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We're in a weird limbo shift without the right cultural infrastructure to encourage, support, distribute, and curate good quality personal writing and research.

If people are writing thoughtful, quality things on personal sites or gardens, I don't know how we'd ever find them.

RSS isn't dead. Following single sites still works.

But community distribution and curation are the missing pieces.

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File types hanging out. 🧡

Three people, all portrayed by Elle Cordova, are sitting dressed as a couple of file formats and a media player. Above their heads, associated icons and labels float. From left to right: WEBP, HEIC holding a bag labeled old cookies, and VLC wearing an orange and white traffic cone.

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I really enjoyed Red Rooms. It’s super creepy without relying on any gore, and it’s one of those films that keeps you intrigued as you try to figure out what the characters are thinking and what their true motives are. 🍿

Kelly-Anne is in profile with a contemplative expression, while Clementine gazes downward at Kelly-Anne’s hands. The dim lighting in the room creates a moody atmosphere.

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Issue #2 of the Surf Club Guides E-Zine is out, and it’s all about graphics. 👀 Check it out!

The colorful e-zine website is packed with pixel art and cool visuals. Here’s an excerpt: This e-zine is brought to you by indie writers, coders and artists from the Surf Club web-ring! This issue is all about GFX, images, and making cool visuals for your site!

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We’re closing our little library for the season. One of the joys of being its custodian is how books just magically appear — put there by its patrons. It’s like a very slow, human book recommendation algorithm. Today, I came across The White Hotel by D. M. Thomas, an author who’s new to me. 📚

The book’s worn dust jacket features a nude woman standing in a corridor with a candle — a detail from the painting Chrysis by Paul Delvaux.

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Lake Viken showed us its best side this morning. 🍂

A calm lake reflects trees in the morning mist.

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Maybe you should give Klara Keller a listen? 🎵

Klara is holding a seashell up to her ear. The text KLARA KELLER is superimposed over the low-resolution photo, which is clearly intentionally filled with compression artifacts as an artistic choice.

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Idag skickade vi nyhetsbrev från Särna och det gick alldeles utmärkt. En dimmig hälsning och två av höstens nya trilogier. 👀 För dig som gillar skräck och/eller sf. 📚

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These days, it’s impossible for me to pass by stickers in the wild without thinking of @maique and his sticker spotter project. From today’s hike, the other side of the sign said, “Deadly cliff, follow the trail”.

The backside of a warning sign, filled with stickers.
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Overall, we had a pleasant day hiking in Fulufjället (8.54 kilometers).

A foggy landscape with sparse pine trees and pinkish heather covering the rocky ground, creating a serene, misty atmosphere.
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We also said hello to Old Tjikko, the world’s oldest known Norway Spruce (9,550 years). 

Missing its top, the looks a little bit sad and lonely against a barren landscape.
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Today, we visited Njupeskär, the waterfall in Sweden with the tallest free-falling drop (70 meters).

Sanna, hands in the air, is standing right below the waterfall.
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I love how blogs will still be around in the year 2321, according to the Bobiverse series. 📚

Still, a new civilization was always a great view from space, and a purple-hued planet was especially striking. We took a lot of pictures for our blog.

Dennis E. Taylor Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, Book 5)

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I had a terrific autumn evening, so here’s the recipe if you want to try it out.

🍷 Pour yourself a drink.
🪵 Grab some firewood.
🌌 Look up at the stars. Think about space for a bit.
🔥 Build a fire and sip your drink.
🧝‍♀️ As Zelda, go find that lost horse.

You’re welcome.

In a very dark room, a fire is burning. In front of the fire is a Switch with The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom running.

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Of all the photos I snapped this summer, this one’s my favorite. A bunch of people I love, heading to the beach for some fun in the sun. ⛱️

My extended family is walking on sandy dunes with sparse vegetation under a cloud-streaked sky.

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Less than four hours until I can visit Hyrule again and finally actually play as Zelda. 🧝‍♀️ Reading the four-part developer interview over the past few days has made me even more hyped for the game. I love that Sano-san is the first female director of the series. About time!

We talked about covering up pits because this indeed seemed rather dirty, but when I actually tried it, it wasn't so easy to pull off, and I ended up accidentally falling down the pit instead. (Laughs)

Three people in Nintendo work attire sit at a table in a meeting room. Sano smiles and gesticulates with her hand, probably to illustrate something to the other two.

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Our new car has the quirkiest acceleration sound effect. 🥹

The video above shows a close-up of the speedometer as we accelerate, along with a silly sound effect that had us cracking up.

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Got my AirPods 4 today! Things I like compared to the third generation: USB-C, speaker in case (for Find My), and active noise cancellation. What I really miss: MagSafe. First song I listened to: Despair, Hangover & Ecstasy by The Dø. 🎵

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I like Henrietta’s take on the logo. 🍃 Also available as wallpaper.

Apple's logotype, but made up of green leaves and a tree trunk in Henrietta's very own illustration style.

🍏 Pinch me 🍏 I’ve had the honor of working with one of my favourite brands, Apple. I’ve worked with their amazing team to create a logo for the new store opening at Mall of Scandinavia on September 20th.

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Ture taking a siesta.

A curled up dachshund pup taking a nap.