https://oskarstalberg.com/Townscaper/
thrillingly designed, and amazing what can be done in WebGL
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#92https://www.mcmaster.com/ is fast . I've never been to Georgia, I don't live in the US, I don't even need hardware. But I still enjoy just clicking on random links and seeing a swift response.
What I like about it is that it's a no-BS e-commerce store, get in and get out. I've seen people shopping for hardware on reddit say that the navigation is clunky and confusing, and IIRC they said the products are price-gouged? I'd be curious to know what other users here with an eye for design think of it, and if they know of similar websites, as I've been working on a hardware e-commerce store (mainly for my own us…
Mech engineer here. We truly buy everything we can for our company from here. If you order by 6pm and select ground shipping, it comes the next day by 11am, and we’re in Boston where the closest warehouses are NJ and Chicago.
Also they have the best return policy. If you don’t like it, send it back and they will reimburse you without asking a single question.
Lastly, part of the no-BS aspect is that no brands are given most of the time. You need test leads for a bench top multimeter? They offer whatever length or specs you want, and any of the ones you choose will be high quality and most likely made in the US (in my example, all their test leads are Pomona brand). The ability not to have to sift through Amazon reviews or decide whether a premium brand is worth it is easily worth the extra cost.
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#93Ling's Cars https://www.lingscars.com/
lol, that's great. Interesting reading the "About" section on Ling
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
That is cool! Anyone know the tech behind it?
It looks like something achievable with SPA frameworks such as next.js
Might also be using the native Context Index API.[0] That's usually used to allow sites to be downloaded and browsed offline. I think that's how SVGOMG does it too
[0] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Content_Ind...
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#95https://dannyreviews.com/ (ramblings of a pathologically eclectic generalist) has a vast range of book reviews for the intellectually curious. All reviews by Danny Yee
His best books section is quite interesting, because he's read about 1.6k books and there's only a couple on there, suggesting those are probably some high quality reads.
https://dannyreviews.com/mypubs.html#nonfiction
I'm also struck by the quality of his writing. These are some short and light reviews. Very thoughtful.
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#98https://www.mcmaster.com/ is fast . I've never been to Georgia, I don't live in the US, I don't even need hardware. But I still enjoy just clicking on random links and seeing a swift response.
That is cool! Anyone know the tech behind it?
Looking at the page code, it appears that their main 'secret' is pre-loading the images for the page that are one-level deeper.
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#99Fast loading, authentic community, consistent experience, smart fresh perspectives https://news.ycombinator.com/news
I’ve mentioned a couple of times on here before: I downgraded my data plan during Covid, and haven’t bothered to increase it yet. Oh my plan, it goes to 100kbps once I run out of data. Once that happens I mostly just read hackernews comments. It works perfectly. Google search also works ok, google maps works with patience, and virtually nothing else will even load.
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#100https://www.connectedpapers.com/ has unlocked a new level of getting lost in rabbitholes for me
Barely related but equally cool project: https://supp.ai/