2026-04-13T15:12:40Z https://yabu.me Nick Sherman https://yabu.me/npub1syuq89q99d6c9w2nduvktdwxsylugrqvt5frs6e02vhw4m947xwscydwzr https://typo.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/309/414/688/546/697/original/d871197cc52564bc.jpg https://typo.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/309/414/688/546/697/original/d871197cc52564bc.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhlz8a264cktm0d9ymmcahzdef7lur593c4k7gktlt527l2z36lgzyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce68nq6ud If you missed it before, you really should check out the newly revised version of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qr39a2u4wlm5mkagxyukk3mm9fwkryh9zer6qlhq9kkfkhe9z00syfnka0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jack Usine</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qr3…nka0</span>)</a></span>’s Jules Vernacular website, with over 1,700 examples of mind-bendingly cool / weird / fun / unique French lettering.<br/><br/>I’ve scrolled through all the entries multiple times and it’s now one of my favorite websites:<br/><a href="https://vernacular.fr">https://vernacular.fr</a><br/><br/>(You can subscribe to new entries via RSS too.)<br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/086/731/130/090/290/original/6d86d963b7c871b9.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/086/731/129/961/445/original/229b4ec60235e324.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/086/731/132/342/788/original/6859bca251a4d51d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/086/788/660/644/130/original/ef8c2c19559175c2.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-17T15:57:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd895ukvevekh4l9zsymy7x8zyuhkqz8txts3lf0x0pmkglp7npcczyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce69rsdaa MyFonts AI search results for nationalist right-wing fonts (complete with auto-generated sample text). 🫠<br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/002/818/172/325/028/original/914484f8f9bb4dde.png"> <br/> 2026-02-02T20:14:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrerm9gf0dphnljm880c9hsrkqkm6qddmsxdnv0vse3pe7h4na3sczyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce639p873 Nazi dipshits in 1941:<br/>“Today the Führer […] decided that roman is from now on to be designated as the standard letter. All printed products will be progressively changed over to this standard letter. The use of Schwabacher-Jewish letters by authorities will in future cease”.<br/><br/>Nazi dipshits in 2025:<br/>“To restore decorum and professionalism […] and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface.”<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/trump-times-new-roman-font-return-state-department">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/trump-times-new-roman-font-return-state-department</a><br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/697/123/048/375/712/original/0fda05b3795051ba.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-10T21:21:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9c9lj8k4eayavkyvhmek4g44gpyk5twc6d6mfyalkfr5e9jgxegzyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce60ayhux In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqa5gutmp9t07hvjvafuxzwhxhl526gp8h56maawznt9a3s7hlhqw2gqdy'>nevent1q…gqdy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Incidentally, the ringtone and new text tone on my iPhone are from the original Star Trek boatswain whistle and communicator beeps. 2025-09-24T19:36:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04nmrn9px552d2s2nezqm967fn6pxnj9l7zjzafayww8cnd0jy6czyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce69g0ugk All the dramatic flashes that flare up when interacting with iOS 26 make me feel like I’m in a JJ Abrams movie (even when the “reduce motion” setting is enabled).<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/260/837/861/901/483/original/2c3a81f8c6492e4c.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-09-24T19:07:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyhxqtht9nys0n8js34fh6072t7kp0fuuzqdlq2gx6a3ytujp8p9qzyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6yfd9pq This is impressive: a fully responsive website template system based on Star Trek’s LCARS operating system, built with only HTML &amp; CSS – no images. Made by Jim Robertus, based on the original designs by Michael Okuda.<br/><a href="https://www.thelcars.com">https://www.thelcars.com</a><br/><br/>(Sound on for full experience.)<br/><br/>via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qs273ux8rw7arc4pc6efykpdarkvk23ufx0rjmeaemf9xvst9f7sg3740s" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stuart Breckenridge :tux:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qs2…740s</span>)</a></span> who used it to make a new RSS reader theme for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub199wjm3qx6ddghe2xu84s3q4sxlhashhv22rz3mw47rt4tdy3v0mseht8ha" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>NetNewsWire</span> (<span class="italic">npub199w…t8ha</span>)</a></span> 🤯<br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/067/306/834/647/642/original/7a202b7f20bbddf3.png"> <br/> 2025-08-21T15:03:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnm6yk7wxdpvp7zm2v6tyeqqrgmwnv28ar7x0x3lyk4kgphq80dczyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce68jhn8c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykpe38ghssa4xmsxw8crymfzgg6ln3gjm3ymy47ttvgv2nt0fguqrsnfdu'>nevent1q…nfdu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One of my favorite parts of making the mega <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kdxp4zdqh2da9cjlecqn9cr40dx0xzfh5u6ktftwz64j6wylxxcsnyg08v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Fonts In Use</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kdx…g08v</span>)</a></span> post about Black Sabbath was scouring Discogs for all these different colorways that have been used for the Master of Reality album cover.<br/><br/>Someone please get me a copy of that alternating rainbow variant.<br/><br/><a href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/35835/the-arcane-alphabets-of-black-sabbath">https://fontsinuse.com/uses/35835/the-arcane-alphabets-of-black-sabbath</a><br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/921/871/888/386/561/original/66112afd92180b2d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-26T22:31:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsykpe38ghssa4xmsxw8crymfzgg6ln3gjm3ymy47ttvgv2nt0fguqzyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce63dt6k6 I think this article about Black Sabbath’s obscure early typefaces is the longest thing I’ve ever written for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kdxp4zdqh2da9cjlecqn9cr40dx0xzfh5u6ktftwz64j6wylxxcsnyg08v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Fonts In Use</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kdx…g08v</span>)</a></span> (2,500+ words).<br/><br/><a href="https://typo.social/@FontsInUse/114921745310777808">https://typo.social/@FontsInUse/114921745310777808</a><br/><br/>Huge thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ducyenetnf2nhs904tapk6p5kw4ujd0t369fswualpu4qs96qchqypl9ez" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Florian Hardwig</span> (<span class="italic">npub1duc…l9ez</span>)</a></span> for helping with images and putting together the supporting entries. And of course everyone else who contributes, edits, comments, or otherwise supports the site. A lot of this info is built up over literal years from many people in bits and pieces, so every little bit is appreciated.<br/><br/>Anyway, happy Saturday. 2025-07-26T22:19:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdc3nn6ex3m3xtgss9ftgzh3c357adc6ttzlw0u084gf85cnzfv2szyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6dq2myq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszpqf83esecrqk5w6yyum8kgxr3quthh8tr2ygynt4t70n0qurxwc3z5tck'>nevent1q…5tck</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pedantic Service Announcement (time edition):<br/><br/>When specifying time in the USA, “EST” stands for “Eastern Standard Time”, which is only really relevant for less than half of the year. During daylight saving time it’s “EDT” for “Eastern Daylight Time”.<br/><br/>When you’re not sure if the time you’re specifying is EST or EDT, just say “ET” or “Eastern Time”, which is a generic way to refer to the time zone, regardless of daylight saving status.<br/><br/>Same goes for Pacific / PST / PDT / PT etc. 2025-07-19T15:34:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszpqf83esecrqk5w6yyum8kgxr3quthh8tr2ygynt4t70n0qurxwczyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6qlfyys Pedantic Service Announcements:<br/><br/>“circa” means “approximately”. Don’t use it when giving exact dates.<br/><br/>Before a date, “c.” usually means “circa”, “(c)” means “copyright”, and “ca.” means “circa”.<br/><br/>“i.e.” means “that is” (i.e. “in other words”).<br/><br/>“e.g.” means “for the sake of an example” (i.e. “for example”).<br/><br/>“&amp;” originated as a ligature of “et” which means “and”.<br/><br/>“&amp;c.” and “etc.” are short for “et cetera” which means “and the rest”. “And etc.” is redundant.<br/><br/>“O.G.” means “original gangster”. 2025-07-19T13:14:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzzuzm99hxym2jkq26654g45ek6zyxfvmuhrju46uj7e5tf37plszyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce60w4cwp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsznfwklp6rzdxwxw5k7ef7frq334ajdq08dfqx0h2wk3uzf5s7ksssfwljx'>nevent1q…wljx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m not sure if this was the case with you, but I often have to correct people about what they imagine it was like to grow up in a Cape Cod house from the 1780s. Sounds romantic and cozy on paper until you factor in things like woefully weak insulation, absurdly warped flooring, and never-ending issues to upgrade ancient plumbing / electrical / roofing / etc. 2025-07-18T20:40:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkd5236878tx3dd8ze9edyyamv9qvw8helep090rktdtmq6ht82czyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce67g45j9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqa9x5wqdu0sngqtmg3p7qjfefvcqqdr56rhjlwnxs2h9z7xqqqyqqhztyg'>nevent1q…ztyg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had to do a double-take on that top photo because it looks incredibly similar to the house where I grew up on Cape Cod, built in 1786. The barn out back was used as my dad’s workshop for building/repairing wooden boats. 2025-07-18T20:19:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstksnhu296u5873y2x0dpu3pl6wrnevjrhma6s5jju88yrdrmjl5szyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6uj380e Thoroughly enjoying the bug in the Max iOS app where title logos and plot descriptions are overlaid on imagery from completely different movies.<br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/776/278/718/132/178/original/2ca0663b14886550.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-01T05:17:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5rvv68z97gnwfs2wffl8mzn5y3tv6cvpcyf3jjnlm6vnh4vgg0gzyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6fpf6c0 I’ve been staring at the logo for The Plane Train for several minutes now trying to decide if the shift of the dot on the ‘i’ and counter of the ‘a’ is intentional or not.<br/>#NickOnTrains<br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/257/132/467/519/255/original/d015fe4077f108b7.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-31T12:51:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz0n5x6580jf69fl6xx6x2h2tvrpjjjngyehas8qxedw40hyj43qczyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6333695 For anyone on the fence about whether or not to post about That Thing You Worked On: Please do it.<br/><br/>I love seeing the things people are doing here. Your hesitancy about self-promotion is a good sign you are thoughtful, and whatever you are working on is probably also thoughtful and interesting to others.<br/><br/>Also please include any relevant links. Hyperlinks make the web go ’round. (And include the https:// part at the beginning of the URL so it will be automatically turned into a clickable link.) 2025-03-05T16:45:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsysj3w42kaet0x4h3yca3kl69nxtunpjq2e0xa4kr6mhfpun4mhmgzyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6ksljfz It’s been a tough year so far but I really find joy in the community here on Mastodon and the larger Fediverse.<br/><br/>There’s a satisfying DIY punk rock feeling to it all, as if I’m sticking it to dystopian billionaires every time I boost someone’s Mastodon post or fave someone’s Pixelfed image or try out some new Fedi app or follow some interesting stranger on some weird platform I’ve never heard of but can still interact with because it’s federated.<br/><br/>It’s what the internet is supposed to feel like. 2025-02-19T13:49:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2359cka88wek25yss7mqfatqx8hjgqyura2zcnrph8xr4xprnuqszyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6tlweme <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/782/870/595/761/040/original/b8b03d819971e447.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-01-06T18:40:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ceqpy6x540clapatytyp4lf5gq5u3unn6j5eapcsqtvl2f3pyhgzyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6ty70ax I’m a big fan of <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1svpsxglgkpeq6c9x35s6587lvfcw29f7sa5qhh0npcpw3zqhmkzqv3js2d" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Markup</span> (<span class="italic">npub1svp…js2d</span>)</a></span>’s Blacklight tool for checking the user-tracking tech on any website. Seeing all the trackers used on the sites you use and love the most can be a sobering experience.<br/><a href="https://themarkup.org/blacklight">https://themarkup.org/blacklight</a><br/><br/>One under-appreciated use of the tool is for checking your own website for trackers you might not even know exist in your code. It helped me uncover and remove some unwanted Google tracking code hidden in a JavaScript file for an old project recently. 2024-11-21T18:59:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqnr8dftyj9hr2pz2xkvkwudhjj0scdk3m7kmetuelsklt2956tsszyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce6w262as I always had issues when photographing typographic material with the standard iPhone Camera app because Apple’s native image processing algorithms tend to be too aggressive with sharpening text and adjusting contrast.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub198r7dvgvy8g6j32lpeyh70qufj94cffpyvezks5rx7r4vd5r46ysh9unah" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Halide + Kino</span> (<span class="italic">npub198r…unah</span>)</a></span>’s new Process Zero mode is a welcome alternative for capturing images without all the auto-magic A.I. processing.<br/><br/>I made a test to compare the differences …<br/><br/>With default Apple processing:<br/><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/53927823765/sizes/o/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/53927823765/sizes/o/</a><br/><br/>With Halide’s Process Zero mode: <br/><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/53927306066/sizes/o/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/53927306066/sizes/o/</a><br/> <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/973/728/751/016/640/original/5fe8c7aa4a6525f8.png"> <br/> 2024-08-16T21:18:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswdkrsu7gxesgkda8m9v4z47lvx92kee4mesfux3yn8fghl2ksxfqzyzqnsqu5q54htq4e2dh3jed4c6qnl3qvp3w3ywrt9afja6hvkhce68x37gk <img src="https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/109/552/451/602/720/066/original/ee39e7a763ad9a15.png"> <br/> 2022-12-21T15:51:41Z