Francesco Schwarz

@isellsoap
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Frontend Developer. Typography lover. Wannabe long-distance runner. Dog father. Professional introvert. Hospice volunteer.
Websitehttps://isellsoap.net
GitHubhttps://isellsoap.github.io
Francesco SchwarzMar 2
When syncing activities to Strava, I now persist Strava’s map polyline on my website and subtly showcase it beneath the activity stats. Examples:
https://isellsoap.net/activities/2026-02-15-14-30-02/
https://isellsoap.net/activities/2026-02-21-15-13-48/
https://isellsoap.net/activities/2026-02-25-17-07-39/
Francesco SchwarzFeb 26
It feels oh so good to lift my reading and watching lists out of the darkness of some todo lists on my phone to where they belong: upfront on my website. 🥰
https://isellsoap.net/media/books/anticipated/
https://isellsoap.net/media/movies/anticipated/
https://isellsoap.net/media/shows/anticipated/
Anticipated books | Francesco Schwarz

Books I want to read at some point.

Francesco SchwarzFeb 19
Since I implemented iOS shortcut flows to post content to my website, I do it more regularly and more often than ever. One thing I noticed: writing alt text for photos is a lesson in empathy and mindfulness. What are the details that matter? How would you describe this to another mind? I dig it.
Francesco SchwarzFeb 18
LGTM
Francesco SchwarzFeb 16

Trying to add a yearly archive to the media section on my website turned into a moment to pause. Thinking about an upper bound regex for years and guessing how long I will actually live on this planet. 😮

Something like that? `^(?:19(?:8[7-9]|9\d)|20\d\d)$` (very optimistic) 😀

Francesco SchwarzFeb 15
@matthiasott I sent a webmention to your space invader article via the form on the article page. After that the site didn’t react anymore and your whole articles section of your website seems to be down with a server error. 😧
Francesco SchwarzFeb 15
Matthias OttFeb 9

✍️ New article: Webspace Invaders

👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾👾

https://matthiasott.com/articles/webspace-invaders

Webspace Invaders · Matthias Ott

There’s something happening on the Web at the moment that almost feels like watching that old arcade game Space Invaders play out across our servers. Bots and scrapers marching in formation, attacking our servers wave after wave, systematically requesting page after page, relentlessly filling their data stores while we watch our access logs fill up.

Matthias Ott – Web Design Engineer
Francesco SchwarzFeb 15
Added shows I’m watching to my website: https://isellsoap.net/media/shows/ Interesting data model challenge, merging it with how I deal with books and movies, and how to display them in the main teasers view.
Francesco SchwarzFeb 11
Basic version of my “media” page is up and running: https://isellsoap.net/media/ Features books and links I’ve read and movies I’ve watched recently.
Media | Francesco Schwarz

An archive of what I read and watch.

Francesco SchwarzFeb 4
A couple of days ago I finished reading “Kafka: Die frühen Jahre” by Reiner Stach. Here are my thoughts: https://isellsoap.net/media/books/kafka-die-fruehen-jahre/
Kafka: Die frühen Jahre | Books | Francesco Schwarz