cdamian

cdamian, 1 day ago to Games

Announced on the day Ghost of Tsushima arrives for the PC … coincidence?
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/shadows

#games #ubisoft

cdamian, 1 month ago to random

That will make some people unhappy.

"China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, FT reports"

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-blocks-use-intel-amd-chips-government-computers-ft-reports-2024-03-24/

cdamian, 1 month ago to telegram

"Spain now joins North Korea, China, Iran, and Pakistan, as one of the countries where Telegram use is prohibited."

https://euroweeklynews.com/2024/03/23/telegram-ban-in-spain/

#telegram

cdamian, 3 months ago to random

Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo
Jeff Mills
1996

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jeff-mills-live-at-the-liquid-room-tokyo/

#TechnoTuesday

cdamian, 3 months ago to random

ISO 3103 - this doesn't help in my original quest to find out how long a cup of tea is at the perfect drinking temperature.
But that's how far I got.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3103

cdamian, 3 months ago to random

I was skeptical about the role of an AI Prompt Engineer.
But after shouting at Google Assistant for ages to make it play one of the personalised playlists on YouTube Music, I get it now.

In the end I googled for prompts and entered it manually.

cdamian, 4 months ago to cycling

My Garmin decided mid ride that it's just too cold and shut down.
I guess it's the battery. It wasn't even below zero!
#cycling #Garmin

cdamian, 5 months ago to random

“I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”

#thursday #HHGTTG

cdamian, 5 months ago to techno

Aciiiiiiiiiiiiiid!

KI/KI pres. 5HRS OF ACID at Warehouse Elementenstraat

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VfcEAfmNVGM&si=ydgTi_vn3DTwiskA

> Relive two hours of the surreal acid set KI/KI played back in March/April 2023 at the notorious Warehouse Elementenstraat in Amsterdam.

#TechnoTuesday #techno #music #djset

cdamian, 5 months ago to Podcasts

It would be great if Gimlet would be part of an open podcast world (or as I call it: podcasts) again.
The founders are probably sitting on some private island now.

"Everything you know about the podcast industry is a lie" | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/07/spotify-layoffs-podcast-industry-fallout/

> The podcast industry didn’t fail. It’s just that Spotify took a billion-dollar swing and whiffed, and now podcasters must pick up the pieces.

#podcasts #gimlet

cdamian, 5 months ago to cycling

"Four bike rides, four years in the life of Black Britain: ‘On the road, we found ourselves again’" | #Cycling | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/07/four-bike-rides-four-years-in-the-life-of-black-britain-on-the-road-we-found-ourselves-again

> The long read: In a time of death and isolation, a new tradition was born. As the UK struggled with Covid and a renewed fight for racial justice, I turned to two wheels to get by

#biketooter

cdamian, 5 months ago to environment

How is COP going?

"Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels" | Cop28 | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels

> Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’

#environment #COP28

cdamian, 5 months ago to random

I'm in Berlin and paid with a credit card twice out of two times already.
It's like living in the future!

cdamian, 6 months ago to cycling

nice day today #cycling #biketooter #Barcelona #Montserrat #Montserratina

cyclist descending

cdamian, 6 months ago to random

I'm going to block the words FDP, Wissing and Lindner now.
Life is depressing enough.

cdamian, 6 months ago to random

For some stupid reason, I added elisp to my #12in23 . I wrangled my way through.

All my other languages were quite sensible.

https://exercism.org/challenges/12in23

cdamian, 6 months ago to random

"Results of a spatial regression indicate that public transport stops, pedestrian zones, and public parking garages nearby increase the attractiveness of retail locations. On the contrary, much on-street parking capacity in the immediate vicinity reduces retail rents. "

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0966692323002053

#urbanism #parking

cdamian, 7 months ago to random

I still miss the yearly IKEA catalogue. I quite enjoyed it as event and browsing it, even as PDF.
The website is just not the same.

cdamian, 7 months ago to random

Best thing about Snowpiercer:
The remainder of humanity is stuck on public transport, which is a night train.

cdamian, 7 months ago to random

I might complain about the Netflix UI a lot, but the one from Prime Video is on an order of magnitude worse.

cdamian, 8 months ago to mastodon

Has anyone figured out a way to make bookmarks on #Mastodon show up in #Pocket ?

#FediHelp

cdamian, 8 months ago to BurningMan

How it started... how it is going

#burningman

Burning Man festival-goers trapped in desert as rain turns site to mud Tens of thousands of ‘burners’ urged to conserve food and water as rain and flash floods sweep Nevada Edward Helmore and agencies

cdamian, 9 months ago to cycling

I'm currently driving through the Pyrenees and seeing a few cycling who might be part of the Three Peaks Bike Race ultracycling event.
Some have already finished, and the remaining will have to go through 40C+ of heat.
#cycling #ultracycling

cdamian, 10 months ago to random

Some good news!

DPReview.com looks forward to a new chapter with Gear Patrol: Digital Photography Review https://m.dpreview.com/site-news/8298318614/dpreview-com-looks-forward-to-a-new-chapter-with-gear-patrol
>We’re thrilled to share the news that Gear Patrol has acquired DPReview. Gear Patrol is a natural home for the next phase of DPReview’s journey, and I’m excited to see what we can accomplish together.

#dpreview

cdamian, 11 months ago to random

I was sceptical about getting a rice cooker.
Turns out it's quite useful.