MacsyZones, FancyZones for macOS
Very interesting-looking app aimed at window layout on macOS. While macOS has that sort of stuff built in now, this seems to go way beyond that.
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Space Weather by SolarHam
Space weather portal. Looks like a pretty dense but also really handy view of what the Sun's up to at the moment.
Mushroom Index: Mushroom Color Atlas
An atlas of mushrooms based around their colour.
I don't know that I'll ever have a use for this, but the fact that it exists makes me happy.
TypeStrong/ts-node: TypeScript execution and REPL for node.js
Useful-looking tool that makes TypeScript usable on the command line, amongst other things.
Chasing the Beast: El Reno tornado kills storm chaser Tim Samaras
Some details on what happened to Tim Samaras and his crew.
Hofstadter on Lisp: Atoms and Lists, re-printed in Metamagical Themas.
Well-known person writes about well-known programming language. Actually a good read from a historical perspective.
jank programming language - Clojure/LLVM/C++
A project to create a native code compiler for Clojure.
Perlisisms - "Epigrams in Programming" by Alan J. Perlis
It’s fascinating to see how many of these have no connection to programming today, but also how many do.
Ancient Stones - Homepage
Useful site that contains details of standing stones in and around the Lothians.
The War of the Worlds · Orson Welles on the Air, 1938-1946
The (in)famous radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds.
The Stallman report
Another document that collects together various reports about problematic behaviour by RMS.
Code review antipatterns
While most of the article is written as a joke, I've seen some of these "dark side" approaches for code reviews done by actual people who don't seem to want to use code review to lift everyone.
Saving this so I can relive the trauma.
Tech Tip: Program a Do Not Disturb Button onto StreamDeck (Mac) · Facilitator Club
Simple instructions on how to set up the Streamdeck with a DND focus mode toggle button.
Dispelling Information Asymmetry
Tim Peters' take on his suspension from CPython development.
RemovePaywall | Free online paywall remover
Paywall removal tool. These seem to be a bit of a moving target (or rather the success with which they work is), so it's good to have a collection of them.
NMS Ceefax
Ceefax, on the web. What's not to like?
🚨🚨 That's a lot of YAML 🚨🚨
YAML is bad m'kay?
(like, really, it is actually bad).
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction Setlist at Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne
Back in the 80s I went to a ZMatLR gig and I was sure that Fields of the Nephilim were the support act; or at least were supposed to be the support act.
This page would seem to pin down the date and the venue (the venue sounds about right anyway) and at least confirm that FotN were supposed to be the support.
slash pages
Fun little guide to all sorts of "common" pages you could add to a website. I imagine most people would never discover them, but I like it as an idea.
s l o w r o a d s
Endless driving in the browser; perfect for /those/ meetings. You know the ones.
Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts
I've not run into the new monthly screen recording prompt yet but I can imagine that when I do it might get annoying. I appreciate Apple being super cautious with security and stuff like this, most of the time, but this feels a bit too much.
It's good to know there is a way to work around it, if you're happy to go "under the hood".
iOS 18 beta removed option to track time in bed with iPhone
Having finally switched to using pure-Apple-ecosystem for sleep tracking, I was curious why I wasn't getting any sort of "time in bed" value recorded (as opposed to time asleep). The previous (iOS-based) tracking app did it just fine.
Turns out it used to be an option that was set on the phone, and iOS 18 seems to have taken it away, but still reports it (as nothing recorded).
Weird.
watchOS 11 is available today
What’s new in watchOS 11.
gaining access to anyones browser without them even visiting a website - eva's site
So I’m glad I never got comfortable with Arc, having briefly tried it and not really liked it.
The comedy and tragedy of detailed feedback
Good opinion piece about code reviews in different environments, contrasting FOSS and corporate styles and impact. I think there’s some good, if obvious, advice in here.
VelocityOne Flight - Features And Controls
Details about the features and controls of the VelocityOne Flight Control yoke.
Why To Not Write A Book
I can think of at least one person who needs to heed this warning. I also know that they won’t.
Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX, alleges “invasion” of land on US/Mexico border
I didn’t have CAH suing SpaceX on my 2024 bingo card. In retrospect it makes perfect sense. Also… absolutely on brand for SpaceX.
giscus
A widget for blogs and similar that uses GitHub discussions as a comments section. Might be a good idea for my own blog.
Emacs Docs
The main GNU Emacs documentation, but in a very attractive online form.