Jekyll2026-06-03T18:03:21+00:00https://www.alexx.fyi/feed.xmlalexx.fyiPersonal blog and pages for alexx.fyiAlex van der Weijhi@alexx.fyiThe Hyperfixation Snowball Effect2026-05-31T00:00:00+00:002026-05-31T00:00:00+00:00https://www.alexx.fyi/blog/2026/05/31/the-hyperfixation-snowball-effectIf you follow me on social media, you’ve probably noticed I have a habit of rebuilding my website every few months. I did that again. In flawed English this time.

I probably change websites more often than I change underwear (which is, of course, weekly. Don’t worry!), and it’s that time again.

This is all because I hyperfixate on a new hobby, and it snowballs into… whatever this is.

Let me tell you how that usually goes inside my head…

A few weeks ago, I finally decided to start building my own iOS apps (more on that in a few weeks), after having that goal collecting dust on my bucket list for years.

I wanted to reach more people than I could in Dutch, so I decided to start posting in English on my Threads account. That actually seemed to work, because the responses I got were overwhelming.

That made me think I should probably start blogging in English as well, because surely my opinions deserve an international audience, right?!

But if I was going to blog in English, I might as well give my blog a fresh new design. Oh wait… I have a Dutch domain name, so that had to go too.

So I bought a new domain and set up shop on pika.page, which is great if you just want to blog. But then I thought to myself: nah, let’s design the whole thing myself since I’m basically a proper developer now!

So here we are today: my custom-made, non-CMS blog. Back at Pika.

Thank you very much, ADHD!

]]>Alex van der Weijhi@alexx.fyiPretending To Be James Bond2026-05-30T00:00:00+00:002026-05-30T00:00:00+00:00https://www.alexx.fyi/blog/2026/05/30/pretending-to-be-james-bondYes, I just bought the new James Bond game: 007 First Light. It’s the first Bond-game i’ve played since 2000’s The World Is Not Enough on the original Playstation.

I’ve just started the game, but so far it feels like a very fun action/adventure game. And you get to play as James Bond! How cool is that?

]]>Alex van der Weijhi@alexx.fyiShould I Re-start Dungeon Crawler Carl?!2026-05-30T00:00:00+00:002026-05-30T00:00:00+00:00https://www.alexx.fyi/blog/2026/05/30/should-i-re-start-dungeon-crawler-carlI’m reading Ready Player One, and it’s making me want to pick up Dungeon Crawler Carl again… even though I couldn’t finish it last year.

So… should I?!

]]>Alex van der Weijhi@alexx.fyiLet’s Do This Blogging Thing2026-05-29T00:00:00+00:002026-05-29T00:00:00+00:00https://www.alexx.fyi/blog/2026/05/29/lets-do-this-blogging-thing.mdI’ve renewed my blog so many times, I feel like I’m a 90s sitcom. But here I am, yet again. Thinking about blogging again.

Everytime I want to restart my blog, I’m filled with all these great ideas for stroies that I want to share. My takes on the latest movies, all the TV shows that keeping filling up my watchlist and all the games that I suck at.

So I keep on tinkering with my blog setup; dabbling in HTML and CSS untill my dopamine stock is depleted and I’m left with a great blog without any new content for months.

But we keep on trying, so here we are. The 19th season of my blog.

Here’s the catch

It’s in very flawed English this time.

]]>Alex van der Weijhi@alexx.fyiI Am Making My Own TV Tracker2026-05-01T00:00:00+00:002026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00https://www.alexx.fyi/blog/2026/05/01/i-am-making-my-own-tv-trackerI’ve tried countless TV and movie tracking apps, but none really worked for me. So I built Remake: a TV tracker designed for binge-watchers. Add shows and movies, decide when to watch them, and keep track of everything in one place.

You can get the Testflight here.

Screenshots from Remake

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