TIL you can use Kermit – a protocol and software package from the 1980s – as an interesting SSH wrapper:
$ kermit -C 'ssh user@host'
$ kermit -Iis some-file.ext
It will send a special byte sequence that your local kermit will pick up on, and enter transfer mode. The file will be transferred, complete with integrity checking. Then you’ll be right back at your shell.
Relevant: Try the last Internet Kermit server.
Couchsurfing is 🧟
Long live bewelcome.org.
What is Connascence? (Via vimeo.com.)
All code is subject to change. As the real world changes, so too must our code. Connascence gives us an insight into the long-term impact our code will have on flexibility, as we write it. Maintaining a flexible codebase is essential for maintaining long-term development velocity.
Ada Kaleh: Die vergessene »Insel des Islam« (via de.wikipedia.org and twitter.com).
Die Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie annektierte vor hundert Jahren die osmanische Donauinsel Ada Kaleh, die 1971 in den Fluten des Donaukraftwerks am Eisernen Tor versank.
Amazingly amazing.
Just noticed my really old script to retrieve iTunes album covers works perfectly with Apple Music links, too!
I copied an arbitrary URL from the music.apple.com website (via “Share” drop-down), entered it into the iCover form, and voilà!
Mac Miller: The Star Room (OG Version) from Danaé Gosset.
I assume we are close to running Java and Flash in the browser again…?
WordPress Playground – Experience a WordPress that runs entirely in your browser.
Poppy Family: Which Way You Goin’ Billy (1969).
What kind of pages get indexed?
Pages must be simple in design. Simple HTML, non-commerical sites are preferred.
Pages should not use much scripts/css for cosmetic effect. Some might squeak through.
Invisible Details of Interaction Design.
Design can feel like there's no science to it — only feel and intuition. Even researchers have trouble grounding interaction design practices in science, inherently treating them as a mysterious black box. While from my own experience that's partly true, I have been trying to deconstruct and dig out the why behind great displays of interaction design.