73pctgeek / #weekly-links

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-it-was-like-to-seek-asylum-in-medieval-england

So you are in 13th century England and you’ve been accused of, or maybe have actually committed, a murder. To be taken into custody and tried would likely...

https://www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/the-golden-age-of-british-ice-cream

Cornetto to Magnum: How fifteen influential years changed British culture. Words by Ruby Tandoh. Illustration by Sing Yun Lee.

https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/975965/werewolf-vflex-usb-c-dc-barrel-jack-preview-hands-on

The Werewolf VFLEX is a tiny programmable dongle that brings USB-C power to gadgets that rely on barrel jacks.

https://www.thedrawingchallenge.com/

The Drawing Challenge is a daily art community: post one drawing a day, follow a monthly theme, build a streak, and grow alongside fellow artists. Free to join.

https://hub.vocalcat.com/

Your links, badges, and identity — powered by the Fediverse. The open-source, federated alternative to Linktree.

https://mutable.idreesinc.com/

https://neladunato.com/blog/mixed-media-art-supplies-compatibility-chart/

The most detailed free art mediums compatibility reference containing 169 different combinations, plus notes on 19 mediums that were not included in the chart.

https://novelwriter.io/

https://github.com/adgalloway/Scrivenix

A WINE based application for running Scrivener 3 seamlessly on Linux - adgalloway/Scrivenix

https://webri.ng/webring/webloglol

Webri.ng is a platform where people can host webrings without the need to manage their own infrastructure.

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