ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox
github.com
🗃 Open source self-hosted web archiving. Takes URLs/browser history/bookmarks/Pocket/Pinboard/etc., saves HTML, JS, PDFs, media, and more…
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John Muir - The patron saint of backyard VW mechanics everywhere...
bigbluevw.com
When we bought our bus, the original copy Monty bought in 1970 was still in the back, though now moldy and grease-stained. And I use it almost every time I work on the bus. If for nothing else than to gain a little perspective on why I am working on the bus.
Kids who grew up with search engines could change STEM education forever
theverge.com
“I grew up when you had to have a file; you had to save it; you had to know where it was saved. There was no search function,” says Saavik Ford, a professor of astronomy at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. But among her students, “There’s not a conception that there’s a place where files live. They just search for it and bring it up.”
4x Quonset home-studio: 40 years of artistic simple living
youtube.com
In the desert of Joshua Tree, Bobby Furst’s home/studio/compound is an artistic wonderland built from 4 Quonset huts, 3 Airstream trailers, and a shipping container. When Furst left LA for the desert he erected one two-story 50’ by 30’ Quonset hut with a lofted bedroom and industrial kitchen and bathroom.
As his first build became more of a theater/concert space, First bought another kit and erected a second, third and fourth unit. Using just a friend or two and the help of a Genie Lift, he erected the building’s arch by arch with just the simple bolt technology.
jedimatt42/tipi
github.com
TI-99/4A to Raspberry PI messaging through console sideport
mathiasbynens/dotfiles
github.com
🔧 .files, including ~/.macos — sensible hacker defaults for macOS
code-hike/codehike
github.com
Marvellous code walkthroughs
Jerry Lawson revolutionized video gaming from his Silicon Valley garage. Then the world forgot him.
sfchronicle.com
The self-taught engineer without a college education was behind one of the most significant inventions of the century: the first video game system with interchangeable cartridges, which revolutionized the burgeoning industry of home video gaming.
Subaru plays Toto's "Africa" if you forget your keys
imgur.com
For my wife’s birthday, I modified her car (2015 Subaru Impreza) to play “Africa” by Toto if she forgets her keys in the ignition. It can also play a selection of her other favorite songs.
This project was inspired the legendary Volvo 240 video by Chris NG and 8 Bit Universe with a similar “Africa” door chime feature.
Rediscovering the Small Web
neustadt.fr
This essay is my attempt to show you what the small and independent web can look like, why it’s different from the the sites that dominate web traffic today, why it’s worth exploring and how easy it is for anyone to be a part of it.