Peter Gassner

https://mastodon.gassner.io/@peter

Interaction Designer with a passion for functional programming and data visualisation. Either highly enthusiastic or overly critical; always political. Works at ETH Zürich.
#searchable

Web: https://gassner.io
Location: Baden, Switzerland
Formerly known as: https://twitter.com/grossbart
Pronouns: he/him

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2026-08-02 08:41:59 UTC

I just finished «Drystone – A Life Rebuilt» by @npub14jp…jhhl. It was tough to read about the hard truths of racism, sexism, abuse, trauma, motherhood, ADHD, Long COVID, and addiction. And the unbearable weight of just hanging in there. But also encouraging to keep going and finding strength in family and craft.
A big recommendation!
#bookstodon
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2026-08-01 20:59:03 UTC

Elk!
(In a Safari park, but still: impressive animals 😍)
https://mastodon.gassner.io/system/media_attachments/files/117/022/257/280/293/417/original/80602a5b55e8035b.jpeg

2026-08-01 20:12:11 UTC

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Really? The world is so small sometimes 🤩

2026-08-01 20:10:27 UTC

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Yeah, it sure looks like they found that people were confused, but this is really not helping: for a non-technical person the button goes to the wrong settings page, i.e. mobile connection when the problem is that roaming is disabled. Everything looks right and „connected“, but that setting prevents the data (very intentionally).
Instead of popping up that dialogue in every app anew (!!), I could imagine a small red icon in the island that would help you find the right setting …

2026-08-01 11:58:19 UTC

SuperDuper saved me more than once – and now it’s even superer!
https://www.shirtpocket.com/blog/supererduperer

2026-08-01 11:49:34 UTC

It truly is an arms race …
https://shieldfont.org/

2026-08-01 08:50:02 UTC

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Ok, higher than zero, but the random decisions we took just on that day at the last mmnute make it feel like the chance is reduced again :)

2026-08-01 05:54:11 UTC

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Oh no, then I misinterpreted that „has had“ – that sounds terrible 😣 But like my example it makes sense coming from people who probably never encounter a data-less moment … Very user-centered indeed!

2026-08-01 05:50:55 UTC

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It appears every time it wants to load data but can’t. Thing is: I know I‘m not connected already (data doesn’t load, duh …) and might want to look at Maps, at my RSS, even Masto: it‘ll pop up that dialogue many times, and, as can be seen from the second and third pic, doesn‘t remove it unless I click „OK“ (I reconnected between pic 2 and 3, see toolbar).
It blocks too much and is not actionable, just annoying …
https://mastodon.gassner.io/system/media_attachments/files/117/018/685/393/342/440/original/5c2e9937aa110e75.jpeg
https://mastodon.gassner.io/system/media_attachments/files/117/018/686/135/890/318/original/27d2174d31f2424d.jpeg
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2026-07-31 19:49:38 UTC

Speaking of serendipitous coincidences: we met my kid‘s school friend sitting on a bench in Copenhagen, 955km from home. What are the chances?!?!

2026-07-31 19:46:19 UTC

RE: https://musician.social/@top40yearsago/117015156509075210
I just put away the book that I was reading where Sledgehammer was mentioned a couple of pages ago. And look what I find here, just a couple of posts down my feed!
#note1c7y…td0e

2026-07-31 19:43:51 UTC

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I understand that it’s difficult, but that’s exactly when you‘d want to look at those photos 🙈 At least they fixed that, then?
Just today I marvelled at my email inbox: I can write an email and send it without a connection, it’ll just send when I reconnect. Offline-first is the way to go …

2026-07-31 15:34:03 UTC

I don’t think anyone at Apple ever travels to places without a data plan – how else could this horrible dialog have passed QA? It opens •everytime• I try to do something on my phone and it blocks my view!
https://mastodon.gassner.io/system/media_attachments/files/117/015/317/069/236/230/original/7e13aa5004ab16c1.png

2026-07-31 06:12:29 UTC

To talk about autism to help others? Or not talk about it to avoid being reduced to it? It sucks that this still is a hard choice, so I thank Ghislain even more for speaking up 🙏
https://ethz.ch/staffnet/en/news-and-events/internal-news/archive/2026/06/autism-gives-me-unconventional-research-ideas.html
#autism

2026-07-31 05:44:42 UTC

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Tell this to the 12yo who is IN SWEDEN! 🤪 But: at least produced in Europe, that is somewhat local-ish 😅

2026-07-31 05:23:56 UTC

#FensterFreitag
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2026-07-30 16:03:36 UTC

IKEA Made in Spain.
The kid was really disappointed, now that we are actually in Sweden!!! 😅
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2026-07-30 07:14:52 UTC

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I love them! There are some very impressive episodes and set designs. I also love Emma‘s car.
And one thing the German transators got very right is the title: »Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone« (“With umbrella, charm, and bowler hat”). I find that one much better :)
https://mastodon.gassner.io/system/media_attachments/files/117/007/691/839/904/784/original/e3b1bcfcd2ff1da3.jpeg

2026-07-30 05:39:06 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer/117005561750111355
A dream come true! Time to play the first one again, it’s such a great game 😍
#note138f…6k0n

2026-07-29 20:14:13 UTC

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I switched from enshittified Gandi to Hostinger a while back and have been happy with service and pricing so far.

2026-07-29 13:21:26 UTC

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Ähh, warst demfall du das?! Sooo schlimm sind die Namen jetzt auch wieder nicht 😝
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2026-07-29 11:00:17 UTC

So do @npub1z2n…a3cf do buses now?
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2026-07-29 02:17:08 UTC

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Haha, I love it! Subconscious association ping pong is the best, especially if it leads to such a fabulous chase 🤩

2026-07-28 20:24:02 UTC

Escape plan 🚲
#WednesdayWater #photography
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2026-07-28 19:35:42 UTC

Death Metal × Champagne
#MonochromeMonday
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2026-07-05 10:33:45 UTC

This is well done and eye opening: the scope for CCS is just too big to bet on …
https://projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-capture-cant-solve-climate-change/

2026-06-20 05:47:03 UTC

I‘m not laughing at the delusions of our billionaire overlords anymore, these fuckers need to go.
“Biological limits are real, but digital potential is infinite. If we starve our data infrastructure of cooling resources just to sustain baseline human comfort, we are actively delaying the birth of a super-intelligence that could solve all of our resource problems in the first place.”
https://theprint.in/feature/jeff-bezos-water-consumption-amazon-ai-potential/2964266/

2026-03-22 13:12:36 UTC

“Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people

2026-02-21 17:11:07 UTC

Calibre does work well for managing my ebooks, but oh is it ugly 🥵

2026-01-25 19:37:48 UTC

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Das gefällt mir: »Und wenn du zufällig Macho, Faschist:in und Verschwörungstheoretiker:in bist, wirst Du schnell kielgeholt!« – gerade auch das gegenderte »Faschist:in« muss diese Klientel gleich doppelt schmerzen 😄
Den Twitter-Account im Footer könntet ihr aber auch mal versenken 😉

2025-12-17 21:52:15 UTC

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You can check https://gaza-verified.org/ for validity. @npub1p09…m5vl is doing a lot of vetting to make sure there are real people behind those accounts …

2025-11-10 06:31:45 UTC

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Ugh, I hope this is not going to have similar long-lasting effects on typography like the typewriter did on French, where they « put spaces around » typographic marks ?

2025-10-30 15:01:21 UTC

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I can see that! I caught up with the Penpot Fest videos and saw that there were lots of new things this year alone. After a week of use, I can say it’s a keeper and the new project is going to be done with Penpot 🤗

2025-10-26 15:57:05 UTC

Ugh, DHH referencing Kathy Sierra hits hard. He‘s part of and driver of a toxic culture that makes the online existence of brilliant minds like Kathy‘s impossible. It has been many years and I‘m still angry about what was done to her and I miss reading her 😢🐴❤️

2025-10-24 18:03:41 UTC

I gave @npub1rfc…7tmz a spin this week for a small project and have to say, I’m quite impressed with how far it’s gotten! When I last tried it some years ago there were some show-stoppers, but not anymore.

2025-10-05 15:48:55 UTC

The kid and I collected glass shards on the beach and now she made this artwork and asked me to share it. Proud of her!
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2025-07-05 18:51:15 UTC

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Now that I understand what Pizzasallad is, I have to agree: so tasty! We call it Chabissalat here :)

2025-05-04 07:36:11 UTC

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Thanks, starting with a group makes total sense. In our particular case I didn't want to be the go-to-guy and was happy that someone else took on this role, albeit with Signal. But I keep looking for opportunities to set it up :)
@npub1jgp…vjky

2025-05-04 06:06:26 UTC

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We use Signal, because many already had it installed. Personally, I‘d like to use @npub17gp…nrxn because it relies on the email infrastructure we already have.

2025-05-02 19:30:20 UTC

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The super noise polluting neighbour is blasting Bob Marley into the night atm. Oh dear, I fear I will have to have a talk with them this season if that continues. Not my style, but 😬

2025-05-02 19:15:01 UTC

It’s so annoying to read all these takes about not banning that German right-extremist party because that would only make things worse.
No. They need banning.
In a democracy we agree on rules and ways to renegotiate those rules. Use them to change what you don’t like, but if you attack the system in dishonest ways, you break the rules and are not allowed to play.
NOW is the time to end the destructive behaviour – in a completely democratic fashion, built into the system.

2025-05-02 18:07:50 UTC

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I want the rules extended to forbid Gartenarbeit in good weather! Why doesn’t everyone just use an electric mower like you, sigh …

2025-05-02 17:54:40 UTC

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Before it was too cold to sit on the balcony, now it’s too damn loud. Ugh.
We do have rules: he can mow for another 11 minutes. But the guy before this one mowed for an hour before that. And waterblasted his garage the days before. And then his porch.

2025-05-02 17:40:43 UTC

My gosh, people with lawnmowers. 🙉

2025-02-14 15:12:19 UTC

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The rose red,
The violet blue,
I very much feel you

2025-01-22 06:04:26 UTC

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Volksverpetzer hat dazu was geschrieben: https://digitalcourage.social/@Volksverpetzer/113867325451792984

2025-01-19 16:57:23 UTC

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Oh no. Seems like four-dimensional chess to vote these days :(

2025-01-19 16:03:56 UTC

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Not an expert and judging from afar, but I can understand what he‘s saying: all parties except for Die Linke have been spewing haterade against migrants and sucking up to the rich. Not ok. https://legal.social/@malteengeler/113848476183204603

2025-01-12 11:38:36 UTC

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I can no longer shop at physical stores, I feel agony over making decisions on the spot 😅

2024-12-29 21:04:05 UTC

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Haha, could've been 😅 But no, it's «Klartext» as in «speak plainly» / «put the truth on the table».
He's singing about his life as a hip hop workaholic, who is driven to work because he can't stand it when bad Swiss rap acts are equated with Swiss hip hop.He feels that it can't be that the industry says «it’s too much work, so let's just put our efforts into good marketing» without earning their spurs. He believes rap is art and if you feel it's just a product, then please stop rapping.

2024-12-29 19:47:03 UTC

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That was fun! I don't really listen to hip hop except when it's in my mother tongue as sung by Sektion Kuchikäschtli. Languages are beautiful and we need to enjoy them, full stop :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tuKh5imfs

2024-11-21 06:29:49 UTC

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Nice selection! I could also recommend https://github.com/jankeesvw/uberlayer, I use it so often and its simplicity gives me joy :)

2024-09-30 06:06:36 UTC

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Haha, I forgot the attachment!
https://mastodon.gassner.io/system/media_attachments/files/113/225/000/076/538/193/original/755def73d498e34b.jpeg

2024-09-30 05:20:07 UTC

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Moving is too much work on all ends, I forgot to show the result 😂 Needs some sorting, but that’s for later!

2024-09-29 07:55:41 UTC

Building up my Cubit shelf is always a bit of a challenge – but a fun and creative one!
https://mastodon.gassner.io/system/media_attachments/files/113/219/766/676/013/035/original/e1fa9e7f40016512.jpeg