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Ask HN: Weird, curious or bizzarre subreddits that you would like to suggest
Sometimes I like to rediscover the good old days of the Internet, and I think I can find some of the frontier spirit on reddit (or maybe other communities like 4chan?).
What are the subreddit (or other forum) that you sometimes follow and that you would like to suggest to the HN community?
They can also be super niche but not necessarily inherent to technology or computer science.
(sorry for my english)
- pizza 10y agohttp://reddit.com/r/sorceryofthespectacle http://reddit.com/r/sorceryofthespectacle
- grabcocque 10y agoSome of my favourite examples of the best and worst of Reddit. /r/deepintoyoutube /r/healsluts /r/minihorses /r/learnuselesstalents /r/shitredditsays
- hprotagonist 10y ago/r/PartyParrot
- dmerrick 10y ago/r/A1B21F8244F Weird encrypted messages, or just data dumps, or something else. The mystery is the fun part. /r/AmazonWTF Strange things you can buy on Amazon /r/bench and /r/fence Originally spawned from amusing comments, these subreddits still get traffic /r/AnimalsWithoutNecks Yep r/crazystairs Cool staircases
- drcode 10y agoProtip: Only visit links on r/AmazonWTF from an anonymous tab or bad things will happen to your future Amazon recommendations.
- Judgmentality 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/theocho https://www.reddit.com/r/theocho ... Weird and wacky sports you've never heard of - funny and genuinely interesting https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyrobots https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyrobots ... Fairly self-explanatory - makes fun of shitty robots https://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis https://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis ... In my opinion, the best way to discover new music https://www.reddit.com/r/MachinePorn https://www.reddit.com/r/MachinePorn ... Pictures of really cool machinery https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn ... Pictures and videos of neat engineering technologies https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanical_gifs https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanical_gifs ... Animations of cool mechanical devices
- dmerrick 10y ago/r/DesirePaths Paths created by people walking off the intended paths /r/DoesNotTranslate Words or phrases without analogs in other languages /r/FuckYou Does what it says on the tin /r/Heavymind Trippy, heavy art /r/hmmm Pics that make you go, "hmmm" /r/delusionalartists Artists who think they are more qualified than they actually are r/iamverysmart People who are a little too proud of their intellect
- phaed 10y agoI just spent way too long on /r/delusionalartists
- curiousgal 10y agor/ImaginaryCityscapes/ Also r/ChildrenFallingOver
- divbit 10y agoProbably well known, but my favorite is always https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyreactiongifs/ https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyreactiongifs/ glorious example: https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyreactiongifs/comments/50bnuj/mrw_the_genie_grants_me_five_wishes_but_im_an/?ref=share&ref_source=link https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyreactiongifs/comments/50bnuj/...
- curiousgal 10y agoThe ingenuity of some people coming with titles is uncanny!
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- curiousgal 10y agoI am just in awe!
- miguelrochefort 10y ago/r/thebutton https://www.reddit.com/r/thebutton/ https://www.reddit.com/r/thebutton/
- dmerrick 10y ago/r/Serendipity Meta-subreddit designed to introduce you to new subreddits /r/Showerthoughts Amusing, often insightful thoughts /r/wholesomememes Pleasant pictures that make you feel nice about the world /r/Justrolledintotheshop Tales from the auto mechanic /r/LucidDreaming Tips and stories for lucid dreaming /r/marijuanaenthusiasts Because /r/trees was taken /r/PastAndPresentPics Recreating old pics in present day /r/PlayItAgainSam and /r/youtubehaiku YouTube videos that get better each play
- hashhar 10y agoThe /r/trees and /r/marijuanaenthusiasts are a very funny bunch. That's like their tagline. XD There are two other such pairs but I can't remember (something to do with potatoes maybe?).
- jccalhoun 10y agothere are some really great ones listed in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/31qe8n/what_is_the_weirdest_subreddit/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/31qe8n/what_is_t...
- JesseAldridge 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/VXJunkies/ https://www.reddit.com/r/VXJunkies/ is fun, but can be a bit hard to follow if you're not well versed in the field.
- sixQuarks 10y agoI just looked through this subreddit and I still have no idea what this is all about. Please explain.
- aerovistae 10y agoIs this one of those things where all the terms are made up to sound really technical and the whole thing's a joke? I don't get it.
- phantarch 10y agoIt took a while for me to understand Yalgeth's Limit, but once that piece of information cracked itself open, the rest of it all really falls into place. Edit: Check out the wikia to get started (http://vxmodules.wikia.com/wiki/Getting_Started http://vxmodules.wikia.com/wiki/Getting_Started) Be careful though, the first time you ever calibrate a wide-angle spectrograph, you'll be hooked!
- DiabloD3 10y agoToday I clicked on a random story off the HN front page, then found a random comment on that story. Then I clicked on the subreddit linked from that HN story. I saw a submission in there by a guy I sub to on Youtube... referencing a reply to a video he made that I watched like two days ago. The hell? How does the Internet work?
- enimodas 10y ago/r/mistyfront ... subreddit where a bot posts top posts of other subreddits. Very varied, good content. /r/tulpas ... People who try to make a sentient being inside their mind using practice and self hypnosis. I don't really follow it, but it's a weird and cool idea not many people know about, and it seems to work for some people.
- rabidrat 10y agoAbout tulpas...it's basically ego manipulation. When combined with immature ego development (most practitioners are 14-24 it seems), this is how Otherkin happen.
- crawfordcomeaux 10y agoI'm curious...how you define "ego manipulation" in this context?
- rabidrat 10y agoThe flexing of one's self-consciousness? Like meditation, submission, or shadow work.
- crawfordcomeaux 10y agoCame here to suggest http://reddit.com/r/Tulpas http://reddit.com/r/Tulpas. I accidentally joined the community a month or so ago as the result of research into how gender identity works. Now, I have a female voice in my head along with my own & we're studying the potential therapeutic/developmental reasons one might choose to create a Tulpa.
- paullth 10y ago/r/enlightenedbirdmen/ VS v/r/MadMudmen/ Two communities locked in an eternal battle
- autogol 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/ - basically the exact opposite of /r/CityPorn https://www.reddit.com/r/trippinthroughtime/ https://www.reddit.com/r/trippinthroughtime/ - especially older posts https://www.reddit.com/r/FellowKids/ https://www.reddit.com/r/FellowKids/ - advertising and media (bad) attempts to appeal to younger audiences https://www.reddit.com/r/CrappyDesign/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CrappyDesign/ - self-explanatory
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- Zikes 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/MaoGame/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MaoGame/ If you break a rule of the Mao game you get a 24h ban, but nobody knows what the rules are.
- brentm 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/powerwashingporn/ https://www.reddit.com/r/powerwashingporn/
- ttd 10y agoI like to periodically browse through the top submissions of https://www.reddit.com/r/unity3d https://www.reddit.com/r/unity3d to see what neat sorts of game prototypes people come up with. There are always some very interesting little unpolished gems to see.
- flyinglizard 10y agoThe nth world problems series of subreddits. You can start with the second world problems (https://www.reddit.com/r/SecondWorldProblems/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SecondWorldProblems/), and climb all the way to the thousandth world (https://www.reddit.com/r/1000thworldproblems/ https://www.reddit.com/r/1000thworldproblems/). Lots of amusing content on the Fifth World: https://www.reddit.com/r/FifthWorldPics https://www.reddit.com/r/FifthWorldPics https://www.reddit.com/r/FifthWorldProblems https://www.reddit.com/r/FifthWorldProblems
- hashhar 10y agoI can't believe this slipped under me. In all the years I've been on reddit I never once came as far as 4th world, let alone 1000th.
- DanAndersen 10y agoHere are a few less-known subreddits I've been enjoying: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/ -- active subreddit, lots of interesting miscellaneous images of old historical items https://www.reddit.com/r/heraldry/ https://www.reddit.com/r/heraldry/ -- coat of arms, etc https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/ https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/ -- good for worldbuilders
- tmnvix 10y agoIf you enjoy historical artefacts, you'll probably enjoy the 'History of the World in 100 Objects' podcasts: http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/a_history_of_the_world.aspx http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/a_history_of_the_world....
- SAI_Peregrinus 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/shurima/ https://www.reddit.com/r/shurima/ https://www.reddit.com/r/shurimaintensifies/ https://www.reddit.com/r/shurimaintensifies/
- hashhar 10y agoYou do need Reddit Enhancement Suite installed to enjoy it to the fullest. XD That was fun.
- tradersam 10y agor/me_irl The premier subreddit. Edit: Another favorite: r/HighQualityGifs
- ponderingHplus 10y agoDepending on your comment history, this recommender can suggest some pretty weird ones. A warning, some of them can be NSFW. http://ponderinghydrogen.pythonanywhere.com/ http://ponderinghydrogen.pythonanywhere.com/
- astrange 10y agoComplain about car-centered design: https://www.reddit.com/r/urbanplanning https://www.reddit.com/r/urbanplanning Just what it says: https://www.reddit.com/r/monkslookingatbeer https://www.reddit.com/r/monkslookingatbeer https://www.reddit.com/r/Roadcam https://www.reddit.com/r/Roadcam Self-improvement: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/ https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/ https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/ https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/ https://www.reddit.com/r/keto https://www.reddit.com/r/keto
- trvrprkr 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditSimulator https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditSimulator A bot-only subreddit where the bots post content based on Markov chains. There are bots for many of the more popular subreddits so, essentially, each bot has a "personality" that reflects a specific subreddit.
- j4kp07 10y agoIs the creator of this sub anonymous?
- bergie 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/onebag/ https://www.reddit.com/r/onebag/ - for the traveling hacker nomad https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex - for rabid space geekery
- s0l1dsnak3123 10y ago/r/cableporn Oddly satisfying pictures of very neatly arranged cables.
- dflock 10y ago/r/oddlysatisfying
- RubyPinch 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/shittyfoodporn/ https://www.reddit.com/r/shittyfoodporn/ and the rest of the shitty network https://www.reddit.com/r/PeopleFuckingDying/ https://www.reddit.com/r/PeopleFuckingDying/ for when you want to see kids or animals falling over (no gore or death!)
- starmole 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/BearJokes/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BearJokes/ ... get your funny bone mauled!
- Agent766 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/ArtisanVideos/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtisanVideos/ I love binging videos of people that are masters of their craft.
- imh 10y agoI recently found this one: https://www.reddit.com/r/hmmm/ https://www.reddit.com/r/hmmm/ It's very good.
- shamaku 10y ago/r/C_S_T
- vijay_nair 10y agohttp://reddit.com/r/starterpacks/ http://reddit.com/r/starterpacks/ ... reduces entire cultures and sub-cultures to one pithy image. Some memes just pass over your head and this is a great way to get yourself familiarised with the context those memes operate in.
- brrrrrd 10y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/ *NIX desktops and configs. https://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/ https://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/ a little bit of fun https://www.reddit.com/r/mathriddles/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mathriddles/