hrbrmstr's Daily Drop

  • Drop #750 (2026-01-01): The Drop’s Daily Drivers For 2026

    The inaugural Drop of 2026 outlines various tools and software I ended up using in 2025, organized into categories such as development environment, programming languages, and productivity. Notable mentions include Zed, vim, and Raycast for coding, while DuckDB and Grist support data management. ~60 tools covered.

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  • Drop #747 (2025-12-29): Monday Morning Grab Bag

    Today’s theme-less and abbreviated Drop looks at two topics: Out Of Band Security Testing (OAST) and the Gleam programming language. OAST enhances vulnerability detection by leveraging external servers to expose blind vulnerabilities, while Gleam combines the reliability of the BEAM virtual machine with type safety and modern syntax aimed at web developers.

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  • Drop #746 (2025-12-26): Boxing Day Grab Bag

    Today’s Drop discusses three main topics: mq, a Rust-based Markdown processing tool designed for structured data transformations; UBLOCKAI, a comprehensive blocklist of AI-generated content to enhance search engine results; and Friendly SQL, a guide featuring innovative SQL techniques for data manipulation in DuckDB.

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  • Drop #743 (2025-12-22): Monday Afternoon Grab Bag

    Today’s Drop discusses three tools: daff, MDXport, and GrAIphViz. Daff enables efficient processing of tabular data changes, resembling git for CSV files. MDXport allows users to easily convert Markdown to high-quality PDFs using a browser-based platform. GrAIphViz employs structured flowchart rules to enhance AI instruction clarity.

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  • Bonus Drop #105 (2025-12-20): Exploits • Errors • Education

    Today’s Drop proffers RSC Explorer for visualizing React Server Components vulnerabilities, a Cloudflare Error Page Generator for creating custom error pages, and SQL Quest: The Bank Job, a gamified SQL practice to enhance skills using realistic data.

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  • Drop #742 (2025-12-17): The Rumors Of The Drop’s DemAIse Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

    Today un-hiatus’d Drop discusses a proposed AI URI scheme governed by the fictitious Artificial Intelligence Internet Foundation, raising concerns about its legitimacy and origins. It also outlines the features of Deno 2.6, including improved type-checking, new utilities, and enhanced security tools.

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  • Drop #741 (2025-12-08): Monday Afternoon Grab Bag

    Today’s Drop covers three main topics: Euporie, a terminal-focused suite for working with Jupyter notebooks featuring various applications; Alan, a macOS utility for outlining active windows; and the intriguing voyage of Argo float 7900904, which collected crucial ocean data near East Antarctica during an unexpected journey beneath ice shelves.

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  • Bonus Drop #104 (2025-12-06): Places, Pages, And Packets

    The Bonus Drop tries to make up for two lost Drops this week and discusses three main topics: the underutilization of LOC DNS records for geographical coordinates due to privacy concerns, the Gitmal tool designed for self-hosting Git repositories with visually appealing outputs, and a new IETF draft proposal for allocating the IPv6 block 44::/16…

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  • Drop #738 (2025-11-28): PCAPs Or It Didn’t Happen

    Today’s Drop discusses the integration of Wireshark’s capabilities into web environments through Wiregasm, a WebAssembly version enabling packet analysis directly in browsers. It introduces tools like Wireview, WebShark, and Packet Dissector leveraging Wiregasm, and highlights WireMCP for real-time traffic analysis, enhancing network inspection accessibility across various platforms.

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  • Drop #737 (2025-11-25): Typography Tuesday

    Today’s typography-centric edition of the Drop discusses the intersection of typography and AI, featuring the Gregory Grotesk typeface, characterized by its versatility and clarity. It also highlights Monotype’s Human Types project, exploring designers’ collaborations with AI. Additionally, the ~new CSS line-height unit enhances web typography, resolving spacing issues for cleaner layouts, emphasizing simplicity and effectiveness.

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