funkfrog420
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my earnest hope for 2025 is that everyone embraces being a little weirder and freakier and less judgmental bc we will all be better off for it like to charge reblog to cast
You absolutely have to become okay with not being liked. No matter how loving or kind you are, you will never people please your way in to collective acceptance. You could be a whole ray of sunshine and people will hate you because they’re used to rain. Be okay with shining regardless.
Just a bunch of Useful websites - Updated for 2023
Removed/checked all links to make sure everything is working (03/03/23). Hope they help!
Sejda - Free online PDF editor.
Supercook - Have ingredients but no idea what to make? Put them in here and it’ll give you recipe ideas.
Still Tasty - Trying the above but unsure about whether that sauce in the fridge is still edible? Check here first.
Archive.ph - Paywall bypass. Like 12ft below but appears to work far better and across more sites in my testing. I’d recommend trying this one first as I had more success with it.
12ft – Hate paywalls? Try this site out.
Where Is This - Want to know where a picture was taken, this site can help.
TOS/DR - Terms of service, didn’t read. Gives you a summary of terms of service plus gives each site a privacy rating.
OneLook - Reverse dictionary for when you know the description of the word but can’t for the life of you remember the actual word.
My Abandonware - Brilliant site for free, legal games. Has games from 1978 up to present day across pc and console. You’ll be surprised by some of the games on there, some absolute gems.
Project Gutenberg – Always ends up on these type of lists and for very good reason. All works that are copyright free in one place.
Ninite – New PC? Install all of your programs in one go with no bloat or unnecessary crap.
PatchMyPC - Alternative to ninite with over 300 app options to keep upto date. Free for home users.
Unchecky – Tired of software trying to install additional unwanted programs? This will stop it completely by unchecking the necessary boxes when you install.
Sci-Hub – Research papers galore! Check here before shelling out money. And if it’s not here, try the next link in our list.
LibGen – Lots of free PDFs relate primarily to the sciences.
Zotero – A free and easy to use program to collect, organize, cite and share research.
Car Complaints – Buying a used car? Check out what other owners of the same model have to say about it first.
CamelCamelCamel – Check the historical prices of items on Amazon and set alerts for when prices drop.
Have I Been Pawned – Still the king when it comes to checking if your online accounts have been released in a data breach. Also able to sign up for email alerts if you’ve ever a victim of a breach.
I Have No TV - A collection of documentaries for you to while away the time. Completely free.
Radio Garden – Think Google Earth but wherever you zoom, you get the radio station of that place.
Just The Recipe – Paste in the url and get just the recipe as a result. No life story or adverts.
Tineye – An Amazing reverse image search tool.
My 90s TV – Simulates 90’s TV using YouTube videos. Also has My80sTV, My70sTV, My60sTV and for the younger ones out there, My00sTV. Lose yourself in nostalgia.
Foto Forensics – Free image analysis tools.
Old Games Download – A repository of games from the 90’s and early 2000’s. Get your fix of nostalgia here.
Online OCR – Convert pictures of text into actual text and output it in the format you need.
Remove Background – An amazingly quick and accurate way to remove backgrounds from your pictures.
Twoseven – Allows you to sync videos from providers such as Netflix, Youtube, Disney+ etc and watch them with your friends. Ad free and also has the ability to do real time video and text chat.
Terms of Service, Didn’t Read – Get a quick summary of Terms of service plus a privacy rating.
Coolors – Struggling to get a good combination of colors? This site will generate color palettes for you.
This To That – Need to glue two things together? This’ll help.
Photopea – A free online alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Does everything in your browser.
BitWarden – Free open source password manager.
Just Beam It - Peer to peer file transfer. Drop the file in on one end, click create link and send to whoever. Leave your pc on that page while they download. Because of how it works there are no file limits. It’s genuinely amazing. Best file transfer system I have ever used.
Atlas Obscura – Travelling to a new place? Find out the hidden treasures you should go to with Atlas Obscura.
ID Ransomware – Ever get ransomware on your computer? Use this to see if the virus infecting your pc has been cracked yet or not. Potentially saving you money. You can also sign up for email notifications if your particular problem hasn’t been cracked yet.
Way Back Machine – The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites and loads more.
Rome2Rio – Directions from anywhere to anywhere by bus, train, plane, car and ferry.
Splitter – Seperate different audio tracks audio. Allowing you to split out music from the words for example.
myNoise – Gives you beautiful noises to match your mood. Increase your productivity, calm down and need help sleeping? All here for you.
DeepL – Best language translation tool on the web.
Forvo – Alternatively, if you need to hear a local speaking a word, this is the site for you.
For even more useful sites, there is an expanded list that can be found here.
Literal definition of spyware:
Also From Microsoft’s own FAQ: "Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers. 🤡
Dealing With Executive Dysfunction - A Masterpost
The “getting it done in an unconventional way” method.
The “it’s not cheating to do it the easy way” method.
The “fuck what you’re supposed to do” method.
The “get stuff done while you wait” method.
The “you don’t have to do everything at once” method.
The “it doesn’t have to be permanent to be helpful” method.
The “break the task into smaller steps” method.
The “treat yourself like a pet” method.
The “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing” method.
The “put on a persona” method.
The “act like you’re filming a tutorial” method.
The “you don’t have to do it perfectly” method.
The “wait for a trigger” method.
The “do it for your future self” method.
The “might as well” method.
The “when self discipline doesn’t cut it” method.
The “taking care of yourself to take care of your pet” method.
The “make it easy” method.
The “junebugging” method.
The “just show up” method.
The “accept when you need help” method.
The “make it into a game” method.
The “everything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method.
The “trick yourself” method.
The “break it into even smaller steps” method.
The “let go of should” method.
The “your body is an animal you have to take care of” method.
The “fork theory” method.
The “effectivity over aesthetics” method.
Webcomic platforms can help get your comic published when you want something quick and easy to start out! They generally share a few qualities:
They format everything in a basic way so you don't have to do much set up your own space to look nice on web/mobile
They have no fee to publish your comics there, because you are using their web hosting
They may get your comic in front of other readers with mobile apps or online catalogs
If you meet their criteria, you may also be able to find hosting with digital comic stores, publishers, and collectives, and this may get you a bit more in the way of money, promotional opportunities, or editor assistance.
Even if you choose to host your website on its own webhost with a comic CMS, you might also consider finding a platform that aligns with your comic goals and "mirroring" your pages there.
In this post, we look at all the webcomic platforms out there we could find in our research!
This post may be updated as time goes on as new platforms enter the hosting arena, or other important updates come to light.
Questions:
💻 Everyone uses social media, could I just use that as a platform for my comic? - One-shot or strip comics without a continuous story that can be read in any order can do okay on social media, and people have adapted Tumblr to display a series of pages. But for continuous long-form stories, social media platforms are better for keeping your readers updated and general promotion.
📚 Wait, what if I want to build my own website and drive people there? - We have another masterlist of website hosts for that!
🕵️♀️What kinds of restrictions can I expect? - Many comic platforms have restrictions on NSFW content, links to other sites, or could be invite/application-only. We've tried to note those on the cards, as well as a list of comic platforms that have predatory business practices at the very end that we recommend avoiding. Always do your research!
Webcomic Platforms
Webtoon Canvas
Tapas
Webtoon Originals
SpiderForest Webcomic Collective
Hiveworks
ComicFury
The Duck
Saturday AM
GlobalComix
NamiComi
DillyHub
Shrine Comics
Yk what I'd also like to add to this discussion? (TW mentions of dead animals)
I've seen way too many videos and "memes" and more of people just, goofing around with dead or half-dead fish. Ethical discussions about live seafood aside - the complete casualness with which people handle dead fish???
The most disturbing one I've seen was probably a guy on a boat putting his own head inside a giant cut-off fish head and wearing it as if it's a hat (and I'm 100% serious about seeing this. Tiktok is a wild place.) Nobody EVER picks up a dead pigeon or roadkill and plays with it like a ragdoll without being seen like a complete madman. Why is fish different? Why are they not seen as alive?
Now, this guy be desensitised to a sight of dead fish after seeing it often, sure. But still - I *really* don't understand how so many people don't really seem to see fish as.. living breathing beings?
Sure we eat some of them, but don't they deserve at least a little bit of respect, at least in death? Nobody is laughing at a whole chicken carcass in a super market, just because it has big glossy eyes (and nobody is displaying whole chickens with a head for sale.. almost as if it's any other animal, it's suddenly to disturbing to be reminded it was once walking around alive).
Why is fish an exception ? Why is it so completely normalised to not see them as animals? To not ever see them as alive?
I'm not vegetarian. To be clear. But I just think smth that gave its life to give me nutrition deserves at LEAST for me to not disrespect its body
When I was young my dad offhandedly told me he thought people treated fish with so much casual cruelty because fish can’t scream.
The words branded themselves across my soul.
As an adult I think he may have been joking. He payed no especial attention to any indignities fish suffered in our household but I could never forget. I saw fish in a different light after that.
Fish kept in tiny bowls, breathing their own poisons, dying by inches. Fish kept in cold tanks, casually disposed of. Fish touted as being short lived when they could outlive the better loved family dog if only they could breathe. Fish casually won and discarded in cheap plastic bags, thrown away a week later.
How they would scream, if they could.
some additional fish (and a coral)
from the incredible LiveAquaria website
Sometimes, I, too, feel like a wet rat reaching out to the sky
Oh I've seen this one before
As far as I know, he also:
- had a phone with Internet access from the very start (his whole "tactic" based on using Craigslist - getting and then reselling free stuff, and also finding a place to crash in)
- was monitored by a doctor the entire time. Obviously, in practice a homeless person most likely wouldn't be able to afford regular doctor visits just for check ups. That was of course not being disclosed during the challenge btw and only came out after he gave up, so who knows what other stuff he was doing in secret
- he had the knowledge that he can "quit" and return back to normal, any day, any time. So all that talk about determination, proving a point, and "staying hopeful" is complete bullshit and just not realistic. When you're in your lowest moment you don't HAVE THAT. You don't have the back up plan in the back of your head that if anything, you can just go back to normal. It's way, way harder to pick yourself up off the ground then. It's way harder to even survive.
It's easy to think you'd be able to do something when you know that you'd never have to actually do it.
they really are tho. And what do you mean I have to take care of you FOREVER and if I don't you're gonna somehow affect my other completely unrelated body parts?? Heart diseases, cataracts, stomach ulcers..????
What kind of random side effects are those?! Fucking bullshit.
Teeth are bullshit. What do you mean you’re decaying. Get a fucking grip. You’re a bone now act like it. You don’t see my finger bones decaying from jerking it too much now do you
LOOK WHAT ONE OF MY ROOMMATES JUST GOT ME!!!! it's a set of cups— soup can for scale! these will go great with my set of clear fish-shaped dinner plates... and my crawfish- and corncob-shaped salt and pepper shakers......
(Level 5) Not fanfic but close enough
Last year there was a point where Twitter artists decided to lock their nsfw art behind passwords, said passwords being an answer to math problems
So congrats guys, we made it. We invented porn with math
Level 1: Porn with plot
Level 2: Porn with social commentary
Level 3: Porn with troubling philosophical implications
Level 4: Porn with maddening revelations of humanity’s place in the cosmos
Level 5: Porn with math
hopping from fandom to fandom like the humble frog upon a lilypad
Fish/aquarium stimboard, mayhaps? 🐠🐟 🫧
Yk those 2000' colorful fake aquariums, or blue half-transparent objects with fake fish and seashells inside? this kinda vibe
(I don't care much about any other specifics, just no soap cutting pls I'm not a huge fan :)) have a good day!)
A fake aquarium stimboard!
🐟|🐠|🐟 🐠|🐟|🐠 🐟|🐠|🐟
Unironicaly true. It adds depth to his character comparing to if he was, just an average young adult
Me first seeing/hearing about chilchuck: Ah that's the easily annoyed one of the group
Me, after learning he's middle aged, nodding my head: Ah. That's completely fair. I understand.
the fact that chilchuck is canonically a middle-aged father of three makes everything about his character so much more enjoyable. this man has seen it all before and he's tired of your shit. he's a union boss. he's going gray. he's planning his retirement. he's watching his weight. he looks like a middle schooler.
You guys just have to trust me on this one and click here okay?
hot artists don't gatekeep
I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard
Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.
Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.
Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.
Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.
SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.
SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.
Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.
Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.
Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.
Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.
Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.
Chilchuck the short king