May 31st 2026 - The Weekly Roundup
AI
- Claude Opus 4.8 out now
- andon.fm - AI-run radio stations
- Opus 4.8 RTS game
- Various LLM smells
Design
- Developer portfolios for inspiration
- thefrontpage - A newspaper UI for HackerNews
- Why Japanese restrooms have red for women and blue for men
- Understanding CSS gradients
Emacs
Org Mode
- org-super-agenda - Group agenda items
- org-timeblock - Visual timeblocks for org agenda
Funny
- The unofficial C++ mascot is an obese diseased rat
- AI tripping over its words
Learning
- mechinal-pencil.com - Illustrations of how everyday products work
- vim-hero - Learn vim like a hero
Music
- Passenger - Album by Lisa Hannigan
- Narrated For You - Album by Alec Benjamin
- Loser by Beck
- Miles Bonham - 8 year old music producer
Science
- How to melt and weld wood
- The Rest is Science episode on mechanical pencils
- Why MacBook laptops feel like they're buzzing when charging
Shell
- wterm.dev - Terminal emulator on a web page
Software Engineering
Web
- Guide to modern website specification