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How I cut down on smartphone screentime

Marv's Blog by marv - February 1, 2026

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Sometimes life can be a lot and I often feel how important it is to have a way to escape. I'm about to finish my degree in Digital Humanities, have job, some other side gigs and a kid and a partner. More often than not things stack up and it can take weeks before I get to work on my projects, make music or build something.

It's hard to really dive into something if there's not much time. As my energy drains, the threshold gets bigger and bigger and I'm less likely to pick up a drum machine or …

soup

have i seen your cat? by URV - January 15, 2026

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i really like soup lately. it's winter and snowing and it's cold and i like it but also i need things to be cozy. i never made much soup before. now i chop whatever vegetables i feel like chopping, throw them in a pot and let them stew. then i add some pasta maybe, especially some tortellini if i'm feeling fancy.

it's nice and easy and warm. make soup

Snow Teleports

Marv's Blog by marv - January 9, 2026

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It snowed a fair bit this night. Isn't it crazy how snow transforms the places you know and go to every day? It feels like I've been teleported to somewhere else entirely.

Homepage 21.12.2006

Marv's Blog by marv - January 3, 2026

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(public draft)

Ever since 2006, creating websites has been a part of my life. My first website dates back to 2006. At elementary school, we had a really cool computer club where we learned HTML, Logo, image manipulation with GIMP and so much more. I still have some files from back then. Sadly, the data on the diskette containing the website is long gone. The website was about dogs and it even contained a quiz that even checked your ansers. Its background was orange and it had tons of animated gifs. I typed it all by hand. The document …

The label on the diskette reads Homepage Marvin Thiel 21.12.2006