Tabliss is a one of my favorite browser extensions. It gives you a “new tab” page made up of customizable widgets that sit on top of a rotating selection of gorgeous photos. Its easy to setup and the result is both beautiful and highly functional.
Jim’s blog is a really nice read, especially if you also blog or build stuff on the web. I’m always impressed by how his posts manage to be more thoughtful and interesting than the micro posts that litter social media, but short enough that you can actually digest them in those 5 minute bits of free time that you find throughout the day.
Outer Wilds was a blast to play through. The game’s design, story, and soundtrack are top notch and its “camping in space” theme never fails to make me smile.
zoxide is a fantastic cross platform tool for more easily navigating from the command line. It feels magical to type just the beginning of a folder name rather than the entire path to that folder. I alias it as cd so I don’t have to fight my muscle memory if I’m working on a machine or server where it isn’t installed.
The work The Ocean Cleanup is doing is an amazing example of how an impossibly large task can be achieved one step at a time. I love how they’re simultaneously addressing the problem (the Great Pacific Garbage Patch) and the sources of the problem with projects like their river interceptors.
I’ve used a Light Phone 2 since 2019 and have really enjoyed it. Five years later and the team is still pushing out new software updates and doing it without charging any sort of subscription fee or advertising revenue. That’s great customer service.
I always enjoyed HTTP 203 and was bummed when the show stopped publishing new episodes. Imagine my delight this month when I discovered Jake and Surma had started up a new podcast. The first several episodes have been great and I’m looking forward to more.