Nicolai Schwarz
@talesof.me
Freelancer. Web Development. Frontend & Design – with Drupal & Backdrop CMS. Author | talesof.me | textformer.de
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TIL: There is actually a »Young Guns 3« planned. Sure. While we are at it, I am still waiting for »They Live 2«, »Roger Rabbit 2« and »Meet the Feebles 2«.
An diesem Donnerstag, 13.08., findet unser nächster DUG-Ruhr-Termin statt. Ab 19:30 auf meet.drupal.de/dugruhr Geplante Themen: * Tobias: HTMX * Peter: Intro to Kern UX. Was? Wie? Warum? * Tobias: Kurzes Surprise Frontend-Thema
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It’s been a while since I solved Thermo Sudokus. But this one here – Thermo Xtreme by Qodec – just took me sooooo very long (around 2h45min). Well, that is one way to spend a Friday night… www.f-puzzles.com?load=N4Igzgl...
After two years of »maybe later« I’ve joined the Walking Pad crowd today (with a Kuipers K1). Impressions after the first hour: I don’t see myself using it while programming. But there is plenty of stuff I can do while on the Pad. One hour on a working day should to be no problem for the start.
I have finally finished my blog article about our implementation of content-visibility, including some performance numbers. You can save a bit of rendering time with just a few lines of CSS. There is no reason not to use it. talesof.me/en/2026/08/l...
Lazy Content Rendering
Add a few lines of CSS to save some 20-40 percent of rendering time in the browser.
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Muahahaha. A rare bragworthy(?) 3 under par in today’s Minute Cryptic - 2 August, 2026 "Tinkle all over the place after surprise entry... Maybe knock first?" (6,1) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (15,440 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Minute Cryptic
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Wow. The Figma SignUp riddles are the absolute worst shit I encountered on the web in a long time. You can’t see much on these tiny images. The images change the perspective. The person jumps around on the board. And then you have to solve ten(!) of these little train wrecks. Incredibly incompetent.
[1/7] For the last 6 months, while searching for a Spotify alternative, I’ve tried all the streaming services, slowly writing a blog post about my experience with each. Now that post is finally live! And here’s a brief thread if you’d like the main points summarised. (Views are my own, obviously.)
Elliot Jay Stocks | The search for a Spotify alternative
Elliot Jay Stocks is a designer and author, usually doing something with typography
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Bitte unterschreiben, wenn ihr ein paar Sekunden Zeit habt - es ist wichtig!
Amrei Bahr@amreibahr.bsky.social · last mo.Über 392.000 Unterschriften zur Rettung der Informationsfreiheit. 🤩 400.000 kriegen wir noch voll, oder? Habt Ihr schon Euren Kontakten von den Plänen zur Zerstörung des IFG erzählt? Ich hab z.B. in Familien-Messenger-Gruppe Petition & Erläuterung dazu geteilt, damit noch mehr Leute im Bilde sind.
Hier das Programm für den nächsten Termin der DUG Ruhr. Jetzt Do, 9. Juli, 19:30 Uhr, online auf meet.drupal.de/dugruhr * Kurzer Bericht vom Drupalcamp Belgien * New in CSS (Session vom Camp) * HTMX * Und wieder ein Surprise Frontend-Thema * Und ggf. noch: Reprise Batch API aus dem November
Here are the linklist and the slides for my session »New in CSS« (and in HTML) at DrupalCamp Belgium 2026: textformer.de/dcbe26/ #drupalcamp #kortrijk2026 #frontend
Session: New in CSS | Drupalcamp Kortrijk 2026
Linklist & slides.
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Muahahaha. For the first time ever, my presentation, essentially a bloated webpage, is so heavily loaded with CSS examples, JavaScript, and some iframes that my new laptop can’t handle the result. I had to split it into two parts.
Nicolai Schwarz@talesof.me · 2mo agoThe slides for my CSS session for #Drupalcamp Kortrijk are progressing nicely. 189 slides so far, in my half-slide format, maybe 30-ish to go. One week left. I am rarely this far ahead.
At long last, it is done. I finally beat Isshin, the Sword Saint. On my third start with #Sekiro. After around 20 attempts. Still left on my list: Malenia, Elden Beast, Promised Consort Radahn, and Darkeater Midir.
Habe gerade beim Bäcker ein Wassereis geschenkt bekommen. Lebbe is gut.
The slides for my CSS session for #Drupalcamp Kortrijk are progressing nicely. 189 slides so far, in my half-slide format, maybe 30-ish to go. One week left. I am rarely this far ahead.
Ich dachte mal, nur bei der Klimakrise verleugnen wir die Realität - aber bei KI scheint es auch so zu sein. Hier sind die Zahlen von Ed Zitron über die Verluste von OpenAI wirklich sehr erhellend. Und diese Dimension der Ausgaben ist auch so unglaublich
Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 2mo agoExclusive: I have seen OpenAI's audited financials for 2024 and 2025. In 2025, OpenAI had $13.07 billion in revenue and $34 billion in costs. $867 million of its revenue came from SoftBank, and $303 million came from Microsoft. www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-op...
Gig work: »Once workers are classified as contractors, rather than employees, “you have the rolling back of generations of hard-won workplace protections,” says Ravenelle. “Literally stuff that our great-grandparents died for, all of those protections are gone.”« www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Gig workers are endlessly exploited. AI could make more of us share their fate
As companies integrate AI and hire fewer employees, a shift toward a ‘gig economy’ will commence
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Früher war ich regelmäßig Blut spenden. 2x, 3x im Jahr. Dann durfte ich 1x nicht spenden, wegen Eisenmangel. Also war ich ein paar Monate nicht da. Heute endlich mal wieder. Wie sich dabei herausgestellt hat, waren es ein paar Monate mehr als gedacht. Ich war zuletzt 2009 dort. Naja. Ausbaufähig.
Nach dem letzten DrupalCamp Ruhr hat mich der Drupal e.V. gefragt, ob ich nicht ein paar Dinge zur Organisation zusammenschreiben könne. Hier nun das Ergebnis. Nur ein paar Monate später. Dafür recht ausführlich. Offensichtliches plus ein paar Ideen. talesof.me/de/planung-d...
Notizen zur Planung eines DrupalCamps
Manche Punkte sind auch für andere Barcamps sinnvoll. Vieles ist opinionated – meine Sicht der Dinge. Pickt euch einfach die Sachen heraus, die für euch passen, und ignoriert den Rest.
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Aha. A small night-time victory. Minute Cryptic - 16 June, 2026 "My bad mood exposed by follow-up remark" (4) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 2 under the community par (12,018 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
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If you need a module for »AI Content Suggestions«, you shouldn’t have a blog in the first place! Same goes for podcasts. – I debated with myself, if this counts as a »hot take« these days. But in my world this runs under »obviously«.
$ANTH $AVGO $GOOGL $SPY $35B in private credit so Anthropic can buy chips it can’t afford, backed by a chipmaker praying you don’t understand depreciation. 🚨 AI bubble just got a fresh coat of leverage.
Anthropic Just Landed $35 Billion to Buy Chips It Can’t Afford, Backed by a Chipmaker That Hopes You Forget About Depreciation
**In a deal that makes the subprime mortgage crisis look like a lemonade stand, Apollo and Blackstone have cooked up a $35 billion private credit smorgasbord so Anthropic can buy Alphabet-designed TPUs that Broadcom will kindly guarantee. The only question: when do the baggies get their turn?**
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Unser Juni-Termin ist wieder ein Social Event. Wir treffen uns am Donnerstag, den 11. Juni, ab 19 Uhr zum Grillen in Essen. Wer dabei sein möchte, meldet sich am besten per PM über Bsky oder Slack bei uns. Oder aber ihr schließt euch schon vorher zum Coworking an. Ab 10 Uhr im Unperfekthaus.
Die Leute haben bemerkt, dass es in meiner Wohnung keine Pflanzen gibt. Die Leute haben das zum Anlass genommen, mir diese Pflanze zu schenken. (Schickes Design!) Die Leute wetten nun darauf, wie lange besagte Pflanze bei mir durchhalten wird.
TIL: Some people have /uses pages. And there is a collection of those pages at: uses.tech
/uses
A list of /uses pages detailing developer setups.
uses.tech
Manuel Matuzović @matuzo.at · 3mo agoPlease let me see your /uses pages. I need some inspiration.
