Observed arrival · 2026-09-16

Small Weird Things — A home for experiments

smallweirdthings.com Observed source

Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

Hugo Alves’s collection of six small apps, playful experiments, useful tools, and wonderfully unnecessary projects.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-16 issue.

Field notes

The collection uses a numbered shelf structure, giving each experiment a subject label, a short premise, and an invitation to explore. Its projects range from a browser pet fed by AI coding tokens to a 12-question deterministic placement bureau and a read-only room for observing two AI agents. One project turns a Campo de Ourique neighbourhood complaint into a playable civic game; another is a field guide to trying business ideas with children.

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✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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