Apparently this is the week where I comment about my links.

• The Internet of Things – A disaster for no good reason.  Comparison of old smoke detectors vs. new.  You may already have an inkling of the outcome.(via)
• Powershell 6.0 Roadmap.  Interesting because it’s both Microsoft admitting people want a shell, and it’s Microsoft committing to creating a cross-platform shell.
• RFC8200: A revision of IPv6.  (via)
• 50 days of postmarketOS.  (via)
• The State of Developer Ecosystem in 2017.  Jetbrains-customer specific, probably, but: note how many developers don’t use version control or issue trackers.  It seems like those would be the most elemental tools?  (via)
• DOS Game System Project.  Real hardware, not emulated.
• AmigaOne X5000 review: The beloved Amiga meets 2017.  (via)
• This 10-Pound Keyboard From The 1980s Is Making A Comeback.   The urge for buckling-spring keyboards hits the mainstream.  (via)
• Linguistics and Programming Languages.  (via)
• Unix-like personal webpage.  I like the scanline effect.  (via)
• moving to https.
• Ask HN: What tools do you use to manage your life?
• What is a fantasy map?  A scholarly article at the British Library.  (via)
• Fantasy Cities, a Javascript city map generator.  (also via)
• Do people write insane code with multiple overlapping side effects with a straight face?
• Kingsway, a mix of a Win95 desktop and a fantasy roguelike.  (via)

Your unrelated animated GIF of the week: I find this …  Inspirational?  Hilarious?