Here is my new Polaroid Flip (on the right) next to his grandpa Polaroid 636 Close-Up model. They are really similar in their concept, we’ll see how they compare in pictures (I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about Flip).

One of the gifts I received for my birthday was this set of PBS Blanks keycaps from CannonKeys that I had in my wishlist for quite a long time. They have a unique sculpted profile with deep concaves, made of thick PBT and don’t affect SK75’s already amazing sound profile. Now I’m rocking these hot black babies and sometimes cannot get my hands off my stealthy keyboard, it’s that good.

Flagship De Bijenkorf store in Amsterdam now has a huge Labubu section on the same floor with Moncler and Louis Vuitton. Such an embarassment.

One of my previous setups, before I moved to the Netherlands. On the left my main work iMac and all podcasting gear. On the right was my gaming rig. I think I nailed cable management.

This week I finished a podcast that we used to produce with my friends for 7+ years. It was a tough decision, it felt like abandoning a child. But we had to do it, and now I almost feel a relief.

A love song for retro computers told through Maurice Ravel’s Boléro (1928) played by Linus Åkesson on his home-made 8-bit musical instruments:
https://youtu.be/kMGbGGllQoE

After that, I highly recommend to watch an orchestra playing it in Maastricht:
https://youtu.be/LwLABSm0yYc

One weird trick to make people think you understand photography — call a photo an “exposure”.

Linus Tech Tips now has production quality that rivals most other tech channels and definitely any TV programs. This video is a great example: a sharp and funny intro, creatively filmed sponsor integrations, a strong script, and a story that’s both educational and entertaining. Highly recommended! This one is about ASML, the Dutch company that builds the machines used to make silicon chips.

https://youtu.be/ISOIOadu7LE

Portrait of Sunita “Suni” Williams on her ninth spacewalk, shot by an astronaut Don Pettit.

Today I was obverving a massive flock of ducks in Hilversum flying somewhere. It was a nice tweede kerstdag evening.