Jason Neylon

Haribo Valentine's gummies

Who needs Valentine's day chocolates when you can can get Haribo instead

I think that's the catch with these tools for writing. It is fast and convenient and saves a lot of mental effort, but over an extended period I would worry about degraded thinking and quality. But there are some situations/use cases where it might be ok to just pump out mediocre stuff.

Plus recently I've been trying to write German every day, as its great way to get better as its so concrete and forces you to think in German. I was lazy the few years and used Google Translate as its so convenient and my German really atrophied as a result.

The writing is thinking v AI debate is pretty interesting. At work, we write design document partly to think through problems and solutions. I've seen a few docs recently that look AI generated. They superficially look ok but on closer reading are not very good. Make a sham of the whole process.

The abundant supply of potatoes certainly makes it feel like home. 😂

Various regional names for potatoes in Germany

It took a few hundred years for Germany to even agree on a common name for potato, so even more words combinations are possible

Took me a while to internalize ACAB, but the murder of Jean Charles de Menezes was when I got it. The murder of Alex Pretti is a similar playbook: an execution and then a torrent of lies about the victim. Even more horrific.

Ice bathing in fancy dress at the Orankesee

Perfect weather for the fancy dress ice bathing yesterday at our local lake. Most teams had pretty naff songs, but the Brandenburger Eisbären used this Neue Deutsche Welle banger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIIG...

YouTube video by Sky News The real reason Venezuela matters

Nothing to do with oil says random person? I'll ignore this video from left wing conspiracists Sky News I watched two weeks ago then youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...

Oh du prick-elnde!

I'm sure whoever puts these things together knows the double meaning. Just saw this in the supermarket...

Green Pepper and Pistachio Risotto

One pot, pan, planet by Anna Jones is the best cookbook I've gotten in the last few years. Made several recipes now and they have all been straightforward and very tasty
Last night's Green Pepper and Pistachio Risotto was a banger.
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Faeries are sneaky bastards

Frewaka (2024) ⭐ 6.1 | Horror 1h 43m

Enjoyed Fréwaka, a solid Irish folk horror movie. A good mix of plausible real world troubles combined with the darkside of Irish folklore.
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“I am at heart a gentleman” — happy birthday Fr. Dietrich, born (in Schöneberg, Berlin) on this day, 1901

YouTube video by iluvdeboraharry Dawn Davenport - Cha Cha Heels for Christmas - Divine / John Waters

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Kein Bock auf Nazis bauble (~Not in the mood for Nazis)

This year's new bauble 🎄

I tried a sample of the chocolate version when I bought this one and it was sort of nice but a bit too much.

Tis the season of breakfast Panettone

Harry Stopes | Police Violence in Berlin In the last six months human rights officials at both the Council of Europe and the United Nations have written to the...

For more than 2 years, police in Berlin - encouraged by city and national politicians - have systematically used excessive violence in an attempt to beat the Palestine solidarity movement into silence.

I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk

Two tower blocks and the lake in the evening in Fennpfuhl

4.30pm walk through a dark Fennpfuhl

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Great interview on how police violence against pro Palestinian protestors in Berlin is systemic and politically supported www.patreon.com/posts/fascis...

Strausberg

Clear water

Lake and sky

Ferry!

Yearly trip to Brandenburg to see how much better the lakes are

While the 1950s were dominated by male authors in science fiction, the most prominent female-authored novel from that era is often considered to be The Deathbird by Mildred Benson, although it was published under the male pseudonym "George Ordon" to gain wider readership. • The Deathbird (1957): is a groundbreaking novel that centers on themes of gender, alienation, and the human condition, set in an alien landscape. The work explores the complexities of a society where women are forced into subjugation and eventually rise to lead a rebellion against their oppressors. • Published under a male pseudonym, the novel allows the author to be recognized as a significant figure in the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Other notable works by female authors include: • The Long Tomorrow (1955): by Leigh Brackett • The Space-Born (1958): by Edna May O'Donnell • The Secret of the Earth: (1955) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Google's AI hallucinating some books. Only The Long Tomorrow (1955): by Leigh Brackett is real.
Maybe they exist in another timeline.

Orca, der Killerwal (1977) ⭐ 5.8 | Abenteuer, Drama, Horror 1h 32m | 12

Saw Ocra, an old Jaws rip off recently. Its a really enjoyable bad movie. Lots of whale footage and Richard Harris getting his arse kicked by a whale. Its set in Newfoundland too! m.imdb.com/de/title/tt0...

The Quiet Girl (2022) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama 1h 35m | PG-13

Its called The Quiet Girl www.imdb.com/title/tt1510... - really reminded me of being a kid and the strangeness of visiting relatives houses. I read and liked Small Things Like These but haven't seen the film version yet 🙂.

Haven't read the book, but the film adaptation is wonderful.

You should come visit!

Fennpfuhl Fennpfuhl is the location of the first large prefabricated housing estate of the former East Berlin. It served as a prototype for the later constructions in Marzahn and Hohenschönhausen. However, Fenn...

I go to Fennpuhl a lot as it has a park, a small lake and a nice swimming pool. www.berlin.de/en/districts...

Alt-Hohenschönhausen Alt-Hohenschönhausen features an architectural patchwork of prefabricated and residential buildings as well as an area with beautiful lakeside villas.

Alt-Hohenschönhausen in the North East of Berlin, its a real mix of housing style, but most of the neighboring areas like Fennpuhl and Marzahn are predominently plattenbau. www.berlin.de/en/districts...