Block's full-duplex speech-to-speech model, trained only on recorded human conversation, with no text: it laughs, interrupts and hears emotion. Runs on a MacBook Pro.

OpenID Connect explained plainly: short-lived signed tokens instead of permanent API keys, why Vercel wants to kill static credentials, and what it means for AI agents.

Yubico's USB-C and NFC security key: how it stops phishing, how it puts a human touch in front of AI agents, and what it costs. €69.02, and you need 2.

British direct-to-consumer watch brand, founded 2004, made in Biel. Its history, movements and full lineup, with a focus on The Twelve 660.

Christopher Ward's take on the integrated-bracelet sports watch that Gérald Genta created with the Royal Oak in 1972. I pre-ordered the 40 mm in Nordic Blue.

Christopher Ward's 6.6 mm integrated-bracelet dress watch: 38 mm, hand-wound modified Sellita SW210, hours and minutes only. €1,925 on the steel bracelet.

Ben AI's summary of Anthropic's guidance on effort: it sets how much Claude reads, checks and decides alone, not how smart it is. Low, medium, high and max, and when to use each.

The Geneva designer behind the Royal Oak, the Nautilus and the Ingenieur SL, who made steel a luxury material. His life, his icons by year, his method and his legacy.

What makes Japanese raw selvedge denim different, the brands worth knowing and what they're known for, how to choose a pair, and where to buy it in Munich.

42mm Type A Fliegeruhr with a blue sunray dial on a sandblasted steel bracelet, Laco 2S automatic, BASIC line. Mine since July 2025.

Owner-run made-to-measure tailor in Munich since 1996: suits from €649, shirts from €99, jeans in Japanese selvedge denim, made in Europe with a fit guarantee.

Red Wing's plain-toe 6-inch work boot in Copper Rough & Tough leather: Goodyear welt, No. 8 last, Vibram 430 sole, made in Minnesota. €409 at the German Red Wing stores.

Where to get clothes made to measure: jeans, shirts, Tracht and casual wear in and north of Munich, and suits, shirts and jeans in London. Exact addresses and maps.

Mühle-Glashütte's 40 mm pilot-style field watch: 10 mm thin, Mühle-modified SW 200-1 with woodpecker neck regulation, 100 m. €1,650 on the bracelet.

Rust, the memory-safe systems language: history, how ownership works, why AI infrastructure is moving to it, and how it plugs into Python.

Conway Research's open English speech-to-text model: Parakeet-level accuracy in a 163 MB file, built for the local Underdog assistant, CC-BY-4.0.

Alfred, the macOS launcher I use daily: what it does, how workflows work, and my own setup since 2020.

A native menu bar app I built with Claude Code to replace Trickster. 1 hotkey copies the path of the file I just saved and opens my recent files.

Give every website its own address on your domain, receive it all in 1 mailbox, and reply from the alias the sender used. Setup for the provider, DNS and each mail client.

keeping track of apps I currently use, have used and on my radar

current snapshot

a great deal for Mac power users

joining the community of home office enthusiasts.

From the Claude app to terminal windows, to herdr, to my own macOS command centre for about 50 Claude Code sessions. Every feature, screenshots and a performance review.