Linkblog • Dominik Schwind

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Changing #

While I really don't agree on his stance on nuclear power, I agree with Jeremy Keith here. Changing one's opinion based on new facts should be seen as a good thing, not as something problematic.

Changing

You don't need to be connected to the whole world #

Yes, sure. Some of the world is quite nice, though.

Friday, January 17, 2025

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers #

Ah, yes. Lovely headline.

Monday, January 13, 2025

The people should own the town square #

Huh. Good!

Sunday, January 12, 2025

WordPress is in trouble #

Ugh.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

How to get your joy back #

I really like Mike Monteiro and I kinda regret that I didn't tell him in person when I had the chance to do so.

Wednesday, January 08, 2025

Podcasting's unique selling proposition is not video #

I absolutely agree - I'm fine with video but audio podcasts are just better.

Tuesday, January 07, 2025

‘Fairy porn’: is this booming erotica genre an insult to Wales? #

This is probably about as true as femboy porn being an insult to Poland.

Dani Filth continues to talk up Ed Sheeran and Cradle Of Filth collab: "My mum hasn't even heard it" #

We live in a very bad timeline but sometimes it produces funny things.

Saturday, January 04, 2025

On Virtue Signalling #

I completely agree with Kev here. Especially when it comes to this escalation:

And it gets even worse -- and I've seen this happen many times on the fedi -- when folk imply that as users of the product we're also a bad people, just for using the product.

Thursday, January 02, 2025

Collection of insane and fun facts about SQLite #

This is altogether a bit baffling

Monday, December 16, 2024

Rubenerd: Is stuff online worth saving? #

I've been wondering the same thing and just like Ruben, I end up being in favor of archives.

The White Lotus Season 3 | Official Teaser #

I'm really looking forward to that one.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction #

lol?

Sunday, December 08, 2024

Diddy requests access to laptop in prison to "assist in his defence" #

Oh please, yes. Let him post through this.

Tim Minchin: ‘Maybe scrolling the traumas of the world is not in itself a moral act’ #

Minchin is such an interesting person. I went ahead and ordered the book immediately.

My Social Media in 2024 #

A nice companion piece to the "modernity is stupid" article I bookmarked before.

the Internet’s business model is betrayal. Every mature social media platform has betrayed us. Every big search engine has betrayed us.

modernity is stupid: a rant not about politics #

Yes. And double yes:

And don’t tell me about enshittification, that is a thought-terminating cliche that does not actually perform useful or interesting analysis and is little more than the new “just use linux” of annoying Fediverse reply guys.