I’m a software engineer, side-project enthusiast, hobbyist game developer, sometimes writer, and full-time wheelchair user.
I added a new link blog for sharing interesting things I find on the web. I’m publishing it as a separate RSS feed.
What are your go-to apps for common tasks? This my updated list of default apps, last published in 2023.
Explore solo RPG with me and learn about one of the biggest names in the genre.
I had a Fonts.com subscription for a number of years, followed by a Monotype one. I also had a cloud.typography sub for webfonts. All of those services were from Monotype, the largest type company in the world.
Lately I’ve been acquiring fonts from indie foundries and quit giving Monotype money. Feels good man.
Even if you’re not in the market for a professional font, just browsing the incredible artwork and type specimens from these foundries makes The Punch worth a look.
The popular CDN, bunny.net, has a drop-in replacement for Google Fonts that is privacy friendly and GDPR compliant.
I just came across this so I haven’t had time to use it yet, but I will definitely be trying it the next time I start to reach for Google Fonts.
As a typographical aside, you can get some nice fonts with a generous web license from both MBType and SimpleBits.
It’s always interesting reading about other people’s note taking setups. This one from Dave is interesting because he explains the thought process that went into it. And he dumps a huge list of Obsidian plugins that he is using.
Sometimes you need graph paper, whether it’s for a digital background or to print out and draw on. Rather than scouring the internet and settling for something subpar, this neat little home-cooked app from Dave Rupert lets you generate a variety of different types of graph paper.
Superwhisper has been my speech-to-text daily driver for over a year now. But I’m constantly seeing other neat ones. This one in particular is cool because it is open source and free to download.
I brought my music library over into Doppler. Most of it is stuff that I either ripped or bought back before I started using streaming services. I miss buying and owning music and I think I might start doing that again instead of streaming everything.
She should be allowed to speak to that AI to request reconsideration. I bet she could get that sycophantic clanker to give her 24/7 care in one prompt.
I met a disabled woman who was having her allotted in-home caregiver hours slashed because her state used an AI tool that redetermined her care needs. She is taking them to court, as she should (but shouldn't have to). That is absolutely ridiculous. A horrible use of AI.