Links to things that I've found interesting, sometimes with commentary.
Currently a combination of:
I wrote a post about how this system works and there is also an RSS feed available.
sive.rs
Want to chat with friends? You need to connect the internet-connection block, message-sending block, message-receiving block, smiley-face-making block, and user interface block. Bundle it up, type a command to name it anything you want, give it an icon, and now you have a chat program.
vintageportland.wordpress.com
This decal was part of the Fair Rose Plan – a campaign to pass an ordinance against discrimination. If a store promised not to discriminate, they would be given one of these decals.
github.com
Mirror of Software Foundations in PDF
daringfireball.net
Talented writers don’t need italics, but they can make good use of it if it’s available. Being able to add hypertext links to certain words is like that, but so much more powerful. Italic and bold emphasis are information-density additives. But as Kottke observes, used deftly, hypertext links are an information-density multiplier.
buttondown.com
I’m just taking a more active role in my life. What that looks like for me is, I have a bunch of different hobbies and I’m trying out new things every week, but mostly just creating. I have so much time to write things, draw things, paint things, sew things, sculpt things, and also take classes in New York City. There’s so many great free resources for high school students.
github.com
query language and terminal utility for querying and transforming Lisp, JSON and other text files. written in Common Lisp
github.com
Intuitive note taking app. Import and annotate PDFs, manipulate imported photos with intuitive gestures, and take notes with Apple Pencil.
github.com
A Christmas tree ornament based on the ATtiny85
github.com
A library for turning nebulous data into well-structured data, with a focus on composition, performance, generality, and ergonomics.
wiki.xxiivv.com
These languages often have two phases; the first gives a set of rules, and the second provides an accumulator on which those rules are to be applied.