Preslav Rachev
@preslav.me
I believe in building software that fosters discourse on the open web:
- https://murmel.social
- https://feedle.world
Also an avid writer and hobby photographer.
My posts are in English, Bulgarian, and German.
Find me online on https://preslav.me.
- https://murmel.social
- https://feedle.world
Also an avid writer and hobby photographer.
My posts are in English, Bulgarian, and German.
Find me online on https://preslav.me.
Reposted by Preslav Rachev
🏃♂️ Announcing OpenPace - federated fitness tracking
Think Strava, but:
✅ Federates with Mastodon/Fediverse
✅ Self-hosted
✅ Your data forever
✅ Apache licensed
Post your run → friends on Mastodon can cheer you on
Building in the open with Java + Quarkus + Vert.x
open-pace.com
Think Strava, but:
✅ Federates with Mastodon/Fediverse
✅ Self-hosted
✅ Your data forever
✅ Apache licensed
Post your run → friends on Mastodon can cheer you on
Building in the open with Java + Quarkus + Vert.x
open-pace.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
🏃♂️ Announcing OpenPace - federated fitness tracking
Think Strava, but:
✅ Federates with Mastodon/Fediverse
✅ Self-hosted
✅ Your data forever
✅ Apache licensed
Post your run → friends on Mastodon can cheer you on
Building in the open with Java + Quarkus + Vert.x
open-pace.com
Think Strava, but:
✅ Federates with Mastodon/Fediverse
✅ Self-hosted
✅ Your data forever
✅ Apache licensed
Post your run → friends on Mastodon can cheer you on
Building in the open with Java + Quarkus + Vert.x
open-pace.com
🤦 … the streamer asks film-makers to dumb things down, adding a big action set piece early on to keep viewers interested, and advising them that: “It wouldn’t be terrible if you reiterated the plot three or four times in the dialogue because people are on their phones while they’re watching.”
Matt Damon is right: phones + Netflix mean we are now in the pub bore age of cinema
Matt Damon is right: phones + Netflix mean we are now in the pub bore age of cinema
The streaming giant has the data that proves we all just watch things with one hand gripping our phones, so need to have the plot explained to us over and over again
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
🤦 … the streamer asks film-makers to dumb things down, adding a big action set piece early on to keep viewers interested, and advising them that: “It wouldn’t be terrible if you reiterated the plot three or four times in the dialogue because people are on their phones while they’re watching.”
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Светът става едновременно по-обясним и по-страшен когато приемеш, че масово сме заобиколени от осем годишни в тела на възрастни.
Ако не ми купиш близалка, ще се тръша и ще счупа нещо... Ако не ми дадеш Нобел и Гренландия, ще счупя света.
Ако не ми купиш близалка, ще се тръша и ще счупа нещо... Ако не ми дадеш Нобел и Гренландия, ще счупя света.
January 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Светът става едновременно по-обясним и по-страшен когато приемеш, че масово сме заобиколени от осем годишни в тела на възрастни.
Ако не ми купиш близалка, ще се тръша и ще счупа нещо... Ако не ми дадеш Нобел и Гренландия, ще счупя света.
Ако не ми купиш близалка, ще се тръша и ще счупа нещо... Ако не ми дадеш Нобел и Гренландия, ще счупя света.
You won’t hear this from a lot of ppl, but I’m so happy for finding a good deal on a Fenix 7 Pro, and moving back to #Garmin. Like, yeah, I love Apple products and think they’re all great, but the Apple Watch is a toy. Not to mention that I think OLED watch screens are a mistake, and MIP is the GOAT
January 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
You won’t hear this from a lot of ppl, but I’m so happy for finding a good deal on a Fenix 7 Pro, and moving back to #Garmin. Like, yeah, I love Apple products and think they’re all great, but the Apple Watch is a toy. Not to mention that I think OLED watch screens are a mistake, and MIP is the GOAT
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"At Buy-European.net, we believe every purchase is a vote for the world you want to live in. Choose Europe – where tradition meets innovation, and ethics meet excellence."
It doesn't have to be 'boycotting,' it can be about buying more locally within the EU.
But it can also be about boycotting...
It doesn't have to be 'boycotting,' it can be about buying more locally within the EU.
But it can also be about boycotting...
If you’re interested in boycotting American products and services, here’s a good site with a list of alternatives: buy-european.net/en
Buy European
Find European Products, Companies and Alternatives to Non-European Counterparts
buy-european.net
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 AM
"At Buy-European.net, we believe every purchase is a vote for the world you want to live in. Choose Europe – where tradition meets innovation, and ethics meet excellence."
It doesn't have to be 'boycotting,' it can be about buying more locally within the EU.
But it can also be about boycotting...
It doesn't have to be 'boycotting,' it can be about buying more locally within the EU.
But it can also be about boycotting...
Reposted by Preslav Rachev
So much this.
SO much this.
Writing is a *human* endeavour. It’s a form of personal expression, based on shared cultural understandings and individual experience.
It’s not a fucking “best guess” pattern of some words strung together by a planet-destroying machine.
SO much this.
Writing is a *human* endeavour. It’s a form of personal expression, based on shared cultural understandings and individual experience.
It’s not a fucking “best guess” pattern of some words strung together by a planet-destroying machine.
I don't understand how to explain that writing---WRITING---is literally about crafting sentences and picking the right words and analogies and inferences and double entendres and the sheer pleasure of standing back and seeing that yeah, what you've scribbled down expresses your thoughts well.
Oh not this fucking 'being anti-AI is ableist' shit again, this dogshit sub is full of this type of cope.
January 18, 2026 at 9:07 AM
So much this.
SO much this.
Writing is a *human* endeavour. It’s a form of personal expression, based on shared cultural understandings and individual experience.
It’s not a fucking “best guess” pattern of some words strung together by a planet-destroying machine.
SO much this.
Writing is a *human* endeavour. It’s a form of personal expression, based on shared cultural understandings and individual experience.
It’s not a fucking “best guess” pattern of some words strung together by a planet-destroying machine.
Наобед тръгнах от Банско, сега съм в Мюнхен. Ма иначе, нали ЕС и Еврото са виновни за всичко.
Малко за мен:
Живея в Мюнхен, но не обичам Октоберфест (въпреки, че харесвам баварската култура).
Живея в Банско, но не карам ски (въпреки, че обожавам Пирин).
Има и такива хора.
Живея в Мюнхен, но не обичам Октоберфест (въпреки, че харесвам баварската култура).
Живея в Банско, но не карам ски (въпреки, че обожавам Пирин).
Има и такива хора.
January 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Наобед тръгнах от Банско, сега съм в Мюнхен. Ма иначе, нали ЕС и Еврото са виновни за всичко.
January 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Малко за мен:
Живея в Мюнхен, но не обичам Октоберфест (въпреки, че харесвам баварската култура).
Живея в Банско, но не карам ски (въпреки, че обожавам Пирин).
Има и такива хора.
Живея в Мюнхен, но не обичам Октоберфест (въпреки, че харесвам баварската култура).
Живея в Банско, но не карам ски (въпреки, че обожавам Пирин).
Има и такива хора.
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Малко за мен:
Живея в Мюнхен, но не обичам Октоберфест (въпреки, че харесвам баварската култура).
Живея в Банско, но не карам ски (въпреки, че обожавам Пирин).
Има и такива хора.
Живея в Мюнхен, но не обичам Октоберфест (въпреки, че харесвам баварската култура).
Живея в Банско, но не карам ски (въпреки, че обожавам Пирин).
Има и такива хора.
For someone who simultaneously enjoyed the reMarkable 2 and the iPad Mini, but was absolutely disappointed with the SuperNote Nomad, is the reMarkable Move a thing to remotely consider trying?
#reMarkable #supernote
#reMarkable #supernote
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 AM
For someone who simultaneously enjoyed the reMarkable 2 and the iPad Mini, but was absolutely disappointed with the SuperNote Nomad, is the reMarkable Move a thing to remotely consider trying?
#reMarkable #supernote
#reMarkable #supernote
Yeah, but for how long.
"Nature is healing."
X has stopped working
January 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Yeah, but for how long.
Here is a proof that small niche tools can make impact, even if only to a few people. One of the early customers of my Cinematic Color Negative profile sent me a few photos over email yesterday, and they are all fantastic! preslav.me/2026/01/16/c...
#photography #canon
#photography #canon
The Cinematic Color Negative Made It All the Way to Malaysia
A proof that small niche tools can make impact.
preslav.me
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Here is a proof that small niche tools can make impact, even if only to a few people. One of the early customers of my Cinematic Color Negative profile sent me a few photos over email yesterday, and they are all fantastic! preslav.me/2026/01/16/c...
#photography #canon
#photography #canon
Кои политици в България лъжат най-много? Едно проучване на @factcheckbg.bsky.social factcheck.bg/politicheck/
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Кои политици в България лъжат най-много? Едно проучване на @factcheckbg.bsky.social factcheck.bg/politicheck/
Ванга за кога беше планирала идването на извънземните, че да се свършва?
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Ванга за кога беше планирала идването на извънземните, че да се свършва?
Reposted by Preslav Rachev
You know who didn't need to take someone else's Nobel peace prize?
barack obama is sitting in a chair making a funny face .
Alt: barack obama is sitting in a chair making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:06 AM
You know who didn't need to take someone else's Nobel peace prize?
Reposted by Preslav Rachev
Не казвам, че няма проблем с боклука в няколко района на София, но ми е адски подозрително, когато има такава концентрация на еднакви пликове за боклук. Може да са били на промоция, нали, но ми е подозително...
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Не казвам, че няма проблем с боклука в няколко района на София, но ми е адски подозрително, когато има такава концентрация на еднакви пликове за боклук. Може да са били на промоция, нали, но ми е подозително...
"Сайтове срещу апатията" се сдоби с още едно попълнение: SOFaccess. Какво още да добавя? preslav.me/bg/2025/12/0...
Сайтове срещу апатията
Апатията се преодолява с прозрачност и информираност. Когато фактите говорят, и боговете мълчат.
preslav.me
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"Сайтове срещу апатията" се сдоби с още едно попълнение: SOFaccess. Какво още да добавя? preslav.me/bg/2025/12/0...
I think, Apple should forbid apps posing themselves as free (or with app purchases), only for you to download the app, and realize it's a glorified sign up screen.
Kind of like, yeah, it's a free app, with one single app purchase that covers 100% of the functionality. Booyah!
Kind of like, yeah, it's a free app, with one single app purchase that covers 100% of the functionality. Booyah!
a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .
ALT: a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I think, Apple should forbid apps posing themselves as free (or with app purchases), only for you to download the app, and realize it's a glorified sign up screen.
Kind of like, yeah, it's a free app, with one single app purchase that covers 100% of the functionality. Booyah!
Kind of like, yeah, it's a free app, with one single app purchase that covers 100% of the functionality. Booyah!
January 13, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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Amazon being Amazon - locking down Kindles like Fort Knox, then leaving a root-privilege hole in the ad system because capitalism needs its slop delivered on time. 🙈
youtu.be/l4ZliC82RtA?...
#kindle #jailbreak
youtu.be/l4ZliC82RtA?...
#kindle #jailbreak
Your Kindle Can Finally Be Jailbroken Again.
YouTube video by Dammit Jeff
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Amazon being Amazon - locking down Kindles like Fort Knox, then leaving a root-privilege hole in the ad system because capitalism needs its slop delivered on time. 🙈
youtu.be/l4ZliC82RtA?...
#kindle #jailbreak
youtu.be/l4ZliC82RtA?...
#kindle #jailbreak
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60 Free Film Noir Movies You Can Watch Online, Including Classics by John Huston, Orson Welles & Fritz Lang
60 Free Film Noir Movies You Can Watch Online, Including Classics by John Huston, Orson Welles & Fritz Lang
During the 1940s and 50s, Hollywood entered a “noir” period, producing riveting films based on hard-boiled fiction. These films were set in dark locations and shot in a black & white aesthetic that fi...
www.openculture.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
60 Free Film Noir Movies You Can Watch Online, Including Classics by John Huston, Orson Welles & Fritz Lang
One thing I kind of wished someone'd told me a few years ago, is that using a pointer-first approach to #golang structs is just fine. You won't stop the world, and you won't make a mess either. In fact, you reduce the decision fatigue immensely this way. preslav.me/2026/01/08/g...
#programming
#programming
Stop Overthinking Struct Pointer and Value Semantics in Go
Just go pointer-first. It's fine.
preslav.me
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One thing I kind of wished someone'd told me a few years ago, is that using a pointer-first approach to #golang structs is just fine. You won't stop the world, and you won't make a mess either. In fact, you reduce the decision fatigue immensely this way. preslav.me/2026/01/08/g...
#programming
#programming
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Копродукция между България, Финландия, Швеция и Норвегия поставя фокус върху начина, по който киното изследва границите между факт и фикция.
January 8, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Копродукция между България, Финландия, Швеция и Норвегия поставя фокус върху начина, по който киното изследва границите между факт и фикция.