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Sven Dahlstrand

I am an aspiring world's best uncle, co-conspirator with Sanna, and curious coder based in Jönköping, Sweden. If you spot someone hiking deep into the forest of Tiveden, that's probably me. 🌲

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    The Hackers on Planet Earth conference was held again back in July. Unfortunately, I missed it, but videos are up on YouTube now. 🙌

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    Is an online yard sale on a blog doable? Let’s find out! I have 26 things for sale: MacBook Air, Commodore 64, AirPods, e-readers (Kindle, etc.), RØDE Podcaster, iPod Shuffle, PS5 controller, and more.

    I ship worldwide, but it’s probably easiest if you’re in the EU. 🇪🇺

    A bunch of gadgets on a wooden table. Looks like a yard sale, but you know, online.
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    Today we took a short stroll to Västra torget – Jönköping’s market square. Every Saturday, it’s crammed with stalls, goods, and people. Lots of people. Flowers, berries, and mushrooms ended up in our bag.

    Containers on a wooden table. Filled with chanterelles, gooseberries, redcurrants, and blueberries.
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    Turns out our neighbors enjoy reading. A lot! Especially romance and nordic noir. What have you read this summer?

    In case you missed it, here’s how we built our own little library. 📚

    A tiny shed at a beach with the door opened. Inside there are two shelves filled with books.
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    Congratulations, @manton, I saw your book made it to the front page of the orange website today.

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    I just had a fascinating conversation with Stan S. Stanman over at returntomonkeyisland.com. 🥰

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    We did it! Sanna and I built our own little library. Okay, we hacked a toolshed into a library. 😅 But anyway, now it stands there in all its glory. Looking out over the lake, ready to be explored by any booklover who happens to pass by. 📚

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    I’ve had a lot of fun the last week exploring Robin Sloan’s cozy new (proposed) internet protocol, Spring ‘83. So many cool things are happening: poetry, link sharing, bots. And, lots and lots of experiments. Early web vibes!

    Screenshot of the Spring '83 web client demo. Four HTML cards are shown: Your board, Robin's board, Ryan, and Peter. These cards have their own personal touch to them. The content and vibes differ. One is artsier, and another share links to other boards. It looks like a lot of fun!
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    It’s lunchtime, and I just emptied my feed reader.

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    Just emptied my feed reader, and now I know three things:

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    Andy is on a five-month journey, hiking along the Appalachian Trail. And blogging about it on his glorious pixel art website. A Trail Tale is a must-see. 🌲

    A man is hiking along a trail in a vibrant pixel art style.
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    Endurance is most essential when hanging out with my nieces. Here’s three of them and yours truly during a theatre rehearsal. When they write the script, I often get the role of a horse. Day 31. Photo by Sanna.

    Kids are climbing on a guy wearing a horse mask.
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    Robin’s tap essay from 2012 is about a dead fish. But also about the difference between liking and loving something on the internet. Day 30.

    A smartphone on a shelf. A fullscreen app with a solid pistachio background and text set in a serif font. He'd sit them down in an empty room with a dead fish in a metal tray, and he would say simply: Look.
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    If you haven’t checked out Sarah Andersen’s webcomic, you should! Stripes for day 29.

    The cover of a book named Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen. A girl with messy hair wears an oversized, white sweater with red stripes. Or is it a red sweater with white stripes? The girl is followed by a white bunny.
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    September last year: working, fueled by wine and fair weather. Day 28.

    A spectacular view from an open door. A blue sky with clouds and the sea at a distance. Inside, a woman sits at a table working on a laptop accompanied by a glass of fine. Opposite her, there's another laptop, a glass of wine, and an empty chair. Maybe the photographer's seat?
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    Luckily, we stumbled upon this written communication during our stroll today. Day 27.

    There is a big wooden sign surrounded by trees and greenness, seemingly in the middle of the forest. The word KABEL is written using giant, black letters in all caps.
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    When this post goes live, overdue will change from 3 to 2. Day 26, schedule.

    Smartwatch with a to-do list app showing. It says scheduled 36, 3 overdue.
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    Hiaklitten is probably more of a hill than a mountain. But, for day 25, it will have to do.

    A lovely, somewhat cloudy day. A woman looks out at a spectacular view from a hill. She observes trees, a stream, and a large body of water in the distance.
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    I love when intricate patterns emerge from simple rules and mathematical formulas, like this bit field. It appears so complex, but the math is concise: (x ^ y) % 5. 👌 Check out Martin Kleppe’s thread from last year if you want to go down a rabbit hole.

    A phone on a table displays a full-screen black and white complex but beautiful pixel pattern.
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    On the twenty-third day, we had sweet potatoes and salmon for dinner. Accompanied by this avocado dip. The recipe? Mix green peas, avocado, and plain yogurt until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste.

    A pale, greenish-yellow dip in a bowl on a wooden table.
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    Six years ago, Sanna and I visited the Textile Museum in Borås for the exhibition Game Over by Per Fhager. Seeing the games we played as kids – and to be fair, still do – blown up big, crossed stitched, warm and fuzzy was fascinating!

    A woman is studying a huge, crossed stitched screenshot from the game Yoshi's Island.
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    With just about an hour left of the day, Music’s Autoplay serves this one up on a silver platter. Symmetry for day 21. Phew. 😮‍💨

    A phone with the music app front and center. The album cover is an abstract, symmetrical shape in ANSI art form.
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    Today’s smoothie: frozen raspberries, banana, and vanilla oatgurt. My typical afternoon beverage. 😋 Day 20.

    A delicious looking, pink smoothie in a old fashioned glass.
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    Weirdly, I’ve never stumbled upon http.cat and http.dog before. Joy! 🥹

    A cat hiding under a bunch of papers. Below the photo is the text 404 Not found.
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    Day 19 – comics indulgence.

    Three comic books in a spread. The topmost one is Efter oss, syndafloden by David Olgarsson. The author and title of the bottom two are partially obscured. However, Moa Romanova and Inne i […] Liv can be seen. All three covers feature portraits of women.
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