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Re:URLs are state containers on Sunday November 02, 2025 @08:58AM (#45790409)
I really like this approach, and think it should be used more!

In a previous experiment, I created a simple webpage which renders media stored in the URL. This way, it's able to store and render images, audio, and even simple webpages and games. URLs can get quite long, so can store quite a bit of data.

https://mkaandorp.github.io/hdd-of-babel/

Re:Show HN: Every single torrent is on this website on Monday September 29, 2025 @05:47PM (#45419169)
Very cool, reminds me of the library of Babel (of which you also made a version! [1]).

I made something similar a while ago, the Hdd of Babel [2], which contains all possible files(*) , and wrote down some thoughts on it [3].

I really like how it makes us think about the nature of information.

[1] https://libraryofbabel.app/

[2] https://mkaandorp.github.io/hdd-of-babel/

[3] https://dev.to/mkaandorp/this-website-contains-pictures-of-y...

Re:Uv's killer feature is pulling in local dependencies on Monday January 13, 2025 @02:02AM (#42680821)
I think it does! uv add [0] adds a dependency to your pyproject.toml, as well as your environment.

If you change your pyproject.toml file manually, uv sync [1] will update your environment accordingly.

[0]: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/projects/#managing-dependen... [1]: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv-sync

Re:Show HN: Edna, note taking app for developers on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @10:36AM (#40857122)
I created https://floatynotes.app a while ago, which might fit your list :). It provides virtual sticky notes, using the new Document Picture-in-Picture API.
Re:Show HN: Host a Website in the URL on Thursday September 07, 2023 @01:54AM (#37415222)
Nice, I had a similar idea a while ago! I wanted to support other media types, such as images, audio and webpages. It was a really fun experiment!

https://mkaandorp.github.io/hdd-of-babel/

Re:Prisoners of Google Android Development on Sunday August 27, 2023 @06:49PM (#37287402)
Good points. Additionally, PiP is also possible in most browsers.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Picture-in-...

Re:Show HN: 1Kb Webspace on Thursday January 26, 2023 @01:23PM (#34536182)
Looks cool! I created something similar a while ago, which allows you to store any kind of data in the url (web pages, audio, games,...).

https://mkaandorp.github.io/hdd-of-babel/