The @w3c Workshop on Smart Voice Agents will be in February 2026, and the call for speakers is open until 27 November 2025. More info here:
https://www.w3.org/2025/10/smartagents-workshop/
I am STOKED on my latest progress with ‘GNARLYBOT’ - my reskin of the 1990 pinball table ‘Radical!’. The past 3 nights I’ve put in a tonne of work to make the playfield and plastics all custom (with still a lot more to do!) but I am really thrilled with how it’s looking!!
✍️ New post: The Mystery of Storytelling
#blogtober #stories #storytelling #writing #process
https://matthiasott.com/notes/the-mystery-of-storytelling
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• Matthias Ott
The Mystery of Storytelling
Humans love stories. Maybe that is because for thousands of years, stories were the way information was preserved and passed on to others, to the next generations. Maybe because they create community and collective culture. Maybe because they capture our imagination and spea...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
The Mystery of Storytelling
Humans love stories. Maybe that is because for thousands of years, stories were the way information was preserved and passed on to others, to the next generations. Maybe because they create community and collective culture. Maybe because they capture our imagination and spea...
It’s alive! Well, a very rough first-pass at ‘Gnarlybot’ - my reskin of the 1990 Bally pinball table ‘Radical!’. Lots and lots and lots still left to do, but it feels rad to replace a few big images and see what needs attention (all of it!). Feels rad though!
Spent the whole afternoon calculating a quite complex project proposal … AMA! 🤪
(At least the music was good – and it’s satisfying to reach that moment when it looks more or less complete 😅)
Really enjoying the latest Wolf Alice album at the moment. Beautiful production and mixing as well. Just really good music overall! 👏😊
https://album.link/s/2kKc3Yid0YR3SSbeQ3x5kV
This. Forever this.
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Man, I love shooting on my X100V! I don't ever shoot RAW, I just dial in a recipe I like and go for it!
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Amateurs!
I have to confess that I am not reading that many books these days. Most of the time, I resort to listening to them in audio form. But every once in a while, a book comes along that is just too interesting not to at least give it a try.
Reading Kai Brach’s excellent newslett...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Amateurs!
I have to confess that I am not reading that many books these days. Most of the time, I resort to listening to them in audio form. But every once in a while, a book comes along that is just too interesting not to at least give it a try.
Reading Kai Brach’s excellent newslett...
✍️ New post: Amateurs!
#blogtober #books #web #internet #culture
https://matthiasott.com/notes/amateurs
✍️ New post – in reply to @adactio:
Echoes of Connection
#blogtober #web #indieweb #webmentions #websites
https://matthiasott.com/notes/echoes-of-connection
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Echoes of Connection
In 1977, NASA launched two spaceships carrying two golden records into the void of interstellar space. The Voyager Golden Records contained instructions for playing its contents, finding Earth in the cosmos (oh my …), as well as images, a variety of natural sounds, musical s...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Echoes of Connection
In 1977, NASA launched two spaceships carrying two golden records into the void of interstellar space. The Voyager Golden Records contained instructions for playing its contents, finding Earth in the cosmos (oh my …), as well as images, a variety of natural sounds, musical s...
I printed my ‘BroBot’ character in translucent purple filament for that 2000’s aesthetic! 💜
✍️ New post: Linear() Is Not Linear
#blogtober #CSS #animations #easing #linear
https://matthiasott.com/notes/linear-is-not-linear
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Linear() Is Not Linear
My gut feeling tells me that not that many people have yet heard of or used the linear() easing function, one of the most exciting newer additions to CSS. Looking at the stats in the State of CSS survey, this is somewhat confirmed: only about 30 percent of respondents have u...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Linear() Is Not Linear
My gut feeling tells me that not that many people have yet heard of or used the linear() easing function, one of the most exciting newer additions to CSS. Looking at the stats in the State of CSS survey, this is somewhat confirmed: only about 30 percent of respondents have u...