One of the cool parts about the Internet is that there are
. If you can catch 'em, you can click on 'em and they'll take you places.
Sometimes it feels like the powers that be are trying to make the Internet
less linked together by making links worse. For example, if
you make a post on LinkedIn. they automatically change your link into a new
link that goes to a scary page that says "You're about to leave LinkedIn.
Are you sure you want to leave us? There might be scary things out there. You
really ought to stay. You'll be safe here with us. Come back in. You appeared
in six searches this week. Come back. And never fucking leave again you swine!
Get your ass back over here!" It's not a great experience.
So, anyway, here are some links to other sites or newsletters that I like. Happy surfing :)
(Wait, but first, get an ad blocker or a browser with one built in. I like
Brave
. It makes the Internet a calmer place.)
ToonStack
- get cartoons from New Yorker cartoonist in your email, once a week
Grumpy Website
- a collection of horrible and pedestrian UI/UX bugs and annoyances
Emoji Garden
- a simple and relaxing way to while away the hours. (CW: bugs, tomatoes)
XKCD
- A webcomic for nerds
Paint like Jackson Pollock
- a great resource for when you're at a Jackson Pollock exhibit and your boorish friend says that he could make the same thing--now he can!
Stimulation Clicker
- from neal.fun. Warning: cancel your plans for the next hour before you click this one
Back of Your Hand
- a game to test how well you know your neighborhood streets. (Link goes to Mapso, but you can choose a different area.)
Got any more? Send them my way!