Blood moon
The blood moon from Tempelhoferfeld in Berlin.
Being kind is complicated
The kindest thing we can do for each other, is often to provide helpful criticism. And the kindest thing we can do for ourselves, is to accept that criticism. – Ryan Hellyer – during an internal Syde company meeting 2025
Spreewald
I had a fun but tiring trip to Spreewald with Liuba, Mo, Sylvia and Jaylene.
Life is coming from you
You can be the master of your fate, you can be the captain of your soul. But you have to realise that life is coming from you and not at you. And that takes time. – YouTube short
My solution to unhappy feelings until February 2021
Downpour
I’ve always enjoyed a good walk in the rain in the city. It’s the one time when you be sure that nobody will be out and about. You end up mostly having the city to yourself for a short while. So when it started to downpour this afternoon, I donned my trusty raincoat and headed […]
Stereotypes
Some people don’t seem to get that although stereotypes have a kernel of truth to them, they’re just a kernel. Holding that kernel against a random person who happens to be from the broad category the stereotype comes from, is just arse holery of the highest order. – me
Caffeine experiment
After being caffeine free for 4 years, 6 months, and 29 days, I made an exception today at 13:00 for an experiment. I wanted to see what caffeine would do to me after such a long time away from it. I had a very good day, but it was looking quite good from the outset […]
Disney on ice
Liuba and I went to the Disney on ice show in Berlin.
Syde dinner
Huel breakfast from Liuba
Boysenberries
I always assumed boysenberries were available worldwide. For years, I’d been eating what I thought were boysenberries in Germany, just thinking German ones weren’t great quality. Turns out, they were actually blackberries! After digging into it, I discovered boysenberries are primarily popular in New Zealand, with a small following in the USA (where they were […]
Crash site – exactly 40 years later
I drove the route we were meant to complete on February 11th 1985, at the same time, on February 11th 2025. Mission accomplished. I didn’t crash this time.
Fitness 2024
I’ve been tracking my fitness activities this year with a super simple system – red days for total couch potato mode, yellow for when I squeeze in some movement, and green for those proper sweat sessions ?. I kicked things up a gear in July and I’m proud of my progress in the later part […]
Society and men
Society raised us. Society is wrong. “men shouldn’t cry” … codswallop “therapy is for the weak” … horseshit The strongest men are those who face their fears and accept the emotions that come with it. https://www.facebook.com/TheHeartoftheTARDIS/posts/pfbid0DzUWvGtty2ZokuhbTzXPcyTGKY7adZ5ZBL5u9EgoMmccoZ9bd8ySgNU3utfCnmJYl
Professor Nutt
My life was flipped on it’s head when I followed the research of this man. It was an honor to meet him in person.
Halloween
Buckow
Liuba and I had a weekend away in a little town called Buckow in Brandenburg, Germany.
Chess drama
He’s full of shit, he’s not asking questions, he’s gonna accuse and demand, left this and that and everything else as though he’s king of the world when he’s not. He’s a washed up former world champion who’s not that good at chess anymore and he should shut the fuck up. That’s what he should […]
Toe touch
I’ve been busting my butt in the gym for the past year, trying to improve my flexibility. This evening, I managed to grab my toes whilst one leg was full extended! SUCCESS! Last time I did this, was probably when I was around age 10. And yeah, I know a bunch of you can do […]
Reaction time test
Taken at the Berlin Marathon Expo 2024.
Complexity
An idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity – Terry Davis
Pity vs pain
When I feel others attack or belittle me, I try to have the confidence to look down on them with pity. This takes the power away from them and returns it to me. – Ryan Hellyer Created in response to a post by Bret Heinrich on Facebook.
Advice for life
Excuse me, do you have a dream? I have many dreams. Yeah? Give us an example of one of your dreams. Just to be happy, yeah, and loved, and in peace. How do you achieve that? If people listening want to learn how to do it, what do you think the answer is? Keep your […]
Journey to our role in the world
You can’t have an easy life in a great character show. Show me a trust fund kid that inherited a bunch of money, and I’ll show you someone mentally tortured. Having stuff isn’t fun; getting stuff is fun, right? It’s not the pursuit of happiness; it’s the happiness of the pursuit, right? It’s just that […]
Trip to kleiner Müggelsee on a hot day
Pictures from a trip to kleiner Müggelsee with Liuba and Julia, on a hot day.
Birthday celebration
Birthday celebration with Carly, Madhvi, Craig and Liuba.
Our understanding of the universe
We are like ants exploring someones dropped iphone. @user-qk2rt1cn2s
ENT disaster
Rewritten by an LLM via a Google review I wrote: I walked into the clinic with a blocked ear, expecting a simple ear cleaning. The doctor didn’t even greet me. He performed a quick and crude hearing test with a tuning fork, glanced in my ears, declared “alles gut” (everything is good), and dismissed me […]
Neapolitan style pizza
This is my first attempt at creating a neapolitan style pizza. It tasted amazing! It’s not quite as good as a good restaurant made neapolitan pizza, but it’s close enough to make me happy. I cooked it in a G3 Ferrari delezia pizza oven, which I bought recently.
Werder Baumblutenfest
I had a great day out during a cycling trip to Werder for their annual baumblutenfest (blossom festival).
Werde Baumblutenfest trip
The Werde Baumblutenfest (blossom festival) starts this weekend. The weather looks great, so we’re doing a bike trip from Berlin to the festival, then cycling around the Baumblutenfest route and trying out the occasional local fruit wine at the stalls and gardens along the way. Here’s some information about the Baumblutenfest: https://www.baumbluetenfest.de/hoefe Leaving time is […]
Berlin Tropical Islands
Liuba and I took a weekend trip to Berlin Tropical Islands. It’s the worlds largest indoor waterpark, built inside an old airship hangar. The building is the largest hall in the world without pillars. Despite it’s name, the waterpark is nowhere near Berlin. So we stayed in a little place called Königswusterhausen for the night, […]
There is a crisis going on with men
A friend shared this video with me. It’s an interview with Dr Alok Kanojia. I felt it was very interesting, so I clipped out a chunk of text with what I felt was the most interesting section. Men are struggling right now, and the rest of the world says, “No you’re not, you’re privileged, you’re […]
Moxy Humbolthain
Their lobby has a very pleasant working environment.
Fitness goal for 2025-01-22
My new fitness goal, is to be able to touch my toes by 2025-01-22. FAIL! I did make significant progress, but I still can not touch my toes while standing up straight I will keep continuing with this journey, but it’s unclear to me when I will achieve it.
Memento mori
One day you will be gone. What defines your legacy, is not the gadgets you had, but what impact you left behind. One day your name will be forgotten. But your legacy will live on. Your impact will live on in others, even if they don’t know your name. One day your words will be […]
Liuba’s breakfast for me 🥰
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Xmas 2023
Home office
Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace. – Syed Balkhi 2023 https://twitter.com/syedbalkhi/status/1724436909949120887
4 player chess variant
This is a variant of 4 player chess that I think would work well. It has less pieces than a traditional 4 player board, which should reduce complexity, and the eighth rank, for promotion, is very clear, since it’s delineated by when you reach your opposite opponents zone.
Be like Stella May!
Panasonic tape player
I think I last owned one of those around 2005/2006 when I upgraded to an MP3 player. I remember saying that MP3 players were dumb, and that their functionality should just be combined into the phone which we were all already lugging around in our pocket. Nobody seemed to agree.
First watch I bought
This was the first watch I bought with my own money. Mine was a lemon colour rather than this lime one.
WordCamp Netherlands
Last week, I spoke on “Bytes and Minds: Navigating Mental Health in the Tech World” at WordCamp Netherlands 2023. Big thanks to Roan de Vries for capturing these moments. Catch the slides here: WordCamp Netherlands 2023 presentation.
AI love hearts
Karting at Spreewaldring
This is me karting at Spreewaldring, south of Berlin. Thanks to James for providing the exterior clips. My fastest time was 0:42.146, but I think there’s a couple of seconds to be cut off that with some more practice.
RIP Jamie Harvey
RIP Jamie Harvey. A tribute to a lifelong friend who taught valuable lessons in kindness, sharing, and courage. From kindergarten adventures to shared hobbies and support during school years, Jamie’s influence is unforgettable. His loss is deeply mourned, but his memory lives on.
Sim racing
Liuba took this photo of me during an Asphalt League race on iRacing. I didn’t realise how poor my cable management was until looking at the photo. And yes, my racing rig is in my wardrobe.