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# Finger knots, salty depths & more

# Finger knots, salty depths & more

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 by [Bestiario](https://blog.bestiario.org/author/bestiario)

December 06, 2023

**Random picks** **🎲**

- *ScratchMap*: Load google maps data (locally) and enjoy the scratch map of places you’ve been! By @\_benjamintd

**![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/IOWX3y2u2gX-AYIg3GeoguyJlvs-a4lIwVRdU2IU5GK22i0C5ezBIg9uZvfeAeLamTOFKCb4_Rn3yFeboNWRz4lzXhmG3Ldzcv4fRe0uoutjp18DMJDgukIpkqT61L-Dq2EPCEFc3rI9x2uwtWBfEPA)**

**    [Scratch.benmaps.fr](https://scratch.benmaps.fr/)**

- *Deep sea:* feel like the lost submarine and scroll through the depths of the ocean! By @nealagarwal

**![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/2Gd4lKxYp-bpAH2DC8Vc6R02ZhFeywr3HPrRada1CySxqjzQE1ljzYLrWNNT_rzu4RIl4gS3aesTEh6WWl8DzyJV5TcEdjFsojPvkutnLIF4osghL1rrYTtdzCyW1z0opkLBEwfd5Ctg41Qc90k_HNs)**

**[https://neal.fun/deep-sea/](https://neal.fun/deep-sea/)**

- *WordStream:* when streamgraph and wordcloud had a son. By @huyendoesstuff

**![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/9bh6uMTanNSszWBYelUMz1X5Gso19bulEQP5Bn6mFd0a8eh3s58OquIcMd5l2aQQZf6B6VmnD2a7Eh3drKTNmsIPtnDbSOsLIgX6q25wDxpGU_8nkzirggTz3S28LA6Htw97FYDsZfq1b_XQetR9Kvo)**

**[https://huyen-nguyen.github.io/WordStream/index.html](https://huyen-nguyen.github.io/WordStream/index.html)**

- *Slide to unlock:* get your fingers tangled up with this fun game by @cs\_kaplan

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/un_XO3UV83EhbD9KubhckFea8mtq1MV4DVADyCC3NeGnnJz4A2hJraIC4ByUobY4KPlODeq6FszSA0cILK2stlVpRVbX9Vkj06oqfpE60ahPNOTZuAVKS6obm8Pnfz80fA9Jr4NbdPEBKtGB6fFrwwY)

**[https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/slide/](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/slide/)**

 

**Tool shed ⚒️**

- *Shademap*: finally know where you should grow your plants! by @shademap

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/AZ4qYyVy3sCCsmeX0UsJ8hBYGT-DYLk3xjgREHRbXwBGrMwKnzDbzJ_QP7EymfmUmHrHM8XYzp9Lr-COSijd1tC0qvCEwROyZEvhZceE57FqmqWR5f2VBFAW6L51k0RKOxnSyaNOOrPO6gCnU38GzWQ)

[https://shademap.app/@41.387,2.1701,15z,1687336591658t,0b,0p,0m](https://shademap.app/@41.387,2.1701,15z,1687336591658t,0b,0p,0m)

- *Stable Diffusion QRs*: Feed a QR into ControlNet and you’ll have a full working themed version.

![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/oz4a2PY7QjPA2mOW1XLyaKkNTcpmqMLVXAnh86F7VTwTma4_t9Agbb-KhGrVo53k3N-y9XW1VnhvwBWbDLFJcDbE0eA1hv-Fjr3N7cd8w0Q5Mp5zqyFDItJJ3JxKbSm4jyIb_viqaiX2TiWhZdPwJ34)

[ttps://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/141hg9x/controlnet\_for\_qr\_](https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/141hg9x/controlnet_for_qr_code/)cod

 

Memory lane **📽️**

- [Blog post](https://www.amygoodchild.com/blog/computer-art-50s-and-60s) about computer art from 50s and 60s by @amygoodchild.

 

### **Word pool 🤽**

- Clear craze: a design trend characterized by the widespread use of transparent or translucent objects from late 80s to early 00s. \[[w](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_craze)\]
  
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