Homeless in Berlin
An epicaly well manicured homeless persons bedroom. I’m hoping they’ll be “home” some day when I stop by, as I want to buy them dinner. They are very organised and tidy, which I appreciate.
Legality
Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behaviour and information processing. They open you up to the possibility that everything you know is wrong. – Terence McKenna
Motivation
Eloquence
I have no idea who this guy is, but he speaks very well eloquently IMHO. When you speak up to say “actually no, we ain’t having it, actually no, we didn’t come here to be enslaved, we came here to be free” now things change. You see, if enough people put aside their egos and […]
The crazies
It’s unfortunate that those who are the most vocal at our most important time of need, are also the craziest. – Ryan Hellyer
Purple wool
The wool of confusion.
Day out in the snow with Susanne
Grunewald in winter
Easter rabbit
Facebook spammer?
Apparently Facebook thinks I’m a spammer, because I was mocking a hotel for ridiculous pricing!?
Ryan the Buddha
Picture courtesy of Craig Sailor
Humpties
I tried to use the word “humpty” recently, and discovered that nobody knew what on earh I was talking about. Once I looked into it, I discovered that only kiwis I knew were aware of what a humpty is. It’s also clear from a quick Google search, that the only places selling them, are in […]
Unique Headers promo in podcast
Apparently I should pay more attention to my Twitter feed, as I missed this when it was released.
Compassion
It’s always important to have compassion, even for those who appear at odds with your own values. Something led them to where they are in life. Perhaps we would all end up in the same situation if we were in the exact same scenario. – Ryan Hellyer
Artwork from 1985
How to deal with antivaxxers
The problem is partially that many people are as thick as a post, but we knew that before the pandemic. IMHO, the core problem is that society has created a scenario in which the general public have lost trust in the authorities. I think we should focus on fixing the underlying issue of many political […]
New life begins
Puzzle solved
I’m exploding on the inside
Purple bats
HMX-500
I think this was my fourth bike after a piece of crap plastic thing, a trike, a stupid bike with trainer wheels on it and then this mighty beast of a machine, the HMX-500. I loved this bike. I got into lots of trouble for not cleaning it, but I was a kid, so why […]
Reichstag
The boat the Smolenski side of my family traveled to New Zealand on, was called the Reichstag. It left Rostock in Germany in the late 1800’s.
Fire!
McLaren MP4-12C paint for iRacing
Download paint
DW12 paint for iRacing
Download paint
Xmas promo
Woke IR18
Download TGA file Download build file
Retribution
This study indicates that children are more willing to punish others, if the one being punished is taught a lesson from the punishment. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-00975-9
Epic moment in Star Wars history
New home cinema
Bringing the sexy back!
Corona coworking
My new Corona friendly coworking office.
My new stink diffuser
Apartment renovations underway
Effects of the digital world on young people
Here is a random brain dump I commented on a post by Clive Murphie on Facebook. I think most peoples fears of the digital world are misplaced. Younger folk are much more sociable than our generations ever were. Their opportunities to create and share art work are improved through the ability to share what they […]
New exercise regime
Getting frustrated for 30 mins, followed by aggressively storming around the house in a huff for 10 mins. After a short break, I will continue with 10 mins of aggressively bashing my head against something solid, finished off with 15 mins of heavy sighing and stretching my neck whilst staring forlornly at the floor. Originally […]
BenQ camera
This is random. I saw the first digital camera I ever bought on amazon.de today. I bought it in 2004, so I’m kinda surprised it’s been for sale at all recently.
Improved Aston Martin sim
US$74k sim rig setup. I decided to improve on it …
chill shop
My local chilli shop got fresh chillis in. I bought a big selection of them 🙂 I said to the guy at the shop “will this burn my mouth out if I try to eat it on my way home?” and pointed to the least spicy one I bought (can’t remember the name, but it […]
EASY Grunewald loop hike
We start at S Grunewald at 11:00am (look for the mob of hikers standing outside the station), then head straight into the forest. We meander our way through the forest, over Teufelsberg, then head down the hill to the der Havel river, and follow the coast for a bit. Weather permitting, we will stop by […]
Müggelsee loop hike
We’re going on a pleasant walk through the beautiful forests around Müggelsee. We will stop somewhere for a swim/picnic. The route is in a loop for those wanting to cycle to the start point to avoid public transport. Most of the route will be under tree cover to keep us cool in this crazy heat […]
Liberty vs safety
Gdansk apartment
The sweet apartment Lynn and I shared in Gdansk 🙂
Coworking
Rig fix
PM18 wreck demo
Stadtpark Friedrichshain office
No office coz of the Coronapocalypse? No problem 🙂
Bog roll issues
I have a very first world problem … Anyone who has been to my apartment will be aware that I like to buy absolutely enormous amounts of toilet paper. Then I never buy any toilet paper for about six months, maybe a year. It’s great. Less shopping and I never run out of bog roll. […]
Art in 1994
14 year old me thought this was a stunning piece of artwork. I hadn’t seen it again until now. Not the monstrosity I suspected it was in reality, but definitely not the object of perfection I recalled it as. I didn’t think I would ever see it again, but for some reason I suddenly remembered […]
Grunewald hike