06 Jul 2026

Links worth a look, week 27

A WATaBoy JIT, a browser Atari ST emulator, and a DS css framework

A few things I shared over on social.omgmog.net between 29 June and 5 July, without much comment at the time, but worth a second look.

A Game Boy emulator that outruns a native interpreter by recompiling SM83 to WebAssembly on the fly, making JIT possible on iOS.

The Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon emulator, running straight in a browser.

A CSS framework recreating the Nintendo DS / DS Lite UI.

Do crinkle crankle walls actually save bricks? Geometry nodes, rigid body sims, and some answers.

100th Coin demonstrating a TAS run that touches nearly every line of code in Super Mario Bros.

Daði Freyr looking like someone who found himself on stage by accident, but with some proper tunes and energy.

Pathfinding around a set of circular obstacles.

The open-source CAD package running straight in a browser tab.

World Cup tech, AI's infinite workweek, and a look back at Season 1. Also a hot take on the Beeb's 3D game viewer.

A sketch visualising crossword grids as a heatmap.

Turns YouTube subscriptions into a 2000s cable TV guide, flipping channels like the golden age of channel surfing.

An infinite scroll through 100k Winamp skins with interactive preview.

A free, open-source macOS app that replaces every system cursor with custom artwork.

Logged-out Old Reddit access is a "significant source of abusive scraping," apparently.

A real TrueType/OpenType font that turns any text into a scannable QR code.

A set of emoji redrawn as 1-bit pixel art.

A tiny illustrated breakdown of how a 1970s pull-back toy car packs a spiral spring, opposing gears, and pawls into one satisfying zoom.

A quiz matching your personality to a microformat.

A case for Apple ending its prohibition on shapes in macOS app icons.

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