Josiah Cole

Life Universe – I really have no idea what this is, but scroll/zoom in and out and it seems… endless?

StartlinkMap.org – Real-time map of the Startlink mega-constellation. 5,600+ as of this post, but in just a few years that number will be dwarfed.

SatelliteMap.space – Another map / visualization of the Starlink network, with coverage areas shown.

The Pizza Meter – While the original Wikipedia article has been deleted (for some odd reason) The Pizza Meter cannot be erased! Here’s a news article from 2024 mentioning it.

The fish doorbell – I love this Internet/community science project. Fish queue up at a gate, volunteers watch, and then press a button to open the gate!

Set up a recovery key for your Apple ID – You have the option to lock down your iPhone, and disabling the normal account recovery features. This seems useful for people who are highly vulnerable to “hacking”.

Maria Kart 8 Deluxe Builder – For those who consider Maria Kart life and death. And a “Better” Builder.

Elon Musk Today – I’m not sure if this list of Elon’s broken promises is still updated but it’s hilarious.

Space Telescope Live – See what the Hubble and Webb space telescopes are currently inspecting.

EclipseWise – Solar eclipse tracker. Get ahead of the task of blinding yourself by researching where and when to waste your time.

Today’s Rocket Launches – Just the very premise that we would need a website to track daily rocket launches boggles my Gen X mind.

LEASEHACKR – Find the best deals on auto leases, which due to high vehicle prices and interests rates, is very popular.

Ollama – Everyone who can (mostly gamers), should run a local LLM. For 90% of your “AI” needs, a local LLM will suffice. Your privacy, and wallet will appreciate.

The Great Dictator Speech – I think about this speech by Charlie Chaplin (written for a movie) a lot. Like… a lot. Unexpected brilliance that still rings true today.

VesselFinder – Track aquatic vessels which is fun for when someone says “hey look at that boat!” and you can be all “that’s the Silver Shadow out of Halifax, Canada” and they’ll be reminded of what a gigantic nerd you are.

Msty – Terrible name (musty??) but this looks to be software that puts a “shiny face” on local LMM management & use.

R U Human – A service to send a not shady at all URL to someone who you suspect might not be human. If you can get someone to click a link from r-u-human.com you are going places!

Mexican Jumping Beans For Sale – Support rural Mexican farmers, buy jumping beans.

Museum of Failure – Free joke: I called the Museum of Failure, they said you were the most popular exhibit.

Astronaut Candidate – Be an astronaut, like literally.

Beeper – All your chats are belong to us. It’s giving Trillian.

Canoo – Another niche EV maker sure to be bankrupt in 2-3 years. Cool though!

Bill’s World – Surf the web like it’s 1999. Appropriately hosted at Neocities.

Reentry – Early access space flight simulator available on Steam.

Aaronson Oracle – Try to press F or D randomly and this web app will try to guess your next press. Most people score 70-80%, the lower the more random you are.

Learn Chess with Dr. Wolf – For beginners.

Joan Sign – I’m always on the lookout for a passive wall display. This isn’t it but maybe it is for someone else.

Picovoice – Local, on-device AI LLM… platform? I’m not sure but I like the idea of local.

You only get 8 this week ¯_(?)_/¯

Neocities – An attempt to reboot the “small web” circa late 1990’s or as we all fondly remember it as: Geocities.

Cloudhiker – Looks like an attempt to reboot StumbleUpon (*sniff* RIP)

Upstract – A new aggregator. That’s it.

BizToc – Another news aggregator.

The Useless Web – Another modern take on blind web discovery.

Bored Button – Press the button.

Dense Discovery – Delivering interesting websites, to your email.

Pinboard.in – del.icio.us but for… introverts? Maybe I’m wrong but one of the best things about del.icio.us was the trending top links of the day.

Chrono Divide – Red Alert 2 remake in your browser. Yes please!

Beyond All Reason – Another modern RTS. If I ever stop playing Tiberian Sun (unlikely), I’ll check it out.