This was ok. It was mainly interesting because of how it was âfilmedâ: completely through computer UI. And it was suspenseful. But in the end story didnât make a whole lot of sense.
đŹ Searching
I still wish more people/bands/utilities/companies/restaurants had RSS feeds, so this wouldnât even be necessary.
Oh, sweet: NetNewsWire â my RSS reader of choice â added the ability to subscribe to Twitter timelines.
đ§ Only Ghosts â Red Fang
I recently came across their remarkable videos again. While a while back I mostly listened to their debut and âMurder the Mountainsâ, this time Iâm givinâ their latest output a few spins. And I am not disappointed!
Videos are now served via HTTPS. This fixes playback in Google Chrome. For now, I uploaded a manually generated Letâs Encrypt certificate to my HostEurope webspace for that subdomain. So now, videos should finally be working for most people!
Gestern auf die âHeavy Metalâ-Playlist von Amazon Music gestoĂen. Als erstes kommt Iron Maiden, dann Metallica, und danach â natĂŒrlich â als drittes â ganz klar â gleiche Liga! â âŠ
⊠Guano Apes! đ€·ââïž
Argh! I didnât know Chrome doesnât allow mixed content (HTTPS + HTTP) anymore. So, I should get SSL sorted for my newly created videos.danielpietzsch.com subdomain.
Update: Sorted!
Das Kind hat woanders ĂŒbernachtet. Endlich mal wieder in Ruhe Sonntagmorgens im Wohnzimmer Death Metal hören.
đŹ The Godfather Part 3
I think Part 3 was a great movie. The story probably wasnât as enthralling as in the other two, so I think I agree with most critics itâs the least favourite film of the trilogy. But the whole opera bit at the end, that scream (!), and the end scene were very much worth it.
We got tested for Corona virus today. The results were negative.
In Germany you can currently get one free test every week. While we thought itâs pretty unlikely weâre infected, we thought it couldnât hurt taking advantage of this (after all, we do occasionally meet a few people).
We used âMein Corona Schnelltestâ, and the whole process â registration, test, and test result retrieval â was quick and straightforward. Our test centre was set up in a mall where a shop used to be. I thought itâs worth sharing these two photos.
đŹ Adamâs Apples
This was trying too hard being bizarre. Itâs tricky to make a bizarre movie. And in this case it didnât do it for me. I think it also wanted to be funny. I didnât agree very often (and the jokes sometimes went too far for me). Great cast, though.
đ Fixing video sharing
How I now host video files outside of GitLab Pages
đ„ âCrystal Mountainâ Guitar Cover
My cover of Deathâs âCrystal Mountainâ.
I wanted to try out recording myself â both video and audio â and see how it goes. The playing is far from perfect, but Iâm reasonably ok with the take. It was a first take after all, just to try out this sort of thing. I simply hit re...
đŹ The Godfather Part 2
Part 2 is on par with part 1, sharing the same minor criticism and major praise. Loved the background story about Vito Corleoneâs life and how he became the âoriginalâ Godfather.
đŹ The Godfather
Itâs a little intimidating to write about such a classic. But I agree itâs a great movie. Story, atmosphere, the filming, set design and costumes, acting: all superb. The only negative thing I can say, is that I sometimes found it difficult following the plot, with its many characters and all this macho mafia business.
Overall, though, itâs a classic for a reason!
This also mustâve been one of most explicitly violent movies at the time. And I found it amusing that I didnât recognise Al Pacino and Robert Duvall at first, because Iâm used to their much older faces from much more recent films.
đ My sporadic and minimalist darkroom
How I use our little bathroom to make gelatin silver prints.
đŹ The Dead Don't Die
I came to appreciate Jim Jarmuschâs movies in recent years. But this was boring. The âChardonnayâ-scene was the only funny one. Well, and Iggy Pop as Zombie wasnât too bad. But that was by far not enough to save the film. And it sure had potential with all those terrific actors. No, Iâm sorry.
đ§ Wolverine Blues â Entombed
The recent death of singer LG Petrov prompted me to listen to this marvel again.
Itâs the Entombed album I listen(ed) to. Itâs so damn heavy and the drumming immediately brings me in a good mood. Just listen to the title track. Banger!
đ§ The Sound Of Perseverance (Reissue) â Death
đŹ The Party
A rewatch. Still very funny. 70 minutes hilariously well spent! And bonus points for being in b/w.