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SitePointer General web Wildcard [trywildcard] is a way to make in-app links into permanent cards. MiniMAL [github/kanaka] is a Lisp implemented in under 1kb of JavaScript. Impressive! Vivus [github/maxwellito] will animate SVGs to make them look like they’re being drawn. The Pointer Events API spec has been finalized [arstechnica], but Apple is being a bit of a buzzkill around supporting it. Then the npm blog published a guide to using jQuery with npm [blog.npmjs], the quick and dirty way. iPhone Plus Plus Plus Design This is a great idea, even if it seems vaguely parodic: Gigantic smartphone-shaped whiteboards you can attach use for UI design sessions [uimagnets]. And on CSS tricks, a look at how to make dropdown menus more forgiving when it comes to mouse paths [css-tricks]. Cache Me If You Can SitePoint Today we had a great collection of resources from HTML/CSS editor Louis Lazaris: 20 docs and guides for front-end developers. Then we had a collection of Ionic app development tips and tricks. Then we have a look at the Cache API in Drupal 8. BulletPoint News/business Here’s a great post on choosing a startup idea [defmacro]. A lot of Google news and tidbits today, so let’s just rip through it in bulletpoint form: Google launched a new Android for Work program[googleforwork.blogspot], offering phones with work profiles and productivity modes. Then Ars received word that the big G will be launching Android Pay[arstechnica], aiming to compete with Apple Pay (and its own Google Wallet?). The company is also planning to build a new, gigantic headquarters in Mountain View Finally, The Goog has just gone ahead and created a self-learning AI that it scarily terms “the agent” [proton4] (cheers Jude!). It’s quite good at retro computer games. So all of that news might not end up mattering when our AI overlords take over later this year. You’re Projecting Off-topic The AMPL SmartBag [ampl-labs] is an amazing way to keep your gadgets charged on the move. Beam [kickstarter] is a clever idea for turning any lightfitting into a projector. Apparently there have been 1000 Chrome experiments, and this site has them all in one place [1000.chromeexperiments]. Presumably you need Chrome to view them properly (duh?). That's it for us today. We'll probably spend the rest of the day brushing up on our retro gaming, in order to impress the AI which will shortly take over the world. Seems like a safe bet.