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On Wednesday, February 11th at 7pm - 8:30pm UK time I am hosting an event I’m calling the “Software Design Meetup” online. This meetup is for anyone interested in the design of software and technology. In particular, if you are fascinated by the question "How do we design be...

Dark Visitors is now Known Agents.

A very interesting name change … 🤔
https://knownagents.com/

Adobe Re-Animate 😁

I just sprayed contact cleaner into the door switch and … it worked! 🤯🥳

HEEELP, @davatron5000 !!

“The tumble dryer simply doesn’t recognize anymore that the door is closed. Changing the door contact only takes a few minutes,“ they said … 😂

“Actually, ChatGPT says …”

Is LLMsplaining a thing?

(🤫 And there might be a discount code for Web Day Out hidden in that podcast episode … )

Going to events is good, actually. 😊 So don’t wait until the last minute – get your tickets now for

Web Day Out Brighton, 12 March 2026
https://webdayout.com

and

beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf, 27–28 April 2026
https://beyondtellerrand.com

“All the designers listen to the developer talks and all the developers listen to the designer talks. And that’s where you discover you have an interest in something you didn’t think you had an interest in.”

@adactio in a lovely conversation with @marcthiele about the magic of @btconf and the joy and challenge of running community events:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQi6sweF_c4

That also means that I have about a year to open my final diploma project one last time and record a proper video of all the interactions in the prototype – because I will never be able to open it again after that. The beauty of proprietary file formats. Hm.

“Please note that access to your Animate files and project data will end on 1 March 2027. To ensure a smooth transition, we encourage you to export your Animate FLA and XFL files to other formats such as SWF, SVG and MP4 files before this date.”

R.I.P., #Flash. 🪦

I am hosting the IndieWeb Book Club for this month, in which everyone interested is invited to read and write a blog post about The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence [Goodreads link]. The book was authored by Ros Atkins, a BBC journalist whose...

Alright my web friends! 👋 Hands up who has experienced a surge in (LLM) bot traffic recently and maybe even had to take steps against them? I’m writing a blog post about this atm and it would be great to hear whether others are experiencing the same with their #blogs and personal #websites. #RT == 💚

Next week, Sa. 07.02.2026, I’ll be playing my first gig with Brutal Unrest in Aachen. If you want to know what this might sound like, the last album is on Bandcamp.