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ovan

@ovan@mastodon.social

Olivier Van Biervliet - Available for design consultancy, EU.
Senior product designer with a passion for typography, photography, and keyboards. Fuelled by electronic music and fascinated by technology. Proud introvert with ADHD and ASD, embracing neurodivergence. Cat lover, coffee enthusiast, based in Belgium. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ท๐ŸŽน๐Ÿฑโ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

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andycarolan, to random
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Every once in a while, I have to go to my kitchen and tighten the knob on my Tofu press, like some kind of medieval torture device.

It makes me feel uncomfortable, and a little hungry.

ovan,
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@andycarolan Reminds me of stretch & fold I need to do for making sourdough bread ๐Ÿ˜…

ovan,
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@andycarolan I totally get that, it is indeed therapeutic. You might be missing out on the sourdough benefits though (and it's not hard to do) ๐Ÿ˜‰

ovan,
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@andycarolan Ah, but itโ€™s just water and rye flour to make the starter (and some patience)

sarajw, (edited ) to random
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Look @andycarolan :happy_pepper: !!!

ovan,
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@sarajw @andycarolan These look great ๐Ÿ‘ Where did you order them?

ovan,
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@sarajw @andycarolan Thanks! I thought that was some kind of mockup marketing ๐Ÿ˜…

ovan, to random
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Gave Vivaldi another go, for reasons*. Uninstalled < 10 minutes later. Way too much settings, that ultimately donโ€™t allow you to set the things you want. Good luck trying to disable/remove the start page, or paste the exact hex number for your theme and see it applied differently.

*I want some features from Arc (split, pip, command menu), with the minimal ui of Safari. Thatโ€™s it.

ovan, to cycling
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Anyone I know on ?

I ditched Strava long time ago and used Komoot in isolation. Would be nice to follow a few peeps though.

ovan, to random
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FFS

kepano, to random
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LAMY Safari ยท fountain pen

acquired 1993-09 ยท $20
cost per use to date: >$0.001

durable ยท comfortable ยท an iconic ink level indicator ยท inexpensive ยท comes in many colors

My first and last(?) fountain pen. It was given to me by my father and I wrote with it every day for about 15 years โ€” these days I reach for it to write cards or letters.

LAMY Safari fountain pen, charcoal
LAMY Safari fountain pen, charcoal

ovan,
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@kepano You can even easily remove the nib by pulling it off. Replacement is very cheap.

BasicAppleGuy, to random
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Call me old fashioned but this is still the best wearable ever made.

ovan,
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@BasicAppleGuy nailed it

christianselig, (edited ) to random
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Randomly curious: what email provider do you use?

ovan,
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@christianselig Fastmail

andycarolan, to random
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I really really wish there was an easy way to selectively cross post to both Mastodon and Bluesky ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

ovan,
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@andycarolan @atog What about echofeed https://social.lol/@robb/112259943731047946

ovan, to animals
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Spring time ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›

ovan, to ai
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Dear NoReply. Thanks for the reminder to delete my photos & account. Iโ€™m not ok with an opt-out clause to use my uploads that were done before you changed the rules.

Meyerweb, to random
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This is probably my favorite โ€œthe event will be held hereโ€ map of all time and Iโ€™m not even being snarky when I say that.

ovan,
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@Meyerweb Redefining world-wide

cheeaun, to random
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Honestly Edge browser need to chill down a bit on the Copilot marketing. That's a huge icon there ๐Ÿ˜…

ovan,
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@cheeaun It would probably work just as well, if not better, if this was just a blue dot.

Itโ€™s also a terrible icon/logo, as it doesnโ€™t pass the โ€œcan you describe the logoโ€ for many people.

The way they are pushing Bing, Edge, and now Copilot really feels like they are desperate.

ovan, to privacy
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Stop this madness! Sharing my data with 1532 "partners" is not valuing my privacy.

  • Analytics should only be used for the website or service. No data should be sold, or transferred to 3rd parties.
  • Any primary action must default to the most privacy preserving setting.

Appreciate your boost if you also think it's about time the @EU_Commission worked on an update of the rules.

christianselig, to random
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On the subject of Apple TV shortcuts, if you disable the touchpad functionality (I do so much accidental input), is there still any way to quickly jump around a video with the physical remote? I've resolved myself to fast forwarding and going to make a coffee

ovan,
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@christianselig You can click-hold the outer ring while itโ€™s playing until it starts ffwd. Each time you click again it should go faster.

ovan, to animals
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The Daily Stretch ๐Ÿ˜บ

A grey cat lies on its back across a person's lap, paws outstretched, indoors on a wooden floor, looking directly at you.

matthiasott, to random
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My son would like to start dabbling with making music, so โ€ฆ

Whatโ€™s the best DAW ever? ๐Ÿ˜

And which synthesizer apps are the cool kids using these days?

ovan,
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@matthiasott Easily start with GarageBand on iPhone/iPad, then move up to Logic Pro on iPad/macOS. Obviously thereโ€™s Ableton Live and BitWig, but they are harder to get into.

DavidDarnes, to random
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Coffee subscription model but itโ€™s just a group of friends getting each other local beans they like ๐Ÿซ˜

ovan,
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@DavidDarnes Tired of subscriptions ๐Ÿ˜…

ovan,
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@DavidDarnes Itโ€™s probably cheaper for me to have coffee beans 3d printed in China and shipped to you via Aliexpress, than pay customs from EU to UK?

MonaApp, to random
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Thank you for your continued support! Iโ€™m pleased to announce the next big upgrade, Mona 6, will be globally available on the App Store starting February 26, 2024.

Mona 6 includes a redesigned picture description editor, improved post composer with post scheduling and automatic thread conversion, and also, a long list of new shortcut actions for automation and the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro. Please stay tuned. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/app/id1659154653

ovan,
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@MonaApp Was looking in the settings to find where I can buy another tip (already maxed out version), but couldnโ€™t immediately find it. Would love to buy an Upgrade Tip to support further dev ๐Ÿ˜‰

ovan,
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@MonaApp Thanks for your continuous work. Just sent a tip ๐Ÿ’ฐ

ovan, to random
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@MonaApp Why would a reply show up in the counts but not be visible? From the mastodon web interface thereโ€™s no problem.

ovan,
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@MonaApp That was my initial thought, but all posts from that user are invisible. The user is not muted, and none of the muted keywords match the user's posts. User is also not on a list that is removed from timeline.

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