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jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 23h

Agroecology isn't something I'm at all familiar with. But the combination of this #internet-observatorium 's use of maps, data, really makes it fun to engage with the topic.

agroecologymap.org/en/home/index

Agroecology Map

Agroecology Map Knowledge and Practices is a Free (Open) Platform for Mapping Initiatives in Agroecology, Permaculture and Agroforestry Systems

agroecologymap.org

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jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 1d

Still on the fence about paid #internet-observatorium, but ideascopes.netlify.app is cool enough that I figured I'd share. Its tough to do this kind of research from scratch.

IdeaScope | Your Gateway to Startup Success

ideascopes.netlify.app

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, please, I know zip codes aren't exciting....but engaging-data.com/us-zip-code-... shows you, visually, where a zip code is incrementally. I know we're all very used to basically taking them for granted, but seeing them? #internet-observatorium worthy!

Zip Code Map of the United States - Engaging Data

Explore US zip codes on an interactive zip code map.

engaging-data.com

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jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 4d

This #internet-observatorium is a blog post, but has so much information in it. windscribe.com/blog/the-vpn...

Before buying VPN services, please, have a look

Who Owns Express VPN, Nord, Surfshark? VPN Relationships Explained

Who owns the major VPN companies like Express, Nord, and Surfshark? We take you through an interactive map of the murky world of VPNs.

windscribe.com

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Whaley Queen of the Woke @simonwhale.bsky.social · 5d

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Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · 5d

The Trump Administration’s “Compact of Excellence” for Universities is... far from excellent! Indeed, it’s unconstitutional. In this post, let me count the ways.

blog.dividedargument.com/p/the-uncons...

The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine and the Compact for Excellence

Members of the Trump administration love to say that federal funding is a privilege not a right and therefore something that can be granted or withheld based on changing administrative priorities.

blog.dividedargument.com

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jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 5d

While preprints lack the peer review needed for increased confidence, osf.io/preprints/ps... remains an excellent way to keep up with the science.

#internet-observatorium

OSF

osf.io

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 6d

noclip.website

I'm already looking forward to playing some classic games this weekend

#internet-observatorium

noclip

A digital museum of video game levels

noclip.website

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 6d

I love music. And I just found everynoise.com

What a wonderful #internet-observatorium

(or, perhaps it should be #internet-listeningroom)

Every Noise at Once

everynoise.com

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 7d

"Crashed Out is an open source project dedicated to documenting and learning from AI failures." Really, an entertaining look at ai failure modes, Open Source #internet-observatorium

crashedout.ai

AI Crashouts - Discover when and how AI Agents and implementations have gone wrong

crashedout.ai

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 9d

www.marinetraffic.com/en seems to be the #internet-observatorium for ships, like all of the ADSB aggregators are for planes

MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic

MarineTraffic Live Ships Map. Discover information and vessel positions for vessels around the world. Search the MarineTraffic ships database of more than 550000 active and decommissioned vessels. Sea...

www.marinetraffic.com

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 10d

I'd not heard of the Bechdel Test before I ran across the #internet-observatorium that tracks them.

bechdeltest.com

Bechdel Test Movie List

bechdeltest.com

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Pittsburgh Pirates @pirates.com · 12d

Spencer Homer-witz and the bat drop.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12d

🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court RULES that election officials violated voter’s rights by rejecting mail-in ballots with technical errors without notifying voters. Voters must be given notice their ballots won’t count so they can challenge the disqualification or cast a provisional ballot.

🚨 Center for Coalfield Justice v. Washington County Board of Elections

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

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Chris @chrisfcorrea.bsky.social · 12d

The rotunda is projected onto the floor by mirrors that show the beauty of the building's architecture.
It's a pleasure to visit exhibitions in this building.

Mirrors on the floor projecting the rotunda.

Mirrors on the floor projecting part of the building's architecture.

Some of the mirrors are on the floor, dividing the scene with the existing floor, projecting part of the building's architecture.

Roundabout. You can see some clouds and a bit of blue sky.

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 13d

Music journalism was once funded by labels advertising. In 2025, barely any record labels advertise, instead paying influencers to gab on. If you believe in cultural criticism and long-form writing, becoming a tQ subscriber is one vital way to ensure it survives:

thequietus.com/subscribers/

Subscribers | The Quietus

Support independent journalism and culture Help The Quietus continue bringing you the best in cultural criticism by joining one of our subscription tiers. Cancel easily anytime.

thequietus.com

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jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 12d

Digital Mechanism and Gear Library is one of those rabbit hole #internet-observatorium that could consume an entire lifetime, if you're into engineering. Decent exposure to many languages there too

www.dmg-lib.org/dmglib/main/...

DMG Lib: DMG-Lib Home + News

Digital Mechanism and Gear Library (DMG-Lib)

www.dmg-lib.org

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 13d

lexicondomains.com

such a straight forward idea for an #internet-observatorium

I couldn't believe this was the first time I'd seen something like this. Love it

The Ultimate Lexicon & Dictionary Domain Name List

Discover the ultimate list of lexicon & dictionary domain names. Explore unique, brandable lexicon and dictionary domains perfect for your next project.

lexicondomains.com

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jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 14d

#internet-observatorium

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 14d

github.com/ripienaar/fr...

Am#internet-observatorium to help one "live off the land" in this as a service wilderness we live in

GitHub - ripienaar/free-for-dev: A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev

A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev - ripienaar/free-for-dev

github.com

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jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 14d

github.com/ripienaar/fr...

Am#internet-observatorium to help one "live off the land" in this as a service wilderness we live in

GitHub - ripienaar/free-for-dev: A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev

A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev - ripienaar/free-for-dev

github.com

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jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 14d

Here's yet another place to discover AI tools www.codeaidirectory.com

There's clearly a race to be THE #internet-observatorium for discovering AI coding tools.

I'm just over here, wondering how it'll all play out.

CodeAI Directory - Best AI Coding Tools & Extensions

Discover 100+ AI coding tools for Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI-powered development environments.

www.codeaidirectory.com

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 15d

I know this is a sales site, but there's a ton of scans and artist info here to. I think that qualifies as an #internet-observatorium

www.americanartarchives.com/index.html

americanart

www.americanartarchives.com

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 16d

libraryoftime.xyz

#internet-observatorium

"What time is it?" always has a different answer every time it's asked, but it also never has a single right answer....

Library of Time

libraryoftime.xyz

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 17d

"Know thyself"

cognitivebiases.net

#internet-observatorium

Cognitive Bias Explorer

An interactive web application to visualize and explore a network of cognitive biases. Users can see relationships between biases and view details for each bias.

cognitivebiases.net

jstaph.bsky.social @jstaph.bsky.social · 19d

OMG, a Database of Databases!

dbdb.io

#internet-observatorium

Database of Databases

The on-line encyclopedia of databases systems from Carnegie Mellon University.

dbdb.io

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