20 random bookmarks

A stream of links that I share without comment. They may be things I intend to read later, things I've read, things I find interesting, etc. My blog with actual writing is at: https://stuff.interfree.ca and you can find me on the fediverse @fastfinge@interfree.ca.

2025-12-18

801.

FastWeather - Accessible Weather App

theideaplace.net/projects/weather

FastWeather - A fast, accessible weather application providing current conditions and detailed forecasts

2025-11-29

757.

Paylino App - App Store

apps.apple.com/us/app/paylino/id6754171927

Download Paylino by Subsspot GmbH on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Paylino.

2025-11-24

749.

Medieval Apps

medievalbooks.nl/2015/01/16/medieval-apps

How about this for a truism: a book is a book, and something that is not a book is not a book. This post will knock your socks off if you are inclined to affirm this statement, because in medieval …

2025-11-23

748.

The Real Tech Stack Behind AI Startups: A 200-Company Analysis

pub.towardsai.net/i-reverse-engineered-200-ai-startups-73-are-lying-a8610acab0d3

Three weeks of network monitoring revealed the truth: 73% of funded AI startups are running $33M valuations on $1,200/month in OpenAI…

2025-11-20

739.

Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles App - App Store

apps.apple.com/us/app/art-of-fauna-cozy-puzzles/id1630468596

Download Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles by Klemens Strasser on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Art of Fauna:…

2025-11-18

733.

Selfish reasons for building accessible UIs

nolanlawson.com/2025/06/16/selfish-reasons-for-building-accessible-uis

All web developers know, at some level, that accessibility is important. But when push comes to shove, it can be hard to prioritize it above a bazillion other concerns when you’re trying to c…

2025-07-24

602.

Tornado risk for the Ottawa-Gatineau area Thursday

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/tornado-storm-ottawa-gatineau-weather-forecast-july24-1.7592778?cmp=rss

2025-07-11

581.

Security company hired used car salesman to build website

www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/on_call

On Call: First came the dodgy lawyer, then the explosively angry HR person, leaving a whistleblower techie to save his career

2025-07-10

576.

GitHub - sv1sjp/lemmy-rss-pybot: Lemmy RSS PyBot is a powerful Python bot that reads RSS feeds and posts new articles to your favorite Lemmy communities.

github.com/sv1sjp/lemmy-rss-pybot

2025-07-07

570.

Apple’s newest AI study unlocks street view for blind users - 9to5Mac

9to5mac.com/2025/07/07/apples-newest-ai-study-unlocks-street-navigation-for-blind-users

SceneScout, combines Apple Maps with a multimodal LLM to provide interactive, AI-generated descriptions of street view images.

2025-05-15

455.

TikTok is using AI-generated alt text to describe photos

www.theverge.com/news/666632/tiktok-accessibility-ai-generated-alt-text-contrast-bold

2025-05-06

312.

Lost Souls and a Demoness [A LitRPG Adventure] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/79779/lost-souls-and-a-demoness-a-litrpg-adventure
310.

The Little Gods [Isekai Progression Fantasy] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/86226/the-little-gods-isekai-progression-fantasy

One second, Lyra Starling is walking home from the grocery store. The next, she's in a fantasy world where gods are real and power comes at a steep price.
Lyra discovers she's a priestess; a member of a caste with the rare ability to see and speak to the deities that walk the world. While she was nothing special on Earth, here, people bow and scrape (...)

300.

Kalliel – Local Netizen Elf’s Life In Another World - Progression Fantasy & LitRPG Database

progressionfantasy.co.uk/kalliel-local-netizen-elfs-life-in-another-world

Hanazawa Hanako was a young otaku girl, technically a hikikomori, a degenerate, and a netizen. She died though. (LOL) So naturally she got yeeted to a fantasy world to save it from the demon king. When asked what buff she want: ''Just give me the whole Internet then.''

296.

1: Not Crazy - Overpowered Wizard

www.royalroad.com/fiction/90220/overpowered-wizard/chapter/1718517/1-not-crazy

Zarian was sitting on a bench at a major Miami mall. The place was all sparkling glitz, in-season glam, and neutral colors. Each store front shone with (...)

229.

Chosen of the Endless One [Kingdom Building] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/70775/chosen-of-the-endless-one-kingdom-building

Book 1- Chosen of the Endless One
Amos got in a car accident, and he didn't get isekaied, reincarnated or transmigrated! That happened five years later when his transplanted heart failed. But why would the Endless One grab an artist and animator to run a barony? What would the knowledge of thousands of hours of watching YouTube videos do to help a (...)

2025-05-05

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[Closed] Share Your Apple Vision Accessibility Experience and Opinions: The 2024 AppleVis Report Card Survey is Now Open | AppleVis

www.applevis.com/blog/closed-share-your-apple-vision-accessibility-experience-opinions-2024-applevis-report-card

We are very excited to announce our third annual Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card and invite you to participate in the survey that will determine the ratings. Plus, participants who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to receive a $200 gift card, thanks to Be My Eyes.

118.

README.org · master · spritely / OcapPub · GitLab

gitlab.com/spritely/ocappub/blob/master/README.org
76.

farshed/sage: Self-hosted voice chat with LLMs

github.com/farshed/sage

Self-hosted voice chat with LLMs. Contribute to farshed/sage development by creating an account on GitHub.

73.

Personalization and Accessibility: Are Banking Apps Doing Enough?

thefinancialbrand.com/news/customer-experience-banking/personalization-and-accessibility-are-banking-apps-doing-enough-186026

How are financial institutions faring in this often-overlooked component of the digital banking experience?