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====== Bookmarks ======

Links to sites I find interesting or useful. Categories are arbitrary and ambiguous, as is customary with categories.

For links of a slightly more personal nature, see the [[links:outerlinks|links of interest]]. page.

===== Open Stuff =====

Resources for openly licensed and public domain texts and media.

  * [[https://abcnotation.com/search|abc tune search]]
  * [[https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page|Choral Public Domain Library]] (CPDL)
  * [[https://www.clevelandart.org/art/collection/search|Cleveland Museum of Art Collection Search]]
  * [[https://comicbookplus.com/|Comic Book Plus]]
  * [[http://www.comicstriplibrary.org/about|The Comic Strip Library]]
  * [[https://creativecommons.org/|Creative Commons]]
  * [[https://www.bl.uk/catalogues-and-collections/digital-collections|Digital Collections - The British Library]]
  * [[https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/|Digital Comic Museum]]
  * [[https://dp.la/|Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)]]
  * [[http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/|English Ballad Broadside Archive]]
  * [[http://www.folktunefinder.com/|Folk tune finder]]
  * [[https://freesvg.org/|Free SVG]] has scalable vector graphics you can freely modify and use
  * [[https://archive.org/index.php|Internet Archive]]
  * [[https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/searchAdvanced|Library of Congress Advanced Search]]
  * [[https://librivox.org/|LibriVox]] - "Free public domain audiobooks"
  * [[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search#!?showOnly=highlights%7CwithImage%7CopenAccess&offset=0&pageSize=0&sortBy=Relevance&sortOrder=asc&perPage=20&searchField=All|Metropolitan Museum of Art Collections Search]]
  * [[https://www.noncopyright.com/|NonCopyright]]
  * [[https://www.oercommons.org/|OER Commons]] - open educational resources
  * [[https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/|Old Book Illustrations]] //(may be watermarked)//
  * [[https://openclipart.org/|Open Clip Art]]
  * [[https://www.openculture.com/|Open Culture]]
  * [[https://openstax.org/|OpenStax]] - "Free and flexible textbooks and resources"
  * [[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/|Perseus Digital Library]] (Tufts University)
  * [[https://gutenberg.org/|Project Gutenberg]]
  * [[https://publicdomainreview.org/|Public Domain Review]]
  * [[https://digital.sciencehistory.org/|Science History Institute Digital Collections]]
  * [[https://www.si.edu/openaccess|Smithsonian Open Access]]
  * [[https://mediacommons.unl.edu/luna/servlet/|University of Nebraska- Lincoln Collections]]
  * [[https://unsplash.com/|Unsplash]]
  * [[https://commons.wikimedia.org|WikiMedia Commons]]

===== Arts and Humanities =====

==== Graphics Software ====

  * [[https://www.gimp.org|GIMP]] **G**NU **I**mage **M**anipulation **P**rogram, free and cross-platform
  * [[https://gmicol.greyc.fr/|G'MICol]] - The G'MIC plugin filters for GIMP, in a web interface.


==== General ====

  * [[https://www.blakesociety.org/|The Blake Society]] - includes the downloadable journal //VALA//
  * [[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebogroup/|Early English Books Online]]
  * [[https://aalbc.com/content.php?title=Glossary+of+Harlem+Slang+by+Zora+Neale+Hurston|Glossary of Harlem Slang]] by Zora Neale Hurston
  * [[http://www.isfdb.org/|Internet Speculative Fiction Database]]
  * [[http://www.luminarium.org/|Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature]] 
  * [[https://www.musicbyblackcomposers.org/|Music by Black Composers]]
  * [[https://nines.org/|Nines]] - 19th-century scholarship online
  * [[https://zoamorphosis.com/|Zoamorphosis: The Blake 2.0 Blog]]

==== Writing and Publishing Resources ====

  * [[https://ralan.com/m.antho.htm|Anthology Markets Page]] from Ralan DOT com
  * [[https://www.hsa-haiku.org|Haiku Society of America]]
  * [[https://languageisavirus.com/|Language is a Virus]] "exists to cure writer's block and inspire creativity."
  * [[https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/list-of-50-poetic-forms-for-poets|List of 168 Poetic Forms for Poets]] from //Writer's Digest//
  * [[https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/|Poetry Forms Index]] from Poets Collective
  * [[https://www.punchlinedesign.net/pun_generator|Portmanteau and Rhyme Generator]]
  * [[https://www.rhymezone.com/|RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus]]
  * [[https://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/|Tanka Society of America]]
  * [[https://www.textetc.com/|Text Etc]] "deals with the craft and theory of poetry"
  * [[https://sites.research.google/versebyverse/|Verse by Verse]] - "An experimental AI-powered muse that helps you compose poetry inspired by classic American poets"
  * [[https://zinewiki.com/wiki/Main_Page|ZineWiki]] - &quot;ZineWiki is an open-source encyclopedia devoted to zines and independent media. It covers the history, production, distribution and culture of the small press.&quot;

===== Philosophy and Spirituality =====

  * [[https://www.biblegateway.com/|BibleGateway.com]] - search multiple versions/translations of the Bible.
  * [[https://pantheon.org/|Encyclopedia Mythica]]
  * [[https://hermetic.com/|The Hermetic Library]]
  * [[https://sacred-texts.com/|Internet Sacred Text Archive]]
  * [[https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page|Myths and Folklore Wiki]]
  * [[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page|Rational Wiki]]

===== Reference, Research and Information =====

(that don't go elsewhere)

  * [[http://www.referencedesk.org/index.shtml|ReferenceDesk.org]] has a 90s design sense, but is incredibly useful.
  * [[https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page|Villains Wiki]] "is dedicated to creating a database of villains from all media."
  * Surely you already know about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page|Wikipedia]]!
  * [[https://www.worldcat.org/|WorldCat.org]] - "WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services."


===== Dev/Tech =====

==== Languages ====

Programming languages, scripting languages, markup languages, and related.

=== CSS ===

  * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference|CSS Reference]] at MDN

=== JavaScript ===

  * [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference|JavaScript Reference]] at MDN
  * [[https://aijs.rocks/|aijs.rocks]] is "a collection of inspirational AI-driven projects written in JavaScript."

=== Markdown ===

  * [[https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax|Markdown Syntax Documentation]]

=== Python ===

  * https://www.python.org/
  * [[https://betterprogramming.pub/7-python-tricks-you-should-know-bdaa98b866f2?gi=2ba70dc0ccc8|7 Python Tricks You Should Know]]
  * [[https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/10-essential-python-tips-tricks-programmers/|10 Essential Python Tips and Tricks for Programmers]]
  * [[https://medium.com/star-gazers/10-python-tips-and-tricks-that-make-your-code-better-f8f78d335bae|10 Python Tips and Tricks That Make Your Code Better]]
  * [[https://pythonistaplanet.com/python-project-ideas/|55 Python Project Ideas With Helpful Tutorials]]
  * [[https://holypython.com/100-python-tips-tricks/|100 Python Tips and Tricks]]
  *  [[https://pythonspot.com/fun-tricks-with-python/|Fun Tricks with Python]]
  * [[https://pythonmarketer.com/2021/05/29/python-libraries-tools-resources-for-creative-and-academic-writers/|PYTHON LIBRARIES, TOOLS + RESOURCES FOR CREATIVE AND ACADEMIC WRITERS]]

=== Other ===

  * [[https://processing.org/|Processing.org]] - "Processing is a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts."
  * [[https://www.tensorflow.org/|Tensor flow]] is an open source machine learning platform, in Python and/or JavaScript

==== Generators and Randomizers ====

  *[[https://botnik.org/apps/writer/|Botnik Predictive Writer]] lets you pick from a variety of source "voices," such as John Keats, food ads or Christmas songs
  * [[https://openprocessing.org/sketch/124012|Celtic Knot Drawing Tool]]
  * [[https://w-shadow.com/celtic-knots/|Celtic Knot Generator]]
  * [[https://dmackinnon1.github.io/celtic/|Celtic Knots]]
  * [[https://www.coolgenerator.com/|Cool Generator]] is actually a sizable list of various random name generators - for fictional characters, businesses, games, etc.
  * [[http://btmills.github.io/geopattern/geopattern.html|GeoPattern]] - create geometric patterns from text
  * [[https://picsum.photos/|Lorem Picsum]] - lorem ipsum for photos
  * [[https://randomtartan.com/|Random Tartan Generator]]
  * [[https://randomwordgenerator.com/|Random Word Generator]]

==== Code Playgrounds ====

These generally offer a place to play around with front-end code (CSS, HTML and JavaScript) and see results quickly.

  * [[https://codepen.io|CodePen]]
  * [[http://jsbin.com|JS Bin]]
  * [[https://jsfiddle.net/|JSFiddle]]

==== Miscellaneous ====

  * [[https://mixedanalytics.com/blog/list-actually-free-open-no-auth-needed-apis/|Big List of Free and Open APIs]]
  * [[https://www.notion.so/Creative-coding-algorithms-techniques-c5550ef2f7574126bdc77b09ed76651b|Creative coding algorithms and techniques]]
  * [[https://godotengine.org/|Godot Engine]] for game developers
  * [[https://color-hex.org/|Hex Color Codes]] "gives information about colors including color models (RGB, HSL, HSV, CMYK, XYZ, Yxy, Hunter Lab and CIE-Lab), Triadic colors, monochromatic colors and analogous colors..."
  * [[https://freedom.press/training/-depth-guide-choosing-web-browser/|An in-depth guide to choosing a web browser]] //(privacy-centric article)//
  * [[https://vole.wtf/kilobytes-gambit/|The Kilobyte's Gambit]] - a chess program in 1,024 bytes of JavaScript.
  * [[https://opensource.com/|OpenSource.com]] is about open source development and tools rather than media, so it winds up in this group.
  * [[https://botwiki.org/resources/|Resources for Bot Makers]]
  * [[https://stackoverflow.com/|Stack Overflow]] - "Find the best answer to your technical question, help others answer theirs"
  * [[https://twinery.org/|Twine]] - "an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories"

===== Oddenda =====

  * [[http://www.mathrecreation.com/?m=1|mathrecreation]] for the true nerd
  * [[https://oakabode.com/|Oak Abode]] - "A husband + wife team passionate about fixer uppers, interior design, and homesteading."
  * [[https://pad.riseup.net/|Riseup Pad]] - a place to create private online text documents that self-destruct