library
helpful, useful, interesting, or noteworthy websites and resources. all in one convenient place because i love you. hint: press ctrl+f to search what you're looking for!
Animals
Alley Cat Allies: While I do not agree 100% with their stance on outdoor cats, this site has a LOT of helpful resources and information for cat owners, and the non-profit that runs the site has done some great things to rescue and advocate for abandoned and neglected cats.
Books
WeLib: 43 million books available :)
Design
Food
My Fridge Food: Provides recipes based on what you have available for ingredients.
Games and Gaming
45 of 45: Sort items two at a time!
DarkPattern Games: identifies and breaks down manipulative and predatory tactics used by mobile game developers.
Geology
The Arkenstone, AKA iRocks: Rock and mineral shop. Great site to view high-quality gemstone photos.
Marin Mineral: Gemstone dealer, another site for great specimen photos!
MinDat.org: The best resource for any kind of gem and mineral info! Super informative and fun to browse.
Hobbies and Skills
W3 Schools: comprehensive tutorials for learning html/css/javascript. i run most things through w3's tryit editor before adding them to this site.
Judaism
Human Rights Campaign's Guide: Coming Home to Judaism and to Self
Movies
Lettermatchd: For Letterboxd users. Find other Letterboxd users with the same top 4 movies!
Music
BeepBox: online instrumental music creator.
Boil The Frog: creates a playlist that transitions from one artist to another.
Musicaa: Learn music theory and play virtual instruments.
MusicMap: history of music and musical genres, as well as how they all relate to one another.
Music Map: maps bands and artists as they sonically relate -- great way to find new artists that sound similar to ones you enjoy.
Radio Garden: listen to nearly any radio station on earth!
Quizzes and Tests
Personality disorder test: My result: "88% borderline, 87% avoidant".
Ultimate Favorite Pokemon Picker
What color is your aura?: My result: "chic beige: You love a challenge, and try out anything that peaks your interest. You think you can learn more from experience than from textbooks. You don't find much merit in anything you can't enjoy right then and there. You prefer to live in the moment than anywhere else. You value efficiency. You like people who get straight to the point rather than those who go on and on with their long-winded speeches. If a problem occurs, who try to find a solution as soon as possible rather than spend time moping. You have a lot of friends and acquaintances. You may not open up to every one of them, but you have a knack for remaining on friendly terms with everyone."
What's My JND?: How well can you differentiate colors? I got 0.0043!
What Star Trek character are you?: My result: "Garak: you have some secrets up your sleeve, don't you? start being more honest with your friends, i beg you. you're gay and touch starved but are also very extra. you have an iffy relationship with your family and value friendship over anything else. you also have good taste, in fashion and star trek characters."
What's your mermaid half?: My result: "Crocodilians represent a sort of strength reminiscent of extinct monsters and our innate fear of murky waters. They possess an effortless confidence in their own power and rarely feel the need to give their aggressors the time of day. After all, who can really kick your ass after you've survived the dinosaurs?"
References and Guides
Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group
iFixit: The Free Repair Manual
Self-Help and Self-Care
For Trauma Survivors: trauma and BPD resources, as well as emotional regulation techniques and grounding/soothing activities and advice.
Unfuck Your Habitat: cleaning and de-cluttering advice and support.
Technology
AI Problem Index: debunking myths of AI issues, outlining the actual problems created by generative AI, and current information about the state of AI in general.
Creepy Link: URL "shortener" that turns regular links into suspicious-looking redirect links to phish-test your pals.
GifCities: the Internet Archive's collection of old gifs.
Television
MST3K Info: fan-run compilation of trivia, interviews, behind-the-scenes stuff, and more. they also have a lists page which is insanely fun to click through!
Star Trek Minutiae: Star Trek fansite with trivia, statistics, reference guides, and scripts.
Transgender Resources and Information
Video Games
Before I Play: Helpful advice to know before beginning a video game.