Heya,
What a week. I lead off with my favorite, once again, which is a poor strategy. I'm not...bright. I am, however, very excited about the world reimagined as a Mario map.
I found a super emulator for your touchscreen devices; now you too can be a... Blade Runner. Plus, there's a guide to balancing the professional and creative interests.
We end the issue with video of a robot and a spaceman having a little tiff. Quite amusing.
Enjoy,
Bizarro Devs
🕸️ The Cool Side of the Web
Most of the world mapped in Super Mario style.
I have been playing a lot of Mario on the mini SNES lately, so I hope it is actually map done in the style of Mario and not just some problem with my vision.
Please confirm.
New-Age B*****t Generator.
This algorithm automatically generates new age speak at the click of a button. Very entertaining
sebpearce.com
Explore your inner animals reveals all the traces of animals still inside us.
There's some great stuff here. The origin of crocodile tears remains a mystery, however.
hhmi.org
⚒️ Tools and Resources
A sci-fi terminal emulator for large touchscreens.
This is really cool; it even comes with a few different themes. I am Deckard.
github.com
Jollycons is a growing list of soft and friendly icons.
I know I include a lot of icons, sorry. All I will say it that these are really, really flexible vector graphics. I think they're definitely worth a look.
jollycons.com
Web-animation toolkit.
If you are working with web animation, or you just love it, then this toolbox is amazing. Looking for scrolls? Bam!
Looking for easing? Bam!
Text animations? You better believe it.
I don't want to tell you what to do, but...you should bookmark this site.
🥇 World of WordPress
Do you even WordPress bro? How to become a WordPress developer 💪
Any article that places JavaScript in a list of basic languages gets a thumbs up from me.
themeisle.com
The colorful history of WooCommerce.
I was genuinely surprised by some of the information in this one; like estimates place the purchase at just $30 million.
codeinwp.com
🤔 Articles of interest
Geologists joke about 'Sea Monster' after mysterious 30-minute rumble emanates from waters near Madagascar 🦕
It's a joke because everyone knows Nessy lives in Scotland. Pfft.
gizmodo.com
🌩️ Eat lightning - Productivity
🙃 Backwards talking dreams - Fun stuff
Try landing InSight on Mars (without exploding) 🚀
A fun distraction that you can use for a few hours.
It's a game like Lunar Lander.
wired.com
In video debut, CIMON the ISS robot throws an unexpected tantrum.
It starts around 4:08 and lolz. CIMON and the astronaut get in a bit of a tiff. Take this weirdly amusing and awkward interaction:
Astro: Cancel music.
CIMON: I like music you can dance too.
Astro: Cancel MUSIC.
...
CIMON: Don't be mean, please.
Astro: He doesn't know me when I'm mean.
Shortcut Roulette is an app that helps you have fun with Shortcuts in iOS 12 🎰
It will do things like Tweet your most recent screenshot, send random selfies to random contacts, share Fox News articles to Twitter, and more.
shortcutroulette.com
Outro
I have Blade Runner on my mind ever since I looked at those terminals. Should I watch Blade Runner 2049?
You can tweet encouragement to me anytime.
If you find yourself bored, in the dark near the Tannhauser gate, then forward this email to a friend.
If this is your first time here, then sign-ups are always available.
A final note, we're trying to put together an article looking at Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD. If you know of anyone with the skills and knowledge, please ask them to send me a tweet.
That's all for this week,
Chris
Bizarro Devs