This is an unsorted list of links that I find to be cool.

  • indieblog.page

    • “Discover the IndieWeb, one blog post at a time.”

    • click a button and land on a random post on someone else’s blog

    • someone submitted my blog in 2022, which I really appreciate

  • slow roads

    • sit back, relax and let the AI do all the driving
    • or don’t, I’m not your dad

  • dingusland.biz

    • best-looking website of 2023

  • workspaces.xyz

    • like /r/battlestations but with less gamer gunk
    • may make you feel inadequate about your own setup

  • The Endless Acid Banger

    • it’s like having an automated DJ play a set for you 24/7

  • osrs.world

    • a map viewer for Old-School Runescape, a game that I’ve put hundreds of hours into as a teenager.
    • I was never able to pay for a membership, so finally accessing those members only areas means a lot to me.
    • If you have no idea about Runescape or what made it special, then this post summarizes it well.

  • You’re the OS!

    • a game where you manage system resources and processes, just like your OS
    • most effective use of emojis I’ve seen in a while

  • My Abandonware

    • contains a lot of abandonware and old games that you can download

  • If YouTube had actual TV channels

    • YouTube, but the pause button is missing, and you can only switch between a few preset channels, effectively taking out all the guesswork about what you’re going to watch.
    • a simple idea, executed well.
    • related “Show HN” post where the author is also active in the comment section

  • DEFRAG THE GAME

    • a game built around the process of defragmenting a hard drive
    • if you’ve used older Windows versions (Windows 98 and earlier), then this should be very familiar to you, but without the frustration of the whole process restarting due to a disk write

  • Tiny Toolkits

    • neat little examples of tiny toolkits that people actually rely on
    • inspirational!

  • Docker Funbox

    • possibly the best way to check if your Docker installation is working
    • just run docker run --rm -it docker.io/wernight/funbox nyancat to see what I mean

  • explainshell.com

    • helps you understand what the command that you just copy-pasted from the Internet does
    • good test case: iptables!