Reflecting on everyday life in a few words.
Once again, we just had free, fair and secret elections. This can not be emphazied enough.
March 17, 2024 — Elections
A few days ago, I had a million-dollar idea. Maybe.
February 24, 2024 — Million-dollar idea
„I left my settings app in the other room yesterday“ — Jason Snell, sixcolors.com
Who needs standing desks when you can put each app in a different room and run around the apartment all day?
February 04, 2024 — Vision Pro
Reading ‘Getting Real’ by Basecamp on how to build successful web apps. So many good quotes, it’s impossible to choose. This is the way. Or is it?
January 27, 2024 — Getting Real
Some days, you just try to get from one cappuccino to the next.
January 13, 2024 — Cappuccino
Sorry, I must join in. Baldur’s Gate 3 is the most impressive and comprehensive RPG I’ve ever played. No matter what perspective you have, be it as a player, developer, designer, writer—it’s a masterpiece.
I hope it leaves a mark in the industry, especially for Triple-A productions, as a showcase of previously inconceivable creative work and freedom, and a publisher that isn’t focused on maximizing profit.
December 30, 2023 — Baldur’s Gate
It’s fascinating how people’s attitudes to punctuality differ.
Even with two kids, we are usually plus/minus two minutes ‘on time’. We don’t compromise to achieve this. It’s an essential part of our organization and logistics.
Time is the most valuable thing each one of us has. I try to respect other people’s time.
December 30, 2023 — On time
Seven hours. That’s the amount of sleep I need to function… pretty well. It’s way less than how long I would sleep without kids, though.
Add another seven for work, and seven more for family life organization. That’s 21 hours to keep it all running, and leaves up to three hours a day to spend however I want.
That right there. That’s privilege. Prosperity. And when I’m old and wrinkled, I’ll reflect on how I spent those three hours every day.
December 14, 2023 — Three hours
“Internet providers sell connections by capacity, but the difference between streaming a 4K movie 30 times faster than you can watch it versus five times faster than you can watch it isn’t particularly important.”
— Mitchell Clark, theverge.com
December 10, 2023 — Faster internet
Water falling from the sky is great. Seriously. I don’t mind. You do you.
But… what’s the point of doing it for two weeks straight? And why the fuck can’t you stick to your schedule like everybody else!?
October 29, 2023 — Rain
Starting a new job as a product designer. Will it be as fulfilling as I hope it to be? Who knows. For now, it feels like the perfect match.
And it will certainly open new doors in the future, in a field I feel so deeply connected to.
October 12, 2023 — New chapter
The new Live Sticker feature of iOS 17 is just incredible. Finally, having kids (or pets) makes sense again!
October 06, 2023 — Live Sticker
Back in my second hometown. Feeling nostalgic.
Living in the old town is something special. You just walk out the door, and everything meaningful is a five-minute stroll away—like locally roasted coffee or homemade pie.
August 24, 2023 — Lübeck
Taking some time off with the kids (5 and 1). Planning and logistics are so crucial to make relaxing holidays actually possible. I don’t think childless couples realize that.
A few more years and it will be much easier. Well, at least the logistics part.
August 18, 2023 — Vacation with kids
I rely way too much on random peoples cranky opinion.
August 17, 2023 — Google reviews
On this blog, my website and other personal documents, I’m currently using this color palette: a slightly-off white for background, a dark green-black for text and moss-grey for sub-text, and a bright orange for interaction.
I let the orange start with .5 opacity for dynamic/animation. The palette also works in dark mode by flipping ‘text’ and ‘background’ color.
August 14, 2023 — Color palette