No. 826, Monday, March 25, 2024 View in browser
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This edition unpacks a range of interesting reads that you won’t want to miss.
Tim Berners-Lee, the visionary behind the web, shares his growing concerns about its future, emphasizing the urgent need for us to unite in protecting this invaluable resource.
Meanwhile, Paul Graham, a sage in the startup world, delves into the journey of Reddit’s founders and also gives career advice to young individuals. He champions the pursuit of one’s own projects and the entrepreneurial path as key drivers of genuine success. With his wealth of experience, Graham’s insights are not to be missed.
Shaping equity in design through Designing Women
Designing Women by Readymag tackles gender inequality in design, showcasing contributions from those impacted by gender-related issues. Through inspiring stories, useful design resources, and the ReadyLaunch grant, Readymag aims to bridge the gender gap by drawing from personal experiences and the broader need for representation.
🗺 Turn images into contour maps
Benjamin Dicken explores a creative approach to visualize images by emphasizing their gradients and outlines, reminiscent of geographical maps.
Paul Graham reflects on Reddit’s journey from its inception to becoming a significant online platform where communities gather to share information, ideas, and opinions.
Another great read by Paul Graham: A talk that provides advice to 14 and 15-year-olds interested in starting a startup in the future. It discusses what schools often miss when teaching about startups and offers insights on what young individuals should consider now to prepare for entrepreneurial endeavors later.
🖼 Conway’s Game of Hope
Alexander Miller shares the process of creating a game titled “Game of Hope” as a personal project to explore new technologies and storytelling techniques.
A minimalist CSS framework which aims to provide developers with a lightweight, efficient styling solution for web projects.
An open-source menu bar application for creating screen and camera timelapses without excessive file sizes.
Skyvern automates browser-based workflows using LLMs and computer vision. It provides a simple API endpoint to fully automate manual workflows, replacing brittle or unreliable automation solutions.
Video Vault
Animation Spotlight
Podcast by Slava Kornilov
Demo Corner
❓Did you know that…
… the protocol HTTP/0.9, the first version used on the World Wide Web, was incredibly simple compared to today’s standards? It only allowed for one command: GET, which requested a webpage from a server. There was no headers, cookies, or any other type of metadata — just the raw HTML document. This simplicity was key to the Web’s initial growth, allowing for easy implementation and widespread adoption.
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