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https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/writing-by-hand-is-good-for-your

Because I am known to write using a fountain pen on paper, a number of people have pointed me to this post and its underlying research. I won’t rehash what is said in those sources, but the gist of it is that when you write things down by hand you’re recruiting more of your brain, which is a good thing.

https://abue-ammar.github.io/tinycast/

Tinycast is a tiny, fully native macOS launcher and a free, open-source Raycast alternative: fuzzy app search, inline calculator, clipboard history, and global hotkeys. A lighter take on Raycast, Alfred, Spotlight, and Supermac — ~3 MB, no Electron, no account, no telemetry. Free and open source under AGPL-3.0.

https://speechcentral.net/

Listen to books, PDFs, and web pages with fast, private text to speech. One-time purchase. Built for accessibility and learning.

https://github.com/IhorShevchuk/piper-app

The original Piper(https://github.com/OHF-Voice/piper1-gpl), now on iOS and macOS - IhorShevchuk/piper-app

https://www.bakerybits.co.uk/bakers-blog/how-to-replace-yeast-with-sourdough-starter-and-vice-versa

Discover how to substitute yeast for sourdough starter and vice versa, with easy-to-follow conversion advice, fermentation tips and baking guidance.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/972466/cipherx-permanent-pain-free-tattoo-microdot-patches

CipherX has launched a new Microdot tattoo patch that offers a pain-free alternative to getting inked. I put that claim to the test.

https://inkstitch.org/

An open-source machine embroidery design platform based on Inkscape Ink/Stitch aims to be a full-fledged, cross-platform embroidery digitizing platform based entirely on free, open-source software. Our goal is to be approachable for hobbyists while also providing the power needed by professional digitizers.

https://birc.app/

bIRC is a native IRC client for macOS with IRCv3 support: SASL, CertFP, proxies, DCC, scripting, and bouncer support.

https://printed.analogcamera.space/

A database of analog cameras that can be 3D printed

https://playbabble.com/

The Wordgame Superchild of Scrabble and Boggle

https://www.theverge.com/tech/959604/sourdough-sidekick-review-king-arthur-starter

But I’d only recommend it if you bake at least a loaf a week, and ideally more.

https://www.printables.com/model/1237212-core-one-l-nozzle-replacement-tool/comments

This part enables quicker and more convenient nozzle changes. | Download free 3D printable STL models

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=72543

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/289/1977/20221002/86488/Reindeer-eyes-seasonally-adapt-to-ozone-blue

Abstract. Reindeer are the only mammal known to seasonally adapt their eyes to the extremely blue colour of the extended twilight that occupies a large par

https://www.neatnik.net/hardcore-indieweb

https://www.edwest.co.uk/p/the-greatest-norwegian

Harald Hardrada - your boys took a hell of a beating

https://clipart.studio/

Digital collage studio. Pick a magazine from the Internet Archive, clip the pieces you want, arrange them on the page.

https://jamesgurney.substack.com/p/tools-and-techniques-of-show-card

Show-card writing, which I introduced a couple days ago, was done mainly with the pen and brush.

https://papertexture.co/

Art Surfaces - Professional digital papers that add paper texture lighting and shadow to your digital artwork.

https://wiki.hackmanhattan.com/How_to_Back_Up_Your_Blu-Rays_and_DVDs

https://george.hotell.ing/2025/01/07/rss-tricks/

Some of my favorite tricks for finding RSS Feeds to follow: Reddit Get the feed for the top posts of the month for a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com//r/simpsonsshitposting/top/.rss?t=month (Replace simpsonsshitposting with a subreddit you want to monitor) This gives you the top posts from the month, so it’s not a firehose of stuff flooding your reader–just about a post a day. The downside is that sometimes you see posts late. This is my number one tip for monitoring noisy subreddits where I don’t want to miss out on the best posts.

https://dnd-stats.streamlit.app/

https://www.powermobydick.com/

Full text of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, with notes to help the reader

https://www.dressdeveloper.com/

Find a whole wardrobe worth of free sewing pattern which can be easily adjusted to your own body measurements.

https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/

Free web app that helps fantasy writers, game masters, and cartographers create and edit fantasy maps

https://fourble.co.uk/

Fourble generates podcasts from lists of existing .mp3 files.

https://lastmuseum.com/

The Last Museum is a semantic search engine for 5.8 million artworks from the world's great museums. Search by theme, style, subject, or any description you can imagine.

https://cmu-devlab.github.io/knitting_machine/

An inexpensive modular knitting machine

https://clickdose.io/en/

Count clicks on your injection pen and calculate your dose. Free online tool for Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro dose-splitting.

https://qr.jim.sh/