Calendar types in Watches
Mechanical watches that can show a date correctly are pretty rare, and the ones that do are very expensive (starting at $10k). But why? Let me explain.
Fatih Arslan
I’m an Engineer with a passion for Design. I enjoy writing about everyday occurrences, especially the inspirations that drive me, my journey, and the challenges I face in implementing them.
Review of the MoErgo Glove80 keyboard
It's time for another keyboard review. I've been using Glove80 for several weeks, so let's examine its pros and cons.
Faculty of Architecture, METU Ankara
The Faculty of Architecture of the METU (one of Turkey's elite universities) was always something that piqued my interest. It was built in 1960's, during the Brutalism era. It's one of the most sophisticated and well-known brutalist buildings in Turkey, especially in Ankara.
My feelings about X (formerly Twitter)
This will be short, but I just wanted to rant and vent here because this is my space. I'
Tesla Model Y: My 6 months impressions
I have the Model Y now for 6 months. Here is what I think about it after six months of daily drive.
A review of the Nomos Metro neomatik 41 Update
I always wanted to wear a mechanical watch not just for engineering purposes but also for its romantic parts, such
The ups and downs with my Apple Watch
I recently collected all my Quartz watches that were lying around and replaced their batteries to wear them again. Since then, I haven't worn my Apple Watch for the past four weeks, as I wanted to see how it would shape my day-to-day life.
Ulus, the old town of Ankara
Last year, I had an off day (November 2022). I picked up my Fuji X100V and walked with my wife through the old town of Ankara, Ulus. These are the photos from that day.
Braun AW 50
The AW 50 is one of the only two analog watches designed by Dieter Rams. Released in 1991, it reflects Dieter Ram's vision still today.
Tesla Model Y: First Impressions
I got a new Tesla Model Y (2023, made in Gigafactory Berlin) yesterday. Because I live in Turkey, I had
The benefits of using a single configuration file
Using a single init.lua or vimrc configuration file for (Neo)Vim file is better than a multi folder/file layout approach. Let me tell why that is the case.
Die Notizen No. 2
Hello! I'm Fatih Arslan, and this is “Die Notizen”: an irregular series of notes about design, photography, technology,
How I backup my Photos
This will be a short topic, but I wanted to get it out of my mind. I have 62K photos
Die Notizen No. 1
Notiz: /noˈtiːʦ/. Genitive, singular Notiz | nominative, plural Notizen. The German word for “Note”.
This post is an experiment, and it
A review of My Mind (a second brain tool)
These are my initial impressions of using https://mymind.com/, a bookmarking/second brain tool. Let’s start with why
From Fujifilm to Leica: My Experience with the M11
My journey from using Fujifilm cameras for a decade to using Leica's latest digital Rangefinder, the M11.
Recap Year 2022
It's been four years since I wrote a recap. I wrote an update about my life two years
Functional table-driven tests in Go
There are numerous blog posts about table-driven tests in Go. In this blog post, I want to show a
Keyboards I’ve used in the past two decades
I have used many keyboards over the years. Some of those were standard OEM keyboards you would probably have seen
Coffee in Seoul
My wife and I recently traveled to South Korea and stayed in Seoul for a week. Seoul is heaven for
Reflections on my relationship with social media
Today marks my 30th day of not using any Social Media. I didn't like a single tweet, didn&
Review of the Kinesis Advantage360 Professional
The Advantage360 Professional is the successor to the well-known Advantage2. It comes with several new features, such as Adjustable
Teenage Engineering POM-400
Teenage Engineering is one of my favorite brands because it combines two things I love. Design and attention to detail.
A new home for my blog
Some news about this website you're just reading.
I migrated my Blog's infrastructure from a custom
Coffee in Tokyo
(This is a copy of my post at arslan.exposore.co, which I wrote in 2014. I started my blog
Designing a wireless charging pad
I bought a new car. However, due to the chip shortage, several things were missing. One of those features was a wireless charging pad. I'll explain how I designed and 3D printed my charging pad from scratch.
How I got into 3D printing
One month ago, I decided I wanted to pursue industrial design as a Hobby. I thought learning CAD and using a 3D printer would give me a solid foundation for prototyping. I had zero idea about the 3D printing world and asked on Twitter for some advice.
My review of the Moonlander MK1 keyboard
The Moonlander MK1 is an ergonomic, highly customizable split keyboard. I ordered one after I couldn’t stand anymore my hand and wrist pains. In this blog post, I want to share my keyboard journey, my experiences with the Moonlander, how I am using it and what I plan next.
Automatic dark mode for terminal applications
Last week, when I had to increase my screen's brightness, I figured I was using a pitch-black terminal screen. So, I asked myself, 'what if I use a light theme during the day and switch back to a darker theme later in the evening?'
Joining PlanetScale
I'm joining PlanetScale, and here is my story on how I decided to join.
Why I left the U.S.
Last week I announced that I was leaving the U.S and going back to my home country, Turkey. Many people asked why I was leaving. I want to share some of the details of our decision.
Using go/analysis to fix your source code
The go/analysis library allows us to write custom Go linters in an easy and fast way. Did you know that you can also rewrite source code with it?