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by Starfighter
Wed Apr 05, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: 💿 The Yesterweb 💿
Topic: The forum is shutting down
Replies: 135
Views: 187262

Re: The forum is shutting down

Well shit. I wish I had more to say, but that's it pretty much. :D I respect the heck out of everyone involved and I understand the decision, it's just a bummer to see nice things go away, you know? Anyway, then this will be my last post on here. What do I want to end it with? I think I liked everyo...
by Starfighter
Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:56 am
Forum: 💿 The Yesterweb 💿
Topic: How do i make those signatures that look super cool??
Replies: 3
Views: 3287

Re: How do i make those signatures that look super cool??

I sometimes forget not all of us can do stuff like this without really thinking about it. A lot of things I personally know how to do feels like something everyone probably know - like it's self-explanatory. I'm not an expert but I have been playing with raster graphics editors since the mid 90's (n...
by Starfighter
Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:24 pm
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: Issues with motivation
Replies: 6
Views: 3901

Re: Issues with motivation

Everything I do turn into something I should do rather than something I want to do. This is how I've been my whole life, from choice of studies to home projects, all my hobbies, interests and... well everything. I've dealt with the guilt that comes from losing interest by trying to accepting myself ...
by Starfighter
Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:48 am
Forum: 💿 The Yesterweb 💿
Topic: The webring is shutting down
Replies: 33
Views: 29417

Re: The webring is shutting down

madness wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:28 pmit needs to be rebuilt from the ground up with an expectation of community maintenance built into its foundation, or something like that.
If I were to guess, this is probably the key.
by Starfighter
Mon Mar 27, 2023 7:13 am
Forum: 💿 The Yesterweb 💿
Topic: The webring is shutting down
Replies: 33
Views: 29417

Re: The webring is shutting down

Cobra! wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:16 am At first I was saddened by the news, but after hearing the reason, I totally understand why now. It’s gotten too big for it’s own good. If people are using it just for SEO reasons, then it has kind of failed it’s mission, hasn’t it?
My feelings/thoughts precisely!
Cobra! wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:16 amSurf+
What's that? :o
by Starfighter
Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:22 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: What is your favourite food?
Replies: 17
Views: 6021

Re: What is your favourite food?

My favorite food used to be bought pizza (since I cook in this house it's heaven not having to make the food once in a while), but the only (my opinion, obviously) good vegan cheese for pizza here in Sweden went out of production years ago and since then pizza is just "kind of okay" with a...
by Starfighter
Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)
Replies: 159
Views: 48697

Re: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)

Operation
by Starfighter
Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:46 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)
Replies: 159
Views: 48697

Re: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)

Ebba Grön
by Starfighter
Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: how to make windows 11 suck less
Replies: 13
Views: 5390

Re: how to make windows 11 suck less

Rynn wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 3:11 pmreally only has full support for standard zip files
This is true for W11 as well. Anything other than zip requires 7z, pretty much. It's just a pity 7z is so boring to look at... :( I used to use PeaZip instead of 7z just for the better looks. :D
by Starfighter
Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:14 am
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: how to make windows 11 suck less
Replies: 13
Views: 5390

Re: how to make windows 11 suck less

Another issue I heard of a lot is the fact they're including advertisment in their paid OS, which if it's still going on, I think it's genuinely shitty. This trend was already apparent from Win10 - which I enjoy using a lot. But it tries to push you into using a Microsoft account, using Edge, using...
by Starfighter
Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:45 am
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: how to make windows 11 suck less
Replies: 13
Views: 5390

Re: how to make windows 11 suck less

As someone who's still on Win10 and have only heard dreadful things about 11, I'd be curious to hearing more from both sides, honestly! I'd be happy to share my thoughts and I guess this thread is as good as any to host this discussion (the topic title is sure to get clicks at least :D). What dread...
by Starfighter
Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)
Replies: 159
Views: 48697

Re: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)

Uncurbed
by Starfighter
Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:54 am
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: DIY: Browser based services
Replies: 4
Views: 3147

Re: DIY: Browser based services

Nice, thanks! :D
by Starfighter
Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:58 am
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: DIY: Browser based services
Replies: 4
Views: 3147

DIY: Browser based services

https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/e4gdcml6k4r.png I've realized a lot of smaller tasks are done through a web browser instead of manually because the average user doesn't know they can do it just as easily with their own computer. For example, I've seen a site with the purpose of sorting lines of text...
by Starfighter
Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:20 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)
Replies: 159
Views: 48697

Re: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)

Napalm Death
by Starfighter
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:55 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)
Replies: 159
Views: 48697

Re: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)

Inhumane Nature
by Starfighter
Thu Mar 09, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: how to make windows 11 suck less
Replies: 13
Views: 5390

Re: how to make windows 11 suck less

windows 11 sucks! [...] it's just not good! [...] how can i make this god-forsaken operating system suck less? Personally I love W11 for a lot of reasons but that's not what this thread is for (so I save my list of "Cool Things Windows Now Does" for another time), tell us a bit more about...
by Starfighter
Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)
Replies: 159
Views: 48697

Re: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)

Forclose

(you're very welcome ^^)
by Starfighter
Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:02 pm
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: Obligatory Desktop thread!
Replies: 79
Views: 28366

Re: Obligatory Desktop thread!

I love this photo:
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by Starfighter
Wed Mar 01, 2023 12:59 pm
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: Yall got any cool retro desktops?
Replies: 7
Views: 3575

Re: Yall got any cool retro desktops?

This (iMac G5) was my main setup for the longest time! It's not anymore though. :(
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by Starfighter
Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:53 am
Forum: ☕ Internet Café ☕
Topic: thoughts on drama commentary channels?
Replies: 33
Views: 10188

Re: thoughts on commentary channels?

Drama doesn't interest me even when it involves people I know in real life so I guess that's a clue as to what my thoughts on drama commentary channels are. :) I don't know if it's because I've got zero brainspace over for things that doesn't interest me or if I'm simply old (I'm looking at 37 later...
by Starfighter
Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:00 am
Forum: ☕ Internet Café ☕
Topic: Quick questions that don't need a dedicated thread
Replies: 17
Views: 6636

Re: Quick questions that don't need a dedicated thread

You could look into iframes, i think? It's a bit like loading a different HTML page into a div. There's a bunch of caveats though, for security reasons, but for a navbar it should be perfectly fine i think. (...or you could do plain frames if you wanna be really oldschool and have a slightly worse ...
by Starfighter
Mon Feb 20, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: ☕ Internet Café ☕
Topic: Quick questions that don't need a dedicated thread
Replies: 17
Views: 6636

Re: Quick questions that don't need a dedicated thread

Is it possible to have a certain html file being displayed on other html files without the use of scripts or PHP? A pure HTML/CSS solution? I'm specifically thinking of navigation, I'd like my nav to be one editable file instead of having to copy-paste the tag contents to every other page when I mak...
by Starfighter
Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:53 am
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: What programs do you use to make animated buttons?
Replies: 14
Views: 6041

Re: What programs do you use to make animated buttons?

Arevakhach wrote: Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:50 amThanks to your recommendation, I managed to make these
Nice! Welcome to the Aseprite gang! :)
by Starfighter
Thu Feb 16, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: ☕ Internet Café ☕
Topic: Privacy Boost thread
Replies: 15
Views: 5811

Re: Privacy Boost thread

I'm also using LibreWolf! That and a VPN subscription is my main efforts towards more privacy.

I tried using secMail.pro (it's on the tor network) but it was just too slow and troublesome to use. :)
by Starfighter
Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:40 pm
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: Latest "New Thing" You've Added to Your Site?
Replies: 42
Views: 18061

Re: Latest "New Thing" You've Added to Your Site?

An about me and a manifesto of sorts! It's not as fleshed out as one would expect but at least it's something. :)
by Starfighter
Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Any tapeheads here?
Replies: 46
Views: 14904

Re: Any tapeheads here?

I was gifted a tape yesterday with an O-card. No plastic, nothing, just a paper sleeve for the cassette. Are there any nifty ways to make this packaging more sturdy? I feel like it's going to wear and tear very quickly. I was thinking of covering it in clear tape, but it might end up looking really ...
by Starfighter
Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:03 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: my monitor hurts my eyes :(
Replies: 5
Views: 3267

Re: my monitor hurts my eyes :(

It very well could be the monitor since the problem is real and can happen to anyone (I remember feeling better about reading on my monitor after switching to a 27" 144hz one) but I also want to ask you, how far away from your screen are you sitting? Do you get the same kind of eyestrain when r...
by Starfighter
Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: ☕ Internet Café ☕
Topic: Looking for Yesterweb Site
Replies: 3
Views: 2810

Re: Looking for Yesterweb Site

did some digging and found it - it was a site, but is no longer up! an archive of that button, along with the rest of them, is linked here , and from there you can probably do some digging from there and find more about the site! seems like the archives are pretty thorough! :D Nice detective skills...
by Starfighter
Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Any tapeheads here?
Replies: 46
Views: 14904

Re: Any tapeheads here?

Theyre called obi strips! Japanese products (cassettes, cds, books) tend to have them listing the Japanese info for the product. They look cool so some people in collecting communities seek versions with them out specifically. Thank you! And that also makes sense, my tapes that have those are from ...
by Starfighter
Mon Feb 13, 2023 9:33 pm
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Any tapeheads here?
Replies: 46
Views: 14904

Re: Any tapeheads here?

galat wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:17 pmsome mixtapes ive made
Those are absolutely gorgeous! Well done! What are those paper ribbons on the outside called? I have a few cassettes with those as well and I never really understood what I should call them. I usually go with "the paper thingies around the outside".
by Starfighter
Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:35 am
Forum: 💿 The Yesterweb 💿
Topic: The Subject field
Replies: 7
Views: 4783

The Subject field

I've noticed that when a thread is created, the Subject field gives the thread its name. All is well. When someone posts in the thread and adds a subject of their own, the thread is called that in the "Last post" section. Is this really how it should be? I've seen it several times but the ...
by Starfighter
Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:20 am
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: i need a big buff brain to help me
Replies: 12
Views: 4954

Re: 2 issues with my site, i need a big buff brain to help me

catra wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2023 1:13 pmOH i just saw this, thank u sm!! ill try this nowww :D :D
I just voted in your latest poll and it works! Nice! :D
by Starfighter
Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: how long is your attention span?
Replies: 14
Views: 5128

Re: how long is your attention span?

you need someone who uses the internet a lot / doesn't live mostly offline (I haven't found a better way to phrase this), and gets really interested in peculiar topics even though they're not relevant on a mainstream level. The ADHD surprises me most tbh, but I guess if webmaking becomes Your Thing...
by Starfighter
Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: 💿 The Yesterweb 💿
Topic: Target on URL:s
Replies: 2
Views: 2935

Re: Target on URL:s

Nice! I like it! :D
by Starfighter
Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:57 am
Forum: 💿 The Yesterweb 💿
Topic: Target on URL:s
Replies: 2
Views: 2935

Target on URL:s

Tallyho! How about the ability to put a _blank (or the equivalent) on the links? It's not a big thing, but I do find myself right clicking just about every link on here as I like my links to open a new tab and not taking over the main tab. :)
by Starfighter
Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:52 am
Forum: ☕ Internet Café ☕
Topic: Looking for Yesterweb Site
Replies: 3
Views: 2810

Re: Looking for Yesterweb Site

That site and my site almost have the same favicon! It's a sign. :D Anyway, I tend to bookmark every yesterweb site I come across that I like, as to remember to link to it later with a 88x31 button, so I don't have anything I'm trying to remember at the moment. But speaking of buttons, I guess I do ...
by Starfighter
Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:45 am
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: What programs do you use to make animated buttons?
Replies: 14
Views: 6041

Re: What programs do you use to make animated buttons?

Also if you don't have the money for Aseprite you can always go for: Libresprite (A free opensource alternative to yes, Aseprite.) This is such a valuable suggestion! I didn't know about the whole Aseprite/Libresprite thing before now and I think I would've gone the Libre route if I knew about this...
by Starfighter
Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:31 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: nintendo direct discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 4773

Re: nintendo direct discussion

My top four of the games showed: 4. Decapolice 3. Professor Layton and The New World of Steam 2. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time 1. Sea of Stars I might pick up Metroid Prime Remastered when the physical edition comes out, I remember giving up on the Gamecube original because I was frustrat...
by Starfighter
Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:37 pm
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: i need a big buff brain to help me
Replies: 12
Views: 4954

Re: 2 issues with my site, i need a big buff brain to help me

hmmm im not smart enough to tell u if thats possible :> It looks like it works! I tried it in W3Schools Tryit Editor. I copied your code for the poll and added my suggestion, the vote is sent but the visitor is not forwarded to pollcode.com. Well, it's happening, but we can't see it. :) Find this l...
by Starfighter
Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:23 pm
Forum: 💽 Computer Lab 💽
Topic: i need a big buff brain to help me
Replies: 12
Views: 4954

Re: 2 issues with my site, i need a big buff brain to help me

What happens if you create an invisible iframe (<iframe style="display:none;" name="coolname"></iframe>) and then tell the form to open the url in that (by adding target="coolname" to the form tag)? Is that... is that even possible? I like making uninformed guesses. :D
by Starfighter
Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Any tapeheads here?
Replies: 46
Views: 14904

Re: Any tapeheads here?

The thing that bothers me about Techmoan is that he seems to think the only cassette mechanism being made today is that cheap and nasty one all the no name brands use, which is simply not true. TEAC still makes some good mechanisms. Not the best, but for someone like me they're more than good enoug...
by Starfighter
Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:40 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: What's your hometown mystery?
Replies: 1
Views: 2332

Re: What's your hometown mystery?

My hometown (a small town, ~16 000 residents) also has a missing person case that's been bothering me for a while now. It's a fairly new incident (2020) where a 17 year old boy disappeared one night and hasn't been found since. He was at a party downtown when he suddenly left without warning. His br...
by Starfighter
Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:16 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Any tapeheads here?
Replies: 46
Views: 14904

Re: Any tapeheads here?

Cobra! wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:29 amVWestlife does loads of videos on cassette decks
I want to throw Techmoan into the mix as well talking about youtube channels with cassette content! :) Here's a filtered view to his cassette videos: [get some snacks or a beverage and click me]
by Starfighter
Wed Feb 08, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Any tapeheads here?
Replies: 46
Views: 14904

Re: Any tapeheads here?

My deck just ate one of my tapes. :( I also noticed the tapes I make with it play slowly on other decks, they sound stuttery? Do I need to replace the belt? Time to clean! :) One of my tapes got stuck a month ago (I was able to get the tape out pretty much unharmed) and after a good clean it has be...
by Starfighter
Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:09 am
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)
Replies: 159
Views: 48697

Re: Musician/band/Artist ABC (Forum Game)

Insect Warfare
by Starfighter
Tue Feb 07, 2023 1:08 pm
Forum: 🌼 The Garden 🌼
Topic: What's the latest video game you bought?
Replies: 39
Views: 12997

Re: What's the latest video game you bought?

It wasn't bought recently, but I found it in my stash recently. I completely forgot I had it! This is what I'm doing this weekend. 8)

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