20 random bookmarks

Links to things I share without comment: tools, articles, whatever else I find interesting. My blog with actual writing is at [Sam's Stuff](https://stuff.interfree.ca)

2026-07-30

1038.

GitHub - dhlavaty/word-list: Utility for encoding and decoding binary data to different mnemonic sentences.

github.com/dhlavaty/word-list

2026-06-03

968.

GitHub - yogthos/wavescope-mcp: Wavelet-based multi-resolution context management for LLMs via MCP

github.com/yogthos/wavescope-mcp

Wavelet-based multi-resolution context management for LLMs via MCP provides a zoomable view of code files. It uses a structural signal, Ricker wavelet transform, and multi-scale peaks to identify important structural transitions. The tool supports various programming languages and offers features like finding structural boundaries, comparing revisions, and analyzing code complexity.

2026-05-19

929.

Some Words on WigglyPaint

beyondloom.com/blog/onwigglypaint.html
883.

Getting Up to Speed on Multi-Agent Systems, Part 1: The Landscape

christophermeiklejohn.com/ai/agents/mas-series/2026/04/24/mas-series-01-the-landscape.html

I’ve been reading multi-agent systems papers for weeks trying to figure out where the field actually is, and the honest answer is that it moves fast enough that any single paper is a snapshot, not ...

2026-05-18

876.

Your Attempt To Solve Debate Will Not Work

www.astralcodexten.com/p/your-attempt-to-solve-debate-will

Scott Alexander argues that projects aiming to solve debate via technology are fundamentally doomed. Real-world disagreements are driven by divergent value systems, epistemic weightings, and social incentives — not mappable logical syllogisms or simple factual errors. He covers argument mapping failures, the false fact fallacy, user acquisition problems for debate apps, and why 2,000 years of history suggest the problem is human, not technical.

2026-01-03

816.

tgeczy/BrailleDisplay_calibration: A tool that helps you calibrate cells across your Braille displays through your Windows screen reader.

github.com/tgeczy/BrailleDisplay_calibration

A tool that helps you calibrate cells across your Braille displays through your Windows screen reader. - tgeczy/BrailleDisplay_calibration

2025-12-01

762.

Web dev 'bought' so many books it crashed major online store

go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/who_me

Jim, a reader, recounts a time in the early 1990s when he worked for an online bookstore. While testing the new platform, Jim forgot to disable a site crawler’s ability to add items to the shopping cart, resulting in a cart worth over $50,000. This caused a major disruption for the bookstore, but Jim was able to fix the issue and keep his job.

2025-11-18

731.

Using an ADE: Ancient Development Environment

thedailywtf.com/articles/using-an-ade-ancient-development-environment

Greta works with a legacy tech stack, including a deprecated IDE from a defunct vendor, a dialect of C with limited compiler support, and a Pascal library with no source code. The code itself is problematic, with a monolithic main form, global state, and confusing file structures. Despite the challenges, Greta is happy with the team culture and is actively working on a .NET replacement.

2025-10-17

671.

A Refreshing Change

thedailywtf.com/articles/a-refreshing-change

2025-09-20

659.

Assorted Stupidity #170

www.loweringthebar.net/2025/09/assorted-stupidity-170.html

2025-07-23

599.

[July 22, 1970] Solace for Your Trillion-Year-Old Spirit (George Malko's Scientology: The Now Religion)

galacticjourney.org/july-22-1970-solace-for-your-trillion-year-old-spirit-george-malkos-scientology-the-now-religion

2025-05-12

439.

GitHub - cheatsnake/airstation: 🎵 Your own online radio station

github.com/cheatsnake/airstation
431.

Several conferences relocate north of the border as Canadians refuse to travel to the U.S. | CBC News

www.cbc.ca/news/business/conference-us-travel-1.7531255

2025-05-09

418.

itter.sh - Social Media via SSH

www.itter.sh

itter.sh: Ironic, text-only, SSH-based social networking for terminal lovers. No browser, no js, just eets.

2025-05-08

411.

We need universal basic income - Karl Groves

karlgroves.com/we-need-universal-basic-income

This is a follow-up to my prior post: "AI is the future of accessibility". There are market changes that will be materializing in the coming years that will be hugely impactful for all white collar jobs. Some say that time period is 3-5 years, others say it is more like a decade. Regardless of timeline,

2025-05-07

393.

AI Docker Generator

dockergen.jonte.au
394.

Curl takes action against time-wasting AI bug reports

www.theregister.com/2025/05/07/curl_ai_bug_reports

2025-05-06

354.

Amazon.ca : Changing Faces - A LitRPG Adventure (New Game Minus Book 1)

www.amazon.ca/s?k=Changing Faces - A LitRPG Adventure (New Game Minus Book 1)&linkCode=gg3&tag=progfantasy-20

2025-05-05

45.

The Villainess Wants Her Prince to Live! | Royal Road

www.royalroad.com/fiction/87587/the-villainess-wants-her-prince-to-live
127.

The Challenge of Upward Momentum - We Distribute

wedistribute.org/2025/01/upward-momentum