More cisterian clocks
This week I found out about the midieval cisterian numerical system, which uses a single constructed glyph that
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Being a nerd is fantastic. Chris Heilman is a nerd, and he made a fantastic thing. He wrote a javascript librar
One life, one change
Late April 2025 I spent a few days in Greece, visiting my family. I made long walks through the old town of The
Interactive clocks
Clocks are not very interactive nowadays. You simply look at them and they tell you what time it is. Before the
It is 25:14
Last week Robert Jan Verkade sent me an image of a clock. This was a peculiar one. It shows the time in a forma
Rotary Clocks
Years ago I turned an old rotary phone into a music player. I still use it, it’s a unique, and pleasant way o
An abstract alternative to the sun
I like things that are off. Or things that are different. I like to flip things completely, like fantasising ab
A political clock
Yesterday there were general elections in the Netherlands. An extremist right wing party became the largest par
Anti-clocks
I was writing alternative texts for a few pictures of clocks I took last weekend in Antwerp. One of the clocks
A wandering hour dial
One of the additional fun things about building clocks is that people start sending links to peculiar clocks. M
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. I’m
Typewriter clocks
As a kid I learned how to type on an old mechanical typewriter. One of those machines where every key was mecha
The OBA Clock
Recently I’ve been taking pictures of clocks. It can be real clocks, like a clock on a church or a watch on s
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’
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. We’ve all seen these clocks
A tool for Josef Albers
This weekend I finally saw that fantastic Anni + Josef Albers expo in the Art Museum in Den Haag. I was amazed
Spare letters for dolphins
The Fediverse turns out to be this wonderful playground of creativity. There is this incredible place called Ou
The present, ever e-less
While wandering around the fascinating Fediverse I stumbled upon a wonderful community of people who communicat
Super ball
A few years ago we went on a family holiday to Levkas in Greece. There was a swimming pool at the little resort