websites
websites
libreoffice
open-source office suite, alternative to microsoft office
gimp
powerful open-source image editor
photopea
an in-browser photo editor
audacity
digital audio workstation
neocities
go make your own site
read
activist handbook
a collection of guides to create social change
the internet archive
goes without saying. possibly one of the biggest digital libraries, ever
project gutenberg
free online library
anna's archive
an open-source digital library
the international music score library project
kind of niche but an excellent resource for musicians and learners alike. is what it says on the tin. thousands of scores and a fairly decent search function
learn
afaik.io
the devs state that their aim is "to build a global map of human knowledge for everyone to learn anything". presents you chunks of information as short lessons with endless rabbithole potential, making it kind of a unique learning tool. i'm nearly halfway through my first blueprint
entertrained.app
improve your typing skills while also reading public domain classic books
openstax
textbooks and other learning resources across a variety of subjects
openlearn
a subset of the open university, feat free courses and other study resources on a wide range of subjects
mit open courseware
a collection of material from the entire MIT curriculum
crash course
high-quality educational videos on a range of subjects
watch
vlc
an open-source media player that works on all platforms and plays almost anything
ihavenotv.com
so many documentaries. bonus points to being curated to exclude overt pseudoscience and misinformation
listen
librivox
free, public domain audiobooks
articles
articles
web revival
this melonland wiki page laying out the web revival movement was my kick to start this site, so it's pretty important to me and i would like you to read it
you should make a website!
my current reference page when i'm struggling with something
cross-cultural differences in language markers of depression online
i was looking for a related study about language use in depressed folks
young, fit - and hit with a deadly cancer
an article about the rise in colon cancers in people under 40, that presents a hypothesis currently being explored and showing promise
other reading
other reading
the suboptimalism manifesto
i'm not gonna pretend this is something i endorse. it just tickled my brain right.