Resources
Links to Cool and Interesting Stuff
- The Original ‘Poltergeist’ House Just Went Up for Sale in California!
I saw this movie so many times in the 80s, I feel like I grew up there. - Infinite Mac!
While I was never a huge fan of Classic Mac OS (pre-macOS), this amazing browser emulator lets you revisit the old days in style. - Verlet Integration
- Vite in 100 Seconds
- How to Create a Parallax Effect with CSS Only
- Setup a GIT server on macOS
- Gatsby vs. WordPress: Marketers Overview
- Tech Lead vs Engineering Manager
- Animation: The Rise and Fall of Popular Web Browsers Since 1994
This is mesmerizing. I could watch it all day. - Hashtables vs. Arrays
A concise and easy to understand explanation of why hashtables are more efficient for searching, but arrays are better for iterating. - Eclipse Cheat Sheet for Mac
Handy list of Eclipse shortcuts when working on a Mac. - Do I need an interface with Spring Boot?
Trying to be more selective before using an interface with Spring these days. This article provides some simple guidelines. - GALLERY: The 2022 Monaco Historic Grand Prix
Love these old race cars. - Inexpensive Arduino Starter Kit
Picked up this cool starter kit to finish a uDemy Arduino class. It comes with an UNO clone, but I’m using a spare one I already had. - iTerm2 – macOS Terminal Alternative
oh-my-zsh – Unleash your Terminal
Finally upgraded to iTerm2 and oh-my-zsh after using the default Terminal for a year or so. Major improvement. - WWV Simulator
I used to love to tune into the atomic clock shortwave stations using my Dad’s Hallicrafters SW receiver back in the early 80s. Here’s a cool simulator that uses your computer’s time. - Striking little quartz watch
- Considering this as a replacement cable for my HIFIMAN Sundaras
- Neat little microscope
- This Shelby Toyota 2000GT is just too cool
- Timex 1972 Reissue – Soooo seventies
- Very pretty yet inexpensive watch
- RebelAmp – Class A Headphone Amplifier & Preamp
I’d like to pick up a RebelAmp some day, but they’re sold out each time I’m ready to buy. 🙁 - Tinkercad
is a great circuit prototyping tool, and it’s free for personal use! - THEC64
Been having a lot of fun with my C64 clone of the Commodore 64. There’s something a bit surreal about unboxing a new c64 in 2022. - Awesome poster collection for a great book. Right up my alley.
- Goodbye to Al Lasher’s Electronics
Didn’t realize Al Asher’s had closed. Used to go here all the time when I lived in Berkeley as it was right around the corner from where I worked. They had cool stuff. - Nice explanation of the Log4Shell Vulnerability
- Good article on setting up multiple versions of PHP on your Mac
- Fascinating article on the history of game consoles from the programmer’s perspective
- You’re it!
- Amazing detail on this BMW 2002 tii scale model build
- Interesting example of audiophile-grade electronica I found on John Darko’s YT channel
- Promoted from Dev to Team Lead: 8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me
Good article on transitioning from a Software Engineer to a Team Lead - Kawasaki’s New Z650RS Looks Like The Right Kind Of Retro
- Really beautiful A-frame house
- Very cool looking Alfasud race car
- 8bitworkshop.com
Very cool browser app that let’s you design and run games for classic hardware. - Fiat X/19
Our neighbor across the street had an X/19 back in the 80s. Basically, a street-legal go kart. Would love to have one now. - Fascinating article on the history of UNIX
- Core Memory
So much work for so little storage. Old school. - Darsty loves her GT 350H
- How IBM ended up using MS-DOS rather than CP/M (1995)
Not many people remember how important Gary Kildall’s CP/M was to the early development of the microcomputer. - Darst is Learning Ruby!
- Is performant really a word?
I always thought so, but noticed that Chrome won’t spell check it. - Bid Sniping
Based on over 20 years of buying on eBay, I’ve found that “sniping” is the only reliable way to win auctions economically. - The Daemon, the Gnu, and the Penguin
More than you ever wanted to know about the evolutions of the free and open source movements, but very interesting. - Awesome picture of McMoons circa 2008 with the Ampex FR-900s in the background.
- Just booted up my old iBook for the first time in over two decades. Talk about a blast from the past. Netscape, Napster, and Audion!
