bookmarks
Random interesting things, including helpful webdev resources, I have found on the net. I do not necessarily endorse all the views of the following writers, artists, developers, etc. linked below.
- Centuries & Still: A mixed-media short film on the long, unaddressed legacy of anti-Asian racism in the US.
- Copying is an Act of Love: A manifesto from my neighbour Mir; Refuse the notion that scarcity generates value!
- The Ethical Prude: On reclaiming "sex-negative" feminism, the ethical prude, and what it can do for us against patriarchy, acephobia, and rape culture.
- Steal, and Be Stolen From!: Another Crotovane banger; a manifesto for "stealing" from each other as artists.
- The Transfeminist Manifesto: A foundational introduction to the concept of transfeminism, with a bonus postscript and revision.
- Mathematics Behind Jujutsu Kaisen: Gojo Satoru’s Infinity: An essay competition entry on various mathematical phenomena to explain Gojo Satoru's Infinity (and the destruction of continuity that killed him).
- good artists copy, ai artists ____: A careful examination of the AI vs art/literature debate; one of my favourite articles on the topic thus far.
- Against the Luddites: In other words; please, please stop proudly proclaiming yourself a neo-luddite.
- Girlboy Boygirl Blues / Antitransmasculinity as Denial of Individual History: Thorough and thoughtful essay on the fraught position transmascs find themselves in; you (yes you!) should read it.
- AI as Normal Technology: What it says on the tin; a vision of the future of AI and its impacts.
- The Current Crisis: What's Happening to Science in America: "We're now engaged in tearing [academia] down, and it's a crime against this nation, against its people, and against the rest of the human race - an unforgivable one".
- Kill Chain: On "AI" usage in the military, the people who hide behind it, and some history on precision bombing.
- Teacher's Pet: Winner Takes All: ...New Year's Eve with Gojo Satoru.
- Online Obsession: An adorable horror VN where meeting your online friend takes a dark turn; still in progress.
- my baby needs blood: Short and gorgeous horror VN by my talented neighbour Crotovane; winter hunting, vampires, and gender dysphoria.
- Doll's Play: Lovely VN featuring toxic puppygirl lesbians and vomit.
- NASA Systems Engineering Handbook: The Bible of my field; on making the most out of systems and operations under constraints. Written at a level that should be understandable for almost everyone.
- Eminism.org: The site of the late, legendary Emi Koyama with essays on transfeminism, survivor advocacy, sex work activism and more.
- PRUDEMag: A zine for "Prude Pride" and resisting sex-necessarism.
- Afro Index: An in-depth reference library for all things Black hairstyles and their histories.
- antiparent: An independent publication on youth liberation, adultism, and parenting.
- Algorithmic Justice League: An movement for anti-oppressive, equitable, and accountable AI technology.
- Intersex Wiki: A wikipedia written by intersex people, for the intersex community and their allies.
- Decolonize Palestine: A vast number of resources and articles to learn more about Palestine, by Palestinians.
- Thaura AI: An independent LLM ("AI model"), originally created by two Syrian refugees in partnership with Tech for Palestine.
- Nuclear Power: Extensive database for anything nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, etc.
- Ganymede: A man trades his son for horses.
- God is a Girl on the TTC: she knows that this one is for you.
- so soft it hurts: you / have transformed me.
- What Do I Remember of the Evacuation?: I prayed to the God who loves / All the children in his sight / That I might be white.
- Kinder than Man: If I am killed / for simply living, / let death be kinder / than man.
- Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying: Colonizers write about flowers.
- you know, i don't remember: Fill this questionnaire before your next appointment.
- [Years of pelvic floor therapy]: together we made one person, clothed.
- Abel's Body to Cain: Tell me we are not what we have done.
- 32-Bit Cafe: wiki with a wealth of guides, resources, and info on indie web dev; awesome starting point for beginners.
- Static Site Generators: list of static site generators.
- W3 Schools: great site for those who are first learning to code with HTML and CSS.
- CodePen : online, real-time code editor and a platform for public creations.
- HTML5 Editor: another online code editor for HTML5.
- HTML Cheatsheet: a handy HTML reference if you're forgetful (like me).
- Layoutit: CSS grid layout creator.
- Hover.css: CSS transition and hover effects
- Sadgrl's Layout Builder: customisable HTML template maker.
- Petrapixel: a site run by Petra with a butt-load of tutorials, code snippets, widgets, a layout generator, and more.
- Webaim Contrast Checker: for checking the colour contrast of your site.
- WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools: several tools, including a live web evaluator to help you make your site more accessible.
- Three Common Accessibility Problems and How to Fix Them: a guide written by Solaria, addressing common accessibility concerns.
- 7 Deadly Neocities Sins: more common web accessibility issues and how to address them.
- Catbox.Moe: a free hosting site that allows uploads up to 200 MB.
- File Garden: another free hosting site.
- Flag Counter: free site counter with visitor country flags.
- FC2: another free site counter with many design options.
- Pollcode: free, customisable polls for your site.
- SCM Music Player: free, open source web music player.
- GifyPet: a customisable pet for your website.
- Glitter Graphics: huge collection of gifs, banners, clipart, layouts, blinkies, and more.
- Dabamos: collection of 88x31 animated buttons.
- Emojibank: Japanese site for animated emojis/pixels.
- Pixel Safari: Neocities resource site with blinkies, stamps, buttons, banners, and more.
- EzGif: free, online gif maker, resizer, optimiser, etc.
- Fluffmoth's ID buttons: cool ID buttons like the ones on my about page.