Already looking forward to the Michael Moore documentary about this World Cup which will probably be called

Infantino and the Infantile

You know what we need more of on the Web?

Progressive Enchantment.

Make America‘s Red Cards Go Away Again.

Ridiculous.

https://onefootball.com/fr/news/fifa-overturns-balogun-red-card-white-house-reportedly-intervened-43100409

The day will come when Jürgen Klopp fails spectacularly as coach of the German national team, too. And there will be a name for it.

The Kloppocalypse.

In case you’re into #audio (#plugins): Universal Audio's LUNA Pro DAW is €25.66 at Plugin Boutique atm. 🤯

It includes loads of extensions and plugins like
– 1176, LA-2A, Fairchild, API 2500 compressors
– Pultec EQs
– API Vision Channel Strip & summing
– Studer & Ampex tape recorders
– NoiseWorks DynAssist Lite
– two synths, a piano, their Waterfall B3 Organ
– guitar amps
and a lot more.

https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/23-DAW/15966-LUNA-Pro-Mk-2

I am now officially “I fell asleep right *before* the France vs Sweden match” old … 😂

Also, now that 🇩🇪‘s out: Allez les Bleus ! 🇫🇷

I’m really not sure what to think about the new Strokes sound … I like the instrumentation and the sizzling distortion – but Julian Casablancas has completely turned into a vocoder, wtf. 😅
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZdSZN7LdqY

We had a very special weekend. Two concerts with a 15-year-old assistant concertmaster ❤️ and his violin, surrounded by an orchestra of talented young musicians, all playing together at a level that was pure joy to watch – and hear! ☺️

#DontLookUp

Germany hot AF
(“as France”)

Stay safe and hydrated, everyone! 💙

Okay, too late. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@danworrall, ladies and gentlemen:

https://youtu.be/0AxzJ-8n6qY?is=H_8OWVwLQWySD8kl

Still need to record my Jim Lill response video…

RE: https://mastodon.social/@btconf/116761088009942638

Time to check your inbox … 😉

What is it with teachers that they still don’t allow Wikipedia as a source but happily let students cite ChatGPT et al. – “just make sure to also include the prompt in the citation.“

… what?!?!? 🤨😂

Europe, next 7 days: up to 18 °C above normal.

“It’s been hot before.” Sure. And the last ten years are the ten hottest ever recorded. This is the second heatwave in a month – made 3–5 times more likely by climate change. We decide how much worse it gets. #ClimateAction #Vote accordingly

Source: ECMWF HRES via wxcharts.com

Messi doing Undav things. 😁

LMK if you have questions about any piece of equipment on the list or if you’d like me to write about any of them in more detail. 🤗

I just updated my /uses page with all the gear I use for design work, workshops, and audio things. And while I was at it, I replaced all links to Jeff’s online shop with direct links to the respective manufacturer or Thomann.de (💙🇪🇺):

https://matthiasott.com/uses

„Habecks Heiz-Hammer“

You realize that it shows that you used Claude Design, right?

I went to the beautiful little town of Bietigheim today, because my son had a rehearsal with the Youth Philharmonic Ludwigsburg there. Anyway, the old town is lovely. Stunning half-timbered houses, a 14th-century city gate, a music school in an old castle, and also … this. 😳

RE: https://mastodon.social/@getkirby/116736646523833818

PSA: See you there! 🤗

Bundesländer sind cool. 🤘

https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/bundeslaender-stellen-sich-gegen-reiches-neues-heizungsgesetz-a-c04748ed-2346-4400-acd3-fb40cc907c94

„Die öffentliche Demütigung gab es schon mal. Von 1933 bis 1945 wurden etwa Sinti und Roma oder Juden auch gezwungen, vor der Haustür zu kehren und dann wurden sie deportiert. Die Botschaft lautet: Ihr seid nirgendwo sicher.“

Schon klar, wählt die ruhig weiter.
#noAfD #nazisraus

https://www1.wdr.de/nrw/ruhrgebiet/gelsenkirchen/gelsenkirchen-entsetzen-afd-video-putzen-100.html

Oh, so Svelte is basically also under the Vercel umbrella? 🙄 (Since 2021? I somehow missed that…)

This is why we can’t have nice things.

👀
[Turns off mobile phone]

The end of websites?

@kevinpowell asking important questions here:
https://youtu.be/Xpk7soxvOMY?is=PEXcsjf9Dnwo5-8f

Oh! Listening to my favorite podcast @shoptalkshow reminded me that I forgot to connect the dots to another, probably totally unrelated detail: that Chrome just shipped with the Prompt API and a 4GB Gemini Nano model, despite pushback from other browser makers.
https://matthiasott.com/notes/lazy-and-prompt

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by cumulative layout shift.

✍️ New post: Ad Infinitum

Google announced the biggest change to Search in 25 years at #GoogleIO. But where are the ads…? 🤔

https://matthiasott.com/notes/ad-infinitum