Thought #48: axel.mx
","summary":"\"I trust Apple a bit more than Google. Not because Apple is a charity, but because their business model is selling me hardware, not selling my behaviour. Google's incentive is to watch me, Apple's incentive is to upsell me. I prefer the latter.\"\n\n— Adële's Blog, The perfect equipment set","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/48/","date_published":"2026-07-31T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 15:00","date_timestamp":1785510000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94937050","content_html":"Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: axel.mx
","summary":"I saw Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie two nights ago, and it blew my mind.\n\nIt reminded me of the first time I saw The Science of Sleep by Michel Gondry. Back then, my mind was just, \"You can do that in a movie?\"\n\nThis time, though, I already knew you can do whatever you want. The rules are arb...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie/","date_published":"2026-07-30T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 15:00","date_timestamp":1785423600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94873984","content_html":"Thought #47: axel.mx
","summary":"\"As a general rule, computers are much faster and much dumber than people think they are. They mostly just fake being smart by being dumb really fast.\"\n\nI don't know where I got that quote from, but I found it in my ephemeral notes today and made me chuckle :).","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/47/","date_published":"2026-07-29T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 15:00","date_timestamp":1785337200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94804312","content_html":"Thought #46: axel.mx
","summary":"On ADHD and productivity:\n\n\"Most productivity advice is built for neurotypical brains. Linear. One thing at a time. Sit down, focus, finish.\nThat’s not how my brain works. My brain is parallel, associative, pattern-matching, constantly firing. It’s not broken. It’s just running different software.\"\n...","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/46/","date_published":"2026-07-28T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 15:00","date_timestamp":1785250800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94153200","content_html":"Boxes: axel.mx
","summary":"The worst possible thing I can do when I'm having a bad AuDHD day is start organizing my office, and that's the main thing I'm inclined to do, probably to somehow reclaim a bit of control.\n\nThe process is the same every time. I wake up, maybe tired after having only a few hours of sleep, and the tir...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/boxes/","date_published":"2026-07-16T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 15:00","date_timestamp":1784214000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94056660","content_html":"Tortuga: axel.mx
","summary":"When Andrés, my oldest son, was 9, we were watching a video about Logo, the programming language. He got especially excited with Turtle Graphics, where you have a \"pen\" on screen that you can draw with using commands to move it.\n\nThat night I started a project using p5.js and my limited programming ...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/tortuga/","date_published":"2026-07-15T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-15 15:00","date_timestamp":1784127600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93996934","content_html":"I Miss Getting Lost: axel.mx
","summary":"Smartphones have made traveling immeasurably easier. And I don’t think that was entirely free.\n\nAlmost 25 years ago I was in a city that wasn’t my own. I’d never been there before. I was there along with my best friend, who lived in a different city, opposite ways from mine. We traveled there by bus...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/i-miss-getting-lost/","date_published":"2026-07-14T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 15:00","date_timestamp":1784041200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93941617","content_html":"Quiet Tech: axel.mx
","summary":"A couple of weeks ago I read The Last Quiet Thing by Terry Godier, and it made me very conscious of what my devices were asking from me.\n\nI keep talking about seeking calm to everyone who’ll listen, and still I hadn’t seen it like that: our devices demanding work from us.\n\nWe tend to think it’s only...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/quiet-tech/","date_published":"2026-07-13T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 15:00","date_timestamp":1783954800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93684163","content_html":"Nothing Due Today: axel.mx
","summary":"A life organized around a to-do list takes the joy out of living. There's always stuff to do, obviously: somebody has to wash the dishes, sweep, go grocery shopping, get that cabinet door fixed.\n\nThe problem is not the to-do list itself. It's the timing of tasks. I tend to do things whenever the sta...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/nothing-due-today/","date_published":"2026-07-08T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 15:00","date_timestamp":1783522800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93627247","content_html":"Thought #45: axel.mx
","summary":"What a game I just saw. Argentina vs Egypt. That comeback!\n\nI don't even really like futbol, but I'm in that temporary state of exception that happens every four years. And this game... I wish Mexico vs England last Sunday had been this one. But it wasn't, and right now I'm very happy for my Argenti...","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/45/","date_published":"2026-07-07T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 15:00","date_timestamp":1783436400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93566741","content_html":"Thought #43: axel.mx
","summary":"\"There's a bit of a parallel there between journaling and vomiting: doesn't feel good in the moment, but afterwards you're like \"thank god I got that out of me\".\"\n\nCampbell Walker (Struthless), Journaling but make it punk.","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/43/","date_published":"2026-07-06T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 15:00","date_timestamp":1783350000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93566740","content_html":"Thought #44: axel.mx
","summary":"I just took this test to find My AI Compass, and although I doubt it has any scientific validity, it was amusing that the result is pretty much spot on with what I think.\n\n\"The Shrug\nAI is a thing that exists and you regard it with detached amusement, like everything else. It's overhyped, sure, but ...","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/44/","date_published":"2026-07-06T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 15:00","date_timestamp":1783350000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93456413","content_html":"One Episode Left: axel.mx
","summary":"I experience a sense of grief every time a great TV series ends. The sadness that there isn't going to be any more of it, the irrational feeling that there's never going to be anything as good, and the sensation of emptiness inside. It's a strong emotional response, not very different from losing so...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/one-episode-left/","date_published":"2026-07-04T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 15:00","date_timestamp":1783177200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93346571","content_html":"Yet: axel.mx
","summary":"It was ten, maybe eleven years ago. I was picking my oldest kid from school, he was 4 or 5. When he came out, I gave him a hug. We walked to the car, I buckled him into his car seat, and hugged him again.\n\n\"\"Hey, dad, why are you hugging me so much?\"\n\"Because I love you so much. I want to hug you as...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/yet/","date_published":"2026-07-01T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 15:00","date_timestamp":1782918000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92772893","content_html":"Amor Fati: axel.mx
","summary":"In the last week I've found myself in two situations where I had to explain that despite all the crap I've been through, I wouldn't change a thing. That I love who I am, and I'm the product of everything I've lived, hence, I shall love all that past shit as much as I love past sunshine and rainbows....","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/amor-fati/","date_published":"2026-06-23T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-23 15:00","date_timestamp":1782226800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92373139","content_html":"Thought #41: axel.mx
","summary":"Meta update: I just added memories to the homepage list of content and to the everything page. It feels more complete.","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/41/","date_published":"2026-06-17T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 15:00","date_timestamp":1781708400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92584465","content_html":"Thought #42: axel.mx
","summary":"The current state of spam calls and messages is ridiculous. But before, or in addition to legislation, because that’s slow, complicated and scammers just don’t care, we need immediate tools on our end. What about a way to effectively ignore any non-contact call or text on my phone? No “silence” or...","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/42/","date_published":"2026-06-17T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 15:00","date_timestamp":1781708400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92232219","content_html":"Deleting Things: axel.mx
","summary":"I've always been a hoarder. I refuse to get rid of things, and that goes both for the box of cables and old electronics down in that cabinet in my office and for the files in my Google Drive, external hard drives, on my computers and phone.\n\nA couple of years ago I felt the urge to reinvent myself. ...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/deleting-things/","date_published":"2026-06-15T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 15:00","date_timestamp":1781535600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92200152","content_html":"Thought #40: axel.mx
","summary":"I feel my brain dry. I call it \"feeling gray\". In days like this it's like I can't get any joy, and no pill is able to get me out of it.","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/40/","date_published":"2026-06-15T06:10:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 06:10","date_timestamp":1781503800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92084228","content_html":"Memories, Again: axel.mx
","summary":"We'll, I've been thinking a lot about photos, as you might have noticed. A few months ago I published Memories, my photo-blog-kinda-thing, and I loved it, but as it was a separate project from this website, I ignored it most of the time.\n\nOne of the things that I never liked about Memories was the f...","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/memories-again/","date_published":"2026-06-12T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 15:00","date_timestamp":1781276400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92004220","content_html":"Thought #39: axel.mx
","summary":"","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/39/","date_published":"2026-06-11T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 15:00","date_timestamp":1781190000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91842199","content_html":"Thought #38: axel.mx
","summary":"","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/38/","date_published":"2026-06-09T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 15:00","date_timestamp":1781017200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91840521","content_html":"Unlearning Social Media: axel.mx
","summary":"","url":"https://axel.mx/blog/unlearning-social-media/","date_published":"2026-06-09T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 15:00","date_timestamp":1781017200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91813907","content_html":"Thought #37: axel.mx
","summary":"","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/37/","date_published":"2026-06-08T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 15:00","date_timestamp":1780930800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91661956","content_html":"Thought #36: axel.mx
","summary":"","url":"https://axel.mx/stream/36/","date_published":"2026-06-06T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Axel Valdez","url":"https://axel.mx","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F5802.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"axel"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 15:00","date_timestamp":1780758000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}