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Javier

@javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
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📍 Berlin. Working wonders with wile, whimsey, and wit. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@javierarce, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
What? Another price increase for .com domains?! Are we running out of the materials we use to make TLDs or something?
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
This is probably both the best and the worst time to announce this, but for the past few months I’ve been building a vector drawing app, because the existing ones either don’t work for me, use deceptive subscription models, or both. The app is called […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
Screenshot of the Superlinea vector editor, with a layers panel on the left and a properties panel on the right, showing an illustration on a yellow background of a small character being gripped by a giant hand. It could happen to you!Screenshot of the Superlinea vector editor showing an illustration of a chunky green retro computer with a black screen that reads "HELLO", two speakers, and a keyboard with orange, black, and white keys. Screenshot of the Superlinea vector editor showing an illustration on a light blue background of a man with a huge head (like really big), seen in profile, driving a small green and yellow convertible.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
I think Workday’s tagline should be: “Making your workday a little shittier". I don't know, just an idea!
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
Weird question, but: when a character in a movie is asked to or has to remember something, like a phone number or a street name, do you also try to remember it until that piece of information is used? Because I can't not do that.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
After 8 wonderful years, the Criterion Channel is finally, truly geofenced. It was a great run. You'll be missed 🫡
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
And please don't forget to take a walk around the gorgeous site Kristoffer and Elliott Cost made! It's full of nice little details, with plenty to do and read.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
Kristoffer Tjalve over at naiveweekly.com asked me how I read blogs these days and about my e-ink setup, and my answer turned into an article. You can read it here: naiveweekly.com/articles/how-i-read…
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Naive Weekly
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
techcrunch.com/2026/09/11/matt-mull…
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
If you thought the last episode of the Mullenweg show was wild, wait until you see the one for the new season dropping later today.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
Just learned about the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium. The lineup looks fantastic with weekly online talks through early December and tomorrow Roman Muradov is giving one on the mechanics of humor. nycomicssymposium.wordpress.com
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
I'll be honest with you, I'm a bit split about Shyamalan's new YouTube channel. It could be a trap, although the sixth sense in me tells me that if I look at all the signs and pay his channel the visit it deserves, I might see how he continues to remain truly unbreakable […]
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026
@palomakop excellent, now you are ready for 'Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail': fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_co…
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Jurassic Park computers in excruciating detail
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026
Bookie Wookie bookshop in Amsterdam.
A cluttered corner of an art bookshop: a white T-shirt printed with a red tulip hangs by a wooden staircase, beside a framed painted map of Italy, shelves of books and a small sign reading "Dieter Roth Academy".Looking down from a mezzanine in a crowded art bookshop: two framed artworks on the wall, a white T-shirt printed with a red tulip, and below, a person browsing shelves surrounded by tables piled with books and prints.A framed painted map of Italy with orange-fruit shapes hangs on a wood-panelled wall in an art bookshop, beside shelves of art books, a stairway handrail and a small sign reading "Dieter Roth Academy".Wooden shelves packed with art books, catalogues and an old stereo receiver, next to a black leather chair and a worn wooden table holding a few zines; a small triangular artwork hangs on the plain wall above.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026
A few of the things I'm bringing to Flyleaf Festival (flyleaf-festival.org) on August 20th and 21st. #illustration #berlin #zine
A collection of colorful prints and postcards featuring some silly characters arranged on a wooden floor.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026
@porras yo veo ahí una persona sensata que aplica el principio de diversificación (aunque para ir seguro podría incluir algún detalle de un equipo de primera división) #noesconsejodeinversión
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026
Remember Bobby Fingers? He's back, in video form! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt7-WnWdhE
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026
Look at that, a park. javier.computer/2026/08/05/treptowe… #berlin #photography #photo
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Treptower Park
Mira qué bien, un parque. Mucho mejor que escribir un correo, mejor que mirar al abismo que es la pantalla del ordenador, aguantar a un PM galo, entrar en Linkedin a compartir un caso de éxito, que se te caiga el pelo, una maldición egipcia, todo lo anterior. Look at that, a park. Much better than writing an email, better than staring into the abyss that is your computer screen, putting up with a French PM, logging into LinkedIn to share a success story, losing your hair, an Egyptian curse, all of the above. El de Treptower Park es un parque muy grande (para que te hagas una idea, más grande que tú y que yo), que se extiende junto al Spree y contiene tres islas fluviales: la Liebesinsel (la Isla del Amor, posiblemente maldita), la Kratzbruch (donde estaba la sede de un club náutico que fue destruida en 1942 por una bomba aliada; así que definitivamente maldita) y la Insel der Jugend (Isla de la Juventud), la única accesible a pie de las tres y, al contrario de lo que ocurría con aquella playa cinematográfica, un lugar que te hace rejuvenecer rápidamente (ah, qué bien) y tomar decisiones extremadamente dudosas como estudiar ADE o hacerte emo (ups, vaya). Treptower Park is a very big park (to give you an idea, bigger than you and me). It runs along the Spree and contains three river islands: the Liebesinsel (the Island of Love, possibly cursed), the Kratzbruch (once home to a sailing club destroyed by an Allied bomb in 1942; so definitely cursed) and the Insel der Jugend (the Island of Youth), the only one of the three you can reach on foot and, unlike that beach from the movies, a place that makes you grow young again very fast (oh, nice) and make extremely questionable decisions, like getting a business degree or going emo (oops, oh well). Esta es la tercera vez que piso este lugar y el tercer año que paso el verano en Berlín con Erica gracias a una afortunada alineación astrológica en forma de amigues que nos ceden sus residencias habituales. Gracias, amigues, sois los verdaderos astros. This is the third time I set foot in this place and the third year I spend the summer in Berlin with Erica, thanks to an astrological alignment in the shape of friends who lend us their usual residences. Thank you, friends, you are the real stars. Venimos a Berlín, como cada año, huyendo del calor y en busca de lugares comunes, zonas de confort, placeres conocidos y _Cappuccinos mit Hafermilch bitte_ a precios desorbitados (bueno, eso último no, solo lo otro). We come to Berlin, like every year, fleeing the heat and in search of commonplaces, comfort zones, familiar pleasures and _Cappuccinos mit Hafermilch bitte_ at outrageous prices (well, no, not that one, just the rest). Aquí ya tenemos amigos a los que abrazamos al verlos de nuevo y sitios donde se acuerdan de nosotros y se alegran al vernos llegar. Here we already have friends we hug when we see them again and places where people remember us and light up when we arrive. El puente que conecta el mundo en el que tú y yo conocemos con la isla de la gente joven. Y, por desgracia, también lugares que cierran (por voluntad propia o por fuerzas malignas) y que nos duele perder. And, sadly, there are also the places that close down (by their own will or by evil forces), the ones that hurt to lose. Erica, valorando fotográficamente la situación (como es habitual) Muchos de estos sitios, por cierto, están recogidos en este mapa que actualizo siempre que me acuerdo o descubro algún lugar nuevo que me gusta. Many of these places, by the way, are collected in this map, which I update whenever I remember or discover somewhere new and interesting. Una escultura titulada Boot del artista Lutz Kommallein, situada en la Insel der Jugend. Y esto es todo. Muchas gracias por acompañarme en este paseo veraniego por Treptower Park, espero que te hayan gustado las fotos (capturadas una vez más con la intrépida Ricoh GR IIIx). Nos vemos en los parques. And that's all. Thank you so much for joining me on this summer stroll through Treptower Park, I hope you enjoyed the photos (captured once again with the intrepid Ricoh GR IIIx). See you in the parks. Instalación del artista Sergej Alexander Dott sobre la Ärztehaus Treptow. 5 de agosto Berlín Comentar ← tqm Pro qm GitHub Mastodon Instagram Bluesky Letterboxd Newsletter
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026
@tmcw a self-hosted project that I like a lot, hosted on my Hetzner server: linkding.link
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linkding
A self-hosted bookmarking service that is designed to be minimal, fast and easy to set up.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026
There's a café in Berlin with the worst possible egg-related pun: "Café EGGRYTHING". Why did they choose that when "Ist mir Eggal" was right there?
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026
Very very hyped for this documentary www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WoBtAMbDEI
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026
Sure, invite me to your mysterious work meeting. No need for a quick heads-up or a description in the invite explaining what it's about. Don't sweat it, just send it; the less information I have, the better. I thrive in the nebulous void of information; the lack of details empowers me. I love […]
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026
We've only been in this city for a couple of weeks, and we’ve already done (twice) one of the most generous acts of love a human being can perform for another: removing limescale from the bottom of a water heater.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026
I can't stop thinking about this article a friend sent me on the privilege of writing badly at work. That totally matches my experience, but I also think bad grammar doesn't just worsen as people go up the ladder, it also has to do with most people in power being unempathetic sociopaths […]
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026
Back to the [Treptower] park. #berlin #photography #ricohgr #ricohgr3x
Yellow wildflowers and white thistles in a park, with a white church spire rising over green trees in the background.A curving gravel path is bordered by thistles and yellow-green bushes bathed in golden afternoon light.A sculpture depicting an alien-like figure aboard a boat, with a row of trees and white clouds framing the background.Close-up of white thistles and yellow wildflowers, backed by a grassy field and tall green trees.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026
La IA es alucinante (derogatory).
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/07/2026
⚠️ Operating on 6 hours of sleep. Please handle with care.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026
A new website = the perfect opportunity to do silly things
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026
The cool thing about the website is that the HTML in the demo stays in sync with the actual app, so with every release, the fake version automatically gets more and more powerful (exactly like you would if you used Ankitron to study, ahem).
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026
I'm having a lot of fun working on and using my Anki companion app: Ankitron. And I'm also very happy with the new website I built, where you can test the app without downloading it: ankitron.com #anki
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026
After years of climate anxiety, I'm honestly relieved to find more and more confirmation every day that I wasn't worrying for nothing, like I always do!
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026
Oh boy, what a great idea I had going to Reddit to share my latest project. That’s the last time I set foot there.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026
Someone created a blog to collect elevator/lift scenes in media (www.liftsinfilm.com). My challenge now is to find a binocular shot that could appear on that site and also on binocularshot.com
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Binocular Shot
A tribute to movies with inaccurate binocular shots.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/06/2026
If you're a Mac Anki user as picky about their interface as I am, I built something for us: a lightweight Mac app with a cleaner UI for studying decks and managing cards. It works by running Anki in headless mode and uses Anki's own API, so it keeps the same powerful memorization algorithm and […]
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2026
Friendly reminder to submit your website to the second issue of the Internet Phone Book or to build a website and then submit said website to the second issue of the Internet Phone Book. tally.so/r/3EEZzL
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Internet Phone Book ❋ Issue 2
Hi :) Nice to meet you. We need a tiny bit of information to include your website in the Internet Phone Book ❋ Issue 2
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler/11667… When hackers stole my Instagram username in 2024, they had to use social engineering skills and the obituary of a person who shared my name. But now, thanks to the power of AI, they can just use an VPN and ask politely. That's what I […]
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026
I've released a new version of "Are.na Manager" (an @obsidian plugin to interact with Are.na) to use the new www.are.na API. I also improved several commands, and you can now fetch public blocks from other users! community.obsidian.md/plugins/arena…
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Are.na
Are.na is a platform for connecting ideas and building knowledge.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/05/2026
wordpress.org/news/2026/05/wp23 My embarrasometer exploded just by hovering over the link above…and it was a brand new machine!
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WP23 – WordPress News
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026
Now on the blog: three binocular shots from Paris, Texas (1984), the second Wim Wenders movie I've featured and a film that (yes, sorry) I have yet to see (sorry again). binocularshot.com #binocularshot
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026
If you are giving a commencement speech, my recommendation would be to enthusiastically mention AI as much as possible. I hear people love it! It's also a type of content I recently discovered I enjoy a lot. Thanks!
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026
The sweetest words in the English language: "This event has been canceled and removed from your calendar."
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026
Now on my blog: A post from my newsletter (in Spanish) about my latest project, Dear Reader (a feed reader for your Kindle), and @ericafustero's world book tour. javier.computer/2026/04/29/dear-rea…
A Kindle displaying a "Dear Reader" digest sits on a vintage orange floral tablecloth next to a cup of dark coffee.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026
"It's Fun to Use Your Brain!" is a series of books that I'll publish in 2030 that will make me rich thanks to the damaging effects of AI. In these books, I'll explain to readers how they can use their own brains for activities such as: complimenting a friend, apologizing for being late, coming […]
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026
In any case, I'm really looking forward to trying @aphera
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026
2026: The year of Lightroom in the trash bin? www.theverge.com/tech/911635/blackm…
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DaVinci Resolve adds new photo editing tools to take on Lightroom and Photoshop
DaVinci Resolve 21’s new photo mode makes it easier to organize, edit, and color correct multiple images.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026
Now on the blog: two binocular shots from Apocalipsis Caníbal (1980), aka Night of the Zombies, aka Virus, aka Hell of the Living Dead. Not to be confused with Cannibal Apocalypse (1980), of course! Check them out whenever you get your binocular shots or at […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
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wakest ⁂ @fedi.wake.st · 13/04/2026
[Air Powered Segment Display: 3D Printed Microfluidic RAM?] www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1BLGpE5zH0 this video is amazing
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/04/2026
The growing, uncomfortable sense that the design issues I report are being fed directly into an LLM, turning developers into mere intermediaries between the AI and me.
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/04/2026
Nice try, RecruiTron-5000!
A screenshot that says: "I also know that you probably receive tons of Al recruitment messages to your inbox. I haven't quite figured out how to show that I'm a real person actually messaging you short of just saying so, so hopefully you'll just take my word for it."
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Stefan Bohacek @fediverse.stefanbohacek.online · 07/04/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@javierarce/1163645… Seconding this! But it was a bit of a surprise to learn that not too many also verify their links. This was 2 years ago, so things have likely improved, but a good reminder in case you've been putting this off for your own website(s). […]
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Javier @javierarce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026
@stefan good advice!
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