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Nicolai Schwarz

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

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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 30/09/2026
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 · 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 · 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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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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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 · 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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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 · 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 · 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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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 · 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 · 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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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 08/03/2026
Late Night #Puzzle Time with: Polimines 2 store.steampowered.com/app/2328730/...
Screenshot: Polimines 2, Level 20
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 05/03/2026
Today is the grand reopening of the Spire. My first visit ended in glorious … defeat?! #AnotherRunBitesTheDust #SlaytheSpire2 #Godot
Screenshot Slay The Spire 2: The Ironclad was defeated by the boss of act 3
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 26/02/2026
The artwork for the new @playthebazaar.bsky.social hero Karnok looks phenomenal. I mean, the Bazaar had fantastic art right from the start. But hunter items are just more interesting than the last additions of engines and food. #HypedForRageMode playthebazaar.com
Monstrous Hunter Karnok
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 12/02/2026
Ich präsentiere: den vielleicht hässlichsten #Berliner der Welt! Ich nehme an, der soll aussehen wie ein Stück Kohle. Aber warum sollte man sich dieses verkohlte Etwas in den Mund schieben? (Dies ist das 1. Mal in meinem Leben, dass ich etwas gekauft habe, weil ich es außergewöhnlich hässlich fand.)
Ein komplett schwarzer Berliner, mit einem Ruhrpott-Sticker oben drauf
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 15/01/2026
It’s quite impossible to limit 25 years of #Drupal to a mere #Drupal25Words. However, I think I at least managed to add a hint of poetry. Happy Birthday, #Drupal25!
A drop, in an ocean of code.
Grows a community. Weathers an armageddon.
A symfony sounds, zombifies the Seven.
Ripe, the drop splits in two.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 12/11/2025
Still rampaging through some optional content in Pharloom. For my taste / skill, the First Sinner is around 15% too fast to be fun. And I hate it when I have to chase the boss around. Ok, done, next. #Silksong
The boss »First Sinner« in the videogame »Hollow Knight: Silksong«
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 20/10/2025
Year after year, I wrestled with the question of whether I really needed the Creative Cloud. Sometimes I take a little longer than other people. But now I’m finally free! Bye #Adobe! Hello #Affinity Suite! (Well, at least till October 30th, when we’ll see if #Serif will ruin their product as well.)
Adobe Logo. Hallo Nicolai, dein Abo wurde gekündigt. (In English: Hello Nicolai, your subscription has been cancelled.)
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 11/10/2025
Hmm. It took me around 43 hours to reach Act II in #Silksong. HowLongToBeat puts the complete main game at 27 hours. Don’t those people explore the map? I spend, e.g., over 10 hours hunting for certain abilities (I can’t actually get in Act I). Tzz.
Silksong Screenshot: Hornet next to the beaten Last Judge boss.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 09/10/2025
Noch eben schnell ein paar Slides zusammenklöppeln, für die #Drupal User Group heute Abend. 19:30 Uhr. Online.
Startseite der Präsentation: CSS zum Angewöhnen
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 04/10/2025
Wow. Another shop with even more expensive items. If I want them I can now farm, again, another 1.150 rosaries, another 30min or so gone, again. This. Is. So. Much. Fun! #Silksong
Screenshot from the videogame Silksong: A shop with expensive items
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 26/09/2025
I am amazed at how much I hate #Silksong now. Eighteen hours in, and I only continue to play out of spite.
Silksong Boss: Sister Splinter
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 08/09/2025
13h in and I am calling it: #Silksong is one of the most unfun, most annoying games I have ever played! It is beautiful & has lots of good parts. But the annoying stuff overshadows everything else. I will play a bit longer, just to see if I stumble upon the area where they have hidden the fun. #meh
Screenshot of an annoying platform sequence
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 08/09/2025
#Silksong #haha Seen on Reddit.
The reason it took so long to come out
emoji:troll:
Team cherry was trying to beat the game before they released it.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 04/09/2025
It would have been really funny if Steam had prepared a Silksong reference for this error page. Soemthing like a shrugging Hornet. #steam #error #silksong
Steam Error: Something Went Wrong
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 08/08/2025
Meine unvollständige Asterix-Sammlung. Vor 35+ Jahren zugelegt. Vier Umzüge überlebt. Und jetzt gehen die Alben an die nächste Generation. Damit ich mehr Platz für skurrile Graphic Novels habe …
Sammlung von Asterix-Alben
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 31/07/2025
For those who like #puzzles: Here is a pretty good, strangely straightforward, not too complicated, beginner friendly #Sudoku variant: »Hypnotic Suggestion« by Atticus837 sudokupad.app/qt0xjevecl
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 23/07/2025
Finally »beat« the final boss of #LiesOfP Overture. Kinda. After 268! attempts I still couldn’t solo the boss on »Legendary Stalker«. Intended difficulty my ass! As Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is ready to go I switched to »AwakenedPuppet« to end this. Without a doubt the shittiest boss I’ve ever faced.
Screenshot Lies of P
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 02/07/2025
A website that you build on the side offers the opportunity to incorporate all the stuff you usually don’t use – or need. So here are unnecessary CSS masks, some sticky business, scroll-driven animations, fancy typo, an AI joke & an old-school shoutbox. Needs some fine-tuning though. drupalcamp.ruhr
Screenshot of drupalcamp.ruhr
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 20/06/2025
Finally here. It took me 20 hours to get to the DLC of »Lies of P«. I replayed the first nine chapters on normal difficulty. And that Green Monster Of The Swamp is still no fun. I heard the DLC is annoying as well … #LiesOfP #LiesofPOverture
Screenshot: Entering the DLC of »Lies of P«
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 18/06/2025
Half a year ago I bought a new, fresh, chic laptop, for travelling, and now, whenever I travel, I still bring my old, slow laptop, just because, you know, it could get stolen. #NewLaptopVsOldParanoia
Old laptop with various stickers
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 17/06/2025
Waiting for: TV On The Radio. Live in Berlin.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 08/06/2025
I am finally back in Krat for the weekend (and probably the next few weeks). The DLC is a fine occasion to replay #LiesOfP.
Screenshot: The player – Gepetto’s puppet – in front of Hotel Krat
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 23/05/2025
Current status: Screaming at the screen, because this Sentinel in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown DLC is the worst mini-boss I have faced in a long time. Attacks come way too fast. Right now I am glad the developer team got disbanded! #skillissue
Screenshot from Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown DLC.
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 10/05/2025
Traditional comic pick-up on Free #Comic Book Day. Even though all free comics are aimed at children these days. So I only collect this stuff for other people’s kids. But if you want to read Maus, Watchmen, Blankets or Daytripper later on, you have to start somewhere. #earlyeducation
Six comics from the German Free Comic Book Day (Gratis Comic Tag)
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 03/05/2025
Nearly done with the Primer for the next DrupalCamp Ruhr 2025 in September in Essen. Just a few tweaks and this will go online on Monday. #drupal #dcruhr25 #workinprogress
We’re back. Save the date! / DrupalCamp Ruhr, 12+13 September 2025, Unperfekthaus, Essen, Germany / Tickets will be available soon. #dcruhr25
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 03/04/2025
Next up: #mazes and #puzzles
Two books: »The Maze: A Labyrinthine Compendium« by Kendra Wilson and Angus Hyland & »A Compendium of Meta-Puzzles« by Pedja Banovic
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 28/03/2025
Warten auf #dendemann #fzw
Dendemann
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 26/03/2025
Thanks to an unhealthy amount of nostalgia and FOMO my vast collection of stuff now includes these Omnibus Sized Darkwing Duck Hardcover graphic novels. Nice to have? Sure. Worth the price tag? Not after the KS campaign increased shipping costs from 30 to 72 $. #graphicnovels #darkwingduck #comics
Three Omnibus Sized Darkwing Duck Hardcover graphic novel volumes
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 12/02/2025
The Nameless King … I gave up on my first playthrough in 2020. But nearly five years later, and after surely 100+ attempts altogether, I finally beat the shittiest enemy in all the SoulsWorlds. I hate, hate, hate this fight. #DarkSouls3 #noskill
Screenshot: Finally beat the Nameless King in the videogame »Dark Souls 3«
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 12/01/2025
New flatmate in da house: it‘s (Super) Meat Boy. #videogames #actionfigures
Actionfigure »Meat Boy« from the eponymous videogame series
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 10/01/2025
It’s impressive how Returnal has managed to be even more annoying than all of the FromSoftware games I’ve played. But at long last I have beaten the final boss. After 52 hours and 107 deaths.
Screenshot: Returnal player walking into the light?
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 28/12/2024
Damn. I mean, I never play shooters, but I still didn’t expect a hard grind of 11 hours and 33 deaths to beat the first boss in #Returnal. At any other time of the year I would have given up. This game is unnecessarily hard and annoying (for me).
Screenshot: Got the red key in the game »Returnal«
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 16/12/2024
Icy Hammock for the win in @playthebazaar.bsky.social . (You still need some luck and dodge the Dooley poison builds.)
Screenshot: 10 wins gold victory with Vanessa in the game »The Bazaar«
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Nicolai Schwarz @talesof.me · 09/12/2024
This little rascal just burned its way through everyone and everything to a perfect victory in »The Bazaar«.
Screenshot: 10 wins – perfect victory. With a Dooley/Burn build.
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