Nelson Minar @nelson@lgbt.io

Strange Keyworld • Clever platformer game; give it a few screens to show what it's about https://unityroom.com/games/strangekeyworld #linkblog #gamesplatformervia:waxytootme

Beamforming • An attempt at an intuitive explanation of the WiFi magic https://apenwarr.ca/log/20140801 #linkblog #wifiantennaradiobeamforming802.11acmagictootme

Animal Crossing Pattern Tool • Excellent resource for creating and sharing custom patterns for the Switch game https://acpatterns.com/ #linkblog #gamesanimalcrossingpatternsartnintendoswitchtootme

Designated Market Areas • Division of the US into ~200 areas that are more or less like metros https://gist.github.com/wboykinm/e0a26fb1103827c08131e538b14762f1 #linkblog #demographicsmapseconomicsdmametrogeographytootme

Shared cM Project • Neat genetic genealogy tool; plug in your DNA match with someone and it shows you likely relationships. ie: 2% match means maybe a Half Great Uncle https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4 #linkblog #genealogygeneticsancestrydnafamilytootme

Dental Dams • No one uses them, but they're still taught as a safe sex thing. And have some interesting cultural importance. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/04/dental-dams-are-more-symbolic-practical/587539/ #linkblog #dentaldamsexsafesexhivaidstootme

Hal Wilkes, bagpiper • A nice new lockdown ritual; a bagpipe song for the Castro every night https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/Pied-Piper-serenades-the-Castro-from-roof-to-15167589.php?t=0dd71267cb #linkblog #castrosanfranciscobagpipecovid19coronavirustootmemusic

This Waifu Does Not Exist • Yet more generative neural networks, this one anime https://www.gwern.net/TWDNE #linkblog #animewaifufunnyganaideeplearningtootme

Pluralistic • Cory @Doctorow's new linkblog. Welcome back to the club, Cory! https://pluralistic.net/ #linkblog #doctorowlinkbloglinksboingboingtootme

#HamAtHome - "Non-Stop" • Amazingly edited recording of the Hamilton number done with clips from bunches of fans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A5frTGy73I&feature=emb_logo #linkblog #hamiltonmusicalcheerytootmehamathome

Spritz speed reader • An RSVP app for mobile; always wondered why this idea wasn't more popular https://www.spritz.com/ #linkblog #rsvpreadingmobileappvia:reddittootme

Running your own mail server • 2020 edition, complete with making sure Gmail will accept your mail and a script to automate it all https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2020/03/25/so-you-want-to-run-your-own-mail-server/ #linkblog #emailsmtpimapmailserverinternetgmailtootme

Toki Pona and Ithkuil • Artificial languages, from very simple to very complex https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/toki-pona-smallest-language/398363/ #linkblog #languagelinguisticsculturetootme

Animal Crossing speech • Details and history of the odd fake speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZMWkmXX3k #linkblog #animalcrossinggamesspeechnintendolocalizationtranslationtootme

NYC Health on COVID and sex • Direct two pager on health risks from Coronavirus https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-sex-guidance.pdf #linkblog #covid19coronavirussexnychealthtootme

Amazon ARM64 • A real world test of a server load on Amazon's non-Intel platform https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/observations-on-arm64-awss-amazon-ec2-m6g-instances/ #linkblog #amazonarm64armserversefficiencyawstootme

COVID-19 biology • Scientific details on how the coronavirus works and possible methods of medical treatment https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/03/12/understanding-sars-cov-2-and-the-drugs-that-might-lessen-its-power #linkblog #covid19coronavirusmedicinehealthsciencetootme

Sonos S2 plan • A coherent technical plan for a new Sonos operating system. Old players won't be able to run it, but will continue to work and get bug fixes https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/17/21182164/sonos-s2-announced-app-operating-system-high-res-audio-dolby-atmos #linkblog #sonosstereohometheatertootme

Black Twitter arguments • Hilarious set of polls https://twitter.com/michaelharriot/status/1239670853022998529 #linkblog #twitterblacktwitterfunnyblacktootme

Buhid script • Interesting writing system, entirely straight lines https://www.omniglot.com/writing/buhid.htm #linkblog #buhidfilipinophilippineswritingscripttootme