Thorsten Zöller

Vim and PKM 2026-04-30 First things first: It is a pleasure to once again participate in a Vim Carnival, created and hosted by the fabulous Hyde.

Quake Discoveries 2026-03-14 Here is a question I am sometimes pondering: Can there be discoveries which completely shatter our worldview and our understanding of ourselves and the universe we live in?

Daily haiku (prompt “Salmon”): a flock of salmon pushing up the steep river flanked by lush forests

Daily haiku (prompt “Chilly”): a pale sun’s light rays breaking through the chilly fog – autumn has arrived

I have said it before, and I will say it again: The quote “I don’t love my country; I love my wife!”

I would be really willing to give Tuta a try – almost everything about them looks really good.

Daily haiku (prompt “Somber”): in the depth of night the stars shine faintly above in somber silence

Started reading The Worst Spies in the Sector by Skyler Ramirez – part 2 of his Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes series.

The joy I get out of tweaking a minimal detail of the layout of my website or from refactoring a tiny piece of code – even if it has no visible effect and just makes things a bit nicer under the hood – is completely irrational, yet very real.

Daily haiku (prompt “Cascade”): amidst wild waters cascading down the mountain a lone tree persists

Finished reading Aufzeichnungen aus dem Kellerloch (Notes from the Underground) by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Daily haiku (prompt “Glow”): a faint glow appears behind the dark horizon – morning approaches

Daily haiku (prompt “Morning”): morning dew pearling from a daffodil, sunbeams scattered by the drops

Daily haiku (prompt “Lotus”): on a mountain top the monk, sitting in lotus meditates deeply

Daily haiku (prompt “Orchids”): in a steep rock face a wee grassy ledge harbors two purple orchids

Daily haiku (prompt “Deer”): behind a large tree in the snow-covered forest a shy deer peeks out And another one: the young deer wanders around in fear, its mother gone without a trace

I love it when the sun breaks through gloomy clouds.

Daily haiku (prompt “Chrysanthemums”): between the debris a patch of chrsyanthemums defies the wasteland

Daily haiku (prompt “Pumpkin”): the hollow pumpkin shining dimly from within grins maliciously And an alternative version: the hollow pumpkin contemplating its grim fate grins maliciously

Daily haiku (prompt “Harvest”): fruits, nuts, cereal – the ample harvest delights mice and men alike

Daily haiku (prompt “Puddle”): gusts of wind hitting the puddle’s quiet blue surface – the full moon is gone

Daily haiku (prompt “Grave”): on a weathered grave rotten oak leaves are covered by branches and snow

Daily haiku (prompt “Harvest”): fields stretching golden beneath the evening sun – harvest in the cart

Daily haiku (prompt “Willow”): the old willow bends ailingly over the pond a brown duck swims by

Haiku attempt (prompt “Laughter”): Nightshades falling over silent meadows – faint laughter in the distance.

Haiku attempt: Vast sky opens behind the window.

Life is an acceleration run towards death.

How I fell in love with calendar.txt: Interesting article about the calendar.txt format for a text-file-based calendar.

Finally got an account on Codeberg.

New article How I Use Vim, a contribution to the first Vim Carnival.

How I Use Vim 2025-08-30 First things first: This is a contribution to the first ever Vim Carnival, initiated by Hyde, and it is an honor to be part of it!

Getting really interested in Solarpunk and looking for good fiction to read.

Delicious lunch: Stir-fried dandelion leaves with rice (yes, that is a full-fledged meal!).

Last day in Hanoi, Vietnam, before heading back to Germany tonight.

Finished reading Lev Shestov – Philosopher of the Sleepless Night by Matthew Beaumont yesterday.

Finished reading “The Worst Ship in the Fleet” a couple of days ago, the first part of Skyler Ramirez’ “Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes” series.

Having a lot of fun playing Pickleball in Vietnam.

My review of Useful Not True by Derek Sivers.

Derek Sivers: “Useful Not True” 2025-07-06 Useful Not True is another gem by Derek Sivers.

Started reading Lev Shestov – Philosopher of the Sleepless Night by Matthew Beaumont and am very curious about it.

Our perception is fully compatible with the assumption that everything, including all our memories, was created an instant (or any other time) ago.

I have several files (mostly related to the logging of tasks, events etc.) where (some) lines start with a date.

Finished reading A System for Writing by Bob Doto (yes, I’m a very slow reader…).

Read How I Got My Attention Back by Craig Mod for the second or third time.

Forgot my mobile phone in the car when I got home yesterday and only noticed it 3 hours later.

The importance of being able to focus and concentrate and to withstand distractions and immediate gratifications can hardly be overstated.

Interesting: 33 Ways To Improve Your Life, Japanese Style (via Recomendo - issue #449) Read on Mastodon.

Started reading A System for Writing by Bob Doto (got it after heaving read the great review by Richard Griffiths).

I rarely spend time just sitting there and looking out of the window into the garden, for instance, but it is always worth it.

Reading The Wizard of Oz for the first time in my life, in preparation for watching it in theater over Christmas with my son and parents.