Junited 2024
This June I’m participating in Junited, a blogging adventure started by Robert Birming. I will be building this publication with links to websites, blogs, and publications that I find interesting and worth sharing with others.
Publications & Links
- 32: CALM DOWN—YOUR PHONE ISN’T LISTENING TO YOUR CONVERSATIONS. IT’S JUST TRACKING EVERYTHING YOU TYPE, EVERY APP YOU USE, EVERY WEBSITE YOU VISIT, AND EVERYWHERE YOU GO IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD
- 31: Vigesimal, a numeral system based on 20.
- 30: Notes on Tajikistan by Matt Lakeman.
- 29: I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again ⭐️
- 28: A curated list of digital specimens of the highest quality
- 27: Boltzmann Brain
- 26: Remembering is reliving
- 25: Chrese Evans, Stalin’s granddaughter, lives in Portland, OG
- 24: Ever wondered why dragons exist in almost every culture?
- 23: Create ASCII art from any image with Silhouettify
- 22: ChatGPT is bullshit
- 21: Computers starring in movies and television
- 20: Photographic Dynamic Range Chart
- 19: Discover the advantages of System 2 thinking
- 18: Long-wanted REST API for cats
- 17: MS Paint in browser
- 16: Collection of tools by Open Source Publishing.
- 15: Zero Data App is a collection of apps that let you control your data.
- 14: Is the Sun conscious?
- 13: An expansive but certainly not the whole list of pangrams.
- 12: Universal Declaration of Human Rights in XML.
- 11: Páthei máthos! — extensive list of Classical Greek phrases.
- 10: Websites founded before 1995 .
- 9: For almost 30 years, FogCam is the world’s oldest operating webcam.
- 8: Some people consider these are the best documentaries to watch.
- 7: Did you know that Romans decorated floors with garbage?.
- 6: WeatherSpark — neat and informative visualization of weather data for any location.
- 5: A comprehensive resource about diactrical symbols: diactrics.typo.cz (for font designers and typography enthusiasts).
- 4: Album Whale is a place where people create and share lists of their favorite music albums.
- 3: Typography legacy: full archive of Emigre Magazine (1984-2005).
- 2: Futility Closet is a regularly updated collection of curiosities in history, literature, language, art, and other topics.
- 1: Modern news in ye olde way by The Medieval Times.
Blogs
- 10: Farai Gandiya, web developer.
- 10: Matt Lakeman’s blog, especially his recent notes on countries that are not among the top destinations.
- 9: The Art Of Cover Art.
- 8: Notebook of Mark Simonson, type designer.
- 7: Internet Archive Blogs
- 6: Tanya Khovanova’s Math Blog and her collection of Math Humor.
- 5: Tom Miller’s Daytonian in Manhattan: the stories behind the buildings, statues and other points of interest that make Manhattan fascinating.
- 4: Lizbeth Poirier, folk and fantasy artist, illustrator, letterer.
- 3: Dostoynikov, web-developer from Turkey, also translator from Japanese, who has recently moved to Estonia.
- 2: Ruben Schade, a real nerd from Australia.
- 1: Chris Hannah is a software engineer who shares thoughts about enjoyable software, mobile devices and takes astonishing pictures with his smartphone.