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Gems

A collection of useful tools and interesting finds

Blog posts

The UX of UUIDs

Andreas Thomas

Why I don't use Prettier

Anthony Fu

Python sucks, and why I use it

Cameron Kauffman

A look into "GDPR compliant" analytics

pilcrow

Leaving Twitter for Bluesky

Justin Jackson

Using Bluesky posts as blog comments

Emily Liu

Browser Extensions

uBlock Origin

Highly-efficient content blocker

JSONVue

Validate and view JSON documents

FastForward

Circumvent annoying link shorteners

DeArrow

Crowdsourced YouTube titles and thumbnails

Better Canvas

Feature-packed extension for Canvas

Refined GitHub

Simplifies the GitHub interface with useful features

LanguageTool

Grammar and spelling checker

Disable Page Visibility API

Prevents websites from seeing if you are on a page

GoFullPage

Capture full page screenshots reliably

SponsorBlock

Skip sponsorships and promotions in YouTube videos

Unhook

Remove distractions from YouTube

Open Frame

Adds context menu items for opening iframes

Simplify Copilot

Automatically fill out job applications

Shazam

Identify music, search lyrics, and more

Wappalyzer

Figure out what technologies websites are using

Save image as type

Save images as PNG, JPG, or WebP files

JavaScript Bundle Size

Adds bundle size data to npm and GitHub

Chrome extension source viewer

View the source code of any browser extension

I still don't care about cookies

Automatically handle cookie consent popups

File Icons for GitHub and GitLab

Adds file icons to GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, and Gogs