User:Woozle/linkdump/2020

January

• https://www.overleaf.com/ - proprietary (but highly-recommended) WYSIWYM LaTeX editor web service (free for single user)
• https://www.reddit.com/r/bullcity/comments/ejxh2i/old_wimpys_grill_in_durham_is_reopening_with_a/
• https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-doomed-mouse-utopia-that-inspired-the-rats-of-nimh
• Why can't I remember the name of the Dunning-Kruger effect half the time??
• https://www.3dbuzz.com/ - lots of free video courses for download (paid site has shut down), don't know how long they'll be available
• https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ - this article has some value, but also is questionable in places
• https://github.com/synesthesiam/rhasspy "an offline, multilingual voice assistant toolkit inspired by Jasper that works well with Home Assistant, Hass.io, and Node-RED."
  • https://hackers.town/@drwho/103438566197854182
• https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted - self-hosted software - list of what's available in many categories
• https://www.quora.com/I-was-at-McDonald-s-and-I-noticed-that-customers-were-choosing-to-wait-in-line-to-order-with-the-cashier-instead-of-using-the-available-kiosks-Why-do-you-think-that-is - bad retail-automation design
• https://means.tv/
  • https://toot.cat/@woozle/103455740711404993
• https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50841104 - hydrogen power for transportation
• https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51014148 - Greenland
• http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ -- online SF/F mag
• https://www.popsbackdoorsouth.com/
• https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/zipcar-into-the-wilderness/597217/
• https://social.bau-ha.us/@aurora/103467073698637618 - deleted eastern bloc TLDs
• http://www.whatisemerging.com/
• https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle
  • YouTube alternatives:
    • https://about.d.tube/
    • https://bittubers.com/
• Durham intentional community:
  • https://www.durhamcoho.com/
  • https://www.bullcitycommons.com/faq
  • http://www.solterra.net/
  • https://www.bruderhof.com/en/where-we-are/united-states/durham - religious
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/01/linus-torvalds-zfs-statements-arent-right-heres-the-straight-dope/
• https://getpocket.com/explore/item/is-lab-grown-meat-really-meat - cultured meat
• https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-america-s-new-apartment-buildings-all-look-the-same - five-over-one construction
• https://icosahedron.website/@bstacey/103495577870332223 - ethics of data-scraping and Mastodon/federation
  • https://likeable.space/notice/9qwGoknsLbUGV0M5lQ
• https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615059/these-living-bricks-use-bacteria-to-build-themselves/
• https://venmo.com/about/product/ - like PayPal but maybe less evil? Nope, it's owned by them.
• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51014028 - active recruitment of neurodiverse individuals
• https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/12/10/emily-dickinson-love-letters-susan-gilbert/ (via) - another true love example
  • https://toot.cat/@woozle/103510672341620910
• Pixelfed
  • https://social.tchncs.de/@jookia/103322629792648647 "So in conclusion: Don't use Pixelfed, the main developer refuses to investigate or fix bugs and will close and lock issues without explanation."
• https://hackaday.com/2020/01/19/trs-80-clone-uses-modern-parts/ - TRS-80
• https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/frontier-an-isp-in-29-states-plans-to-file-for-bankruptcy/
  • https://news.slashdot.org/story/20/01/20/2129246/frontier-an-isp-in-29-states-plans-to-file-for-bankruptcy
• https://mydeveloperplanet.com/2018/10/31/git-lfs-why-and-how-to-use/ - Git LFS
• https://store.pine64.org/
  • https://www.pine64.org/gettings-started/
• https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/
• https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/design-and-ux/responsive
• https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/access-intimacy-the-missing-link/
• https://www.wired.com/story/behind-the-scenes-rotten-tomatoes/ - might offer some thoughts on crowdsourcing of value-judgement