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Nicolai Schwarz

@talesof.me
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Freelancer. Web Development. Frontend & Design – with Drupal & Backdrop CMS. Author | talesof.me | textformer.de

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Drupal User Group Ruhr / DUG Ruhr @drupalruhr.bsky.social · 19h
Nächste Woche Donnerstag, 8. Oktober, treffen wir uns wieder online. Ab 19:30h. Videocall unter: meet.drupal.de/dugruhr Geplante Themen: * Peter: Intro to Kern UX * Tobias: Playwright Refresher * Tobias: Mystery-Frontend-Minithema * Nicolai: Intro to VersaTiles
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 20h
Work in progress. An old idea for another »if you know you know« t-shirt. A mashup of drupal.org and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown... #Drupal #music #tshirts
Lines tracing the Drupal CMS logo. With the text "Unknown Errors".
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 28/09/2026
Nothing to do? Like #riddles? Here is another page to ̷w̷a̷s̷t̷e̷ ̷y̷o̷u̷r̷ ̷t̷i̷m̷e̷ play round. thesecretsproject.com
thesecretsproject.com
The Secrets Project — A Website Full of Secrets
Start with a nearly empty page and discover a website that grows as you explore. Find hidden games, puzzles and places in The Secrets Project.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 27/09/2026
Finally managed to write down my best-of list for this year’s Reeperbahn Festival. talesof.me/en/2026/rbf26
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Reeperbahn Festival 2026
My personal Best-of-This-Year. Some Post-Punk, Rock, Indie, Crossover, Punk, Hip-Hop, Alternative, and … a DJ?
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Fronteers @fronteers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
⏰ Last call for Fronteers Dark Mode 2026! Ticket sales close tomorrow, Saturday at midnight, and there are just 13 seats left. So if you’ve been thinking about joining us in Dordrecht next Friday, this really is your last chance. 🌑✨ 🎟️ www.fronteersconf.org We’d love to see you there! ❤️
Fronteers Dark Mode 2026, Friday, October 2, at Cinema De Witt in Dordrecht. An intimate evening of frontend talks and community from 3 PM until after midnight. Tickets €99 at fronteersconf.org. Collage showing Dordrecht, dinner, the Cinema De Witt venue and its red-seated screening room, with a QR code linking to the conference website.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 23/09/2026
Strange. This is the second »Verifying you are human« Cloudflare Clipboard-Hijacking scam I am seeing this night.
A phishing attempt that looks like a Cloudflare verifying dialog.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 07/09/2026
Disclosure Day (2026): I should have read the reviews first. What an utter disappointment! A lame story. People do stupid shit all the time. Laughable action scenes. An unnecessary emphasis on religion. Lots of Space Magic. And the most disappointing ending I have seen in a long time. 0/10 stars.
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Disclosure Day | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
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Drupal User Group Ruhr / DUG Ruhr @drupalruhr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Unser September-Termin ist wieder ein Social Event. Dieses Mal treffen wir uns zu einem End-of-Summer-Grillen in Bochum. Jetzt Donnerstag, 10. September, ab 19 Uhr. Wer dabei sein möchte, meldet sich für die genaue Adresse am besten per PM über Bsky oder Slack bei Holger oder bei Nicolai.
GRILL & CHILL. Do, 10. September, ab 19h, in Bochum
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 03/09/2026
I am still in my #Sudoku #riddle phase. This foggy one here is fun: »Minimum Maximum« by Marty Sears. Should take around 60min, maybe. sudokupad.app/ohqf2rxsno
Screenshot at the start of the puzzle
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Drupal User Group Ruhr / DUG Ruhr @drupalruhr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wer zum DrupalCamp Frankfurt möchte, 27.-29. November, kann nun auch einen Sessionvorschlag einreichen: ffm26.drupalcamp.de#sponsors
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DrupalCamp Frankfurt 2026
27-29 November 2026, Frankfurt, Germany
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 27/08/2026
Another nice & easy Sudoku variant for the lunch break: »Clueless Minimax« by Alf Smith. Should take around 30min. #riddles sudokupad.app/l7tcebgv6n
Screenshot at the start of the puzzle
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 24/08/2026
Here is a nice little Sudoku variant: »Region Reconstruction« by BlueToast001. This one is on the easy side. You can probably solve it in around 30min. #riddles sudokupad.app/czw6xzqvg2
Screenshot at the start of the puzzle
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 18/08/2026
Late at night. Still making my way through »Sudokuvania: Digits of Despair«. Slow, but steady. One of the best puzzles I've ever stumbled upon. sudokuvania.com
The starting point of the puzzle »Sudokuvania: Digits of Despair«
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Vivaldi Browser @vivaldi.com · 11/08/2026
Oh and if you're new and coming from Chrome (or any other browser): 🇳🇴🇮🇸 We're Vivaldi, a European browser based in Norway and Iceland 🕵️ Your data is yours, we don't spy on you or track you ❌ No built-in AI slop ✊🏽 Owned by the employees 🔥 Built-in adblocker, mail, calendar, to do lists, feeds, VPN ++
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 10/08/2026
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«.
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Drupal User Group Ruhr / DUG Ruhr @drupalruhr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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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Jitsi Meet
Join a WebRTC video conference powered by the Jitsi Videobridge
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 07/08/2026
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...
Starting point of the Sodoku puzzle: Thermo Xtreme by Qodec
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 04/08/2026
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.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 03/08/2026
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...
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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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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 02/08/2026
Funky link of the day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKFC...
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Star Wars: Bass Windu ft. Obi Dawg - I Got The High Ground
YouTube video by ai am a jedi
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 02/08/2026
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...
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Minute Cryptic
Minute Cryptic is a free daily cryptic crossword clue. Solve today's puzzle, learn how cryptic clues work with free guided courses, and build your solving streak.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 31/07/2026
In the mood for: some old school horror stories…
German comics: Horror Schocker Gruselgigant #9 and #10, from Weissblech Comics
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 30/07/2026
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.
Terrible Figma riddleTerrible Figma riddle
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Elliot Jay Stocks @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
[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.)
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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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Annika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Bitte unterschreiben, wenn ihr ein paar Sekunden Zeit habt - es ist wichtig!
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Drupal User Group Ruhr / DUG Ruhr @drupalruhr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 29/06/2026
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
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Session: New in CSS | Drupalcamp Kortrijk 2026
Linklist & slides.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 29/06/2026
DrupalCamp Belgium 2026. Let‘s go. #drupal #kortrijk2026
Logo DrupalCamp Belgium 2026
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 28/06/2026
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.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 28/06/2026
Immer wieder zurmürbend zu sehen, wie eine Umstiegszeit von 43min stückweise gekürzt wird auf 35, 30, 28, 25, 22, aktuell 17min. Ich tippe mal auf »Schade verpasst« am Ende. 2h Verspätung reichen wohl nicht? #bahn #db
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 26/06/2026
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.
Screenshot: The final moment of Isshin, the Sword Saint, in the videogame »Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice«
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 26/06/2026
Habe gerade beim Bäcker ein Wassereis geschenkt bekommen. Lebbe is gut.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 22/06/2026
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.
Starting slide: New in CSS*, Drupalcamp Kortrijk, June 29th 2026, Nicolai Schwarz, textformer.de. * Yes, there will be a link to a neat linklist at the end.
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Florence Maurice @florencemaurice.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 19/06/2026
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...
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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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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 17/06/2026
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.
Postkarte: Most wanted. Blutgruppe AB. www.blutspendedo.de
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 16/06/2026
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...
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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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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 15/06/2026
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...
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Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 11/06/2026
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«.
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Sabstuck @sabstuck.com · 09/06/2026
$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.
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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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Drupal User Group Ruhr / DUG Ruhr @drupalruhr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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.
WORK & GRILL. Do, 11. Juni. In Essen.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 05/06/2026
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.
Farn in einem Blumentopf mit dem Kopf von Sideshow Bob von den Simpsons
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 29/05/2026
TIL: Some people have /uses pages. And there is a collection of those pages at: uses.tech
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/uses
A list of /uses pages detailing developer setups.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 22/05/2026
Aha. I'm slowly getting better at this. A rare »4 under the community par«. #riddles Minute Cryptic - 22 May, 2026 "Midrange van crashed into circular intersection?" (4,7) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 4 under the community par (13.365 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
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Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
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Drupal User Group Ruhr / DUG Ruhr @drupalruhr.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Das nächste Treffen der DUG Ruhr findet wegen des Feiertags nicht an diesem Donnerstag statt (Christi Himmelfahrt). Stattdessen treffen wir uns online am Mittwoch, den 20. Mai, ab 19:30 Uhr auf meet.drupal.de/dugruhr. Siehe auch: www.drupal.org/community/ev...
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Client Challenge
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11/05/2026
The little icon on the bottom left corner is now "drag to fill with Gemini." Yeah I guess whatever bullshit can go in a spreadsheet as long as it's filled out, right?
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 07/05/2026
Might be a good time to switch browsers (again) …
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 07/05/2026
I can’t keep up with all this #AI bullshit. Idiotic idea of the day: Asking your AI to »act as my digital wellbeing guardian«.
9) Anti‑doomscroll “guardrail” system
Prompt:
“Act as my digital wellbeing guardian.
My bad habits: [doomscrolling, binge‑watching, late‑night YouTube, etc.].
My healthy goals: [sleep earlier, learn more, create more, reduce anxiety].
Design an entertainment system that:
• Limits mindless content
• Increases intentional fun and learning
• Has clear daily and weekly limits
• Includes ‘stop here’ points in each session.
Give me concrete rules, default playlists, and replacement activities when I want to scroll.”
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 27/04/2026
When you have a lowly blog, you never know if one of your blog posts is even read by more than one person. Now I got a letter regarding an old #Bloodborne post from 2019. Old mail. On paper! With three handwritten pages. Handwritten! And a Bloodborne image drawn on the envelope! Unbelievable!!
Envelope featuring a hand-drawn design from the video game Bloodborne
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