Links
- FreeTube - a YouTube viewer
- Bebop - Quick capture notes for Obsidian
- Clipboard Managers - A comparison of Mac clipboard managers - Raycast won
- Blip - a cross platform file transfer app
- Applite - an app store for Homebrew
- Omnivore - a free read-it-later app
- Apparency - a Quicklook plugin for apps
- My Applications - gives you detailed info on your installed applications
- Zavala - a free universal outliner
- Scrap Paper - a menu bar notes app that syncs with iOS
- Liking or upvoting a URL on a forum or social media that someone else posted.
- Commenting on a URL somebody else posted saying how much you enjoyed the content.
- Posting a URL on social media/discord server yourself, suggesting that others might also like to read it.
- Dropping a quick note of appreciation to the author via email or DM.
- Actually paying money for the content via Patreon, etc.
Cool Tools is a web site which recommends the best/cheapest tools available. Tools are defined broadly as anything that can be useful. This includes hand tools, machines, books, software, gadgets, websites, maps, and even ideas.
Hitler Was Incompetent and Lazy and His Government Was an Absolute Clown Show - Lot’s of similarities to his orangeness and company, like it or not. It’s a valid comparison.
Watching a Better Youtube - info and links to free YouTube resources: transcripts, summarizer, an online RSS service and an ad free, privacy first viewer and downloader.
I want to encourage anyone who hasn’t done so to add your blog to Feedle, a search engine for blogs. It’s great resource if you are looking for blogs are podcasts that cover the same stuff you do. On the Fediverse at @feedle@mastodon.social
Today for #Junited2024 I’m plugging the blog Beardy Guy Musings by @Denny. You never know what you’re going to get there. It might be tech (like today) or it might be a challenge to be a better citizen. Whatever it is, it will be genuine, honest and from the heart because that’s the way he rolls.
I’m extremely emotional over this and was up all night in tears. - How the sad case of a missing cat saved me from getting fired last week.
The poets were right. There is something especially poignant about an athlete dying young. Some of the best sports writing of the past decade - Steve Prefontaine’s Last Run
This Week's Bookmarks - Cool art gallery, Leftist purity, Beautiful streets, Music covers, NY Sandwiches, Landmarks, Biggest Dog
What the Failure of American Communism Should Teach the Left - The Atlantic (archive.ph)
Songs covered by artists of a different gender - Genderswap.fm
New York City’s Best Sandwiches - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Landmarks as they are not often seen
Kevin the Great Dane verified as tallest living dog: “He’s a gentle giant” | Guinness World Records
Today for #Junited2024 I am plugging the blog, Life Is Such A Sweet Insanity by J.P. Wing, a guy with an interests list a mile long: flying, hiking, storm chasing, vintage computers, space, Linux, Apple and evidently writing because I enjoy the hell out of his prose. Take a look.
I love it when someone interviews Bob Dylan and instead of asking him the same bullshit questions, he’s been asked a million times like “How did it feel to be the voice of a generation” they ask him questions about current events and music and his creative process. Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways
The Sopranos 25th Anniversary - an interview with the cast members from the iconic HBO show on the 25th anniversary of its premiere with a few surprising revelations.
Down With Southern Mythology, We’re Tired of It It sickens me that after the murder of George Floyd, across the south we managed to finally remove Confederate names from some schools and other public institutions, only to see MAGA loving right-wingers reinstitute them this year.
Today for #Junited2024 I’d like to suggest a GTD post from the blog of Ariadne, Noisy Deadlines, a Brazilian living in Canada who loves winter. Her blog is a good mix of sci-fi, GTD and Internet culture - just the kind of non-pretentious stuff I enjoy. @noisydeadlines@writing.exchange on Mastodon.
My favorite book about the Vietnam War is Dispatches by Michael Herr based on the reporting he did for Esquire. This article from 1968 about the battle for Hue was the foundation for the book. Hell Sucks
Murder in Mississippi - the most powerful artwork I have ever seen in person. Many right-wingers refuse to believe this painting is by Norman Rockwell, but it is. It depicts the Mississippi Burning killing of three civil rights workers by the Klan in 1964.
This Week's Bookmarks - Recipe finder, Excellent advice, Quitting Google, Mullets!, Miss AI contest, Driving cities, Bookshelf creator
Recipe Search with Typesense - Search 2 Million recipes -
25 Bits Of ‘Excellent Advice For Living’ That Apply To Adventure - Semi-Rad.com
How to Quit Google, According to a Privacy Expert | Lifehacker
The Worlds First AI Creator Awards (miss-ai.webflow.io)
Charted: America’s driving capitals (axios.com)
Bookshelf.so - Create your own beautiful book review page with an interactive 3D bookshelf
The Most Popular Apps I've Reviewed
I’ve been amazed since I started writing app reviews online at AppAddict Some of the reviews have been viewed thousands of times. I’ve had reviews mentioned on Lifehacker and The Verge. If you’re curious as to what’s been the most popular, here’s a list.
This Weeks Bookmarks - Nickelback Hate, Kitchen Tips, Beach Reads, Best Sci-Fi books, Best Cities for Food, Most Expensive Paintings, 25 Era Defining Photos
Why Do People Hate Nickelback So Much? A Statistical Analysis (statsignificant.com)
91 Kitchen Tricks and Tips From Our Expert Cooks (realsimple.com)
51 Beach Reads for a Relaxing Summer 2024 (rd.com)
The 21 best science fiction books of all time – according to New Scientist writers | New Scientist
The World’s 20 Best Cities for Food Right Now (timeout.com)
List of most expensive paintings - Wikipedia
The 25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Save the web by being nice by Andrew Stephens, my #Junited2024 entry
There are different levels of Niceness but roughly from least to most effort:
This Weeks Bookmarks - 50 things to know, Weird roadside attractions, Summer movies, Toxic reality TV, Recipes, YouTube games, Free money
50 things I know - by Sasha Chapin #1 is 1. I know what makes people grow more reliably than anything else. It is: taking on a difficult project with some amount of public accountability. This can be large or small: a lecture series, a business, a blog, a house, a child, etc.
Weird Roadside Attractions in Every State to Visit on a Road Trip - Thrillist - Thanks to Jarrod Blundy
The 31 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2024 | TIME - How may movies will you see at the theater this summer?
Is “Love Is Blind” a Toxic Workplace? | The New Yorker - You really don’t want to be on a reality show.
JustTheRecipe - Paste in a URL and this website will remove all of the fluff from the page and leave you with just the recipe to make it easier to read and cook.
YouTube - Everybody’s getting into gaming these days. YouTube joins the slowly growing list of companies with gaming initiatives, rolling out its Playables program across mobile and desktop. To play, simply visit YouTube’s website or Android / iOS app and look for Playables in the sidebar. YouTube will let players save their progress and keep track of high scores. There are over 75 games to choose from, including chess and crossword games to more popular casual mobile titles like Angry Birds Showdown!, Trivia Crack, and Cut the Rope.
MissingMoney.com | Search for Unclaimed Property MissingMoney.com is the official Unclaimed Property website of the National Association of State Treasurers
US State Governments and several Canadian Provinces, through their partnership with the leading, trusted authority in unclaimed property—the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA)—provide this free, safe, and secure site to the public. New properties are added daily, so start your search now and check back often!