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.
wayback.freedesktop.org
Wayback is an X11 compatibility layer which allows for running full X11 desktop environments using Wayland components. It is intended to eventually replace the classic X.Org server, thus reducing maintenance burden of X11 applications.
pxlnv.com
On 16 September 1997, Steve Jobs became interim CEO of Apple. 5,090 days later, he handed the reins to Tim Cook, weeks before he died.
5,090 days after 24 August 2011 is today [July 31, 2025]. The Cook era is now as long as the Jobs renaissance era.
github.com
bi-directional state synchronization between React and JSON files
jonmsterling.com
I understand that many people want to use the Web as a platform to make money or become famous; but I am equally within my rights to wish to use the Web to communicate ideas, create and consume educational materials, and socialise with my friends and family. It is a good thing rather than a bad thing to create tools that explicitly do not support the kind of fame-seeking behaviour that has turned the Web into a hellscape of scams, advertising, shilling, gambling, and exploitation. I do not judge the way any person chooses makes a living, but I know what I do and do not want in my life.
Count me in.
github.com
DOS Web browser for 8088 class machines
github.com
The smallest (actually usable) window manager.
newatlas.com
“This is not just a scientific breakthrough – it’s a game-changer for HIV/AIDS,” said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “For the first time, we have a tool that can fundamentally change the trajectory of the HIV epidemic – but only if we get it to the people who need it most. Our ambition is to reach two million people with long-acting PrEP. But we can only do that if the world steps up with the resources required.
github.com
CLI tool to insert spacers when command output stops
woodgears.ca
A question I’m sometimes asked is how to get into woodworking, what tools I would recommend, where to start.
I can’t really make good recommendations as to what specific brands of tools are better than others. Most of my tools were opportunistic purchases, with little regard to specific brands. More often than not, it’s price and a quick inspection to gauge the solidity of the tool that are the determining factors. My tools are usually not among the best that can be had, but good enough.
This is pretty much my approach as well. I’ve amassed a pretty complete workshop of used, free, cast-off, or otherwise affordable tools that work well.
cbc.ca
If successful, this would be Korhonen’s second world record. When she was in high school, she and her classmates set one for longest selfie stick, a record previously held by actor Ben Stiller.
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Korhonen also wants to take her electromechanical skills into her family’s escape room business as a prop builder, attract the attention of the Disney Imagineering team, and may even make a side hobby out of selling her tiny arcade machines.
There are a lot of surprising sentences in this article.