I want to see if I can get a spark of the “old internet” back by making a starting page for myself with all kinds of cool websites. But not sure where to start because Google obviously will not work for this.

So… what are some of your favourite websites?

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I don’t know if it’s “lesser known” but I discovered boardgamearena.com last year and I’ve been addicted ever since.

    It’s free, but there is a premium membership that gives some extra perks.

    Hundreds of boardgames that you can play with others online, from rummy and checkers to Wingspan and Catan.

    They offer casual matchmaking and ranked competitive modes and tournaments.

    Set up an account and invite me to your favorite game! I would love to learn it! You can figure out my username on there.

  • NoTimeLeft@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Got a few:

    https://everynoise.com/ You can find A LOT of music genres here. Genres next to eachother resemble one another. Figure out what you like, and what genres are close to it. Clicking on the >> will take you to artists in this genre, or search for artists in the upper right corner and see what genre they fall under.

    https://clickclickclick.click This one is about privacy, see what a browser can track. If you don’t know much about pixeltracking, this one is a fun way to learn (and a little creepy hehe)

    https://suno.com/create Create your own songs with an AI, just throw in lyrics, a genre, and you are done. A fun way to troll a friend by throwing in an old conversation

    https://darknetdiaries.com/ Haven’t looked into this one myself, but these are true stories on the darknet, recommended by a friend of mine.

    • Hucklebee@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      Clickclickclick is such a great eye opener. And I’ll definately will spend some time searching artists I like on Everynoise. Other two also added to my bookmarks for later viewing. Great links!

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      Darknet Diaries is a podcast, rather than just a website. It’s not all about the darknet, he does tons of stories about internet security and penetration testing.

      I have listened to every single episode. It’s EXCELLENT.

  • FractalsInfinite@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    If you want an excuse to visit random coordinates around you geohashing.site is a interesting option. Each day everyone is given the same set of spots to go to, with optional challenges and badges one can do. Its quite surprising how strong the community has been going despite it’s age.

  • Coriza@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    This question reminded me of 27b/6, a website with a collections of essays and email exchanges from the author that are like humourous, satirical and based on his life. I had a lot of fun reading them years ago and I remember that it was dormant for a while but coming back it seems to have new material.

    • Opafi@feddit.de
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      5 months ago

      Oh god, I totally forgot about that one. I loved it. The content still seems to be great, too. Nice.