I think Picross (or Nonogram) games fit the bill for this perfectly. They’re simple logic puzzles that result in drawing a pixel art picture, and it’s both relaxing and immensely satisfying. I know people love Tetris for that “zone” experience but it’s always felt too stressful for me. Picross has ...

I know, right? It’s just so fascinating, nostalgic, sweet to see these often insignificant moments of others’ lives that feels so real and authentic. I also love how there’s a views counter that’s frequently in the single or double digits. Nearly forgotten media, indeed!

"Between 2009 and 2012, iPhones had a built-in "Send to YouTube" button in the Photos app. Many of these uploads kept their default IMG_XXXX filenames, creating a time capsule of raw, unedited moments from random lives."

Someone made a bot that crawled youtube and to find all of these videos, and ...

tbh tho I'm sure its a great resource for some! I did not find it useful for me.

betterhelp...aka "barely better than nothing help"

I'm glad to hear this was so fruitful for you! Looking forward to seeing the video

I read a really thoughtful article this morning interviewing the current president of Signal, Meredith Whittaker. The interview covers her history and how she came stand for privacy as well as how her work at Signal is truly to invent a nonprofit model for an alternative tech industry that doesn't ...

I’m pretty sure the official servers are down, but as always, the internet finds a way Looks like there’s a community dedicated to keeping them alive: https://rebble.io/

Hey cibergotika!

I don’t know if anyone can say what you should do, but my first question would be “why?”
And my second question would be “what’s your goal for doing so?” If you have a working computer, why would you sell it to buy another, older computer? Devoid of any other context, that seems ...

Nice to meet you, @Linkard ! I did draw it myself, although I have to give credit to one of my 4th grade students who drew the original version back when I was teaching in Korea. It was so cute and simple, and I always really liked it, so I figured it’d make the perfect avatar