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links
A public list of bookmarks. Pages that I want to find again easily and share with people.
Description
Inspired by matklad
and Drew DeVault, I wanted a permenant place to
collect links that have helped me in order to build knowledge and signal boost
them.
Graphics
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Rendering Crispy Text on The GPU -
https://osor.io/text
How to render text on the GPU, focused on the parts that I find interesting. With a number of surprisingly elegant tricks. -
Avoiding Trigonometry -
https://iquilezles.org/articles/noacos/
Insights on how to make graphics programming simpler by using vectors more. -
Shader Basics, Blending & Textures -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfM-yu0iQBk
A great intro to how shaders work, from the shader sorceress herself. -
Graphics Studies Compilation -
https://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2020/12/29/graphics-studies-compilation/
Arain Courrèges and others break down how various different games render their scenes, with expert commentary. -
How I learned Vulkan and wrote a small game engine with it -
https://edw.is/learning-vulkan/
Learning Vulkan is not impossible if you avoid OOP. -
How I learned Vulkan and wrote a small game engine with it -
https://edw.is/learning-vulkan/
Learning Vulkan is not impossible for a solo dev. -
It's not the API -
https://www.youtube.com/live/zYAif5PhhoQ?t=21434
Vulkan can potentially be simpler if you embrace first principles.
Society
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You Can't Fight Enshittification -
https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/31/unsatisfying-answers/
I've noticed a lot of people in discussions miss the key meaning behind the term Enshittification: Enshittification is deliberate and systemic. We can't stop it by just writing better software!
Web Development
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You no longer need JavaScript -
https://lyra.horse/blog/2025/08/you-dont-need-js/
Some really cool things one can do with CSS and HTML that have me rethinking how I write this blog. -
Against Horizontal Scroll -
https://matklad.github.io/2025/04/22/horizontal-scroll.html
Tips on preventing horizontal scroll for websites. -
Data Oriented Blogging -
https://matklad.github.io/2023/11/07/dta-oriented-blogging.html
Touches on something I have felt which is that a lot of static site generators ignore the tree-based nature of HTML, which makes writing structured documents harder.
WebComics and Graphic Novels
I read a lot of webcomics and graphic novels, here are some of my favorites:
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Kill Six Billion Demons -
https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/ksbd-chapter-1-1/
KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS! -
Dark Science -
https://dresdencodak.com/2010/06/03/dark-science-01/
Captures something fascinating about living in the age of social media. Also gay as hell. -
3rd Voice -
https://rice-boy.com/3rdvoice/
Interesting fantasy post apocalypse. More than 1 great webcomic on this site! Also, peak webcomic site design. Everyone do it like this please. -
What Happens Next -
https://whathappensnext.webcomic.ws/comics/1
Deconstruction of true crime, with prominent trans themes. -
Ava's Demon -
https://avasdemon.com/pages.php#0001
Beautifully illustrated comic about mental illness and tyranny. -
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy At All -
https://dynasty-scans.com/series/the_guy_she_was_interested_in_wasnt_a_guy_at_all
The title says it all: cute queer romance. -
Gunerkrigg Court -
https://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1
British Magic School, but with a unique tone, setting, and concept.