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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 03/09/2026

@boat.horse either you or the Bluesky recommendation algorithm are confused.

Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 30/08/2026

Today I learned about the CSS property test-underline-offset, which lets me ensure link underlines are *just right*. I can find CSS an unholy mess, but I do love these persnickety details.

Closeup of a link on my website with perfectly-aligned underlining

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 23/04/2026

Tell me your company is too big to build decent UX without saying your company is too big…

An article from Google Workspace help describing how to filter their own calendar spam from their own email client with a set of finicky, potentially brittle steps that will intimidate many users

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 18/04/2026

Two different takes on what histories might be relevant to our near future:

Two headlines from history “news” sources:

“Who was the best monarch in world history? 9 experts have their say”

and

“1848: The year of revolutions:
How Europe was reshaped in one calendar year”

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 30/03/2026

It is increasingly difficult to answer "why did you leave the US" without getting into politics and culture, but here's a nice reminder that the built environment is hostile to humans.

A sign above a button in Seattle that says "Push button for warning lights. Wait for gap in traffic."

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 28/10/2025

In case you were wondering what we still need to develop AI: (from www.theguardian.com/technology/2...)

A chart displaying "Christian values" and the score of AI models against them. It includes Character, Relationships, Happiness, Meaning, Health, Finances, and Faith. Every model scores very low in Faith.

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 24/10/2025

@occlupanid.bsky.social I have encountered my first cartoniform, attached to a suspiciously-large macaroon at an upscale Amsterdam bakery. I believe this is a Redivivus imitator? It lacks the marking seen in the reference specimen, but perhaps those are regional.

It looks like Alatilatus hebechela, but is made of paper fibers.

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 29/08/2025

met het oude stadskarakter in overeenstemming

Elevation of building facade from 1935. The ornamental stonework was salvaged from an 18th century building by Eelke van Houten, who said this reuse was "met het oude stadskarakter in overeenstemming"

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 22/08/2025

Canada and Japan have fallen off the visa application list, it must be time to revisit.

The list of countries I've visited in the last 10 years, excluding India, required to renew a visa. There are 19, which excludes 2 I've visited but not recently.

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 02/08/2025

Very good work, ChatGPT.

A map of Amsterdam Pride street parties, placing them in arbitrary, incorrect locations with labels that in no way reflect the positioning.

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Hans Gerwitz @gerwitz.com · 13/05/2025

Just sitting here in India watching Modi while listening to a horrifying podcast about nuclear war. www.patreon.com/posts/83960569 …and having some proper Gen X “know where your fallout shelter is” flashbacks.