20 random bookmarks

Bookmarks and whatnot. Закладки и всякое.

2026-01-13

2070.

Apple iSight

paulstamatiou.com/gear/apple-isight

The 20 year old Apple iSight camera. This is my original Apple iSight camera (Rev C) that I purchased sometime around 2005. Its specs don't mean much today with a mere 640×480 resolution, but to me it stands out as a remarkably well-designed piece of hardware. The best detail was the rotating aperture

Pretty camera pretty

2025-08-20

1999.

Finden

search.transjovian.org/search

Instance of Xobaque

2025-06-08

1937.

~rostiger/memoir - A static photo album generator - sourcehut git

git.sr.ht/~rostiger/memoir

2025-04-27

1873.

There’s a trick to help you hear better. It may surprise you

www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/have-trouble-hearing-a-conversation-try-tapping-your-fingers

In a noisy environment, you can simply tap your finger before someone speaks to hear better,

Gotta try it!

2024-12-20

1633.

Heroes Of Might And Magic III: Browser Version (Online)

homm3.zip

Immerse yourself in the legendary world of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 online, right in your browser! This iconic turn-based strategy series, beloved by millions since 1999, is now available without installation. Explore vast worlds, develop towns, battle for resources, and build armies just like in the good old days. Enjoy classic gameplay with modern convenience—play anytime and share the nostalgia with friends!

2024-11-17

1593.

My simple guide to life

jasoncrawford.org/guide-to-life

Spend time on things that are enjoyable or important, ideally both

2024-07-12

1369.

On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons

ploum.net/2024-07-01-opensource_sustainability.html

Ploum recommends putting the AGPL license (or similar) on software and once again reminds that software is inherently political.

2024-05-13

1256.

Bloom Filters

samwho.dev/bloom-filters

A visual, interactive guide to what bloom filters are, when you would use them, and how they work.

2023-11-16

867.

NilAway: Practical Nil Panic Detection for Go

www.uber.com/blog/nilaway-practical-nil-panic-detection-for-go

A linter for Go that finds nil panics. It found several potential nil panic in Betula and Mycorrhiza codebases that I didn't bother fixing.

2023-11-14

Reposted 860.

Nota Language

nota-lang.org

A fresh take on typesetting

2023-10-21

796.

AP networking

flak.tedunangst.com/post/AP-networking

2023-10-13

740.

Inbox Zero - Björn Wärmedal

warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2022-02-19-inbox-zero.html

Now I use my inbox as a to do list of sorts. Emails are only there as long as they're relevant. Confirmation of a table reservation at a restaurant? It's at most relevant until the date of the booking has past. Archive it.

2023-10-08

683.

dolphin diary 0. introduction, or how and why to make a gamecube game in the year 202X

adamledoux.net/blog/posts/2023-10-08-dolphin-diary-0.html

2023-07-22

485.

crossbowerbt/dillo-plus

github.com/crossbowerbt/dillo-plus

A fork of both Dillo and Dillo NG with cool stuff added. Smolweb supported: Gopher and Gemini. All of a sudden, Telegram channels too? Plugins? I'll try it.

2023-06-11

320.

Numen Voice Control

numenvoice.org

Numen is Free Software voice control that gives people with strain or limited
use of their hands full control of their Linux machine. The philosophy is
to keep it simple with phrases that work universally.

2023-05-09

228.

Why you should migrate everything from Linux to BSD

unixsheikh.com/articles/why-you-should-migrate-everything-from-linux-to-bsd.html

2023-04-30

177.

Finding "The Internet" Toxic and Depressing? Consider Leaving Your Walled Garden.

cheapskatesguide.org/articles/toxic-gardens.html

If you are finding the Internet toxic and depressing, you are very likely spending your time on the wrong part of the Internet.

I've read more than 20 texts like this. Here's another one.

2023-04-19

167.

О, «Герои»? Дайте две! Как я писал очередной браузерный клон легендарной стратегии, в который уже почти* можно играть

habr.com/ru/companies/soletude/articles/719280

TL;DR для тех, кому некогда читать: Три года реального времени, ~340 дней разработки, 2 423 часа. 106 849 строк кода (62% JavaScript, 32% PHP, 6% CSS). Собственный парсер формата .h3m (...

2023-02-19

47.

Фотошоп Средневековья / Хабр

habr.com/ru/post/653069

При создании изображений в старых книгах использовали аналоговые методы редактирования и склейки изображений!

2023-02-06

35.

doldrusidus

gitlab.com/desertslug/doldrusidus

Doldrusidus is an open-ended, obscure simulation realized as a multiplayer game taking place in a small universe. At its core, the engine is a simulation of entities possessing a number of different components that represent their properties. One such property is the ability to emulate machine code assembled for the uxn fantasy architecture.