https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog2024-03-28T17:39:14+00:00Nelson Minarnelson@monkey.orgpython-feedgenA collection of interesting links, a few a day.https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/0d319a0edaf861457b23223d665e46f6░L░I░N░K░I░N░B░I░O░2024-03-28T17:39:14+00:00<p>A popular form of spam on Musk Twitter. Provocative Neighbors pays spammers $3 or more per victim.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/0d319a0edaf861457b23223d665e46f6-640.webp" width=640 height=336 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-28T17:39:14+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/c4a6d68c0ab77168ff4731906c9e3523Sagittarius A* image2024-03-27T22:03:56+00:00<p>First polarized image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy and why that's so interesting</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/c4a6d68c0ab77168ff4731906c9e3523-640.webp" width=640 height=640 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-27T22:03:56+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/97369c71b05dae36a54af96288518942Manarchists2024-03-27T16:23:01+00:00<p>Biting critique of a certain kind of awful white guy</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/97369c71b05dae36a54af96288518942-640.webp" width=640 height=479 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-27T16:23:01+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/869bb95fc1d3316440e48ca8afe60117If Trump Wins2024-03-26T16:59:27+00:00<p>The Atlantic's full issue looking at plans for a second Trump presidency</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/869bb95fc1d3316440e48ca8afe60117-640.webp" width=640 height=640 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-26T16:59:27+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/877c701f5740530de3973f5edb983769Practical Sous Vide2024-03-26T15:29:54+00:00<p>A technical book on the cooking method</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/877c701f5740530de3973f5edb983769-640.webp" width=640 height=640 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-26T15:29:54+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/619019a2f3136981e7d8b5004d5bd3fbDali ship position2024-03-26T14:19:49+00:00<p>Click "track" for detailed path of the container ship that hit a bridge in Baltimore</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/619019a2f3136981e7d8b5004d5bd3fb-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-26T14:19:49+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/6977c07a1c2f9dcd63609c192bcf1469PG&E water failures2024-03-26T13:55:41+00:00<p>Nevada County is facing a water shortage because our incompetent electric company is mismanaging their water systems. New evidence of neglected maintenance</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/6977c07a1c2f9dcd63609c192bcf1469-640.webp" width=640 height=480 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-26T13:55:41+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/0d7d390bce4653bda6e47f01f93646a5Fifth Circuit judge corruption2024-03-25T22:21:11+00:00<p>Judge in anti-abortion case ruled as his wife was collecting payments from the folks who brought the case to the court</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/0d7d390bce4653bda6e47f01f93646a5-640.webp" width=640 height=336 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-25T22:21:11+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/f40821c317713f928ed86d12945fa9ddAbout Placemark.io2024-03-25T15:18:26+00:00<p>Forthright discussion of the difficulty in being sole owner of a small tech startup. Business, emotion, the whole muddle.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/f40821c317713f928ed86d12945fa9dd-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-25T15:18:26+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/1de55275e57afac109648f3d5b0f9b43Geli Raubal2024-03-24T17:23:55+00:00<p>Hitler's niece, a young woman he controlled and possibly had a sexual relationship with. She met an early end by either suicide or murder.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/1de55275e57afac109648f3d5b0f9b43-640.webp" width=640 height=883 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-24T17:23:55+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/aeab8eaffc870bc5efb1a0b319f2bc20Hitler's Enablers2024-03-24T17:21:48+00:00<p>Detailed writing of Hitler's rise to power and how it was enabled by scheming political men who were all outmaneuvered</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/aeab8eaffc870bc5efb1a0b319f2bc20-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-24T17:21:48+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/122acbaf0cd3a1a9bb7ff929c4650eaaCodices of San Andrés Tetepilco2024-03-24T14:43:31+00:00<p>1600 Aztec texts come to public display, having been preserved for centuries by a family</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/122acbaf0cd3a1a9bb7ff929c4650eaa-640.webp" width=640 height=395 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-24T14:43:31+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/b50f0a2aeba68931a25a58ca1a4392d21870s gay bushrangers2024-03-24T14:14:31+00:00<p>Two Australian men who were a couple in a very rough time and place</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/b50f0a2aeba68931a25a58ca1a4392d2-640.webp" width=640 height=361 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-24T14:14:31+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/840d3aaaa1df36828515b958bd824974mapml-viewer2024-03-24T13:21:58+00:00<p>Embedded web maps as an HTML component</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/840d3aaaa1df36828515b958bd824974.image" width=48 height=48 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-24T13:21:58+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/8004f55ab929f7ed074f8847655f8a50Strachey love letters2024-03-23T23:02:56+00:00<p>Interesting 1950s proto-AI, also an early example of queer computing</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/8004f55ab929f7ed074f8847655f8a50-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-23T23:02:56+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/916515fcde199094e32d5c7d3b0a4e21ChatGPT for extended coding2024-03-23T17:00:57+00:00<p>Remarkable lengthy session getting an LLM to write C code, compile it as a sqlite extension, then test and use it from Python</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/916515fcde199094e32d5c7d3b0a4e21-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-23T17:00:57+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/9b7b9e9090107ea6420c986594488b84Life Universe2024-03-23T15:16:11+00:00<p>Conway's Game of Life set up to emulate the Game of Life. Infinitely recursive. Click "Life Universe" link in the article to see it in action.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/9b7b9e9090107ea6420c986594488b84-640.webp" width=640 height=427 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-23T15:16:11+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/27a2c5237e7bb8648df5571e6f46af92Awesome Selfhosted2024-03-22T18:50:12+00:00<p>A very long list of self-hosted apps and servers</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/27a2c5237e7bb8648df5571e6f46af92-640.webp" width=640 height=117 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-22T18:50:12+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/dd3c141fa61970215098be958da554a6Dream Quest2024-03-22T18:43:32+00:00<p>2014 deck building game that was genre-defining for deckbuilders and metaprogression</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/dd3c141fa61970215098be958da554a6-640.webp" width=640 height=367 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-22T18:43:32+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/027c334f09ee612af96cf68d1d8f4072Roguelike vs. Roguelite2024-03-22T17:26:58+00:00<p>Cogent 2024 explanation for a couple of related game genres</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/027c334f09ee612af96cf68d1d8f4072-640.webp" width=640 height=320 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-22T17:26:58+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/cfc8ceb9bf69bbceb12dd509fb3da10bPG&E cuts our water2024-03-22T14:31:45+00:00<p>It's not just electricity; the incompetent company also has screwed up the water supply for Nevada County</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/cfc8ceb9bf69bbceb12dd509fb3da10b-640.webp" width=640 height=427 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-22T14:31:45+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/83b14a6bf3b5841b928843ce505b6f6aUSB / DC barrel cables2024-03-21T21:16:16+00:00<p>Cables to power things from USB that ordinarily require their own transformer</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/83b14a6bf3b5841b928843ce505b6f6a-640.webp" width=640 height=640 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-21T21:16:16+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/4d6efb61f629c618060908ca2da7e974Reddit content moderation2024-03-21T13:02:18+00:00<p>Overview of the positive social changes in the site in the last ten years</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/4d6efb61f629c618060908ca2da7e974-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-21T13:02:18+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/5db938c8e1bb7bddbdf91725876d3ea7Thermal Springs in the U.S.2024-03-20T19:03:02+00:00<p>Nice detailed map of locations of hot springs</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/5db938c8e1bb7bddbdf91725876d3ea7-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-20T19:03:02+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/32d2683cf4395d6dec162bc35e1176d1GPS jamming map2024-03-20T16:35:45+00:00<p>Clever public map of where GPS is being interfered with</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/32d2683cf4395d6dec162bc35e1176d1-640.webp" width=640 height=480 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-20T16:35:45+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/2692fa230efce4c89ef9b1708d667f2fShrinking Salton Sea2024-03-19T17:19:05+00:00<p>Detailed plot of changing shoreline</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/2692fa230efce4c89ef9b1708d667f2f-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-19T17:19:05+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/b4805ff9f8c6e8f1d22c7ba679bb13efBalatro interview2024-03-19T15:24:43+00:00<p>Discussion with LocalThunk, the sole indie developer of the new breakout hit game. 1M copies sold so far, $15M revenue.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/b4805ff9f8c6e8f1d22c7ba679bb13ef-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-19T15:24:43+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/cb20bdc7eccd3cead585229d6a476327Reddit deceptive ads2024-03-17T16:49:50+00:00<p>Company very proud to make ads that look just like actual organic content</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/cb20bdc7eccd3cead585229d6a476327-640.webp" width=640 height=257 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-17T16:49:50+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/628ed1104f0f2a63e93fc46ec6f57495Consent-o-Matic2024-03-17T15:24:59+00:00<p>An open source extension for autofilling privacy / cookie consent forms on many popular publishing platforms</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/628ed1104f0f2a63e93fc46ec6f57495-640.webp" width=640 height=320 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-17T15:24:59+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/d70e3a00e7e3d8a7b39d0db94990071cAtkinson Hyperlegible2024-03-17T15:05:26+00:00<p>A sans-serif font designed for legibility for people with limited vision</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/d70e3a00e7e3d8a7b39d0db94990071c-640.webp" width=640 height=996 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-17T15:05:26+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/f28a3e7cc9d9e946d0e1c44d9558e047Dating app enshittification2024-03-16T16:47:29+00:00<p>Details of how Tinder / Bumble / Hinge / Grindr etc are getting worse, in part as a monetization strategy</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/f28a3e7cc9d9e946d0e1c44d9558e047-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-16T16:47:29+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/984b00ff6f35d0e806bcbf16c8ca5339On Colorblindness2024-03-15T20:56:36+00:00<p>Long, carefully researched and argued essay about racial justice in America</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/984b00ff6f35d0e806bcbf16c8ca5339-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-15T20:56:36+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/fb7cee6f94da69a277afb5dc8a5d9be9nanofont3x42024-03-15T17:01:05+00:00<p>A legible ASCII font in a 3x3 bitmap matrix</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/fb7cee6f94da69a277afb5dc8a5d9be9-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-15T17:01:05+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/62ae956c141be2a9cc7239e59bc2a9fbPolitical email blocklist2024-03-14T23:20:50+00:00<p>EveryAction has a global blacklist that will help you avoid a lot of political email</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/62ae956c141be2a9cc7239e59bc2a9fb-640.webp" width=640 height=320 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-14T23:20:50+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/505f6b0a26768bfc02639472f8c58719FNET/GridEye2024-03-14T17:56:06+00:00<p>Global scale monitoring of power grids. Click the map links, etc for interesting views</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/505f6b0a26768bfc02639472f8c58719-640.webp" width=640 height=140 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-14T17:56:06+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/9129d5ab53963bd80ef0ba78195738a0Facebook and Mercurial2024-03-13T18:04:58+00:00<p>Details on why Facebook doesn't use git. Partly performance, partly the culture of git development.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/9129d5ab53963bd80ef0ba78195738a0-640.webp" width=640 height=336 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-13T18:04:58+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/72149acc30a1950a4271e8175e548df1Museo Larco2024-03-13T17:11:42+00:00<p>A collection of Mesoamerican pottery, maybe specifically Moche pots? Those are famous for their sexually explicit ones.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/72149acc30a1950a4271e8175e548df1-640.webp" width=640 height=144 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-13T17:11:42+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/1f5145a36d692bade4148c424929120dDaily AI2024-03-13T17:03:05+00:00<p>Framework for using LLMs with voice applications</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/1f5145a36d692bade4148c424929120d-640.webp" width=640 height=640 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-13T17:03:05+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/b696decbd421c7fd7d8a9c8e314325f9Billionaires are a policy failure2024-03-13T16:19:35+00:00<p>Thoughtful essay explicating just how weird it is to have an enormous amount of money and how it is bad for American society.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/b696decbd421c7fd7d8a9c8e314325f9-640.webp" width=640 height=427 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-13T16:19:35+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/45964bf44efc7377c484f8edc61e708eAttacking Biden effigy2024-03-11T17:37:05+00:00<p>Fascism on display in Kansas City</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/45964bf44efc7377c484f8edc61e708e-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-11T17:37:05+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/0be6f87fbcdb47f08a38ffd6a5a9dfa1Chinese thoughts on EV brands2024-03-11T15:09:09+00:00<p>Interesting Reddit post from a Chinese person talking about how people see the various Chinese electric car brands</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/0be6f87fbcdb47f08a38ffd6a5a9dfa1-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-11T15:09:09+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/6a5dee835f84513c6e89399505646278Musk's charity fraud2024-03-10T22:21:43+00:00<p>Collected billions in tax breaks, doesn't distribute the foundation money to worthy causes unless they benefit him and his businesses directly.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/6a5dee835f84513c6e89399505646278-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-10T22:21:43+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/6ffad138a232b4b695d21ee7d2201df3Venus figurines2024-03-10T15:57:55+00:00<p>Roundup of speculation on prehistoric feminine sculptures that span millenia</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/6ffad138a232b4b695d21ee7d2201df3-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-10T15:57:55+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/cc9ee345922276d400a5a916b25b515f1963 NYT on Overt Homosexuality2024-03-09T16:53:00+00:00<p>Ugly newspaper article but somewhat well researched and balanced for its time.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/cc9ee345922276d400a5a916b25b515f-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-09T16:53:00+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/61421616ce999cc646684d78a5efba3dStarlink Latency improvements2024-03-08T23:13:18+00:00<p>Brief technical notes on a significant service improvement I've noticed</p>
<p></p>2024-03-08T23:13:18+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/922d2cd69083daba953b477167c88442British Library postmortem2024-03-08T17:12:01+00:00<p>Details of the ransomware attack on the institution and the recovery. Really nice to see this level of detail in public.</p>
<p></p>2024-03-08T17:12:01+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/7a7b019dcc60ab96b5903ea7fbeffb6fTraining LLM at home2024-03-08T16:29:51+00:00<p>Clever work to make AI training possible on cheaper lower RAM video cards instead of specialized AI processors</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/7a7b019dcc60ab96b5903ea7fbeffb6f-640.webp" width=640 height=343 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-08T16:29:51+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/9207d677deb89941b3e74f5f753c2cceApple cuts off Epic2024-03-06T18:57:05+00:00<p>Highlighting the danger of a monopoly platform</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/9207d677deb89941b3e74f5f753c2cce-640.webp" width=640 height=401 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-06T18:57:05+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/17d227737a6b5f2e35f84e313f6653d3St. Piran's Day2024-03-06T17:39:10+00:00<p>Grass Valley celebrates its Cornish history by tossing pasties</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/17d227737a6b5f2e35f84e313f6653d3-640.webp" width=640 height=854 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-06T17:39:10+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/948eefd8ba3a865e353b45e4a9113b88Aptos design2024-03-06T17:20:54+00:00<p>Details of Microsoft's process for their new default fonts</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/948eefd8ba3a865e353b45e4a9113b88-640.webp" width=640 height=361 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-06T17:20:54+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/d770a8c949f78e5f48c4a70a9c26a4f9Autobiography of an Androgyne2024-03-05T02:06:05+00:00<p>1918 narrative of a transgender woman's life</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/d770a8c949f78e5f48c4a70a9c26a4f9-640.webp" width=640 height=959 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-05T02:06:05+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/96501c7aaf28add6c22b046c065511e4Twitter leaking IP address2024-03-05T02:02:32+00:00<p>Geniuses launch a new feature which lets any Twitter user see your IP address, a major privacy violation</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/96501c7aaf28add6c22b046c065511e4-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-05T02:02:32+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/37ccbd19ab50131171b3ea58badf0c7dambient.garden2024-03-04T01:21:51+00:00<p>"can a composition be organized in space rather than time?"</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/37ccbd19ab50131171b3ea58badf0c7d-640.webp" width=640 height=336 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-04T01:21:51+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/544f7360d9550424a85b65e069a14301Voter suppression2024-03-03T23:09:47+00:00<p>Trump allies misapplying regulations to disenfranchise voters</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/544f7360d9550424a85b65e069a14301-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-03T23:09:47+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/9840197720d48547d68190a219af31e2Feeds All Around2024-03-03T19:36:42+00:00<p>Shows RSS feeds related to Mastodon users</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/9840197720d48547d68190a219af31e2-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-03T19:36:42+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/ce52c3c0e704c016d08eaf901d470ef1Bissextus2024-03-03T19:35:17+00:00<p>Leap Day is actually February 24, according to historical calendars</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/ce52c3c0e704c016d08eaf901d470ef1-640.webp" width=640 height=823 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-03T19:35:17+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/2485ed98397468990a9f404c21b4fa04Observable Framework ideas2024-03-03T18:06:17+00:00<p>Simon Willison breaks down the innovations in Mike Bostock's new data science publishing system</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/2485ed98397468990a9f404c21b4fa04.image" width=864 height=729 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-03T18:06:17+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/641ce22a50023f5a3b0850da4dac5dd2REST reconsidered2024-03-03T17:54:51+00:00<p>A lament on how the distributed systems term REST has gotten watered down</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/641ce22a50023f5a3b0850da4dac5dd2-640.webp" width=640 height=942 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-03T17:54:51+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/bda348a8060dd8e9e8a01782a16e0790Avast fraud2024-03-03T17:29:22+00:00<p>Anti-virus software / malware has been selling browsing data for years and misleading customers</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/bda348a8060dd8e9e8a01782a16e0790-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-03T17:29:22+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/2ad48ba8ca1a4fed52672b9d33b00a45One billion rows in Go2024-03-03T16:19:58+00:00<p>Nice explication of optimization and profiling techniques</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/2ad48ba8ca1a4fed52672b9d33b00a45-640.webp" width=640 height=324 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-03T16:19:58+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/e75071ad369e82ba449d9f7c8a8fd9d8Mastodon for Apple II2024-03-03T01:33:07+00:00<p>Now with video?!</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/e75071ad369e82ba449d9f7c8a8fd9d8-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-03T01:33:07+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/4046f85f23672b31891d9564a454d625DONOTREPLY.CARDS2024-03-02T17:56:38+00:00<p>A website for Dan Hon's brilliant "don't reply to my social media message in a dumb way" project</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/4046f85f23672b31891d9564a454d625-640.webp" width=640 height=341 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-02T17:56:38+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/54ae7837cc1816a4b1a0ac016e7d4071Radio Squirrels2024-03-02T17:35:51+00:00<p>Photo essay on some folks keeping an old maritime radio station alive</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/54ae7837cc1816a4b1a0ac016e7d4071-640.webp" width=640 height=281 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-02T17:35:51+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/278ab09002638be47d08ccbbab5b7792Tumblr / Mullenweg analysis2024-03-02T17:26:05+00:00<p>A thoughtful commentary on the mess over at Tumblr lately centered on the CEO Matt Mullenweg responding to a complaint of anti-transgender bias</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/278ab09002638be47d08ccbbab5b7792.image" width=480 height=270 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-02T17:26:05+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/7171407a30558d14a177e972e59dbecaNYC Trash2024-03-02T17:06:03+00:00<p>Excellent feature on the most baffling of American civic problems; a great city that leaves its garbage mounded on the sidewalks</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/7171407a30558d14a177e972e59dbeca-640.webp" width=640 height=336 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-02T17:06:03+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/c233fcfa60b55a92dee8122eb4cc1dffLGBTQ+ representation in games2024-03-01T18:03:48+00:00<p>Report on a GLAAD study showing 1 in 5 gamers are queer, then reflecting on the lack of representation in games</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/c233fcfa60b55a92dee8122eb4cc1dff-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-03-01T18:03:48+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/6b2da418c6c2f3ddb15699b4eb52b5392024 Leap Day bugs2024-02-29T22:39:10+00:00<p>A depressing list of sloppy programming</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/6b2da418c6c2f3ddb15699b4eb52b539-640.webp" width=640 height=427 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-29T22:39:10+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/524f2f97f167cfa591ffb0e70758b77eSave the gay whales2024-02-29T00:53:22+00:00<p>First instance of humpback sex observed, between two males. Article includes some complex explanation for homosexual behavior. Maybe they're just good buddies?</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/524f2f97f167cfa591ffb0e70758b77e-640.webp" width=640 height=336 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-29T00:53:22+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/bfddce58549d6c87fac824fe3d602497SRENITY ONLINE2024-02-28T15:56:34+00:00<p>Affirmations for tech workers</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/bfddce58549d6c87fac824fe3d602497-640.webp" width=640 height=432 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-28T15:56:34+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/c61195cde770ceba4b68d243ec357e2fDoorDash Gremlins2024-02-28T15:19:23+00:00<p>Unflattering photos of people picking up their delivery food</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/c61195cde770ceba4b68d243ec357e2f-640.webp" width=640 height=853 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-28T15:19:23+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/2568df8af1279c70e9363e60e49d11acFriends of Sophia2024-02-27T22:52:49+00:00<p>Queer sci-fi short with Nana Visitor. Looks fun.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/2568df8af1279c70e9363e60e49d11ac-640.webp" width=640 height=338 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-27T22:52:49+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/b164bdb04d8aedb350d42d9703e7ca32The Calculator2024-02-27T17:51:34+00:00<p>1970s Casio QL-10 calculator came with a built-in cigarette lighter</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/b164bdb04d8aedb350d42d9703e7ca32-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-27T17:51:34+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/04e8ce80fd96b082d0bf3f3b40a92e00pkgx drama2024-02-27T16:10:06+00:00<p>Software packager uses AI to write nonsense descriptions of various projects</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/04e8ce80fd96b082d0bf3f3b40a92e00-640.webp" width=640 height=320 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-27T16:10:06+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/52e6c53314c4bfc41bc3403fa680117dWeak Jalapeño2024-02-26T23:31:54+00:00<p>An argument that the special TAM II peppers bred to have little heat now have infiltrated the nation's chile supply</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/52e6c53314c4bfc41bc3403fa680117d-640.webp" width=640 height=427 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-26T23:31:54+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/c7871bd5c7a3a1f4b304e925579633b4Cert expiry RSS2024-02-26T19:48:20+00:00<p>Simple solution for monitoring when an SSL certificate is about to expire</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/c7871bd5c7a3a1f4b304e925579633b4-640.webp" width=640 height=258 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-26T19:48:20+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/9fbad87894c92b7f3f1ce3196e1c7701AI supervision2024-02-26T17:35:39+00:00<p>Interesting results looking at how an AI overseer has changed the way tennis umpires do their jobs</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/9fbad87894c92b7f3f1ce3196e1c7701-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-26T17:35:39+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/02084dcd559e4f4f5b3c29c48e28e509Turkish TV2024-02-26T17:35:08+00:00<p>Turkey exports a lot of TV shows that are popular in Europe and elsewhere, but not so much the US / UK</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/02084dcd559e4f4f5b3c29c48e28e509-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-26T17:35:08+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/480babec382c7ec11c1f3543d96f94c3Delicious in Dungeon2024-02-25T17:03:51+00:00<p>A new Netflix show that's sort of D&D fantasy, sort of a food show</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/480babec382c7ec11c1f3543d96f94c3-640.webp" width=640 height=335 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-25T17:03:51+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/625ee7c0b49d91bbac0b4fb517e4fc3dElectric factories2024-02-25T15:47:19+00:00<p>Detailed article on efforts to replace industrial fossil fuel heating with electric. Heat pumps, thermal batteries, etc. In lieu of carbon capture.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/625ee7c0b49d91bbac0b4fb517e4fc3d-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-25T15:47:19+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/c1364eb48f681536af64248f2e2e8ec3Reddit IPO plan2024-02-25T14:50:38+00:00<p>Details on a program to let major Reddit users buy a taste of the stock offering</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/c1364eb48f681536af64248f2e2e8ec3-640.webp" width=640 height=335 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-25T14:50:38+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/1c9ae72a53f9d19b059ab6a3364cdcfdReddit IPO plan2024-02-25T14:50:38+00:00<p>Details on a program to let major Reddit users buy a taste of the stock offering</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/1c9ae72a53f9d19b059ab6a3364cdcfd-640.webp" width=640 height=335 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-25T14:50:38+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/a3843793ef5f50bd7c1f35de16c5b9afSelf hosting maps2024-02-24T17:41:21+00:00<p>Covering the open source GIS options for hosting web maps in 2024. Protomaps, MapLibre,</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/a3843793ef5f50bd7c1f35de16c5b9af-640.webp" width=640 height=214 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-24T17:41:21+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/73fc7583a8525e7dcc21621b07dfed08UnReal World2024-02-24T15:10:29+00:00<p>An early roguelike RPG that still gets updates</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/73fc7583a8525e7dcc21621b07dfed08.image" width=200 height=62 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-24T15:10:29+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/d7a64303f5949cfa0d18e1d08927d472Reno vote-by-mail problems2024-02-23T18:30:41+00:00<p>Degradation of postal service might mean it gets difficult to vote in Reno, Nevada</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/d7a64303f5949cfa0d18e1d08927d472-640.webp" width=640 height=361 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-23T18:30:41+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/7da27e071a1da91e04383e02fd96a26cAnthropology Yesterday2024-02-23T14:53:18+00:00<p>A history of anthropology blog</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/7da27e071a1da91e04383e02fd96a26c-640.webp" width=640 height=640 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-23T14:53:18+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/c655655892ef6ea2ab6bafb87515da3bFixing Atari E.T.2024-02-22T14:31:51+00:00<p>Detailed notes on patching the infamously buggy game</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/c655655892ef6ea2ab6bafb87515da3b-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-22T14:31:51+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/e62fdff61656620a44295c26eea681d1Niue .nu TLD2024-02-21T19:37:22+00:00<p>Long, sad story of a country's Internet identity being sold and not reclaimed</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/shotscraper/e62fdff61656620a44295c26eea681d1-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-21T19:37:22+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/d9f439e47cb6a78904b00397f2260650Mother 3 fan translation2024-02-21T16:32:10+00:00<p>Unauthorized translation of the 2006 GBA game</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/d9f439e47cb6a78904b00397f2260650-640.webp" width=640 height=631 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-21T16:32:10+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/7926ca7a31d5ad0b29033791b8c737b4Mother 3 / Switch (JP)2024-02-21T16:30:35+00:00<p>Legendary unobtainable game has gotten a new release, but once again Japan only.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/7926ca7a31d5ad0b29033791b8c737b4-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-21T16:30:35+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/f447107c7705d0728c18a5f7cf78891dWilhoit's Law2024-02-20T19:06:45+00:00<p>An aphorism about conservative politics that is often misattributed</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/f447107c7705d0728c18a5f7cf78891d-640.webp" width=640 height=427 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-20T19:06:45+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/6cfa181e4021ba3b9e333c61341e975cJeremy Zawodny leaves Craigslist2024-02-20T16:38:51+00:00<p>Old school engineer at an old school Internet company, leaves after 15+ years.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/6cfa181e4021ba3b9e333c61341e975c-640.webp" width=640 height=640 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-20T16:38:51+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/cabc292ce728caa6f84a2faa28f2ccb2Shaarli2024-02-19T20:58:09+00:00<p>A self-hosted bookmark manager like Pinboard or Raindrop</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/cabc292ce728caa6f84a2faa28f2ccb2-640.webp" width=640 height=389 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-19T20:58:09+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/e03d75cdedf65c572c253744616de687Numberbarn2024-02-19T18:51:34+00:00<p>An Internet-centric solution for when you need a phone number but don't want a landline or cell contract. An alternative to Google Voice</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/e03d75cdedf65c572c253744616de687-640.webp" width=640 height=334 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-19T18:51:34+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/6731307a84ad346fdb0f11a200991865htmz2024-02-19T16:22:56+00:00<p>A trivial version of a web page that loads dynamic content from a server. Sort of a troll, sort of a real demo of the power of the modern web platform.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/6731307a84ad346fdb0f11a200991865-640.webp" width=640 height=240 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-19T16:22:56+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/623cab1d566cf85887b5e92defd4de05GoAccess2024-02-19T15:58:31+00:00<p>A simple web access log visualizer</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/623cab1d566cf85887b5e92defd4de05-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-19T15:58:31+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/4bae97e7c42884e718ef84877ea370efDark Bombadil2024-02-19T15:26:02+00:00<p>2011 essay with an alternate perspective on one of Tolkien's most perplexing characters.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/4bae97e7c42884e718ef84877ea370ef-640.webp" width=640 height=640 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-19T15:26:02+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/7904324d407b8f1c2d0796904320df26Sea Ranch Connect2024-02-18T21:42:45+00:00<p>Community fiber ISP in a wealthy California development</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/7904324d407b8f1c2d0796904320df26-640.webp" width=640 height=320 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-18T21:42:45+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/0a57b96d8942214767e291c37b6d7909USGS Topo maps2024-02-18T15:26:40+00:00<p>Nice collection of historical maps</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/0a57b96d8942214767e291c37b6d7909-640.webp" width=640 height=361 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-18T15:26:40+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/0dd896f8dcd52f59bb49e6d75eedf7aeExploding face2024-02-18T02:46:53+00:00<p>"Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole F*cking Face Explodes", a sci-fi short of adolescent love (gorey)</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/0dd896f8dcd52f59bb49e6d75eedf7ae-640.webp" width=640 height=360 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-18T02:46:53+00:00https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/6f3f9f4e225c38e1c40cebf0a9339200Diversi-Dial2024-02-17T17:59:34+00:00<p>DDial was a 1980s dialup chat system, a little like IRC but for 7 (or later 12) users</p>
<p><img src="https://www.somebits.com/linkblog/previews/metascrape/6f3f9f4e225c38e1c40cebf0a9339200-640.webp" width=640 height=575 class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual" alt=""/></p>2024-02-17T17:59:34+00:00