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# 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
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- **[Articles by Bartosz Ciechanowski](https://ciechanow.ski/archives/)**
- **[Articles by Bartosz Ciechanowski](https://ciechanow.ski/archives/)**
Interactive articles about physics, math, and engineering.<br>
This is probably the best website on the entire internet.
My favorite post is the one about [bicycles](https://ciechanow.ski/bicycle/).
This is&nbsp;probably the best website on&nbsp;the entire internet.
My&nbsp;favorite post is&nbsp;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&nbsp;endless hall of&nbsp;shame and weirdness of&nbsp;computers.
- **[The Evolution of Trust](https://ncase.me/trust/)**
- **[The Evolution of&nbsp;Trust](https://ncase.me/trust/)**
A briliant interactive guide to the game theory of why and how we trust each other.<br>
The rest of this site is also pretty good.
A&nbsp;briliant interactive guide to&nbsp;the game theory
of&nbsp;why and how we&nbsp;trust each other.<br>
The rest of&nbsp;this site is&nbsp;also pretty good.
- **[I Know What You Download](https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/)**
Torrenting can leave traces.<br>
Check torrent downloads and distributions for your own or your neighbor's IP address.
Check torrent downloads and distributions
for your own or&nbsp;your neighbor's IP&nbsp;address.
- **[Retries](https://encore.dev/blog/retries)**
Requests over the network can fail.<br>
An interactive study of common retry methods for developers.
An&nbsp;interactive study of&nbsp;common retry methods for developers.
- **[No Tabs in IntelliJ IDEA](https://hadihariri.com/2014/06/24/no-tabs-in-intellij-idea/)**
- **[No Tabs in&nbsp;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 doesnt necessarily include having to look
through a list of tabs and figure out where you have to click next."<br>
Post from the VP of Program Management at JetBrains.
“There are many ways to&nbsp;navigate a&nbsp;project
inside IntelliJ IDEA (or&nbsp;any other editor)
that doesnt necessarily include having to&nbsp;look
through a&nbsp;list of&nbsp;tabs and figure out
where you have to&nbsp;click next.”<br>
Post from the VP&nbsp;of&nbsp;Program Management at&nbsp;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&nbsp;you think VIM is&nbsp;insane,
you should definitely read about WordStar,
which is&nbsp;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&nbsp;you do&nbsp;it?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42492508)**
Different opinions on writing code without using ~~overcomplicated~~ advanced tools.
Different opinions on&nbsp;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&nbsp;investigation into one of&nbsp;the many reasons why
no&nbsp;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.<br>
A&nbsp;weather forecast site with a&nbsp;no-nonsense interface.<br>
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)
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- **[Hoodmaps](https://hoodmaps.com/)**
A crowdsourced map to navigate cities using marked areas and user-generated tags.
A&nbsp;crowdsourced map to&nbsp;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&nbsp;a&nbsp;map.
- **[Cost of Living Comparison](https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp)**
- **[Cost of&nbsp;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&nbsp;comparison tool lets you compare
the affordability of&nbsp;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.<br>
Handy when you need to check what kind of power outlets a country uses before you get there.
A&nbsp;massive CIA database on&nbsp;almost every country in&nbsp;the world.<br>
Handy when you need to&nbsp;check
what kind of&nbsp;power outlets a&nbsp;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&nbsp;make one that doesn't.
- **[Pangram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangram)**
A sentence using every letter of a given alphabet at least once.<br>
[An additional list in Russian and other languages](https://www.artlebedev.ru/kovodstvo/sections/33/).
A&nbsp;sentence using every letter of&nbsp;a&nbsp;given alphabet
at&nbsp;least once.<br>
[An additional list in&nbsp;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&nbsp;built-in translator.
Not so&nbsp;smart, but works offline.
- **[No Config for Old Men](https://datagubbe.se/noconf/)**
A rant about how modern software wont let you customize it anymore.
A&nbsp;rant about how modern software wont let you customize it&nbsp;anymore.
- **[Webcompat.com](https://webcompat.com/)**
Bug reporting for the web.<br>
If a site breaks in one browser but not another, its a web compatibility bug. Report it.
If&nbsp;a&nbsp;site breaks in&nbsp;one browser but not another,
its a&nbsp;web compatibility&nbsp;bug. Report it.
- **[JSFuck](https://jsfuck.com/)**
An esoteric and educational programming style based on the atomic parts of JavaScript.<br>
It uses only six different characters to write and execute code.
An&nbsp;esoteric and educational programming style
based on&nbsp;the atomic parts of&nbsp;JavaScript.<br>
It&nbsp;uses only six different characters to&nbsp;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&nbsp;emoji](https://paulbutler.org/2025/smuggling-arbitrary-data-through-an-emoji/)**
Unicode is broken. You can encode data in any unicode character.
Unicode is&nbsp;broken. You can encode data in&nbsp;any unicode character.
- **[Common Mythconceptions](https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/common-mythconceptions)**
A list of the worlds biggest myths and misconceptions — with myth-busting included.
A&nbsp;list of&nbsp;the worlds biggest
myths and misconceptions &mdash; with myth-busting included.
- **[A Mathematicians Lament — by Paul Lockhart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician's_Lament)**
- **[A Mathematicians Lament &mdash; by&nbsp;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&nbsp;passionate critique of&nbsp;how math is&nbsp;taught
and a&nbsp;vision of&nbsp;how beautiful it&nbsp;could be&nbsp;instead.<br>
Also [available in&nbsp;Russian](https://www.nbspace.ru/math/).