<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Amadeus Maximilian’s Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[The place for my thoughts on various topics surrounding design and technology]]></description><link>https://amxmln.com/blog/</link><image><url>https://amxmln.com/twitterimg.png</url><title>Amadeus Maximilian’s Blog</title><link>https://amxmln.com/blog/</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:24:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://amxmln.com/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><category><![CDATA[design]]></category><category><![CDATA[ui]]></category><category><![CDATA[ux]]></category><category><![CDATA[web]]></category><category><![CDATA[development]]></category><category><![CDATA[pwa]]></category><category><![CDATA[webdev]]></category><category><![CDATA[vue]]></category><item><title><![CDATA[Slowing Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[I might have overdone things recently and now I’m paying the price for it, so I’m slowing down a little.]]></description><link>https://amxmln.com/blog/2026/slowing-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://amxmln.com/blog/2026/slowing-down/</guid><category><![CDATA[personal]]></category><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Pocketbase-shaped Hammer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently tried out Pocketbase, and now every problem looks like it could be solved with Pocketbase…oh if only that were true. 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