Assorted links - March 2026
Some link titles have been slightly modified for style.
Entertainment
Africa (Toto)...but it lists every country in Africa
Every independent country in Africa gets mentioned in this take from There I Ruined It. (Thanks to Barry Hess for sharing this video!)
iox Blog: How can we make it work?
This feature from the indie animation website talks about the state of TV and web-based animations.
The simplicity of the CD player
As Joseph from the Miami Tech Enthusiast Club said:
With something like a CD player, there is a simplicity not only in how we use it, but in everything we reject by its use.
Your AI slop bores me
This chatbot allows you to roleplay as an AI assistant or draw a 60-second doodle. It is like old-school SimSimi and Gartic Phone, except it is a parody of any AI-assisted chatbot out there.
Indie web and online life
A Web Revival: the Internet didn't die, you're just not on it
This video by onionboots showcases personal websites around the indie web.
I made stationery using HTML & CSS
Jay coded this simple yet customizable template for note-taking.
I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I actually handed over.
The Local Stack talks about the consequences of verifying your professional profile there.
Pies - Baked by Jim Nielsen
This web developer has archived his baked pie photos from Instagram.
The 49MB web page
Shubham explains the unnecessary bloat and dark patterns in modern news websites.