Getting back into photography
I'm trying to get back into photography, but it's typically a hobby that triggers my perfectionism too much. I am not happy with any photo I take, that's why I stopped about 11–12 years ago.
This time, I'm trying to be
Maaike Brinkhof
Being erratic
This has honestly been the question that I've been dealing with for almost my entire life: How to live when my "output" is so erratic? How to make "the most" of my life? (A question that makes me slightly ill just by writing it
Walking is magic
Sometimes a planned event is all you need to kick your ass into gear. This seems to be what is happening to me at the moment. I'll be walking the latter half of the West Highland Way with a friend in September, which is awesome because it means
July 1st, 2025
It's July 1st, that means half the year has passed. That means we're nearing the end of the first quarter of the 21st century.
In the year 2000, we didn't have the Euro yet! And I also was a clueless teenager, a measly 14
Pen and paper are superior to your AI bullshit.
There are currently 5 notebooks on my desk. Actually, I'm lying! There are 7 notebooks on my desk if you count the 2 Rhodia scratch pads I use for throw-away notes.
If there's one thing that "AI" and the general enshittifcation of modern tech
LLM circle jerking
Let me use a viral image for once, yeah?
I made the mistake of browsing LinkedIn after my 2-week holiday, and boy, was I absolutely ASSAULTED with "oh my god, AI is so useful", "oh my gawd, AI made me a 10x engineer", "omg, AI
Humanity hates people.
We could have made our environment welcoming to cyclists and pedestrians, but we didn't. A car centric environment is the norm in many parts of the world, making it dangerous to be outside if you cannot or do not want to drive a car. Cars are getting bigger