hrbrmstr's Daily Drop

  • Bonus Drop #96 (2025-09-01): Labor-free Edition

    Today’s Bonus Drop looks at resources aimed at reducing labor: Lorem++ API for text and object generation, Zola for fast static site creation using TOML and Tera templates, and Symbols for quick symbol lookup.

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  • Drop #702 (2025-08-29): Archival Edition

    Today’s Drop emphasizes the significance of preserving independent copies of vital information resources like Wikipedia, especially amidst increasing political pressures. It highlights tools and initiatives such as Kiwix for offline access, the Antifa Torrent Server for government data, and open community efforts to safeguard weather data, enhancing data accessibility and preservation.

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  • Bonus Drop #95 (2025-08-24): Vibe-less Coding; Vibe-ful Checking

    The weekend Bonus Drop emphasizes the importance of security for vibe or vibe-less personal web apps, highlighting key strategies such as SSRF protection, rate limiting, robust CSRF tokens, & more. It also provides a plethora of prompts to help you infuse security into your vibe-coded creations.

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  • Drop #697 (2025-08-21): Editor-ial Edition

    Today’s Drop explores 3 distinct text editing perspectives: Zedless prioritizes privacy & community ownership by forking the Zed editor, Neovim serves static content efficiently through a Lua plugin leveraging its async capabilities, and MCP Text Editor Server offers line-based editing with secure operations.

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  • Drop #695 (2025-08-18): Monday Afternoon Grab Bag

    Today’s Drop features Overtype, a lightweight markdown editor, focuses on user-friendly design and minimal size. It further showcases SystemD Service Hardening which provides methods to enhance security for services. And concludes with a GH Migration script to automate moving GitHub repositories to Forgejo, supporting various configurations and strategies.

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  • Drop #694 (2025-08-14): Miles & Miles Of CSS Styles

    Today’s Drop showcases two CSS frameworks: Missing and Web Awesome. Missing emphasizes semantic HTML and customization through CSS properties, suited for smaller projects. Web Awesome, built on Shoelace, offers framework-agnostic components, Font Awesome support, and accessibility focus. A demo showcases their application in a CVE lookup app, highlighting their effectiveness.

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  • Bonus Drop #93 (2025-08-03): Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad?

    The weekend Bonus Drop discusses the tension between technological advancement and accessibility, highlighting how specialized knowledge and costs limit benefits. It covers Shift browser’s workspace management features and critiques self-hosting AI models for their impractical costs. Additionally, it describes ADS-B WX’s innovative use of aircraft data to generate detailed wind maps.

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  • Drop #685 (2025-07-28): Self-Hosting Monday

    Today’s Drop highlights three self-hosting projects: Wanderer, a GPS trail data management tool using ActivityPub; Gopher2000, a minimalistic Ruby-based server for Gopher sites; and the XMPP/AP Bridge, enabling chat between XMPP and ActivityPub.

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  • Drop #684 (2025-07-24): Fixing A Hole

    Today’s Drop discusses the importance of moving away from centralized platforms due to security and privacy concerns. It also highlights the need for better approaches in web accessibility, specifically through the introduction of “color comfort scores.” Additionally, a tool is showcased for transforming long YouTube videos into web pages for easier consumption.

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  • Bonus Drop #90 (2025-07-13): A Very Utilitarian Drop

    The weekend Bonus Drop features three useful resources: urltomarkdown, which converts web pages to Markdown; utiluti, providing command-line control for app associations; and Small Utilities, offering various helpful scripts for tasks like media conversion and file management.

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