There used to be this plugin and site called something like "Stumble Upon". You click on the big Stumble button and it takes you to a random place on the WWW based on your interests. It was awesome. I miss it. Anyone know something similar that still works?
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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free-mp3-download.net for stealing FLACs from Deezer.
frogfind.com - search engine (or rather proxy) for vintage computers
gopher://gopher.floodgap.com/1/world is a cool directory of gopher links. There's also Veronica-2 search engine. You'll need a browser that supports gopher protocol, from the top of my head I can name bombadillo, lynx and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or lower.
WWW Images starter packs:
https://www.tau.ac.il/images/Images.html
http://www.ict.griffith.edu.au/images/Images.html
http://www.it.uu.se/pics/
Meteor M-N2-3 satellite LRPT operational status
rtl-sdr.com - RTL-SDR blog. I just found they released RTL-SDRv4 ๐ฒ and it's even cheaper than previous model!
Direct audio stream list of my favorite internet radios
Radio rock:
http://stream.bauermedia.sk/rock-hi.mp3
http://stream.bauermedia.sk/rock-lo.mp3
Radio1:
http://play.global.audio/radio1.aac 48kbps
http://play.global.audio/radio1.ogg
http://play.global.audio/radio1.opus
http://play.global.audio/radio1128 128kbps
http://play.global.audio/radio164 48kbps
http://play.global.audio/radio1_low.ogg
http://play.global.audio/radio1hi.aac 128kbps
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https://playerservices.streamtheworld.com/api/livestream-redirect/RADIO_1AAC_H.aac
aNONradio:
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KGRG:
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telnet telehack.com - There's eliza, an early AI chatbot made in 1966. AI chatbots aren't such a new thing.
This blog is incredible:
https://ciechanow.ski/archives/
There aren't many articles, but the ones that exist have been crafted with EXTREME attention to detail and DELIGHTFULLY interactive animations. I would recommend the mechanical watch and internal combustion engine posts specifically to start. If you like knowing how things work, this guys blog scratches that itch better than like, anything else I have found for the specific things he makes posts about. Have fun, be prepared to kill a few hours.
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Recently I've been following the blog written by an IT guy working in a research station in Antarctica (also has a great domain name).