A linkblog about all kinds of topics including SEO, AI, music, life, and the Web.https://lukealexdavis.co.uk/linkblog/https://verbasizer.com/https://verbasizer.com/The Verbasizer software, written by Ty Roberts and used by David Bowie to write his amazing songs.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Verbasizer software, written by Ty Roberts and used by David Bowie to write his amazing songs.https://editor.p5js.org/isohedral/full/vJa5RiZWshttps://editor.p5js.org/isohedral/full/vJa5RiZWsUsing p5.js, this makes the XKCD Dependency comic interactiveWed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTUsing p5.js, this makes the XKCD Dependency comic interactivehttps://www.highperformancewebfonts.com/https://www.highperformancewebfonts.com/Tools and resources on how to use web fonts without sacrificing page loading speedsWed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTTools and resources on how to use web fonts without sacrificing page loading speedshttps://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/loss-of-an-idealhttps://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/loss-of-an-idealThe word ‘burnout’ has taken on so many meanings, become a kind of casual and generic refrain that seems to apply to everyone all the time, a condition of malaise and overwork that afflicts whole generations. But when first conceived the term had a more specific connotation.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe word ‘burnout’ has taken on so many meanings, become a kind of casual and generic refrain that seems to apply to everyone all the time, a condition of malaise and overwork that afflicts whole generations. But when first conceived the term had a more specific connotation.https://font.subf.dev/en/https://font.subf.dev/en/We use code to bring ideas to life as products, but the font we choose is the silent architect that shapes how we experience that journey. Crafted for programmers, Maple Mono boosts your productivity with a subtle elegance, making every line of code a joy and smooth to read and write.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWe use code to bring ideas to life as products, but the font we choose is the silent architect that shapes how we experience that journey. Crafted for programmers, Maple Mono boosts your productivity with a subtle elegance, making every line of code a joy and smooth to read and write.https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1968579https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1968579I [Matthew O. Jackson] provide a (very) brief introduction to game theory. I have developed these notes to provide quick access to some of the basics of game theory; mainly as an aid for students in courses in which I assumed familiarity with game theory but did not require it as a prerequisite.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTI [Matthew O. Jackson] provide a (very) brief introduction to game theory. I have developed these notes to provide quick access to some of the basics of game theory; mainly as an aid for students in courses in which I assumed familiarity with game theory but did not require it as a prerequisite.https://hyperimage.site/https://hyperimage.site/a website for collecting and creating hyperimages, which are images that links to other images.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTa website for collecting and creating hyperimages, which are images that links to other images.https://poeticweb.com/https://poeticweb.com/The Poetic Web is a practice and process towards a place: a web that is more handmade, expressive, and intimate; where site-making is a political, personal, and poetic act. This is a growing collection of projects, tools, and teachings around it.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Poetic Web is a practice and process towards a place: a web that is more handmade, expressive, and intimate; where site-making is a political, personal, and poetic act. This is a growing collection of projects, tools, and teachings around it.https://poeticweb.com/bookmarklets/index.htmlhttps://poeticweb.com/bookmarklets/index.htmlA serious of weird and wonderful bookmarklets that change the behaviour of the page.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTA serious of weird and wonderful bookmarklets that change the behaviour of the page.https://rot13.com/https://rot13.com/ROT13 is a letter substitution cipher that replaces a letter with the 13th letter after it in the Latin alphabet. rot13.com converts regular text into the ROT13 format.Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTROT13 is a letter substitution cipher that replaces a letter with the 13th letter after it in the Latin alphabet. rot13.com converts regular text into the ROT13 format.https://mathspp.com/blog/a-generator-duck-typing-and-a-branchless-conditional-walk-into-a-barhttps://mathspp.com/blog/a-generator-duck-typing-and-a-branchless-conditional-walk-into-a-barRodrigo's favourite lines of Python code. Really interesting.Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTRodrigo's favourite lines of Python code. Really interesting.https://www.a-s-c.org/https://www.a-s-c.org/The Anti-Subscription Catalogue unites 112 non-subscription, free, open-source, and one-time fee software in 16 categories — which can provide relief from monopolized and financialized platforms. Why? The subscription cost can rise at any time, implement region-based barriers, and use deceptive design interactions to entice with tiered features. Say no to creative rent! Just A-S-C instead.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe Anti-Subscription Catalogue unites 112 non-subscription, free, open-source, and one-time fee software in 16 categories — which can provide relief from monopolized and financialized platforms. Why? The subscription cost can rise at any time, implement region-based barriers, and use deceptive design interactions to entice with tiered features. Say no to creative rent! Just A-S-C instead.https://chsmc.org/2025/10/serve-yourself/https://chsmc.org/2025/10/serve-yourself/An irony of the personal computing revolution is that, while everyone has a supercomputer in their pocket, a majority of our actual computing has moved to machines in the cloud that we neither own or control.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTAn irony of the personal computing revolution is that, while everyone has a supercomputer in their pocket, a majority of our actual computing has moved to machines in the cloud that we neither own or control.https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/20250724/https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/20250724/In the corporate world, there's a special kind of lie. It's not a loud, brazen falsehood; it's a quiet, self-congratulatory link. It lives in the footer of websites, usually next to the copyright notice, a tidy little link that says “Accessibility Statement.” This statement is a company's way of patting itself on the back, assuring the world that it cares deeply about inclusion. It is, in my experience, often the most cynical lie on the entire internet.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTIn the corporate world, there's a special kind of lie. It's not a loud, brazen falsehood; it's a quiet, self-congratulatory link. It lives in the footer of websites, usually next to the copyright notice, a tidy little link that says “Accessibility Statement.” This statement is a company's way of patting itself on the back, assuring the world that it cares deeply about inclusion. It is, in my experience, often the most cynical lie on the entire internet.https://samwho.dev/big-o/https://samwho.dev/big-o/A visual introduction to big O notation.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTA visual introduction to big O notation.https://atlasof.space/https://atlasof.space/An interactive exploration of the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the Solar System.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTAn interactive exploration of the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the Solar System.https://fstring.help/cheat/https://fstring.help/cheat/Get quick help with Python's f-string syntaxTue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTGet quick help with Python's f-string syntaxhttps://andrewkchan.dev/posts/crawler.htmlhttps://andrewkchan.dev/posts/crawler.htmlNot gonna put Google out of business but an impressive feat nonetheless.Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTNot gonna put Google out of business but an impressive feat nonetheless.https://mildliners.rknight.me/https://mildliners.rknight.me/‘manual until it hurts’ is an IndieWeb development practice of resisting automating something until you have manually done it enough times to really understand it, and know that it is worth doing and automating. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT‘manual until it hurts’ is an IndieWeb development practice of resisting automating something until you have manually done it enough times to really understand it, and know that it is worth doing and automating. https://mildliners.rknight.me/https://mildliners.rknight.me/A guide to all the Mildliner colors and setsMon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTA guide to all the Mildliner colors and setshttps://rad.dad/https://rad.dad/Rad email and web addresses for rad dadsMon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTRad email and web addresses for rad dadshttps://joincolossus.com/article/flounder-mode/https://joincolossus.com/article/flounder-mode/Kevin Kelly on a different way to do great workTue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTKevin Kelly on a different way to do great workhttps://www.matthewsiu.com/pathfinderhttps://www.matthewsiu.com/pathfindera tool for exploring the space between two conceptsSat, 19 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTa tool for exploring the space between two conceptshttps://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/trusting-your-own-judgement-on-ai/https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/trusting-your-own-judgement-on-ai/A thought-provoking article on AI and not letting it cloud your judgement.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTA thought-provoking article on AI and not letting it cloud your judgement.https://meodai.github.io/color-name-api/https://meodai.github.io/color-name-api/Color Name API: A free and simple API to get human-readable color names from hex codes.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTColor Name API: A free and simple API to get human-readable color names from hex codes.https://idonthavespotify.donado.co/https://idonthavespotify.donado.co/Effortlessly convert Spotify links to your preferred streaming serviceTue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTEffortlessly convert Spotify links to your preferred streaming servicehttps://susam.net/elliptical-python-programming.htmlhttps://susam.net/elliptical-python-programming.htmlA nonsensical but interesting use of ellipses in Python.Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTA nonsensical but interesting use of ellipses in Python.https://ian-cooper.writeas.com/is-ai-a-silver-bullethttps://ian-cooper.writeas.com/is-ai-a-silver-bullet[...] whilst AI tools may provide valuable additions to IDEs or other tools used for software development, they will not replace software developers, or the need for high-level languages.Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT[...] whilst AI tools may provide valuable additions to IDEs or other tools used for software development, they will not replace software developers, or the need for high-level languages.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ouate_de_phoquehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ouate_de_phoqueHomophonic translation of English what the fuck; the literal meaning is ‘seal's cotton wool’.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTHomophonic translation of English what the fuck; the literal meaning is ‘seal's cotton wool’.https://phiresky.github.io/blog/2025/visualizing-all-books-in-isbn-space/https://phiresky.github.io/blog/2025/visualizing-all-books-in-isbn-space/How could we effectively visualize 100,000,000 books or more at once?Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTHow could we effectively visualize 100,000,000 books or more at once?https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTThe internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists.https://wiki-timeline.com/https://wiki-timeline.com/Instantly convert any Wikipedia article into a beautiful, interactive timeline. Perfect for students, researchers, and history enthusiasts.Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTInstantly convert any Wikipedia article into a beautiful, interactive timeline. Perfect for students, researchers, and history enthusiasts.https://carefulwords.com/https://carefulwords.com/a little bit more than a thesaurusSun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTa little bit more than a thesaurushttps://alexwlchan.net/2024/static-websites/https://alexwlchan.net/2024/static-websites/I love the idea of making static websites to help with navigating your local data collections. Nothing but HTML, CSS, and a bit of JS where necessary.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTI love the idea of making static websites to help with navigating your local data collections. Nothing but HTML, CSS, and a bit of JS where necessary.https://innerspiral.lol/blog-entry-13https://innerspiral.lol/blog-entry-13Find a show, or a game, or even a moment that lets you be present. Where you can find beauty in the mundane, like a dandelion swaying in the breeze, or the sound of cicadas as the sun dips below the horizon.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTFind a show, or a game, or even a moment that lets you be present. Where you can find beauty in the mundane, like a dandelion swaying in the breeze, or the sound of cicadas as the sun dips below the horizon.https://www.keanu.codes/https://www.keanu.codes/ A fun way to learn about status codes, inspired by http.cat!Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT A fun way to learn about status codes, inspired by http.cat!http://whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/index.phphttp://whatthefuckshouldimakefordinner.com/index.phpWhat the fuck should you make for dinner? We will provide your indecisive self with some ideas.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTWhat the fuck should you make for dinner? We will provide your indecisive self with some ideas.https://lab.skk.moe/zxcvbnhttps://lab.skk.moe/zxcvbnPassword Strength Estimator estimates how strong your password is based on how long it'd take to crack by online and offline attacks (throttled and unthrottled)Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTPassword Strength Estimator estimates how strong your password is based on how long it'd take to crack by online and offline attacks (throttled and unthrottled)https://frankforce.com/city-in-a-bottle-a-256-byte-raycasting-system/https://frankforce.com/city-in-a-bottle-a-256-byte-raycasting-system/This amazing program uses many different concepts in a very small space, understanding it is kind of like solving a puzzle. There are several main pieces including the html code, frame update loop, rendering system, raycasting engine, and the city itself.Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTThis amazing program uses many different concepts in a very small space, understanding it is kind of like solving a puzzle. There are several main pieces including the html code, frame update loop, rendering system, raycasting engine, and the city itself.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_laughs_attackhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion_laughs_attackIn computer security, a billion laughs attack is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack which is aimed at parsers of XML documents. It is also referred to as an XML bomb or as an exponential entity expansion attack.Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTIn computer security, a billion laughs attack is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack which is aimed at parsers of XML documents. It is also referred to as an XML bomb or as an exponential entity expansion attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ac4fp7M4t0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ac4fp7M4t0Solving x^3=8 and the answer is not just 2. We will need to factor a difference of 2 cubes, use the quadratic formula and imaginary number.Sun, 26 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTSolving x^3=8 and the answer is not just 2. We will need to factor a difference of 2 cubes, use the quadratic formula and imaginary number.https://americamyfaceissayingeverythingthatyouneedtoknow.com/https://americamyfaceissayingeverythingthatyouneedtoknow.com/The title is saying everything that you need to knowWed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTThe title is saying everything that you need to knowhttps://www.gayle.com/blog/2015/5/31/the-problem-with-the-fizzbuzz-problemhttps://www.gayle.com/blog/2015/5/31/the-problem-with-the-fizzbuzz-problemFizzBuzz is not the basic, sanity-check interview question that many presume it to be. Use it and you might just end up filtering out some of your good candidates who, unfortunately, suffer from the Smart Person's Mirage.Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTFizzBuzz is not the basic, sanity-check interview question that many presume it to be. Use it and you might just end up filtering out some of your good candidates who, unfortunately, suffer from the Smart Person's Mirage.https://www.dwitter.net/https://www.dwitter.net/Dwitter is a social network for building and sharing visual javascript demos limited to 140 characters.Sat, 04 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTDwitter is a social network for building and sharing visual javascript demos limited to 140 characters.https://zengm.com/facesjs/https://zengm.com/facesjs/A JavaScript library for generating vector-based cartoon facesSat, 04 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTA JavaScript library for generating vector-based cartoon faceshttps://reverb.com/news/a-history-of-the-sp-404https://reverb.com/news/a-history-of-the-sp-404Given the meteoric rise in popularity the 404 has experienced over the past five to 10 years, it's worth asking the question: How did this sampler become such a global phenomenon, despite modest initial commercial success and a relatively slow adoption from the producer community?Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTGiven the meteoric rise in popularity the 404 has experienced over the past five to 10 years, it's worth asking the question: How did this sampler become such a global phenomenon, despite modest initial commercial success and a relatively slow adoption from the producer community?https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9478-searching-for-tomorrow-the-story-of-madlib-and-dooms-madvillainy/https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9478-searching-for-tomorrow-the-story-of-madlib-and-dooms-madvillainy/Following the 10th anniversary of Madlib and DOOM's telepathic mind meld of an album, Jeff Weiss traces the history of Madvillain and details how these two perpetually mystifying artists came together for an uncanny hip-hop classic.Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTFollowing the 10th anniversary of Madlib and DOOM's telepathic mind meld of an album, Jeff Weiss traces the history of Madvillain and details how these two perpetually mystifying artists came together for an uncanny hip-hop classic.https://medium.com/message/everything-i-needed-to-know-about-writing-i-learned-from-paid-in-full-3e9b235bbc2bhttps://medium.com/message/everything-i-needed-to-know-about-writing-i-learned-from-paid-in-full-3e9b235bbc2bNearly twenty-eight years after its release, the album offers the best look at the lives of writersWed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTNearly twenty-eight years after its release, the album offers the best look at the lives of writershttps://wildramppublishing.com/https://wildramppublishing.com/shout out to Keidra and her team!Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTshout out to Keidra and her team!https://blogroll.org/https://blogroll.org/you'll never guess what this site does!Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTyou'll never guess what this site does!https://waxy.org/https://waxy.org/Andy Baio - blogger and Web technologist. I love a link blogWed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTAndy Baio - blogger and Web technologist. I love a link bloghttps://soap.systems/https://soap.systems/greatest website of all timeWed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTgreatest website of all timehttps://0.30000000000000004.com/https://0.30000000000000004.com/An in-depth analysis of floating point maths in different programming languages.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTAn in-depth analysis of floating point maths in different programming languages.https://www.unix-haters.org/https://www.unix-haters.org/Home of the UNIX-HATERS FederationWed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTHome of the UNIX-HATERS Federationhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/8318911/why-does-html-think-chucknorris-is-a-colorhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/8318911/why-does-html-think-chucknorris-is-a-colorA fascinating rabbit hole involving CSS, colours, and random words.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTA fascinating rabbit hole involving CSS, colours, and random words.https://neal.fun/infinite-craft/https://neal.fun/infinite-craft/A super addictive game where you craft a variety of things by combining the four elements (earth, wind, fire, and water). Created by Neal Agarwal using a large language model called Llama 2Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTA super addictive game where you craft a variety of things by combining the four elements (earth, wind, fire, and water). Created by Neal Agarwal using a large language model called Llama 2https://www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/what-fungus-mycologys-dada-momenthttps://www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/what-fungus-mycologys-dada-momentHow three burnt golf balls gave mycology a 'Dada moment' and possibly an existential crisis.Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTHow three burnt golf balls gave mycology a 'Dada moment' and possibly an existential crisis.https://hamatti.org/posts/please-dont-force-me-to-log-in/https://hamatti.org/posts/please-dont-force-me-to-log-in/Juha-Matti Santala points out a lot of services needing account logins for arbitrary reasons.Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTJuha-Matti Santala points out a lot of services needing account logins for arbitrary reasons.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_NFL_Championship_Gamehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_NFL_Championship_GameBecause of the adverse conditions in which the game was played, the rivalry between the two teams, and the game's dramatic climax, it has been immortalized as the Ice BowlSun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTBecause of the adverse conditions in which the game was played, the rivalry between the two teams, and the game's dramatic climax, it has been immortalized as the Ice Bowl