Linkblog - 2026-03-29

Week of Mar 23 - Mar 29, 2026

GitHub - defano/wyldcard: A clone of Apple’s HyperCard and HyperTalk scripting language. · GitHub

A clone of Apple’s HyperCard and HyperTalk scripting language. - defano/wyldcard

(but it’s in Java and may not actually be feasible in 2026?)

Tags: Hypercard, via:Charlie Stross

Added: 2026-03-29 10:49

OMNI Magazine Archive : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Omni was a science and science fiction magazine published in the US and the UK. It contained articles on science, parapsychology, and short works of science…

Tags: Omni Magazine, Internet Archive

Added: 2026-03-28 10:27

Artificial Intelligence 16″x20″ – Robert Tinney Illustrations

Prints of Robert Tinney’s covers for Byte Magazine

Tags: Byte Magazine, art, person:Robert Tinney

Added: 2026-03-28 10:23

Aldus PageMaker on the Apple Macintosh

While resurrecting a 40-year old defunct magazine, I accidentally-on-purpose resurrect a 40-year old software rivalry.

Tags: person:Christopher Drum, Omni, Pagemaker

Added: 2026-03-27 18:31

GitHub - ChristopherDrum/continuum: A pedantic recreation of the OMNI Magazine display typeface. · GitHub

A pedantic recreation of the OMNI Magazine display typeface. - ChristopherDrum/continuum

Tags: font, person:Christopher Drum

Added: 2026-03-27 18:30

Digital Sovereignty: A Framework to improve digital readiness of the Government of Canada - Canada.ca

The Government of Canada (GC) is developing a digital sovereignty framework to improve its digital readiness by ensuring autonomy over its digital assets and services. This framework addresses challenges in legal, security, privacy, workforce, and supply chain factors to maintain control over government systems and data, regardless of technology origin or location.

Tags: via:Scott Leslie, Government of Canada, strategy

Added: 2026-03-27 10:29

UX books not written by white men – Aresluna

A crowdsourced list of UX books

Tags: person:Marcin Wichary, UX, books

Added: 2026-03-27 09:27

Engage the right resource | PEOPLE AND CULTURE | University of Calgary

Whether you need ongoing support, short-term assistance, or specialized expertise, choosing the right type of working relationship matters.Use this page to understand the differences between employees and contractors, and to determine the right approach for your needs.

Tags: UCalgary, HR, roles, hiring

Added: 2026-03-27 09:24

Why do you force your ways?

an article about a teacher from Manitoba

Tags: indigenous, via:Christine Martineau

Added: 2026-03-26 14:37

How Reverse Game Theory Could Solve The Housing Shortage

Housing crises aren’t failures of politics or planning; they’re failures of incentives. But the lessons of “reverse game theory” can help.

Tags: via:Grant Potter, cooperation, systems, design, game theory

Added: 2026-03-25 12:41

Claude Code Dreams: Anthropic’s New Memory Feature

Claude Fast | Claude Code Auto Dream consolidates memory files automatically, pruning stale notes and merging new insights. Like REM sleep for your AI coding agent.

Tags: AI, Claude, memory, via:Cody Baxter

Added: 2026-03-25 12:30

Sovereign Learning: Why This Moment Feels Different – OEB Insights

Sovereignty here does not imply isolation. It implies capacity – the ability of institutions and individuals to integrate technology without surrendering judgement, autonomy or public trust.

The themes of the conference reflect this breadth: structural reform of learning systems, technology in practice and measurable impact, the evolving role of educators, the architecture of trust behind assessment and credentials, the convergence of learning and work, and the governance questions accompanying digital infrastructure.

December 2-4, 2026, in Berlin

Tags: conference, via:Patti Dyjur

Added: 2026-03-25 12:27

[2603.18161] How LLMs Distort Our Written Language

Abstract page for arXiv paper 2603.18161: How LLMs Distort Our Written Language

cf. semantic ablation…

Tags: AI, writing, article

Added: 2026-03-25 12:15

Gasoline prices around the world

Gas prices by country using official data sources.

Tags: via:John Gruber, fuel, gas, price

Added: 2026-03-24 11:42

Raspberry Pi Connect

Tags: Raspberry pi

Added: 2026-03-23 19:21

UCalgary Copilot Help

Sharepoint site from IT with resources on using Copilot

Tags: UCalgary, Copilot, Sharepoint, support

Added: 2026-03-23 17:59

From Prompt to Practice: A Framework for Transparent GenAI Use in Higher Education | EDUCAUSE Review

As generative artificial intelligence reshapes instructional workflows at colleges and universities, a four-level transparency framework can help educ

Tags: EDUCAUSE, GenAI, academic integrity

Added: 2026-03-23 11:26

Rumi

Rumi — AI interactive classroom in English and French. Plan lessons aligned with the Alberta curriculum, or learn from any topic with multi-agent slides, quizzes, and activities.

Tags: person:Soroush Sabbaghan, AI, lesson plan, course design

Added: 2026-03-23 09:45