SEO has essentially destroyed search engines, what are some very useful websites that you might not get given by Google?

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        I agree it would be better if the site included brands from other countries too, but it can still be used as a starting point. I’m sure you could Google the item and figure out the equivalent where you’re from.

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    https://favicon.io/favicon-converter/ - Convert an image to a favicon file in many formats.

    https://ninite.com/ - Easiest way to set up a new Windows PC with the latest common applications without toolbars, prompts, or anything like that. Not necessarily obscure but I like to peddle it.

    https://www.printablepaper.net/ - Need a check register? Graph paper? Lined paper? College ruled or wide ruled? Dot paper? Calendars? If it’s on paper, chances are you can find it and print it here.

    https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/ - Need a good bedtime story? This site is best read right before falling asleep.

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    Want to know something about published science fiction or fantasy? Forget Goodreads or Wikipedia bibliographies, the ISFDB has ridiculously comprehensive details about every book, author or magazine I’ve looked up.

    https://www.isfdb.org/

    Google will give you ISFDB results if you search for an author or title plus “isfdb” but it’s not nearly as high in the rankings as it should be.

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      Awesome!! Hadn’t seen this before.

      I think this goes on some list I’ve started of old-style fecking awesome web pages that represent exactly what us old timers are talking about when we say the internet has lost something vital. No frills, community driven, information rich and dense web page producing long lasting value. Just compare this to some recipe page with flocks of ads.

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      This wording always has me imagining beefy American footballers tackling stained carpets.

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      Sadly, today I was greeted with this message: We have discontinued our stain solution website.

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    https://port87.com

    An email service that uses addresses like [email protected] to organize all your email into a folder for every app/service.

    You can also make these addresses screen senders before their email goes through, for something like [email protected].

    You can mark them as public and they’ll be included in a list if someone emails the bare address ([email protected]), so you can share your bare address all over the internet without getting spam.

    (Full disclosure: I created and operate this service.)

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      So, you can do this with gmail already. What’s your pitch on why someone should use Port87 instead of Gmail (besides the obvious Google is evil, etc.)?

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        A lot of services have stopped accepting + addresses as valid, or even stripping them before saving. So at least for a while, - addresses could be more useful

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          Last I saw, Google charges for this. More than this guy’s service.

          Also, it seems like his service is about automatically having username-category email addresses. Definitely not hard to replicate, but it circumvents the common blocking of plus-signs in email addresses you see nowadays. And while not hard, it’s a bit less trivial to catch any old email with a dash in it and “magically” convert it to a category in the main inbox.

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        I don’t have it on the promotional site right now, but here’s the breakdown:

        • Receive unlimited mail, 500MB storage: Free
        • Send unlimited mail*: $1/month
        • 2GB extra: $2/month
        • 10GB extra: $6/month
        • 20GB extra: $10/month
        • 100GB extra: $20/month
        • 1TB extra: $40/month

        There are upcoming features that I haven’t done the market research and cost analysis for yet to determine pricing, but these are the features that are still in development:

        • Native mobile app (right now it’s a PWA): Free
        • IMAP/SMTP/CardDAV for third party clients and to import/export/sync: Undetermined price
        • Custom domain with unlimited addresses: Undetermined price
        • Additional users for you custom domain: Undetermined price

        * The reason for charging $1/month to send email is so that spammers won’t use my service to send spam. A spammer is very unlikely to divulge their real payment information.

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          That sounds reasonable! Though personally, I definitely wouldn’t use an e-mail service without IMAP support.

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            I feel you. Technically, the service is in a public beta test, only because I don’t have all the features complete yet.

            I have the IMAP spec printed out in a binder at my desk. I have to write the server myself because of how Port87 works (I can’t just use an off-the-shelf server, like Dovecot). But I’m working hard to get IMAP support out soon! :)

            PS: also, once I do write it, the IMAP server will be open source, just like the CardDAV server I’m working on.

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    For those in school:

    https://www.desmos.com/scientific - badass scientific calculator. Desmos has a mobile app as well.

    https://www.madeintext.com/subscript-generator/ - Helpful for typing out shit like: Na₂HPO₄ + H⁺ → NaH₂PO₄ + Na⁺

    Also Windows Key + Period will open up a menu with a shit on of emojis and special characters, for things like that → arrow.

    ^note that it’s got tabs on both the top and bottom of the menu

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      Man, this made me remember that the win+period -window used to have a search bar in it. Loved it. Then suddenly I guess Microsoft thought that it was too convenient because it vanished.

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        It still -kind of- does, it’s just not super intuitive anymore. Open the menu, select the tab, then just start typing your search. The text you type will appear in the text field you were typing in before opening the win+. menu, but as you type it’ll filter the emojis and symbols down to the ones that match your input, and then replace your input when you click one.

        Really should just have a search bar. -_-

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        It simply uses the text field you use it in as the search bar, you can just start typing and get results.

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    http://remove.bg is a website that makes removing backgrounds from photos or artwork a lot easier! I think it uses A.I or something, it’s been super helpful for me a couple times.

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      If you need earbuds, http://www.scarbir.com/ does similar.

      This guy is gold! I’ve bought a few pairs of cheap headphones after reading his comparisons and reviews, and all have been spot on! He tests on both iPhone and Android, and he explains the differences in sound quality if very approachable and concise ways. When I need headphones again, his site is my no 1 stop.

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    The first and foremost thing that comes to mind is the wayback machine. It lets you archive and immortalize any moment in a website’s history.

    Though I may be cheating a little here because it’s actually a toolbar, another obscure, highly useful “website” is the Hypothesis toolbar. It adds a comment section to any webpage merely by existing.

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        On Hypothesis, only someone else logged into Hypothesis can comment, if that’s what you mean. If you notice someone on there with the name ThisInstrumentalBreak, that’s me (you may notice me having used it to comment on this thread).

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    https://live.sympy.org/

    It’s basically an interactive Python session using a Python interpreter compiled to WebAssembly and which then runs locally on your device via your browser without having to install anything on your end.

    It’s very cool to check some calculation out very quickly on your phone or tablet.

    Or if you want a full local Jupyterlab experience using the same WebAssembly tech: https://jupyterlite.readthedocs.io/en/stable/_static/lab/index.html (based on the JupyterLite project: https://github.com/jupyterlite/jupyterlite)

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    Taking a chemistry class? ptable.com is the best Periodic Table site by far, packed with info and ways to visualize the relationships between elements.

    Interested in what class doesn’t teach you about the elements? Theodore Gray’s Wooden Periodic Table Table website has a ton of very high resolution shots of the best samples you’ll find, along with detailed backstory on where each one came from or how it was used.