added blog post 2026/0404

src/routes/blog/2026/0404.md

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+This post is very reminiscent of [Tom Scott's newsletter](https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/), where he shares interesting stuff he finds on the internet. I've been browsing around lately, and there are some things I'd like to share now too!
+
+## isopod.cool: Discord alternatives
+
+[link here.](https://isopod.cool/blog/posts/discord2/)
+
+Ada's post on finding alternatives to Discord (and an unfortunate revelation about Matrix not being the end-all-be-all I was hoping to migrate to in a far-away future) sums up the frustration I feel when thinking about the platform and moving away from it. How do you find a messenger that can replace the ubiquitous platform everyone is already using? How do you ensure that this one won't make terrible mistakes and force you to migrate again in a year's time? If anything, I'm glad my move to Signal has worked out well so far, even though I still only have two people on there that I regularly text.
+
+It's an interesting dive into many Discord alternatives with, spoiler alert, no clear recommendation because there just isn't any one platform that would be a perfect fit for the position right now.
+
+Worth reading are also some of the posts linked therein, such as Terence Eden's ["I'm never going back to Matrix"](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/im-never-going-back-to-matrix/) for a grim look at what Matrix has become. Speaking of Terence...
+
+## openbenches.org: memorial benches from all over the world
+
+[link here.](https://openbenches.org/)
+
+While browsing fellow standards nerd [Terence Eden](https://shkspr.mobi/)'s website, I stumbled upon their project Open Benches, which collects and archives pictures of memorial benches across the world. It's a cool project with an impressive amount of volunteer work put into it – the website has received pictures of more than 40.000 benches, with some contributors having sent in thousands of images on their own!
+
+A majority of the benches collected are in the UK, where Terence lives, but there are entries from all over the globe. I'm planning on contributing too – there's a park near me with A LOT of memorial benches that have not been documented yet!
+
+## mayvmusic.com: thirty-one degrees
+
+[link here.](https://mayvmusic.com/thirtyonedegrees)
+
+This is a short post by an artist I recently discovered, Mayv. The message is important for any artist believing they are not progressing: any work you put into your hobbies is progress, you're always improving, even if it doesn't always feel like it. Definitely go read it, but keep in mind that 31 degrees refers to temperature in Fahrenheit!
+
+## eugodr.net: i hate the smartphone
+
+[link here.](https://eugodr.net/p/i-hate-the-smartphone/)
+
+Egor's post on smartphones is one that resonated with me when I read it. There's something quite dystopian about the omnipresence of smartphones in our lives, and this post sums it up quite well.
+
+I do wish we had less of a dependency on phones. For instance, I used to be positive towards consolidating services on our phones, such as payment and tickets. Now I wish this weren't the case: I can and do carry my bank card with me fortunately, but my public transport ticket is on my phone and I cannot change that, meaning I can't use buses/trams/trains without carrying my phone. One time, I rode my bike around the city and didn't bring a phone (not even a music player of any kind!) and it was great; I wish I could do that more but in a more everyday sense.
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+I dislike the dependency on brain-rotting short-form media. I deleted my Instagram account because I spent too much time being sucked into this rubbish content, on a device I (need to) carry with me everywhere I go, on an app that is designed to waste as much of my time as physically possible. I tell all my friends. They don't see a problem in their overconsumption, though; or at least not enough of a problem to do something about it. While every now and then someone tells me they'd like to share a reel/TikTok/whatever with me but can't because I either deleted my account or never had one to begin with, there's something much more liberating about not being on these platforms that I just can't give up anymore.
+
+Yet, I catch myself staring at this thing much more than I would prefer. At least I reflect my usage, I tell myself.
+
+I recommend reading the article because it's worth re-evaluating the (and I use this term deliberately) relationship we have with these slabs of glass.
+
+## alexwlchan.net: making a PDF that's larger than Germany
+
+[link here.](https://alexwlchan.net/2024/big-pdf/)
+
+I stumbled upon Alex's blog through a post on [creating files in Go if they don't exist yet](https://alexwlchan.net/notes/2025/exclusive-write-in-go/), and while it helped me in what I was trying to do, I found this much more interesting article about creating a PDF larger than my home country. I had to check it out!
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+It's an in-depth look at the PDF format and how the supposed maximum file size restriction came to be. Definitely interesting if you're into this sort of stuff!

src/routes/blog/posts.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ export enum BlogPostTag {
 
 
 export const posts: BlogPostLink[] = [
+	{
+		key: "2026/0404",
+		post: {
+			date: "2026-04-04",
+			time: "22:30",
+			banner: "banner.webp",
+			bannerAlt: "A bench at the end of a short path in a park. The path splits and leads both to the left and the right. The bench is surrounded by trees, bushes, and vibrant green grass.",
+			title: "cool places on the internet",
+			description: "There are some cool places on the net and I need to show you some!",
+			tags: [
+				// TODO what kind of tag? prob need a new one
+			],
+		}
+	},
 	{
 		key: "2026/0402",
 		post: {