They're hositng a summit to talk about weather icons! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ly34z81qeo
Also I wrote previously on this https://blog.omgmog.net/post/your-forecast-is-accurate-and-still-wrong/
Chester Zoo summit aims to tackle 'misleading' weather apps
The zoo says rain icons lead some would-be visitors to believe the whole day will be a "washout".
Your forecast is accurate and still wrong — Max Glenister
Icons work because they’re fast. One glance, immediate meaning, no reading required. The tradeoff is that they compress complex information into a single symbol, and compression always drops something.
New blog post about progress bars and AI
The progress of progress bars — Max Glenister
I was waiting for Claude to answer a token-heavy question at work the other day, the little “Thinking…” label flickering into “Wibbling…” and then “Moseying…...
Electronic Plastic: a museum of handheld and tabletop games from the 1970s and 1980s
Electronic Plastic: with pics & details to more than 900 handheld and tabletop games from the 70s and 80s.
analog.watch
Read 3 analog clocks as fast as you can!
GitHub - SildurFX/Switchdeck: Steam ARM64 for the Nintendo Switch 1 (L4T)
Steam ARM64 for the Nintendo Switch 1 (L4T). Contribute to SildurFX/Switchdeck development by creating an account on GitHub.
Old icons
Inspired by Paul Kafasis and Apple's 50th anniversary.
A new post about CSS view transitions, and hooking them up on my blog: https://blog.omgmog.net/post/how-im-using-css-view-transitions-on-this-blog/
How I'm using CSS View Transitions on this blog — Max Glenister
In the old days of the web, animating between pages meant faking it with jQuery. Then came pjax, which used pushState to swap in fetched content and fake a f...
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R.E.L.I.V.E.
An Open-Source Abe's Oddysee / Abe's Exoddus engine.
Signalbox - Live Train Map
Signalbox's live real-time map of Great Britain's rail network.
A WATaBoy JIT, a browser Atari ST emulator, and a DS css framework — Max Glenister
A few things I shared over on social.omgmog.net between 29 June and 5 July, without much comment at the time, but worth a second look.
Do Wavy Walls Really Use Fewer Bricks? I Tested It in Blender
Do crinkle crankle walls actually save bricks? Geometry nodes, rigid body sims, and some answers.
Well this looks immensely fun. Daði Freyr looks like someone who found themselves on the stage by accident, but he's got some tunes and great energy!
Pathfinding around a set of circular obstacles
Circular Obstacle Pathfinding
Pathfinding around a set of circular obstacles
Hot take, though I think the 3d game viewer the beeb has put out is quite neat!
The Interface - Is tech ruining the World Cup? - BBC Sounds
World Cup tech, AI’s infinite workweek, and a look back at our favourite Season 1 stories.
GitHub - spiritov/ds.css: A css framework recreating the DS / DS Lite's UI
A css framework recreating the DS / DS Lite's UI. Contribute to spiritov/ds.css development by creating an account on GitHub.
Channel Surfer - Watch YouTube Like It's Cable TV
Turn your YouTube subscriptions into a 2000s cable TV guide. Flip channels, watch what's on, and relive the golden age of channel surfing.
Not for 223 days, and that actually reminds me that the weird macOS issue I was having with the machine rebooting of it's own accord seems to have resolved itself. My work Macbook on the other hand gets it's occasional reboots pushed through MDM 😧
Winamp Skin Museum
Infinite scroll through 100k Winamp skins with interactive preview