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Independent search and discovery for the smaller, non-commercial web.
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Useful, thoughtful, and independent places worth visiting.
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OEIS
A nonprofit, community-maintained reference for identifying and studying integer sequences.
Visit site ↗Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Deep, openly accessible philosophy maintained by subject scholars.
Visit site ↗The Feynman Lectures on Physics
The classic Caltech physics lectures, freely readable in an official online edition.
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Project Euler
Mathematical and programming problems built for sustained problem-solving. An account is needed only to record progress.
Visit site ↗The American Yawp
An open, collaboratively built US history textbook and primary-source reader.
Visit site ↗BeepBox
A focused browser tool for composing and sharing chiptune music without an account.
Visit site ↗Nicky Case
Independent interactive explanations and games for learning about systems, trust, mental health, and media.
Visit site ↗LOW←TECH MAGAZINE
Independent writing about durable technologies, served from a lightweight, solar-powered website.
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They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?
An ad-free, donation-supported guide to film history and critical consensus.
Visit site ↗xkcd
A long-running webcomic about romance, sarcasm, mathematics, science, and language.
Visit site ↗Universal Paperclips
A compact incremental strategy game about automation, ambition, and unintended consequences.
Visit site ↗Standard Ebooks
Carefully produced, volunteer-made editions of public-domain books, free to read and download.
Visit site ↗The Public Domain Review
A not-for-profit journal and collection devoted to curious works from the history of art, literature, and ideas.
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Plain Text Security Wait Times
Focused airport-security wait times designed for quick access.
Visit site ↗Plain Text Sports
Compact live scores, schedules, standings, and team pages.
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