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Reminds me of the works of Ward Shelley. Especially his History of Science Fiction.

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/ward-shelley-history-of-scienc...

Wiles_7on Apple randomly closes bug reports unless you "verify" the bug remains unfixed

Not any more, 'Not proven' was abolished at the start of this year.

Wiles_7on Heathrow scraps liquid container limit

Thankfully, Edinburgh airport has relaxed it liquid rules. You are now allowed up to 2 litres, across one or more containers and they stay in your bag while going through security.

Wiles_7on A minimal-part-count way to connect an SD card to a 68K

Running Linux on an 8-bit microcontroller is a classic. One of those articles I re-read every few years.

Wiles_7on Medals at Tokyo olympics are recycled from discarded electronic equipment

Some sports also give out multiple bronze medals.

Wiles_7on Rollerball Pens of 2021

I use Pilot's disposable fountain pens. Maybe not as good as the 'real' ones but I like them.

Wiles_7on The unexpected rule of adjectival ordering in English (2016)

That specific example probably originates from Tolkien.

J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography:

> When [Tolkien] was about seven he began to compose his own story about a dragon. ‘I remember nothing about it except a philological fact,’ he recalled. ‘My mother said nothing about the dragon, but pointed out that one could not say “a green great dragon”, but had to say “a great green dragon”. I wondered why, and still do. The fact that I remember this is possibly significant, as I do not think I ever tried to write a story again for many years, and was taken up with language.’

Wiles_7on Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside Official Maps

I remember watching a documentary about the Ordnance Survey department and it mentioned that the artists would hid their name in things like rivers because they did not get official credit.

I think it is somewhere in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5_kWzUahQU

Wiles_7on A Dog of Flanders

Anne of Green Gables is huge in Japan.

Wiles_7on 28-Key Mechanical Keyboard

How about 6 keys.

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

Wiles_7on If You Can't Buy the Keyboard You Want, Build It Instead

I bought an Ergodox many years ago and used it daily for ~18 months. I never got used to it and it has been gathering dust they since.

Wiles_7on Gluu vs. Keycloak (2018)

I had the same issue with Gluu a few years ago. Never did get it working.

Wiles_7on Show HN: Best Keyboard for Programming

I have an Ergodox but never got used to it. I prefer a normal 75% layout.