Dominik Hofer
5 min read
Zooming out
Recently, there was this insightful interview in our local newspaper that I found really interesting and seemed almost philosophical to me. So I decided to curate and share some passages.
Dominik Hofer
1 min read
Early mornings
The magic of the most beautiful time of day.
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
My social home on the internet
I moved Mastodon instances and got a cool new internet identity in the process.
Dominik Hofer
1 min read
A simple brain hack for exams
I’m currently in the middle of exam season and wanted to share a quick tip that helps me enormously when I get nervous or tense right before a quiz.
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
How friction enables more mindfulness
My entry for the IndieWeb Carnival of January 2025 about the importance of friction.
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
On: Murder in the Family
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter is probably the most unique fiction book I’ve read this year.
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
The joy of writing online
A not so obvious benefit of publishing your work and some thank you’s.
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
Spotify Wrapped 2024
Inspired by Jedda and in the spirit of sharing and discovering great music, I also wanted to write a bit about my Spotify Wrapped this year.
Dominik Hofer
6 min read
Diving into the Atmosphere
Some initial thoughts about Bluesky and the AT protocol.
Quoting @danabra.mov
This visualization was a great overview for an initial understanding of the differences between AT and AP.
(also go watch @danabra.mov's talk that explains AT in more detail:
)
dan
@danabra.mov
i wonder if diagrams like these might help draw the distinction between ActivityPub (and how Mastodon uses it) and AT Protocol (and how it’s used by Bluesky and atproto apps)?
with AP, instance = application + hosting. data gets sent between instances.
with AT, data flows *from* hosting *to* apps
with AP, instance = application + hosting. data gets sent between instances.
with AT, data flows *from* hosting *to* apps
Dominik Hofer
1 min read
Inconveniences of everyday life
A lesson from Four Thousand Weeks for when you are stuck in traffic the next time.
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
Working for a goal
And the rewarding feeling of reaching it.
Dominik Hofer
Lausanne Marathon 10k 2024
10
km
43:58
time
4:23
min/km
Dominik Hofer
4 min read
Cities I want to visit again
A trip down memory lane and a list of cities, you also should visit one day.
Dominik Hofer
4 min read
My first wow experience in math class
After 4 weeks of taking the calculus 1 class in university, I’ve had my first true [insert mindblown-emoji here] moment. And I want to share it with you.
Dominik Hofer
Brienzerseelauf 2024
10
km
46:00
time
4:36
min/km
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
Re: Blog Like a Painter
A response to Blog like a Painter by Robert Birming.
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
# 008: Priorities
Being short on time, chatting with way to many AIs and how a meme turned into a cult.
Dominik Hofer
1 min read
SeptemBest Blogging Challenge
My best blogpost this month.
Dominik Hofer
4 min read
#007: Being a student (again)
Adjusting to a new lifestyle and learning a ton of new stuff.
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
My favorite live performances
Pure creativity, emotions & vibes.
Third places
The “third place” is the concept of a public space where you can connect with others over a shared interest. It is called that because it complements your home and your work/school. A common third place might be the local library.
Source: https://youtu.be/hEvMZ5S6zy0
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
Life Update: Uni Start
Today is Friday, September 13th, and it’s Orientation Day for new bachelor students at Uni Bern. Which also means that my lectures (and my university career as a whole) start in just three days, on Monday.
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
The After-Run High
Going for a run is always the right choice. You’ll thank yourself afterward.
Dominik Hofer
5 min read
#006: Creating stuff
Yet another change to this newsletter, Laravel is awesome and people create really cool internet tools.
Libel-proof
You are libel-proof if you can't sue for defamation because your reputation is already so bad.
Dominik Hofer
1 min read
What you and your smartphone have in common
Two interesting quotes from a video that stuck with me and got me thinking.
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
But, how do I actually set up and secure a new VPS (on Hetzner)?
An easy guide on how to setup your own VPS.
CSS @starting-style
With @starting-style, we can define styles that an element will animate in from once rendered. E.g. from opacity: 0 to opacity: 1.
Source: https://motion.dev/blog/do-you-still-need-framer-motion
Dominik Hofer
4 min read
Why I write
"Recently, I wrote about how I write daily. In this post, I want to take a step back: Why write in the first place?"
Dominik Hofer
4 min read
Implement a WebFinger endpoint in Astro
How to have Mastodon on your own domain without hosting a server. Kind of.
Dominik Hofer
5 min read
#005: New platform, new look and many improvements
Switching this newsletter to WordPress, improving my personal website and listening to a thrilling podcast episode.
Dominik Hofer
Thuner Stadtlauf 2024
10
km
48:05
time
4:48
min/km
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
A song memory
A note about rediscovering a song I haven’t heard in a long time and feeling nostalgic about the memories.
A fun fact
The human species will 100% not go extinct during your lifetime. Never thought about it this way.
A handy CLI trick
sudo !! reruns the previous command with sudo.
Source: https://youtu.be/mLznVlBAtcg
Bamboo & Glass Ceiling
These are metaphors for invisible barriers certain demographic groups experience when placed in a hierarchy. Feminists coined the term “Glass Ceiling”, while East Asian and East Asian Americans did the same for the “Bamboo Ceiling”.
Lil Peep’s first face tattoo
He got it at the age of 17 as “a sign of his commitment to avoiding the straight life. ‘A tattoo on your face,' he explained later, ‘is gonna stop you from getting a lot of jobs.'”
Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/lil-peep-tragedy-torment-804686/
The Economics of Superstars
This term describes the phenomenon, where a small group of people gets almost all the attention and rewards in a certain space.
Source: https://pdodds.w3.uvm.edu/files/papers/others/1981/rosen1981a.pdf
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
On: Civil War
My thoughts after watching a movie about a war, where the story isn’t really important.
Dominik Hofer
4 min read
How I write every day
Or: How a simple rule change can help you create more consistently.
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
Diving into the Fediverse (once again…)
A list of interesting links from my recent trip into the Fediverse rabbit hole.
Tiny Saturday
Wednesday is called “Tiny Saturday" (“lillördag”) in Sweden.
Dominik Hofer
5 min read
#004: Transitioning to Study Mode
Preparing for uni, trying out a new tech gadget and learning how Social Media is pretty bad at accurately reporting on real life events.
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
Re: Finding my Blogging Voice
Hi Hidden Person, I discovered your blogpost via a reply by Robert. It popped up in my RSS feed and sounded interesting. I read through his post and thought, “let’s check out this new blog, and who the person behind it is.”
The kickers always win
Kickers are athletes that still have the ability to sprint at the end of an endurance race.
Source: https://www.eddiedale.com/blog/the-kickers-always-win
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
Learning all the Countries in the World (Part II): Asia
"My quest for learning all the countries in the world continues. On today's episode: Asia."
Dominik Hofer
2 min read
Re: To Read or Not to Read…
Or: To Write or Not to Write…
The album that was 30 years in the making
This debut (and only) album by German actress and singer-songwriter Sibylle Baier was released in 2006 but recorded over 30 years prior in her own home. Here's the album on Spotify: Colour Green – Sibylle Baier
Dominik Hofer
3 min read
#003: Vacation’s over
Goededag and welcome to the third issue of the Tiny Sparks newsletter!