- dont use chrome. i recommend firefox
- dont use windows 11
- install the ublock origin extension (may not work on Chrome)
- dont pay for spotify
- be very wary of non source
- mod your videogame consoles
- you're at most 2 degrees of separation away from someone who knows how to pirate and/or mod hardware
- emails are your best friend. dont be afraid to contact people
- dont play any gacha games ever, i dont care how fair or beginner friendly it supposedly is. avoid games that have "daily" chores
- avoid using your real name online whenever possible
- do not list personal info, especially not your health situations (especially especially not your psychiatric diagnoses)
- get into peoplewatching. investigating how people "tick" is quite fun. and pay attention to just how much insanely personal info people freely share especially online, it's fascinating
- install the Indie Wiki Buddy extension and cut fandom.com out of your life
- don't collect chaos emeralds in sonic advance 2
- "laziness" doesn't exist. there's always a genuine reason at play (are you tired/fatigued/genuinely busy?)
- WinMerge for diff checks MPC-HC is my media player of choice but VLC is definitely better HxD Notepad++ Aseprite for spritework (either drawing your own or assembling rips, the animation tools are amazing)
sony rootkit scandal
webpages:
https://filesfound.net/ dededoll
videos:
canned cake vending machine
studies in broadcast colour
(warning: "studies" can be heavy on the eyes -- not certain its safe for photosensitive viewers)
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Smiley Face...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGDD3WB8xSs
music/albums:
mother medley - low-tech son with t.e.o
Duvet (ScummV remix)
(warning: the music video has a lot of flashing lights)
Porter Robinson made an edit of this version! (flashy lights here as well)
Bubbly Clouds (Kirby) cover - back2s0ul
Romantic Love remix - hc0halide
MAIN STREET ELECTRICAL PARADE (Disney house_ - Shinichi Osawa
Stop this train cover - cvrbrthrs
Music For Fine Dining - Something To Do
In your dreams - Gregory and the hawk
Practice Makes Perfect - Legacy X
Tetris CD-I OST - Jim Adron
lullaby to nightmares - they might be giants
Impossible Dreams - Six AM Salvation
dreaming through the noise - vienna teng
born into trouble as the sparks fly upward - silver mt. zion
distant - ocean jet
alhambra - mother falcon
Katrinah Josephina - Universal Hall Pass
ghost - nelward
climbing up the walls cover - portland cello project
monkey's delivery service cover - depippa
getting melodies out of my head - fantomenk
circles - austin wintory ft. tina guo
the world's smallest violin - the j. arthur keenes band
alive in the septic tank - clarence clarity
pantheon of me - spellling
idioteque cover - eric and andrew ft roz
limerance - yves tumor
Know who you are at every age cover - Jono McCleery
I'm so tired cover - wwhttswid
Aynotché tèrabu - Mahmoud Ahmed
that's why she hates me - jejune
Olenka and the Autumn Lovers - Olenka and the Autumn Lovers
Aynotché tèrabu - Getatchew Mekurya
(i found this version while looking for the previously listed one. i cant pick which of the two i prefer!!)
To The Blade - Everything Everything
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