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See A Satellite Tonight

Free web app to explore satellite locations.

#Universe Simulator #Photos & Graphics #Simulation Software 146 social mentions
jQuery Landing Page
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jQuery

The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Development Tools #UI #Software Libraries 87 social mentions
Cleanfeed.net Landing Page

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Cleanfeed.net

Cleanfeed.net is a multitrack, live audio and video recording platform that can run smoothly on any web browser.

We built https://cleanfeed.net/ which is an online studio for pro audio. Chances are if you enjoy radio or podcasts, especially during the pandemic, that you've listened to something produced using Cleanfeed. In many cases you wouldn't even realise that co-host or guest is remote.

#Communication #Online Services #Podcast Tools 26 social mentions
Three.js Landing Page
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Three.js

A JavaScript 3D library which makes WebGL simpler.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Javascript UI Libraries #Flowcharts #Org Charts 229 social mentions
Polygonjs Landing Page
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Polygonjs

Create amazing & interactive 3D scenes for the web
Pricing:
- Open Source
Polygonjs [1] uses WebGL (via threejs [2]) pretty heavily. It allows you to create interactive WebGL experiences, without coding, only by connecting nodes. So you can set up geometry processing, particle systems, custom shaders or object behaviors. [1] https://polygonjs.com.

#3D #Visual Art #Web Gl 137 social mentions
Krunker.io Landing Page

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Krunker.io

Krunker.io is a free io Multiplayer First Person Shooter. No Download browser FPS! Free!

IO game https://krunker.io. Fun game that you can start playing immediately as a guest, but also has some depth to it.

#Games #Data Dashboard #Action 251 social mentions
sandspiel Landing Page
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sandspiel

Welcome, and thanks for coming by! I hope that you enjoy exploring this small game, and it brings you some calm. Growing up, "falling sand" games like this one provided me hours of entertainment and imagination.
Pricing:
- Open Source
This falling sand game runs a particle simulation in rust compiled to web assembly and WebGL for fluid simulation https://sandspiel.club/ Plus it’s strangely addictive. The creator even wrote a blog post describing how he made it. Press info on the top right to get an awesome breakdown of his approach.

#Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 10 social mentions
Powder Game Landing Page

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Powder Game

When whirlwind picks up the leaves, flow of the wind is visible and interesting. Simulation game that reproduces such phenomenon with powder (dot)! Let's vote by playing various uploaded works.

Immediately thought of Powder Game, and it turns out that it's one of the main inspirations indeed (according to the info box)! https://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/ I spent so many hours in that game. It also had ways to publish your creations, and people created anything from multiplayer coop games to entire ALUs in it. Good times, and thanks for linking the remake!

#Games #Block-building Games #2D Simulator 19 social mentions
Privacy Badger Landing Page
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Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger blocks spying ads and invisible trackers. How is Privacy Badger different from Disconnect, Adblock Plus, Ghostery, and other blocking extensions?
Pricing:
- Open Source
It works for me (with FB blocked). I use privacy badger[1] and tried reloading the website after blocking facebook and twitter (by default it blocked cookies) [1]: https://privacybadger.org/.

#Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Privacy 84 social mentions
Packet Loss Test Landing Page

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Packet Loss Test

Test your Internet connection for lost packets or high latency to ensure that your gaming and...

I made Packet Loss Test using WebRTC for a rather unconventional reason to do something previously impossible in the browser: https://packetlosstest.com/.

#Monitoring Tools #OS & Utilities #Security 320 social mentions
Hal9 Landing Page
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Hal9

Compose web-ready data transformations, visualizations, and predictions with the ease of drag-and-drop, powerful extensions, and a vibrant community.
Pricing:
- Open Source
Https://hal9.com helps data scientists build faster web applications. It uses WebGL and WebAssembly to process larger datasets, perform inference in the browser with TensorFlow.js, and enables running Python code with Pyodide.

#Analytics #Developer Tools #AI 6 social mentions
2021 Design Tools Survey Landing Page

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2021 Design Tools Survey

📣📊 The 2021 Design Tools Survey results are live!🧠 We've been crunching numbers for the past month and we're ready to share this year's results!👀 Find new and exciting tools for your team, see industry trends, and share the knowledge!

It's no longer becoming. It is the dominant design tool. https://uxtools.co/survey-2021/#toolkit.

#Design Tools #User Experience #Prototyping 11 social mentions