In my orbit - March 17, 2023
I have lots of fun links this time! As well as some webcomics and then some useful stuff at the end.
Fun links
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24/7 music and sounds from the fediverse. I like the comfy channel best.
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Sooo much fun. Complete with features you forgot about when using a typewriter! Like whiteout. By @mwichary.
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Sound mixer with visuals, using alphabet keys. My fave keys are I and N. WARNING: flashing lights
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Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute
An archive and catalog of all types of aesthetics and "-cores" basically. Very fascinating. For example, "Airbrush Surrealism" or "Pastel Southwestern" or "Soft-Countriana"
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Scroll down and discover life in the ocean at every depth. Warning: This takes a while! The ocean is deep!
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Shows you youtube videos that have no views! Only a few seconds at a time. Very bizarre and fascinating.
Webcomics!
Buckle up, I'm obsessed with webcomics right now! Here are my favorites.
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Incredible watercolor art you could get lost in, with a serious, bizarre, mind-bending storyline.
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Soft skillful art style and a heartwarming adventure story. The author created this story as a comic when she was 13! Her passion comes through in this professional recreation. Lots of episodes to binge til you catch up.
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Extremely popular (the most popular thing on Webtoons actually) for good reason! A mythology romance story with a unique, sugary, bright, and addictive art style. WARNING: Don't let the art style and story fool you: difficult trauma topics are tackled. Huge backlog of episodes to binge until you catch up to the current ones!
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A reboot of this author's already successful LGBTQ+ fantasy romance comic series of the same title. The art style is comic-booky and charming, and I enjoy the chill color pallet. Can't wait for more episodes to release!
Helpful links
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2 quick articles with tips for those struggling with meditation
The first article is the shortest. It talks about not running after your thoughts like a dog chasing a stick, but being like a lion who sits and gazes at the stick-thrower. The second article builds on that and goes into more detail.
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Browser extension for interacting with other Mastodon instances
Makes it easier to follow and interact with accounts from other instances, instead of having to copy paste links back in your own instance.
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Browser extension for redirecting twitter to nitter
Opens all twitter links via nitter instead.
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Things you shoulda been taught in highschool, and where to learn them now
Some are US-focused, but the rest are super helpful to most humans!