Links & Resources
Will be endlessly added to...
Gaming
Linux & FOSS
Old Tech, Repairs & Home Server
Internet
Cooking
Gaming
(Mostly software and play experience related, including the non-digital. Hardware is below in Old Tech...)
PCGamingWiki- Huge detailed wiki of PC gaming/compatibility fixes
Emulation General Wiki - wiki for all kinds of emulation
Zomb's Lair - website with a repo of dozens of obscure old games
MixMods - possibly the best source of mods for the 3D era GTAs and Need for Speeds Underground to Carbon. Also has guides for running/modding (including on Linux), and the only place I've found a working version of the GTA: Alien City (Anderius) mod
Raph Koster's website - lots of articles and info about worldbuilding, game development, and the challenges of persistent virtual worlds, from the lead designer of Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies.
MassivelyOP - popular MMO-focused game journalism outlet, lots of interesting columns like The Game Archaeologist
Caminus' Dungeon - cool page and attached blog about TTRPGs and DMing
WE NEED MORE JANK - good post by Mycelion about embracing jank to reach the heart of a game, also has other posts on old consoles/handhelds
Linux Compatibility
Heroic Games Launcher - launcher for Epic, GOG, and Amazon Game stores, available for Linux as Flatpak, AppImage, .deb & .rpm, or tarball
Lutris - game preservation platform and Linux launcher for Epic, GOG, emulation, and more. Widely available in most distros, as Flatpak, or tarball
Bottles - general Linux compatibility software, works well for games. (Flatpak only)
PlayOnLinux - older Linux compatibility software, still works well. Widely available in most distros, or as tarball
Wine Application Database- Large database of user reports regarding app compatibility with Wine
ProtonDB - Crowd-sourced Linux & Steam Deck compatibility reports
Are We Anti-Cheat Yet? - Crowd-sourced list of game anti-cheats and their compatibility with GNU/Linux
Linux & FOSS
VeronicaExplains.net - some Linux/FOSS articles and guides (and links to Peertube/youtube videos)
ExplainingComputers.com - some Linux/FOSS info and guides (mostly links to youtube videos)
DavidRevoy.com - Artist who strictly uses open source software & GNU/Linux. Lots of guides, info, and reviews of graphics tablets and software.
Linux Guide (in progress) - informative and easy to follow introduction to Linux essentials by LilyYucarp
The Rice of Babel: The Absurdity of Linux Theming - really insightful overview of the problems with themeing Linux desktops by Luckiest Venus
an (almost) one year of daily driving a degoogled phone - first-hand post about using LineageOS by Lug. He also has a 6 month one, and several other FOSS phone related posts (among other topics)
Hardware Compatibility
Linux-Hardware.org - Large repository of Linux hardware compatibility reports.
Linux-Laptop.net - Large repository of reports on running Linux on laptops/notebooks.
Old Tech, Repairs & Home Server
Computer Chronicles - old informative TV show following the rise of the microcomputer PC, the internet, and related consumer electronics. Ran from 1983-2002
The Screen Savers (via internet archive) - old infotainment TV show about computing, consumer electronics, and the internet. Ran from 1998-2005
WinWorld - online museum of old and abandoned software
Infinite Mac - browser based virtual machines of old Mac systems
gekk.info - Cathode Ray Dude's website, numerous articles about various old hardware and software
Gamerdog's Old Project Dump - first-hand overview of about a dozen random console/tech fixes
Repair Guides
IFixIt.com - popular free repair guides site
Console Mods wiki - detailed guides on modding numerous game consoles
Minecraft Bedrock Server
Minecraft Bedrock Edition – Ubuntu Dedicated Server Guide - guide I used by James A. Chambers. He also has a Docker version
BedrockConnect github - tool created by Pugmatt that allows console players (xbox, switch, playstation) to join a private minecraft server (beyond the limited 'featured' servers list).
Internet
32-Bit Cafe - personal/hobbyist web community
Internet Archive - huge well known archive of media, software, and websites via the wayback machine
Net Cafe (via internet archive) - old informative TV show about the early internet boom, ran from 1996-2002.
Browsers
(I've listed a bunch of older/low web resource browsers here)
Librewolf - privacy focused Firefox based browser with uBO included
Ungoogled Chromium - Chrome/Chromium without Google web service dependency
IronFox - privacy focused Firefox based browser for Android
Cromite - privacy focused Chromium based browser for Android, Windows & Linux
Lagrange - a modern styled cross-platform Gemini browser
Lynx - 'ol reliable text based terminal browser since 1992. Supports Gopher protocol, in most distro repos
Search Engines
Startpage - pretty minimal privacy focused search engine that pulls results from google and bing
Mojeek - privacy focused independent search engine. They use their own crawlers, so results may be less robust or localised.
FrogFind - site that pulls results from DuckDuckGo and converts them to simpler HTML for older computers/browsers without HTTPS.
Webmastery, Layouts, etc.
Webmastering.neocities - Very popular site with links to other pages that have layouts, guides, buttons, and much more
Cyberfrog's resource page - lots of links to templates and other helpful stuff
Angel's Layouts - cute and cozy themes
TestingRange Styles - a mix of styles by DOOMVEGA, I've used 'Doors 96' on this site
Nomnomnami's templates - cute comic-y, character sheet styled themes
Wishglow's layouts - anime themed layouts
Teppy's layouts - an eclectic mix of layouts across styles and eras
Cepheus' themes - soft, cozy, and pleasant themes
Eggramen's templates - a nice mix of styles, I have used two before on another site. Easy to read and modify.
SadGrl's layouts - a variety of styles, plus a popular layout builder, among other helpful tools and information (link to archived site)
Renata's themes - nice mix of themes with differing styles (anime, kawaii, and others)
Repth's themes - mix of themes across styles and eras with many having anime/kawaii influences. I've used one on another site
Templaterr's layouts - old-school styled layouts
Almostsweet's layouts - mix of layout styles
Codesharing's layouts - large variety of layouts across different styles
ThemeKings layouts - collection of very 00s old school themes
Houdini's layouts - eclectic mix of layouts across styles, many have an old school aesthetic
Zonelets - blogging code and mix of themes that I use on this site. Related/integrated stuff; Zonelots (adds tagging), zoneRSS (adds RSS feed and in-browser post editor)
Cooking
Allergen Specific Recipes
Gluten Free on a Shoestring - probably the most comprehensive gluten free recipe source I've found.
The Loopy Whisk - gluten free, lots of sweets and baking
Bob's Red Mill (gluten free recipes page) - recipes from a popular brand that makes some allergen free baking products (flours, egg replacer, etc.)
Cooking for Oscar - RPAH elimination diet recipes
The Best Things In Life Are Gluten Free - gluten free and RPAH elimination diet recipes