hyperlinks

web resources

hosting

• neocities.org - The host of bootleg64!
• imgur.com - Image hosting website.
• catbox.moe - file hosting, up to 200mb/upload.

graphics / fonts / other help

• Free Fonts - Cal Henderson - Brilliant collection of pixel fonts, Thanks Cal!
• velvetyne - Artist designed open source / libre fonts.
• velvetynen - Directory of directories of open source / libre fonts, picked by Velvetyne!
• UI Goodies - A wealth of free and paid wed design resources.
• eMoeMo* - Adorable pixel work. At the top of this webpage, click the banner that says "Graphon" for more general graphics.
• Graphic Garden - Super cute graphics from a bygone era. Like something you'd see on a holiday card or children's picture book. Check out the free websets, or pay for a webset from the menu!
• How to Use Custom CSS on itch.io - helpful, what it says on the tin.

code snippets / scripting / helpers

• leonarnott.neocities.org - Some sick webkit animations and stuff courtesy of Leon!
• dynamicdrive - free scripts and DHTML codes.
• p5.js - Javascript library. Some very cool stuff in here!
• image-map.net - A tool to help plot an html imagemap.
• 7.css - Very cool CSS framework that mimics the look of the Windows 7 GUI.

web tools

for learning code:

• w3schools.com - Really simple coding tutorials with examples, from HTML to Java. I often go back here if I can't remember something!
• codecademy.com - Similar to W3schools, but with more hands-on learning.
• drjava.org - A beginner IDE for Java.
• eclipse.org - Eclipse is a very popular Java IDE, and it's pretty simple to use.
• Sculpting Software Animation - Pasquale D'Silva - An article describing traditional animation principles applied to software design.

for drawing and editing:

• firealpaca.com - Firealpaca is a great lightweight drawing tool... little but powerful!

zines

• the codifier - site that allows you to convert PDFs into a printable book format; used for zine-people. Yayyy zines!
• pamphlet stitch - a pdf of how to do the pamphlet stitch, a common binding technique for zines. Also enclosed are projects you can try.

resources

• project gutenberg - resource of free ebooks.
• PC Part Picker - If you build your own setups, this is a great place to compare specs and get good prices.
• Animal Photo Art References Search - A tool that allows you to position a 3D animal skull, and gives you photograph references of animals in that exact position.
• doubledouble - download files from music streaming sites.

For Cooking

• the sad bastard cookbook - Recipes that are for sad bastards so they're really easy. Intended for hard days.

art inspiration

artists

• stefanburnett.com - Stefan Burnett is most known for being the frontman of Death Grips, but did you know he paints as well? [archive jun 10 2022]
• johnhumphreyssculpture.com - John Humphreys is an internationally recognized sculptor. He's best known for creating the prosthetics for Max Headroom, "The World's first computer-generated TV host", and sculpting the alien in the infamous Alien Autopsy film (1995).
• matthewgraygubler.com - Matthew Gray Gubler is an actor / director that I admire greatly. He's also got a very charming art style, and writes interesting poetry.
• chrismaggio.biz - Weird and wonderful photography from Chris Maggio. You've probably seen those fucked up pictures of old men celebrating Christmas but its...off.
• Avery Youngblood - STELLAR portfolio. Love
• freehandprofit - An artist that makes intricate masks out of sneakers.
• Adam Harvey - An artist / software engineer / researcher who combines all these titles to make his work. Probably best known for CVDAZZLE.
• hamgotte - HAMPTERS!!!! :3
• Vasso Vu - Multimedia artist. I just like this site.

collectives / archival

• Web Design Museum - Good archive of old website and software screenshots.
• crazy-monster-design.tumblr.com - This stuff is nuts.
• booooooom.com - Cool contemporary art platform.
• mud.jp - A gallery from the SFX company MAKE-UP DIMENSIONS. Amazing prosthetics and costume design.
• Yale's school of art homepage - I just think it's funny as hell. It's so eyebleed. I love it
• SITE - One of my favorite architecture companies. Look at their store designs for the BEST chain of shopping centers.

readings

• the conscience of a hacker - Also known as The Hacker Manifesto. This is an essay written by The Mentor, a computer security hacker, in 1986. Written after his arrest, it discusses the ethical basis on which hacking is founded on, and reasons that hacking is meant for good rather than harm.
• I Am A Transwoman. I Am In The Closet. I Am Not Coming Out. - "Resentments on the theme of "the only real transwoman is an out transwoman."
• SELFFUCK - brilliant writings, "Literature from the event horizon".
• Every Day For the Rest of Your Life - puppycrushing and other issues.
• maggie siebert - ... the author of the above story :)
• Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny - "Modern action and superhero films fetishize the body, even as they desexualize it."
• NeoPets invade the Internet world - An old CNN article about Neopets.
• danah boyd - This is someone's entire blog. She writes about privacy, justice, and social networks from the perspective of a partner researcher at Microsoft Research.
• Queer Youth Communities and Online Gender Performance - Here's a paper from danah!
• Policing the Fluff: The Social Construction of Scientistic Selves in Otherkin Facebook Groups - Another paper, this time about otherkin communities, specifically "otherkin science". It's an interesting outside perspective on an already outside community.
• GIRLS ARE OK......BUT THEY'RE NOT THE REAL THING - An article about Mike Patton's kind of famous shirt that I really really want.

fave wikipedia pages

• Time Cube - Citation #6: "My wisdom so antiquates known knowledge, that a psychiatrist examining my behavior, eccentric by his academic single corner knowledge, knows no course other than to judge me schizoprenic."
• Immanentize the eschaton - "[...]a generally pejorative phrase referring to attempts to bring about utopian conditions in the world, and to effectively create heaven on earth."
• Tarrare - "Tarrare ([taʁaʁ]; c. 1772 – 1798), sometimes spelled Tarar, was a French showman and soldier noted for his unusual appetite and eating habits."
• chronemics - "Chronemics is the study of the use of time in nonverbal communication, though it carries implications for verbal communication as well."

archives

music / movies / media

• FUCK BANDCAMP - A useful directory of currently operating and disbanded netlabels.
• ambiance on youtube - Archivist that uploads lots of intelligent dance music and DnB.
• Windows 98 Icons - Good for retro graphics or inspiration.
• effedupmovies.com - Read the tin. Archive of fucked up horror movies. Check out Oldboy or American Psycho on here :~)
• 3DS Rom Archive - Whoaaa guyssss who left all this proprietary software here ohhh noooo?!

history

• usagichan2.com - A website dedicated to documenting anime/sci-fi conventions, going all the way back to 1992!
• Ephemera Search - Postcard archive. You can help organize these postcards by volunteering to transcribe.
• SEARCH-ID - On August 4, 2006, AOL released a compressed text file on one of its websites containing twenty million search keywords for over 650,000 users over a 3-month period, intended for research purposes. This is an archive of these search results. I find it interesting to parse what a user's whole deal was just by their search results...

for fun

• alpha beta gamer - Free viddy games (lots in their beta stage / just demos).
• PSX games via archive.org - Did you know the internet archive has a PSX emulator?!
• theuselessweb.com - Full of goofy websites, all randomized for your procrastinating pleasure.
• chihuahuaspin.com - rollin rollin rollin...

buttons

A bunch of buttons that lead to great sites.

• Teddybear-halo is a super adorable webpage made by Teddie!
• One of my favorites...a very impressive collection of 88x31 buttons!
• GREAT PAGE, lots of cool magazine archives, music, and more...*evil smile*
• Melon is just insanely cool. Drop by and see all the toys and projects hes made!
• Ok ok, I made this button. Torrent links that my favorite band has put out for free! The idea is to make CDs and tapes, but afaik you can just keep these trax for yourself.