Alexander Kucera

Did my Paper cursor really just make a backflip while it was waiting for me to enter some text‽

It looks like people really enjoy the gnome prints in our new Etsy store.

So, I went to the dentist today to get a dental cleaning. My last dental cleaning was about six months ago, and the one before that was about three years prior. I was told last time that because the time between cleanings was so long, the cleaning took over an hour and that I should go more often.

So that’s what I did. And guess what? The cleaning still took over an hour. Not only that, but there was a 50% price increase since last time.

50%!

I wish I could increase my rates by 50%. That is ten times the current inflation rate. Ridiculous. I think I’ll take my chances and spread apart the cleanings to every other year again, because I do not see the value in getting this done every six months.

Ah, the Paper Markdown paragraph behavior is actually configurable in the Settings.

Does anyone have any experience with light therapy devices like the Lumie? I am on the fence of ordering one for this winter season.

This is a test of the Bear app for writing and note taking. So it turns out Bear does not publish to Micro.blog. Also the writing environment is not nearly as neat as Paper, even when I hide all the UI.

One advantage Bear has is that is supports images and other file formats in the notes. However, since it does not publish to Micro.blog that is of no help there as I still need to upload first and then include the link to the media file.

This is an online image test:

And Bear seems to suffer from the same thing that plagues Bear. It does not export paragraphs properly. Or at least it treats paragraphs in the app differently then on export. A Markdown paragraph is denoted by a blank line between bodies of text. Both Paper and Bear show a simple line-break as new paragraph, but on export the paragraphs get lost due to no extra line break being added. Not terribly hard to work around, but worth noting.

But then again, Bear is about a third of the yearly cost. Which makes the choice actually harder and not easier.

This is a quick test about how the Paper app works. I recently read the Paper review by Erlend on his Havn blog, which lead to me reading the terrific three part series by the Paper developer on how Paper came together. It showed a level of care and detail that I highly appreciate.

So now here I am writing this in Paper and really enjoying the experience. I will compare this to Bear in another post. Both offer the ability to publish to Micro.blog as far as I can tell.

Two paragraphs in and Paper already shines. But it does come with a hefty price tag. Considering I don‘t write professionally, it is a bit of a hard pillow to shallow. Let‘s see how it goes in Bear.

Now a quick image test:

I’m just playing around a both with Obsidian for iOS and how the Micro.blog integration works.

Our Etsy shop is online! Come by and check out our shirts. They are super comfy and they look great on you.

Prepping about 30 graphics for my new Etsy shop today.

I recently stumbled upon a fantastic combo during one of our projects: Printful and Etsy. Imagine my excitement when I realized I could turn the hidden scribbles and interim designs from BabylonDreams into something more than just digital clutter!

Why Printful and Etsy?

Etsy is like a treasure trove for unique, handmade items, and Printful? They’re the magical elves of print-on-demand, transforming our digital designs into physical products seamlessly.

Our New Etsy Shop

So, why not share our vibrant mix of styles and topics with the world? That’s exactly what we’re doing! From quirky sketches to bold, colorful designs perfect for t-shirts and mugs, our new Etsy shop will have a bit of everything for everyone.

Stay Tuned!

We’re almost ready to launch. I can’t wait to show you what we’ve cooked up. So, get ready to shop!

Mein Fitter Freitag - 2304ml Mit Waterllama hydriert und glücklich bleiben! 💦🦙 Waterllama

I felt the need to look into playing around with Kirby CMS—again. I—once again—learned that it is not my world anymore. So I put away my old license files and deleted the project folder.

Micro.blog you have spoiled me.

This weekend is our little one’s big performance. The ballet school is performing Peter Pan the whole weekend. Two full rehearsals on Friday and Saturday and then three two hour performances on Saturday and Sunday.

We are going to watch the one on Sunday noon. Which is about to start in about 30 minutes.

I’ve seen pictures of the rehearsal and it looks great.