diff --git a/src/pages/lost+found.md b/src/pages/lost+found.md index e30c6fc..58c988e 100644 --- a/src/pages/lost+found.md +++ b/src/pages/lost+found.md @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ description: 'Irregular Link Digest.' # lost+found -Unsorted pile of links I sometimes urgently need in the middle of a conversation. +Unsorted pile of links I sometimes urgently need +in the middle of a conversation. > Some file systems contain a special directory, > called **lost+found** under Unix, where a file system check @@ -21,54 +22,62 @@ Unsorted pile of links I sometimes urgently need in the middle of a conversation --- -- **[Articles by Bartosz Ciechanowski](https://ciechanow.ski/archives/)** +- **[Articles by Bartosz Ciechanowski](https://ciechanow.ski/archives/)** Interactive articles about physics, math, and engineering.
- This is probably the best website on the entire internet. - My favorite post is the one about [bicycles](https://ciechanow.ski/bicycle/). + This is probably the best website on the entire internet. + My favorite post is the one about + [bicycles](https://ciechanow.ski/bicycle/). - **[The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme](https://suricrasia.online/iceberg/)** - An endless hall of shame and weirdness of computers. + An endless hall of shame and weirdness of computers. -- **[The Evolution of Trust](https://ncase.me/trust/)** +- **[The Evolution of Trust](https://ncase.me/trust/)** - A briliant interactive guide to the game theory of why and how we trust each other.
- The rest of this site is also pretty good. + A briliant interactive guide to the game theory + of why and how we trust each other.
+ The rest of this site is also pretty good. - **[I Know What You Download](https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/)** Torrenting can leave traces.
- Check torrent downloads and distributions for your own or your neighbor's IP address. + Check torrent downloads and distributions + for your own or your neighbor's IP address. - **[Retries](https://encore.dev/blog/retries)** Requests over the network can fail.
- An interactive study of common retry methods for developers. + An interactive study of common retry methods for developers. -- **[No Tabs in IntelliJ IDEA](https://hadihariri.com/2014/06/24/no-tabs-in-intellij-idea/)** +- **[No Tabs in IntelliJ IDEA](https://hadihariri.com/2014/06/24/no-tabs-in-intellij-idea/)** - "There are many ways to navigate a project inside IntelliJ IDEA (or any other editor) - that doesn’t necessarily include having to look - through a list of tabs and figure out where you have to click next."
- Post from the VP of Program Management at JetBrains. + “There are many ways to navigate a project + inside IntelliJ IDEA (or any other editor) + that doesn’t necessarily include having to look + through a list of tabs and figure out + where you have to click next.”
+ Post from the VP of Program Management at JetBrains. - **[An Interface Designed for Touch Typists](https://sfwriter.com/wordstar.htm)** - If you think VIM is insane, you should definitely read about WordStar, - which is still quite popular among many fiction writers. + If you think VIM is insane, + you should definitely read about WordStar, + which is still quite popular among many fiction writers. -- **[Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how do you do it?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42492508)** +- **[Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how do you do it?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42492508)** - Different opinions on writing code without using ~~overcomplicated~~ advanced tools. + Different opinions on writing code + without using ~~overcomplicated~~ advanced tools. - **[Your Computer Isn't Yours ](https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/)** - An investigation into one of the many reasons why no one should use products from Apple. + An investigation into one of the many reasons why + no one should use products from Apple. - **[Yr from NRK and Meteorologisk Institutt](https://www.yr.no/en/)** - A weather forecast site with a no-nonsense interface.
+ A weather forecast site with a no-nonsense interface.
Direct links: [Belgrade](https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/graph/2-792680/Serbia/Central%20Serbia/Belgrade/Belgrade), [Istanbul](https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/graph/2-745044/Republic%20of%20T%C3%BCrkiye/Istanbul/Istanbul) @@ -76,57 +85,67 @@ Unsorted pile of links I sometimes urgently need in the middle of a conversation - **[Hoodmaps](https://hoodmaps.com/)** - A crowdsourced map to navigate cities using marked areas and user-generated tags. + A crowdsourced map to navigate cities + using marked areas and user-generated tags. - **[ShadeMap](https://shademap.app)** - This service calculates shadows from mountains, buildings, and trees for any date and time, and displays them on a map. + This service calculates shadows from mountains, buildings, and trees + for any date and time, and displays them on a map. -- **[Cost of Living Comparison](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp)** +- **[Cost of Living Comparison](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp)** - A comparison tool lets you compare the affordability of two cities side-by-side. + A comparison tool lets you compare + the affordability of two cities side-by-side. - **[The World Factbook](https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/)** - A massive CIA database on almost every country in the world.
- Handy when you need to check what kind of power outlets a country uses before you get there. + A massive CIA database on almost every country in the world.
+ Handy when you need to check + what kind of power outlets a country uses before you get there. - **[Rules for Writing Software Tutorials](https://refactoringenglish.com/chapters/rules-for-software-tutorials/)** - Most software tutorials suck. Here's how to make one that doesn't. + Most software tutorials suck. Here's how to make one that doesn't. - **[Pangram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangram)** - A sentence using every letter of a given alphabet at least once.
- [An additional list in Russian and other languages](https://www.artlebedev.ru/kovodstvo/sections/33/). + A sentence using every letter of a given alphabet + at least once.
+ [An additional list in Russian and other languages](https://www.artlebedev.ru/kovodstvo/sections/33/). - **about:translations** - Firefox has a built-in translator. Not so smart, but works offline. + Firefox has a built-in translator. + Not so smart, but works offline. - **[No Config for Old Men](https://datagubbe.se/noconf/)** - A rant about how modern software won’t let you customize it anymore. + A rant about how modern software won’t let you customize it anymore. - **[Webcompat.com](https://webcompat.com/)** Bug reporting for the web.
- If a site breaks in one browser but not another, it’s a web compatibility bug. Report it. + If a site breaks in one browser but not another, + it’s a web compatibility bug. Report it. - **[JSFuck](https://jsfuck.com/)** - An esoteric and educational programming style based on the atomic parts of JavaScript.
- It uses only six different characters to write and execute code. + An esoteric and educational programming style + based on the atomic parts of JavaScript.
+ It uses only six different characters to write and execute code. -- **[Smuggling arbitrary data through an emoji](https://paulbutler.org/2025/smuggling-arbitrary-data-through-an-emoji/)** +- **[Smuggling arbitrary data through an emoji](https://paulbutler.org/2025/smuggling-arbitrary-data-through-an-emoji/)** - Unicode is broken. You can encode data in any unicode character. + Unicode is broken. You can encode data in any unicode character. - **[Common Mythconceptions](https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/common-mythconceptions)** - A list of the world’s biggest myths and misconceptions — with myth-busting included. + A list of the world’s biggest + myths and misconceptions — with myth-busting included. -- **[A Mathematician’s Lament — by Paul Lockhart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician's_Lament)** +- **[A Mathematician’s Lament — by Paul Lockhart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician's_Lament)** - A passionate critique of how math is taught and a vision of how beautiful it could be instead. - Also [available in Russian](https://www.nbspace.ru/math/). + A passionate critique of how math is taught + and a vision of how beautiful it could be instead.
+ Also [available in Russian](https://www.nbspace.ru/math/).