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From fine arts to t‑shirt design

This site cov­ers a lot of top­ics that may seem too diverse, too incon­sis­tent, too incon­clu­sive. But there you are – such is life.

Life …

Not always what it seems

Ubiquitous, resourceful …

And slight­ly unnerv­ing

It’s all around us

And some­times, it’s a pain in the ass.

It has been here before you

… and it intends to stay.

Guitar Effects Pedals

And of course, it’s about gui­tar effects ped­als. Also called stomp­box­es, with due respect. 

Why? because I just love them!

Imaginary Guitar Effects
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Obscure holidays from all over the world

Of course there is this one, too, a real high­light when it comes to t‑shirt designs. A t‑shirt with your date of birth on it — how much bet­ter can it get?

On May 28, 2026, at its own AI Now Summit, the French AI company Mistral announced that Le Chat — its conversational AI assistant, launched in February 2024 — would henceforth be called Vibe.

Au Revoir, Le Chat

A Name Change We Have To Feel Sor­ry For? Mis­tral’s deci­sion to rename its chat­bot rais­es a small but legit­i­mate ques­tion about iden­ti­ty, brand­ing, and what Euro­pean AI com­pa­nies owe their own dis­tinc­tive­nes­sOn May 28, 2026, at its own AI Now Sum­mit, the French AI com­pa­ny Mis­tral announced that Le…

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Fiftirs retro sci-fi street scene - commuters, flying busses, drones

Absurdity Day

Nation­al Absur­di­ty Day is cel­e­brat­ed on Novem­ber 20th. It is an unof­fi­cial “fun” hol­i­day, encour­ag­ing peo­ple to be aware—and celebrate—the illog­i­cal and non­sen­si­cal aspects of every­day life.

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The Toad

The Toad was­n’t a real toad. It didn’t need to be. It was the kind of crea­ture that lurks in the damp cor­ners of child­hood night­mares, in the half-remem­bered warn­ings of old sto­ries.

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