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.

2025-06-03

507.

Idaho Passes Emergency Truck-Nuts Legislation

www.loweringthebar.net/2025/06/idaho-passes-emergency-truck-nuts-legislation.html

It may cover other things too, things that also are not “emergencies.”

2025-05-17

467.

Accessibility Isn't a Side Quest: It's the Story AI Has Been Waiting to Tell

www.letsenvision.com/blog/accessibility-updates-2025

One year is not a long time. Yet, from GAAD 2024 to GAAD 2025, it feels as if we have crossed an entire era in AI. What once seemed distant, experimental, even niche, has quietly become essential.

2025-05-15

456.

Stability AI releases an audio-generating model that can run on smartphones

techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/stability-ai-releases-an-audio-generating-model-that-can-run-on-smartphones

2025-05-14

451.

Former Employees, Community Members Allege AbleGamers Founder Fostered Abuse Behind Closed Doors - IGN

www.ign.com/articles/former-employees-community-members-allege-ablegamers-founder-fostered-abuse-behind-closed-doors

Over 20 years, AbleGamers has become synonymous with the accessibility movement as its presence and influence grew across the industry. However, new reports from former employees and members of the accessibility community describe abuse, financial mismanagement from leadership, and a board that failed to protect its employees.

2025-05-12

438.

Into the Wormhole! (Robots vs Dinos vs Me Book 1) - Kindle edition by Jackson, JD. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

www.amazon.com/Into-Wormhole-Robots-Dinos-Book-ebook/dp/B0F6MLWYG5

Into the Wormhole! (Robots vs Dinos vs Me Book 1) - Kindle edition by Jackson, JD. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Into the Wormhole! (Robots vs Dinos vs Me Book 1).

2025-05-06

308.

More to Love [Otome + Action RPG Isekai] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/84184/more-to-love-otome-action-rpg-isekai

[Wonnered the RoyalRoad April 2024 Writathon Challenge!]
Annie’s whole life revolved around helping her parents make ends meet. That meant multiple jobs, no luxuries, no time for social outings, and no time for hobbies. Annie’s only escape from her tedious and inconsequential life is by playing dating sims, because they were the least time- and effort-intensive (...)

291.

The Unusual Shepherd - Isekai/Progression Fantasy | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/69924/the-unusual-shepherd-isekaiprogression-fantasy

Seth is transported into a world of Chaos and Order. Blessed with the Blood mage and Shepherd classes on his first day. He's soon swept into a prophecy to lead the Satyrs to new pastures. But the path is long and treacherous and Seth must protect them from beasts, daemons and worst of all, his fellow man. Slavers, that wish only to take his tribe and (...)

279.

WD_BLACK SN770M NVMe

frame.work/ca/en/products/wd_black-sn770m-nvme?v=FRANTAWD0A

The WD_BLACK™ SN770M NVMe™ delivers fast read and write speeds, while staying cool and efficient.

271.

The Privateer | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/46169/the-privateer

Yvian Kiver has risked everything to start a new life as a void trader. She has staked her life, her future, and her freedom on this, her first cargo run. It is not going well. Yvian's ship broke down. Pirates came. Now Yvian is naked, tied up, and staring down the barrel of a lifetime of cybernetically enforced slavery. Just when she thought things (...)

251.

Reborn as a Demon Hat [A Monster Evolution Isekai LitRPG] | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/94449/reborn-as-a-demon-hat-a-monster-evolution-isekai

Why evolve one monster when you can [evolve] them all?
Ethan Hawke's no stranger to Isekai stories. But now he's in one...as a hat.
A hat that can [Possess] creatures and [Steal] their skills.
Stuck in a world where monsters and hybrids are routinely hunted down and slain, Ethan's got his work cut out for him - especially considering that his System (...)

227.

The Dungeon Calls for a Sage | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/16679/the-dungeon-calls-for-a-sage

Archimedes was the ego behind one of the most powerful dungeons ever created. He grew and developed his halls, filling them with powerful monsters and beasts, over the course of thousands of years. He was a grand structure of ten thousand floors which even heroes had failed to defeat.
However, an Evil God had come from another world, calling himself (...)

226.

Internet Explorer | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/96755/internet-explorer

Disowned by his family and banished from the magical institution, Kaniel had been exiled to rule over the forsaken northernmost borderlands.
There, the populace suffered from waves of monsters and famine. None trusted the bastard noble. Nor would Kaniel himself if not for the opportunity granted by an aloof deity. A mysterious web of infinite archives (...)

225.

Catgirls and Dungeons (Gender Bender, Yuri, Isekai) | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/94949/catgirls-and-dungeons-gender-bender-yuri-isekai

A man was on his way home with his friend when suddenly, he spotted a catgirl cosplayer who made his heart skip a beat. She was so beautiful and elegant that he fell in love at first sight.But something felt off—he couldn’t recall seeing her in any anime, manga, or games he had ever come across. Confused, he asked his friend standing next to him.To (...)

219.

Royal Blooded - A Harem Fantasy Novel (Now available on Amazon) | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/69954/royal-blooded-a-harem-fantasy-novel-now-available

Eli Grayson knew there was no such thing as magic. He knew there were no other worlds filled with magical races beyond his imagining. He knew he was a regular guy, just trying to recover from a brutally difficult breakup.That is, until he foiled an assassination attempt on an elven princess who showed him exactly how wrong he was. He's thrust headfirst (...)

2025-05-05

151.

The Technological Poison Pill: How ATProtocol Encourages Competition, Resists Evil Billionaires, Lock-In & Enshittification

www.techdirt.com/2025/01/21/the-technological-poison-pill-how-atprotocol-encourages-competition-resists-evil-billionaires-lock-in-enshittification

Disclosure: I’m on the board of Bluesky, so feel free to take as many grains of salt as you want in reading it, even though part of this is cheering on a new entrant looking to build an alternative…

104.

Ai2 says its new AI model beats one of DeepSeek's best | TechCrunch

techcrunch.com/2025/01/30/ai2-says-its-new-ai-model-beats-one-of-deepseeks-best

Move over, DeepSeek. Seattle-based nonprofit AI lab Ai2 has released a benchmark-topping model called Tulu3-405B.

77.

FULL EDITZ 1: The Sorcerer’s Stone - Chapter 1 - VarshWrites - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own]

archiveofourown.org/works/47479234/chapters/119652754

Harry feels no one deserves to be insulted for not having friends, having been bullied by his cousin all his life. So he takes no time in approaching Hermione after he overhears Parvati telling Lavender that she’s crying in a girls’ bathroom after Ron insults her for not having any friends.
This is the first part of a long series of works (FULL EDITZ) that I’m constructing.
Pure Harmony + other couples blossoming with time.

68.

Homeserver/Filesystems-guide/networkshares_HowTo-NFSv4.2 at master · zilexa/Homeserver

github.com/zilexa/Homeserver/tree/master/Filesystems-guide/networkshares_HowTo-NFSv4.2

Lightweight home server based on microservices, usable as desktop workstation - zilexa/Homeserver

10.

ironcross32/ChannelHistory: Virtual buffering for screen reader users of Mudlet

github.com/ironcross32/ChannelHistory

Virtual buffering for screen reader users of Mudlet - ironcross32/ChannelHistory

6.

iib0011/omni-tools: Self-hosted collection of powerful web-based tools for everyday tasks. No ads, no tracking, just fast, accessible utilities right from your browser!

github.com/iib0011/omni-tools

Self-hosted collection of powerful web-based tools for everyday tasks. No ads, no tracking, just fast, accessible utilities right from your browser! - iib0011/omni-tools