Show and Tell 2025-09-11

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Was wir heute gelernt haben:

Toppits - Silonkonbeutel

https://www.toppits.de/de

https://www.toppits.de/de/produkte/frischhalten/silikonbeutel

IKEA Silikonbeutel

FILFISK

https://www.ikea.com/at/de/p/filfisk-beutel-wiederverschliessbar-3er-set-bunt-silikon-70514628/

eReader: Tolino Vision Color == Kobo Libra Color

Kobo and Tolino are more or less the same hardware.

Colour eInk display
With Bluetooth for Audio Books
Pen input
Sometimes rainbow effect on B/W images
Supports MPP Styluses (Microsoft Surface Pen, etc…)
Ability to copy eBook files via USB

Stylus

stylus | BrE ˈstʌɪləs, AmE ˈstaɪləs | noun pl. styli | ˈstaɪlaɪ | or styluses 1 (record player needle) [Abtast]nadel (Fem.) ▸ sapphire/diamond stylus Saphir (Mask.), Diamant (Mask.) 2 (writing tool) Griffel (Mask.); (engraving-tool) Grabstichel (Mask.)

Upcycling Pins for clothing

needed materials: Bottle Cap, soda can tab, safety pin, tweezers.

Paint them up, seal them up with nail polish or epoxy.

cheap diy option that doesn’t need any glue.

https://youtu.be/I0zDpaud418?si=M2g-PeJ0NMBQs9mH

LocalSend

Ähnlich wie Apple AirDrop, nur Cross-Platform, auch für Mobiltelefone. Kostenlos, Open Source

Funktioniert auch tatsächlich Cross-Platform im lokalen Netzwerk. (Haben wir ausprobiert.)

https://localsend.org

Tumblr: Spiders Georg

Really just a statistics joke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiders_Georg

xkcd

Webcomic about many things. There is usually a relevant xkcd to most topics being discussed. https://xkcd.com/1053/

explainxkcd

Seems to be down at the time of writing… Aims to explain xkcd comics more thoroughly.

https://www.explainxkcd.com

Archive.org

Wayback machine

https://web.archive.org/

Software preservation

https://archive.org/details/software

Many old computer games.

Homo Digitalis / Pandora / Wiener Kreis zur digitalphilosophischen Anthropologie

Book discussions regarding certain topics, usually announced 1 month to 1 day in advance. Hosted by 1-3 university professors.

http://homodigitalis.at/

Explaining TLAs

TLA three letter arconym

ETLA extended three letter acronym

Mineral cup

“Which mineral is best?” - A yearly competition where you vote for the best mineral and can learn nice facts.

https://www.mineralcup.org/ also on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@MineralCup (for pretty pictures and input from other people :))

Can I lick it

https://www.reddit.com/r/physicsmemes/comments/1ch8i0k/can_i_lick_it/

Can you lick the science?

https://imgur.com/gallery/can-you-lick-science-Ctylt

Space Jam

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117705/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1

https://www.spacejam.com/1996

The Only Thing We Know About Cyberspace Is That Its 640x480

The Only Thing We Know About Cyberspace Is That Its 640x480 One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age

https://media.ccc.de/v/31c3_-6373-en-saal_6-201412291600-the_only_thing_we_know_about_cyberspace_is_that_its_640x480-_olia_lialina

NCSA Mosaic

One of the first web browsers, nowadays available as a Flatpak for Linux desktops. It does HTML, and not much else.

https://flathub.org/en/apps/com.github.fries1234.ncsa-mosaic

FrogFind

Search engine for vintage devices. It also proxies search results to be viewable on old browsers.

http://frogfind.com/

Chaos Communication Congress

Biggest yearly meeting from the Chaos Computer Club (https://www.ccc.de/)

https://events.ccc.de/category/39c3/

Media CCC

Recordings of the Chaos Communication Congress and many other interesting CCC-related and CCC-adjacent events

https://media.ccc.de/

Old Macintosh stuff

https://infinitemac.org/

https://getutm.app/

GlobalTalk

Project made in 2024, running old networking protocol “AppleTalk” over the internet

https://marchintosh.com/globaltalk.html

Flash

Media… engine/platform? Used to be all over the web for games, videos, whole websites… Has been discontinued by now.

Ruffle

Flash player for modern devices, can run most .swf files.

https://ruffle.rs/ wirtten in rust ;)

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(1980)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080745/

Queen - Flash

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=queen%20flash

Project Flashpoint

Large archive of old flash games and animations. You can either download single games or the whole archive (very large file size!!)

https://flashpointarchive.org/

Achtung die Kurve

https://achtungkurve.com

https://achtungkurve.net/

Kritische Infrastruktur

Kritische Infrastruktur Sticker

https://loet.bar/products/kritische-infrastruktur-sticker

Unix Lore / Magic Cables

Jargon File: https://jargon-i18n.com/en/online-preface.html

Magic Switch Story: https://jargon-i18n.com/en/magic-story.html

We can’t send mail more than 500 miles

https://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles

Antonymph

Music video using browser popups, will likely not work on Linux Wayland.

https://lyra.horse/antonymph/

Rhythm Doctor

A game also using window resizing like antonymph.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/774181/Rhythm_Doctor/

KPop Demon Hunters

https://m.imdb.com/video/vi161269785/?playlistId=tt14205554&ref_=tt_ov_ov_vi

## TV Tropeshttps://tvtropes.org/Hazbin Hotel

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt7216636/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1

eReader Hüllen selbst nähen

diy tutorial: sew your own book / e-reader sleeve https://jasminslibrary.de/2020/06/17/diy-tutorial-sew-your-own-book-e-reader-sleeve/

Die unendliche Geschichte (Roman)

Ein Roman von Michael Ende.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_unendliche_Geschichte_(Roman)

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_2

The Corridor (Game)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347030/THE_CORRIDOR/

The Beginner’s Guide (Game)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/The_Beginners_Guide/

TV Tropes

THE ALL DEVOURING POP-CULTURE WIKI

https://tvtropes.org/

KPop Demon Hunters

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/KPopDemonHunters

Video Graphics Array (VGA)

Could you charge a phone from VGA?

It depends: Optional KEY Pin 9, can be used for supplying 5V. If your VGA card does this, you could charge a device with a VGA to USB adapter.

Analog Video Standard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Graphics_Array

Pinout and Signals https://pinouts.ru/Video/VGA15.shtml

Krita

Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.

https://krita.org/en/

`Pixi`

Universal 2D Graphics Editor

https://pixieditor.net/

Affinity Photo

The photo editing software you’ve been dreaming of. https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/

Pretty usable alternative to Adobe Photoshop.

RawTherapee

Editor for RAW photos.

https://rawtherapee.com/

Photo-GIMP

Tries to make GIMP look more like Photoshop

https://github.com/Diolinux/PhotoGIMP

Interrail Travel through Europe

The Railplanner app can record your travel routes.

Carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection

CSMA/CD is a medium access control (MAC) method used most notably in early Ethernet technology for local area networking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-sense_multiple_access_with_collision_detection

Guardians of the Galaxy (Movie)

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1

Meme: I am Groot

“I Am Groot” is a memorable quote oft-repeated by Groot, a sentient alien character embodied in the shape of a tree and member of Marvel’s superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-am-groot

Travelynx

Travelynx facilitates checkins into public transit (such as buses, trams, or trains) in Germany, Austria, Switzerlanz, Luxembourg, Ireland, Denmark, parts of the USA, and more. This way, you can track your own journeys (often including map and real-time data), share them with others, and examine highly relevant questions such as “how many hours did I spend in public transit in the past month?”.

https://travelynx.de

Made by friendly people from the Chaos-Community.

Wise Guys - Deutsche Bahn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXjhszy2f9w

Back on Track

Bring the night trains back on track! https://back-on-track.eu/

Bandcamp

Support Musicians!

https://bandcamp.com/

Sale by Austin Wintory, who composed a lot of popular game music.

Use code: verythankful

https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/

7digital

Buy music with downloads: https://at.7digital.com/

Qobuz

Has music that 7digital and others might now have: https://www.qobuz.com/at-de/shop

You wouldn’t Download a…

Meme: Generator https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/41916019/You-wouldnt-download-a

Informationsfreiheitsgesetz

https://www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at/themen/informationsfreiheitsgesetz.html

Rechtsinformationssystem: https://ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20012537&FassungVom=2025-09-01

Forum Informationsfreiheit

Macht wichtige NGO Arbeit! https://www.informationsfreiheit.at https://www.informationsfreiheit.at/informationsfreiheit/

Lassen sich auch gut mit einer Spende untertützen! https://www.informationsfreiheit.at/informationsfreiheit/

Hollow Knight: Silksong (Game)

Hollow Knight (Original)

ProtonDB

Windows Game compatibility with Proton, a compatibility layer for Linux. https://www.protondb.com

umu-launcher

Same-ish technology that steam uses to run Windows games on linux, handles all the difficult wine/proton stuff for you, CLI tool https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher