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Weeknotes - W45/2026 (No.11)

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More like weaknotes. Also, it's NOVEMBER!! And: There will be no rants this week. I want to not rant so much anymore.

Goings on 🚶‍♀️‍➡️

  • German illustrator and childrens' book author Janosch died. I grew up with his books and tv-show, Janoschs Traumstunde (no English subtiles unfortunately, though on the Wikipedia I read that the show was published in the USA as well.). They are still some of my favourite things in this world. I used to have a stuffed Little Tiger, but I think I gave it away a long time ago. I have regretted it before, but now I am regretting it extra hard.
  • I got a domain only for e-mails. I'm going to use this domain for shopping, newsletters (for when RSS is not an option and I really still want to read the thing), and other such kinds of accounts. The process of updating everything has started. I'll use that also as an opportunity to delete a bunch of unused accounts, which sometimes turns out to be almost impossible. [Insert rant about when it is made extra hard by companies.]

Media 📚🎞️🎧

  • Lucio Corsi, one of my favourite musicians, published a new song last week already: Napoleone Buonanotte. This week I listened to it... uhm... a lot (I'm obsessed, as always) and translated it so I know what I am singing. Watch the video or listen to the song. I love his music so much. So much!
  • After last week's pause, the great DS9 re-watch continued with season 6, episode 19 In the Pale Moonlight - an absolute highlight. One of the best episodes of all of Star Trek.
  • It was Bandcamp Friday but instead of buying at Bandcamp, I ordered CDs directly from the band. That ended up to be 20€ cheaper than if I had ordered those through BC. Sounds weird, doesn't it. We'll see after I get the order, because even though they say VAT is already included, you never actually know until delivery. But even then I do not expect to pay an extra 20€, so who knows what that's all about.

The Web 💻

  • The world's longest running science experiment is happening in Queensland and it's about to turn 100 years old. Via a fedi post.
  • November is Knowember. A short and fun get-to-know-one-another blog event by Robert Birming, that I will take part in too, eventually, next week I think.
  • I Am AI is a great piece by Luna Rose. Read her other pieces, too! Via a fedi post.
  • This is a nice article about How to make friends as an adult. It's good advice.
  • You probably all know radio.garden already. However, in case you didn't, you should check it out. It's a site where you can listen to radio stations from all over the world. Every now and then I open it to listen to some Italian radio. However, it took me a while to find a station that plays music I can tolerate. I am really picky when it comes to my music. I settled on Radio LatteMiele for now. They have a good mix and only play Italian music. I want to listen a bit more often now, because I hope that by listening to radio where there are also people talking I can get better in understanding the spoken language.

- Elena.

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