Compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT https://danluu.com/seo-spam/
An app can be a home-cooked meal (2020) https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/
Robin Sloan
An app can be a home-cooked meal
I made a messaging app for my family and my family only.
Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/this-holographic-camera-turns-any-window-into-an-invisible-camera
Digital Camera World
This holographic camera turns any window into an invisible camera
Zeiss' "Holocam" is a transparent camera powered by holography that turns glass windows into cameras
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Golden Rules of Interface Design (2013) https://www.cs.umd.edu/~ben/goldenrules.html
Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range? https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/101913/why-does-a-remote-car-key-work-when-held-to-your-head-body
Physics Stack Exchange
Why does a remote car key work when held to your head/body?
I was trying to unlock my car with a keyfob, but I was out of range. A friend of mine said that I have to hold the transmitter next to my head. It worked, so I tried the following later that day:
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Turing Complete is a game about computer science https://turingcomplete.game/
Building an e-ink picture frame that displays an iCloud photo album https://ben.page/eink
Databases and why their complexity is now unnecessary https://blog.redplanetlabs.com/2024/01/09/everything-wrong-with-databases-and-why-their-complexity-is-now-unnecessary/
Blog
Everything wrong with databases and why their complexity is now unnecessary
This post is not going to be about what’s wrong with individual databases. There are so many databases and so many individual API issues, operational problems, and arbitrary limitations that it wou…
Show HN: GodotOS – Fake operating system interface made in the Godot engine https://github.com/popcar2/GodotOS
GitHub
GitHub - popcar2/GodotOS: A Fake Operating System Interface made in Godot!
A Fake Operating System Interface made in Godot! Contribute to popcar2/GodotOS development by creating an account on GitHub.
Stellarium: Software which renders realistic skies in real time https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium
GitHub
GitHub - Stellarium/stellarium: Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It is…
Stellarium is a free GPL software which renders realistic skies in real time with OpenGL. It is available for Linux/Unix, Windows and macOS. With Stellarium, you really see what you can see with yo...
Dynamic programming is not black magic https://qsantos.fr/2024/01/04/dynamic-programming-is-not-black-magic/
Niklaus Wirth, or the Importance of Being Simple https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/279178-niklaus-wirth-or-the-importance-of-being-simple/fulltext
US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/16/us-app-store-alternative-purchase-option/
MacRumors
U.S. Developers Can Now Offer Non-App Store Purchasing Option, But Apple Will Still Collect Commissions
Apple is making major changes to its U.S. iOS App Store policies, and developers are now able to direct customers to a non-App Store purchasing...
K/simple: a tiny K interpreter for educational purposes by Arthur Whitney https://github.com/kparc/ksimple
GitHub
GitHub - kparc/ksimple: k/simple is a bare minimum k interpreter for learning purposes by arthur whitney
k/simple is a bare minimum k interpreter for learning purposes by arthur whitney - kparc/ksimple