Recent Articles
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Tinkering with emacs
Recently I have switched to a different computer and, as a result, my entire Jekyll installation had to be migrated. During that process I decided to try out a new way of creating articles for my blog: with emacs.
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Affinity creative programmes merge into one
Just before the end of October big news rippled across the creative industry. A trio of creative programmes, previously made by Serif (who some time ago were acquired by Canva), known as Affinity Photo, Design and Publisher, have been merged into one piece of software, from now on known simply as “Affinity”. The news brought some apparently positive changes, namely the new Affinity software being available free of charge. In my opinion it is not, however, a good thing. It is not a good thing at all.
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Far Harbor in Fallout 4: a tragic story of conflict
Although I played the entire story of Fallout 4 in 2016, when the game was released (I sided with the Institute back then), I have never really explored the questlines related to Fallout DLCs. In 2024 I finished the story of the Mechanist and her murderous robots, now the time has come to visit Far Harbor.
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Freewrite Traveler after fourteen months
It has been fourteen months since I bought Freewrite Traveler, an e-Ink device with a sole purpose of writing text and with limited editing capacity. Did it really change how often and how much I write?
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Traveler's Notebook Passport Size
I may have just found a perfect notebook.
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Hogwarts Legacy: the final battle
As all good things must end eventually, so did my Hogwarts adventure. I have completed the game together with all the quests, achievements and collectibles. Has my opinion on it changed in the meantime?
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Kaweco BRASS Sport — the smallest and possibly the coolest fountain pen I own
At the beginning of 2024 I acquired a new fountain pen, Kaweco BRASS Sport. I have been looking at it for quite some time, pondering whether it was worth purchasing. In the first week of January I finally decided to check that pen out. Here is my review after two and a half months of usage.
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13 years on deviantART
This morning I was surprised by a message from deviantART, stating “Happy Anniversary, vertiser!”
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Hogwarts Legacy in the middle of the adventure
I have been playing Hogwarts Legacy for some time now and have advanced in the story and the discovery of game’s world. After putting about 20-25 hours in the game I can say that the magical world is more and more fascinating with every hour spent within.
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Sometimes older things work better than new ones
It may not be an universal truth, but it happens often enough. Nowadays planned obsolescence prevails, but in the past, when both labour and materials were more expensive, things were built to last a lifetime.
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