Matthias Ott
@matthiasott.com
Independent designer + web design engineer, teacher, speaker. Interface Prototyping at Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design. UX, prototyping, & design engineering workshops.
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Matthias Ott
@matthiasott.com
· May 16
Matthias Ott – Painting With the Web – beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 20025
YouTube video by beyond tellerrand
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Last week, I had the immense honor of speaking at one of my favorite events, @beyondtellerrand.com. (🤯)
My talk “Painting With the Web” is now available on YouTube. I hope you like it! 🤗💚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pq7...
My talk “Painting With the Web” is now available on YouTube. I hope you like it! 🤗💚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pq7...
Except for the fact that they didn’t tell me that they added a filter and I had to investigate myself and convince them that in fact *they* changed something, I was happy with them and a customer for >16 years now. And even that they did at least *something* can be seen as a positive, I guess …
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Except for the fact that they didn’t tell me that they added a filter and I had to investigate myself and convince them that in fact *they* changed something, I was happy with them and a customer for >16 years now. And even that they did at least *something* can be seen as a positive, I guess …
For now, I only moved my site over to a VPS. The domain points to that server now, but is still at all-inkl. As are other domains, email, and other stuff. I don’t have client sites there, though.
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 AM
For now, I only moved my site over to a VPS. The domain points to that server now, but is still at all-inkl. As are other domains, email, and other stuff. I don’t have client sites there, though.
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This is the same bot attack that nearly took down the A11y Project site last year. @matthiasott.com describes the problem in detail.
matthiasott.com/articles/web...
matthiasott.com/articles/web...
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...
matthiasott.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
This is the same bot attack that nearly took down the A11y Project site last year. @matthiasott.com describes the problem in detail.
matthiasott.com/articles/web...
matthiasott.com/articles/web...
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.@veneman.dev was unhappy about the Web Almanac's missing CSS chapter and decided to roll their own! 👏😅
> I can’t crawl millions of websites like the HTTP Archive can, but I can do 100,000 and still make a pretty decent overview.
Let's see what's in there.🧵
www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
> I can’t crawl millions of websites like the HTTP Archive can, but I can do 100,000 and still make a pretty decent overview.
Let's see what's in there.🧵
www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
.@veneman.dev was unhappy about the Web Almanac's missing CSS chapter and decided to roll their own! 👏😅
> I can’t crawl millions of websites like the HTTP Archive can, but I can do 100,000 and still make a pretty decent overview.
Let's see what's in there.🧵
www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
> I can’t crawl millions of websites like the HTTP Archive can, but I can do 100,000 and still make a pretty decent overview.
Let's see what's in there.🧵
www.projectwallace.com/the-css-sele...
My site just was under heavy load from Singapore again LOL. 🤣 Temporarily blocked the whole country via ipset now so that my site is available again …
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
My site just was under heavy load from Singapore again LOL. 🤣 Temporarily blocked the whole country via ipset now so that my site is available again …
Glad you enjoyed it, Eva! 😊
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Glad you enjoyed it, Eva! 😊
But yes, you can’t really blame them because they need to protect their servers and other customers. It was weird though that they decided to block countries like Canada and the Netherlands – but not Shanghai or China, where a significant amount of traffic was/is coming from.
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
But yes, you can’t really blame them because they need to protect their servers and other customers. It was weird though that they decided to block countries like Canada and the Netherlands – but not Shanghai or China, where a significant amount of traffic was/is coming from.
Yes, I actually edited a part out that went into more detail. As in your case as well, I had to investigate myself what was happening and was accused of “putting myself into one boat with bad actors” if I use a VPN. It took quite a bit of persistence to get them to “admit” what filter they added.
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Yes, I actually edited a part out that went into more detail. As in your case as well, I had to investigate myself what was happening and was accused of “putting myself into one boat with bad actors” if I use a VPN. It took quite a bit of persistence to get them to “admit” what filter they added.
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I sprayed contact cleaner into the door switch and … it worked! 🥳
February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I sprayed contact cleaner into the door switch and … it worked! 🥳
“The tumble dryer simply doesn’t recognize anymore that the door is closed. Changing the door contact only takes a few minutes,“ they said … 😂
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 AM
“The tumble dryer simply doesn’t recognize anymore that the door is closed. Changing the door contact only takes a few minutes,“ they said … 😂
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February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Looks like a completely normal word for us here in Germany tbh
So uh, we wanted to test some things, so we found the longest NPM package name.
This is it.
Th...anks, random person 14 years ago. @npmx.dev salutes you.
This is it.
Th...anks, random person 14 years ago. @npmx.dev salutes you.
February 4, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Looks like a completely normal word for us here in Germany tbh
“Well, actually it’s LLMsplainiNg – with an n! 🙄”
February 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
“Well, actually it’s LLMsplainiNg – with an n! 🙄”
“Actually, ChatGPT says …”
February 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
“Actually, ChatGPT says …”
Is LLMsplainig a thing?
February 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Is LLMsplainig a thing?
“‘I’m gonna chop off your arm’ is actually a sound snippet from an old kung-fu movie. RZA basically built Wu-Tang as a rap martial arts crew and those samples were the glue – artistically, culturally, and strategically … anyway”
February 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
“‘I’m gonna chop off your arm’ is actually a sound snippet from an old kung-fu movie. RZA basically built Wu-Tang as a rap martial arts crew and those samples were the glue – artistically, culturally, and strategically … anyway”
(🤫 And there might be a discount code for Web Day Out hidden in that podcast episode … )
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
(🤫 And there might be a discount code for Web Day Out hidden in that podcast episode … )
Going to events is good, actually. 😊 So don’t wait until the last minute – get your tickets now for
Web Day Out Brighton, 12 March 2026
webdayout.com
and
beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf, 27–28 April 2026
beyondtellerrand.com
Web Day Out Brighton, 12 March 2026
webdayout.com
and
beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf, 27–28 April 2026
beyondtellerrand.com
beyond tellerrand: Europe’s best loved conference for coders & creatives.
beyond tellerrand is the affordable single-track event where creativity and technology meet. Taking place in Düsseldorf and Berlin these days with 500+ attendees each in a renowned, familiar and frien...
beyondtellerrand.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Going to events is good, actually. 😊 So don’t wait until the last minute – get your tickets now for
Web Day Out Brighton, 12 March 2026
webdayout.com
and
beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf, 27–28 April 2026
beyondtellerrand.com
Web Day Out Brighton, 12 March 2026
webdayout.com
and
beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf, 27–28 April 2026
beyondtellerrand.com
@adactio.com in a lovely conversation with @marcthiele.com about the magic of #btconf and the joy, and challenge of running community events:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQi6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQi6...
Jeremy Keith – On events, community, and why we keep doing this
YouTube video by beyond tellerrand
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
@adactio.com in a lovely conversation with @marcthiele.com about the magic of #btconf and the joy, and challenge of running community events:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQi6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQi6...