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Emanuel Schwarz
Appreciation
From Craig Mod in Ridgeline: Back to the movies: When a movie ends in Japan, a miraculous, truly miraculous, almost otherworldly thing happens — nobody moves. The credits roll. The lights stay off. Nary a smartphone light can be seen. I went to MI:7 (FUN) last week and the IMAX
Read moreTears of the Kingdom – Review
So, I finally finished the game. And what a game it was! It is rare that I come across truly outstanding video-games. "The Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild" – the direct predecessor to Tears – was such a game for me: It completely changed what I expect
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TP-7
I have been sending Teenage Engineering's new "TP–7 Field Recorder" to a bunch of people today. My friend Phil reminded me that I could blog about such products. My guess is that he was annoyed that I'm sending him unsolicited stuff like this
Read moreAugmented Thinking
From "Why Chatbots Are Not the Future": There's an ongoing trend pushing towards continuous consumption of shorter, mind-melting content. Have a few minutes? Stare at people putting on makeup on TikTok. Winding down for sleep? A perfect time to doomscroll 180-character hot takes on
Read moreThe messiest state
From Alexander Obenauer's Lab Notes 35: "It isn’t good enough for our systems to be capable of beautifully perfect organizations; we will find their messiest allowable state at some point." I love that term: The "messiest allowable state". Thinking about the perfect user
Read moreSterile Art
Translated from the german newspaper Die Zeit: "(...) In fact, we should be living in a golden age for wild, rebellious, and subversive art. Finally, there are conventions, linguistic regulations, prohibition signs, the right morality and customs, that can be violated - and as bearers of the moral of progress, a
Read moreSparrow Solitaire for Playdate
I'm still very much in love with my Playdate – even though I don't use it much at the moment. After the initial joy of getting and exploring a new game every week and seeing who can get the highes scores in Whitewater Wipeout (great game!), things
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