Encouraging a Culture of Written Communication
mcls.io
It’s not always obvious how to create such a culture, and it takes at least some level of discipline from the people involved to make it a habit.
Links
kmarchand/iCloudTabsAlfredWorkflow
github.com
Alfred2 workflow for retrieving iCloud tabs from all devices
smpanaro/icloud-tabs
github.com
Update iCloud tabs from Chrome.
Just published a talk I gave at a virtual conference
aaronparecki.com
It’s been fun to be able to “speak” at conferences in a highly edited format instead of winging it on stage!
I like this. Might have to think about this more as COVID-19 wears on and I’m having an itch to speak at conferences again.
The Amazing Short Guitar Sounds of Kortney Sweikert on Instagram
shapeof.com
She’s shaping the notes around each other, hitting each tone at just the right moment, and blending everything together in a way that should be impossible. The sounds aren’t just more than the sum of their parts, it’s an order of magnitude more than the parts. The music is made out of the atmosphere.
Find Safari Tabs with AppleScript
hea-www.harvard.edu
If you sometimes find yourself with so many tabs in Safari that you can’t find things and end up opening them again in a new tab, this script can help.
It asks for a search term, which it matches against the name (title) of every open tab, as well as the URL. If it finds one match, it raises that window to the top and switches to that tab. If it finds multiple matches, it offers you a list of matches that you can select from.
How Jigsaw Puzzles Are Made
daringfireball.net
I’m also curious how they ensure they don’t package up the puzzle with a piece or two missing, which is surely a recipe for driving someone mad.
Indeed. We did a pretty tough puzzle some time back which ultimately had one piece missing. I ended 3D printing a replacement.
Scuttlebot peer-to-peer log store
scuttlebot.io
Scuttlebot is an open source peer-to-peer log store used as a database, identity provider, and messaging system. It features global replication, file-syncronization, and end-to-end encryption.
Scott Made This | Volotic
scott.j38.net
Volotic is an experimental nonlinear sequencer for iOS. What does that mean? It means a fun way to create songs for everyone, with no musical experience required. To compose a song, populate the grid from a library of towers to create, modify and route beats into melodic and percussive instruments.
A Portland Software Engineer Is Bringing the Pay Phone Back, Minus the “Pay” Part
wweek.com
We believe that the time has come to greet each other not with our heads down, staring at our hands and begging for the permission of the minds that oversee our networks," reads part of the lengthy mission statement, “but proudly, standing tall, with our eyes open and aware of our surroundings.