Cool links of the week

I collect cool, interesting links spread all over the web and share them here in daily posts. Hope you enjoy! More of them in the archive.

How diamonds are made? An interesting story on a beautifully designed website. Tip: hold your finger or cursor over the 3D diamond to move it around.

It’s time to talk about my writerdeck. Veronica took an old laptop and transformed it into a disconnected digital typewriter. (If you prefer, there’s a video version too.)

Is AI profitable yet? A tracker of spending and revenue for cutting-edge AI companies. It’s a gold rush: the only profitable one is the one selling the shovels and pickaxes (Nvidia).

Placedog. A free stock image library of everyone’s favorite best friend: dogs^{[citation needed]}.

Historic WordPress. Copies of the admin dashboard and default theme from the earliest WordPress versions, including the most beautiful wp-admin of all time (2.5).

Kill Yr Substack. A browser extension that replaces Substack links (including custom domains) with archived copies from Archive.org. For Chrome and Firefox; manual installation.

Markerhighlight.js. A JavaScript library for generating text highlights. Analog-style highlights — yellow marker pen, red circles, that sort of thing.

WhatCable. A free and FOSS application for macOS that identifies USB-C cable specs and displays them in plain English. (Did you know USB-C cables vary widely? It’s more of a non-standardized standard.)