20 random bookmarks

Bookmarks and whatnot. Закладки и всякое.

2026-01-09

2069.

Britannia (atlas) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_(atlas)

There used to be atlases of so-called “strip maps”, which are in a way precursors to modern navigators and metro line maps. The artist put less emphasis on legibility than modern designers do; they cared more about decorations. Beautiful!

2025-06-15

1943.

Wiki - BetterThanJson

wiki.alopex.li/BetterThanJson

2025-04-24

1872.

Loopholes in Game Design

devmag.org.za/2012/05/07/loopholes-in-game-design

Loopholes: what they are, how to find them, how to fix them, and a big list of generic loopholes in games.

2025-03-06

1797.

Joey Hess

joeyh.name

building worthwhile things that might last

2025-02-16

1768.

Choices

www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/12/choices

Do not provide too many choices in your interface. The author talks about user interface, but I think it also applies to programming interfaces. I try to follow this principle.

2024-09-27

1532.

nkanaev/yarr: yet another rss reader

github.com/nkanaev/yarr

yarr (yet another rss reader) is a web-based feed aggregator which can be used both
as a desktop application and a personal self-hosted server.

The app is a single binary with an embedded database (SQLite).

2024-09-02

1486.

go-shiori/obelisk: Go package and CLI tool for saving web page as single HTML file

github.com/go-shiori/obelisk
  • Embeds all resources (e.g. CSS, image, JavaScript, etc) producing a single HTML5 document that is easy to store and share.

  • In case the submitted URL is not HTML (for example a PDF page), Obelisk will still save it as it is.

  • Downloading each assets are done concurrently, which make the archival process for a web page is quite fast.

  • Accepts cookies, useful for pages that need login or article behind paywall.

Might actually be a good choice for Betula archival. Might need to fork it, though.

2024-08-13

1447.

apache/incubator-answer

answer.apache.org

A Q&A platform software for teams at any scales. Whether it's a community forum, help center, or knowledge management platform, you can always count on Apache Answer. - apache/incubator-ans...

The screenshot looks nice.

2024-06-16

1325.

XXIIVV — deliberate

wiki.xxiivv.com/site/deliberate.html

Similarly, one might begin to talk instead of watching talk-shows and to play instead of watching game shows — To value the entire spectrum of sensations as necessary members of the whole that is the deliberate existence, with its potential for failure, awkwardness, loneliness, harm and death included.

2024-02-08

1133.

Alternatives numériques

alternatives-numeriques.fr

Un média pour explorer des alternatives numériques qui vous respectent !

2024-02-05

1116.

Making Music Visible: Singing in Sign (Published 2021)

www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/arts/music/asl-music-deaf-culture.html

A good A.S.L. performance prioritizes dynamics, phrasing and flow. The parameters of sign language — hand shape, movement, location, palm orientation and facial expression — can be combined with elements of visual vernacular, a body of codified gestures, allowing a skilled A.S.L. speaker to engage in the kind of sound painting that composers use to enrich a text.

This article used to be published on AMP, by the way. No longer! Tells a lot about AMP reliability.

2023-12-05

958.

stephank/castling.club: Challenge someone to a game of chess using toots!

github.com/stephank/castling.club

This is the codebase for castling.club, an ActivityPub server with a single
hardcoded 'King' service actor that acts as a chess arbiter.

2023-11-28

927.

The Surprising Truth About Pixels and Accessibility

www.joshwcomeau.com/css/surprising-truth-about-pixels-and-accessibility

The truth is, if you want to build the most-accessible product possible, you need to use both pixels and ems/rems. It's not an either/or situation. There are circumstances where rems are more accessible, and other circumstances where pixels are more accessible.

2023-11-21

896.

Understanding Indie Search Engines

context.center/topics/indie-search

Let's look at Indie Search Engines and what they build themselves with

2023-09-02

610.

acme2k

github.com/karahobny/acme2k

acme2k - text editor fo' all the cool cats who ain't 'fraid of no mice - GitHub - karahobny/acme2k: acme2k - text editor fo' all the cool cats who ain't 'fraid of no mice

2023-07-15

470.

deathau/markdownload

github.com/deathau/markdownload

This is an extension to clip websites and download them into a readable markdown file. Please keep in mind that it is not guaranteed to work on all websites.

2023-06-16

348.

Go Deeper, Not Wider

www.raptitude.com/2017/12/go-deeper-not-wider

2023-05-18

249.

burn

eclair.cafe/projects/burn

burn is an extremely simple diary program. You can only add new entries, or list all of them. No edits, no deletions, the history can’t be changed, and the time only moves forward. Make the best use of it.

2023-05-07

205.

принцип нулевой ошибки

agnessa.pp.ru/logicofthings/20210705212348-принцип_нулевои_ошибки.html

Poka Yoke - яп. «избегать ошибок». Не искать виноватых в ошибках, но совершенствовать процесс.

2023-03-08

86.

Таинственные жители уральских пещер: народы чуди и дивьи люди

nashural.ru/article/zagadki/tainstvennye-zhiteli-uralskih-peshher-narody-chudi-i-divi-lyudi

Описания подземных народов.