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Albums

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
Windmills rear up out of the clouds on the Gotthard Pass
Wide-angle view of people dwarfed by the rearing mountains and clouds
Wide view of the finished west side of the Sagrada Familia
Wide view of the "Mary" wall of the Sagrada Familia
White oleander and palm trees frame th...rk Güell with Barcelona as backdrop
White mountains, white clouds, and blue skies
We're sailing!
We're crossing the old city to our guided tour of La Sagrada Familia
We're back at La Pachuca taqueria beca...se their tacos and drinks are awesome
We took a bus to the tarmac to board our plane to Barcelona
Walking through the Ciutat Vella like we're in a superhero movie
Walking along the Shipfe toward the Limmathof
View back to Ascona from the Isola di Brissago
Various logos-posters in La Pachuca taqueria
Urinals with ashtrays at the Ospizio Passo San Gottardo
Two huge seagulls guard a statue on the Isola di Brissago
Two ducks enjoy a bath in the large fountain in the Lindenhof
Tortilla Patata and Pan con Tomate at ...ats, just off the Rambla in Barcelona
Tornado potatoes at Mercat de la Boqueria
Tilework embedded in the rough rock near the house in Park Güell
Tiger Lilies on the Isola di Brissago
The warm, rosy glow of red and orange stained glass in the Sagrada Familia
The warm lights and lush palms of Plac...a Reial, 50 meters from our apartment

News

Late-stage capitalism yearns for a world without labor

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You’re missing out on the MLM. Don’t you like money?

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Two excellent lectures by Norman Finkelstein

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Just paint it all gold; it’ll be fine

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Netflix Search doesn’t find things

Published by marco on in Design

If LLMs are alive, then using them is slavery

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LLM-based tools limit our imagination

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Why do so many people resist Git GUIs?

Published by marco on in Programming

The SBB and ZVV are greedy cheats

Published by marco on in Design

The Modern Prometheus plays roundball

Published by marco on in Fun

Links and Notes for June 19th, 2026

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Links and Notes for June 12th, 2026

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Links and Notes for June 5th, 2026

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Links and Notes for May 29th, 2026

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Links and Notes for May 22nd, 2026

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Links and Notes for May 15th, 2026

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Links and Notes for May 8th, 2026

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Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, Austria

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Links and Notes for May 1st, 2026

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Links and Notes for April 24th, 2026

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Projects

Recipes

Salads & Dressings > Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salad

mephit

Pasta, Rice & Grains > Cream and Lemon Sauce with Pasta and Grilled Chicken

mephit

Salads & Dressings > Mango, Avocado and Black Bean Salad

kath

Cakes > Guinness Cake recipe from Coop Magazine (Molly Malone Pub in Winterthur)

kath

Vegetables > Best Foolproof Cauliflower Pizza Crust

kath

Pasta, Rice & Grains > Lemon Rice (Greek Rice Pilaf)

kath

Eggs, Cheese and Legumes > Red Lentil Curry

kath

Christmas > Orange Jell-o Cottage Cheese Salad

kath

Christmas > Chocolate-covered Cherry Cookies

kath

Christmas > Reuben Bake Casserole

kath

Miscellaneous

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