Links #168

And…we’re back from the dead, at least as far as these link posts are concerned.

V. H. Belvadi’s list of independent type foundries.

The 1MB Club on disabling automatic redirects to HTTPS (via Dave Gauer). For sites like mine, I think the argument makes sense. Haven’t done it yet here but I’m planning to. Also planning to set up a Gemini server at some point.

Marcin Wichary on the writing and publication process for his Unsung blog. Fascinating.

Augmental, a hands-free touchpad/mouthpad. While I tend to distrust almost all tech startups nowadays (and am not vouching for this one, to be clear), this idea seems great for those with disabilities that make using a mouse or trackpad impossible.

Carrie Marshall on how background aircraft noise can geolocate videos in certain situations. Dang.

Symphonty, some interesting typeface design software ideas from Łukasz Dziedzic, who designed Lato.

Emily Temple on all the Brontës dying so early because they spent their lives drinking graveyard water. Eek. Having read Gaskell’s biography of Charlotte recently, I think this tracks.

SnailOS, an XTEINK X3/X4 firmware for more general-purpose computing. I haven’t tried it but it looks interesting. (I’ve hardly touched my X4, actually; I still do almost all my reading on my phone. Maybe someday that’ll change.)

Brad East on quitting podcasts. “Isn’t it a problem, though, this anxious need to fill even the smallest of snatches of time with meaningful noise, lest we be oppressed by the stillness and quietness (or, if you’re in a big city, the parading loudness) of life?”