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Ask HN: One website that isn't popular but is your favourite?

55 points by bangda 10y ago

bangda 10y ago
Comics on existential philosophy http://existentialcomics.com/ http://existentialcomics.com/
jf22 10y ago
Digg.com is really great these days. Their "front page" is mostly interesting and curated long reads which I really enjoy.
- GFischer 10y ago
  Wow, it has really changed. Thanks for recommending.
anotheryou 10y ago
For music discovery and history: - Ishkurs Guide: http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ - http://radiooooo.com/ http://radiooooo.com/ for timezones of co-workers and clients: - http://localtimes.info/ http://localtimes.info/ sci-hub / libgen (should be known quite widely now)
- ac29 10y ago
  More time goodness: https://time.is/ https://time.is/ <name of place, timezone, etc> Examples: https://time.is/San_Francisco https://time.is/San_Francisco https://time.is/Norway https://time.is/Norway https://time.is/EDT https://time.is/EDT https://time.is/UTC+8 https://time.is/UTC+8 https://time.is/Unix_time_now https://time.is/Unix_time_now
  - anotheryou 10y ago
    Ah, my link was bad, the useful part is bookmarking something like this: http://localtimes.info/difference/?lcid=GMXX0087,USCA0987,USCA0638&h=USCA0987# http://localtimes.info/difference/?lcid=GMXX0087,USCA0987,US...
bbctol 10y ago
I have been fascinated for many years by the website of math professor and puzzle-maker Erich Friedman; I can still spend hours looking at the optimizations of interesting packing problems. http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html
shanecleveland 10y ago
Seasonal and regional, but whenever there is a hint of snow in western Washington state, I start reading posts by a UW meteorological professor: http://cliffmass.blogspot.com http://cliffmass.blogspot.com. He's acutely focused on the "perfect storm" of conditions needed for any significant amount of snow in our region.
- JoshGlazebrook 10y ago
  Before I moved to Texas I followed Cliff almost daily for new posts. He was especially detailed when any "pineapple express" or snow storms would come along. Way more useful info than komo4/king5/etc.
busterarm 10y ago
Pretty much one of the best resources for maintaining a Mazda rotary... www.aaroncake.net The RX-5 Cosmo restoration video series on his youtube channel is very worth watching if you're even remotely interested in working on cars.
dorfuss 10y ago
http://www.fonerbooks.com http://www.fonerbooks.com - because of the "content first" design, and because its demise was caused by a major change in the Google search algo that promotes social media hype and interaction more than readable and valuable information. It has been an inspiration for many years. *I'm not affiliated in any way with the author
sstradling 10y ago
http://textsfromsuperheroes.com http://textsfromsuperheroes.com Un-informative and distracting. Probably doesn't make me a better founder. So funny.
tgragnato 10y ago
Don't really have a favourite, but there are many not so popular that I saved in my tiny bookmark list! Physics: http://www.asimmetrie.it http://www.asimmetrie.it - http://www.smartfish.ch http://www.smartfish.ch Cyberpunk: https://www.neondystopia.com https://www.neondystopia.com Computing: https://calomel.org https://calomel.org - https://www.michaelwlucas.com https://www.michaelwlucas.com I particularly enjoyed the clever presentation of the concept design @[http://www.smartfish.ch/file/SmartFish_Design_10.wmv http://www.smartfish.ch/file/SmartFish_Design_10.wmv] and the total overwhelming hilarity of Michael @[https://www.michaelwlucas.com/autobiography/the-porn-star https://www.michaelwlucas.com/autobiography/the-porn-star].
ankit84 10y ago
Warning: This is not an ad. My own product that I built 7 years ago. I visit it every single day. Built as one individual from everything - SEO, Sales, Lead, PM, Development, QA, Product-website http://enroller.in/a/ http://enroller.in/a/
baccredited 10y ago
http://www.swiss-miss.com/ http://www.swiss-miss.com/
- rewrew 10y ago
  Sorry, the content might be good, but my first reaction was that's an awful looking site for a design-focused blog.
  - baccredited 10y ago
    I read it with an RSS reader (feedly.com) so I'm actually almost never there.
Joof 10y ago
Fractals and things by the co-creater of the mandelbulb fractal. http://www.bugman123.com/index.html http://www.bugman123.com/index.html
- brokenmachine 10y ago
  Nice site, the gears and engineering stuff is cool.
lsiebert 10y ago
http://www.metafilter.com http://www.metafilter.com a discussion site that charges a one time fee for accounts and has paid moderators. Works brilliantly, except that they deserve more money.
karthiksk2012 10y ago
www.smbc-comics.com

55 points by bangda 10y ago

Comics on existential philosophy http://existentialcomics.com/ http://existentialcomics.com/

jf22 10y ago

Digg.com is really great these days. Their "front page" is mostly interesting and curated long reads which I really enjoy.

GFischer 10y ago
Wow, it has really changed. Thanks for recommending.

anotheryou 10y ago

For music discovery and history: - Ishkurs Guide: http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ - http://radiooooo.com/ http://radiooooo.com/ for timezones of co-workers and clients: - http://localtimes.info/ http://localtimes.info/ sci-hub / libgen (should be known quite widely now)

ac29 10y ago
More time goodness: https://time.is/ https://time.is/ <name of place, timezone, etc> Examples: https://time.is/San_Francisco https://time.is/San_Francisco https://time.is/Norway https://time.is/Norway https://time.is/EDT https://time.is/EDT https://time.is/UTC+8 https://time.is/UTC+8 https://time.is/Unix_time_now https://time.is/Unix_time_now
- anotheryou 10y ago
  Ah, my link was bad, the useful part is bookmarking something like this: http://localtimes.info/difference/?lcid=GMXX0087,USCA0987,USCA0638&h=USCA0987# http://localtimes.info/difference/?lcid=GMXX0087,USCA0987,US...

bbctol 10y ago

I have been fascinated for many years by the website of math professor and puzzle-maker Erich Friedman; I can still spend hours looking at the optimizations of interesting packing problems. http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/packing.html

shanecleveland 10y ago

Seasonal and regional, but whenever there is a hint of snow in western Washington state, I start reading posts by a UW meteorological professor: http://cliffmass.blogspot.com http://cliffmass.blogspot.com. He's acutely focused on the "perfect storm" of conditions needed for any significant amount of snow in our region.

JoshGlazebrook 10y ago
Before I moved to Texas I followed Cliff almost daily for new posts. He was especially detailed when any "pineapple express" or snow storms would come along. Way more useful info than komo4/king5/etc.

busterarm 10y ago

Pretty much one of the best resources for maintaining a Mazda rotary... www.aaroncake.net The RX-5 Cosmo restoration video series on his youtube channel is very worth watching if you're even remotely interested in working on cars.

dorfuss 10y ago

http://www.fonerbooks.com http://www.fonerbooks.com - because of the "content first" design, and because its demise was caused by a major change in the Google search algo that promotes social media hype and interaction more than readable and valuable information. It has been an inspiration for many years. *I'm not affiliated in any way with the author

sstradling 10y ago

http://textsfromsuperheroes.com http://textsfromsuperheroes.com Un-informative and distracting. Probably doesn't make me a better founder. So funny.

tgragnato 10y ago

Don't really have a favourite, but there are many not so popular that I saved in my tiny bookmark list! Physics: http://www.asimmetrie.it http://www.asimmetrie.it - http://www.smartfish.ch http://www.smartfish.ch Cyberpunk: https://www.neondystopia.com https://www.neondystopia.com Computing: https://calomel.org https://calomel.org - https://www.michaelwlucas.com https://www.michaelwlucas.com I particularly enjoyed the clever presentation of the concept design @[http://www.smartfish.ch/file/SmartFish_Design_10.wmv http://www.smartfish.ch/file/SmartFish_Design_10.wmv] and the total overwhelming hilarity of Michael @[https://www.michaelwlucas.com/autobiography/the-porn-star https://www.michaelwlucas.com/autobiography/the-porn-star].

ankit84 10y ago

Warning: This is not an ad. My own product that I built 7 years ago. I visit it every single day. Built as one individual from everything - SEO, Sales, Lead, PM, Development, QA, Product-website http://enroller.in/a/ http://enroller.in/a/

baccredited 10y ago

http://www.swiss-miss.com/ http://www.swiss-miss.com/

rewrew 10y ago
Sorry, the content might be good, but my first reaction was that's an awful looking site for a design-focused blog.
- baccredited 10y ago
  I read it with an RSS reader (feedly.com) so I'm actually almost never there.

Joof 10y ago

Fractals and things by the co-creater of the mandelbulb fractal. http://www.bugman123.com/index.html http://www.bugman123.com/index.html

brokenmachine 10y ago
Nice site, the gears and engineering stuff is cool.

lsiebert 10y ago

http://www.metafilter.com http://www.metafilter.com a discussion site that charges a one time fee for accounts and has paid moderators. Works brilliantly, except that they deserve more money.

karthiksk2012 10y ago