ava's blog
ava's blog
Ava
I’m Ava and I'm writing about my thoughts on tech, data protection law, my health and little creative projects.
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Currently taking stock of my social life, and throughout life, the same patterns emerge. I’ve always been a more solitary person. I’m an only child, and my parents were rather neglectful and homebodies as well; so we never really went on...
I'm really conflicted between naming and shaming this store, and not wanting to help them with more traffic for their rancid business model. For now, I have not redacted the social media handle in the picture. In Cologne, Germany, there...
Another book I finished in July was Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff. It argues that instead of seeing Musk as an individual or even an exceptional outlier, he should be seen as a symptom of a bigger...
As a Mass Effect fan, and I am very grateful that my wife gifted me the (relatively new) board game Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz :) I am completely smitten with it! You can tell so much thought and love went into it by a huge fan who...
There's certain topics and writing styles that do really well on the indie web; especially on Bearblog's Trending page. There are enough joking and seriously annoyed posts about it every now and then. We cannot stop talking about how...
Something I noticed as a consequence of online culture and platform design, especially on social media: It is very common online to follow an account not for the person behind it, but the way they present and discuss a topic or niche,...
I occasionally come across people who call themselves “almost vegan” “practically vegan” “99% vegan” and similar descriptions. The reasons for that are usually casual in nature: They still want to enjoy grandma’s great cake, they don’t...
During my break in July, I said I wouldn't read. I partially lied! I did not read any papers, blog posts, or most news articles, and I initially wanted to extend that to books as well. But I ended up ordering and reading some, and one of...
Wombat sent me the above picture: A physical ad by Apple on a big canvas. Pictured is a person hiding their face with their iPhone, but therefore actually pointing the camera at the people seeing the ad. It says: "Safari. A browser...
img { display: inline-block; } rose The break from everything went well. I'm enjoying the mindset shift it brought, and am appreciating that I'm currently putting my focus elsewhere; on my comfort, my rest, my play, my relationships,...
First half of the year has passed, only half of the year left. 2026 is a difficult year for me so far. At the end of 2025, I wished for more rest this year. I didn’t do that yet. I pushed harder in different ways and I just can’t keep...
img { display: inline-block; } rose My wife and I visited a jewelry-making class, and I made a ring! We met cool new people to play Magic the Gathering with. I bought new furniture for my home to use the space for efficiently, and I love...
I live in an apartment that first gets heated up on one side before noon, then later from the other side. My kitchen is especially hot each year because it has a huge bay window with no shutters installed. My strategies for keeping cool...
I'm in need for some lighthearted stuff. I finally finished a painting from a few months ago, and did a quick gouache doodle in my notebook using the Google captcha look (but slightly wrong). Gonna redo that on proper paper some time...
As usual - not counting the personal blogs I read :) I think after this one, I am fucking tired about hearing of digital sovereignty, and will stop reading about it for a while. online articles Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s...