Today's game-centric Drop features Lantern, Hexcodle, and JS Challenger. Lantern uses JavaScript and D3 for a reimagined Zork I experience, Hexcodle tests RGB knowledge, and JS Challenger provides JavaScript coding tasks for skill improvement and practice. | Continue reading
Today's Drop discusses the importance of thoughtful URL design, the exploration of avatar creation resources, and the introduction of Bento Grids as a resource for overcoming creative blocks in UX layout design. It highlights creative URL examples, avatar creation tools, and layo … | Continue reading
It's been a minute since a proper Wednesday edition was out! Today we cover SkyBridge, a platform connecting Mastodon and Bluesky social media, Scroll as a new language and static site generator, and Pico, a service allowing content publishing without installations using SSH tool … | Continue reading
The wonk-ish edition of the Drop discusses the influential role of typography across diverse fields, exploring its impact on user experience, legal documents, and video games. It highlights typography's power in enhancing readability, evoking emotions, and guiding user behavior. … | Continue reading
Today's Drop discusses three spiffy tools: Duckling, neko, and tv. Duckling is a data management app for viewing and querying multiple data sources. Neko is a remote desktop tool for private web browsing and collaborative projects, while tv is a command-line tool for pretty-print … | Continue reading
Today's AI-focused edition of the Drop discusses the usefulness of a Rust-based disk-usage tool, dua, for managing space occupied by AI models. It also explores a concerning development where LLM agents can autonomously exploit one-day vulnerabilities and a new experimental exten … | Continue reading
Today's Drop dares asks and explores the question "Why Do We Need More Typefaces?". We then take a look at "Legibility" by Mary C. Dyson which will 100% help you craft better communications. And, we end with a bit of fun from The Washington Post's interactive piece that explores … | Continue reading
Today's Drop features three different command-line tools: xh, xq, and lowcharts. xh is a modern command-line tool for HTTP requests, xq is a Golang-based tool for XML/HTML processing, and lowcharts is a CLI charting tool for numerical data. Each tool has unique features and use c … | Continue reading
The Friday edition of The Drop features moreutils, a collection of Unix utilities designed to enhance the standard toolset, and Realtime, a platform providing live data visualizations and reports across various topics, including NYC 🐀 sightings. Could be a great source fo … | Continue reading
pet; tuc; nip Today, we cover three (well, four, really) tools/services that are each 3-letters in length, do one thing, and do it bonkers well. TL;DR (This is an AI-generated summary of today’s Drop.) pet If you’re even remotely like me (in the following aspect), you likely exec … | Continue reading
On yet-another Tardy Typography Tuesday Drop we cover The Font Matrix (a tool for pairing and categorizing typefaces), Phosphor Icons (a vast collection of open-source icons) and Hauora Sans (a condensed version of Manrope). | Continue reading
This very late Monday Drop notes new (to me) resource called ecosyste.ms, which provides open data and APIs to analyze and secure open-source software. Additionally, a cautionary thread about the "zi" Zsh plugin manager is highlighted, exposing potential security risks and decept … | Continue reading
Today's Bonus + WPE Drop is cull of ctags crunchy goodness. Universal ctags is a tool that generates an index file for programming languages to enable easy navigation within text editors. Geany, an IDE with extensive functionality, showcases the usage of ctags. Quickwit, an alter … | Continue reading
Today's blizzard-proof Drop explores the 'has' utility for checking installed command line tools; introduces the 'w3m' text-only web browser; and, discusses the use of 'tmpmail' for generating temporary email addresses. Stay safe out there New Englanders! | Continue reading
Today's (late) Drop discusses the release of Ubuntu Sans, a humanist-style variable font designed for the Ubuntu operating system by Dalton Maag. Typographica, founded in 2002, offers detailed typeface reviews and insights. FontID is a community-driven platform for identifying ty … | Continue reading
Today's Drop features three TUI tools aiming to simplify command-oriented operations. "Who Let The Pods Out?" introduced k9s, enhancing productivity in managing Kubernetes clusters. "Lollygagging Pods" highlighted lazydocker for Docker container management. "Git Outta Here" focus … | Continue reading
Today's (late) Drop (lightly) covers the xz debacle, an event which has caused a major setback in open-source software, raising concerns about security. "likes" provides a decentralized, privacy-focused alternative to traditional social media platforms. Serviceman simplifies runn … | Continue reading
The content discusses setting up self-hosted "edge" functions using Deno and Supabase FOSS. It explains the concept of "Serverless Edge" and provides examples of creating random data and placeholder images as edge services. The goal is to inspire and simplify the process of setti … | Continue reading
Today's Drop features the Typst Examples Book, paying tribute to renowned typographer Phil Baines, and introducing the new font Fixel. The Typst Examples Book enables easy and logical document creation with a focus on typography, while Baines's legacy encompasses innovative desig … | Continue reading
In today's Daily Drop, we have the regular Monday grab bag of resources. We highlight Fedica, a platform for posting to Mastodon and Bluesky, the Navy's Solar Eclipse Computer, and Vanilla Breeze, a tool for converting Tailwind-classed HTML tags to semantic CSS. | Continue reading
Today's Drop discusses 3 resources, madonctl, csvlens, and DuckDB, and how they can be combined for data FUN. madonctl is a Mastodon client for the terminal, csvlens is a CLI tool for viewing CSV files, and DuckDB is a powerful database system that is quite magical. | Continue reading
Today's Drop shows how to convert data from Postgres to Parquet safely & painlessly, shows how to hack x-callback-urls @ the CLI for inter-app communication on macOS, and enhancing Bash scripts with LLM/GPTs. It emphasizes technical details and tools for each topic, providing ins … | Continue reading
This edition of The Daily Drop highlights visual resources for creative projects. "Icônes" offers instant icon searching and filtering, while SVGRepo/svgfind provides quality open-license SVGs. Pexels hosts over 3.2 million free stock photos and videos for personal and commercial … | Continue reading
Today's Drop showcases the importance of typography in modern design, emphasizing meticulous cleaning of text, discussing the impact of typography on visual narratives, and introducing a unique connected script typeface called Dash. It highlights the significance of typography in … | Continue reading
In today's Drop, we have a macOS-only app for managing the default handler for URL schemes is discussed, highlighting the importance of responsible package management and understanding the limitations of npm. Mihael Ankerst's Observable Notebook showcases the versatility of Plot … | Continue reading
Today's Drop discusses the use of Thorium and mprocs for efficient web development, as well as the VS Code remote debugging experience. It emphasizes the importance of using the right tools for productivity and enjoyment. It also provides examples of configurations for different … | Continue reading
Today, we have a (somewhat) light and (hopefully) informative overview of modern and past integrated development environments (IDEs). It introduces Theia IDE, an open-source environment for building custom IDEs, and Replit Desktop, a standalone application offering a distraction- … | Continue reading
This issue is all about "design," featuring unDraw's open-source illustrations, Design Spells' micro-interactions and animations, and Design System Surf's comprehensive catalog of design systems. unDraw, created by Katerina Limpitsouni, provides a vast collection of customizable … | Continue reading
Three fontastic resources await intrepid Drop readers! The Canva Engineering Blog discusses the complexities and security concerns of font processing software and formats, highlighting vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-25081 and the importance of tools like OpenType-Sanitizer for pro … | Continue reading
Today's Drop features three resources: Reqable, a closed-source freemium app for API development; The Minimum Vi(m) You Need To Know, a guide for Vi(m) users; and Ahab's Leg Dilemma, an intriguing exploration. Reqable acts as a GUI on top of MITMproxy, offering various features. … | Continue reading
The post highlights Framework's new features like raw SQL cell support, Node.js v18.x compatibility, and Apache ECharts integration. It also introduces modern WebR integration for enhanced plotting and data manipulation. For detailed examples and source code, visit https://hrbrms … | Continue reading
The content delves into three tools: khal, a CLI calendar program; vdir/vdirsyncer, for syncing calendars and contacts; and neofetch, a system information tool. khal aligns with Vdir format, vdirsyncer offers flexible syncing solutions, and neofetch adds flair to system informati … | Continue reading
Today's Drop has 3 main topics: the introduction of the CLI tool Dripgrep, a debate on AI understanding, and the impact of generative AI on creative industries. Dripgrep combines ripgrep with ChatGPT for experimental use. Robert Wright challenges skepticism about AI understandin … | Continue reading
Typodarium offers a typeface-a-day calendar with 366 new typefaces from 292 designers across 34 countries, celebrating linguistic and artistic diversity. K.73r is a geometric sans typeface designed by Lauren Graycar, inspired by modernist traditions and Mozart's canons. Jonas Typ … | Continue reading
The weekend's Bonus Drop was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, and plans to move paid subscriptions to WordPress were disrupted by WordPress turning AI-evil. The post also discusses a new project example involving the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog and … | Continue reading
The post introduces three diverse resources: Daft Social - a minimalist, email-based social platform; modd - a tool for managing daemons in response to file changes; and PROMPT_COMMAND/precmd in Bash and Zsh, with an innovative concept called Eternal Shell History. Each resource … | Continue reading
The latest Drop features Zed, a Rust-based editor aiming to redefine developer expectations. Deno introduces JSR, a modern package registry supporting ESM and TypeScript, potentially unifying the JavaScript community. Bunscape challenges traditional web infrastructure by using DN … | Continue reading
The Missing Semester of Your CS Education by MIT offers practical coursework covering essential tools for computer science students and professionals. Positive feedback highlights immediate applicability in internships and jobs. WARC-GPT is an AI tool for exploring web archives, … | Continue reading
This post covers three main topics: the typographic heresy of using the terms "typeface" and "font" interchangeably, an AIGA typography crash course, and the Figma design tool community. The typographic discussion elaborates on the differences between typeface and font, the AIGA … | Continue reading
This post introduces three resources for handling log files: GoAccess, lnav, and angle-grinder. GoAccess offers real-time analysis and supports various log formats. lnav is an enhanced log file viewer with semantic information usage and SQL query support. Angle-grinder is a power … | Continue reading
OrbStack is a macOS-focused VM/container manager providing a local Kubernetes cluster, cloud-init support, and quick VM setup. It offers various integrations, native Swift app support, and eBPF, enabling seamless macOS and Linux operation. Orb simplifies Docker setups, while Orbs … | Continue reading
Give Pixi A Chance (Apologies for no Thursday Drop, again. I got stuck in Kubernetes limbo, which — oddly enough — is a redundant term.) Ev’rybody’s talking about uv, venv, poetry, and renv. Nixs and condas, and Cargos, and spacks. And, aye yai yai (with apologies to Mr. Lennon, … | Continue reading
The Daily Drop featured Phase, an open-source, encrypted platform for managing environment variables; LLRT, an experimental JavaScript runtime by AWS for serverless apps; and Waybackpack, a tool to download Wayback Machine archives. Phase offers CLI for importing secrets and role … | Continue reading
Andy Kirk's Visualizing Data newsletter is recommended for its quality. Max Esnée's web app, Stack & Justify, automates the creation of type specimens, saving time and inspiring creativity in typeface design. BlockFace, a modular typography printing kit by Will Mower, bridges dig … | Continue reading
In this content, the author discusses three main topics: SQL Workbench with DuckDB-WASM, the Tabulator JavaScript library, and DuckDB Remote Parquet. The SQL Workbench section focuses on building a SQL workbench with DuckDB-WASM, while the Tabulator section introduces the feature … | Continue reading
“Glow” is a lightweight syntax highlighter that works independently and uses minimal CSS variables. “Color” introduces Adobe Color's theme and gradient extractor tools for creating harmonized palettes from images. “List.js” adds search, sort, and filter functionalities to HTML el … | Continue reading
The Daily Drop was delayed due to long COVID exhaustion but the distraction led to the discovery of Observable Framework. This open-source system allows for creating data apps, dashboards, and reports using JavaScript and any backend language. The Framework supports continuous de … | Continue reading
Today's edition of The Daily Drop covers data-centric topics, including Open Measures' fight against online extremism, Webhook.Site's testing capabilities for webhooks and HTTP requests, and Wget's WARC file creation for archiving web content. These tools offer ways to gather and … | Continue reading