Here are my favorite things, digital and physical, of 2024!
Music
- I Love You So F***ing Much by Glass Animals: One of my favorite bands, every single album is amazing. and this is no exception.
- Clancy by Twenty One Pilots: There’s artists with unique story telling and then there’s Twenty One Pilots. I really like this album.
- From Zero by Linkin Park: This sounds like Hybrid Theory reloaded—which is a good thing—and I love that they’re back.
- Older (and Wiser): This is the music you want to hear on long train rides through the country side and on long winter evenings.
Books
These links go to my reviews (no spoilers):
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: One of the best books I’ve ever read.
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir: Loved the book and told everyone about it after reading it.
- The Expanse series by James S. A. Corey: 7 books plus a few novellas. Couldn’t stop reading!
- Useful Not True by Derek Sivers: One of the books that change how you think about the world, incredible read.
Apps
- Manet: I’ve started buying my music and hosting it myself this year1, this app makes it a joy to listen to music.
- CouchTimes: The best TV show tracker in the App Store, period. It doesn’t have feature bloat and it respects your privacy.
- Ghostty: A super fast, new Terminal emulator for the Mac.
- Halide: This camera app has been around for a while, but this year they released Process Zero, a mode that applies minimal corrections and makes photos look more like digital camera photos.
Goods
- aranet4: There are cheaper options, but a CO2 monitor for my home office has helped me keep the air at good levels.
- heat-it: This tiny tool draws power from your phone to relieve itch & pain from insect bites.
- Leatherman 2H Wave+: The only big Leatherman that’s legal to carry in Germany, super versatile and handy to have around.
What were your favorites?
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I even wrote a blogpost about it. ↩
