Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Super Simplistic static web hosting

https://tiiny.host/
Interesting light-weight temporary web hosting

Software Alternatives And Reviews

https://www.saashub.com/
SaaS products listed and reviewed

ScrapingBee API handles headless browsers and rotates proxies for you

https://www.scrapingbee.com/
Another web-scraping SaaS service. 

The Definitive Guide To SEO In 2020

https://backlinko.com/seo-this-year
Backlinks and quality content are still key

Salary and Occupation

https://flowingdata.com/2019/11/18/salary-and-occupation
Good visualization about different occupation clusters and their salaries. 

The Maturing of QUIC

https://www.fastly.com/blog/maturing-of-quic
The origin and history of http/3 aka QUIC

Design your own beautiful brand

https://looka.com/
Automated Logo design that underwent a disasterous rebrand. 

Browse the top 10 most scenic, quiet routes

https://www.geotab.com/americas-quietest-routes/
I've been on at least one of these. 

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

IBM's 200,000 Macs have made a happier, more productive workforce

https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/213710/ibms-200-000-macs-have-made-a-happier-more-productive-workforce
My experience exactly

Simple automated testimonials

https://luego.app/
Not sure if it's got legs, but might be useful.

Solved by Flexbox

https://philipwalton.github.io/solved-by-flexbox/
How to solve actual page layout problems with flexbox, including the holy grail layout.

What Is Open PageRank?

https://www.domcop.com/openpagerank/what-is-openpagerank
is it really pagerank? no, but it's kinda, sorta close.

Top 10 million domains

https://www.domcop.com/top-10-million-domains
based on openpagerank

Guide to Linux jq Command for JSON processing

https://www.baeldung.com/linux/jq-command-json
much-needed hints, jq is a bit opaque.

Disable HTTP sessions in Laravel to speed up your API

https://ma.ttias.be/disable-http-sessions-in-laravel-to-speed-up-your-api/
It's a small gain, but it can add up.

Friday, November 8, 2019

‘Granny Pods’ now allow your aging parents to live in your backyard

https://www.3lstories.com/granny-pods-aging-parents
Not sure about the zoning of these things

landing page creator

https://unbounce.com/
Create custom landing pages with Unbounce that convert more visitors than any website—no coding required.

helicopter toy

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/flying-helicopter-toy
3d printed helicopter toy

free science posters

https://landing.perimeterinstitute.ca/freeposters
free science posters, especially physics.

Postwoman API request builder

https://postwoman.io/
API request builder: online alternative to postman

audio test kitchen Compare 300 microphones. Right now.

https://www.audiotestkitchen.com/
compare 300 microphones online

Grid tutorial

http://grid.malven.co/
Grid tutorial

Self-hosted, Node.js based analytics tool for those who care about privacy

https://ackee.electerious.com/
self-hosted analytics platform that claims not to use cookies. This is either comforting or frightening.

Email inspiration, resources and discovery

https://emaillove.com/
A nice compendium of email designs.

Test your front-end against a real API

https://reqres.in/
Free API that allows you to learn to make requests

Universal sans

https://universalsans.com/#0.10.20.11111111111.450
make your own sans-serif font. just need a good serif version as well.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

My company sold for $100 million and I got Zilch. How can that be?

https://medium.com/@thresholdvc/77790e5c2d4d
The darkside of startup funding... overhang

DNS Encryption Explained

https://blog.cloudflare.com/dns-encryption-explained/
The two ways to encrypt DNS

Finding Lena, the Patron Saint of JPEGs

https://www.wired.com/story/finding-lena-the-patron-saint-of-jpegs/
The latest on the legend

17 Innovative Mathematics Projects that Inspire Students

https://medium.com/however-mathematics/17-innovative-mathematics-projects-that-inspire-students-c652005cc627
Much more of what math is about than most classroom work. 

Ubersuggest

https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/
Generate keywords based on other sites

Less Annoying CRM

https://www.lessannoyingcrm.com/
Cheap, less annoying alternative to SalesForce