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January 29, 2025
— a playful reverse Turing test to convince five bots, each powered by gpt-4o-mini, that you’re not a human #
January 24, 2025
— details on how it works in the replies; see also: Guy Dupont’s lenticular QR code that inspired it #
— a Javascript Snake game that’s so small, you need a microscope to play it #
January 23, 2025
— add random jumpscares to sites you’re trying to avoid #
— a tarpit intended to distract AI web crawlers with slowly-displaying pages of randomly-generated hyperlinked babble via 404 Media #
— make textmode art with layers of images, videos, webcams, shaders, and 3D models combined with effects #
— a live, real-time map of passenger trains in North America via @rydercalmdown #
January 17, 2025
— brilliant free Minesweeper-inspired roguelike by Daniel Benmergui via @danielben #
— Chrome extension to download your liked/faved TikTok videos and metadata locally as MP4s, with a static HTML interface for browsing them #
— an encyclopedia of “known unknowns,” documenting gaps in human knowledge via @depthsofwikipedia #
— violating the First Amendment right of free speech for millions of Americans under the specter of national security #
January 16, 2025
— “Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.” #
January 15, 2025
— generate crossword puzzles from the passwords in your 1Password vault #
January 14, 2025
— Andrew Plotkin made a tool for exploring the original Zork’s annotated source code and game state while you play #
January 13, 2025
— Lila Shapiro’s new reporting following the podcast series that broke the story last year; CW: graphic descriptions of rape and assault #
— meanwhile, Bluesky is raising millions more from Bain Capital less than three months after their $15 million Series A #
January 8, 2025
— a dedicated site for the weirdly addictive stock-trading minigame from Neal.fun’s Stimulation Clicker #
January 7, 2025
— bending the knee to the incoming administration, the Hateful Conduct policy changes are incredibly disturbing #
January 6, 2025
— an open-source playground for making 3D art #
— Taylor Lorenz reports that Meta reversed the restrictions after she reached out for comment #
— if this 12 minute version isn’t enough, there’s an hour-long version compiling 2,800 clips from 206 videos #
— on its fourth anniversary, Jason Kottke revisits the attempted coup and attack on Congress #
— even if you don’t care about this conspiracy theory, Maia and Ryan’s OSINT research is an interesting read #
— Neal.fun‘s latest is an overstimulating idle game borrowing every form of online sludge and engagement bait via @neal.fun #
— Maggie Appleton reflects on “the strange experience of growing a human from scratch” in her new visual essay #
— sip wine, eat hors d’oeuvres, and peruse art from The Met’s Open Access collection in a reimagined version of E1M1 via MetaFilter #
January 1, 2025
— books, films, songs, and art published in the 1920s are now in the public domain, along with sound recordings from 1924 #
