Nelson Minar @nelson@lgbt.io

svgpathtools • Python library for doing some calculation and manipulation of SVG paths https://github.com/mathandy/svgpathtools #linkblog #drawingpythonsoftwareplottersvgtootme

svgwrite • Python library for creating SVG graphics https://svgwrite.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html #linkblog #svgpythongraphicsdrawingplottertootme

Pretty JSON • Various forms of JSON data in increasingly readable forms. Includes SEN form which is not valid JSON but 1:1 convertible http://www.ohler.com/dev/pretty.html #linkblog #jsonprogrammingdatareadabilityvia:hackernewstootme

Unregulated power • Texans bought into a cheap electricity plan with no limit to the price of power. Now it bit them in the ass. A story of why civilized governments regulate utilities. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/texas-storm-electric-bills.html?smid=tw-share #linkblog #texasregulationpoliticspowerpgerepublicanstootme

Skittish • A web social space being designed and built by Andy Baio, aka Waxy https://waxy.org/2021/02/announcing-skittish/ #linkblog #socialsocialmediawaxywaxpancakeandybaioskittishtootme

15th century Venetian glass • Found in Alaska, before European settlers discovered the eastern coast. Trade is amazing https://gizmodo.com/found-in-alaska-these-blue-beads-could-be-the-oldest-e-1846208780 #linkblog #tradeamericaanthropologyhistoryvenicebeadstootme

Cistercian numerals • A 13th century writing system for numbers 1-9999 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistercian_numerals #linkblog #cistercianwritingnumbersmonkshistorytootme

New phone service requirement • CPUC requiring 72 hours of working phone service even during power outages https://www.ktvu.com/news/new-requirements-will-keep-phone-and-internet-going-in-wildfire-zones #linkblog #firesafetycpucphonelineregulationtootmecalifornia

Dead of Night • Melancholy Orville Peck song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3esGD6lcMM #linkblog #musicorvillepeckbrothelchickenranchnevadacountrytootme

Do a kickflip! • Heart warming Tony Hawk video of him celebrating ordinary skaters https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1359660178795360264 #linkblog #tonyhawkskatingskateboardperseverancetootme

Saxi plotter GUI • Web based UI for the AxiDraw plotter https://github.com/nornagon/saxi #linkblog #plotteraxidrawnodejssoftwaretootme

Awesome Plotters • List of code and resources for plotter https://github.com/beardicus/awesome-plotters #linkblog #plottertwitterplotterhackingcodedrawingarttootme

FieldKit • Modular outdoor sensor package for monitoring the environment https://www.fieldkit.org/ #linkblog #sciencemonitoringsensorfieldkitjerthorptootme

Vaccine centers • Photos of large vaccination centers https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2021/02/photos-vaccine-centers-cathedrals-stadiums-and-parking-lots/617915/ #linkblog #covid19coronavirusvaccinephotostootme

PS5 storage architecture • Details of the breakthrough in speed. Customized bus, hardware compression, other tricks make for 5-10GBytes/second data transfers https://www.tweaktown.com/news/71340/understanding-the-ps5s-ssd-deep-dive-into-next-gen-storage-tech/index.html #linkblog #ps5storagessdspeedgamestootme

Card based dungeon crawlers • Very detailed list of games like Slay the Spire https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidGaming/comments/lcd5w3/slay_the_spire_and_its_family/ #linkblog #gamesslaythespireccgcardsrogueliketootme

#Murica • Mailbox shaped like a pistol, with an American flag cross underneath https://www.reddit.com/r/ATBGE/comments/l9pjo4/i_guess_were_doing_mailboxes_now_murica_came_to/ #linkblog #politicsfunnygunsreligionamericamailboxtootme

Ubiquiti USG failover • Configuring WAN failover on the Ubiquiti Security Gateway, including with the Unifi LTE https://scotthelme.co.uk/stabilising-failover-detection-on-the-usg/ #linkblog #lteubiquitifailoverstabilityrouternetworkingtootmewatchdog

First Japanese colony in California • Group of displaced samurai arrived in 1869, apparently swindled by a European https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/wakamatsu-farm-japanese-immigrants-california-15896619.php #linkblog #japanesecaliforniaimmigrationhistorytootme

Earthrise / Amanda Gorman • Another performance from the inauguration poet https://kottke.org/21/01/earthrise-a-poem-about-climate-change-by-amanda-gorman #linkblog #earthrisepoetryglobalwarmingpoliticstootme