Gems in the Abstruse Internet
Incredible creations and resources I’ve discovered on the internet through various avenues, just like you discovering this within Assort.
I’ve listed them in reverse chronological order, so that the further you go, the more timeless they get!
[!Note] Depending on how far into the future you’re reading this, there’s a pretty nonzero some of these sites no longer exist or have changed URL. Unfortunately I can’t, like, archive the entirety of all of these (as much as I’d like to).
I don’t know, there’s just something so nostalgic and innocent about the content-filled, cool-in-its-own-way design of the websites of the 2000s. That feeling’s especially invoked in me by The Codeless Code and old reddit.
That stuff’s becoming ancient history now…
cooked.wiki
December 2024
This is cool. Website looks nice.
JSONCrack
December 2024
Visualise JSON!
Thoughtspile
November 2024
Really well-written software development blog!
Everyone has JavaScript, right?
May 2024
Love this. As a regular user of an utterly outdated iPhone 5s where I’m hit with this way too often, I can relate.
At the same time, just get capable devices, people, I swear it’s not that difficult.
Mazes?
May 2024
Oh my days, who’s writing this much about mazes…
Refactoring Guru
May 2024
Oooh, isn’t this nice…
Game Programming Patterns
Spring 2024
Really well written.
Easing Functions Cheat Sheet
2024
I love that this exists.
The Book of Shaders
Winter 2023/2024
I can’t even remember why I stumbled upon this, but sure, it was cool.
A Primer on Bézier Curves
Winter 2023/2024
I mean damn, that is… unbelievably comprehensive. I’ve read half of it, and the maths is starting to get heavy lmao
The Flask Mega-Tutorial
Winter 2023/2024
I don’t plan on using Flask, but gaining a rough understanding was pretty cool.
xkcd
Late Summer 2023
The journey began sometime around here, and I’ve been haphazardly making my way through them one by one. I’m just taking it slow and enjoying the ride, y’know? As of April Fools’ 2024, I’m on XKCD ~.
The Codeless Code
Summer 2023
Truly a timeless masterpiece. I’m eternally thankful to my friend @iTechnicals for showing this to me. Binged the entirety of it over that summer. My favourite entries are collected here.
TheDailyWTF
Summer 2023
Always down for another quick read. These are hilarious.
Why’s Poignant Guide to Ruby
Sometime Prior to Summer 2023
I never intended to learn Ruby, and I have literally no clue why I found this. But it was written in a delightfully charming, witty and yeah, poignant (tho I didn’t understand the word at all at the time) manner, so it hooked me in alright. For a couple chapters, at least, until I decided I really needed to spend my time on other stuff.
And no, I haven’t learnt Ruby, but it looked like a cool and unique language. Maybe I’ll consider it again sometime in the future.
From the future: yay, I learnt it!
Comma Queen
…2021? 2022?
Ah, this was when I was really into language. She had some cool articles.
A Journey to Antarctica
2021 (I think)
A journal of a trip to Antarctica. Isn’t that insane. I always wanted to read it. Just never found the time, and interest died away. Maybe I’ll read it sometime.