Spring-y April

Easter has come and gone, and I’ve been treating myself to some well-deserved downtime – losing myself in books, catching up with friends, and enjoying the theater. April has been absolutely delightful so far, and spring is finally showing its colors. No more snow, weeeeeee!

Yesterday was hair day! I visited my neighborhood hairdresser who welcomes clients right in his home. There’s something so intimate and relaxing about the space – it turned into this perfect little self-care moment while he worked his magic on my locks. It’s funny how my gray strands seem more pronounced now with my shorter cut, since I’ve lost those red-blonde tips I used to have. Never thought I’d hear myself say this, but I’m actually loving my gray hair! Gives me a bit of a sage vibe 😉

Welcome to another edition of Links I’d share in private, a (bi-)weekly blog post about all the things and content I come across the Internet during my intense web binging, worthy of being shared to you all (instead of in all of my private group chats 🤣).

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Now on with the Links I’d share in private part!

Keywords: This week’s Links I’d share in private touches on various topics, including: Early computing history, Internet culture, Masculinity discourse, Social media communication, AI in workplace, Simple pleasures, Journaling prompts, Positive news, Urban photography, Electronic music, Vegan recipes, Typography, Font design, Interior design, Cybersecurity, OSINT (Open Source Intelligence), Digital privacy, Web development, CSS features, Responsive design, Git, UI/UX resources

TO READ

• Between early computing and modern computing – some cultural histories: if you’re interested in the history of early mid-90s/early 00s computing/internet era, Interconnected has tons of interesting links to read on the subject. Gosh I feel old now!
• The Roganification of the Male Mystique: this excellent text points out how, right now, there aren’t lots of options and alternatives for men to turn to for inspiration, support and brotherhood in the masculine discourse.
• We’ve built a society on bullshit and emojis: Sadly, we’ve lost the patience and stamina for real conversations. Now even trying feels like a gamble. So we ghost. We dodge. We post. We disappear behind thumbs-up emojis and pretend it counts as care. We betray our real thoughts and emotions in the name of protection, because everything is fair game for judgment or attack.
• ‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers: I’ve had to deal with a workplace where tech trends was highly pushed on us developers, so I know the despair behind this type of imperatives being force down peoples’ throats. Not fun. I’m quite glad I’m not a developer anymore, so I don’t have to deal with this type of shit in my work.
• 25 Simple Pleasures for 2025: that was fun and sweet to read. An inspiration of simple pleasure in life to enjoy in these grim times.
• If you’re looking for inspiration for blogging topics or journaling daily questions to answer, this document THE 1000 QUESTIONS TO SAVE YOUR WISDOM FOR THE AGES can serve as a basis for your writings

TO SEE

TO FOLLOW

• The Happy Broadcast: if you’re in need of a happier feed, this Instagram account will make you smile, and you’ll learn something new every time

• El Urbanista: a beautiful Instagram account with tons of images of cities around the world, their urban sprawl, and the visual beauty behind the chaos of urban living

TO HEAR

• Excellent chill & bass music album, Kilburn , by Zero T & Onj

RECIPES

• Spinach and Nutmeg Soup
• Saag tofu (vegan saag paneer)

DESIGN

• Revenge Font: Nice graffiti style font to use in your projects. A small donation is suggested for its rights to use.
• A stylist’s enchanting summer retreat in the Swedish forest: what a beautiful house! And that kitchen… <3 !

• Inclusive Sans font: a font perfect for web accessibility in all form, and free
• A Bath townhouse with deeply stylish interiors on one of the city’s loveliest streets

CYBERSECURITY & INFOSEC

• Awesome-Search-Engines-for-Cybersecurity-Researchers
• what is happening to Chris Krebs and now Sentinel One is terrible: Trump orders federal investigation into former CISA director Chris Krebs Brian Kreb’s mastodon post
• Why DEI is key for a cyber safe future
• Reddit User Insights: a tool analyzing a Reddit user’s comments and create a profile based on the informations gathered on the site, with the help of AI
• Best OSINT books: a list of recommendations
• Cyber Detective Website: tons of OSINT tools & techniques

WEB & TECH

• The Cyber-Cleanse: Take Back Your Digital Footprint: a 21 days step-by-step program to declutter your online presences, and stop being depending to Big Tech / USA tech companies.
• First Look at The Modern attr() – Exploring the modern attr() in CSS: to view in Chrome, but yes, interesting features to have while using attr() in html/css
• https://715-999-7483.com: a website where you call a number, recite the modifications you want to be done on the website, refresh, and see it live? That’s creative!
• Honest Git glossary: that one make me cackled. Now that I don’t code on a daily basis, and don’t have to deal with Git anymore, the idea behind this image revived some deep and stressful memories of my time as a web developer
• The <select> element can now be customized with CSS: FINALLY! OK, it’s only in Chrome for now, but it’s a beginning!
• UIVerse.io – The Largest Library of Open-Source UI – Community-built library of UI elements. Copy as HTML/CSS, Tailwind, React and Figma.
• Reimagining Fluid Typography: there’s nothing more beautiful than a beautiful typography on a gorgeous website. So I have a keen interest in making it fluid and responsive for any screen and sizes.