Love Nonsense

It is about time Through the ages clocks have become more and more detailed.

More cisterian clocks This week I found out about the midieval cisterian numerical system, which uses a single constructed glyph that can represent any number from 0 to 9999.

Cisterian clocks Being a nerd is fantastic.

One life, one change Late April 2025 I spent a few days in Greece, visiting my family.

Interactive clocks Clocks are not very interactive nowadays.

It is 25:14 Last week Robert Jan Verkade sent me an image of a clock.

Rotary Clocks Years ago I turned an old rotary phone into a music player.

An abstract alternative to the sun I like things that are off.

A political clock Yesterday there were general elections in the Netherlands.

Anti-clocks I was writing alternative texts for a few pictures of clocks I took last weekend in Antwerp.

A wandering hour dial One of the additional fun things about building clocks is that people start sending links to peculiar clocks.

I used to have a problem with square clocks When I was a kid I was bored quite often — I’m from a pre-computer and pre-smartphone generation.

Typewriter clocks As a kid I learned how to type on an old mechanical typewriter.

The OBA Clock Recently I’ve been taking pictures of clocks.

I am a clockmaker I’m not sure how many clocks you have to build before you can officially call yourself a clockmaker, but I’ve made yet another one, and I enjoyed making it again, so from now on I’ll call myself a clockmaker.

A clock that shows the correct time twice a day A friend of mine told me that his ideal clock shows the correct time twice a day.

A tool for Josef Albers This weekend I finally saw that fantastic Anni + Josef Albers expo in the Art Museum in Den Haag.

Spare letters for dolphins The Fediverse turns out to be this wonderful playground of creativity.

The present, ever e-less While wandering around the fascinating Fediverse I stumbled upon a wonderful community of people who communicate with each other without ever using the letter ‘e’.

Super ball A few years ago we went on a family holiday to Levkas in Greece.