super interesting overview of a very different new frontend framework, "qwik" https://youtu.be/rS8hXFHWKJQ
wow this is amazing: 5min paper overview of "Image Super-Resolution via Iterative Refinement" https://youtu.be/WCAF3PNEc_c
"Image Super-Resolution via Iterative Refinement" links (paper, summary webpage, etc.): https://github.com/Janspiry/Image-Super-Resolution-via-Iterative-Refinement
A program for cheaper internet for low-income Americans launches today
The governor of Missouri still doesn’t know how websites work
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/31/22861188/missouri-governor-mike-parson-hack-website-source-code
ah this is so useful if you're only vaguely familiar with docker: https://docker-handbook.farhan.dev
here it is as a single massive page: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/the-docker-handbook/
neat "collections" feature now in open library: https://openlibrary.org/collections/LGBTQ
Bunch of great history books I hadn't heard of before here.
Books to Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month | The New York Public Library
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/10/27/books-celebrate-lgbtq-history-month
Such an uplifting article:
How Memphis Created the Nation's Most Innovative Public Library | Smithsonian Magazine
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/memphis-created-nations-innovative-public-library-180978844/
I've been building a Facebook Events style event organizing system for the Fediverse. It's based on the simple, open source, privacy-respecting event organizing tool https://gath.io
The attached video is a work-in-progress preview and shows compatibility with Mastodon. My hope is to get it working with lots of software, including stuff like Friendica that supports events and calendars.
Check out more at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/organizing-on-32729070
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Tutanota is the only encrypted email provider that lets you search your entire mailbox. 😎🥳 Here we explain why searching encrypted data is special: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/first-search-encrypted-data/
https://youtu.be/g2tMcMQqSbA amazing history of Colossus and the true details behind breaking Enigma during WWII.
Interesting technical talk if you're a developer and use Linux
Watch "Tech Talks @ Kinvolk: IPC on Linux - DBus & bus1 w/ Tom Gundersen and David Herrmann"
https://youtu.be/380xkjflj8Y
@pixelfed Everytime I click "send verification" during register I get an "Oops" page. This started a few days ago when I first tried, and apparently wasn't a temporary issue.
Can I email someone my email address to check your logs and see what's wrong?
So good - rant on packaging model: https://youtu.be/Pzl1B7nB9Kc
It is proven! I am jzacsh on Keybase: https://keybase.io/jzacsh/sigchain#861ffe2bdf24de08ead58bab2f42d6a4f8891e26f91ce30e0c47684a476163760f
Huh! Why you can smell rain | Earth | EarthSky
https://earthsky.org/earth/what-is-smell-of-rain-petrichor
Best explanation I've seen on wood movement: "What is Wood Movement in Woodworking - Expansion and Contraction."
https://youtu.be/BP0j9uy1nuk