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Cool Link: Pixel Area – a map of the independent web

Pixel Area – a map of the independent web

Cool Link
2026-09-19
#fun #tech

Neat little project that offers 10k pixels in a grid in which people can add their websites to. All of them seem to be personal, indie websites, so it’s a nice way to find something cool! Mine’s in there, somewhere ;)

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About Cool Links

Cool links are a collection of interesting things I find around the web. They can range from fun dumb websites to deep thought-provoking essays, or more commonly something in between. The feed here updates frequently, and I compile everything into a blog post on the last day of each month.

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19 Sep 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt shared a Cool Link

Pixel Area – a map of the independent web

Cool Link
2026-09-19
#fun #tech

Neat little project that offers 10k pixels in a grid in which people can add their websites to. All of them seem to be personal, indie websites, so it’s a nice way to find something cool! Mine’s in there, somewhere ;)

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18 Sep 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Quick Review
Cover of Pokopia

Pokopia

2026, Game Freak & Omega Force

Reviewed on Sep 18, 2026

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Incredibly cute, well made and with plenty of stuff to do! The story is also surprisingly nice. It can get pretty overwhelming at times with how much there is to do, but it’s the ultimate cute environment sandbox and made better by the sheer amount of Pokémon in there, with their own personalities and preferences.

Game

16 Sep 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Quick Review
Cover of The Drama

The Drama

2026, Kristoffer Borgli

Reviewed on Sep 16, 2026

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

This starts like a generic romcom but soon evolves into something really fun! It’s so well put together, weaving real issues with comedy and great acting by Pattinson especially. I had a great time!

Movie
Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Quick Review
Cover of Capernaum

Capernaum

2018, Nadine Labaki

Reviewed on Sep 16, 2026

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

Pretty good and emotional movie, with amazing performances too. I really need to say that the baby is an incredible actor, seriously. I have no idea how they made the baby act, but they did.

Movie

13 Sep 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Photo

Ghost of Vezio Castle

Taken on 2026-09-13

One of many sculptures that adorn the Vezio Castle in Varenna. Legend says they represent the soul of Theodelinda, the Queen of Lombards in the 7th century, who initially ordered the castle to be built and whose soul is said to wander its halls on moonless nights.

A ghostly hooded figure sculpture standing on a terrace overlooking Lake Como near Vezio, with cypress trees and misty mountains framing the view.

Ghost of Vezio Castle

Taken on 2026-09-13

One of many sculptures that adorn the Vezio Castle in Varenna. Legend says they represent the soul of Theodelinda, the Queen of Lombards in the 7th century, who initially ordered the castle to be built and whose soul is said to wander its halls on moonless nights.

11 Sep 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt shared a Cool Link

nonogame , by Matt Birchler

Cool Link
2026-09-11
#fun #games

This is a nicely crafted website in which you can play a different trio of nonograms every day! I had no idea what nonograms are before, but once I took a few minutes to learn, it became very fun and one of the best parts of my morning ritual. They’re most similar to minesweeper, I guess, but with the numbers on the columns and rows instead of on the squares themselves.

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10 Sep 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Quick Review
Cover of The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Reviewed on Sep 10, 2026

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

This is definitely not my type of book, but I’ve watched the Broadway musical in 2024 and wanted to see what the original material was like. The musical was incredible, the book… not so much. I think the only enjoyment I got out of it was remembering the scenes of the musical as I read it.

Book

07 Sep 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted a Quick Review
Cover of The Invite

The Invite

2026, Olivia Wilde

Reviewed on Sep 07, 2026

Didn't like it
Decent
I like it
Loved it!

This movie is such a fun time! It’s like a train-wreck that you can’t look away from. My wife and I laughed out loudly so many times, and there’s a lot to dig into if you peek at the details.

Movie
Matt Fantinel
Matt posted 4 Photos

Consonno Ghost Town

Taken on 2026-09-06

Consonno was a Lombard village for over a thousand years until, in the 1960s, a wealthy businessman bought the land, bulldozed villagers’ homes (some still occupied), and began building the “Las Vegas of Lombardy” — leveling the natural landscape for better mountain views.

The resort never took off, and construction stalled. The environmental damage caught up with it: landslides in the 1970s cut off access, closing the resort for good. It briefly became a home for the elderly before being abandoned entirely.

The graffiti-covered onion-domed minaret tower rising above trees at the abandoned ghost town of Consonno, Italy. An abandoned, overgrown building at Consonno covered in colorful graffiti, with vegetation climbing over its balcony and broken windows.A rusted, collapsing canopy walkway at Consonno, overtaken by plants and vines, running alongside a graffiti-covered building.An abandoned staircase at Consonno covered in graffiti, overgrown with vines and vegetation, with dry branches tangled across the path.

Consonno Ghost Town

Taken on 2026-09-06

Consonno was a Lombard village for over a thousand years until, in the 1960s, a wealthy businessman bought the land, bulldozed villagers’ homes (some still occupied), and began building the “Las Vegas of Lombardy” — leveling the natural landscape for better mountain views.

The resort never took off, and construction stalled. The environmental damage caught up with it: landslides in the 1970s cut off access, closing the resort for good. It briefly became a home for the elderly before being abandoned entirely.

06 Sep 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt published a Blog Post
TIL:
A screenshot of the MDN intro paragraph about the HTML form attribute

TIL: Form controls can be outside their parent form

4 min read

Possible knowledge gap on my part, but cool nonetheless: the form attribute allows your form controls to live anywhere.

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31 Aug 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt posted 3 Photos

Sacra di San Michele

Taken on 2026-08-23

This incredible religious complex dedicated to St. Michael began being built in the 10th century and sits on top of a mountain overlooking the valleys near the city of Turin, in northern Italy.

I was unable to capture the views of it from further below, but it’s even more majestic.

The medieval abbey of Sacra di San Michele in Piedmont, its stone walls and tower built directly onto a rocky mountain outcrop, with visitors viewing from the terrace above. Visitors walking through the ruined stone tower of the Sacra di San Michele abbey, known as the Torre della Bell'Alda, with sweeping views of the Piedmont valley beyond.An information plaque at Sacra di San Michele telling, in Italian and English, the legend of the Torre della Bell'Alda: a village girl named Alda, fleeing enemy soldiers, jumped from the tower and survived unharmed after invoking Saint Michael and the Virgin, but died when she vainly tried to repeat the jump to prove the miracle to disbelieving villagers. Illustrated with a photo of the tower at dusk.

Sacra di San Michele

Taken on 2026-08-23

This incredible religious complex dedicated to St. Michael began being built in the 10th century and sits on top of a mountain overlooking the valleys near the city of Turin, in northern Italy.

I was unable to capture the views of it from further below, but it’s even more majestic.

30 Aug 2026

Matt Fantinel
Matt shared a Cool Link

What VAR tells us about AI , by Brian Merchant

Cool Link
2026-08-30
#ai

This was posted during the World Cup while more people were paying attention to football and the VAR, but it’s just as valid today. Just as AI provides an obvious benefit at first glance, its deeper effects can be seen as a net negative.

The VAR hasn’t eliminated or reduced biases or corruption in football. It merely made them more hidden and institutionalized.

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