{"id":51146,"date":"2024-04-28T19:45:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T02:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?page_id=51146"},"modified":"2024-04-30T19:27:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T02:27:40","slug":"link-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/link-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is this?<\/h2>\n<p>A non-exhaustive list of blogs I regularly read and resources I find useful, roughly organized by subject, all curated by hand, no algorithm involved. Inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/hackers.town\/@lori\/112315199079217074\">this post by lori@hackers.town<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Initiated April 27, 2024, last updated April 30, 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Comics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mousetrappedcomic.blog\/\">Mousetrapped<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/mousetrappedcomic.blog\/rss\">RSS<\/a>): R.K. Milholland&#8217;s (Something Positive, Popeye) take on public domain Mickey Mouse.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oglaf.com\/latest\/\">Oglaf!<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oglaf.com\/feeds\/rss\/\">RSS<\/a>): Frequently NSFW fantasy adventures.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/somethingpositive.net\/\">Something Positive<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.somethingpositive.net\/sp.xml\">RSS<\/a>): R.K. Milholland&#8217;s long-running webcomic following a group of friends through their lives.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webcomicname.com\/\">webcomic name<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/webcomicname.com\/rss\">RSS<\/a>): oh no<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xkcd.com\/\">xkcd<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/rss.xml\">RSS<\/a>): Randall Munroe&#8217;s webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Friends, Friendly Acquaintances, and\/or People I Feel Like I Know in Some Way<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cygnoir.net\">Cygnoir<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cygnoir.net\/feed.json\">RSS<\/a>): Posts about writing, books, public libraries, community, games, analog delight, and food.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\">Digital Manticore<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?feed=rss2\">RSS<\/a>): Books, baking, and whatever else seems appropriate.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\">Mellzah<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mellzah.com\/index.php\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): An artist and horsewoman living in the drop dead gorgeous Pacific Northwest; writes about travel, outsider art, the culture, and her life &amp; creations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morganmakesstuff.com\">Morgan Makes Stuff<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.morganmakesstuff.com\/home?format=RSS\">RSS<\/a>): Costuming, stickers, and other maker projects.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roycebits.blogspot.com\">Royce Bits<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/roycebits\">RSS<\/a>): Chasing license plates and security weaknesses in the Last Frontier.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/solarbird.net\/blog\">Solarbird{y|z|yz}, Collected<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/solarbird.net\/blog\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): Politics, LGBTQIA+ activism, and occasional nerdy interests (3D printing, Seattle-area biking, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kottke.org\/\">kottke.org<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kottke.org\/index.xml\">RSS<\/a>): Jason Kottke&#8217;s long-running blog; mostly interesting links, occasional long-form work and guest authors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>macOS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\">Daring Fireball<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/daringfireball.net\/index.xml\">RSS<\/a>): Commentary by John Gruber (mostly Apple, occasional baseball and politics). I don&#8217;t always think he&#8217;s right, but generally find him worth reading and considering even when I disagree.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\">MacRumors<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/macrumors.xml\">RSS<\/a>): Apple news.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/\">Michael Tsai<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): Apple news, commentary, and link aggregation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/\">Six Colors<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/feed.json\">RSS<\/a>): Apple news and commentary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Software I Use and Recommend<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/en-us\/\">Affinity<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/en-us\/designer\/\">Designer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/en-us\/photo\/\">Photo<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/en-us\/publisher\/\">Publisher<\/a> are high-quality, fairly priced alternatives to Adobe&#8217;s Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, respectively.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algoriddim.com\">djay Pro<\/a>: Excellent DJ software; use it on its own or with a large number of hardware controllers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barebones.com\/products\/bbedit\/index.html\">BBEdit<\/a>: The best macOS plain text editor for over three decades.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dougscripts.com\/itunes\/\">Doug&#8217;s Applescripts<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/dougscripts.com\/itunes\/feed\">RSS<\/a>): Lots of AppleScripts for Music (ne\u00e9 iTunes) to help with media metadata management.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/netnewswire.com\">NetNewsWire<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/nnw.ranchero.com\/feed.json\">RSS<\/a>): The best macOS RSS reader for over two decades.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redsweater.com\/marsedit\/\">MarsEdit<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/redsweater.com\/blog\/feed\">RSS<\/a>): Blog editor compatible with any MetaWeblog or AtomPub compatible blog (plus Mastodon).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Music<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\">Bandcamp<\/a>: I prefer buying music to streaming, as it&#8217;s a much better way to support the artists, and Bandcamp is where I look first (iTunes is second). <a href=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/djwudi\">Here&#8217;s my Bandcamp profile<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bootiemashup.com\/\">Bootie Mashup<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/bootiemashup.com\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): Monthly (and annual) collections of the latest and best mashups.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\">MixCloud<\/a>: The only legal way I know of to share DJ mixes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/djwudi\/\">Here&#8217;s my MixCloud profile<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>News and Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thedigitalbits.com\/\">The Digital Bits<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedigitalbits.com\/columns\/my-two-cents\/feed\">RSS<\/a>): Physical media (4K, Blu-ray, etc.) and home entertainment news.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heathercoxrichardson.substack.com\/\">Letters from an American<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/heathercoxrichardson.substack.com\/feed\">RSS<\/a>): Heather Cox Richardson looks at today&#8217;s political happenings through a historical lens.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/\">Snopes<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snopes.com\/info\/whatsnew.xml\">RSS<\/a>): Tracking urban legends, rumors, and &#8220;fake news&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stronglang.wordpress.com\/\">Strong Language<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/stronglang.wordpress.com\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): All about curse words.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com\/\">Your Local Epidemiologist<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com\/feed\">RSS<\/a>): Public health information and advocacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>People I Don&#8217;t Know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whatever.scalzi.com\/\">John Scalzi<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/whatever.scalzi.com\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): Hugo-winning SF author.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wilwheaton.net\/\">Wil Wheaton<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/wwdn\">RSS<\/a>): Author, actor, and general geek celebrity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Science Fiction and Fantasy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/file770.com\/\">File 770<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/file770.com\/?feed=rss2\">RSS<\/a>): Mike Glyer&#8217;s long-running fanzine.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/io9\">io9<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/rss\/regular\/io9\">RSS<\/a>): Gizmodo&#8217;s SF\/F blog.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.norwescon.org\/\">Norwescon<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.norwescon.org\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): The Pacific Northwest\u2019s premier science fiction and fantasy convention.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/seattlein2025.org\">Seattle in 2025<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/seattlein2025.org\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): The 2025 Worldcon is being held in Seattle!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smofnews.substack.com\/\">SMOF News<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/smofnews.substack.com\/feed\">RSS<\/a>): SF\/F fancon news &#8216;zine by Petr\u00e9a Mitchell.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trekmovie.com\/\">Trek Movie.com<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/trekmovie.com\/feed\/atom\/\">RSS<\/a>): News on the Star Trek media universe.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncannymagazine.com\/\">Uncanny Magazine<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncannymagazine.com\/feed\/\">RSS<\/a>): The multiple Hugo-winning SFF magazine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Technology<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiweirdness.com\/\">AI Weirdness<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/aiweirdness.com\/rss\">RSS<\/a>): Janelle Shane plays with the odd and often hilarious corners of AI systems.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/buttondown.email\/maiht3k\">Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/buttondown.email\/maiht3k\/rss\">RSS<\/a>): Prof. Emily M. Bender and sociologist Dr. Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blogs I regularly read, resources I find useful, roughly organized by subject, all curated by hand, no algorithm involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51146"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}