Topics discussed in this podcast include self-hosted Internet archive, 3D solar system browsing, Tweetdeck-like experience for Mastodon, secure credential sharing, free modular synthesizer, Linux PDF editing, and more.
Archivebox.io allows you to create your own internet archive, preserving web content and providing accurate copies for journalists.
Hello Fathum offers a web-based 3D visualization of the solar system, allowing users to explore orbits and orbital patterns.
Deep dives
Archiving Websites with Archivebox.io
Archivebox.io is a full open-source project that allows you to create your own internet archive. With Archivebox, you can download and store websites to browse at your leisure. It supports various platforms, including Docker, brew, pip, and Pac-Man packages, making it accessible to different users. It can download HTML files, follow links, and store all the information in a SQLite database. This tool is not only useful for personal archiving but also has practical applications for preserving reference materials or ensuring journalists have accurate copies of web content.
Exploring the Solar System with Hello Fathum
Hello Fathum is a web-based planetarium that provides a 3D visualization of the solar system. The platform allows users to explore the orbits of different celestial bodies, including asteroids and planets, providing a unique perspective on our cosmic neighborhood. It offers features like zooming, scrolling, and interactive displays, making it an engaging tool for astronomy enthusiasts. While similar to other planetarium software, Hello Fathum stands out with its focus on displaying orbital patterns and the distribution of various asteroids. The only downside mentioned was the reversed mouse scroll, but overall, it offers a fantastic experience within a web browser.
Utilizing Column Views in Mastodon with Browser Extensions
In this episode, the hosts discuss the benefits of utilizing column views in Mastodon, a decentralized social media platform. While not initially aware of this feature, the hosts discover that by enabling the advanced web interface in Mastodon's settings, users can create multiple columns dedicated to specific interests, such as hashtags, searches, or individual users. This column view allows for easier organization and monitoring of desired content, making it particularly useful for power users, journalists, or anyone who wants to follow specific topics or conversations on Mastodon. The hosts express their preference for this columned approach and discuss the advantages it offers over a single, cluttered timeline.
Running your own self-hosted Internet archive, browsing the solar system in 3D, a Tweetdeck-like experience for Mastodon, securely sharing credentials with people, a fully free and self-contained modular synthesizer, editing PDFs in Linux, and loads more.
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