Floradine Strongfoot
floradine-s.bsky.social
Floradine Strongfoot
@floradine-s.bsky.social
Berlin is once again one big warzone and our cats are hiding in the basement. For them this is pure torture.

Happy New Year nevertheless.
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It's snowing in Berlin! While Cassi is very cautious and first inspects the situation, Luna jumped through the cat flap and runs around, totally excited. Now she zooms around through the snow, storms inside, storms out again and runs around some more. All paw prints are from Luna.
December 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I haven't been watching the Arduino line of boards for some time now and only learned that they have a special model for Matter, the Arduino Nano Matter. As soon as that one arrives here, I'll have a shot with that one. Also trying out Claude AI now just to see if it's any different, or even better.
December 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So apparently things are shifting, eventually. The German Chaos Computer Club and Mark Uwe Kling announced the Digital Independance Day: Every first Sunday of a month we remove one bad service from our lives and replace it by one that does things better and more fair.
December 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
All it really does is start at the oldest documentation that isn't valid anymore and then tries to fix the problems that occur from that one after the other. And then comes up with "oh, you are right, this cannot work, so lets do it like this!"

Until the next problem that occurs in step 1.
December 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
okay, #ChatGPT, this is your final shot. If you don't get it right this time, we will part ways for good.

What an odyssey it made me go through...!
December 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
And then it also says: Not many get here, respect for your patience

and by that means

patience with me.

Oh yeah... I have seen the next problem already, I just haven't told it yet...
December 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
After fiddling the whole frigging day to get the ESP Matter library to do anything useful I am a little fed up with ChatGPT. On the plus side of course is the simple fact that I had been 10x slower with googe-ling it all. On the minus side I get eye-twitches when ChatGPT says: from here on its easy!
December 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Earlier today Cassi was in a deep cuddling mood. I pettet her head and she liked it a whole lot. I laid next to her and the cuddling went on until I put my hand down. She crawled up to it, placed her head on it and fell asleep until I finally had to get up again much later. Quality time 😸🙂
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Table-Tennis Ball"
Make a Bond film casual.

"Live and Let Live"
Make a Bond film casual

The Spy Who Liked Me
December 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"The Man with the Pea Gun"
Make a Bond film casual.

"Live and Let Live"
Make a Bond film casual

The Spy Who Liked Me
December 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The plan is to have a heated tunnel in front of the flap on the inside, kepping the space warm enough so that the water won't freeze. I hope it works.
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's getting really cold here. So cold that water from the room condenses at the cat flap and freezes there. Made a plan to solve this with some home automation tricks, involving a temperature sensor, a smart plug and a heating mat. Will take some time for delivery, will report the outcome...
December 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I like how he unsuccessfully tries to hide his childish joy over how cool this one turned out while he made it 😎

youtu.be/kMGbGGllQoE?...
8-bit Boléro (The World's Most Ambitious Chiptune?)
YouTube video by lftkryo
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Just read the news that Chris Rea passed away. One has to wonder why of all seasons in the year he chose christmas season...

I am sure he passed with a smile on his face thinking he will now be drivin' home for christmas...

🙃

🎄🏠🎄 🚗
December 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Wow, if you are a Jean-Michel Jarre Fan, here's a really nice recording of his concert in Sevilla, Spain this year. This one is really great!

youtu.be/aTo-qnIBrbA?...
Jean-Michel Jarre - Live in Sevilla - ARTE Concert
YouTube video by ARTE Concert
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I'm on a business trip in Stuttgart, Germany. A city that has dedicated itself to cars. There are only cars, and no people in the streets. It's the most inhumane city I every experienced anywhere.

Full on car fetish town. Disgusting.
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I guess I had given up cinema some years ago already, the next step now is to stop watching trailers in the hopes there is something good coming up.

The one and only exception of all this will be Andy Weir's The Astronaut with Ryan Gosling
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Watched another YT-reel video with cinema action/sf movie trailers.

There seems to only be misery and violence in the future according to them.

REALLY?? IS THIS ALL YOU CAN COME UP WITH??

AND NOW YOU WONDER WHY NO-ONE WATCHES YOUR MISERABLE MOVIES ANYMORE??
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Sometimes I believe that Heaven and Hell actually exist.

Ok, I don't know where "Heaven" really is, all I know is that "Hell" most likely is here. Here on the planet Earth. And on it it's us.
Us "humans" who like to call ourselves "homo sapiens sapiensis" are what constitutes the concept of "hell".
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen

Weatherstock
Weatherstock Concert Series
Andune Ensemble
The Lonely Mountain Band
The Badgers
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:

Gaelic Storm
Matchbox 20
Judas Priest
Moody Blues
Three Dog Night
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:

Lady Gaga
The Jacksons
Weird Al
Muse
The Music of Hans Zimmer
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Cassi and I, enjoying vacation time.
She really enjoys cuddling like this 😸
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Feed me, like one of your french cats.
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Very well said 🙂

youtu.be/Nkj34IzQcUI?...
Why Project Hail Mary Feels Different From Other Sci-Fi Movies
YouTube video by Loren Behind the Screen
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Project Hailmary, 2nd trailer 😎

"It's not the same"

stupid jokes are still funny 😇

youtu.be/5VYsnngkS_U?...
Project Hail Mary | Official Trailer 2
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM