cool sites

a repository of links i believe are worth sharing! chances are some may be known to you already, but if not, please give them a look around and share alike with others.

helpline

Find a Helpline
the world needs you!

web tools

4get serach

neocities search engine

marginalia search

oldavista
old web personal site search. you may think "ho-hum, so many of these sites are missing images..." that's authenticity! with dial-up most images would oftentimes never load anyway lol

irl tools

nifty services that you may not have otherwise known about! those that are *paid* i have personal experience and can vouch for their services.
lettertrack
print a letter with a barcode that can be send and tracked through USPS' system

Canadian Recalls
since consumer protection in the USA is absolutely gutted you can get a heads up on product health and safety concerns. sign up to receive emails!

EU Recalls
same ^^^ MY fashion girlies PLEASE note a lot of costume jewelry from china is getting flagged with ludicrous amounts of cadmium that can leach into your body and cause heavy metal poisoning.

EU Banned Chemicals
the FDA requires evidence of harm BEFORE restricting a chemical, because we have a for-profit healthcare system. the EU requires premarket testing of cosmetic ingredients. cross check your products.
lettertrack
print a letter with a barcode that can be send and tracked through USPS' system

Bigcartel
Easily host and run your own independent online store. Get a free month of their Platinum level with my link.

Stickerblitz
My main source for stickers. You can get a sample pack of 15+ (they usually throw in extra) for only $9. Use my code "SBJJ363" for 10% your first order.

"i hate tariff codes" master sheet by miaoyuen
"EU is now requiring that shipped goods have an accompanying tariff number and I wanted to make a mastersheet with all the info for my own reference but wanted to share since this is confusing"

FreeTaxUSA
File your federal taxes for free

Booksellers.ca
this is a bookstore partnership website that locates small bookstores so you can order from them directly. disclaimer: i have not used them personally.

hmtl & css

codepen
html & css sandbox. i do all my editing in here and host backups.

createblog.com
00s site for website templates. not only a resource but a design time capsule as well.

art, design, and crafts

doodlemancy's art reference list
"image searches are just junked up to hell. google, pinterest and duckduckgo's "no AI" filters do not fuckin work*. so, here are some places to look that will get you better results."

Art Resource Database
massive reference list

velvetyne.fr
free and open source typefaces, but they are weird and cool

explore.org/livecams
all sorts of live camera feeds. mostly animals.

The Frutiger Aero Archive
an incredible undertaking of maintaining a digitial museum to the 2000s web 2.0 design aesthetic

draw your font
make your own font by uploading a photo

pixilart
pixel art! in your browser!

photopea
photoshop! in your browser!

photoroom background remover
free and fast background remover

salvaged.nu
"Salvaged.nu is a place on the internet that recovers, repairs, and reuploads Photoshop resources from lost personal blogs from the mid-2000's."

coolors.co
color palette generator

templatemaker.nl/en
custom sized shape templates to print.

terawell.net
free stylized posable doll program for art reference. loads of other features too like perspective and lighting simulation.

doll-a.net/terawell
premade poses for design doll program.

sketchfab.com
lots of 3d models to browse or download. good art reference.

artres.xyz/ideas
random art prompts and references

Glaze
"The Glaze Project (including Glaze, Nightshade, WebGlaze and others) is a research effort that develops technical tools with the explicit goal of protecting human creatives against invasive uses of generative artificial intelligence or GenAI." can't run it on your pc? easily request access to WebGlaze by messaging their instagram

media

the internet archive
"The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge."

Libby
All over the world, local libraries offer millions of ebooks and audiobooks. You can borrow them--for free, instantly--with a library card and Libby

soulseek
Peer-to-peer file sharing network

Remove Paywall
Get around paywalled articles

freemediaheckyeah
Big fat free media resource

potpourri

explore.org/livecams
all sorts of live camera feeds. mostly animals.

film-grab
"Filmgrab's library comprises over 2500 separate films and 160k images all hand picked, representing the most comprehensive library of film shots on the internet."

Free Rice
Freerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.

fun

elouai.com
classic doll maker site. English mirror for mostly Korean games.

azaleasdolls.com
dress up game site. their exclusives are very expansive and fun time wasters.

otakuworld.com/kiss
one still functional KiSS (digital paper dolls, lots of anime) sites on the web.

just girly things

Signal
Encrypted messenger
Brave
Browser with built in ad blocker and more privacy than alternatives. Easy to switch.

Proton
Encrypted mail, storage, password managers

DROP
Request deletion of your personal information from data brokers. Only in CA. Tell your state representatives you want to purge info collected on you too!
plan c
Resource to access miscarriage pills in any state. "Know that even if something isn't a crime, people can still be targeted by law enforcement."