liminal web

Moving… again…

DavidB — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:44:34 +0000

It seems that every five to six years, I find myself making big changes to my blogs and such. It’s happening again. In the coming weeks, Liminal Web will “close.” It’s not actually going offline anytime soon, but I won’t be adding new content to it for the time being. I may revive it in… Read More »Moving… again…

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Goodbye Messenger, Hello Matrix and Element?

DavidB — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:59:03 +0000

As you may know, since the end of 2022 I’ve been trying to move away from centralized internet platforms, especially those owned by billionaires, and since the beginning of 2025 I’ve also been doing my best to move away from American internet companies as much as possible, because that country is no longer reliable, and… Read More »Goodbye Messenger, Hello Matrix and Element?

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Enter the Fediverse!

DavidB — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 08:24:12 +0000

What is the Fediverse? As a new social media landscape has emerged over the past two years in the wake of Twitter’s demise, you may have heard the term “Fediverse” thrown around here and there. You may have heard it associated with Mastodon, but not only (Threads too, maybe?), but you may not really know… Read More »Enter the Fediverse!

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After the Whoosh (PlaymoStories – part five)

DavidB — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:35:58 +0000

Author’s note: Yes, I know, I’m going to slowly with this, and the quality is probably much lower than most of what I post here. Oh well, the whole point of this blog is to have fun and to try new things, feel free to ignore the parts you have no interest in, and enjoy… Read More »After the Whoosh (PlaymoStories – part five)

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(Not so) Ugly Japan?

DavidB — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 02:42:02 +0000

I already told you a few times that once you look past the Instagram pictures and stare at the real world in the eyes, Japan is actually quite ugly. However… Sometimes, it’s possible to find beauty in that ugliness too: Japan is infamous for its utility cables and wires, literally everywhere. They often spoil… Read More »(Not so) Ugly Japan?

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Byōdō-in: Goshuin and Phoenix

DavidB — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:14:43 +0000

In Japanese Buddhist temples, as well as some Shinto shrines, there’s a pretty awesome tradition that consists of getting a goshuin against a small donation. A goshuin is calligraphy of usually the name of the temple and the date of your visit. You can have it made on pretty much any piece of paper (that… Read More »Byōdō-in: Goshuin and Phoenix

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Marine Life at the Shikoku Aquarium (Summer 2024)

DavidB — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:23:10 +0000

Yesterday was our annual (?) visit to the Shikoku Aquarium. First of all, if you’re not familiar with zoos, aquariums, and other places displaying animals in Japan, be warned. Those are not for the faint of heart. Very unfortunately, in Japan, such places are still designed around the visitors’ entertainment and not for the animals’… Read More »Marine Life at the Shikoku Aquarium (Summer 2024)

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Albi – Cathedral of Saint Cecilia

DavidB — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:44:30 +0000

From the archives: this post is a republication (with some dusting up) from an old blog. It was originally published back in 2012. For our first outing of 2011 as winter was coming to an end, we decided to go to Albi. Surprisingly – as my hometown is not too far and I also lived… Read More »Albi – Cathedral of Saint Cecilia

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An Olympian Supper (PlaymoStories – part four)

DavidB — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:59:58 +0000

In the previous PlaymoStories episode, I promised that the “Whoosh” mystery was about to be solved, but current events inspired me to do something else instead. Enjoy: Funny, because I actually meant to introduce them in the previous post, but I forgot. So all is well that ends well… And if you’re wondering if I’m… Read More »An Olympian Supper (PlaymoStories – part four)

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First Battle of the Marne – Vassincourt

DavidB — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:23:34 +0000

Of all the postcards I inherited from my grandfather, the ones I find the most fascinating are the ones depicting locations from World War One. We are surrounded by so many images nowadays that we forget it was not always the case. Those postcards most likely served a very important illustrative purpose. I’m not sure… Read More »First Battle of the Marne – Vassincourt

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