Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog / is on Nostr

A linkblog by @nelson. Contains a few links a day hand-chosen by Nelson.

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2024-09-28 09:09:15

OpenFreeMap: A no bullshit free web map. Ambitious, I hope it succeeds
https://openfreemap.org/
#openstreetmap #hosting #maps #osm #+

2024-09-03 21:49:15

Lunar escape systems: Bonkers plan for evacuating astronauts from the moon by basically sitting on some RCS thrusters and steering by hand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_escape_systems
#batshitinsane #apollo #escape #1960s #nasa #moon #+

2024-08-17 15:04:15

LEO satellite pollution: More concerns about environmental impact of thousands of artificial satellites burning up in the atmosphere
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/16/report-low-earth-orbit-leo-satellite-systems-like-starlink-cause-environmental-harm-regulators-didnt-prepare-for/
#environment #pollution #orbit

2024-08-13 13:54:15

GitHub CoPilot alternatives: Various free and self-hosted AI code completion tools
https://www.reddit.com/r/vscode/comments/1er2xhr/any_free_alternatives_to_github_copilot/
#programming #copilot #vscode #llm #ai #+

2024-08-09 21:14:15

Tim Walz, map nerd: VP candidate has GIS expertise
https://www.fastcompany.com/91168602/tim-walz-gis-map-nerd
#harriswalz #politics #timwalz #uspol #maps #walz #esri #gis #+

2024-08-04 14:34:15

Kagi leaderboard: A list of domains Kagi users choose to block or promote
https://kagi.com/stats?stat=leaderboard
#crowdsourcing #pinterest #search #spam #kagi #+

2024-07-05 16:49:15

EV sound design: Short video on the artificial noises electric cars make
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnAGXvVNMB8
#sounddesign #safety #noise #sound #avas #cars #evs #+

2024-07-05 16:49:15

EV sound design: Short video on the artificial noises electric cars make
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnAGXvVNMB8
#sounddesign #safety #noise #sound #avas #cars #evs #+

2024-02-13 14:58:15

Federation and reach: Ryan's thoughtful essay on the complicated questions about bridging social media systems and expectations of privacy and reach.
https://snarfed.org/2024-01-21_moderate-people-not-code
#activitypub #federation #fediverse #mastodon #privacy #bridgy #+

2024-01-19 22:13:15

RIP David Mills: He invented NTP, the protocol we use to set our computers clocks.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/inventor-of-ntp-protocol-that-keeps-time-on-billions-of-devices-dies-at-age-85/
#davidmills #computing #obituary #udel #unix #ntp #+