7 Things This Week [#166]
A weekly list of interesting things I found on the internet, posted on Sundays. Sometimes themed, often not.
1️⃣ This artist makes drawing in 3D with Apple Vision Pro look spectacular and full of grace. [🔗 threads.net] (Via Frostbyte)
2️⃣ Oh boy, Finn Voorhees showed off a Bluetooth calculator keyboard (it’s exactly what you think it is) from 8BitDo and I want it exactly as much as I don’t need it — which is to say a whole heck of a lot! [🦣 mastodon.social]
3️⃣ I totally forgot that this amazing tool exists! Ever want to start a podcast over from its first episode and have new episodes appear in your player as if they are getting published in real time? rewind.website does just that. You can set it to have “new” episodes publish daily, weekly, monthly, or on custom days. I used it to listen to Hypercritical a couple years back, and I’m definitely going to be using this for a bunch of shows soon. [🔗 rewind.website]
4️⃣ Although I enjoy 99% Invisible, I’m not a regular listener. But I never miss their annual Mini Stories episode where their staff get to pack in multiple short stories about things that interested them in the year but couldn’t justify a full episode. The one this year features the fascination histories of snooze buttons, propaganda through neon signs, Japanese fire stickers, and Smell-O-Vision. [🔗 99percentinvisible.org]
5️⃣ This 60-second tour of MKBHD’s studio had me grinning from start to finish. It’s a far cry from the in-depth, 20-minute videos of old, but it was perfect for a quick update on what’s changed around. They sure do have a sweet setup. [▶️ youtube.com]
6️⃣ MacStories is a company with a strong moral compass. Good on them taking action by leaving Threads and Instagram following Meta’s policy changes that allow for more harm and harassment on its platforms. MacStories continues to lead the way for this community. [🔗 macstories.net]
7️⃣ I feel like I’ve linked to this project before, but it’s worth remembering. I love Alastair Humphreys’ project of exploring locally. He spent a year doing micro-adventure instead a 20km square grid near his home. It was one of the featured “big ideas” on the Dirtbag Diaries traditional episode to kick off each year. [🎙️ dirtbagdiaries.com]
Thanks for reading 7 Things. If you enjoyed these links or have something neat to share, please let me know. And remember that you can get more links to internet nuggets that I’m finding every day by following me @jarrod on the social web.