20 random bookmarks

Bookmarks and whatnot. Закладки и всякое.

2026-02-25

2108.

Drawing Truchet tiles in SVG

alexwlchan.net/2025/truchet-tiles

Using parametric templates to draw Truchet tiles, then placing them randomly to create generative patterns.

2025-07-04

1971.

Some relations between Markov algorithms and formal languages - Calcolo

link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02576816

Markov algorithms have received very little attention in the studies about formal languages, so the purpose of the present paper is twofold: i) to characterize languages in terms of Markov algorithms, and ii) to produce automatically Markov algorithms accepting or parsing languages generated by given grammars.

We use a particular, although universal, subclass of Markov algorithms, which we call “pointer Markov algorithms»; we obtain a characterization of: i) regular, ii) deterministic context-free, and iii) type O languages, which is quite «natural» in terms of these algorithms. Furthermore, we show that, given a right linear or a strongLL(k) grammar, it is possible to produce automatically a pointer Markov algorithm parsing the language generated by the grammar. These constructions are particularly interesting because pointer Markov algorithms can be compiled conveniently into machine code programs.

2025-06-18

1954.

A Time for Play | Cyningstan

www.cyningstan.com

Here at Cyningstan we want to spread our enthusiasm for the traditional board games that have entertained people not just for centuries, but for millennia. These are games that you can make yourself, usually using simple pieces, and without restrictions of copyright or patent. Many of them are easy to learn, but difficult to master, providing a life time of amusement for people through the ages. It is no wonder that they have lasted so long!

2025-06-07

1936.

Announcing the Lasso Read-it-Later Service

nytpu.com/gemlog/2022-11-05

A Gemini page saver. Betula will one day get the ability to save Gemini documents btw, on an April's Fool's maybe :-)

2025-03-11

Reposted 1807.

A system to organise your life

johnnydecimal.com

Johnny.Decimal is designed to help you find things quickly, with more confidence, and less stress.

2024-12-25

1650.

gwit: gwit - Web sites over Git

sr.ht/~ivilata/gwit

gwit is a minimalist system for a Web of replicated, host-neutral, lightweight sites backed by Git.

2024-10-31

1586.

Does the Dog Die?

www.doesthedogdie.com

Trigger warnings for movies, TV, books, video games and more!

2024-10-29

1581.

The IDEs we had 30 years ago... and we lost

blogsystem5.substack.com/p/the-ides-we-had-30-years-ago-and

A deep dive into the text mode editors we had and how they compare to today's

Unexpectedly good.

2024-07-25

1404.

Technology | 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey

survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology

2024-06-28

1353.

A guide to home row mods

precondition.github.io/home-row-mods

What are home row mods? What is a mod-tap? What settings do you need to use? What are the alternatives? And more in this article...

I should get back into keyboards. Did you know I used to make ergokeebs from foam/cardboard and the cheapest components? Regarding the article, I don't think home row mods are a good idea.

2024-06-04

1290.

How we're building a browser when it's supposed to be impossible

awesomekling.substack.com/p/how-were-building-a-browser-when

2024-02-02

1091.

HTTPRange-14 - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPRange-14

A weird problem

2023-10-09

Reposted 687.

Monodraw

monodraw.helftone.com

Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac.

2023-10-01

653.

The future of Offpunk: UNIX command-line heaven and packaging hell

ploum.net/2023-10-01-future-of-offpunk-packaging-hell.html

2023-09-30

650.

Hixie's Natural Log: Meeting philosophy

ln.hixie.ch?start=1696014234&count=1

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

2023-08-10

554.

MNOG Improvement Mod

www.bzpower.com/topic/32802-mnog-improvement-mod

A mod for Bionicle Mata Nui Online Game that improves stuff without introducing anything new. When I want to play MNOG (and that day will come), I will play this version.

2023-08-05

540.

Bun: SQL client for Golang

bun.uptrace.dev

Lightweight Golang ORM for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, and SQLite

2023-07-14

451.

Computers are an inherently oppressive technology

www.devever.net/~hl/ruthlessness

This may seem a strange heading for someone whose career is in computers, yet I feel that this article has been a lifetime in the making. It is the product of intuitive observations and things that have stood out to me, even as a child, who even then could sense the sinister side of the most banal of technologies.

2023-03-19

95.

Alexey1994/simple-processor-circuit: simple processor circuit suitable for repeating transistors

github.com/Alexey1994/simple-processor-circuit

Этот процессор может быть выполнен на транзисторах в домашних условиях. Схема строится только на логических элементах NOT, OR, AND, XOR, NOR. Битность можно задать любую добавляя провода и логические элементы в соответствии со схемой. Здесь представлена схема минималистичного 4-х битного варианта на 155 логических элементов.

This processor can be hand-made. The only logic gates the circuit uses are NOT, OR, AND, XOR, NOR. You can adjust the word size by adding more wires and logic gates in line with the circuit. The circuit provided here is a minimalistic 4-bit one with 155 logic components.

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