Nelson Minar @nelson@lgbt.io

10 years of weather • Nice timelapse of NEXRAD data https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4317&v=VCdb9_VhIvU #linkblog #via:kottkeweathermapvisualizationearthtootme

PoE Texas • Hilarious company name, awesome looking Power-over-Ethernet test equipment https://www.poetexas.com/products/poe-tester-gen2 #linkblog #poenetworkingpowertexastootme

Google Envelope • Hilarious product concept for removing phone distractions; wrap it in paper so you can't see the screen https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/21/21076204/google-digital-wellbeing-envelope-activity-bubble-screen-stopwatch #linkblog #googleproductattentionmobiledistractiontootme

1930s SF aerial photo • Great picture from before the bridges https://eastbayyesterday.com/up-in-the-clouds-back-in-time/ #linkblog #sfsanfranciscobayareaphotographyhistoryvia:reddittootme

Sonos apocalypse • Obsoleting a bunch of old equipment, including everything I own https://blog.sonos.com/en/end-of-software-updates-for-legacy-products/ #linkblog #sonosversioningbadtechmusicproducttootme

NK Jemisin profile • Nice article about sci-fi's most exciting author of the last decade https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/27/nk-jemisins-dream-worlds #linkblog #writingscifijemisinblackafricanamericanafrofuturismculturetootme

Every European city • A parody map http://www.itchyfeetcomic.com/2018/10/omnimappus-europeus.html #linkblog #mapsfunnyeuropeclichetourismtootme

Gay art in Beijing • A very tiny ray of hope https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/travel/gay-art-beijing-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share #linkblog #gaylgbtbeijingchinatootmeculturehomophobia

BGP in 2019 • Annual reflection on the growth of the Internet https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2020-01/bgp2019.html #linkblog #internetroutingbgpnetworkingtootme

Reparations Are Owed • 2014 article; linking now because it's useful as a very short read, an introduction to the topic https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/05/reparations-should-be-paid-to-black-americans-here-is-how-america-should-pay.html #linkblog #reparationsslaveryjusticeamericahistoryeconomicspoliticstootme

Opera browser fraud? • Detailed article about the Opera browser company's other business, loaning money in poorer countries. Article alleges predatory lending and fraud. https://hindenburgresearch.com/opera-phantom-of-the-turnaround/ #linkblog #operafintechfraudkenyatootme

Village food factory • Indian cooking on YouTube; making gigantic rustic portions https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-j7LP4at37y3uNTdWLq-vQ/videos #linkblog #indiafoodcookingtootme

Soyuz digital clock • 1984 Soviet electronics http://www.righto.com/2020/01/inside-digital-clock-from-soyuz.html #linkblog #sovietrussiatechnologyspacesoyuzelectronicstootme

Blocking Google favicons • Custom ad blocker rules to block the new crap Google added to the results pages. At least for now; it's a fragile change. https://support.google.com/websearch/thread/16131099?hl=en #linkblog #googlefaviconadblockerublocktootme

Google results favicons • Not just an experiment; this visual clutter is on purpose https://9to5google.com/2020/01/13/google-search-desktop-favicon/ #linkblog #googlefaviconresultsdesignbadtechtootme

Cancel culture tropes • Summary of ContraPoints latest video on being "canceled" on Twitter, specifically the framework she uses to analyze how cancellation works. https://www.reddit.com/r/ContraPoints/comments/ejkp0q/brief_writeup_summary_of_the_7_cancel_culture/ #linkblog #contrapointscancelculturecancelbullyingmobtwittertootme

Google Coral • Google's project to run AI models on small hardware without using cloud computing https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/14/21065141/google-coral-ai-edge-computing-products-applications-cloud #linkblog #googletpuaideeplearningmobiletootmetech

Python HTTPX • New HTTP client library for Python, supports async https://www.python-httpx.org/ #linkblog #pythonasynchttpprogrammingcodelibrarytootmeweb

Windows brightness slider • Gives you a software control for monitor brightness, even on an external monitor. Seems to work. https://github.com/blackholeearth/Win10_BrightnessSlider #linkblog #monitorbrightnesslcdwindowsvia:redditsoftwaretootme

TruckSlutsMag • Queering up rural American culture https://www.autostraddle.com/truckslutsmag-is-making-trucks-gay-and-reclaiming-rural-queer-culture/ #linkblog #cultureamericalgbtqueertrucksruraltootme