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https://raphael.computer/blog/openorb-curated-search-engine
Raphael Kabo, a software engineer and poet, writes here about building OpenOrb, a curated RSS and Atom feed search engine designed to search only over hand-picked blogs and feeds as a public service. The post dives into IndieWeb philosophy, alternatives to mainstream search engines, and the appeal of small-scale handmade web tools.
https://d00k.net/
D00k.net is a personal site featuring a blog, wiki, and design notes from a developer who tinkers with open-source tools like Sourcehut and Rockbox firmware customization. The site covers software migration, embedded audio player theming, and iterative web design projects.
https://xml.coverpages.org/rxpWindows19991018.html
The Cover Pages is a comprehensive reference archive for XML and SGML standards, and this page documents the release of the Win32/DOS version of RXP, a validating namespace-aware XML parser written in C by Richard Tobin. It includes the full man page documentation, usage examples, and download information for this early XML development tool from 1999.
http://andre-simon.de/doku/highlight/en/highlight.php
The official documentation for Highlight, a powerful open-source syntax highlighting tool by Andre Simon that converts source code into HTML, RTF, LaTeX, SVG, and other formats with customizable color themes and language definitions. Visitors will find a thorough manual covering CLI and GUI options, plugin scripting, regular expressions, LSP client integration, and configuration file formats.
https://imood.com/
imood.com is a long-running web service launched in 1999 that lets users share their current emotional state with friends and embed mood indicators on their own webpages. With nearly 737,000 community members and a still-active forum, it captures a charming slice of early social web culture where tracking and sharing your "mood" was a beloved personal homepage staple.
https://arachnoid.com/easyterm
EasyTerm is a freeware Windows Telnet terminal client by Paul Lutus, supporting multiple protocols including SMTP and POP3 along with DEC VT100 emulation and ANSI colors. The page serves as the official home for version 4.3, offering a download link and detailed feature documentation for this sockets-enabled terminal program.
https://lachlanarthur.github.io/Braille-ASCII-Art
Created by Lachlan Arthur, this tool converts images into Braille-based ASCII art using several dithering algorithms including Floyd-Steinberg, Stucki, Atkinson, and threshold modes. Visitors can upload an image, adjust width and inversion settings, preview the output, and copy the resulting Braille characters directly to the clipboard.
https://newsonaut.com/
Newsonaut is the personal blog of Mark Rogers, a writer, designer, and web coder from British Columbia, covering technology, AI, and everyday observations with a thoughtful, essayistic voice. Posts range from critiques of OpenAI and the AI arms race to musings on buying Canadian products and top-rated books of the year.
http://tilde.club/~canary
Canary's tilde.club blog covers practical computing topics including browser alternatives, software tips, and curated lists of useful or lightweight websites. Posts like a guide to cracking Sublime Text with a hex editor and recommendations for text-only news sites give it a distinctly tech-savvy, utilitarian flavor.
http://macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/terminal-commands-for-hidden-mac-os-x-settings.php
Mac OS X Tips, created by Matt Swain, offers a comprehensive collection of terminal commands and tricks for unlocking hidden settings in Mac OS X applications like Safari, Finder, iTunes, and the Dock. The site is organized by application and system component, making it easy for Mac users to find power-user tweaks not accessible through standard preference panels.