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Fun and interesting websites cover the odd corners of the web, from curiosities to time-wasters. The topic collects interactive toys, strange archives, random generators and long-running list pages, mixing polished studio projects with personal pages kept alive for years. Not every entry ages well, so check how much of each site still works, whether it asks for an account and how heavy it is on mobile data. A few change often, and others are frozen in time, which is part of their charm. Nothing here is required reading, so treat the topic as a shelf to browse when you want something light.
Frequency 2156 is a community-based internet radio project set in the year 2156. Visitors can listen to survival messages, record their own radio messages, and browse a map of locations to learn about survivors. Audio messages can be submitted through the site or uploaded in supported formats.
funwebsite.fun is a personal site collecting projects described as mostly about math, language and games. Projects include the daily word puzzle Rainbow Connection, a snake game on square, triangle and hexagon tiles, and an Infinite Monkeys page. The site also lists blog posts.
FutureMe is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
FutureTimeline is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
An online Windows XP simulator intended for pranking friends by secretly opening it on their computer in full screen. The site imitates the Windows XP operating system, letting users open programs, interact with the interface and trigger a blue error screen. It also offers Minesweeper and Tetris.
A hacking simulator that imitates the typing seen in movies and games. Users press F11, select a theme and start typing. Themes include Tegnio, SHIELD Version, Mr. Robot, Visual Studio, Fallout Version, Minecraft, Matrix, NASA and Plain Terminal.
A browser-based simulation that uses neuroevolution to evolve car shapes and the neural networks that control them. Each car has a simple neural network improved through generations without backpropagation. It is based on BoxCar2D and rewritten from scratch using the Box2D physics engine. Controls include mutation rate and size, gravity and elite clones.
Gigapan is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
GIYBF is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
A parody website that translates text, search terms, website addresses and Twitter handles into gangsta slang. It includes a Textilizer for translating typed or pasted text. The site states it is not affiliated with Google and is intended as a satirical caricature of the search engine, for mature audiences familiar with the slang.
GlobalPenFriends is a pen pal website where members find pen pals from 195+ countries and correspond by internet or snail mail. Profiles describe members and their pen pal preferences, and members can search for pen pals based on shared interests. The site offers secure online messaging and lists pen pal groups such as e-pals, language exchange, travel friends, candy swaps, mail art and postcard exchange.
GOATY is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
Google Doodles are temporary changes to the Google search logo made to celebrate culture, holidays, places and events. The site collects past and current Doodles, including interactive Doodles built around holidays, events, sports and heroes. It also offers browsing of Doodles by color and a library of World Cup Doodles.
gradient.horse is a small indie art project where users draw a horse and watch it run across a gradient background alongside drawings by others. Clicking or tapping a horse makes it jump forward, and double-clicking removes it. Submitted drawings are analyzed with a filter described as Artificial Goose Intelligence, with an option to show non-horses.
HackerTyper is a prank simulator that shows fake hacker-style coding text as the user types, with keyboard shortcuts for effects such as access granted and access denied. It also offers a free email newsletter covering finance, entrepreneurship and software engineering.
HammyHome is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
HeyFromTheFuture is a project where users select an age to read messages from people about what they wish they knew at that age, and can leave advice for others. Ages are listed from thirteen through eighty-one.
Hoacks is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
An art project by Tijmen Schep that demonstrates how face detection algorithms judge faces. It runs in the browser and requires camera access, while processing data locally without sending personal data to a server. It was made as part of the European Union's Sherpa research program.
HYDRA is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
HyperText is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
IARadio is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
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Impersona is a miscellaneous web resource for discovery, directories, archives, web culture, or useful tools.
