, the Eifel, …
2018-09-09: Traveling is taking a lot out of our dogs and they’re using every opportunity to sleep. Entering the …
2018-09-06: Scotland trip, day 2/21. Visited the Hadrian’s Wall, the waterfall at Grey Mare’s Tail (yes, it was …
2018-09-05: Scotland trip, day 1/21. Took the ferry from Amsterdam to Newcastle Upon Tyne and I liked that the …
2018-09-01: Done and done. (I really like these playful little speciality badges, even if many of the events are …
2018-09-01: Travel preparations in full swing. So excited about the upcoming trip to Scotland.
2018-08-29: It baffles me how wrong the Instagram ad algorithms continue to be, even after I trained them and …
2018-08-29: I really enjoy the structures and patterns nature produces.
2018-08-28: One reason why Firefox > Chrome: There’s a keyboard shortcut to reopen a tab I just closed.
2018-08-28: I’m still kind of worried about the fact that my 44 km/1,100 m ascent gravel ride on Sunday …
2018-08-28: When you’re trying to capture a beautiful forest scene with water, shadows and light but your dog …
2018-08-27: Yesterday’s ride. The weather was perfect but I didn’t choose a good route. It was full of sections …
2018-08-25: Going to jump on the bike again tomorrow for a longer ride. It’s been a while and I’m looking …
2018-08-25: I need to stop typing English when my German iOS keyboard is active. It keeps changing words that I …
2018-08-25: Just saw this picture on Twitter and it made me laugh madly.
2018-08-25: Came across this beautiful wasps’ nest towards the end of last week’s hike. It was having on the …
2018-08-24: A dog and her shadow. — — — (Note: the only reason she stood still enough for me to properly compose …
2018-08-22: I just rediscovered Zefrank's "True Facts" videos I had almost forgotten they still made them and I’m still giggling about the "Pangolins …
2018-08-22: Hoo-boy, I need a BFMOC (big fucking mug of coffee), badly.
2018-08-22: Huh, that Nikon mirrorless isn’t as ugly as I thought it would be. I hope Nikon didn’t …
2018-08-21: The really juicy part about the new Zeiss/Sony camera rumour is that is might have a lens with ALON …
2018-08-21: This rumour/teaser of a new Sony/Zeiss compact camera has me excited. I’m shooting with a …
2018-08-21: Just disabled cross-posting from mastodon again. I don’t like how media is handled (or rather not …
2018-08-21: Light, shadow, moss, water. We were treated to amazing weather on Saturday and the hiking route my …
2018-08-20: This was the picture, @macgenie
2018-08-16: Foxglove and a bumblebee butt.
2018-08-16: Just a quick 3 km run in the sun to give the dogs some exercise and I feel like I’m melting.
2018-08-15: I love living in this city. #trier
2018-08-13: Nope, looks like my IEMs are broken. 7 years, that’s how long they lasted and the right earpiece …
2018-08-13: Shit. Crap. Argh. Either my Westone UM3X RC are finally starting to go, or the replacement cable is …
2018-08-13: Starting into the work week like … omnomnomnom
2018-08-13: Mondo del Caffè has completely spoilt me for pretty much any other coffee shop or coffee roaster. …
2018-08-10: Walked into my favourite restaurant/work space, sat down in my usual spot, head waiter acknowledged …
2018-08-10: Oh no! I just realised what I forgot to eat while in Toronto: poutine.
2018-08-09: I’m so grateful for this dog. We adopted her from our local shelter about three years ago and …
2018-08-05: One feature I really want to see in iOS, is the ability replace the default camera app with …
2018-08-05: I like Pu‘er tea a lot but I find it disconcerting that the scents wafting over from a horse ranch …
2018-08-03: Coffee at home is still the best. I keep ending up disappointed trying to find coffee in cafés and …
2018-08-03: Summer morning walk after a night of rain. It was so nice to see the thermometer below 26°C at 0800 …
2018-08-02: Toronto work trip food roundup. One of the things I love about metropolitan cities is the sheer …
2018-08-02: I like that if you look closely enough, you can find really good factual information on YouTube that …
2018-07-31: I’ve been working for a Canadian company from Toronto for almost five years now and I deal …
2018-07-29: A seagull on a street lamp and the CN Tower.
2018-07-28: Went out for some really good dumplings and buns with friends before my flight back to Germany. I …
2018-07-23: Oh hi jetlag. Fancy seeing you here.
2018-07-22: Hey Toronto, it’s been a while. Good to see you again. ☺️
2018-07-22: Given how full this flight is, I consider having found room in the overhead bin above my seat a win. …
2018-07-22: They’re still working on the engine and aren’t sure if the new departure time will be made. Already …
2018-07-22: Having your flight delayed because of engine problems sucks. I know. It’s happening to me, …
2018-07-22: About to board FRA 🛫 🛬 YYZ.
2018-07-21: Off to Toronto tomorrow for a work week. Only bringing one lens with me, the XF23mmF1.4 R. Should be …
2018-07-20: Just became a paying subscriber to micro.blog. Feels good.
2018-07-15: Sunday ride. It was hot, the first half was much harder than expected, and I had a flat. That beer …
2018-07-15: Great! Barely 7 km into my bike ride this morning and I have a flat front tyre because some idiot …
2018-07-15: In regards to the broken but repairable Senseo coffee machine; it still sucks not being able to …
2018-07-14: One of the advantages of Philips Senseo machines being so prevalent for the past 15 years, is the …
2018-07-13: Trying to buy new hiking shoes and it’s a pain. I don’t even have crooked feet or anything (lucky …
2018-07-11: Ok, here’s me trying this micro.blog thing in earnest.
2018-07-10: This forest trail is just asking to be ridden. Can’t wait to jump on my bike again. I’ve been using …
2018-07-07: From a few weeks ago. I had taken my macro extension tube with me for the first time in ages.
2018-07-05: Church doors.
2018-07-02: I continue to enjoy the images the iPhone 7’s sensor is capable of capturing in a) the right …
2018-06-30: That was exhausting. Went for a long ride in my childhood/youth stomping grounds in #Mainz and the …
2018-06-20: Seth Meyers attends a White House Press Briefing There was more truth in this bit than in all of the press briefings with Sarah Huckabee Sanders …
2018-06-19: Bijou, in my girlfriend’s jean jacket, looking at the sunset. She lost so much fur this season and …
2018-06-18: I wrote a small article about my favourite lens, the utterly boring XF23mmF1.4 R on my site: …
2018-06-17: The Fujifilm XF23mmF1.4 R is boring (and that's amazing) When writing about gear, I typically try to limit myself to solutions for problems I faced, or some …
2018-06-17: Pictures from yesterday’s sunset.
2018-06-15: Water droplets on Mika’s snout. (iPhone cameras work so well for close-ups.)
2018-06-14: Lucky shot of a small flower illuminated by a ray of light.
2018-06-03: Couldn’t let this World Bicycle Day pass without going for a ride. Came home late, exhausted, and …
2018-06-01: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop feat. Wanz Lately I’ve been really enjoying this song and the video.
2018-05-30: Sunworshipper.
2018-05-20: I will never not laugh at this My boy fuuuuuuuuucks https://t.co/zu1eLgxr3q — Allen Strickland Williams (@TotallyAllen) April …
2018-05-19: Photos January 2017 A month that started pretty meager in terms of photography but ended with a bang. At the end of …
2018-05-18: Amazing National Geographic cover Stumbled across this on Twitter a few days ago. It's an amazing representation of the problem we're …
2018-05-07: I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment A pangolin is just a sloth who has reached level 10 as a Paladin, and I won't be convinced …
2018-05-05: Yup, looking forward to this a lot First trailer for "Ant-Man and the Wasp". Real heroes. Not actual size. Watch the brand new trailer …
2018-05-01: Michelle Wolf's speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner was amazing… … and incredibly on point. The complaints about her performance and especially the part where she …
2018-04-29: Ich warte noch drauf, CDU… na? Eines meiner Kernprobleme mit den Einschränkungen des Ausdrucks von Religionszugehörigkeit. Es geht …
2018-04-29: Photos December 2016 Winter came and brought a few really nice photo opportunities with it.
2018-04-03: That poor woman I absolutely agree with Soldier Jane, this is the greatest Amazon review I’ve ever seen. This …
2018-03-22: Stephen Colbert works out with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg I can't get over how great this is. This woman is incredibly sharp and Americans should hope that …
2018-03-16: My dog in a nutshell (not literally) My dog: „I‘m a curious and brave descendant of wolves.“ Also my dog: „Can I sit in your lap? My butt …
2018-03-16: Fox News: right-wing, racist state propaganda Enjoy. Everything wrong with Fox News in one video pic.twitter.com/MhnApiQ3pG — NowThis …
2018-03-02: Makes sense that he'd do it on the main bridge Someone took time to make models of Will Riker googling and I love them for it. For those who don't …
2018-02-28: Photos November 2016 I took less photos in November than in October but got in a few nice shots. I had bought the …
2018-02-28: The Late Show's prepares a statement for Delta Airlines That's The Late Show at its best. I love it. It's crazy for me to think a politician would want to …
2018-02-27: Photos October 2016 October continued with the amazing autumn weather and I took my camera out quite a lot.
2018-02-23: Bravo, Cem Özdemir! So muss mit der AfD und allen anderen brauenen Teilen unserer Gesellschaft umgegangen werden.
2017-10-17: Black Panther — Official Trailer I'm giddy with excitement. This is going to be great.
2017-09-09: Photos September 2016 A couple of beautiful sunny days and the beginning of autumn. That was my September 2016 in terms of …
2017-09-08: Welcome, @DulceSloan! I greatly enjoy The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and their newest correspondent seems like an amazing …
2017-08-31: Logitech reinvents the Sony Jog Dial™ I can't help but giggle whenever a company is lauded for reinventing the wheel in IT. Today's …
2017-08-14: Two saddening and accurate comics after Charlottesville Please share my #Charlottesville toon. Thx! @GottaLaff @co_rapunzel4 @MaggieJordanACN @laloalcaraz …
2017-08-13: Sehr lesenswert: Politik als Luxus — Stefan Schulz In den letzten zwei Tagen ist dieser Artikel immer wieder in …
2017-08-08: Pilotless planes and the myth of passing on savings to consumers The Verge has a short article up on pilotless planes, a study about consumer acceptance of pilotless …
2017-08-08: Vlad Savov's love letter to the ThinkPad X1 Carbon I really enjoyed reading this review. Even though I've been using Apple laptops and desktops as my …
2017-07-20: Speed-checking a SR-71 Shawn King posted this on The Loop a few days ago and it made me laugh to no end. It's the story of …
2017-06-26: Last Week Tonight segment on vaccines There are many people who are against vaccinating themselves or their children. Most often they're …
2017-05-23: The Late Show — White House Scandals: Then & Now I'm just going to leave this here without further comment.
2017-05-23: Profile of accessory maker Anker on The Verge The Verge published a profile of accessory maker Anker yesterday, written by Nick Statt. I've been …
2017-05-19: It's finally happening again: a new Star Trek TV series! This is the first official trailer for Star Trek: Discovery and I’m super excited for this new …
2017-05-17: Photos August 2016 I made a lovely trip to the Netherlands in August 2016 and got to enjoy everything from strolls at …
2017-05-17: Fareed Zakaria is right, the U.S. democracy is at stake, if it's not lost already Remarkable essay by @FareedZakaria: “Our task is, quite simply, to keep alive the spirit of …
2017-05-06: Sailor Mario If any of this surprises you, you obviously have no idea how vain we men are. Ein Beitrag geteilt …
2017-05-01: Photos July 2016 More fun with the MCEX-16 macro extension tube for my camera. All of the close-up shots were shot …
2017-04-30: Krum better keep his hands to himself By floccinaucinihilipilification
2017-04-24: Eddycam 35mm camera strap + Peak Design Anchor Links My favourite camera strap by a long shot is the Eddycam Edition "35mm" in all black. It's …
2017-04-19: When a juicer isn't a juicer — a story of Silicon Valley hubris The Verge has a really funny article up, about Juicero, the USD 700 USD 400 Wi-Fi-connected …
2017-04-15: Photos June 2016 I had taken delivery of a Fujifilm MCEX-16 Macro Extension tube this month and once again, my dogs …
2017-04-14: Star Wars: The Last Jedi — Teaser Trailer Really nothing more to say. I hope this movie will be as good as The Force Awakens.
2017-04-13: Oh the look of annoyance on my dog's face when I do this luyidraws.tumblr.com: I’m tempted to do this every time. I know the feeling. My dog isn't fond of …
2017-04-13: 200 days and counting This happened a few days ago: I reached my daily move goal for 200 days in a row. #AppleWatch …
2017-04-02: Overview of the new Fujifilm X-Pro2 & X-T2 firmware The Fuji Guys Canada posted a video walkthrough of the new firmware for the X-Pro2 (v3.0) and X-T2 …
2017-03-28: Bird enjoys cotton swab grooming This right in line with cats massaging puppies and capybaras sitting under a warm spring. I'm …
2017-03-18: Photos May 2016 May was a month full of snapshots and test shots. A friend of mine lent me his Fujifilm X-Pro2 for …
2017-03-16: Apt representation of iTunes Ein Beitrag geteilt von Nathan W Pyle (@nathanwpyle) am 15. Mär 2017 um 10:17 Uhr
2017-03-16: Suicidal Luigi I'm sorry, but this made me laugh so hard. Check out the source of the comic for a bonus panel. …
2017-03-13: Getting ever more excited for the upcoming WONDER WOMAN movie I really hope they don't mess it up with stupid misogynistic tropes.
2017-03-13: Me every morning after checking the news Whenever anyone asks how I'm feeling lately. pic.twitter.com/LATCmjxLoS — Stuart …
2017-03-10: Husky puppy + snowy owl = friends This is an odd pairing but in a very, very sweet way. I kept d'awww-ing throughout both videos. N° 1 …
2017-03-10: Photos April 2016 I love spring. It's one of my two favourite seasons of the year. Everything in one's environment …
2017-03-10: This looks so relaxing Ein Beitrag geteilt von Cats of Instagram (@cats_of_instagram) am 28. Jan 2017 um 11:19 Uhr
2017-03-09: Podcast recommendation: The Incomparable - Sad Superman If you like the movie Unbreakable as much as I do, listening to Jason Snell and team discuss it, is …
2017-03-07: Photos March 2016 Turns Out™, I'm not putting up photo posts often enough. It's March 2017 and I'm finally showing …
2017-03-07: Eine praktische Handlungsempfehlung für Reichsbürger von Thorsten Meier Der folgende Tweet erschien gestern in meiner Zeitleiste und ich musste herzlich lachen. Eines der …
2017-03-01: Two new movie trailers that have me excited N° 1: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Trailer 2 N° 2: Alien: Covenant
2017-02-27: A couple of facts for the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare hater in your life In yesterday's core segment of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver dug into the talking points …
2016-12-21: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: "Those Are Real People: Veterans & Refugees Edition" My admiration of Samantha Bee and her team behind Full Frontal is no secret. This recent video …
2016-12-05: May 2017 can't arrive fast enough Not (just) because 2016 is a giant dumpster fire and I can't wait for it to be over but because …
2016-11-19: The Verge review: Microsoft Surface Studio Microsoft has really come into its own as a computer manufacturer in recent years — the Surface …
2016-11-19: Shame! *ding* Shame! *ding* — sodastream commercial I don't really like sparkly water, I have very little interest carbonators, there's enough …
2016-10-31: Activity Sharing — my favourite Apple Watch feature Today my Apple Watch recommended I increase my daily calorie goal. Again. Ugh. I've reached my …
2016-10-27: Crap like this is why I left the church behind Brotherly love and compassion my ass!
2016-10-02: Final Trailer: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them I am ridiculously excited for this movie.
2016-09-22: Photos February 2016 I'm inching closer to September 2016 with my snapshot posts. Quick as a snail. Walking the dogs …
2016-09-19: Kenzo World commercial It's rare to see a well made commercial outside of the U.S. Super Bowl but this one, for the French …
2016-09-15: Honest Trailers – Captain America: Civil War This is a such a good critique of the movie. Watch it.
2016-09-14: Steve Huff remembers the Sony Cybershot DSC-F707 Flashback 2001: Remembering an early Digital Camera. The Sony F707. I stumbled across this article …
2016-09-07: Photos January 2016 I'll need to publish these photo posts more often, so I can catch up to the current month at some …
2016-09-05: Chuck Jones' rules for writing Road Runner cartoons. The Road Runner cartoons were my favourite cartoons when I was a kid and they my still be. They were …
2016-09-05: Bad Lip Reading of the Democratic National Convention Everything said in this video still makes more sense than anything Donald Trump blasts out his …
2016-09-01: A Woman's Guide to Woodworking Presented without further comment.
2016-08-31: *defiant bark* Turn on the sound 😋 Found on: Tastefully Offensive
2016-08-30: Batman v Superman criticism and the best thing about the movie: Wonder Woman I've watched Batman v Superman a couples of times now. I enjoyed the movie for the most part. It has …
2016-08-28: XKCD: Superzoom cameras It's no secret that I love the XKCD comics dearly and this one is no exception. Superzoom compacts …
2016-08-26: Bijou's first adoption anniversary After one visit to the local animal shelter and three walks supervised by a dog trainer, Bijou moved …
2016-08-20: Holy shit! … sorry sister. This was just another one of youtube ads that starts playing before the video you actually want to …
2016-08-16: Dogs are silly Exhibit 1: Young husky doesn't get the whole howling business Exhibit 2: German Shepherd Howls with …
2016-08-16: The cast of Star Trek Beyond 'singing' playback and being silly This is glorious. I can’t even tell anymore how often I looped this video. On a sadder note: I …
2016-08-12: The official Rogue One trailer has landed … and it looks great. If the movie is as good as the trailer promises it to be, I'm going to enjoy …
2016-08-09: Honest Trailers: Zootopia I didn't get to see this movie in the cinema unfortunately but the second it became available on …
2016-07-16: Photos December 2015 This next one shows nicely why I like ultra wide-angle lenses so much: you can achieve unusual …
2016-06-13: XKCD interior design advice Source: XKCD — Black Hole
2016-06-07: Dork Tower: They killed the Enterprise, again This one really made me laugh out loud. Found on: Dork Tower
2016-06-07: Photos November 2015 I decided to switch things up a bit and post my favourite snapshots by the month. This goes hand in …
2016-05-23: The new 'Star Trek Beyond' trailer looks promising I have to say that up until now I wasn't particularly looking forward to new Star Trek movie. Even …
2016-05-12: Lauren Lim reviews the Fujifilm X-Pro2 This is a great review of the Fujifilm X-Pro2. It's especially good for people who want to know …
2016-03-18: 2nd trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse I'm very, very excited for this movie.
2016-03-16: Photos week 45, 2015 Autumn is such an amazing time to take photos. The colours are vivid and the environment is …
2016-03-16: Friendly reminder: Gravitational waves have been discovered It's been a few weeks now and I'm still excited about this discovery. For anyone interested, here's …
2016-03-06: Carpool Karaoke with Adele Really great video of Adele and James Corden doing carpool karaoke. Two things: Adele seems …
2016-02-24: Photos week 44, 2015
2016-02-24: Photos July 2015
2016-02-18: 3D movies — maybe they're better at home I had an interesting experience on the weekend. My girlfriend and I finally got around to watching …
2016-02-07: Understanding some of the compromises Apple made with their watch I've been looking for a fitness tracker for a while now. Ever since we got our dog back in August …
2016-02-07: Millenium Falcon or Starship Enterprise? Neil deGrasse Tyson gives us the definitive answer: I can't say I disagree with him.
2016-02-07: Brian Jones's Leica Experiment Brian Jones, a scientist whose photography work I admire, has written an article about his recent …
2015-09-17: Stephen Colbert and Emily Blunt have a fake vomit-off It's hilarious and I love everything about it.
2015-08-06: Just when I thought I was out, they drag me back in: The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star II I like Chucks. I used to love them but over the past two years I got fed-up with the quality and …
2015-08-01: Aperture pro tip: disable 'Onscreen proofing' or scratch your head because your images look strange Scratching my head is what I've been doing for a couple of days now (also cursing, a lot of cursing) …
2015-07-13: Video: The Death of Bees While the quote that's attributed to Einstein might not be from him, if bee colonies continue to die …
2015-07-12: John Martellaro loves the 2015 MacBook's keyboard John Martellaro on The Mac Observer: When the TMO team was in Breckenridge, CO last week for a …
2015-07-10: John Oliver on the continuing struggles of the transgender community As much as the U.S. Surpreme Court's decision to declare gay marriage legal everywhere in the U.S. …
2015-07-10: FYI, Frank's an asshole This is the story of Frank, a snapping turtle who wandered into a neighbourhood to eat puppies. It's …
2015-07-09: A working bluetooth Star Trek communicator Yes, this is soon going to be a reality. The Wand Company’s Star Trek Original Series Communicator …
2015-06-19: Kungfu Panda 3 officially announced ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod. (If you can't tell: I'm positively giddy with excitement.)
2015-06-13: It was quite cold that day I took this shot on a very cold winter day during a walk outside. Really liked the atmosphere that …
2015-06-13: 'Zootopia' trailer Had no idea this movie was coming and now I have the desire to watch it immediately.
2015-06-10: Safari in iOS 9 will allow ad-blocking extensions I just read about this on heise.de. Apple is going to allow content-blocking extensions in mobile …
2015-06-10: 2nd trailer for 'SPECTRE' I'm looking forward to this movie so much!
2015-06-09: Bird: *maniacal laughter* Jim Dalrymple shared this video in his site, The Loop, some time ago and it makes me giggle every …
2015-06-04: Explosive Pomeranian Found on: Tumblr de Chartier
2015-06-04: Oh this is perfect. I feel your pain, Spock. Originally by gifbro Found on: Tastefully Offensive
2015-06-02: Roller Skating in San Francisco This kind of inclusiveness is what we all should strive for.
2015-05-28: Quite uncanny Image source: Imgur Via: Tastefully Offensive
2015-05-27: Die Netzneutralität-Lüge der Internetprovider Vor einigen Tagen haben die Redakteure von aptgetupdate.de das untenstehende Video auf ihrer Seite …
2015-05-25: That would've been a weird movie … still worth watching. Probably.
2015-05-22: I need this in my life I'm a huge Star Trek fan and I love sushi. Ergo: I need this in my life. Like, yesterday. Found on: …
2015-05-18: I has a butterfly Found on: House of Grindlebone
2015-05-16: Spot-on Mr. Tuvok Star Trek’s Tim Russ Explains Star Wars Day</p
2015-05-13: This is exactly what I thought when I first watched the movie Found on: Tastefully Offensive
2015-05-13: Cards Against Humanity: Aisha Tyler, Laina Morris, & Ali Spagnola join Wil Wheaton (NSFW, seriously.) I've known about Cards Against Humanity since the crowdfunding campaign started. The first time I …
2015-05-12: That poor thing Found on: House of Grindlebone
2015-05-10: Useful tip for TextWrangler users TextWrangler is a very good text editor by Bare Bones Software. It's—as the developers call it—the …
2015-05-10: Steve Jobs introduces the 'Think Different' campaign to Apple employees A few months ago I commented on Charlie Rose's interview of Tim Cook and specifically what was said …
2015-05-10: Photo series: Living With Neil the Lion I had a very beautiful lion stuffed animal but I think no cuddly toy compares to this. Really, …
2015-05-03: Back to the stone age. Or so it felt… … having to work with an old HDD-equipped MacBook Pro (MB133LL/A) again, while my current workhorse, …
2015-04-26: "Altglas" (waste glas), or: fun with old lenses I love shooting with my Fujifilm cameras. Of course, I'm neither a professional photographer nor an …
2015-04-26: That's more accurate than I care to admit
2014-10-26: Videos like this make me wish I could fly Found on: PetaPixel
2014-10-14: Whimsicality? You have no idea? Absolutely ludicrous.
2014-10-10: My thoughts on Satya Nadella telling women to trust karma to get the raise they deserve Apparently he suffered from a classic case of foot-in-mouth disease at the time and I hope for his …
2014-10-07: Two recent purchases Both feature incredibly beautiful pictures and are well made. Here are the ISBN numbers: 'Maddie On …
2014-10-06: A good way to spend 8 minutes "1964. An ordinary day turns out to be anything but, when Joe comes home to find out that his wife …
2014-10-05: Alison Gianotto's open letter to misogynistic internet trolls Read it here. As a side note: I'd pay good money to watch what would happen if @snipeyhead were to …
2014-10-01: I am so looking forward to this via: Dan Moren on Twitter
2014-09-30: Yeah, now I'm hungry If you like a good steak, you're going to want to watch the video below. Once you're finished, you …
2014-09-29: Put down the whale, Ron Found on: Tastefully Offensive Source of the caption: Believe Beluga
2014-09-24: The lifecycle of iPhones with 64-bit processors One of the nice things about using Apple devices, is that they receive major operating system …
2014-09-16: Bigger is never enough The recent annoucement of the iPhone 6 (4.7") and the iPhone 6 Plus (5.5") has existing and …
2014-09-14: Charlie Rose interviews Tim Cook Tim Cook was interviewed by Charlie Rose a few days ago. I stumbled across the first part of the …
2014-09-12: Not sure if this is brilliant or cruel But it sure is entertaining. Found on: The Frogman
2014-09-10: I can empathise Even though I usually only walk around during phone calls. (I should probably get a step counter.) …
2014-09-09: Speed of light: 299,792,458 m/s; speed of sound: 340.29 m/s This video illustrates the difference rather nicely: Found on: The Loop
2014-09-06: How awesome is that? GoPro recently introduced the 'Fetch' mount for dogs. Some people got very excited about it, which …
2014-08-31: This is what it looks like from the outside We have our own problems with the increasing armament of the police forces in Germany. We, too, seem …
2014-08-28: Oh the feels… Found on: House of Grindlebone Possible source: Reddit
2014-08-27: This video had me alternating between mad laughter and I wonder if the squirrel realised at some point that the vaseline wears off after a while. Found on: …
2014-08-27: The science of depression It's hard to overstate how important it is to bring this disease into the public eye and promote …
2014-08-27: The fans deserve better This I found on The Loop a couple of days ago. I love music. I listen to it almost everywhere I go …
2014-08-13: Well shit Robin McLaurin Williams * July 21st, 1951 ✝ August 11th, 2014 In 2007 I was introduced to Robin …
2014-08-09: That was… surprisingly good My friend Dave Brown just shared this. Watch it, it's worth it.
2014-08-07: Speaking of selfies… The Wikimedia Foundation is refusing to remove the below photo from their site, after the owner of …
2014-08-06: Statue selfies I think this might be the apex of the selfie trend. Somewhere ancient figures are spinning in their …
2014-08-05: What I hope the iPhone will become Apple released a new video advertising the capabilities of the iPhone. In line with Apple's style of …
2014-08-04: The lure of Las Vegas For me it's not the casinos. The only reason why I want to visit Las Vegas very soon (maybe next …
2014-07-27: Ars Technica's profile of Grado Labs Ars Technica's Casey Johnston (one of my favourite authors on Ars Technica BTW), wrote a profile of …
2014-07-09: If you want to feel old
2014-06-26: Well this is kinda awesome The Gunfighter from Eric Kissack on Vimeo. Found on: Devour
2014-06-16: This!
2014-05-29: Goruck GR0 + f-stop Harney Pouch Two great tastes that taste great together. When I bought the Goruck GR0, I wanted a sturdy daypack …
2014-05-21: A few thoughts about Windows 8 and the Surface Pro 3 I use Apple devices most of the time, but in recent months I had to use Windows 8.1 as well, both …
2014-05-21: This is silly … but I need it in my life. Source: NHOJ
2014-05-21: Sure, come on in Found on: House of Grindlebone
2014-05-10: Looking for good camera gear? Try OP/TECH. When I bought my first good camera a few months ago one of the big questions was how I wanted to …
2014-05-07: And I still don't like 3D movies Someone in the movie industry must still think that 3D movies are a good idea and I think this …
2014-05-07: Preserve Net Neutrality It's hard to overstate how important this issue is and how shamelessly the ISPs are lying to get …
2014-05-04: God this is cute Found on: The Frogman
2014-04-30: Slacktivism in a nutshell Source: Penny Arcade Wikipedia entry on "Slacktivism"
2014-04-21: So beautiful.
2014-04-17: Shopping arcade in Trier-Tarforst Stadtteilzentrum Tarfoster Höhe on 500px
2014-04-17: A vaccine against stupidity would be nice Idiotic parents who don't vaccinate their kids endanger not only them, but the health of all those …
2014-04-16: X-Men: Days of Future Past, Trailer 3 I'm really looking forward to this movie.
2014-04-16: These two Just look at them. Also: Everything is better with bowler hats.
2014-04-16: Everything wrong with The Matrix I love these videos to death. I might not agree with all of them, but they are hilarious. This one …
2014-04-15: The Heartbleed Bug This security hole has the potential to be the most dangerous bug of the last few years. Everybody …
2014-04-15: Barry Allen = Paul Finch And that's when you realise that The Flash is shitbreak. Source: JL8
2014-04-11: That's one cute spider Just look at that little thing. Source: The Telegraph Via: All Creatures
2014-04-09: Leaving the Fort Lauderdale harbour This is another one of those photos that shows just how good a smartphone camera can be under the …
2014-04-09: Sunset behind Fort Lauderdale This is a photo I took from the cruise ship ‘Liberty of the Seas’ a few hours after …
2014-04-09: Impromptu performance of the 'Circle of Life' by the Australian cast of The Lion King musical On a plane no less. So great! Found on: Devour
2014-03-24: Ged Maheux's response to creationists demanding Gedeon Maheux wrote a great article in response to some creationist group’s complaint about …
2014-03-23: Climate change deniers trying to silence scientists exposing their stupidity by threatening legal actions — Why am I not surprised? Read this article and weep: Journal pulls paper due to “legal context” created by climate …
2014-03-20: My first impressions of the Nexus 7 and Android For the past six years my primary computing devices have been iPhones, iPads and Apple computers. …
2014-03-18: Possible evidence for the Big Bang found In the most anticipated announcement in physics since the discovery of the Higgs Boson, the first …
2014-03-16: Two amazing Star Trek related videos N° 1: Star Trek as the Love Boat via House of Grindlebone N° 2: The Worf of Starfleet via Gedeon …
2014-03-16: Dog enjoys a nice dinner I know, I know, peanut butter is not healthy for dogs and I hope that this was a one time treat for …
2014-03-12: A few thoughts about the Pono I'm very sceptical about the Pono. Dave Mark over at the Loop wrote a short but thought-provoking …
2014-03-11: Bryan Chaffin debunks falsehoods and misinformation spread by the NCPPR Remember the NCPPR? The National Center for Public Policy Research? The organisation that's denying …
2014-03-11: Amici curiae brief filed in support of Apple in the eBook anti-trust case Two economists have taken it upon themselves to explain to the court and judge Cote, how the ruling …
2014-03-10: See, it's not that hard Found on: Tastefully Offensive Source: Fowl Language Comics
2014-03-10: Truth Found on: House of Grindlebone
2014-03-07: Finally got around to framing… … the drawing by Jake Wyatt that I bought from him last month. Since it's hard to get U.S. …
2014-02-28: Pun Dog, how I love thee This is one of the stupidest yet nicest memes out there right now. Pun Dog #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 Bonus: …
2014-02-28: Morning grouch, juvenile tiger edition Found on: Tastefully Offensive
2014-02-28: I actually witnessed something like this… … in the past; the dude was almost reduced to tears. In any case: This is brilliant. Source: Dork …
2014-02-28: I'm really not sure if this would terrify me, or if this would just make me giddy. Found on: …
2014-02-26: Finding Nemo (Censored!) I have to admit, I laughed. Found on: Devour
2014-02-26: ERMAHGERD! This movie summer is going to be awesome. Yes, it's going to be blockbuster-heavy, but I can live …
2014-02-25: Now that's smart I'd love to see this on our streets, but I fear that especially in older German cities, with their …
2014-02-24: AC/DC's Thunderstruck arranged for two cellos These guys are incredible! Found on: Fanny Pack Mafia
2014-02-22: Perfect, just perfect I have no words for how much I love this comic. Source: SMBC
2014-02-22: Concept for urban beekeeping by Philips Given how important bees are for our ecosystem and how bad we're treating them, this is a great …
2014-02-20: This is utterly amazing: Wolves changed the physical geography of the Yellowstone Park This just demonstrates once again how fragile ecosystems can be and the profound effects the …
2014-02-18: This just gave me a huge nerdgasm: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 15 Second Teaser Trailer I can't wait to see this movie!
2014-02-07: Shifting dates and times in Fujifilm RAF files A recent work trip brought me to a very beautiful region on this planet. This and the prospect of a …
2014-02-04: How awesome are these sculptures? I just stumbled across this on one of my favourite blogs, House of Grindlebone, and I want these …
2014-01-17: Star Sherlock It's hard to put into words how awesome this is. Source: The Frogman
2014-01-17: How to make Saddleback Leather products the cheap way I own one small product by Saddleback Leather and I love it. In the video below, the company owner …
2013-12-29: How to wake up a dog Surprisingly (not) this works for me as well. Source: The Frogman
2013-07-17: Illustrating the most basic principle of how our economy works A video by Niklas Roy. This is good, really good. Snarky and cynical, too, but that only makes it …
2013-07-16: Apple and the myth of shareholder value Listening to the current episode of Angry Mac Bastards this morning reminded me that I wanted to …
2013-07-04: The web rediscovers the value of RSS Ever since the announcement of Google Reader's shutdown I started to notice something around the …
2013-05-21: A few thoughts on Tumblr's acquisition by Yahoo! (and on the state of Squarespace) First off: I'm happy for the team behind Tumblr and I believe that it'll benefit the platform in the …
2013-05-09: Game of Thrones theme playes by five cellos Just found this on Matthew Baron's blog. I've always loved the simplicity of the Game of Thrones …
2013-05-06: CinemaxX und die Abzocke mit Scheingebühren Gestern habe ich mit einigen Freunden im CinemaxX in Trier "Iron Man 3" geschaut. Trierer die diesen …
2013-05-03: Agreeing with Whil Wheaton — he makes it so easy
2013-04-21: Quick tip for Scrivener users I’m writing my Master of Arts thesis at the moment. This involves a lot of copying and pasting …
2013-04-11: Treehugger writer admits he made a mistake It was the right thing to do and he did it. Just What We Needed Dept: we were wrong about the …
2013-04-10: ‘Galaxy on Fire: Alliances‘ and the Free-To-Play model Today Fishlabs linked to an interview with its CEO Michael Schade on Polygon. One of the …
2013-04-09: "99 ct for an app? Boy that's expensive!" Found on David Chartier’s HD MINI LITE (PRO): “Wonder if this movie’s good.” $10. “Try the new …
2013-04-09: Everything that is wrong with page view "journalism". Illustrated with articles on The Verge Harry Marks has done some analysis of the articles that were published on The Verge around the …
2013-04-07: The price of Chucks I've loved wearing Chucks ever since my dad bought me my first pair of low top Converse Chuck Taylor …
2013-04-04: OS X Dienst zur schnellen Suche auf Duden Online Ich schreibe derzeit diverse wissenschaftliche Arbeiten und stoße dabei von Zeit zu Zeit …
2013-03-28: Cable organisation for the female neat freak and the male neat freak who's comfortable with his sexuality (and everybody else, too) I love music and I’m a podcast addict. That’s why I carry earphones with me everywhere. …
2013-03-27: I was a guest host on the International Mac Podcast #239 If you’d like to hear me talk about the current Apple news and what Apple’s competitors …
2013-03-26: ERMAHGERD of the day #2: Forecast.io, a weather site by the developers of the Dark Sky app for iOS The makers of the universally lauded Dark Sky app for iOS, have unveiled their latest project; a …
2013-03-26: ERMAHGERD of the day #1: Twitterrific 5 for iOS gains support for push notifications My favourite Twitter client for iOS received an update today. Among a slew of smaller and larger …
2013-03-23: Version 1.2 update for Apple's podcast application makes it competitive, finally Yesterday Apple bumped its podcast fetching application to version 1.2. Compared to the …
2013-03-21: Why Google Keep is less likely to die quickly than Google Reader Jim Dalrymple linked to a piece by Om Malik regarding Google's new note taking/saving service called …
2013-03-21: FUD: Wind Turbine Syndrome Well who would have thought, that the ‘wind turbine syndrome’ is complete and utter FUD? Oh wait, …
2013-03-15: A few words of wisdom from Darby Lines Some good advice and food for thought on the demise of Google Reader and services in general. GOOGLE …
2013-03-09: Something is missing here I stumbled across this introductory video for Facebook's news feed redesign on Fast Co.Design and …
2013-03-01: Current lossy compression methods for audio are insufficient to fool the human ear Researchers have recently found out that human hearing beats the Fourier Uncertainty Principle, …
2013-03-01: A bleak future for gaming. This is what game studios like EA would love to see: consumers valuing virtual things in virtual …
2013-02-14: Google giving away app buyer data without their knowledge Kelly Stewart on the fact that Google is actively giving away user information (name, email address, …
2013-02-14: A small and useful feature in iTunes 11 iTunes 11 is not a good piece of software. In many places it has made organising your music/media …
2013-02-10: A beer glass specifically designed for IPAs With most things in life, you only realise how complex they are once you step across the …
2013-01-31: I can't stop laughing about this ad I don't like ads. No, scratch that, I hate stupid, uninspired ads. Funny, unexpectedly creative ads …
2013-01-29: Harry Marks's call to action Are you tired of reading utter nonsense from grown children who think Apple has given up? Do you lay …
2013-01-29: This is ridiculous The 23GB Surface Pro The Verge’s Tom Warren: A company spokesperson has confirmed to The Verge …
2013-01-27: The Singer 911 I always loved the design of the classic Porsche 911 (1974 and on), even today I think that the …
2013-01-19: EU Kommision will die Privatisierung der Wasserversorgung vorantreiben Kurzfassung: Die EU Kommission will eine Privatisierung der Wasserversorgung in Europa ermöglichen, …
2013-01-08: Belkin doesn't plan on selling many Thunderbolt Express Docks Andrew Kunesh at Macgasm: Belkin has just dropped eSATA support as well as the price tag of its …
2013-01-07: Kingston announces 1 TB USB3.0 flash drive Apparently Kingston has today announced an USB3.0 flash drive with a whooping 1 TB capacity. …
2013-01-04: Postbox, another non-alternative to Mail.app … but it's not for a lack of trying. A few weeks ago a friend of mine who had recently switched to a …
2012-12-06: Apple to produce a Mac line in the U.S. — Now which one could it be? Remember a few months ago when Tim Cook announced during an Apple keynote that the company would …
2012-12-05: Earth to Mars in three months Keeping my fingers crossed for this to become a reality soon. Imagine how cool it would be to send a …
2012-12-05: Sexism in comics This is a really good attempt by some artists to showcase the sexist manner in which many female …
2012-12-01: Cheetah running in slow motion. Flimed using a 1200 frame per second camera Simply beautiful. via Mike Mitchell
2012-11-01: Where Apple's pricing is way off Now that I'll be reviving my early 2008 MacBook Pro, I remembered that the small detachable plug of …
2012-09-26: Click and Drag XKCD: Click and DragSeriously, just do it.
2012-09-07: Very promising cooler design Anybody who has opened an electronic device once in their life has seen a chip cooler/fan …
2012-08-28: Easily create read-only PDFs in OS X This is something I didn't know. It should come in handy when sending sensitive documents like a …
2012-08-28: I'm just going to leave this here I know this has been around for more than a week, but it is too good not to repost. If you're at all …
2012-08-22: John Welch interviews the Lead Flight Director of NASA's Curiosity John C. Welch of angrymacbastards.com got the chance to interview David Oh, the Lead Flight Director …
2012-08-21: Using a longer passcode on your iOS device Realmac Software has a nice post on their blog, outlining a few tips on how to keep your iOS device …
2012-08-20: Masochistic Chinese learners I’m currently translating two scientific texts that I need for my Master’s …
2012-08-20: The thing that baffles me about assholes like Todd Akin I simply cannot understand how politicians like him have wives that don't divorce them and (grand-) …
2012-08-15: Letters of Note: "This is my son. He speaks Greek." This is my son. He speaks Greek.Amazing letter by the father CNN founder Ted Turner to his …
2012-08-13: Falling Cats First of all; I love this guy's videos. Second of all; science is awesome, even on this scale.
2012-07-27: There's only one thing that works in mobile games marketing During the Game Horizon conference on 27 Jun 2012 Natural Motion CEO Torsten Reil told industry …
2012-07-25: Preparing my Mac mini for Mountain Lion As we've found out yesterday, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is going to be released to the public today. …
2012-07-23: Wer hat das größere? Vor Jahren, zu einer Zeit als die Topmodelle unter den Handys noch solch tolle Namen hatten wie …
2012-07-23: A glimmer of hope on the horizon for Flickr The appointment of Marissa Mayer as Yahoo's new CEO caught almost everybody by surprise. Even more …
2012-07-22: Software customers are stakeholders Peter Cohen of The Loop has a few comments on the whole “Google has bought Sparrow” …
2012-07-20: We really can't have nice things On my way home from work I witnessed the hubbub surrounding Google's acquisition of the fairly …
2012-07-19: Why going cheap isn't necessarily a good thing There is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little …
2012-07-16: An easy mistake to make Every time the frequency of "reports" about rumoured new Apple products starts to increase, the …
2012-07-04: MIT researchers develop all-carbon solar cell that harnesses infrared light About 40 percent of the solar energy reaching Earth’s surface lies in the near-infrared region of …
2012-07-01: Dashboard widgets still worth using Its demise was predicted so many times that some people actually believe the Dashboard is already …
2012-06-20: OWC: MacBook Pro 15 In my post on the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display a few days ago, I wondered how many external …
2012-06-19: Picking up on Harry Marks's questions regarding Microsoft's tablet announcement Harry Marks has posted a nice list of questions on his site Curious Rat, that he was left with after …
2012-06-18: Fever and Reeder 3.0 Reeder 3.0 for the iPhone was released a few days ago, heralded by Federico Viticci's review on …
2012-06-17: Mine is bigger! — Apple's new MacBook Pro with Retina Display This machine is a gigantic, high resolution, unibody middle finger to PC makers. I had time to poke …
2012-06-17: The WWDC 2012 keynote was a massacre Another WWDC keynote in the bag. And what a behemoth of a keynote it has been. Not having had time …
2012-06-07: Hypercritical — Tempus Fugit This is a bit of inside baseball, but funny nonetheless. Hypercritical is one of my favourite …
2012-06-07: Quick app recommendation: CheatSheet 1.0.2 CheatSheet is a nifty little application that lets you quickly review all available keyboard …
2012-06-05: KHAAAAAAN! Teaser trailer for Star Trek 2 (2013). This movie is still about a year away, but I'm already …
2012-06-03: Zack Whittaker is not a journalist THIS IS WHY ZACK WHITTAKER ISN’T A JOURNALISTKelly Stewart showcases why Zack Whittaker is a …
2012-05-25: Decline of the Bullshit Company Earlier today, Harry Marks posted an article on his site rebutting an argument made by Jim Cramer of …
2012-05-23: Great OS X Lion Mail tip at Finer Things in TechIf your main email client is the standard OS X Lion …
2012-05-15: SMS doesn't need to die Yesterday John Gruber linked to an article over at the New York Times, which stated that Facebook's …
2012-05-07: whatthefuckismysocialmediastrategy.com whatthefuckismysocialmediastrategy.comIf you believe that any of these sentences have meaning at …
2012-05-06: Nadyne Richmond on sexism in computer science I encourage everybody to read this post and if you can stomach it, the comments by the misogynistic …
2012-05-06: Radiator for the dinosaur lover I cannot even begin to tell you how amazing this is and how much I want it! Radiators a such a …
2012-05-06: The stuff of childhood dreams APOD: 2012 April 18 - The Flight Deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour: Explanation: What would it be like …
2012-05-06: This totally doesn't look like the same thing, right? Sebastiaan de With: Samsung Galaxy S III (announced today) on the right, iPhone 4S (2011) on the …
2012-05-06: This is why carriers will continue to prefer Anroid based phones It should really come as no surprise to anyone. Interesting datum: Google keeps 5% of Android (aka …
2012-05-06: A very thorough list of .osx system preferencesUseful if you’re looking for some terminal …
2012-04-28: Podcast recommendation: inThirty Episode 3: SkyBoxDriveSyncCloudDrop If you’re trying to …
2012-04-22: Nick Denton wants to monetise flamewars on the internet more effectively David Chartier on Nick Denton's plans to reinvent online comments and publishing alongside it: …
2012-04-09: Once again XKCD amazes with a great illustration. Clicking through is not an option, it’s a must! …
2012-03-23: My take on splash screens in iOS games Another article I wrote for macgasm.net
2012-03-22: Review: Remarks by ReaddleReaddle recently updated its new note taking app Remarks. I took a look at …
2012-03-22: On dealing with SPAM emails in iCloudIt’s one of the areas Apple needs to improve.
2012-03-21: This is so beautiful. Makes me want to become an astronaut, or at least move far north. Found on …
2012-03-07: The 3rd generation iPad — implications for gamers and game console producersI wrote a short post on …
2012-03-03: Visual Idiot · Every Mobile Social App Site, EverApt and accurate. Via Curious Rat
2012-02-14: I know this video is a bit older, but I thought I’d post it again, simply because daylight saving …
2012-02-11: Dear startups and other relevant parties: It's 2012. It is no longer ok to chartier: Not offer a way to download our data in some sort of a standard, transparent, and at least …
2012-02-09: The state of Apple’s platform lock-inI’ve written a piece for macgasm, outlining the current …
2012-02-01: How to make Twitter’s favourites more usefulSomething I wrote for macgasm.net, that’s been …
2012-01-31: Facebook Timeline Privacy Tips On February 7th Facebook’s timeline feature will go live for all users. what used to be an opt-in …
2012-01-31: I found this video thanks to Glenn Fleishman and he really sums it up best: This 10-minute Hobbit …
2012-01-26: The UK gives you a brand-new way to infringe copyright with pictures Harry Marks on his website Curious Rat: From Amateur Photographer: <p>Photographers who …
2012-01-25: Mac OS X is weird sometimes Over the last two days a bug in OS X Lion has been driving me crazy: My 2011 Mac mini simply …
2012-01-20: I wrote a few posts for Macgasm.net … and I hope there will be many more :) Here’s the link to my author profile on the site.
2012-01-19: I don't want booth babes. There’s a nice and very sensible post on The Loop regarding booth babes at trade shows (like …
2012-01-05: John Welch on the 'no comments on my blog' brouhaha John Welch on the ‘no comments on my blog’ brouhahaHe hits the nail square on the head …
2012-01-05: When and how I attibute Stephen Hackett had a nice post up on his site about how and when to attribute content or links to …
2012-01-03: Curious Rat - An Observation A quote from the post: You can preach all you want about rooting your phone and hacking your tablet …
2012-01-02: The Mother of all Hot Wheels Tracks — 512 Pixels Click through to Stephen’s site for the link to this video, you won’t regret it. My thought during …
2012-01-02: Post-PC era, indeed – Wind on a LeafDavid Chartier recounting a story that happened during a recent …
2012-01-02: What the Original iPhone Teaches About a 4G-Equipped iPhone — 512 PixelsGreat article by Stephen …
2011-12-21: You need to watch this, now: The first trailer for the HobbitSeriously, it’s awesome and I want it …
2011-12-09: Twitter's new language How many times have you been to a product website and seen big bold letters proclaiming that you can …
2011-12-07: Rick Perry's intentional weaponisation of religious freedom jwisser: Rick Perry: I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian, but you don’t need to be in …
2011-12-07: Don't Be A Free User - Pinboard Blog Don’t Be A Free User - Pinboard Blogchartier: Maciej Ceglowski, calling the “start a free web …
2011-12-04: Doug Drexler on the building of the Bajoran Interceptor BridgeA few great photos and some commentary …
2011-12-03: Sasha Grey on educationPlease follow the link to Jonas Wisser’s blog.He posted a quote from Sasha …
2011-12-01: First impressions: Infinity Blade 2 Yesterday the sequel to ‘Infinity Blade’ by Epic Games was released. The initial reviews on gaming …
2011-11-08: CrunchFund? No Matter What You Call It, It’s Business as Usual in SV. - Kara Swisher - Media - …
2011-11-08: Toward Better Master Passwords | Agile BlogGreat advice, well worth a read.
2011-11-08: → A Strange Sort of Prison, a Strange Sort of FreedomHarry McCracken on some pundits’s feelings …
2011-11-08: Red Sweater Blog – Open Source ObligationsThe problems that result from a false sense of …
2011-11-07: The original iPod, 10 years later: a re-reviewTimeless design is timeless.
2011-11-07: On Nokia’s Windows PhonesI share Harry Marks’s sentiment towards Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 …
2011-11-07: The understatement: Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support[Schandroidfreude] Oh my! …
2011-11-07: Richard Stallman is pretty much insane Richard Stallman is pretty much insaneThis might be beating a dead horse, but it’s just too much …
2011-11-06: David Chartier on Shit work and technocentrism David Chartier on Shit work and technocentrismchartier: Zach Holman: The problem with shit work is …
2011-11-05: “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the …
2011-11-04: Scientists manage to disarm the AIDS virus's attack on the immune system yuize: Scientists Disarm AIDS Virus’ Attack on Immune System http://t.co/05eNiyqk Amazing stuff. …
2011-11-04: David Chartier: An unordered list of words that have lost all meaning chartier: Thanks to software trends, pop culture, entitled customers, the tech press, and the next …
2011-10-13: I just saw this video on the brilliant German Apple site fscklog. It shows a new way to navigate …
2011-10-12: Jim Dalrymple’s review of the new iPhone 4SGreat and to-the-point review of the new iPhone 4S, …
2011-10-06: Goodbye Steve Jobs I know this will sound stupid to some people, but it feels like a friend has died. I’ve never met …
2011-10-05: David Chartier: Apple's fall from grace - BGR David Chartier: Apple’s fall from grace - BGRchartier: Zach Epstein: But an interesting …
2011-10-05: The Topolsky Spin — The Angry DrunkAnother handy law to invoke when discussing tech news and …
2011-10-05: This was pretty much my initial reaction after the Event yesterday, just check the post below this one. It hasn’t changed much since then, but after reading up on the iPhone 4S and all the improvements, I …
2011-10-04: I followed the event on Twitter, Arstechnica.com and Macworld.com (as long as their live blogs were …
2011-09-22: Neven Mrgan's tumbl: Labeling the Back button Neven Mrgan’s tumbl: Labeling the Back buttonmrgan: Most “deep” apps require some amount of …
2011-09-22: “I never use anyone else’s products. I never do a competitive matrix, ever. My entire life, …
2011-09-09: TUAW: Conan O’Brien parodies iPhone 5 “loss”The bad thing is, this is what devoted …
2011-09-09: In which we betray our gender – GABBY’S PLAYHOUSEI really wish this wasn’t true
2011-09-01: Effects of the TouchPad fire sale on RIM's PlayBook Curious Rat: First the TouchPad, Now the PlayBook is On Sale Via Electronista: Best Buy hinted at …
2011-09-01: "The Loop" gets a major redesign “The Loop”, my favourite Mac-centric site on the web has just received a major redesign. Jim …
2011-09-01: In case there was any doubt about Michael Arringtons non-existent integrity In case there was any doubt about Michael Arringtons non-existent integrityThis is an actual quote …
2011-08-11: grindlebone: beautifulonfire: kayleelauren: fuckyeahthe-hunger-games: sex-and-sensuality: …
2011-08-02: Great tear down by Craig Grannell of Timothy B. Lee’s nearsighted Forbes piece, “Why Google is …
2011-07-30: I couldn’t be happier to see Future publishing take down this vile parasite.Anybody who …
2011-07-27: Oh that's just precious So, I contacted a company that produces in ear monitors three times over the last two years, with …
2011-07-26: Large Hadron May Have Uncovered Higgs Boson Large Hadron May Have Uncovered Higgs Bosonparislemon: It’s just the “God Particle”. The particle …
2011-07-24: No one is safe – How the editor of Windows magazine became an Apple fanboy I don’t usually link to Cult of Mac, but this article merits an exception. Mike Elgan, former editor …
2011-07-24: Craig Hockenberry: The Rise and Fall of the Independent Developer In this blog post Craig Hockenberry comments on the latest developments in the software licensing …
2011-07-21: I have trouble deciding which Mac mini to buy I’m having trouble figuring out which Mac mini to buy, …
2011-07-15: Harry Potter is all about confronting fears, finding inner strength, and doing what is right in the …
2011-07-14: How Apple would approach making a TV In the latest episode of Angry Mac Bastards, John Welch, Darby Lines and their lovely guest Kelly …
2011-07-12: grindlebone: A little kid meeting his first gay couple. Sorta touching… The kid talks to the two …
2011-07-12: Bowers & Wilkins announced a new ear canal phones named “C5” today. They sport a few interesting …
2011-07-12: Computer Scientists Create ‘light Field Camera’ Banishing Fuzzy PhotosIf you’re …
2011-07-12: Jason Snell’s review of the HP TouchPad Best review of HP’s competitor to the iPad out there.I’m …
2011-07-12: “I use Apple products because they work, it’s that simple“ Really nice story by Jim …
2011-07-11: CBS releases Star Trek PADD application The application provides access to the StarTrek.com database using an authentic LCARS interface. …
2011-07-11: Coffee: The greatest addiction ever Really nice video by Colin Grey on the reasons for the above …
2011-07-07: From the "Are you freaking kidding me?" Department: jwisser: roflcoffee: marmalade-chainsaw: TRIGGER WARNING; RANT AHEAD Okay, I am fucking sorry …
2011-07-05: Shout-out: "Pleco" Chinese Dictionary for iOS Shout-out: “Pleco” Chinese Dictionary for iOSA quick shout-out to the makers of one of …
2011-07-01: 4th of July app discounts incoming 4th of July app discounts incomingIt looks like Gameloft has kicked-off the application discount …
2011-07-01: “Angry Birds influence: daughter now uses expression “killing two pigs with one bird” …
2011-06-22: And there I was actually considering these And there I was actually considering thesePrompted by Marco Arment’s review of the Sennheiser …
2011-06-21: The Macalope: Weekend ruined The Macalope: Weekend ruined Too funny. Catherine Noyes is incredibly narrow-minded.
2011-06-21: Consumers have to be educated Yesterday John Gruber wrote a short article about the imminent release of the HP TouchPad. He argues …
2011-06-21: “If you’re a masochist, or someone who simply likes buying dead technology, the Nokia N9 …
2011-06-18: Things I look forward to in Harry Potter 7.2 I’m quite excited for the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.I was a late …
2011-06-17: The second trailer for the second half of Harry Potter 7 hit the intertubes yesterday. I can’t …
2011-06-06: Glenn Fleishman: Malware episode puts Mac users on notice This article neatly sums-up the “MacDefender situation”: The best protection against malware and …
2011-06-05: The Future of NetNewsWire: An Interview With Brent Simmons and Black Pixel’s Daniel Pasco I greatly admire Brent Simmons and his work. NetNewsWire has been my goto RSS reader since I …
2011-06-04: Andy Ihnatko: Things you can do to make your website unusable I recently wrote a paper on sensory …
2011-06-02: Doctors and dentists tell patients, “all your review are belong to us” (Week in tech: …
2011-05-26: Leaving in a Huff
2011-05-25: The three reasons behind Google's frothing hatred of software version numbers, sanity chartier: Google’s large enough No one (or at least no one with enough clout) has taken Google to …
2011-05-25: Daring Fireball Linked List: Barnes & Noble’s New Nook This looks like a genuinely great device. …
2011-05-25: Boom — The Angry Drunk His analysis is spot-on and it’s going to be interesting to see what happens …
2011-05-24: Yahoo Mail beautified, still not useful Yahoo released the latest iteration of the Yahoo Mail website to the public. It looks nice and is …
2011-05-24: Daring Fireball Linked List: Android Market’s New Movie Rental Service Blocked From Rooted …
2011-05-24: LCARS Lock & Home Wallpapers by Gedeon Maheux I’m a huge Star Trek fan and this was an …
2011-05-21: Keys to the Cloud Castle
2011-05-19: “If you’re a Christian who supports killing your enemies and torture, you have to come up with a new …
2011-05-19: Der Heise Verlag ist toll! Seit knapp zwölf Jahren abonniere und lese ich die c’t. Mit der Bestellung des iPad 2 wollte …
2011-05-18: Missing the Point — The Angry Drunk Missing the Point — The Angry DrunkGreat post by Darby Lines summarising the problems around …
2011-05-17: Every ‘Mac vs. PC’ Ad in chronological order Adweek has put together a blog post, …
2011-05-16: Lego wallpaper for your Mac or iOS device by Louie Mantia Lego wallpaper for your Mac or iOS device by Louie MantiaLouie Mantia is one of my favourite icon …
2011-05-16: Four Months After Approving NBC Buyout, FCC Commissioner Becomes Comcast Lobbyist Despicable. But …
2011-05-14: Flash Player for Mac 10.3 adds preference pane Flash Player for Mac 10.3 adds preference paneWell done Adobe! Before this the preferences of the …
2011-05-14: Apple needs to press play on Game Center
2011-05-11: On fragmentation, Google still comes up short against Apple (Google vs. Apple on fragmentation)(via …
2011-05-11: From iPad to Xoom
2011-05-11: Opinion: Magic Mouse vs. Magic Trackpad
2011-05-11: Neven Mrgan’s tumbl: What folder is that app in?Great idea by Neven Mrgan in how to improve …
2011-05-10: Andy Ihnatko on Microsoft's purchase of Skype Andy Ihnatko on Microsoft’s purchase of SkypeMr. Ihnatko hit all the points in this piece, it …
2011-05-08: For tablets to succeed mainstream: Consumers simply must “get it” | ZDNet
2011-05-07: On eBook Pricing
2011-05-06: Daring Fireball: Wolf!Debunking FUD one year at a time, without writing more than one word yourself. …
2011-05-02: The truth about Android vs. iPhone market share
2011-04-26: Why does Apple hate… mrgan: The following are real Google results for “Why does Apple hate”. They’re all blog or forum …
2011-04-19: To upgrade, or not?
2011-04-18: Ok, this is kinda cool. The white iPad 2 is capable of TRON-like light effects. via fscklog
2011-04-13: Over the last few days Jim Dalrymple of The Loop has written a few pieces on the rather strange …
2011-04-13: Name your podcast episodes carefully – 52 Tiger Name your podcast episodes carefully – 52 TigerDave Caolo on the pitfalls of long podcast episode …
2011-04-13: The skill of strategy analysis: Uncovering company priorities
2011-04-12: The Macalope Weekly: The Noyes machine
2011-04-11: What it's like to share an article from one of these iPad magazines mrgan: Hey Dan, I was just reading an interesting piece in that new iPad magazine. I think you’d …
2011-04-11: “When people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.” — Austin …
2011-04-11: fan•boy |ˈfanˌboi| marco: noun informal derogatory: a term used to describe people who bought a product that competes …
2011-04-07: Great ad campaign! Reminds me of my childhood, when great parts of my monthly allowance were spent …
2011-04-07: Great discussion between Jim Dalrymple and one of his friends. Be sure to check out the comments, …
2011-04-04: The Macalope Weekly Special Edition: Fools of the Year
2011-04-02: thedailywhat: This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons visits Zimbabwe each …
2011-04-02: Fraser Speirs: Stop Lying Fraser Speirs: Stop LyingIn this blog post Fraser Speirs — programmer, teacher and “Apple …
2011-03-31: Google are a bunch of lying hypocrites Google are a bunch of lying hypocritesThe linked article outlines the reason I much rather spend my …
2011-03-25: Horace Dediu translates RIM’s tablet platform app strategy for management-speak to English Horace Dediu translates RIM’s tablet platform app strategy for management-speak to EnglishThis is …
2011-03-25: 'Real Racing 2 HD' will get 1080p Video output ‘Real Racing 2 HD’ will get 1080p Video outputThis is some seriously interesting stuff: …
2011-03-24: Review: iPad 2 is not revolutionary, but it is great - Chicago Sun-Times Review: iPad 2 is not revolutionary, but it is great - Chicago Sun-Times
2011-03-24: Call Me Fishmeal.: Celebrating Betrand Serlet and Craig Federighi Call Me Fishmeal.: Celebrating Betrand Serlet and Craig Federighi
2011-03-21: Ad-companies angered by mobile Safari's default blocking of third party cookies Ad-companies angered by mobile Safari’s default blocking of third party cookiesFrom the …
2011-03-20: “It’s offensive” vs. “I’m offended”. This is something people …
2011-03-18: Sometimes I want to hit myself with a shovel This is one of these situations. I signed up for Pinboard.in, a bookmarking service, that’s …
2011-03-18: BlackBerry is the new Palm Pilot
2011-03-18: The first working tablet on RIM property The first working tablet on RIM propertyJim Dalrymple of loopinsight.com visited RIM’s east …
2011-03-18: Satellite Photos - Japan Before and After Tsunami Satellite Photos - Japan Before and After TsunamiTruly horrific. Found on daringfireball.net
2011-03-13: Podcast recommendation: On Apple and rumours Podcast recommendation: On Apple and rumoursJoshua Schnell recently spoke to Jim Dalrymple and …
2011-03-10: Service: Download files from URLs Service: Download files from URLsNeat little time saver: If you don’t keep a browser open all …
2010-12-10: heise online - VGA-Buchse zum Aussterben verurteilt Hat ja auch lange genug gedauert was VGA angeht.
2010-11-05: heise online - Rückgaberecht im Versandhandel: Ausprobieren ohne Wertersatz Die Implikationen für …
2010-11-03: Oh mein Gott Wer einmal die hässlichen gelben Reisszähne unseres Bildungssystem sehen möchte, soll sich in die …
2010-10-23: Zug fahren am Samstagmorgen Ich verabscheue Zugreisen morgens und vormittags an Samstagen. In jedem verdammten Abteil sitzen …
2010-10-22: Vodafone veröffentlicht Preise für das iPhone 4 Es ist schön zu sehen, dass meine Vermutungen bestätigt wurden und Vodafone genauso begriffsstutzig …
2010-10-19: Tweet von @yuize RUMOR: 10.7 garfield hat neuen lasagne compiler und macht 10x leckeren spaghetti code” yuize …
2010-07-25: In sozialen Netzwerken wird weniger gelogen als angenommen In sozialen Netzwerken wird weniger gelogen als angenommenLaut einer aktuellen Studie lässt sich …
2010-07-17: Die Sueddeutsche ignoriert Kritik genauso sehr wie Apple Die Sueddeutsche ignoriert Kritik genauso sehr wie AppleIn diesem Artikel wird eindrucksvoll …
2010-07-02: Bis dann Telekom, hallo o2 Soeben habe ich der Telekom die Kündigung für meinen iPhone-Vertrag per Fax zugeschickt, mit …
2010-07-01: Zeit bald als DRM freies ePub Soeben durfte ich erfahren, dass die Macher der Zeit an einer digitalen Version der Wochenzeitung …