Maybe I am old and stupid enough to think about how we could have a truly decentralized way to connect socially online, without platforms.

I updated my Appbar Color Wizard Chrome extension and added a color picker for sites that just don’t provide meaningful colors. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/appbar-color-wizard/dlgdlhkhgegcpdccljgbeejdegnidfhf

I think I need a new license for all of my software stuff. Low to mid income individuals can use for free. Mid income are encouraged to donate. High income must pay. Tiny businesses can use for free, others must pay. AI training and other use is prohibited unless agreed upon. Software must not […]

Könnte der @rstockm mal aufhören sein Gear Aquisition Syndrome in der @freakshow auszuleben? Ich will gerade alle Kabel weg werfen und neue kaufen. https://amzn.to/3JZqZfn

I just discovered there is a type of audio plug I was not aware of and I don’t really understand why it exists: Mini XLR. Does anybody know why this exists, other than capitalism?

There are so many topics I want to publish. Apple Reminder to Google Tasks sync script, my Kanban Board, WhatsApp backup viewer etc etc etc.

Was ist eigentlich der Street-Name für: „Gezielt Dinge die es als kommerzielle Produkte gibt als kostenlos und open Source anbieten“?

It is unbelievable what browsers can do these days. Like a little html page that loads a WhatsApp backup sqlite file directly and shows the messages while being searchable.

On the bright side: the current “EVE thermo” thermostats are much quieter than the older ones I own. I am confident those won’t wake me up in the middle of the night.

I really like independent software development aka side projects. I would do it full time if I didn’t have to worry about money, since I don’t like selling.

Is this legal?

With agentic AI, I now know how product owners must feel, when working with nerds.

Why build tools, if a new tool is just one prompt away?

A post to sort my thoughts. In project work I need different things to stay organized - A quick way to communicate with all participants (no private chats outside). But chat should not be used for documentation - A collaborative place for permanent documentation (that is always up to date) […]

RE: https://social.linux.pizza/@latenightowl/115583403324505126 These memes are getting out of hand, but in an accurate way

Ein Kollektiv das ich zusammenschließt und sich Basic Produkte vornimmt, die jeder Haushalt braucht. Diese werden Non-Profit produziert und verkauft. Zahlen komplett transparent. Keine Werbung. Kein Bullshit. Oder dann doch ein Fund, der Bewegungen in der Richtung unter seine Fittiche nimmt (wie […]

I might have built a kanban app.

Software development is dead.

Ich hab’ ehrlich gesagt keine Lust mehr auf so glattgebügelte selbstverliebte Silicon-Valley Menschen, die mit dem viertausendsten Heilsversprechen erzählen wieso ihr Framework/Produkt/Vision/Browser/AI die Welt rettet, oder zumindest mein Leben verbessert. Ich hab Lust auf merkwürdige Gedichte […]

When you see sighted people waiting for a pedestrian traffic light to go green and not walking when that happens because dirstraction, you realize, accessibility features are for everyone.

Leute die ihre Alexa so nahe an eine Wand stellen, dass es rein theoretisch möglich ist sie aus der Nachbarwohnung zu bedienen…

I forgot I made a shirt with the MagSafe symbol until I sold one today 😅 https://cottonbureau.com/p/QK36A2/shirt/magsafe-symbol-t-shirt

It would be so cool if we had a technical solution to stay up to date with sites we like, without social networks or walled gardens… oh wait. #rss

I was very productive today. I implemented a subtle animated background for my startpage, which I did not roll out and I implemented a like function for my blog posts which I did not roll out.

Today is one of those days where I listen to music I helped compose 20 years ago and ask myself if this could have been something big, if the circumstances were different.

I am working on a mobile view for https://contrast-ratio.org

Somebody please explain the psychological principle behind declining motivation for a todo after it is part of a todo list to me.

Has anybody ever seen a comparison of semantics / roles in HTML vs. iOS + Android?

🫴 🤌 > “For performance reasons, Flutter's web accessibility is not on by default.” https://docs.flutter.dev/ui/accessibility/web-accessibility

How can people just use Google Calendar? I mean it works, but it looks so cluttered and noisy compared to lets say Apple calendar.

Not too bad. https://moritzglantz.de/mastodon-hidden-post-stats/

LLMs in the hands of someone who knows what they’re doing can be the often quoted “bicycle for the mind”. In the hands of someone who doesn’t, they’re a unicycle on ice.

Follow along focus highlight, now with just CSS! Possible with the help of anchor positioning. Très cool! https://codepen.io/t_afif/pen/ByjgRgM

What do you do on an evening with too much caffeine inside of you? YES! You build a metronome web app, because you did not like the available ones. https://moritzglantz.de/metronome/

Sorry for venting, but the 26 Apple OSes are unbearable. Full of bugs, all out of a sudden my phone feels unresponsive and so much ui confusion where there used to be clarity. And what for? Designer circle jerk?

Die Vergangenheit hat angerufen, sie möchte ihre Zukunft zurück. 🤪

Professionelle Nörgler, also eigentlich **alle**, die irgendwie Consulting machen, ohne direkt was anzufassen.

What do you do on an evening with too much caffeine inside of you? YES! You build a metronome web app, because you did not like the available ones. https://moritzglantz.de/metronome/

Ich konnt’s mal wieder nicht lassen und musste was bauen. Weil, wenn man eine Metronom App braucht, lädt man sich keine runter. Man baut eine neue.

Podcastlos.

What has the web ever done for us?

Sometimes I secretly use strange CSS units or obscure HTML elements just for someone to call me out for it in the future. But it never happened. Apparently way less people look at your code than you might think.

Ever wondered how many posts your Mastodon filters actually hide? And by which keywords? I built a little browser based tool, that shows you some stats about that: https://moritzglantz.de/mastodon-hidden-post-stats/

Manchmal hätte ich gerne eine Statistik, wie viele Mastodon Posts durch meine Filter verborgen werden.

If you say you translate from English to German and use a translation tool and don’t proofread everything, I will find out.

Ich denke recht oft an Lukas Podolski und seine Entscheidung nach Bayern München zu gehen.

Don’t use LLMs if your task requires exact numbers. Just don’t.

Let’s say I built a minimalist single file behavior tracker that tracks if you did something like eating fruit every day and comes with achievements and 365 day overview. Would this be of any interest, or can it stay on my hard drive?

I know I’ve said it before, but it warms my heart that you are all here and even read the stuff I write. ❤️

The redesign of the start page of my website is almost finished. Nothing fancy, took two years for a simple page. How can I motivate me to do the last 20%?