: This unique vintage laptop also features a full sized cat

: Alan Wake 2 so far is excellent, and is basically a mix of Max Payne and Twin Peaks - with …

: Here we gooo - let’s see how spooky this game is

: Notes on my Acord Archimedes restoration project and how to record floppies compatible with it …

: Love when opportunities like this suddenly materialise

: Ok so the way you get new apps into my Archimedes is floppies. You need special DD 800kb floppies. …

: Gleam programming language syntax erikarow.land/notes/gle…

: Spideman Across the Spiderverse is, of course, a masterpiece. Spiderman No Way Home is also fine.

: Ireland to Scotland ferry today

: I’m getting a feeling that with all the AI enabled products we largely forget that 100% of our users …

: Loved Dublin, but it seems it has the exact same issue as Edinburgh - small historical centre and …

: Double rainbow means double gold pot at the end, right?

: Wow this mate was sudden

: Let’s call this one The Stack Of Certain Doom

: It’s Guinness o’clock somewhere

: When a country struggles with finances, first things to go are public infrastructure, art and …

: Stone circles today

: Quick stop at Galloway today

: They advertise this national park as the place for astrophotography

: Braving the Irish weather today with some hiking under torrential rain

: More misty mountains today on the Ireland West Coast

: Flying a drone in Ireland requires online registration and a €30 fee

: Ireland is cake

: Rain has stopped for a brief moment so we’re out and about for a few quick shots before it gets …

: First time ever switched my car from mph to km/h when crossing the border in Ireland - things you …

: Local attractions also offerring shelter from strong winds

: When in Ireland

: Today’s weather be like

: Let’s call it Sandwich Royale

: Never had a chance to burn some peat and here we are, in the part of Ireland where there are mostly …

: Boxty - aka Irish potato pancake - is godsend and too good to exist

: The rain will stop in 5 days according to the Irish forecast

: A secret to travel in rainy stormy October weather around Ireland is to find yourself a spot in a …

: When an Irish lighthouse built in 1700:s meets modern technology

: It’s Guinness o’clock somewhere

: Derry Girls in Derry today

: Average view in Ireland

: Buses in Belfast are like straight from Barbie

: Belfast today

: Ireland looks a lot like some kind of a fairy tale

: Derry Girls is of course a masterpiece

: House prices in Northern Ireland are actually something a normal person like myself can afford

: Stone pencils today

: Taking pictures of giant stone pencils today

: Be a good buoy

: Hello Northern Ireland!

: Is it raining, or sunshine, or both?

: DC: Batman! Scotland: hold my whiskey

: To boldly go - bril move of the day

: Adobe Firefly is surprisingly good

: Move of the day - the opponent resigned at this point

: It’s been raining cats and dogs in Scotland for the whole of the weekend, so we played BG3 on …

: West Scotland, Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad

: Huh, Pixar still renders its films on-prem?

: Pixar’s Elemental is of course brilliant

: A bit of 6x7 medium format - Ilford HP5 film and Mamiya RB67 camera

: Most unexpected checkmate today

: Kodak Ektar colors are the best

: Also happy to report both John Oliver and Colbert are back on air now. I missed those two. Congrats …

: Alright, it’s MacOS Sonoma time. Or a day, given it is 12Gb download, and probably at least an …

: Like walking a minefield

: Well, today was the day I deleted Twitter app from my phone

: Taking Mamiya out today

: Bear season 2 was excellent - but at times too painful to watch. Camera work is too good though, and …

: Let’s hope my London to Edinburgh train doesn’t get cancelled led in Preston on this beautiful …

: Reassuring art on Brick Lane

: Whatever is going on with your life, having a nice big bottle of hot black tea makes everything …

: Long exposure morning

: Late night City

: Great British Bake Off is back, and jokes are somehow much better than last year!

: Alright, Photoshop v25 now with generative AI, here we go

: Brilliant start of the day

: Sex Ed season 4 is of course an absolute gem of cinematography and writing. Loving the lens …

: It is this time of the year

: LTT made a video on laserdisc players, and it is excellent youtu.be/z9XWN7u8m…

: A bit of a view from Lomond Hill in Fife today

: Taking my Mamiya for a hike today

: What if Rust but for web apps alexsavin.me/posts/202… #software #rust

: Brilliant move of the day - and no, I didn’t end up taking a queen

: New functionality from Airbnb does not disappoint

: Fife seaside on Agfa HDC film and Olympus OM camera

: Baldurs Gate 3 is excellent - but also unforgiving - but somehow when you fail spectacularly it is …

: Maybe with the whole cost of living thing we can make public libraries amazing again?

: Meanwhile in Scotland

: What is the AI video translate tool everyone seems to be using this week? is it this one? …

: “They sacked a whole division and they used actual sacks” - pure gold of a dialog from a …

: This Apple presentation is also a great illustration how innovation gets sacked first together with …

: Back in 2005 every new Nokia phone was unlike anything else you’ve experienced. You’d think a …

: A quality stand-off

: Pine cones and ferns this weekend

: Have a chill Sunday

: Foggy mornings

: Brilliant move of the day - which I thought was a blunder

: Misty village this morning

: Mr Heron and a long exposure

: Big fan of GeForce Now service - no need to download / patch games, everything is ready to go. That …

: Wow Rust is fast - I forgot what it like to have a build in under 1 second

: Edinburgh corners and curves - on Kodak Gold film

: A true Scottish classic. Got it on LD too!

: Weekend shroom hunting

: Best thing that came out of generative AI yet - Johnny Cash and Barbie www.youtube.com/watch

: A new local bakery with best croissants in town - and 1 hour long queue at 8am on Sunday. I love a …

: All true, and I need to go to Glasgow right now

: Mists of Perthshire today

: My hope is that with the rising cost of home ownership and even renting, more experienced workers …

: The real time nature of Twitter is what made it so popular - you had to be there to participate in …

: An unexpected checkmate

: Favourite Microsoft Outlook innovation - you can now react with emojis to emails

: Cloudy with a chance of ice in your face

: Jumpable

: An excellent sci-fi, especially if you have no idea what the film will be about and just stuck a …

: Outer Hebrides on Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad

: Also, Ashoka is excellent

: Good things come to those who wait (for 25 years)

: Walk along Water of Leith but with less fences to the private parks

: Edinburgh Queen Street but no fence

: This giant Black Scottish Slug says hello and have a good breakfast

: Brexit resistance plates

: Skydiveable

: I’d like to state that Atom RPG: Trudograd is excellent, and a step up from the original Atom

: Finished Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow - and now need something equally good to read

: Reverse classroom approach - for when everyone can do home assignments with ChatGPT

: Morning misty forest

: Edinburgh Royal Circus gardens but no fence - let’s call this borderless urbanistics

: Threads might be fun, but the real winner for me after Twitter self destruct is Microblog + Mastodon …

: A popular bridge

: Sometimes losing a Queen way too early is not the end of the world

: Make more sandboxes alexsavin.me/posts/202…

: Finland joke of the day

: Edinburgh Queen street gardens, but no fence

: Whaaaat they remastered Quake 2, including all expansions and with multiplayer support

: I’m having way too much fun erasing walls of private parks in central Edinburgh

: Griffin Forest on Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad

: This could be a good one

: Brilliant move of the day

: Saturday evening entertainment

: Personal collection of my favourite apps and games made in Ukraine: alexsavin.me/posts/202…

: Early morning mushroom hunting

: Patch notes, No to War, patch notes

: Special section with CleanMyMac to detect apps that can be accessed by the evil authorities

: Blogged on Python, virtual environments and some best practices for your local Python development …

: More of Scythe, now against the Automata

: What’s the state of screen readers today? Can I have a screen reader that could read me a document …

: Printing colour in a darkroom this weekend

: Tech for victory - an excellent documentary by FT www.youtube.com/watch

: The kind of delivery that makes me happy every time

: We live in the world where battle war units have their own Youtube channels and you can subscribe, …

: Be the engineer

: 5.25% here we goooo

: If you sit long enough eventually they show your awaited film on Disney+

: Phew

: Quite like the look of my 40% kbd, but I think it’s time to admit the ortho layout is not my cup of …

: Death Stranding - a game you’d wish would never end - and it doesn’t

: RIP the birb

: Finished all 30 issues of Papergirls - absolute gem of sci-fi, so recommended! And yes, Amazon did a …

: Ah, Hadrian’s Wall wasn’t the only wall romans built - there was also Antonine’s …

: Manchester got trams too, and they are cool and yellow

: Manchester street art is a fight for survival

: Oppenheimer was epic, and totally worth 4 hours drive to Manchester to see it on 70mm film

: Manchester is like a huge movie set

: “Do not touch Hadrian Wall - it is sensitive and fragile” You and me, wall.

: So apparently sharks are older than dinosaurs and even trees

: It’s almost like bird flu is killing birbs- last glimpses of the classic Tweet birb

: Hadrian Wall and some film photography today

: Obsidian.md is ridiculously good for every day note taking and research - also open and free

: ⬆️ And a few frames from the new super 8 film

: Snowdonia of Wales on super 8 film www.youtube.com/watch

: I’d like to send some rain from Scotland to Greece

: With 0:00.02 left on the clock

: This is iconic

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: Oppenheimer is not going to be the first time Nolan is using color and black and white film - long …

: Story of my life

: Happy new Futurama season day!

: Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad

: Average street in Stirling be like

: Everyone has a plan until dragon burns you and your loot

: Exercise in fortress building today. One of those games when one tiny mistake makes the whole …

: Government: “Inflation is curbed, no need for anyone to ask for pay rises” Also government - raises …

: UK keeps on pushing with a bill that would allow the government to decrypt all private messaging, …

: Omg omg B5 on Blueray

: Unexpected checkmate

: And I just want John Oliver back on air

: A game of mechs and rivers

: Likely the greatest scene in movie history, and it comes from Kuffs www.youtube.com/watch

: Getting a quick breakfast in Fife

: Wow Instagram / Threads sign ups are just broken for 2 days now in a row

: No Oppenheimer on 70mm film in Scotland this time. Would I drive to Manchester to see it in IMAX …

: Gen X might not have a mortgage but I can launch an online political movement in a day

: Top of Ben A’an - on Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad

: Wooo Turkey said yes!

: People with exclusive access to huge private parks in the middle of town should be very polite to …

: Don’t try to stop the change. Be the change.

: A bit of Kodak Ektar from Outer Hebrides and Hasselblad

: People living in rented apartments should not be starting any petitions chng.it/hpZVHNVs7…

: That’s a bit… harsh

: Very mature - quality horror mystery, 3 issues so far

: Rapid climate change is another reason why I think remote work will continue being popular

: Feels like we are getting a cage match either way

: Having Wednesdays off during summer is actually very nice

: All in all more reasons to get a blue tick IG account now

: In all seriousness Threads will likely overcome Twi in terms of users - FB was always an order of …

: ”Jeff Bezos started Amazon in his garage” Wait, he owned a house with a whole separate garage before …

: Secret to happiness in Scotland is waterproof cloths

: Building highways is the most satisfying part of Death Stranding

: Breaking your feed with this masterpiece of a song m.youtube.com/watch

: Just your average view on a morning walk before work

: Nice one, Monzo!

: Every 30 years Internet will try closing down all the available resources behind paywalls and app …

: Are we going to invent a license now that disallows training ML models off your copyrighted content?

: Strawberries in Scotland are huge

: CRM take on leadership

: Been watching quite a few aviation disaster videos, and they kept talking about something called …

: If you tweet, but nobody read it because everyone is already rate limited, have you really tweeted …

: Making massive progress in Death Stranding after finding myself a truck and building some highways. …

: This is excellent

: Sometimes all I need is an eclair from Tasty Buns

: Is my VHS collection getting out of hands? Am I going to regret this? But then again where else can …

: Tidal hike around Fife

: Death Stranding looks a lot like Scotland

: Looks like civil war is about to break out in Russia

: Such times

: Our local book shop read the news and updated their window display appropriately

: “Higher interest rates are intended to lower inflation, by giving mortgage-holders less to spend”

: Whoa 5% rate from Bank of England

: Not only Secret Invasion AI generated intro titles, but they also generated a whole episode of …

: Star Trek Strange New Worlds season 2 is up to a not a good very bad start. Oh well. Season 1 was …

: Desperation phase

: There’s a movie where De Niro plays a cop, and Bill Murray plays a mob boss, and they even do a …

: No phones during the exhibition but you do get a complementary Polaroid

: Cut & Run today

: Mice plotting a take over here

: When in Britain

: Fife seaside on a sunny day out

: You and what army?

: Tram in Edinburgh is running now all the way to Leith - took 10 years to build but here we are

: Sega!

: Fun fun fun for the autobahn

: Wearing face mask reminds me of simpler times

: Sunset Heathrow

: Evening Thames

: More vintage Kraftwerk makes me happy

: Unfortunately destroying things is much easier than building

: No doubt there will be Vision Air next year without a dangling battery and price under $2k

: I do love that Apple took all the use cases invented since the first Oculus SDK version, and pushed …

: First ever Apple product in history that non of the executives tried using themselves during the …

: $3499 omg

: iOS Journal app sounds like a fantastic idea

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: Unsurprisingly Frostpunk the board game is equally brutal and unforgiving haha

: Kinda makes you think now what exactly happened on that island

: Fluffy coos today

: Take care of your doggo on that rare day when sun shines in Scotland

: Moonset in highlands

: Exploring Highlands this weekend!

: Well this is epic and absolute keep me busy until Frostpunk 2 is out

: Wooo Pixelfed iOS native app now allows photo uploads - great contender to replace Instagram for me

: Endorsed LinkedIn skills: Efficient Slack channel grouping

: Writing GitHub Actions is a lot like making Jenkins CI workflows - requires lots of esoteric …

: A Hasselblad camera deserves a Hasselblad scanner

: Our local heron on its breakfast stroll

: Brave iOS browser is ridiculously good

: YouTube premium is too expensive, let’s see if I survive the non-premium experience for how long.

: This game is excellent - and you can play it even in single player mode

: One of those confusing days when there’s a bank holiday but only in England, and you live in …

: A bit of a Sunday hike

: Your sheep of the day

: What could possibly go wrong when you fire all engineers and then host a massive online event. Also, …

: Twitter is an alt-right platform now

: Disrupt the disrupters

: Fife seaside on low tide

: Loch Lomond on Kodak Gold and Hasselblad

: Buffy season 4 is the best Buffy so far

: “You’ve got to build bypasses”

: I love the smell of aviation fuel in the morning

: DJ Darude of Finland is actually live-streaming beats on Twitch twitch.tv/darude

: To be fair, Cisco had its Panorama immersive meeting room going for decades now - I had a chance to …

: Google Starline looks amazing - but alas only works with 1:1 meetings and would break with multiple …

: One of those when you don’t even realise the game is over

: When you are testing things on production

: Sometimes it looks like a hopeless situation but often there’s a brilliant move hiding in plane …

: Succession is a great show, but I’m getting tired of watching completely useless characters …

: Streets in Edinburgh are steep and long, but luckily city buses are amazing, cheap and plentiful

: Cha Cha Cha 🟢🟢🟢 Also I remember 2007 and Lordi vividly!

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: Edinburgh on Kodak Max 400 film

: A bit of Saturday hiking

: Bishops standoff

: Have a fun end of the week

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: Cutting the music streaming cord - no more Spotify or Apple Music - just my LPs, cassettes and maybe …

: For that warm feeling of a tape recorder - and for a price of €1500 …

: Feds: “Let’s all spend less so we can curb the inflation” Google: …

: Banks: “Hey come play with our mortgage calculators, they are fun” Also banks: …

: Really looking forward to this one - it’s not even a reboot! …

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: New achievement - I’ve managed to wear my opponent down

: You’d think that playing offline board games would go unnoticed - but nope - getting ads for (cool …

: Hope you all had a slice of Coronation Colin this weekend

: “If you don’t have any good moves, doesn’t mean you have to start making bad …

: Got to season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and apparently they did a whole spin off thing at this …

: So far all the friendly vibes and nice community feeling that Blue Sky provides are pretty much how …

: New card game!

: Decent film scanner here we go. Apparently Hasselblad stopped producing these like 10 years ago so …

: SILO is quality content

: Oh I think I know what they want

: Gloomy Deans Village this morning

: Apparently it’s going to rain for the whole of coronation tomorrow and the rest of the …

: Happy May the 4th

: Woooo animated Babylon 5 feature is happening, written by JMS, with original cast and all - best …

: Artifact AI news app is cool, but it makes me visit the actual site of those news - and all those …

: Quite proud of this one

: Kenmore to Acharn hike - on Kodak Portra 160 film

: How I feel about the upcoming coronation

: Bring on the quality content

: The most controversial neon sign in town that is soon to be removed for good

: Wow Fallout Wasteland Warfare is intense - once you get going after spending 2 weeks reading through …

: Curves of the roads - Harris island

: Trying out a new darkroom today - private rooms, excellent location, very affordable prices - will …

: Time is ticking

: Grainy views of the City

: Very early morning at Waverley

: Late evening entertainment today

: Yep, that’s a solid 19% price increase for Royal Mail postage since last month - kind of …

: Whoa Royal Mail letter postage prices went up - £1.85 vs £2.20 to send a postcard to EU. Talk about …

: Lewis island droning

: My Pebble Color is still going strong - 8 years now! I keep my old iPhone 6 with Pebble app on it …

: Back on land (of Scotland)

: That awkward moment when your system admin has more access than all of your org

: Getting my super 8 camera out into the wild

: Lighthouse hiking today on the Isle of Scalpay

: What driving around Isle of Lewis looks like

: Great news for a Scottish wildcat www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-s…

: Original Chessmen of Lewis! 6 pieces are on display on the Lewis island, 12 more are in Edinburgh …

: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a national treasure and an example of quality screenwriting. On season 3 …

: A local beast is chilling in the sun

: A tiny bit of droning yesterday on a brief moment with no wind gusts - Isle of Harris

: Normal day in Milton Keynes

: Shooting some motion picture film in the wild today

: Stonehenge but in the North

: Leave the mainland, go live on an island, build a darkroom with chickens, get fresh eggs and prints …

: If you are a software engineer under a threat of being laid off and are wondering if the market is …

: Making friends on the island

: Going to spend a whole week on this island of Harris Tweed, planning to shoot lots of film - …

: Off to the northern islands for a week

: My favourite chippy place! Indeed back in business almost as usual - had some chips there yesterday.

: Sky UK now got a streaming option with all (or most?) HBO goodness - no need for a tv or a satellite …

: Are we getting Fallout 1&2 remastered any time soon?

: In my dream I was swiping Instagram stories and it was giving me ads one after another and no …

: Good thing my Walkman got auto repeat feature!

: Early morning walks

: Trying to Google something for research. Getting a full page of ads. Switching to DDG. Getting …

: Social media sites used to pretend they have more users in the early days to lure more people in. …

: Fuji Acros and Inveraray castle bridge

: Metro 2033 but now in the wide open! A post-apocalyptic game set in Russia but made by a Ukrainian …

: DYI Hasselblad fixes I’m generally not afraid of attempting to fix things myself - especially if it is a mechanical …

: These times I’m rarely bothered with quickly catching up on the newest episodes of tv shows, …

: Fuji Neopan Acros film - shot on Hasselblad

: Snowy Edinburgh - on Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad

: Sunny day out today to Inveraray

: Expired Agfa HDC 35mm film

: Long weekend is sorted

: Peak Friday feeling

: Great location, for out-flowing professional couple, £2000/pcm

: One day I’ll run out of my London film but it is not today - Agfa HDC film here

: Magnolias in Edinburgh

: Biggest catch from a record store no less

: Lots of possible moves but still no escape. Black resigned at this point.

: Gotta love how all of Tetris The Movie is actually shot mostly in Glasgow and Aberdeen

: Not to worry about massive layoffs in the IT sector - if everything goes the way it does we’ll be …

: Music shops in Glasgow are next level

: Glasgow today

: With all the layers of paid ads and sponsored content and SEO gamed top results, Google web search …

: Evening in Edinburgh

: They totally shot some of the Star Wars Andor in Scotland - although apparently it was a whole year …

: Night out celebrating one year in Edinburgh. They’ve had a 0% whiskey too!

: I will never understand why selling and owning weapons is ok in the US. This is just stupid. In the …

: Exactly one year ago we packed everything and moved to Edinburgh. Best decision ever.

: Woooo a solid classical music app from Apple - might be a game changer for me in terms of keeping my …

: Really want to see new John Wick in a cinema - but it is also 3 hours long and I’m like eh

: Succession is too good - even though you don’t really root for any characters at this point

: Season finale!

: Pressure youtube.com/shorts/te…

: Sunday hiking around Loch Lomond

: A bit of Snowdonia on Hasselblad and Kodak Gold film

: Lots of cats suddenly appear

: And voted in the Finnish parliamentary elections today, good start for this weekend.

: Officially cutest game I ever played

: Trams and buses

: The story of Zipline drone delivery is just incredible youtu.be/DOWDNBu9D…

: Well, we made it to Friday after all! Now if only I could make through Friday.

: Drink some fermented Quas

: Sunny Edinburgh today

: Woooo made it to the big league

: I do like DJI but the news that China supplies DJI drones to Russia to be used against Ukraine makes …

: With all the strikes going on in France some might say that state pension age is way too low there …

: Easy and accessible hike they said

: Oh no ChatGPT is down, how am I going to do any work today

: Rainy hike in the hills

: A bit rainy hike today

: Edinburgh

: Pick your poison

: Quality content

: It’s the Mandalorian day of the week!

: Command of the day: ‘git stash -u’ - stashes everything, including new untracked files

: No leaseholds in Scotland! “Scotland does not have leasehold properties. All properties as of …

: Spice must flow!

: I’d get this coffee just for packaging, but the beans are good too

: Laptop free Edinburgh

: Birds milk can be found in our local Tesco and it is excellent

: “Machines will take over our jobs!” Meanwhile machines:

: Your average Saturday in Scotland

: Looks like my political views are very much aligned with the leading party in the parliament of …

: Spice must flow

: Finished first Metro 2033 game and it’s like The Last of Us, only underground

: Important scientific equipment

: Apparently you can cross-post from microblog to Mastodon, which would actually work for me very well …

: Celebrating this 40y by climbing on board of this British aviation legend

: Finished a new movie - Shetland islands on 16mm film and Bolex camera: www.youtube.com/watch Shot on …

: Dramatic sheep of Fife coast

: Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad

: Loch Lomond on Ilford HP5 and Hasselblad

: A bit of Lerwick on Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad

: New Year Edinburgh

: There are gigabytes and then there are gibibytes

: Amazon always charged me for Prime in January without warning - which used to be £75 and now goes up …

: Edinburgh is the best

: Shetland islands on slide Kodak Ectachrome film and Hasselblad

: The puzzle is complete now - took me a while to find a non-Japanese LD of Batman Returns, am very …

: Finished this build in 4 days and had a lot of fun in the process!

: Career aspirations

: Shroomies on Kodak Ektachrome slide film and Hasselblad

: Forth Bridge and a tiny lighthouse of the North Queensferry

: When you forget there’s film in camera but it makes the picture even better - expired Agfa HDC

: Agfa HDC film, shot in March 2022

: Got the original Dr Mario - with box! Works great too.

: Freshly cleaned and ready for reassemble into Archimedes keyboard. Also it’s my first 105 keys here …

: Toasted marshmallow hot chocolate kind of day

: Introduce yourself with 5 TV shows 📺: Babylon 5 Twin Peaks The X-Files Better Call Saul (same …

: Northernmost point of Scotland - on the islands of Shetland. Took a bit of trekking to get there …

: Free ice skating if you dare!

: My advent calendar chose to shame me today for eating too much chocolate because world wealth is not …

: Very frosty Edinburgh today

: Snowy Edinburgh is ready for Christmas

: Let’s make this Acorn keyboard like new again

: Edinburgh is getting chilly this week

: That 5G thing is actually quite decent after all. This is in Edinburgh.

: Vinyl is cheaper than therapy

: A bit of activism this weekend - with a bespoke hand printed letterpress banner!

: My home country invaded another country today. And how’s your morning going?

: Got a new Polaroid camera. Also I’ve learned black slides from the new cassettes are unique and …

: A very unexpected birthday present!

: Old Harry Rocks - on Fuji Pro 400 film and Hasselblad

: Also got this new Belarusian LP of doom and synth pop because this is the world we live in right now

: When a film photographer goes to buy some music

: Doomers

: You and me, AOC

: How I feel days of the week: Monday, Friday, …, is this thing on?, oh wow it is Friday, …

: New Ghostbusters film is perfect

: Raised by Wolves new season is starting strong

: Watch your speed

: A good day in Brighton is when you spend £100 on vinyl and £5 on a falafel wrap lunch

: That truly hurts

: New short film I shot on super 8 Kodak stock - Derelict London Cinemas. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch

: Super Mario 3 in 2 player mode is like a whole new game (sometimes literally) I had no idea about. …

: Probably not with the current state of world economy, but thanks for asking

: Pretty desperate at first look situation with mere seconds left on my clock - and a stalemate that …

: Balkanization

: All my assets are very liquid

: My new favourite record store. They even got 8-track cassettes for sale. And yes, I do remember the …

: Marlon basically grabbed a random cat and was like “I’m not doing this role without a cat”

: Interestingly Youtube saves some CPU cost by only invoking Content ID checks once your video is …

: Sometimes they come in black. Kodak Pro 100 film.

: Such an epic finale for The Expanse!

: Raised by Wolves is excellent sci-fi - made by Ridley Scott no less

: Lucky Saint is an excellent zero-g beer

: What they call a game changer

: A bit of Cairngorms on 35mm Kodak film

: Special road signs on Outer Hebrides islands. Kodak 35mm film.

: The new Matrix is excellent

: This might not look like much but this is probably the highlight of the week

: Great Glaswegian subway - on Kodak 35mm film

: Got myself a wide angle lens

: Oh it’s cold in London today

: Got my invite to the new Cron calendar app and it is so good

: Fixing my 40 years old Aiwa cassette deck with is more of a tank than anything. Belts needed …

: Hurray to all of us who made it to the end of 2021! Time for a drink or two. Maybe a good film too.

: Well that’s a first one!

: Waves of Brighton Hasselblad and Ilford Delta film

: Insert coin to record your own vinyl. This one is actually working - can be found in Soho.

: Tonight’s double bill of documentaries from national parks with extensive trekking and nature shots

: The 1990 Total Recall film The 1990 Total Recall is an absolute gem and I never thought twice about lots of violence and dead …

: Always fun to find the meridian in various suburbs of London

: Well this happened, and it is so much more fun than Spotify

: My new short movie here we go

: The Expanse is probably the only other sci-fi show besides Babylon 5 where spaceships are not flying …

: It’s going to be new booster shot every 3 months now isn’t it

: Don’t Look Up is like a perfect culmination of the last 4 years

: Boosted now

: Brand new home cinema projector with a fresh bright lamp is a perfect excuse to re-watch Mad Max …

: Started looking into amplifiers for our upcoming vinyl turntable, and omg it is a rabbit hole

: I mean, how good a 8-bit Zelda can possibly be

: Lines of the City Ilford Delta film and Hasselblad

: Whoa original Zelda is good

: Have a croissant Ilford Delta film, shot on Hasselblad somewhere in Hackney

: It’s a bit foggy today in Walthamstow

: Yes please

: Been playing chess daily now for a few months and it is so good. Wrote some words: …

: It’s year 2021 and I’m buying new games on NES cartridges

: Turns out 99.9% of new projectors these days have 4K HDR but lack a composite SD video input. What’s …

: Evening is short, lots of cartridges to try today

: My favourite local coffee place looking festive

: Frustration is the name of the game

: Year 2021: I’ve figured out how to resize a photo on iPhone and this feels like an epic tech …

: Ok so maybe half of Dune was a bit dark, but turns out also our projector was living its last and …

: Land’s End - on Hasselblad and Fuji Provia slide film

: Cinema House, somewhere in Soho

: Scotland on Ilford Delta film & my Hasselblad

: Happy Birthday, Finland!

: One of the best things in the UK is the general abundance of heritage railways and opportunities to …

: New Cowboy Bebop is excellent

: Shooting some film in Wales this windy December

: Exploring Pembrokeshire coast this week

: Welcome to Wales

: Guinness Zero is excellent (and also very hard to find)

: It is a bit chilly today in England

: Today’s achievement

: Here we go - a short film from Outer Hebrides shot on my Bolex www.youtube.com/watch

: Go Astraaaa!

: Youtube is trying to become TikTok and I truly hope they’ll fail at this

: Columbia Road market on Hasselblad and Ilford Delta film

: Upgraded my Chess.com account to a paid tier. It is very nice indeed. Maybe I’ll learn …

: Weekend is settled then

: Got myself a new cassette player. It is great. Seems to be working forever from a single …

: Vinegar is a total miracle when it comes to cleaning oxidisation on old Nintendo cartridges

: Mate without a single casualty. 10 mins of game, all pawns are still there.

: Not sure how I ended up in this situation but it was an incredibly powerful one

: As the owner of the original DJI Mavic Pro i can say Mavic 3 is ridiculous and i want it so much

: Succession is basically Game of Thrones but with excellent writing

: Myself on half frame Kodak Ektachrome film (somewhat underexposed) and Cornwall’s St Michael’s …

: This is epic

: Evil spaceship aka Tate Modern - on Ilford Delta film and Mamiya C33 camera

: Slide film colors from Cairngorms of Scotland - Fuji Provia film and Hasselblad

: Wooo got a boxed Chip&Dale, this evening is settled then

: I’m genuinely interested in interesting original products. Most products today are boring. Cameras …

: Also a massive achievement for me this year - finishing Yoshi’s Island on the original SNES. …

: Whoa original NES cartridges are HUGE. This is my very first authentic cartridge (as opposed to a …

: Looks like original NES cartridges are even more rare and expensive than SNES cartridges these days

: If Men in Black were directed by David Lynch

: Only Murders In the Building <3 Especially if you are into podcasts.

: Discovered this most amazing food bank in our area

: I do enjoy listening music on cassettes. Gives me a weird sense of stability and control, unlike the …

: New Macbook Pro is everything I ever wanted. Except for a price. Yeah.

: Possibly the most expensive gas I ever paid for

: Finally got my copy, in Fort William bookshop no less

: A very cheery looking roundel

: Early morning commute back to the mainland - takes full 3 hours to get back from the Outer Hebrides

: Shooting 16mm on the islands is like 90% of the time down pouring rain, then a sudden sunshine when …

: A bit of droning around Isle of Lewis, up here in the northern Scotland on a foggy morning

: Also a very first trip for my Bolex. Look how happy it is to be out of the box.

: Some serious filming today on the Uist islands

: Island of Benbecula

: Award for the best view from a Co-op parking lot goes to…

: Street signs here in Stornaway are like from Lord of the Rings

: A great looking cinema up here in the North on the islands

: Honestly, Scotland is fantastic. They also have ambitions to bring fiber broadband to every home …

: That’s one tall stone in the circle. Lots of ancient stone circles on the island of Harris.

: This is what I call a proper chocolate sprinkle - solid flakes of chocolate. Breakfast on the island …

: Had to switch my watch face to the one that displays month and week days because I have no idea what …

: Winds are strong on the island of Lewis but tea is hot

: Isle of Lewis is mostly closed on Sunday. Walking paths are open though.

: Island of Lewis today up in the North

: New location unlocked \o/

: Vegetarian Scotch Egg discovered and eaten. Was good.

: Beware of old bridges

: Your average view in Scotland

: Getting my Hasselblad to a scenic route

: If we rent a flat in Edinburgh and buy a car, we could probably drive to the forests of Cairngorms …

: Scottish cheesery and a good boy guarding it

: If you stay here long enough you might see a jumping salmon

: Your average day walk in Scotland

: Best way to find off the path walks in Scotland sobt.co.uk/map/

: You are half way there

: That’s useful - Google Maps warns you of a volcano eruption

: Trekking today

: That awkward moment when Facebook and Instagram are down, but you are using Microblog anyway

: A local pedestrian bridge - opened by The Queen herself of course

: Cairngorms of Scotland are looking very pretty today

: With some trial and error I’d like to conclude that a good amount of Hasselblad magazines to have …

: Serious macro photography is happening

: It’s October in Scotland and it rains here every day and quite chilly too but still I think every …

: Your average coffee place in Scotland

: Authentic Tardis spotted today

: Hello sunny Glasgow!

: You are not in England anymore

: The Dales today

: Fuel is definitely available along the A1 route, but today I paid something like £1,57 for a litre …

: Current fuel situation up in The North

: Hopefully enough film for one trip

: Step one - get a train to the airport, hire a car and drive London to Scotland today

: Off to an epic road trip to Scotland. Let’s see how long we can fuel our car in these trying times.

: Got myself a proper Sekonic after years of shooting film and measuring exposure with iPhone app. …

: Looks like Apple offers 0% financing for iPhones, but no such thing for Macs / Macbooks. This makes …

: It’s September 28th and I just started our house heating for the first time

: This is not a drill - they are going to reboot Babylon 5!

: Perfect fit

: Wait what

: Lizard Point - on medium format slide film. Fuji Provia 100F film and Hasselblad camera.

: Got the classic trilogy on a laserdisc set. This is a 1997 re-release with updated vfx, which is of …

: Camera pigeon

: Well I’ve upgraded my laserdisc player. To be honest I was happy with D515, but unfortunately it …

: New art in the neighbourhood

: Normal people this weekend: buying iPhone 13 Me: buying a top vintage laserdisc player with a bunch …

: Walthamstow village veggies

: iOS15 going strong on my 6 years old iPhone 6S

: Camera work on Sex Education series is excellent, and season 3 was fantastic too

: A bit of London City on 70 years old Argus C3 camera and Kodak Gold film

: Early morning tube

: Early morning train

: Bridge squared

: I wish Slack would allow free floating windows for channels / chats

: A bit of gradually recovering Big Ben on medium format film. Mamiya Press Super 23 camera and Ilford …

: Not only there is pre-ordering of the new Apple devices available, but also there’s …

: I could almost complement the cameras on the new iPhone if I wouldn’t have already a proper …

: Piccadilly Circus on medium format film. Shot with Mamiya Super 23 Press camera on 6x9 format with …

: The Current War is one excellent film if you are into engineering

: Suddenly lions are everywhere in town

: These do look mighty inconspicuous - wear everywhere, film everywhere

: A very yellow cup of coffee

: Got my big Mamiya for a walk today

: Walthamstow cat

: Now I want that pumpkin spiced latte

: Got myself a new cine lens

: Instagram ads be like “hey you’ve installed one iPhone game - how about a hundred more games?”

: Got myself Starcraft Remastered this weekend and although it is of course not “the same” old …

: I bet new Matrix film will be like Indiana Jones 4 - well made, but not much of a purpose

: Instagram started showing ads one after another with no break for the actual content for me today. …

: Also Werner - “Viewfinders on cameras make your cameraman lazy. An experienced cameraman should be …

: Werner Herzog - “Filmmakers who are using storyboards are simply cowards”

: Walthamstow cat

: Shot some London on 16mm motion picture film and here’s some result youtu.be/tDPf45AOl…

: Fresh music on cassettes - and generally a fantastic record store

: I think they might have sandwich

: Got myself the latest cassette of Chemical Brothers

: Early morning freshly roasted

: At this point my tiny home office feels more comfortable and any London office I worked in for the …

: Quality beans

: First scanned frames from my Bolex 16mm camera. Film is Kodak Vision3 250D. This still needs some …

: Garry Kasparov says endgames are so much more important than openings

: More Twin Peaks vibes today

: Taking my camera for a foresty walk today

: Twin Peaks vibes

: Tesla can request clips from its fleet with specific content to teach its AI models - basically …

: “Because our world is based on real world physics, we can easily emulate that and make accurate …

: For your impostor day

: A quality cassette cost over a hundred quid apparently

: Busy weekend at Headcorn airfield

: Whaaat Frostpunk 2 is totally a thing and it is coming hopefully this year

: Buying a cassette Sony Walkman in good condition today is not an easy task

: Well this hopefully should last me for a while. Got a bunch of chrome type II tapes too.

: Got a special cup for cold stale coffee

: Suddenly a proper looking poutin place in Brighton (sadly closed but maybe one day)

: Just a tiny bit rainy and windy today

: Brighton coffee branding is excellent

: If a dropzone scrubs a day because of wind and rain forecast is it still a good idea to go to …

: Making films on film is possible, but very, very slow

: Slowly collecting all the Donkey Kongs

: Got a brand new viewfinder cup for my Bolex - with extra sweets!

: What - a cup of caramel latte from an actual cup? Unbelievable.

: This is one great looking coffee machine

: Automatic close captioning on Google Meet is somehow insanely good even on bad connections when you …

: You’ve got to admire selection of alternative milks in our local bakery. Not a single Oatly in …

: Our dropzone stopped checking jumpers for temperature on arrivals - that’s a first since like Feb …

: I have a theory they adjust volume of a movie in the cinema depending on the amount of people …

: Totally watched Tenet on a school night, on 70mm, no regrets. Gets only better with every rewatch.

: Finally managed to get a hold onto this piece of gaming history. Will try it in action tonight.

: Semi tempted to go see Tenet once again in IMAX on 70mm film since they are doing re-runs now

: Somehow in chess a bishop piece is actually called Elephant in russian chess, and I can’t help …

: Everyone’s got a plan until your knight is eaten

: Vision 3 500T motion picture film, shot on Columbia Road market

: I mean, of course you can buy soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy on an actual cassette

: Evening well spent. Chess are amazing.

: Kodak Vision 3 200T motion picture film shot with Olympus OM10 camera and an orange filter because …

: Epic find for £1

: Only discovered this comic book yesterday and it is sooo good - quality post apocalyptic fiction

: A whole shop dedicated to chess - this is why I love London. Also I found out a set of custom chess …

: Original Banksy spotted on my early morning cycling today

: Pingogeddon

: Great British Pingdemic

: Pandemic of the unvaccinated

: Soho can be so peaceful and empty at 8am on Sunday

: You must drink every time when they say Karman line or Astronaut on Blue Origin broadcast

: I’m semi confident that there is a dead mouse somewhere in our bathroom. With the current …

: First rule of designing alerts - an alert cannot be always on

: I’m totally keeping the mask on - even now with both jabs done

: Sometimes you swipe, sometimes you hold

: Fully vaccinated

: Shooting some analogue made titles for my analogue made short film this morning

: Elephant of Wood Green

: For me this is more about a company not trusting its own employees to structure their work the way …

: Better Call Saul is so good on rewatch when you can just binge it one season at a time

: Also Bolex is the most unusual camera I ever handled. Quite heavy for the size - like, pretty dense …

: Shot a roll of 16mm 250D today with a Bolex - which got through mostly fine and then jammed at the …

: Well shooting 16mm is heavy job

: So what’s the plan - we remove all restrictions in July, party through August and bring back …

: No more arrow keys. Going to try and have vim mode everywhere and for emergencies arrow keys are …

: Is today the day I’ll pluck arrow keys from my keyboard?

: Watched Birds on 16mm - in colour!

: Finished Artemis by Andy Weir and now wondering why they never shoot a movie based on this book? Is …

: New bakery discovered

: A bit cloudy today at Headcorn

: Apple Investing Heavily in Mini-LED Production for Macbook Pros: Report - PetaPixel

: If there’s ever +46C in London I feel like we’ll all just melt in here. Even +25 feels like a lot.

: YouTube Music somehow looks a lot like Spotify lately

: It’s baffling that we even have to say these thing out loud today, but that’s the sad truth of …

: Let’s shoot a major motion picture

: Best kind of neighbours

: I have discovered a Columbian coffee roasters in our area and their coffee is most amazing

: Davinci Resolve is perfect for processing motion picture film scans - it’s literally got …

: Wow that’s one cool looking keyboard. Especially if you like LISP.

: One consequence of owning a programmable keyboard is that it makes you think a lot about how you use …

: Proof driven remote first software project

: Whoa Instagram allows content upload via desktop web browser now. Your bets how long it’ll …

: Skydiving ticket prices had a bit of a jump this year - but then again they were frozen for the past …

: Bike life

: Best toilet experience

: You be you

: One benefit of a 40% keyboard it’s so small there is no need to move your hands around anymore …

: My cinelab just sent me 60Gb of scans from 3 rolls of super8. Good thing my home internet is fast at …

: Someone needs to write a book about debugging unknown systems. “Debugging an alien ship” …

: A matte black Model M keyboard, branded SEGA - super rare too

: 40% with extra 10%

: Build a custom keyboard they said. It’s going to be easy they said.

: Ok one more - a comparison of my 65% to the new 40% side by side. Is this a keyboard I could travel …

: My first attempt at building a 40% keyboard. Numerals are overrated.

: Let’s find out if I can tell the difference

: Massive upgrade to my home retro gaming setup with this Sony CRT we found today on the curb. Plays …

: Guess the tube station

: Also the new Lego typewriter. Looks amazing, but of course you can’t type on it for real.

: Lots of hearts

: Project Hail Mary is one amazing book and truly hope there’s a movie one day. The way Andy …

: Time to face the fact that I have way too many laserdiscs and start selling them to make some space …

: Morning heron from somewhere in Wood Green

: Printing movie titles old school today for my new short film

: Suddenly new ghost sign spotted which was probably covered by ad banner for ages

: I could either keep buying books on filmmaking or buy Kodak film stock and shoot the damn thing

: Oh my

: One of those Wednesdays that feels like Friday but isn’t one

: Lubed Glorious Panda switches are totally cool

: Hide My Email is actually a fantastic feature and I want it

: StackOverflow is down, cannot work

: I’m at that stage when it’s difficult to get excited about new software updates from …

: Back to cinema! 16mm film screening of Dr Strangelove no less

: This is excellent - a comic book by Keanu himself

: Brighton I missed your colours

: Award for the cutest local little library goes to

: New coffee place on the block is finally open

: I need a Bolex in my life

: The new book on writing by JMS is amazing and is this going to be a reason I’ll get back to …

: Might as well stop automatic photo uploads to Google Photos now when every upload will cost £££

: I know the last episode of StarWars did not site well with the most of us (horses on a spaceship!) …

: Somehow if you remove emoji keyboard from iPhone 6 it becomes super fast again

: Ladybug - shot on medium format Fuji 400H film and Kiev 6C camera

: Slowly filming my short documentary around London on super8 film and today all the principal …

: London Bridge station gave up on advertisements and just painted walls solid black

: Police recommendation

: Barbican on Hasselblad

: Goals in life - be a daring “technician”

: GameStop omg

: With all the weird stuff going on at UK border towards EU citizens I might have to apply for a blue …

: I feel like Slack indeed replaced email at work today, but in doing so it also became not fun at all

: There is a fine difference between archive.org and arxiv.org

: Things you spot on flight radar wow

: Stonehenge on a gloomy day - on Ilford Delta 400 film and Hasselblad

: A house in Scottish Highlands you could buy for a price of a studio in London is too good to be true

: Haha omg

: Lubing mechanical switches is a perfect excuse to spend Saturday evening. Takes me about one hour to …

: Too true

: Stowaway is maybe a bit average space flick but I just found Scott “Fly Safe” Manley did consulting …

: Underneath a bridge on Thames - Hasselblad camera with Ilford SFX film

: Love Death and Robots season two is amazing - and somehow they managed to fit a whole new episode of …

: Morning coffee - on Kodak Tmax 3200 very grainy film

: Actually looking forward to lossless music streaming from Spotify and Apple this year. This is …

: “If you attend a course that will provide you with new expertise, knowledge or skills, which …

: Don’t shoot film too close to the falling rocks

: Shot a bunch of super 8 film in the past rainy week in Cornwall. Expect a movie soon.

: Well the new book by Ted Chiang is amazing

: Super cool looking derelict cinema in St Ives 🍿

: Cornwall is overwhelming and I shot way too much film in the last week

: Not only wearing mask in public places protects you from things like COVID and flu, it also stops …

: Wooooo best news of the day

: Warning - keep good social distance from Cornish crab 🦀

: Breakfast burrito is totally a thing

: Take me home, I’m your scone

: Suddenly bought last stock of Fuji Pro 400H in this lovely shop in Penzance. Decent price too! The …

: The thing about having lots of money is that you can spend some of it to convince others that you …

: The most fun to work at a company is before a company figured out all the rules and processes

: Super nice local bookshop here at the edge of the world

: Looks a lot like a former derelict cinema theatre here in Penzance

: Made it to St Michael’s. The island itself is closed for some epic film shooting.

: The great Lizard Post Office 🦎

: My Hasselblad enjoying Cornwall seaside

: Hugging is allowed in Britain starting next week

: Our village name is Treknow and it sort of tells you to stop wasting your time indoors, brave the …

: Epic coast trekking day

: Doing film only holiday filming this week in Cornwall - got Hasselblad with color and bw film, and …

: Having my first ever trip without my mechanical kb and I’m seriously considering building a …

: Getting some firewood 🪵

: This is pretty cool - Google is parsing website of attractions for admission prices

: A bit of a trigger topic for this household

: This must be the cutest littlest Spar

: Migrating a legacy project

: Cornwall for the next week. Lots of Cornish pastries 🥮

: Wooo made it to Stonehenge. Not a lot of visitors today for some reason ☔️

: It plans to rain for the whole week, this must be the week I took off from work

: For my mechanical cameras

: Worlds first ATM apparently was in Enfield 😮

: Possibly the cutest fire engine in London

: In anticipation of May 4th rewatching this classic laserdisc edition and playing SNES game

: Skydiving season opening on this icey day in Kent. Those fluffy clouds you see on background are …

: There is a subtle difference when running 3 January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We …

: Some days I wear nice pants to my home office to make me believe I’m doing a real job

: Some gems you’ll find in the corners of old maps - this tapir lying in the grass is exactly …

: Somehow if you want to rent a car in London for a week-long roadtrip, starting and ending on a …

: Walthamstow today

: Of course there is a Youtube genre where people review typewriters www.youtube.com/watch

: So instead of Bitcoins I’m going to get into a bunch of custom keycap group buys and make a …

: Got some classic coffee from Finland 🇫🇮

: More abandoned cinemas of London

: Actually Apple premium podcasts might not affect Patreon at all as they serve completely different …

: I totally prefer this new online format of Apple events - and production value us getting better …

: Now I can post here straight from Alfred whaaaat

:

: Running Norton Commander on my Mac (well not really - but this theme on Marta app is absolutely …

: I guess MacBook Pro 16’’ is getting the next gen M1 chip later this year? I mean, that’s cool too.

: Is today the day we get 16’’ Macbook Pros with M1 CPU?

: Oh no they are multiplying

: Still got enough of fancy keycaps for a full numpad 🙌 Let’s see what happens tomorrow.

: My Drop Alt keyboard on Ilford HP5+ film

: Ready for the weekend

: This used to be a proper train station

: This is Jurassic Band

: Somehow cheapest colour medium format film today is Fuji Provia

: Super happy for my new Weller. After years in software building something real feels extremely good. …

: Fresh street art somewhere in Walthamstow - on Ilford HP5 film

: Mudlarking - on Hasselblad and medium format Ilford HP5+ film

: A roll of expired in 1992 Ilfocolor film

: Handling the Kings Cross canal lock

: Well after living in London for 8 years I finally sailed through Camden Lock - at night no less 😄

: Crossing the Islington tunnel on a boat today

: Such RGB. This is Cospad PCB.

: Good news about my Olympus OM10 camera - I was pretty sure the shutter was stuck for good, but as it …

: Also some sort of black magic with AliExpress - although the package is from China, there were no …

: Let’s see if I can build a nice macro pad out of this ⌨️

: Treat yourself (and your Pusheen) day

: Ordered myself a Weller

: LAST MILE OF LOCKDOWN

: Ok I need this for my back garden

: Re-learning how to solder. Not too horrible but also not amazing and I’ve definitely screwed up in a …

: Overexposed Portra film on half frame Olympus Pen F

: A bit of soldering for this evening. Also cheap soldering iron is not particularly great when you …

: Let’s shoot a motion picture. Had an idea for a short documentary for a while and it is time to …

: Lots of mudlarks on a perfectly low tide today

: City is crazy empty this weekend. Good news though - I’ve travelled outside of Walthamstow for the …

: Got myself the original SimCity with Bowser

: Got myself a fancy cable for my new keyboard ⌨️

: Watching keyboard building streams been my favourite background activity now, and look there’s cat …

: Yup Alice in Borderlands is an absolute gem of scriptwriting and I bet season 2 is not going to be …

: When in doubt buy some soldering supplies

: Now with UK being out of EU could we please stop changing clocks twice a year and stick to one of …

: There are 100%, 65% and 60% keyboards, however I’m seriously considering right now building a …

: Alice in Borderland is excellent

: Cloudy Stow today

: You are on TV 📺

: Finished Zelda this weekend! Took a month and a half of weekends.

: Hey I’ve built my first keyboard and super thrilled about it now

: Main with all the salads

: Going to quit my job and start making custom bespoke key caps for mechanical keyboards because this …

: A gift of feline performance 🐱

: Weekend project here we go, very exciting

: That time some years ago when I got an official Twin Peaks donut 🍩

: Just learned iPads don’t have a built-in calculator app - and apparently never did

: Something you could do with peel apart Polaroid film - reclaim the original negative film from the …

: Fuji Eterna 500 cinema film - somewhere in Bethnal Green

: Bus to Ilford - on Agfa HDC film

: Frame number zero. On Agfa HDC film.

: It’s not a question if buying NFT:s is stupid - stupid things become valuable all the time. Original …

: Let me present my new Moleskine ⚔️ a present from my wife for our anniversary. And yes, we play …

: Silky finish

: You are being watched

: Couple of more shots on Agfa HDC film from around Walthamstow and Lea River - colors straight from …

: Agfa HDC is by far my favorite expired color film, and from what it seems old stock starts to run …

: So I’ve installed the latest Tweetbot and it is indeed subscription only now - but it is miles …

: Shop window made by my former coworker

: What I miss the most about “normal life” is going to book shops and just checking out new …

: Kodak microfilm custom cut for 35mm - shot around Walthamstow of course, where else :D

: While I’m happy to try as many different photographic films as possible, I’m actually super …

: Stow walking path today made with grave stones

: How do you see yourself in 5 years

: Walthamstow is blooming today

: Wow did not expect such drama from Reply All podcast with two key people leaving the show. WTF.

: No political party cares about gen-z in the U.K. right now and I feel like this might blow up later

: Just defeated this boss in Zelda a Link to the Past and this feels like a major accomplishment for …

: Snowy Walthamstow - on Fuji Acros black and white film

: Another year, another cake 🎂

: So now in Snowpiercer they’ve apparently got rid of Melanie and I really hope that’s not the case …

: Taking a few days off work to play some Zelda 😮

: Last roll of the original Fuji Acros film - shot around Walthamstow on Rollei 35 camera

: Orkney islands seaside on Hasselblad camera and Portra 160 film

: Well the new John Oliver was depressing 🦠

: Clubhouse is like a virus - it demands access to your contacts in order to let you use the only …

: A bowl of fresh prints

: Fresh beans

: Elon Musk: “I’ve asked my engineers to make our space rocket more pointy, because of that …

: They used to improve games back in time by literally plugging extra graphics processing hardware …

: They always tell you to diversify, so now my Dogecoin success is funding my GameStop investment …

: Had no idea but apparently you can become a registered Vim user. So that’s how you get into …

: Miro board with 30 people collaborating on it is something I could watch forever like a fire or sea …

: Firefox’s video pop out feature is an absolute gem, and I love it. Probably not gonna last for …

: London is getting covered in snow ❄️

: Re-watched Tenet and it definitely helped figuring out what is going on, but my brain still hurts …

: Current bean of the week - locally roasted

: The Expanse is great, and is no doubt the best sci-fi show we have right now - but one episode of …

: So my “new” Super Nintendo I bought last week was working, however only in black and white. …

: If I learned anything about investing is that if you wait long enough you almost always win

: Walthamstow cat - on a cool Fuji Neopan CN film no less

: I have Super Nintendo now

: What is going on with Dogecoin 🐶😮

: Very expired roll of 35mm Polaroid High Def film shot on a sunny day

: One weird consequence of having a bunch of different crypto currencies at some point is that I keep …

: The good news is that I have Super Nintendo now. The bad news - it only outputs in black and white. …

: If you are still figuring out what’s going on with GameStop, AOC just made this brilliant live …

: Proud owner of GameStop and AMC stock. Honestly I’m not planning to make any money out of this - I …

: Trying to buy some GameStop stock but apparently I’m not the only one today with this brilliant idea

: A Walthamstow cat today

: Just noticed in addition to the “Like” button for songs in Spotify there’s also a …

: 4 and a half hours of Twin Peaks lore, yes please

: Got myself this brand new pack of photographic paper fresh from Ilford factory - announced literally …

: Seriously considering buying a Super Nintendo. I’m a grown up, I’m allowed to buy one now, …

: Got myself a new Donkey Kong game 🍌

: A roll of Kosmofoto Mono film shot in October with Rollei 35 camera - this time two locks from …

: A film shot that works equally well in positive and original negative. A125 35mm film.

: Fuji Pro 400 film is discontinued and I’m very tempted to buy some now, but at the same time I have …

: Got myself a new lens. Not for a camera this time.

: Are there bugs in Cyberpunk 2077? Oh yeah. Is it still a brilliant game? Absolutely.

: What do you mean each episode of WandaVision cost $25 millions?

: Also Ferrania P30 film, but scanned with a different scanner and so you can tell there’s a bit …

: A roll of Ferrania P30 black and white film turned out to be pretty contrasty

: I’m a big fan of the original X-Files series, however when you re-watch them today there are many …

: Started reading the new Netflix No Rules book and so far it seems that the culture at the company …

: Back in 2005 I used to moderate a popular internet forum (remember those?) with hundreds of new …

: Ahh when I feel like I need some entertainment I go and read fresh reviews on episode 8 of Twin …

: Most of David Lynch’s films basically go like “Hey, everything is a dream. Don’t believe …

: Google Stadia via Ethernet connection makes all the difference - getting solid 4k 60fps with …

: Well this should improve my lockdown printing experience a bit 🎞

: A roll of very expired Ilfocolor 100 film shot around East London. Maybe it’s the new film …

: A roll of very expired Ilfocolor 100 film shot around East London. Maybe it’s the new film …

: Very expired roll of color 35mm Trueprint film

: Upgraded my film scanner to Epson V850 (from V550) and it’s like switching from Prius to Rolls …

: The original Twin Peaks was shot on film and The Return was shot digitally - and they look very …

: This might be the first time when we all realise that new year on its own doesn’t really change …

: Current goal is to watch all seasons of Twin Peaks back to back with the feature film and The …

: No Cyberpunk 2077 for me - apparently it requires the very latest update to Windows 10 and my PC …

: Can I have my Hugo blog somehow Micropub compatible?

: Yay a whole new book on Christopher Nolan. Thank you very much, I’m going to read this over the …

: The Expanse aftershow episodes on Youtube are so good

: This whole story with Navalny is a testament to why an organisation based on fear instead of reason …

: Upgraded to Big Sur and suddenly my root password stopped being recognised. Apparently that was a …

: Suddenly tier 3 doesn’t sound that bad

: Finnair decided to pull the plug and now selling holiday flights in VR. This might be the only type …

: So Twitter decided it’s time to start advertising supercars in my timeline. Why? How? At the same …

: You are not a true gamer until you’ve replaced a battery in a Nintendo cartridge 😆

: London tier 4 restrictions here we go 😷

: WarioLand is an absolute gem and it is pretty amazing how amazing a game can be with like 4 shades …

: Whaaat you can attach proper video files to Github pull requests now? Instead of giant gif files? …

: It’s like Cinema God themself made the finale

: Got some chocolate from Finland 💙

: New season of The Expanse is excellent so far and I can’t help but think things become so much …

: A $550 headphones that would not let you work with sound in any professional capacity. Wireless …

: My new job is amazing

: Mank OST is the new Random Access Memories

: Absence of privacy is a double edged sword

: Migrated my good old blog to Hugo alexsavin.me/posts/202… I wonder if I could also add …

: David Fincher’s Mank is a fantastic piece of cinematography but I’m still not getting why they …

: Biggest disappointment with Ready Player Two is indeed the main character who acts extremely …

: Ready Player Two wasn’t horrible but it is a far cry from the original book 😬 3/5

: Year 2020 has been mostly about staying home indeed. You can clearly see both lockdowns in this …

: Instagram fighting against TikTok is like Lukashenko vs Belarusian people

: Got myself a new Zelda game

: I am also aware than Cyberpunk 2077 is out today, but there is still a new DLC of Outer Worlds to be …

: I’ve got a cartridge of Super Mario Land and a Gameboy, and this totally makes me more happy …

: Not sure why I’m surprised but if you want to acquire a cat or a dog in the UK today you might …

: Quality content - today’s arrival from Finland 🇫🇮

: Andy Burrill at Covent Garden. Fomapan film and Hasselblad camera.

: If you are like me after some Finnish movies of the past it seems like DVDs are still pretty much …

: Our landlord gave us official permission to get a pet cat (1 item). Omg.

: Google gives up on the whole “let’s never delete any user content” thing

: A £100 of film 🎞

: Slack is a $78B company that somehow broken threads in the side bar. You know how you click on …

: My second Spotify discovery of the year is that there are 7 volumes of soundtrack from Mr Robot, and …

: Spotify top 2020 songs personal playlist is up, and to no surprise Contagion motion picture …

: I’m following ~600 people on Twitter and getting about new 10 stories a day. Are Twitter Stories a …

: I never had the original Gameboy (or any Gameboy really) and it is one incredible machine. Awesome …

: Got myself a new Nintendo console 🔥

: Dark November days are perfect reason to do some darkroom photo printing

: “And you too can achieve anything”. I missed this game.

: Got some decent chai for these cold days

: Apparently there are at least a few ongoing attempts at filming The Three Bodies Problem - including …

: Lockdown in London is being lifted next week and we are put into “tier 2” (out of 3 levels of …

: Spotify seems to be the most decent podcast player on Mac today

: On one hand there is Ready Player Two book. On the other I could read the last part of the Three …

: Fomapan film and Hasselblad

: My first ever software programming experience was using this computer. You make logical chains using …

: Soooo yes this happened 🎥😭

: Wakehurst botanical gardens on Kodak Aero film

: I remember times when I’d use Google Maps to find a good cup of coffee and not to check in on the …

: Stories are now part of Twitter, but I just wanted to say that sometimes it is also ok not to post …

: Heavy winds on Orkney Islands. Hasselblad camera and Portra 160 film.

: In case you’ve missed this, starting Jan 1st you can’t simply arrive to the UK and start …

: More film - 35mm Fujicolor C200 - shot around Broadway Market in East London

: Agfa HDC expired film

: Whoa Starlink is already available in North America and speed is between 50-100Mbps which is amazing …

: I’ll take this over new Xbox any time

: So another consequence of myself getting Nintendo Super Mario Game&Watch is that I’m now …

: If you decide to leave Creative Cloud, they give you 40% off your annual plan 💥

: Alright, first mince pie of the year. Christmas here we go. And yes, there’s already Christmas …

: You can say anything you want about Linkedin but it is the most amazing tool when you are trying to …

: The biggest challenge of corporate Slack etiquette is the balance amount of different channels and …

: Agfa HDC is maybe discontinued and expired but still an amazing film even when shot and developed …

: I mean, I could buy a new iPhone, or I could buy a refurbished Beaulieu 4008 super 8 motion picture …

: Got myself a new Nintendo console

: Have a cuppa. Ilford HP5+ 400 film 🎞

: Soviet super 8 motion picture color reversal film was totally a thing at some point in history

: Mr Robot soundtrack is of course most excellent

: Orkney islands seaside on film. Kodak Portra 160 and Hasselblad camera.

: A nice touch was demoing Davinci Resolve on new MacBook with native support for the new chip. I love …

: All Intel based CPU desktops are legacy products now

: U.K. government: “We will have the best Brexit there is and it’s going to be so good for your …

: “The new iPhone is a perfect phone for the life I used to live before the pandemic” - that’s a …

: If you feel like the smartest person in the room, you should also consider speaking the least and …

: U.K. is stopping freedom of movement for EU nationals starting January 1st. Pretty sure it’s a huge …

: Blue sky today

: Thinking of ScreenHero still hurts even today

: One way of testing if your codebase is maintainable - if there is a function and it is called, I …

: On one hand PlayStation 5 is out with 8K HDR graphics. On another hand I can still play Heroes of …

: Phew

: Here’s a pic from Columbia Road

: This is the strangest lockdown - lots of people on the streets, everything is open, Broadway market …

: Cool clouds today over Walthamstow

: Tenet is coming on blurays in December and that’s the best news of the day so far ⏰

: Despite the final outcome there are still 68 million people who voted for Trump. America, you’ve got …

: Mavic Mini 2 looks most amazing, and wind resistance is probably one of the most important new …

: Things indeed look much better today than yesterday 💙

: This is a crossing from one Orkney island to another. It is only available during low tides. Did we …

: So Tidal is offering CD quality streaming for £1 / month and I’m like nah I’m good with …

: Job of a software developer can be daunting but I’m still amazed at the fact that I press …

: More epic Scotland on film - Hasselblad and Portra 160

: The main problem with cookie popups is not the popups themselves but the fact that you have to close …

: Ring of Brodgar on Orkney Islands - shot on Portra 160 film and Hasselblad

: Most amazing story of audio books for blind in the UK and the tech around it since 1930:s …

: Movies are still happening

: Today is also the very last day of a weeken before second lockdown in England. Something tells me …

: Found the very first subway line of London - or what remains of it. This used to be an underground …

: Camden Town on this rainy day

: Something tells me there will be a new lockdown in London soon 😬

: Well I’ve learned a Swedish word for a cookie today. It is indeed KAKOR. Also, Amazon is now in …

: Slack removed arrow-up shortcut for quick editing of your last message and this is just killing me

: Just finished and it is indeed one amazing story

: I feel like I’m being watched. Mayfair today.

: Mandalorian has taken over The Lego Shop

: Shooting some vintage Ilfocolor today

: Turned out this abandoned building next to Lidl parking in Stow is actually a cinema built in 1909. …

: Stow fox 🦊

: Today’s cats of Walthamstow

: Very happy about my watch face

: Walthamstow is very positive today 🍷

: Whoa Osmo Pocket 2 looks incredibly cool and from the looks of it they’ve fixed the weakest …

: Monzo Premium looks great. If only I’d have a need to travel and a new iPhone to insure.

: Cairngorms national park in Scotland on Kodak Ektachrome slide film

: Unsurprisingly there is a whole genre of music on the topic of AMONG US

: If you happen to have subscription to Masterclass.com, a course on the art of negotiations with …

: London is sort of under lockdown starting this weekend, but not really. Everything is going to be …

: Disney+ maybe has all the StarWars movies but it doesn’t have Hard Time on Planet Earth 😢

: An engineer needs 3 hours of uninterrupted time to get 1 hour of engineering done

: Also while 🍎 is announcing new 4K HDR 60fps video in a phone, I’m seriously considering stocking …

: This should be a sign for year 2020. Fuji Provia slide film, shot somewhere on Orkney Islands.

: For “A day in the life” micro.blog photo challenge #adayinthelife 13:00 London time on October 13th …

: I really like the new blue iPhone. But my iPhone 6S+ still doing perfectly fine. It’s getting all …

: Youtube is now banning not only the music, but also a copyrighted melody in a completely different …

: Your friendly reminder from Shoreditch

: At some point of life you just have to accept that everything changes - even the URL:s of webpages. …

: Sometimes I wonder if the whole CSS in JS thing is a plot to keep hourly rates high and only let …

: Apple is doing this whole “iPhone === privacy” campaign and although I don’t believe it, it does …

: Microblog 2.0 actually so good I wonder if I even need a dedicated separate blog. Might as well post …

: Myself and Hasselblad - on ORWO motion picture film with proper grain :D

: Yorkshire views on Kodak Portra 160 film and Hasselblad camera

: Made it to the Lego shop today \o/ New Star Wars Cantina set is fantastic although not cheap in any …

: It’s been some time since a website asked me to install Flash. Yes you can still download and …

: Oh look you can increase the amount of tiles in Google Meet to fit everyone on the screen

: Haha I’m sure these people think they can restrict freedom of movement only for EU citizens while …

: Just in case you are wondering are there any alternatives to NordVPN - I’ve generally …

: After 7 years in London we caved and bought a table top dishwasher machine. With a top up tank. Yes, …

: I’m rewatching classic seasons of X-Files and keep thinking that most of the episodes …

: Another thing which still happens in London is door-to-door sales. No masks too.

: Whoa Slack is having problems today

: When choosing internet service today what I usually think of is who is going to own my data and what …

: Shoreditch on slide Ektachrome film

: New Hasselblad 907X is cool, but imagine how much medium format slide film you could buy for the …

: The only complaint I have about wearing a mask in public transport - it’s difficult to enjoy my …

: Cloudy Blackhorse Road station today

: My 7 years old bespoke static site generator finally broke, and I think I’m going to migrate my old …

: Slide Ektachrome film is of course one of the best color films today

: Ah yes, October in London

: I’ve also received my roll of super 8 film back from the lab. Now where could I find a decent …

: East London cat on Fuji Industrial film 🎞

: AgfaVista 200 film, somewhere around Walthamstow

: Wakehurst today - and my current choice of photographic weapons for a Sunday stroll

: Epic weekend skies

: Ottolenghi art

: Basically Breaking Bad somehow set in DC superhero universe. Perfect.

: Our favourite local restaurant is closed because of pandemic but they’ve started doing Treat …

: A bit of the City today

: Friday feeling

: Scotland and Finland friends pin

: Somehow there’s no pumpkin spiced lattes in London Starbucks this year. Or maybe it is already gone …

: “There is absolutely nothing scientifically speaking that would stop a second pandemic start …

: Stanisla and a cat of Canary Wharf

: If they are not going to put a new lockdown might try getting back to Wakehurst one day

: Bought some tea

: There’s definitely a feeling that London might get a new lockdown in a week or two so now is the …

: Columbia Road market is open but the entry is limited and there is a significant queue to get in 😬

: New book!

: Will there be a moment when people decide there are too much ads on YouTube and stop watching vids …

: Back in time when my previous job used to fit in a small coworking space on Brick Lane

: In other news - my dropzone abides by the latest U.K. no more than 6 people rules

: Skydiving this season is sort of slow thanks to the worldwide pandemic, but hey, I’ve got now enough …

: Enjoying my new 16” MacBook way too much. Screen size is brilliant, keyboard feels reliable, and …

: iOS 14 is available for my iPhone 6S and it is now 5 years of support from Apple for this model 👍

: Started a new job today - this time in Medtech. In other positive news - my new company is using …

: Starting a new job in September weirdly feels like going back to school. Yup I’ve got myself a …

: New series on the classic book is out 💚

: Get those extra steps

: Google Maps voice guidance apparently got some ad integration now - and it’s a clever one. “In a …

: This street is indeed pretty small

: Time is really the most important resource. You can buy stuff with money but unless you also have …

: Suddenly they’ve upgraded our room at our very last stop of the journey, and there are like …

: A bit of Leicestershire for the closing part of our epic adventure. Back to London tomorrow.

: Pencil museum is totally a thing

: Made it to the Kelpies today too - a quality driving day to Falkirk and then all the way to Lake …

: Just look at this cinema theatre 💙🎞

: So long Scotland! Your Starbucks cups are the prettiest.

: After 2 weeks of driving the rented car I’ve discovered lane assist. It can keep the car within the …

: Scotland Blue

: Crossing the Northern Sea on a choppy day

: Going around the island of Hoy

: We also got icecream so all is well

: Ferry back to the mainland is now 30 min late and the crossing will take 2 hours vs normal 1h 30min. …

: And boarded on the ferry. Let’s see how choppy the waters are today. Leaving from Stromness to …

: Stanisla and a random honesty box of Orkney treats on the road

: Well that was sort of expected considering the winds yesterday and today. This is a warning …

: Ring of Brodgar - think of Stonehenge but older and far up north. 27 stones in a perfect circle.

: For a moment I read this the wrong way

: I’ve got to say that owning 3000 Brownie boxes is not a particular challenge but still a valiant …

: I think I’ve just experienced strongest wind in my life 💨 otherwise it’s perfectly nice and sunny …

: Flying a drone with winds like these on Orkney islands is extremely tricky but yesterday I managed …

: Stanisla fighting the winds of Orkney

: Double rainbows of Orkney

: Doing a bit of island hopping today. No ferry needed. Yes it is only ok during the low tide. And yes …

: Revolut keep demanding the ID verification and all I want is to close their account. However to …

: Best burger on Orkney

: Checking for daily weather forecast at Orkney is pretty useless - it is often everything at the same …

: Neolithic village of Skara Brae famous for inventing shelves 5000 years ago. (the part about shelves …

: So the good news is that my first ever super 8 film is now developed and scanned and is available …

: First proper trip for my Hasselblad. I bet it never saw so many lichens.

: Kirkwall is the capital of Orkadians

: Orkney is incredibly pretty. Exploring The Gloup yesterday.

: Crossing the choppy waters on a Northlink ferry from Scrabster to Stromness

: Instagram today reminds me of a graveyard of all the startups Mark tried to destroy

: If I ever own a cafe I’m calling it…

: Made it to the islands. It’s a bit windy here.

: Off to the islands! Crossing the Northern Sea today.

: The northernmost town on the island

: Now I’ve driven from London all the way to Thurso this island doesn’t feel big anymore

: Museum of Scottish Lighthouses is the coolest place ever

: View towards village of Crovie today in Scotland

: Cup of tea with a view

: Museum of lighthouses is a thing and it is so cool!

: Route 250 today - coastal Aberdeenshire is incredibly beautiful although somewhat moody weather wise

: Aberdeen town today

: This definitely awakes childhood memories - both the original SMB and Game & watch, which of …

: I wish there would be electric and hybrid options when renting a car in the U.K.

: Trekking to An Lochan Uaine on a sunny day. (was actually raining every 10 mins but we made it …

: Puggy Line trail 🚂

: Professional photo session for local shroomies. On slide film no less!

: Cairngorms today on our way to Loch Muick

: Also in today’s program - pink castle 🏰 Craigievar Castle is closed for the public but you can still …

: Loch Kinord on a brief sunny moment today. Trekking Cairngorms park for the next few days before …

: Today’s day trip from Northumberland to Cairngorms of Scotland. Lots of rain and at some point the …

: Northern Angel of Newcastle on a brief sunny moment today

: Made it to Northern Angel today

: It’s been raining cats and dogs since we crossed the border

: Driving from Northumberland all the way to Scotland today, with a few mandatory stops for tea and …

: Having a personal castle in Northumberland in 12th century was surely a huge pain

: The most amazing bookshop. Yes, this is a former train station. The platforms are filled with books …

: Be a lion and keep your tail straight. Alnwick town today with a glimpse of a castle.

: Some of the plants were kept in proper cages too 😬

: I should mention that in Finland parking discs are a huge part of local culture. They are strong …

: A very rare situation when parking is free but you need a parking discs. It is so rare in the U.K. …

: Dine in style in the former waiting rooms while contemplating your next book purchase

: What is town of Alnwick and why they have the best second hand book shop - occupying a full sized …

: Not your average spa place

: This Yorkshire cat joined us for afternoon tea somewhere in Dales ☕️

: Your average dwelling in Harrogate of The North

: What is town of Harrogate and why it has more posh boutiques than Knightsbridge?

: British island is about the same size as Finland, however driving long distances with a car (think …

: Heather fields of Yorkshire with Stanisla today

: Town of Whitby is very picturesque, on steep hills and with its own harbour and beach. Also you can …

: Weekdays are easy forgotten when on holidays and today we were reminded that on Sundays Great …

: So I guess no sending my drone to pick up some groceries.

: A day of rain and wind in Lincolnshire. I think it qualifies as a storm. Not that it would keep us …

: Yep so this thing happened today. No need to register it with CAA but of course still must obey the …

: A fail of epic proportions - I’ve got my drone for a trip but no controller to fly it. It’s entirely …

: First time in movies since Christmas I believe. A total treat. Peak Nolan. ⏰

: The original plan was to drive in one day from London to Northumberland (if not to Scotland), which …

: Day 1 of our trip - pretty intense drive out of London and towards The North. We made it to Hull …

: What is this magic? Not only Google knows I’ve got a car, but also shows me where it is parked 😮 …

: Next two weeks of gear - the plans are epic and lots of photography is expected 🎞

: If you need some quality sci-fi to watch, Prospect is excellent

: Abandoned tube station on Foma 200 medium format film and Hasselblad camera

: Making some YouTube videos

: I’ll be very busy for the next couple of days

: Can I say that I’m enjoying hand sanitisers now available for free on every corner and in every …

: Two years ago when we could still travel around the world, train station in Moscow and a sleeper …

: First time dining in since March 😮☕️

: Taking big camera for a spin today 🎞

: Feeling very safe now

: Rainy days are perfect for reading thick books

: If both Trump and Lukashenko will loose their power this year, 2020 might be an ok year after all

: TENET is totally happening this month, and it is on 70mm film 15 perf too

: Best hand sanitizer in town

: Also, skip Bloomberg when looking for a job

: I need to write a proper blog on WFH but meanwhile here’s an excellent point

: Winter is not the only problem in the U.K. 😬

: On one hand the weather is perfect for skydiving today. On the other - it’s +34 degrees

: Temporarily migrated back to my Macbook Pro from year 2013 and it is still incredibly snappy and it …

: Cinema experience today. Despite the need to wear a mask for the whole duration of the film I would …

: PSA on Kodak Pro Image 100 film

: Knock Down The House documentary is now free on Youtube and you should totally watch it if you …

: Haven’t done any wing walking today but I did jump 3 times on this sunny Saturday 🪂

: Somehow this makes me more happy than buying a real Nintendo console 😭

: It’s not enough to have settled status in the UK in order to be eligible to vote in local …

: Ghosting is a naturally occurring phenomenon when you think everything is going well in your …

: Cats of Walthamstow

: And another rainy weekend in Headcorn. At least they have coffee and I can catch up on reading my …

: Not exactly the most popular time to advertise anything else but social distancing and cycling 🚴‍♀️

: My code will be printed on film and stored forever in the ice of Arctic

: Ah look, good old hex editing is now part of VSCode

: Yodica film does indeed produce unpredictable colours in every frame 😀🎞

: Aerodrome sandwich and coffee today. Lots of clouds too.

: Upgraded to holographic tier

: I wish I could have Spotify but with Winamp experience - with cool custom skins and music …

: East London colors on Fuji Superia film

: Rare soviet microfilm camera fixing is in progress

: Brick Lane today

: So Apple can detect my phone model on Twitter and push a personalised ad to try and convince me to …

: Spotify won’t start today, apparently because of Facebook outage

: On SSD durability

: Fantastic episode by This American Life on everyday COVID-19 in hospitals overcast.fm

: Naming variables is hard, but here is one hint - if a value involves a unit, always have this unit …

: We used to have a social contract when getting a personal mobile phone that if it rings, you must …

: Healthcare tech sector is definitely booming right now - lots of tech startups are hiring

: Frostpunk official soundtrack is on Spotify open.spotify.com

: Pubs are reopening this weekend

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: Well that’s one bold design for an audio recorder

: Our dropzone has published concrete plans of coming out of the quarantine. It is going to be …

: Fuji Industrial 100 film somewhere around Woodford

: Two failed attempts to finish Frostpunk Last Autumn campaign so far and my god this is the most …

: Must be all the podcasts they bought

: Let’s not forget ARM used to be Acorn Computers

: Love the new Apple keynote format. Doesn’t matter that it is prerecorded. Fast paced, to the point, …

: A semi regular reminder to myself that Kodak Portra is the best film out there

: Hand sanitisers by TFL

: And yes, your Frostpunk workers can totally go to strike and refuse to work, even in the face of …

: Fronstpunk while it’s +10 outside with forests and seaside. What looked like a walk in the …

: Eel and pie place is for sale - and it is a freehold too!

: Pick a book from the window and order it online with free local shipping

: My parachute is services, reserve is repacked and everything is ready to go. Now let’s just …

: From my series of abandoned East London cinemas

: I keep manual coffee bean grinder because on some days it is the only exercise I get

: A major trend of iOS apps lately - you must perform all financial transaction, subscriptions and …

: Well that was a perfect find this weekend 🎞 www.imdb.com Dark Waters (2019) A corporate defense …

: Our neighbour showed me his collection of mechanical typewriters yesterday. Two things - the …

: Facebook started firing engineers who questioned company moral stance. Can’t say I’m …

: From the series of East London semi-abandoned cinemas

: Quote of the day

: If you ever wondered is there a word to describe a person who likes watches and clocks - it’s …

: Expired Fuji film on Lea river

: A bit of expired Fuji film from Stoke Newington

: A Kodak moment on High Street

: Instagram started supporting 60fps videos and now suddenly you can tell who’s got a new phone and …

: Apparently Fatboy Slim been releasing weekly lockdown mixtapes on Youtube for free, and they are …

: Community is kindness

: My homepage, now with dark mode support

: Find of today’s cycling around Walthamstow - this amazingly looking cinema. When I’m old and rich …

: Shoot some slide film they said. It’s going to be fun they said.

: Upload -tv show is excellent material for weekend binging. It’s like Black Mirror but on a good day. …

: Touch screen interface in the new SpaceX rocket is written in JavaScript on top of Chromium

: You are not supposed to call Falcon 9 rocket that has successfully been launched and landed - a …

: Did a blog on idempotency in apps alexsavin.me/eng/posts…

: Good old London

: Slack nowadays looks like support tickets queue where every message is followed by a lengthy thread. …

: I’m 100% with TheVerge www.theverge.com/21277579/… If social media would simply adhere …

: Also tried today log based metrics in StackDriver for a bit, then gave up and built a dashboard …

: Switched to Spark email app on Mac after using it on my phone for a year. I’ve switched to …

: This success of SpaceX basically means an end to Russian space program in its current state. …

: You would think Internet overnight would be full of updates on the ongoing Falcon 9 mission but …

: In other news - bought my first super 8 film camera today 🎥

: Best day of 2020 so far with the first manned fight on Falcon 9 today 🚀

: Alan Wake is basically Twin Peaks The Game

: This is new - a referral bonus for a person getting to the interview stage

: Did someone say hiring in IT is slow these days?

: Wrote about atomicity and how it can help building fault tolerant systems …

: Ok hint of the day - if you don’t want your Macbook Pro to overheat, charge it from the right …

: I see Google is actively pushing updates to Meet - this is very much appreciated

: Ah yes, the most important hint to avoid burn out - never ever put your job above your friends or …

: My general hint for avoiding burn out in a long run is - stick to working hours and never ever work …

: Coffee in the garden. Kodak Colorplus 200 35mm film.

: One more pinhole film shot from our garden

: A bit of pinhole film photography on a 3D printed and self assembled camera

: Our main source of quality beans nowadays. Free local delivery, and biodegradable bags! ☕️

: We can’t travel so I’ve ordered some beans from Stratford-upon-Avon

: Is Spotify the next Youtube?

: If most tech companies go remote, not only it would be easier to hire talent not based on …

: I think I’m warming up to pineapple flavoured Jaffa cookies

: Pretty amazing how you can do a talk on advanced software engineering just with circles, squares and …

: Can’t really call my current job easy, but in one way I’m fortunate enough to see how …

: Math and typesetting threadreaderapp.com

: Final bit for comfortable PR reviewing in VSCode - GH+ colour theme. I’m officially abandoning …

: Remember times when you could go and visit Chinatown?

: Significant delays in quality beans delivery 😢

: What is this new generation of Captcha?

: Whoa iA Writer now supports Micropub publishing Whoa iA Writer now supports Micropub publishing

: In other news - we are maybe coming back to work from our office after June 30th. But not everyone. …

: My current job encourages to take holidays while at the same time asks to work extra on the weekend …

: Town Kilin in Scotland with an epic stone bridge and waterfalls

: Next seasons of our favorite shows will probably be filmed remotely using Unreal Engine 5.

: Loch Lomond last October

: Scotland is amazing and my vague plan was to spend at least some time there this year too. I wonder …

: “The British government will today set out details on how to make workplaces safer”. As one of my …

: One of the interesting consequences of this year might be skydivers all around the world loosing …

: Interesting Chrome feature - if one of the background tabs suddenly starts playing sound, it will be …

: Oh look, milkman brought us eggs today. This does feel like an olive branch 🕊

: I need a course in office politics

: The fact that Davinci Resolve exists almost makes me want to make a Linux based editing workstation

: It’s been some time since I saw MacOS black screen of death and today it was Davinci Resolve that …

: Last episode of the epic Scotland vlog is getting cut

: Is there really no way of sharing a screen and controlling an iPhone from an iPad?

: Comments in the code are needed not because you need to explain what code is doing, but instead why …

: In many ways I like analog reproduction of film and music over digital is that digital always does …

: Another consequence of the pandemic is that more new movies might actually start being released …

: Does open office floor counts as a large gathering of people?

: Oh no broadband internet is down now, how will I watch the show finale of Homeland

: Quality weekend with Fronstpunk - a proper challenging survival strategy with a massive list of …

: Someone should make an account with all the giant fishes from old maps

: They say economic recession this year is going to be worst than in 2008

: Fleabag is too good

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: Great news of the day - there will be season 6 of Better Call Saul

: Now with oil price in the negative we are going to find out which apps are going to break and who …

: “Finland is what you really want” Half way through Fleabag season 1

: Droning around Fairy Pools on the Isle of Skye

: There is a Starbucks cup in every shot of Fight Club

: Isle of Skye definitely had its moments

: Getting groceries online is a huge challenge - most shops have either stopped deliveries or have …

: Ah here we go, an introductory course into COBOL and how to use it with VSCode …

: Well here’s an investment idea - learn some COBOL www.theverge.com/2020/4/14…

: Town of Ullapool in Northern Scotland

: Rocks of Northern Scotland last October

: Among other things that are completely sold off are VR headsets. Is this the VR breakthrough we’ve …

: Feeling

: Also I made a mixtape of songs about coronavirus www.spreaker.com/user/immi…

: Every time I call my mom in suburbs of Soviet Russia - “Hey if you feel sick just call a …

: Remember time when you could just take a plane and go anywhere? Fomapan 400 medium format film and …

: Civ VI is also a perfect excuse to stay indoors for the whole duration of Easter holidays

: Civilization 6 is an excellent continuation of the series. I do realise it’s been 10 years …

: Starship Troopers is of course an excellent film 🚀

: I bet staying indoors on this gorgeous Easter weekend is going to be incredibly difficult

: It’s summer weather today so literally everyone are outside on the streets today

: Somebody is signing all the trees in our area

: I feel like you must know - there is a whole new genre of music made about coronaviris pandemic with …

: Eggs are mostly gone from all the shops and even our local milkman stopped delivering 🥚

: I’m gonna make a mixtape of all the songs about coronavirus

: Social distancing while queueing

: This weekend was a success

: There are people who believe that COVID-19 is caused by the new 5G antennas installed around us

: NHS is asking people to stay at home this weekend instead of clapping in the evenings

: Well this is interesting - almost 300 Monzo staff have also been asked if they would consider being …

: If the world internet goes down I’ve got like a million movies on laserdiscs to watch. If the …

: Haha I was right - people are indeed making and posting more new music in these trying times

: Week 4 of working from home and week 2 of lockdown in London. I don’t mind the home office …

: Every single bank in the U.K. now lowered ISA interests

: If you ever need to write a performance review for your fellow engineers teammates, Monzo …

: If you are managing a Kubernetes cluster daily, k9s is a fantastic addon on top of kubectl to make …

: Instagram ads these days are not fun anymore

: What is month

: Everyone is suddenly making music now, which is amazing since I need new music all the time for my …

: Gitlab’s internal handbook is probably the most comprehensive online document of efficient …

: Someone stole my credit card number and tried to pay for food on Deliveroo. Is this the beginning of …

: People on our street are actively buying indoor bikes. Someone even got a Peloton bike last week.

: Slowly scanning our family collection of autochrome glass plates. Autochrome has the most amazing …

: I guess it’s finally time to scan our family archive of 100 years old autochrome glass plates 🎞

: Ah the art of moviemaking

: Weekend sorted

: Lomography announced a new black and white film. “This new film packs drama into the frame …

: Ok one more, now with backlit on. It can sense when you are about to start typing and will bring …

: Had no idea a keyboard from Logitech could bring up so many emotions but Logi Keys is just excellent …

: Don’t hold the food they say. It’s going to be fine. www.theguardian.com Millions to need food aid …

: I do miss wandering around London with a film camera and a stash of film

: Day 4856 of the quarantine

: I like SMS. It’s reliable.

: A guide to efficient communication while remote working by Gitlab about.gitlab.com/handbook/…

: I remember times when Slack was used as a simple chat app with pretty much no rules. Today you must …

: Last remaining coffee place around here

: Miss my Oculus Rift today now we have Half Life Alex officially out

: Now we are in lockdown it will take a bit of time to actually be effective. In a couple of weeks it …

: 3 weeks of lockdown in London, this is going to be interesting

: Aaaaaaand it’s a lockdown in London

: Sunny Walthamstow on Mamiya C33 TLR camera and Kodak Portra 160 film

: RSS is so hot right now 🔥

: It’s been heavily debated right now in our corporate chat if going for a run in the City is an …

: Dear Microsoft, could you please buy Octotree and make it free for everyone 🙏

: Lidl operates on one in/one out principle today and max 100 people inside. And yes, it was at full …

: Found some eggs today 🥚

: Chocolate of the week. Spoiler - it’s great.

: Alright, week two of the quarantined remote working, let’s do this 💡

: Somehow in the past week there’s a significant increase in quality content made and posted online.

: Flour and eggs are very much gone in our local Coop

: Kew Gardens on Fuji Industrial film

: Let’s just all go on a beach 🏖

: I do miss being outside, and like, taking a train, and going somewhere, and having a lunch in a …

: Beach in Highlands from bird’s perspective

: Who said Ilford only made black and white film 🎞

: Not entirely sure what’s going to be the plan for the weekend. Leaving house doesn’t …

: More Highlands

: Weekend reading

: New iPad Pro is ordered, and now eagerly waiting for May to get the new Magic keyboard with a …

: A bit of Northern Highlands from a birds perspective. Shot last October when it was perfectly ok to …

: I suppose it is as good time as ever to rewatch: 12 Monkeys Contagion House MD Outbreak …any …

: No reason to come out of the house now

: Looks like Last week tonight with John Oliver is going to be postponed now too :(

: Not only Contagion is a fantastic movie - it also has a perfect soundtrack

: The more I spend time in Davinci Resolve the more insane it seems how much professional grade …

: In other news, if you need to capture a GIF on Mac, Giphy Capture is a free app they’ve …

: There are many firsts with the current world situation, but one of them - you are not allowed to …

: Blogged about 100% remote work and building such culture in an office first company …

: The Expanse season 4 soundtrack is on Spotify 🚀

: Walthamstow area is slowly but surely getting lots of nice coffee spots within walking distance from …

: Now when every studio postpones new film releases, because of the corona Netflix could really …

: Ah look, no more tourists allowed into the US. Unless you are flying from UK - then it is ok.

: A bit of Scottish Highlands for you

: Pictures of finance men touching their faces while worrying about money …

: Now with the whole Italy on lockdown maybe Ryanair will finally cancel my flight to Milan and give …

: Space Laser Company 🚀

: Can we use this Coronavirus thing to fight against the culture of huge open space offices?

: A rare sunny moment in Liverpool on Kodak Portra 160 medium format film. Shot with Hasselblad 500 CM …

: This might sound incredibly insensitive and morbid, but there is a positive side for COVID-19 …

: 🎞 Devs is crazy good - a new show from Alex Garland

: Such name!

: No snow this winter in London so here’s a Polaroid shot from the last year snowfall

: Writing a blog about the benefits of waking up at 4am every day

: Starbucks in London stopped accepting reusable cups, because… virus 🦠?

: New Reply All episode is out and it is incredibly good

: Magit for VSCode is totally a thing marketplace.visualstudio.com/items

: More motion picture film photography. This one is on 70mm Kodak Vision 3 250D, shot on Hasselblad …

: Meanwhile Ferrania P30 black and white film is back in selected shops so I totally ordered a couple …

: Rumours of Google killing Improbable OS. I was actually chatting with their recruitment at some …

: I was sort of cautious about director of Deadpool making a Terminator movie. Yeah, it turned into a …

: Chairman Meow

: The best part of the original Snake game on Nokia phones was that you couldn’t pause it. Once you …

: “The game is afoot” ⚾️

: 🎥 Knives Out is an absolutely gorgeous murder mystery

: Driving on a Moon never looked so sharp - NASA footage upscaled to 4K 60fps www.youtube.com/watch

: Today’s outcome of a career progression discussion is that I need to start recording a list of …

: Ahh amazing work perks

: Blogged on leaving Instagram for Open Web alternatives alexsavin.me/eng/posts…

: I know I’ve been mostly under a rock in some ways - just discovered Startup podcast by Gimlet and it …

: Github console cli is now my favourite way of creating pull requests

: Snowing in the City today

: I need a spring break but so far it looks strongly that we’ll be cruising our own island of Britain …

: Booking holidays today is like a lottery - you never know which country they are going to quarantine …

: Oh look a new quality post apocalyptic game BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on GOG.com

: Discovering the whole new world of Open Web Security initiatives: dzone.com/articles/…

: If you are one of those dreaming of a dedicated digital camera made by Apple - fear not - they’ve …

: And a still on Kodak Vision 3 250D motion picture film

: A bit of Fuji Eterna motion picture film. Shot on Rollei 35 camera.

: Got some very rare film to shoot 🎞

: LinkedIn has shot itself in a foot today by disabling mobile view on the Web. There is no way of …

: If nothing else, Airbnb prices in Italy are now as cheap as ever

: Got myself a new phone \o/ it has games too 🐍

: In tomorrow’s plans - streaming millions of rows of data into my BigQuery instance

: In today’s learnings - BigQuery is nice but if you screw up data type of a column there is no easy …

: Today’s working day is a constant battle of productivity vs creativity

: 🎞 Hot Fuzz is such a great illustration on what is gaslighting

: So now we’re back to folding phones, can I have a phone that unfolds into a screen on one side and a …

: I’ve discovered coconut milk coffee latte today. It is excellent.

: One important fact about me - I share birthday with Pusheen

: Jojo Rabbit is also banned at least in Russia which is a sad thing - but then again it’s also the …

: 🍿 Jojo Rabbit is the best film, everyone has to watch it immediately

: In Liverpool this weekend. Lots of bricks here 🧱

: You are my galaxy 🌌

: I wish you could lend your Kindle books to your friends 📚

: A night out in town today 😷

: By far one of my favourite comic book authors and a new book 📚👏

: In a modern database not only you can query the current data but also you can query what this data …

: For All Mankind definitely feels like a sequel to Battlestar Galactica. I honestly wish they’d write …

: One of the best podcast episodes recently if you are into space and rockets - a former NASA …

: Sometimes when travelling I’d go for a local film in foreign language with no subtitles - I’ve done …

: I’ve grown with pretty much all films dubbed to Russian, so moving to Finland where all movies where …

: It’s almost impossible to buy breathing masks in the U.K. anymore, but we’ve got a small stash now

: Locke & Key was perfect fit for weekend binging while it is storming outside

: Snowpiercer is like one of the best sci-fi action post-apocalyptic films out there 🚞❄️ Apparently a …

: They say Cinestill 800T is the best film to take pics of neon lights, and they are not wrong.

: Since the new year I’ve completely stopped uploading new pics and stories to Instagram. I feel like …

: From our series titled Cats of Walthamstow

: Learning of the day - Kodak TMax P3200 film is not actually ISO 3200, but more like ISO 800 that can …

: Brexit day on Cinestill 800T film

: Developed some film this weekend 🎞

: Slowly selling my obsolete photo stash. These are accessories for Polaroid Land camera which I’ve …

: “I only wanted bendy bananas” youtu.be/uovt1sC3r…

: I need a Brexit day cake. Two cakes actually. One to have, and another to eat.

: When working in the office the best thing you can do to increase productivity of your day is to …

: A bit of colorful Scotland for your day

: Got a fresh roll of 35mm Ferrania film to shoot 🎞

: First episode of Picard was actually alright and I’m cautiously optimistic about the series 🚀

: iPad turns 10 years and I still never owned one. But I do have a bunch of Moleskines and pens for …

: A bit of Thames in West End on Kosmofoto Mono 100 film and Hasselblad camera

: TransferWise is very cool, however when you want to transfer some £££ from your sterling account to …

: Some interesting pieces of modern art spotted today on Lee river

: Researching options for living on a boat while working in central London. Its…. complicated.

: Shot a roll of Street Candy 400 film - the film used in ATM machines taking pictures of everyone who …

: Cinderella incineration toilet is totally a thing www.cinderellaeco.com/gb-en/

: On Christmas I get paid one week earlier, which is great for Christmas and less so for the rest of …

: Flickr is raising yearly prices by $10 after that sad letter about the state of financials, and I …

: The newest iPhone buy now

: Cranes and cormorants. Isle of Dogs, Ilford HP5+ 400 film 🎞

: Moviemaking in 1959:s used to be so much faster than nowadays - you could film a feature in a week, …

: Bricks of Thames on 70mm Kodak Vision 3 motion picture film

: Sex Education season 2 is perfect

: International Apostrophe society is a real thing www.apostrophe.org.uk

: Always wanted to try shooting on IMAX film and here it is. 70mm Kodak Vision 3 250D shot on …

: 📚 This looks like a great read 🎥

: 2020 might just be the year when I completely migrate back to paper based notepads and a weekly …

: Sony RX0 Mark II is the most bizarre mix of a professional still and video camera; and the most …

: Also, I do miss that weird part of working for a huge corporation when they release cringe inducing …

: So there are Apple Archives now with every video and print Apple made - and some of it is just …

: A new Reply All episode is out today 📻

: Seriously considering moving to live on a boat with the current prices for flats in London

: Very sunny Walthamstow today

: I feel like the biggest difference of being in thirties is that sport is not optional anymore. …

: Let’s shoot some medium format 🎞 Also, check out that sweet retro packaging from Foma

: I love watching how Pixelfed project is developing. Now they’ve added support for photo stories.

: Moving on to color film - this one shot on medium format Kodak Portra 160 and Hasselblad camera. …

: Spotted this in Hammersmith yesterday. Bring your phone, show it to the camera, leave it in the …

: Winter colours of Kodak Portra 160 🎞

: Enjoying my new Hasselblad camera way too much - it’s too good. Kodak Tri X 400 film, on a …

: Whoa Google became pretty evil

: To be fair, 4 days workweek and 6 hours workday is where you’d imagine we’d be in 2020 …

: Watching some of CES keynotes and I’m totally going to become one of those old grumps living …

: It’s 2020 and only boomers are still shooting on digital cameras 📷

: Got myself some IMAX film 🎞 Hand roller and adapted for medium format. With remjet layer.

: From my experience, UK:s new settlement status system for EU nationals is easy, quick and free only …

: 📷 Successful mudlarking on Thames today

: 📷 10 years ago I used to live in this house in Tampere, Finland. And this is how January used to …

: New Years resolution - listen to more podcasts in Finnish language

: 🎞 Wellington Paranormal is great - What we do in the shadows and X-files all mixed up

: Have a great start of the year

: Happy 2020! Doesn’t matter what you’ve done or not done in the past 10 years - it’s all about what …

: A bit of festive Stratford-upon-Avon

: Ah the good old 1950:s

: Maybe instead of a flat in London I could buy a narrow boat. A brand new wide boat with all the …

: Oxford Circus, Witcher edition today

: B5 comic book!

: Since TENET is still half a year away I had to rewatch Inception now and I’ve got to say it still …

: So Babylon 5 comic books are a thing and I just bought a bunch of those. Year 1995, mostly 🚀

: Pusheen cafe in Brighton today

: Day 1 of migration to DaVinci Resolve and I’m pretty much sold. The new workflow for quick video …

: 🎞 Witcher was alright - I’d skip the first and the last episodes and just watch the middle …

: 📷 Early Christmas morning in London on medium format Kodak TriX film and Hasselblad 500CM camera

: Our boiler decided to stop working on this beautiful day so no hot water and heating for us today 🥶

: I’ve recently realised that you could buy a bunch of direct USB-C to your target device cables …

: This Christmas is a success

: Everyone: Merry Christmas! Me: TOSS A COIN TO YOUR WITCHER

: iPhone is the essence of vanilla

: At this point i feel like giving iPhone for a Christmas present is like the most boring thing out …

: New Years resolution - move to DaVinci Resolve from Adobe Premiere. I think it’s time, …

: Star Wars in our local indie cinema

: The Expanse season 04 is the best season so far 🚀

: My mouse cursor keeps disappearing in MacOS and it’s getting harder every time to get it back. …

: I’ve heard about recordable LaserDiscs, but it was mostly legendary stuff that you’d never …

: I’m moving back to my trusty Nokia 3210 www.nytimes.com/interacti…

: 📷 Festive Columbia Road Market on BCG 35mm film

: Whatever you think of the new Star Wars film, the final trailer is an absolute gem and in many …

: 🎞 More film prints at my improvised home darkroom

: 📷 A bit of Orwo motion picture film for you today. Shot around East London.

: 📷 God’s Own Junkyard today

: Flickr Pro is a thing, and they need more Pro subscribers to keep good old Flickr afloat. Here’s a …

: 📷 East London art pixels

: I never worked in a company that would genuinely want for me to progress in my career. It has always …

: 📷 A still on AgfaVista 200 film and Rollei Prego camera

: 📷 A common East London boat cat

: A nation that is voluntarily choosing to suffer should be allowed to do so

: Ok boomer

: Too relevant for right now

: Printed some analog pics

: Developed some film today 🎞

: 📷 A day on a narrow boat in East London

: Another lucky find on EBay this week is this Criterion collection release of Seven on laserdisc. …

: 🎞 A true gem - Fry and Laurie - Real estate agents working at the pump www.youtube.com/watch

: Happy birthday dear Finland 🇫🇮!

: Home letter pressing

: 📷 Sunny London on Kodak Portra 160 film and Kiev rangefinder camera

: Why buy new Nintendo Switch when you can still buy original Gameboy and a bunch of games for …

: 🎞 Not a huge fan of the books but the new His Dark Materials by BBC is fantastic - and the bear is …

: 📷 Very happy about Cinestill 50D film. Developed at home with Tetenal.

: Merry Christmas Also, support Shelter. www.theguardian.com At least 135,000 children in Britain to …

: Vote Labour

: In other news iOS13 became extremely aggressive towards killing apps in background. As in - if I put …

: It’s never really black and white, but for me a sign to leave a free web service is when they …

: Instagram is officially a closed box now - when opening someone’s profile in a browser it will …

: David Fincher is cool and crazy at the same time

: Aaand finished Outer Worlds. This was great 🚀

: Kevin Smith does a great job at recapping full 3 seasons of The Expanse www.youtube.com/watch

: The new Doctor Who season trailer is out and it is soo good 🚀 www.youtube.com/watch

: Hey look, Nokia N97 is back

: www.theguardian.com Tim Berners-Lee unveils global plan to save the web

: Drove a narrow boat today along East London channel. How’s your weekend?

: Cybertruck looks fantastic 🚀

: Meet-up tonight at Old Street

: I love that my phone have a 3.5mm audio jack, and I can connect to it at any moment, and it works …

: I see Slack is turning into Microsoft Word

: If you ever wanter to see Hugh Laurie as a captain of a space ship, here’s a trailer for you …

: Ship it at Twitter Piccadilly

: Is it ok that I’m tweeting from Twitter office on Micro blog?

: I really need to watch that new season of Mr Robot

: Big sleeve edition is such a great format of distributing films. I wish they’d put more vinyl …

: Very excited about upcoming Google Stadia - however I’ll wait until they make it into some sort of …

: A proper way to release a movie for home entertainment

: A bit of flooding at the birth place of William Shakespeare

: Really wish they’d have ferry today of all days. A bit of flooding in England.

: Got myself a slide projector 📽

: My 2017 MacBook Pro still have zero issues with the keyboard. Every butterfly key works and clicks …

: This sums up perfectly the whole feeling about Scottish independence and the possibly upcoming …

: Definitely prefer meeting friends early in the morning than late in the evening. The only problem is …

: Oooh new 16’’ MacBook looks very nice. Is it time to find a new job so they’d buy me one?

: I feel like this is a problem of any major corporation, and we definitely had it back in Nokia times …

: Messing with abstract syntax trees is fun but also slow

: 🎞 In case you’re wondering what pics taken on new Ilford Ortho film looks like, here’s a roll I’ve …

: Ok let’s develop some Ilford Ortho film and see what it’s going to look like

: No more pumpkin spiced latte - it’s all about gingerbread latte now and there is a whole Christmas …

: My work in progress transition to Open Web

: 🎞 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is too good - got to season 2 now. A rare gem with fantastic long shots …

: It’s freezing cold in town today, but my plan is to load some fresh Ilford Ortho film into …

: One could move to Scotland just because they have both 1st and 2nd of January as bank holidays

: I bravely shot a roll of Fujifilm Velvia 50 slide film during a week of rain and dark clouds in …

: 📚 Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion is of course a masterpiece

: Google is selling security key bundles nowadays if you need a more secure way of protecting your acc …

: Damned immigrants www.youtube.com/watch

: 📷 Got myself a slide viewer. Classic.

: Whoa DJI Mavic Mini - 249g and no need to register it with FAA (or CAA) www.youtube.com/watch

: It’s actually amazing how we’re slowly crawling back to the Open Web the way it was …

: Made myself a Pixelfed account - let’s be friends pixelfed.social/alexsavin

: Maybe microblog could actually be a replacement to Instagram, but it has some performance issues and …

: Apparently you cannot access public Instagram profiles anymore without logging in. This is very sad. …

: 📚 a great a very relevant graphic novel to read

: 📷 Stay Right. 35mm Kodak Gold film and Olympus Pen F half frame camera. Love half frame.

: New films and paper from Ilford 💙👏 NEW PRODUCTS ANNOUNCED PRODUCTS INCLUDING 5TH GENERATION ILFORD …

: Google might’ve inadvertently created a major push for unionising among tech workers for the …

: Final trailer for the Rise of the Skywalker is of course one of the best trailers of this year

: Whoa Ed Snowden is on Joe Rogan’s podcast overcast.fm

: Doesn’t look like Rise of Skywalker will be presented on 70mm film anywhere or am I missing …

: Whoa totally got my Pebble watch back to life, thanks to rebble.io community. Now again can change …

: 🎞 Binged Living with Yourself on Netflix and it is an absolutely perfect mini series

: Whoa Pebble community is alive and is keeping the smartwatch going rebble.io/howto/

: Apparently you can get it customised

: There is not enough slide film in the world to capture all the sights of Isle of Skye

: 📚 Reading Snowden’s book and it’s pretty incredible how all of Internet traffic is …

: 📷 The idea was to hide in this cave from the rains of Northern Highlands, but as it turned out there …

: I’ve also loaded a roll of Fuji Velvia slide film at ISO 50. I’m either desperate or very optimistic …

: It still rains every day and night, but the weather in Highlands changes very quickly and in between …

: 📷 Northern Highlands are full of amazing beaches. Some of them are better than others.

: 📷 Teeth of Scottish dragon - exploring the very top of British island today

: 📷 Stanisla and Highlands

: 📷 Cant get enough of Scotland. Driving into Highlands today.

: 📷 Cairngorms Park in Scotland looks a lot like Finnish Lapland this time of the year. The rain has …

: 📷 Our first stop on this Scotland adventure is Edinburgh. It’s mostly coffee and rain so far. …

: Mancunian - a person living in Manchester area

: Did an extensive blog on how we approach shadow testing at scale. If you are tasked with releasing …

: My dream camera is of course panoramic Hasselblad Xpan, but the current prices for those are close …

: I’m actually semi excited about the new GoPro Max camera - from the sound of it you can use it …

: Made a video about fixing my Pioneer laserdisc player. Because why not. If you were wondering how a …

: If I stick to iOS 12.x I wonder for how long they’ll let me do that

: Ahh the good old movie making

: 🎞 Assembling my very own Central Perk cafe out of Legos youtu.be/msNOpUcuh…

: 🎮 Atom RPG is so much improved over the past few months - now with a vast underground Metro network …

: 🎮 Also taking recommendations for recent good quality post apocalyptic RPG:s. With a great storyline …

: Atom RPG is probably the best post nuclear game since Fallout II, and the update they’ve released …

: So Vimeo has finally started removing videos with copyrighted music - unlike YouTube they just …

: 📷 Lego Friends set is very enjoyable and you can finish it in one evening \o/

: Was kind of excited about always on display on the new Apple Watch and now they say this feature …

: 📻 Somehow missed the whole Zone 51 debacle and Joe Rogan’s podcast episode with Bob Lazar 🛸 👽 - a …

: Considering that a quality camera is the main reason to get new iPhone Pro, I might instead buy a …

: 🎞 Undone on Amazon Video is one of the best shows this year, with incredibly strong story and mind …

: Might have to get a new laserdisc player soon as my current Pioneer is literally dying 😨 I do …

: 🎞 What can be more fun than putting 2287 pieces together? Making a video about it. Lego Stranger …

: 🎞 Brexit live from the capital of Great Britain - did a walk this weekend around Westminster, …

: I feel like Terminator franchise needs Christofer Nolan

: It’s pretty amazing how democracy is just an illusion in the UK and can be switched off and on …

: 📷 Great halo today on my flight to Moscow

: Anyway I’m in Russia for the next week, going to enjoy some forests, potatoes and tea from …

: Todays flight to Russia was supposed to be disrupted by strike in Heathrow, but in the end got …

: In other news - got myself a blue Monzo card now. Monzo is my favourite bank by far and they are …

: 📷 London City cat on the hottest day ever

: General reminder to myself that Brompton bikes are not particularly stable in wet weather and prone …

: 🎞 Years and Years is an absolutely fantastic mini series from BBC on the state of the world in the …

: Nice skydiving at Headcorn on this cloudy Saturday with 3 jumps and some tea ☕️ ✈️

: Career development cycle of an engineer: Work as hard as you can at a company for a couple of years …

: Is Pebble watch now officially dead for everyone? Pebble app seems to mostly stop working and no …

: Fresh vlog episode on the most recent indie comic book fest in East London - ELCAF 2019. Expect …

: 📷 A bit of grain on Silberra Cinema 52xx film. Shot around Portobello Road with Olympus OM10 camera. …

: 📷 Sweet dreams! I’m having way too much fun with this set.

: 📷 A bit of great British seaside from this weekend - and a ruined Roman fortress

: 📷 Museum of Victorian tiles in Ironbridge yesterday

: Every time I have a shorter work week, it becomes incredibly packed with events and drama. Anyway. …

: My dentist told me to cut down on daily tea drinking. What now, I have to cut my usual 6 cups a day …

: Instagram is down, the world must be ending

: Stranger Things Demogorgon on Lego Ideas ideas.lego.com/challenge… 👏

: 🎞 On a topic of vintage film photography - here’s a vid I made on the latest Photographica …

: 📷 This rocket is getting taller every day

: Some stories on this list of GDPR fines are absolutely hilarious www.enforcementtracker.com

: This is getting a bit out of hands, but I’m in a great position to build my own Saturn V …

: 📷 Took us 3 days to assemble this NASA Lego special, but it has landed finally - just next to my …

: Is Facebook’s Libra going to destroy Transferwise now?

: 🎞 Two days in Porto town - classic trams (and a visit to Porto tram museum), lots of pastries (and …

: 🎞 Truckla - the Tesla truck car youtu.be/jKv_N0IDS…

: My current Youtube situation - I’ve got a bunch of ideas and already filmed material for like …

: Reactor’s relocation guide to Amsterdam is so good that I want to move there …

: 📷 One very cloudy and rainy City today

: Is there a reason why Slack is struggling to bring dark mode for desktop app?

: 🎞 For me B5 was the first proper space tv show and I’ve been trying to find something of equal …

: Season finale of Chernobyl is like the best thing that happened on TV this year ☢️

: On working nights and weekends If anything I’ve learned over my almost 20 years of career is that doing overtime, nights and …

: Sometimes I do feel that ignorance is a choice

: Britain just voted for Brexit party to represent their desire to exit EU in EU parliament. Not …

: Doom Patrol is sooo good 🎞

: Whoa Flickr has just migrated all the petabytes of pics and videos from Yahoo legacy servers into …

: A day in Coimbra University Botanical Gardens - fresh vlog episode from our spring trip to Portugal. …

: I’ve sort of gave up a bit on UK politics and voted in Finnish embassy last weeked for the EU …

: Whoa Chernobyl is almost full 10 stars on IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt7…

: Chernobyl mini series by HBO is very cringey to watch, but incredibly well done and absolute must …

: I’m choosing a Euro parliament candidate based on their Instagram profiles

: A roll of Kodak Portra 35mm film shot in February in Bristol and Bath. Mostly cloudy, but with …

: Not sure how I missed this but soundtrack to The Social Network is a perfect companion to daily …

: Have we already arrived to a place when typing a URL into a browser without googling it first is …

: A bit of droning in Cotswolds last weekend. Some sushine but also lots of clouds and rain. …

: A whole roll of Kodak Portra 35mm film shot around London in February. Camera - Olympus OM10. …

: Skip the new Avengers, here’s the most epic sci-fi film you’ll see this year - The Wandering Earth …

: Great data viz by Bloomberg on climate change www.bloomberg.com/graphics/…

: TheVerge did an excellent article on how to adjust your TV for the Battle of Winterfell …

: On GoT and bitrates Interestingly lots of people complain about the darkness of the most recent GoT episode and how much …

: Fresh vlog from Portugal - Serra da Estrela national park and a day trek to Covao Dos Conchos lake, …

: A roll of “near infrared” Film Washi type Z, 35mm. Shot with a red filter on Olympus …

: Took a few pics yesterday from Central London - Waterloo Bridge, Oxford Circus, Parliament Square …

: If you need a bit of sunshine and paste de natas, here’s a fresh vlog from the south of …

: 📷🎞 Very happy about this Silberra Orta black and white film. ISO 50, 35mm, shot with Olympus OM10 …

: This season of Game of Thrones might as well be the most pirated event like ever

: 📷 Yesterday’s parachuting on a chilly April day

: A bit of sunshine and clouds today. A particularly cold day to start a skydiving season but here we …

: So nice of SpaceX to launch a Falcon Heavy on an international Space Day!

: Happy message from the U.K. Home Office

: Back on Flickr and actually quite like the old school “upload some pics and put them into …

: A bit of droning from around Eastern Germany last year, in proper 4K and some music …

: Great question for a job interview - “What were the biggest issues raised in your latest team …

: A fresh vlog from Eastern Germany - towns of Quedlinburg and Magdeborg, featuring mostly bridges …

: Instead of a UX data driven apps I want an app with a soul

: In all the seriousness, Google shutting down Inbox is a great opportunity to move to a different …

: Sad day

: Am I the only one who finds this Apple ad extremely cringeworthy? It underlines all the traits of a …

: Now with Slack being the centre of the Universe, is it time to go back to IRC? It is decentralised, …

: “Inbox by Gmail will be gone after March 2019” - ahh so this might as well mean it will …

: Settling down in the UK

: Ok so the good news is that to apply for settled UK status if you are an EU national you don’t …

: My favourite thing to do in this busy town of London is to take street photos with no people 📷

: Probably one of the last packs of Tetenal film developer kit since they’ve pretty much discontinued …

: March 29 - A day when UK did not leave the EU. Should be a new bank holiday if you ask me.

: Migrating to Notion from Evernote. Notion looks so fresh and fast and pretty and they’ve got …

: Custom tailored blog pipeline Decided to check if my custom tailored publishing pipeline for my personal blog is still working, …

: 📷 Burn that sunset. Eastern Germany, November 2018

: 📷 Top of Brocken mountain in Eastern Germany, with a narrow gauge train resting before the trip back …

: A bit of Eastern Germany and our climb to the location of a secret spy station on top of Brocken …

: Mortal Engines is of course one absolutely gorgeous looking film, with a finished story for once 🎞

: Municipal Darwinism

: Last day in Portugal today - I’m going to miss this blue sky

: Who likes trams as much as I do? Porto tram museum today.

: Off to Portugal for a week. Sunshine and pastel de natas here we come.

: Umbrella Academy is such an amazing show and I’m not upset at all that they’ve hinted at the second …

: Your online presence and life insurance www.theverge.com/2019/2/7/…

: Stonehenge

: Netflix’s Sex Education is absolutely perfect in every way and I hope they’ll make another season

: 📷 Sharpest of them all - a shot on Kodak TMax 400 medium format film - slightly expired, hence the …

: All I really want from life is sit on a sofa and read comic books

: 📷 A bit of mudlarking on Thames on a sunny day

: 🎞 Brexit: The Uncivil War was premiered couple of weeks ago on Channel 4 and indeed looks very much …

: 🎞 A day trek in Czech Switzerland national park - with some bonus renderings from Google Earth …

: 📷 Colors of Saxon Switzerland. Also, check out the full album from 2 days in that amazing place on …

: 🎞 Two days in Saxon Switzerland vlog - second most beautiful national park of Germany. Expect rocks, …

: 📷 Plenty of Tuckersoft ads around East London and Brick Lane in particular. They say there’s a …

: 🎞 Bandersnatch was much better than you’d expect from an interactive film. Very well planned …

: 📷 Decaf latte with oat milk and some vynil covers this weekend in Stratford-upon-Avon

: 2019 things to resolute Since everyone is wishing new epic achievements for the new year, here are my 2c: try to work less …

: Alright, have a happy New 2019 Year everyone! This is the year when I’ve decided to start a micro …

: 🎞 One thing I’ve tried this year for the very first time is slide film photography. Kodak has …

: 🎞 A very Christmassy vlog episode from the empty streets of central London - with some contemporary …

: All I want for Christmas is Virgin Media not throttling my upload speeds and letting it go above …

: 📷 Early morning Christmas stroll on Regent Street

: A dilemma of micro blog - is it a blog, is it an Instagram, is it a Twitter?

: “You are a lot more scratchy” www.instagram.com/p/Brs3JRF…

: 🎞 Christmas is upon us and here’s a festive vlog episode from Central London …

: In case you need a taste of what’s the renting situation in London is like …

: 📷 Medium format film shot on a slightly expired Kodak Ektar 100 film and Mamiya C33 TLR camera

: I’ve just realised that JIRA is basically Lotus Notes 😮

: Whoa HBO is coming up with a film about Brexit, it is out in January and stars Benedict Cumberbatch …

: One of the absolute best games on NES - Robocop 3. Groundbreaking for a NES game in so many ways, …

: 📷 A freshly scanned roll of expired Kodak Ektar 100 medium format film with pictures from September. …

: Trying to go with trends - if you’re on TikTok let’s be friends! vm.tiktok.com/Ju7BR5/

: 📷 Film photography from East London - the best breakfast spot of Bethnal Green. Shot on Agfa Vista …

: 📷 Christmas is totally happening now 🎄

: 📷 Myself chilling on top of Saxon Switzerland rocks - a shot on 35mm Kodak Ektachrome slide film and …

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: 📷 Golden leaves on slide film are absolutely magical. Kodak Ektachrome film and Agfa Flexilette 35mm …

: A whole roll of Kodak Ektachrome slide film in my Flickr album, shot in Eastern Germany and some …

: 🎞 Karelian pies in London and where to find them - a whole vlog episode on Scandinavia in London …

: 📷 A very grainy 35mm Film Washi type F - a film used for medical X-Ray, now repurposed for casual …

: 📷 Rainy cloudy East of the City

: Hey look DJI just announced my Christmas present www.youtube.com/watch - very happy I decided to …

: 🎞 A trip to Jurassic Coast and Old Harry Rocks - mostly on my trusty Brompton in this vlog episode …

: 📷 My very first slide film - a roll of resurrected Kodak Ektachrome 100 - now developed and looking …

: 📷 Did some analog photo printing this weekend and this is one of the prints from 35mm Film Washi …

: New John Lewis ad is out, which means Christmas is totally happening youtu.be/mNbSgMEZ_…

: 📷 Our Czech - German trip is over now, but there are still tons of pictures to process and videos to …

: 📷 One of those 6:30am flights today, Berlin to Stansted

: And back in rainy London. What did I miss?

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: 📷 Early foggy morning in the countryside Germany. Today our last day of this epic trip through the …

: 📷 A bit of somewhat different Germany today. This is not ice, rather a former dig now filled with …

: One can only imagine Netflix reshooting most or half of the last season of the House of Cards - but …

: 📷 Wernigerode Castle on a sunny November day

: Camera hints for when shooting in -50C Siberian weather petapixel.com/2018/11/0…

: Whoa this is great news - Flickr will keep all Creative Commons pics hosted even after deadline …

: 📷 You’d never guess what country this is, but it is actually Eastern Germany, a town of …

: 📷 River Kamenice from Saxon Switzerland national park - this time on Czech Republic side. The park …

: 📷 A very important hint of visiting Bastei Bridge on a weekend is to get there very early. It’s a …

: Got my paid Flickr account back today, last time I paid for Flickr in 2014.

: One thing I’d wish Flickr would do with the new paid plans is that if you have Creative …

: 📷 Fresh shot from over the Elbe river today. In other news - droning in Germany is extremely limited …

: 📷 Prague from air is equally magnificent

: While we have sometimes companies with open salary cultures, here’s a whole country with such …

: 📷 Last day in beautiful Prague today - one of the most photogenic places in the world and an …

: 📷 Prague trams in the misty night

: 📷 Long exposure Prague from last night

: In (rainy) Prague for the next few days