Zhuo-Fei Hui
@zfhui.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
I write code for a living.
Currently making digital things at SoundCloud.
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Here for tech, art, politics and my dopamine addiction.
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Currently making digital things at SoundCloud.
she/her
Here for tech, art, politics and my dopamine addiction.
Profile photo by […]
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Ich war gestern beim Info-Abend der Vollgut eG, wo man uns durch Teile der ehemaligen Kindl-Brauerei geführt und dann vorgestellt hatte was sie planen mit den Flächen zu tun.
Als Bewohnerin von Neukölln bin ich super froh, dass dort nicht noch ein […]
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Als Bewohnerin von Neukölln bin ich super froh, dass dort nicht noch ein […]
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January 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Ich war gestern beim Info-Abend der Vollgut eG, wo man uns durch Teile der ehemaligen Kindl-Brauerei geführt und dann vorgestellt hatte was sie planen mit den Flächen zu tun.
Als Bewohnerin von Neukölln bin ich super froh, dass dort nicht noch ein […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Als Bewohnerin von Neukölln bin ich super froh, dass dort nicht noch ein […]
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Socialising can trigger anxieties in me, I would replay certain situations over and over in my head and ruminate on whether I could have done or said anything differently. My brain feels like it's on fire, I can even hear it buzzing.
I’ve learned to be […]
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I’ve learned to be […]
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January 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Socialising can trigger anxieties in me, I would replay certain situations over and over in my head and ruminate on whether I could have done or said anything differently. My brain feels like it's on fire, I can even hear it buzzing.
I’ve learned to be […]
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I’ve learned to be […]
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I went to watch “The Clock” at Neue Nationalgalerie today and it was amazing!
However, 2 incidents spoiled the experience a bit:
1. an old man aggressively shooshed a couple that was quietly discussing the art piece. 2. when I calmly pointed out to a tall […]
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However, 2 incidents spoiled the experience a bit:
1. an old man aggressively shooshed a couple that was quietly discussing the art piece. 2. when I calmly pointed out to a tall […]
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January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I went to watch “The Clock” at Neue Nationalgalerie today and it was amazing!
However, 2 incidents spoiled the experience a bit:
1. an old man aggressively shooshed a couple that was quietly discussing the art piece. 2. when I calmly pointed out to a tall […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
However, 2 incidents spoiled the experience a bit:
1. an old man aggressively shooshed a couple that was quietly discussing the art piece. 2. when I calmly pointed out to a tall […]
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I found my iPod Nano 1st gen in a drawer at my parents’ house (even with the little pouch I made for it back then ☺️), and it was working when I plugged it into a charger! … until the battery started to bulge, and I got scared that it would blow up in my […]
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December 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I found my iPod Nano 1st gen in a drawer at my parents’ house (even with the little pouch I made for it back then ☺️), and it was working when I plugged it into a charger! … until the battery started to bulge, and I got scared that it would blow up in my […]
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[Original post on mastodon.social]
Frohe Weihnachten, 神诞快乐，Merry Christmas! 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Frohe Weihnachten, 神诞快乐，Merry Christmas! 🎄
I’ve been listening to this song on repeat for the past few days, and every time I discover another phrase that blows me away…
I'm also reading his book “On Connection” right now, and just in awe of how some people are soooo good with words!
https://on.soundcloud.com/nE5A0CKvIYmcsnRj3j
I'm also reading his book “On Connection” right now, and just in awe of how some people are soooo good with words!
https://on.soundcloud.com/nE5A0CKvIYmcsnRj3j
Hold Your Own
Listen to Hold Your Own by kaetempest #np on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I’ve been listening to this song on repeat for the past few days, and every time I discover another phrase that blows me away…
I'm also reading his book “On Connection” right now, and just in awe of how some people are soooo good with words!
https://on.soundcloud.com/nE5A0CKvIYmcsnRj3j
I'm also reading his book “On Connection” right now, and just in awe of how some people are soooo good with words!
https://on.soundcloud.com/nE5A0CKvIYmcsnRj3j
I got bullied by a hooded crow! 🥺 It was picking on my balcony plants, saw that I was watching, and decided to slowly pull out a smaller plant from one of the planters and drop it from the fourth floor into the street. I must have made a very astonished face, because I swear it looked quite […]
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mastodon.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I got bullied by a hooded crow! 🥺 It was picking on my balcony plants, saw that I was watching, and decided to slowly pull out a smaller plant from one of the planters and drop it from the fourth floor into the street. I must have made a very astonished face, because I swear it looked quite […]
This video on network science gives so much food for thought. It explains scientifically why social media doesn’t create a better world merely by connecting us to each other, it also gives this really optimistic outlook that individual actions actually matter and can have a bigger impact than we […]
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mastodon.social
October 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This video on network science gives so much food for thought. It explains scientifically why social media doesn’t create a better world merely by connecting us to each other, it also gives this really optimistic outlook that individual actions actually matter and can have a bigger impact than we […]
Anna B Savage makes the start of the autumn so much more bearable, maybe even a little bit enjoyable? https://on.soundcloud.com/2wMQ513niHOrADon6M 🍂
You & i are Earth
Anna B Savage's second album in⎮Flux is out now on City Slang. Anna B Savage has always asked questions in her music, but on new album ‘in|FLUX’ answers are no longer her quest. Vulnerability and cur
soundcloud.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Anna B Savage makes the start of the autumn so much more bearable, maybe even a little bit enjoyable? https://on.soundcloud.com/2wMQ513niHOrADon6M 🍂
I started this sketchbook 3 months ago. And this morning, it was full!
It contains a wild compilation of journal entries, studies, color swatches, drawings from old sketchbooks… When I started this, I was sure that it will just end up like many of my other […]
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It contains a wild compilation of journal entries, studies, color swatches, drawings from old sketchbooks… When I started this, I was sure that it will just end up like many of my other […]
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September 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I started this sketchbook 3 months ago. And this morning, it was full!
It contains a wild compilation of journal entries, studies, color swatches, drawings from old sketchbooks… When I started this, I was sure that it will just end up like many of my other […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
It contains a wild compilation of journal entries, studies, color swatches, drawings from old sketchbooks… When I started this, I was sure that it will just end up like many of my other […]
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My neighbor’s baby had an epic meltdown last night at 2 AM and woke up the entire building.
After maybe just four hours of sleep, I put an outfit together this morning that makes me look like an Italian flag! 🇮🇹
Which let me to the epiphany that it CANNOT be a coincidence that the colors of […]
After maybe just four hours of sleep, I put an outfit together this morning that makes me look like an Italian flag! 🇮🇹
Which let me to the epiphany that it CANNOT be a coincidence that the colors of […]
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mastodon.social
September 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
My neighbor’s baby had an epic meltdown last night at 2 AM and woke up the entire building.
After maybe just four hours of sleep, I put an outfit together this morning that makes me look like an Italian flag! 🇮🇹
Which let me to the epiphany that it CANNOT be a coincidence that the colors of […]
After maybe just four hours of sleep, I put an outfit together this morning that makes me look like an Italian flag! 🇮🇹
Which let me to the epiphany that it CANNOT be a coincidence that the colors of […]
So… Christstollen ca. vier Monate vor Weihnachten, mh? :thaenkin:
August 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
So… Christstollen ca. vier Monate vor Weihnachten, mh? :thaenkin:
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📚 We have two book club events upcoming:
1) Sept 2, via Zoom: Discussion about Ursula K. LeGuin’s “The Word for World is Forest”. It’s a novella, just ~120 pages long, still plenty of time to read it! https://meetu.ps/e/PrnWx/KKBjZ/i
2) Sept 19, in-person in Berlin-Kreuzberg: We’re doing a […]
1) Sept 2, via Zoom: Discussion about Ursula K. LeGuin’s “The Word for World is Forest”. It’s a novella, just ~120 pages long, still plenty of time to read it! https://meetu.ps/e/PrnWx/KKBjZ/i
2) Sept 19, in-person in Berlin-Kreuzberg: We’re doing a […]
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mastodon.social
August 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📚 We have two book club events upcoming:
1) Sept 2, via Zoom: Discussion about Ursula K. LeGuin’s “The Word for World is Forest”. It’s a novella, just ~120 pages long, still plenty of time to read it! https://meetu.ps/e/PrnWx/KKBjZ/i
2) Sept 19, in-person in Berlin-Kreuzberg: We’re doing a […]
1) Sept 2, via Zoom: Discussion about Ursula K. LeGuin’s “The Word for World is Forest”. It’s a novella, just ~120 pages long, still plenty of time to read it! https://meetu.ps/e/PrnWx/KKBjZ/i
2) Sept 19, in-person in Berlin-Kreuzberg: We’re doing a […]
My friends have started a grant of €3,000 for emerging FLINTA* photographers. Here are the details on how to apply: https://sonntag-grant.org
*FLINTA is a German abbreviation that stands for women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans, and agender individuals.
*FLINTA is a German abbreviation that stands for women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans, and agender individuals.
Sonntag Grant For Photography
A Berlin-based photography grant offering €3,000 funding to support FLINTA artists. Submissions for the open call 2026 are open Sep 1st to Oct 31st.
sonntag-grant.org
August 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My friends have started a grant of €3,000 for emerging FLINTA* photographers. Here are the details on how to apply: https://sonntag-grant.org
*FLINTA is a German abbreviation that stands for women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans, and agender individuals.
*FLINTA is a German abbreviation that stands for women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans, and agender individuals.
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One thing that the current exorbitant investments in "AI" show is that the investor class and big tech corporations do not pay enough taxes: If you have billions to set on fire for spicy autocomplete we should take some or all of those to do something useful with.
August 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
One thing that the current exorbitant investments in "AI" show is that the investor class and big tech corporations do not pay enough taxes: If you have billions to set on fire for spicy autocomplete we should take some or all of those to do something useful with.
I had my last day at @VillageOneCoop last week, and in order to say proper "Auf Wiedersehen!", I wrote a little love (news)letter: https://www.village.one/garden/newsletter/041-a-crack-in-the-present 🫶🏼
Newsletter: A crack in the present
This is Fei, writing you probably for the last time as a Village One co-op member. But before we get into that, let me start with a small story.
www.village.one
August 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I had my last day at @VillageOneCoop last week, and in order to say proper "Auf Wiedersehen!", I wrote a little love (news)letter: https://www.village.one/garden/newsletter/041-a-crack-in-the-present 🫶🏼
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There are still tickets to see @Mer__edith at @publix on Sept 25! Berliners, what are you waiting for? See you there? 🥳
https://www.publix.de/en/events/meredith-whittaker
https://www.publix.de/en/events/meredith-whittaker
The Individual in the Machine: Meredith Whittaker on reclaiming…
A new home for all those who practice journalism, shape the public debate and thereby strengthen democracy. A media house for tomorrow. Here and in Berlin.
www.publix.de
July 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
There are still tickets to see @Mer__edith at @publix on Sept 25! Berliners, what are you waiting for? See you there? 🥳
https://www.publix.de/en/events/meredith-whittaker
https://www.publix.de/en/events/meredith-whittaker
I lived in Wedding, #berlin for 6 years and always ignored the Bayer AG buildings, because I found then incredibly ugly! Today, while biking to a client's office and taking some photos along the way, I was surprised by how colorful the windows of this giant […]
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July 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I lived in Wedding, #berlin for 6 years and always ignored the Bayer AG buildings, because I found then incredibly ugly! Today, while biking to a client's office and taking some photos along the way, I was surprised by how colorful the windows of this giant […]
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One day, when human software developers have been entirely replaced by AI agents, I’ll open a little shop and offer artisanlly handcrafted code snippets, screen printed and framed beautifully… for our new robot overlord to purchase and decorate their walls.
July 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
One day, when human software developers have been entirely replaced by AI agents, I’ll open a little shop and offer artisanlly handcrafted code snippets, screen printed and framed beautifully… for our new robot overlord to purchase and decorate their walls.
I've been taking analog photos with the KODAK EKTAR H35 Half Frame Camera for more than 2 years now, and because the photo labs aren't good with scanning half frame negatives, I started to scan them at home with a super cheap and amateurish setup […]
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July 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I've been taking analog photos with the KODAK EKTAR H35 Half Frame Camera for more than 2 years now, and because the photo labs aren't good with scanning half frame negatives, I started to scan them at home with a super cheap and amateurish setup […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
I often come up with ideas in the shower. Not necessarily good ideas, but ideas… Like this gem:
May 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I often come up with ideas in the shower. Not necessarily good ideas, but ideas… Like this gem:
So absolutely and hopelessly obsessed with this song and also just Lawrence as a whole... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjiFd9T44j0
May 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So absolutely and hopelessly obsessed with this song and also just Lawrence as a whole... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjiFd9T44j0
The headlines of this tech article also all apply to dating… 😄
https://thoughtbot.com/blog/learn-what-you-can-then-move-on
https://thoughtbot.com/blog/learn-what-you-can-then-move-on
Learn what you can, then move on
Dealing with the effects of a wrong decision.
thoughtbot.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The headlines of this tech article also all apply to dating… 😄
https://thoughtbot.com/blog/learn-what-you-can-then-move-on
https://thoughtbot.com/blog/learn-what-you-can-then-move-on
I wrote a blog post about refactoring almost five years ago, and finally posted it today: https://www.zfhui.de/posts/2025-04-23-refactoring-code-with-the-fab-5
Refactoring Code with Queer Eye's Fab Five | Hi, my name is Fei.
This is a post that I wrote during the pandemic but never posted because life happened and I got distracted...
www.zfhui.de
April 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I wrote a blog post about refactoring almost five years ago, and finally posted it today: https://www.zfhui.de/posts/2025-04-23-refactoring-code-with-the-fab-5
I’ve been trying to draw this dream that I had a while ago for weeks now, but I just couldn’t get it right… This morning, I decided to ignore the panel framing, and out of the blue (pun intended) everything just made more sense…
(There are still more things […]
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(There are still more things […]
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April 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I’ve been trying to draw this dream that I had a while ago for weeks now, but I just couldn’t get it right… This morning, I decided to ignore the panel framing, and out of the blue (pun intended) everything just made more sense…
(There are still more things […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
(There are still more things […]
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