There aren’t many albums that actually *the whole family* enjoys and everyone is humming along on a Saturday morning.
The New Abnormal by The Strokes is one of them. 🥁🎸😙🎶
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@matuzo By the way: will @zachleat be at @smashingconf next week, too? 🖼️😁
“My talk for SmashingConf is still a bit too long. What should I cut?“
8-y/o: “Not the part with the large machine! That’s cool.“
(She’s talking about the Large Haydon Collider, of course. 😊)
Alright, so … websites! ✨
In other news, we will see Augustin Hadelich live in Berlin next year – playing the Sibelius violin concerto. One of the most amazing pieces of music performed by one of the best violin players ever. In row 4. I can't wait! And my son, who is the actual violinist in the family, is thrilled to bits, of course! 🤩
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4qovV8Okvs
And there are still tickets available, in case you happen to be in Berlin in May 2026: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concert/calendar/56682/
👋 @webrocker Wo gibt‘s denn hier das beste Eis für die Kids? 😁
Less than 10 days until I’ll speak at @smashingconf 😱&&🤩
I’m so much looking forward to this – and can’t wait to meet so many nice people in Freiburg! 💚🥳
Wow. 😮 Dann wird aus #Woltemade mit dem Wechsel zu #Newcastle ja wohl doch noch Konntemade. Und nach Wirtz die nächste Transfer-Blamage für Eberl.
“We found that the tipping point where the [AMOC] shutdown becomes inevitable is probably in the next 10 to 20 years or so.”
Fuck.
#Climate #ClimateAction
https://fediscience.org/@rahmstorf/115107959526900112
And yet another “in case you’re interested in audio plugins”: Universal Audio is giving away their classic LA-2A compressor as part of their Labor Day flash sale (until Sept 1st).
https://www.uaudio.com/products/teletronix-la-2a-tube-compressor
If you’re into #audio #plugins: you can currently get the Purafied Everything Bundle for –99 % = 2 € (🤯) with the (explicit) code FUCKUADANDGUITARCENTER
The bundle includes a Distressor-like, modern VCA comp, an 1176/LA-3A hybrid comp, an SSL-like channel EQ, a room reverb, and many more plugins, with several of them developed by Eddie Lucciola from Kiive Audio:
Gamescom! 🤩
While Silicon Valley is training their models on everybody’s copyrighted content and seems to get away with it, UMG is obviously using AI to flood YouTubers with automated copyright claims. Including people like Rick Beato who is doing interviews with the musicians who wrote those songs and talk about them. What does UMG think happens after people watch those videos? Exactly. They open Spotify and listen to the artist. It’s free advertising to >5 million subscribers.
I just arrived at Them Crooked Vultures.
🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🔥😮
Those recurring, intrusive popups in Photoshop and Illustrator are driving me nuts tbh! You’re working and want to get stuff done quickly with a pro tool – but suddenly, your mind needs to process a “useful” tip about how to use the brush tool? WTF. 😂
I haven't found a way to turn them off other than turning off the contextual task bar completely…
Alright, VfB! Let’s do Chrystal Palace things! 😁🤍❤️
Do you use Shiki (https://shiki.matsu.io) or Prism (https://prismjs.com) for syntax highlighting?
I’ve been using Prism on my site for years now – any reasons for why it could make sense to switch?
So they are really trying to replace the Dollar with crypto, huh? 🧐 That’ll be quite the change …
Dave Grohl’s Sound City documentary is pretty amazing! 🥁🎸😍
(And there’s even the real Rupert Neve in it.)
Where is #CSS subflex when you need it? 😁
Edit: Even More Synths! 🥳
https://matthiasott.com/notes/best-free-synthesizer-vst-plugins-in-2025
Or maybe option D – titles with a short summary ?
I just love this section at the end of your journal entries, @adactio! 🤩
If you’re thinking about buying #audio #plugins to improve the sound of your voice recordings or music, don’t make the same mistake I made – don’t buy Waves. Buy Toneboosters, Kiive, Klanghelm, Tokyo Dawn Labs, Fuse Audio Labs, Kazrog, Noiseash, et al.
And, of course, try out all the fantastic free plugins out there first! You might not need to spend any (or at least very little) money on plugins at all… 😉
Maybe I should write a few blog posts about the best free and paid plugins 🤔
… aaaand two months after the warranty expired, the Bosch CityMower is dead. 😔 I had mustered all the choice-supportive bias that’s in me to make me believe for a little while that although the thing felt like plastic trash, it is “lightweight” and that “it’s a Bosch.” I should have known better … ¯\_(ツ)_/¯