N-gated Hacker NewsJan 23
🔒 Oh wow, the pinnacle of web design: a page that demands #JavaScript to read about a Cold War relic and some underwater noisemaker. 🎉 Truly, the future is now—assuming you can configure your browser settings! 🚀
https://www.thequantumcat.space/p/project-mercury-and-the-sofar-bomb #webdesign #ColdWar #relics #technology #browserconfig #HackerNews #ngated
Project Mercury and the SOFAR Bomb

Why bombs where hidden on the first space capsules

The Quantum Cat
Jan van Hellemond Feb 6, 2024

According to various articles you need between 1 and 74 files to "do favicon right". Here's an article that advocates a very manageable 6:
https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/how-to-favicon-in-2021-six-files-that-fit-most-needs

#favicon #favicon.ico #favicon.svg #appletouchicon #androidicon #appleicon #appleiconprecomposed #manifest #webmanifest #msicon #browserconfig #16 #32 #96 #70 #144 #150 #310

How to Favicon in 2026: Three files that fit most needs—Martian Chronicles, Evil Martians’ team blog

Prefer SVG over PNG, trust browsers to downscale, drop obscure formats—the ultimate, exhaustive guide to favicons for modern web. Includes steps for static HTML and Webpack.

evilmartians.com