hrbrmstr's Daily Drop

  • Bonus Drop #92 (2025-07-27): What The Shell?

    The Weekend Bonus Drop highlights three command-line tools: “Fortune Favors The Forgetful,” which creates custom reminders for command usage; “prettyping,” a colorful ping wrapper for better network diagnostics; and “zx,” a JavaScript/TypeScript library for easier shell scripting. Each tool enhances terminal productivity and usability in unique ways.

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  • Drop #683 (2025-07-22): Typography Tuesday

    Today’s typography-centric edition of the Drop features SimSun, Common.otf, and EB Garamond. SimSun, the default Chinese font, became iconic due to its functionality despite criticism. Common.otf challenges copyright by fusing familiar fonts, questioning ownership in design. EB Garamond preserves Claude Garamond’s legacy, evolving through collaboration and accessibility, bridging tradition and modernity.

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  • Drop #682 (2025-07-21): Monday Morning Grab Bag

    Today’s theme-less Drop covers 3 topics: a guide on systemd’s internals, detailing D-Bus and cgroups; the OpenCLI Specification, which seeks to standardize command-line interfaces for better automation and discovery; and a humorous essay from the em dash addressing AI-related allegations.

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  • Bonus Drop #91 (2025-07-20): Back To Basics

    The weekend Bonus Drop highlights foundational tech topics: Shell, Grid/Flex, and Regex. It emphasizes the importance of revisiting these fundamentals, providing resources for enhanced command-line skills, modern CSS layouts, and mastering regular expressions.

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  • Drop #681 (2025-07-17): Front and Center

    Today’s Drop explores 3 resources focusing on front-end technology. David Gerrells demonstrates JavaScript’s potential through a simulation of 20 million particles, while canidev.tools offers a comprehensive guide to DevTools across browsers. Jo Wood highlights modern color spaces’ importance in visual storytelling and data visualization, urging continued exploration of evolving technologies.

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  • Drop #680 (2025-07-15): Typography Tuesday

    Today’s typography-centric edition of the Drop looks at the evolution and significance of the Proxima Nova typeface, designed by Mark Simonson, which has gained popularity over four decades. It also highlights Atlassian’s typography system, and features a fun freebie font: King Sans.

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  • Drop #678 (2025-07-08): Typography Tuesday

    The typography-centric edition of the Drop discusses the significance of typeface names, highlighted by a graphic on etymology. It explores Zohran Mamdani’s campaign typography, which employed bold designs and vibrant colors, breaking traditional norms. Lastly, Setup Type Lab offers unfinished font families as beta versions for real-world testing, promoting experimentation in type design.

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  • Drop #677 (2025-07-07): Just Another Manic Monday

    Today’s Drop ntroduces three useful tools: systemd-lsp, a Rust-based LSP for systemd unit files that provides syntax analysis and autocompletion; oh-my-logo, a Node.js CLI for creating ASCII art logos with customizable colors; and Mercure, an open protocol for real-time data updates via HTTP and Server-Sent Events.

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  • Bonus Drop #89 (2025-06-28): Shop^wInfer Local

    The Weekend Bonus Drop highlights 2 projects using local inference models for generating alt text and enhancing OCR, encouraging experimentation with these tools as a safeguard against the impending instability of mainstream AI services.

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  • Drop #674 (2025-07-01): Typography Tuesday

    Today’s typography-centric edition of the Drop highlights the significance of small symbols like reference marks in typography, which aid in guiding readers while maintaining text flow. It features Gentium Plus, a versatile font with extensive multilingual support, and reveals how Apple’s historical design elements reside in its Symbols font, showcasing a nuanced connection to technology’s…

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