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[00:45] A website hosted on a floppy disk (and here's an archive link in case the site is down). Vintage hardware, too, with a 40MHz 386 and 4MB of RAM. I love projects like this one, where people just make something for the fun of it.
[00:34] Doom rendered via checkboxes. Because if anything resembles pixels ... wait, we've been there before.
[00:54] Around the web I often come across websites that display trust seals. I just found a way more trustworthy variation. :D
[23:57] From the "malevolent design" department: CSS fingerprinting (see also)
[23:51] In case you are interested in a fast computer: this one drives at speeds of up to 100 kmph. (This kind of demands a pun about drivers, but I used that up already.)
[01:23] Museums in Vienna have taken to publishing some content on OnlyFans due to bans on social media, specifically mentioning Facebook and Instagram.
[01:22] kindrobot allows you to color their computer. (see also, see also)
[05:18] I already knew the story of the first webcam, but I recently learned only recently about the second one. (via)
[20:28] Bryan Braun is making things out of checkboxes.
[20:29] I really like Lego, but sometimes this stuff just confuses me.
[21:59] PORTAL is a project that plans to build Stargate inspired screens that visually link cities. A pair of portals already exists in Vilnius (Lithuania) and Lublin (Poland). (see also)
[23:24] An Atari ST in use since 1985, helping to run a camping ground in the Netherlands. (via, see also)
[13:17] Talking about computers and music: in the 2010s, Argentina supplied kids with low cost netbooks which "sparked a musical renaissance".
[13:05] Here's a guy who made his C64 sound like a church organ. This is beautiful.
His website is worth a look, too.
[14:08] Oh, nice! A 3d printed Lego computer! (via)
[21:06] Some people are really serious about their fandom. Here's a collection of props seen in the control room in Jurassic Park. Here is the entire working tour program built into a pretty much screen accurate Explorer. This is awesome.
[22:31] Here is a set proposed at Lego ideas that I will definitely buy should it be released: Women of computing (similar to Women of Nasa, which I already have).
[11:59] CAPTCHAs exist to "tell computers and humans apart". In order to prove one is human, one could either identify pictures based on their description, solve mathematical equations or ... shoot demons. Apparently shooting at living things is considered a definitive human trait. (see also)
[23:26] The "Johanniter Unfallhilfe" is part of the emergency medical services in Germany. They currently experiment with patterns on their vehicles and backpacks that include QR codes which, when someone points their smart phone camera at it, will display a notification (literal translation "rubbernecking kills"). This is what it looks like (german voiceover about emergency personnel's experience with onlookers, also pointing out that taking photos of accidents and rescue operations is illegal in Germany as of 2021). (primary source also in german, a translation service of your choice might help).
[22:09] I bought a graphics tablet from a friend. I've never really been good at drawing or sketching, but I love toying around with stuff like that, and it gives me the opportunity to get more experience and maybe get better at this. We'll see.
And, as I expected, it was usable out of the box, no tinkering with additional software needed. I love Ubuntu.
[12:44] Rachel Binx has a wifi diary.
[00:58] If a device has a function that will even remotely resemble pixels, people will run games on it. Snake on a split-flap display this time. (see also)