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Things that
stuck.
Not a favorites list – things that fascinate me on a personal level, that pulled me in and stuck with me. Green marks the standouts; short notes explain why an entry is here.
Projects
- Salt based PCMs · (28m)
- First Time Firing My New Rocket Propellant · (27m)
* Joe Barnard's persistence: build, test, fail, learn, and try again – learning by doing at its best.
- We Sold Our Startup & Filmed Everything! · (26m)
- Chess 2.0 · (14m)
* an electromagnetic, real-time take on chess – hardware changing the rules of a familiar game.
Video Essays
- What's so strange about The Forest? (2014) · (3h 18m)
* video essay on The Forest about storytelling in survival games and the importance of quality in software dev.
Other
- 33 Prozent · (8m)
* important project by some amazing people from YFN – still very much relevant today!
- Slaughterbots · (8m)
* explores and criticises a future where AI-powered autonomous weapons target individuals and technology turns against humanity. Viewer discretion advised.
- The Office (US)
* my favourite series – a comfort watch with deeper personal meaning to me beyond the comedy.
- Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007 · (10m)
- Tom Platz & David Hoffmann train legs together · (53m)
* elite coaching at full intensity – pushing someone far beyond what they thought possible.
- Mike Tyson Training Francis Ngannou · (51m)
* the same fascination in boxing: experience, intensity, and direct coaching in action.
- Come and See (1985) · (2h 26m)
* a devastating anti-war film about trauma and the destruction of a boy's innocence. Disturbing content.
- Sisyphus and the Impossible Dream · (12m)
* on resilience and discipline – also you have to watch DO IT ANYWAY on excuses.
this list will grow · last updated: august 2026