Bookmarks - Philip Newborough Bookmarks by Philip Newborough. Web developer based in Lincoln, UK. https://philipnewborough.co.uk/bookmarks https://philipnewborough.co.uk/pn-400x400.png Bookmarks - Philip Newborough https://philipnewborough.co.uk/bookmarks Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:04:22 +0000 https://philipnewborough.co.uk/pn-400x400.png philipnewborough.co.uk beda6542-77e2-41f3-82e6-e382e67f359d <![CDATA[visioncortex/vtracer: Raster to Vector Graphics Converter]]> https://github.com/visioncortex/vtracer Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:04:22 +0000

visioncortex VTracer is an open source software to convert raster images (like jpg & png) into vector graphics (svg). It can vectorize graphics and photographs and trace the curves to output compact vector files.

Tagged with: images svg tools

]]> 667a36cd-e530-48c3-a9da-cdd5e2ba7de7 <![CDATA[Stop generating, start thinking - localghost]]> https://localghost.dev/blog/stop-generating-start-thinking/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:06:02 +0000

I’ve been using Copilot - and more recently Claude - as a sort of “spicy autocomplete” and occasional debugging assistant for some time, but any time I try to get it to do anything remotely clever, it completely shits the bed.

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]]> be0e1ea4-96f4-4e3e-8915-bf91dad495a2 <![CDATA[9950X3DV2 Leaks, Trust In Windows, 9850X3D = Meh & More | The Full Nerd ep. 384]]> https://youtu.be/ZIB-CmW4_l4?t=2935 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:17:12 +0000 A good discussion about the current state of Microsoft Windows.

Tagged with: microsoft windows youtube

]]> 75abeb81-f04a-40f5-b673-0c8af11a4cc1 <![CDATA[Fonts / Matthew Hinders-Anderson]]> https://wehtt.am/fonts/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:50:00 +0000

If you're an activist, an academic, or anyone just trying to make this world a better place for humans to live out our lives, please take these fonts and use them for whatever you need. They're for you.

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]]> a5b846f5-5b89-4c38-a62b-c9892708e546 <![CDATA[Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them. - Ars Technica]]> https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/new-ai-plugin-uses-wikipedias-ai-writing-detection-rules-to-help-it-sound-human/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:19:38 +0000

On Saturday, tech entrepreneur Siqi Chen released an open source plugin for Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant that instructs the AI model to stop writing like an AI model. Called “Humanizer,” the simple prompt plugin feeds Claude a list of 24 language and formatting patterns that Wikipedia editors have listed as chatbot giveaways.

Tagged with: ai

]]> fb7264a7-e497-4c5c-a43e-a1fb931506b0 <![CDATA[Haptic workspace switching : r/gnome]]> https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/1qb9qih/haptic_workspace_switching/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:13:56 +0000 This looks cool, but I'm not sure how practical it is. Also, the monitors look like they are shaking a fair bit from the vibrations.

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]]> 8575e7ae-3086-4b2a-9c20-78301b2a5a17 <![CDATA[Mozilla Slopaganda – David Bushell – Web Dev (UK)]]> https://dbushell.com/2026/01/28/mozilla-slopaganda/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:45:32 +0000

Mozilla published a new State of Mozilla. It’s absolute slopaganda. A mess of trippy visuals and corpo-speak that’s been through the slop wringer too many times.

Tagged with: ai firefox mozilla

]]> d4e7180b-4931-4ca0-929e-1b6500e9ada0 <![CDATA[The Complete Bash Scripting Course - Full Length Guide to learning the Bash Shell - YouTube]]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx9zG7wa4FA Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:08:51 +0000

Bash scripting course and guide created by Dave Eddy of ysap.sh. Learn the Bash Shell and master beginner all the way up to advanced Bash scripting techniques.

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]]> 9fd0cd60-3a98-440f-b8de-2f509649c7d8 <![CDATA[hyperstown/pure-snow.js: Snowfall effect written in pure JavaScript. No additional libraries, no dependencies. Works in every modern browser.]]> https://github.com/hyperstown/pure-snow.js Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:38:21 +0000

A simple JavaScript package that generates snowflakes and corresponding CSS to make them fall on your webpage.

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]]> c6d1b3c4-0726-48ca-ac05-06dcdb34cfe9 <![CDATA[cosmic-wallpapers phytoplankton bloom]]> https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-wallpapers/blob/master/original/phytoplankton_bloom_nasa_oli2_20240121.jpg Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:08:04 +0000 Love this Pop!_OS Cosmic wallpaper. It's based on a NASA image of microscopic phytoplankton.

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]]> 64d019fb-70be-42de-8a81-a035d0f4bcab <![CDATA[Moving From Chrome, Edge, or Firefox To Vivaldi’s Built-In Blocklists - CybersecKyle]]> https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/moving-from-chrome-edge-or-firefox-to-vivaldis-built-in-blocklists/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:08:47 +0000

This guide walks through how to set up Vivaldi’s blocklists from the perspective of someone migrating from “big browser + extension” to “Vivaldi + built-in blocking,” with some extra notes for privacy-minded folks.

Tagged with: adblocking privacy vivaldi

]]> 745e567e-51e5-414d-84f5-8bfbb866301c <![CDATA[Please send help. I can’t stop playing these roguelikes. - Ars Technica]]> https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/12/please-send-help-i-cant-stop-playing-these-roguelikes/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:44:44 +0000

It’s time to admit, before God and the good readers of Ars Technica, that I have a problem. I love roguelikes. Reader, I can’t get enough of them. If there’s even a whisper of a hot new roguelike on Steam, I’m there. You may call them arcane, repetitive, or maddeningly difficult; I call them heaven.

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]]> 6c4dd14f-f422-4dd0-880b-5033de3a3614 <![CDATA[Pico CSS • Minimal CSS Framework for semantic HTML]]> https://picocss.com/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:59:08 +0000

A minimalist and lightweight starter kit that prioritizes semantic syntax, making every HTML element responsive and elegant by default.

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]]> fed2bf6c-bfba-409f-ad3b-37887bf543d2 <![CDATA[Adactio: Journal—Installing web apps]]> https://adactio.com/journal/22278 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:02:08 +0000

I’ve been eagerly watching the proposal for a Web Install API. This would allow authors to put a button on a page that, when clicked, would trigger the installation process

Tagged with: css html javascript pwa

]]> a2f7c447-cec5-4323-bd04-9d6a02e1bf8b <![CDATA[max-yterb/Lighthouse at hackernoon.com]]> https://github.com/max-yterb/Lighthouse Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:55:53 +0000

A minimal, predictable PHP micro-framework for building modern web applications

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]]> f54ca92c-4afb-4c1b-a763-01e747e185a1 <![CDATA[Tired of Learning 50 New Concepts to Build a Form? Say Hello to Lighthouse for PHP | HackerNoon]]> https://hackernoon.com/tired-of-learning-50-new-concepts-to-build-a-form-say-hello-to-lighthouse-for-php Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:53:03 +0000 Tagged with: php

]]> 346d9859-d307-44a1-a816-95f7801fbcd4 <![CDATA[ᑕ¥βєяรקค¢є]]> https://cyberspace.online/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:45:30 +0000

A quiet corner of the internet where you can think, write, read and connect. Like how the internet was supposed to be.

Tagged with: html minimalism

]]> 04fe40ba-5aea-4be0-94cf-887066312204 <![CDATA[What's new in PHP 8.5 | Stitcher.io]]> https://stitcher.io/blog/new-in-php-85 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:58:50 +0000

PHP 8.5 will be released on November 20, 2025. It'll include the pipe operator, clone with, a new URI parser, and more.

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]]> 33efcc34-3cd0-47a1-9259-73a0acf848ea <![CDATA[Pikaday]]> https://pikaday.dbushell.com/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:34:40 +0000

Who needs a JavaScript date picker? The answer, in most cases, is nobody! Complex UI leads to more errors and abandoned forms. There can be easier ways to pick a date than a calendar widget. This guide provides alternate ideas and aims to send developers on a path towards user-friendly interfaces.

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]]> c2579d2a-5ef5-4714-a15f-6cd5547ba957 <![CDATA[How to optimize SVG files: A complete guide for beginners]]> https://penpot.app/blog/how-to-optimize-svg-files-a-complete-guide-for-beginners/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:37:55 +0000 Tagged with: svg

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