Nutshell: make expandable explanations
Nicky Case has made an implementation of Ted Nelson’s StretchText that works across different domains.
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The International Flag of Planet Earth
A proposed flag for the planet.
HTML elements, unite! The Voltron-like powers of combining elements. | CSS-Tricks
This great post by Mandy ticks all my boxes! It’s a look at the combinatorial possibilities of some of the lesser-known HTML elements: abbr, cite, code, dfn, figure, figcaption, kbd, samp, and var.
Fontjoy - Generate font pairings in one click
This looks like fun: it’s like a clever slot machine for pairing typefaces.
I thought the “machine learning” angle sounded like marketing bullshit, but it’s genuinely fascinating.
Explorable Explanations
A collection of interactive lessons—games that teach—featuring the work of Bret Victor, Nicky Case, and more (the site is put together by Nicky Case).
Teaching and Brainstorming Inclusive Technical Metaphors - Features - Source: An OpenNews project
Some great ideas here about using metaphors when explaining technical topics.
I really like these four guidelines for good metaphors:
- Complete
- Memorable
- Inclusive
- Accessible
codebar.io Donations
Donate money to support Codebar:
By donating to codebar you are helping to promote diversity in the tech industry so that more women, LGBTQA and other underrepresented folks will be able to get started with programming and raise their skills to the next level.
Sideways Dictionary
This is a rather lovely idea—technical terms explained with analogies.
I just finished writing something about HTTPS and now I wish I had used this.
Donate to the ACLU | American Civil Liberties Union
You don’t need to be an American citizen to donate to the American Civil Liberties Union. The online payment process is quick and painless.
If you make a donation—and I sincerely hope you do—ping people who are generously offering to match donations.
Subscribe to change
A very smart way of matching up the amount of money you spend on entertainment to contributions to causes you care about.
Over 40 million Americans subscribe to Netflix, which means that ~$400 million dollars are taken out of our accounts monthly. Many Americans don’t even notice this. Imagine what could happen if we set up as many automatic contributions to help nonprofits do what they need to do.
National flags with client comments
It's funny because it's true.