Neocities

1 year ago

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1 year ago

I keep forgetting to mention this but weeks ago I found out an art site I used and had good experiences with in middle school is still online and has been revamped. I made an account and uploaded some recent art; I don't draw often anymore so I'm not as active as I could be, but for those who are tired of dA's bullshit, I think Side7 has potential to repopulate. https://www.side7.com/

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sakana 1 year ago

I loved Side7, it was my OG art site before DA too.

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hardmachine 1 year ago

My uploads there are long gone but it makes me very happy the owners stuck with it even when it was overshadowed by competitors!!

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1 year ago

shrine/ivy.html

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vivarism 1 year ago

Wow quitting is a big step...! Sounds like a life-affirming choice though, one made for the sake of your health. I'm really proud of you and glad that you will be getting a break soon. Just 2 more weeks!! Ganbare!!!!

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hardmachine 1 year ago

Thank you... I'm really hoping this will work out in 2024!!

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1 year ago

art/capyart.html

runes/klonoaremake.html

shrine/ivy.html

art/sparkler.html

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hardmachine 1 year ago

Capybara art was one of my first pages I tried to optimize, but when coding offline the images broke for some reason :( It should be compatible on mobile/smaller windows now though.

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1 year ago

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hardmachine 1 year ago

This was using the layout I made (notably for Charizard1246 and the Favs shrine) and I notice how much of the code is kinda busted lol... Well I'm learning, hopefully I'll make more layouts by myself later.

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vivarism 1 year ago

i think it looks nice!!! and everyone's code is busted at first, un-busting it is a great way to learn. i'm looking forward to seeing more designs from you~ surely they will all have that unique hardmachine flavour!

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1 year ago

links.html

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runes/engage.html

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hardmachine 1 year ago

I'm getting tired of my index so I think my next "to-do" depending on my schedule next week is to use the layout I made for a new index/splash...

hardmachine updated HARDMACHINE

2 years ago

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hardmachine updated HARDMACHINE

2 years ago

art/sparkler.html

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shrine/chicken.html

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hardmachine updated HARDMACHINE

2 years ago

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vivarism 2 years ago

I was planning to sell my (barely used) Wacom Intuos Bluetooth tablet... any interest? I'll part with it for 30ish USD

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hardmachine 2 years ago

Maybe if Christmas doesn't work out!!! My previous Wacoms lifespan tend to vary but for this XP PEN it was my fault 😭

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vivarism 2 years ago

Fingers crossed you can get the Deco then!!! RIP XP Pen, you will be missed 🙏💀

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hardmachine updated HARDMACHINE

2 years ago

shrine/ivy.html

runes/index.html

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runes/klonoaremake.html

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hardmachine 2 years ago

Noooo the main "attraction" of today's update doesn't show up because I updated too many pages... Anyway https://hardmachine.neocities.org/runes/klonoaremake

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hardmachine updated HARDMACHINE

2 years ago

about.html

runes/oneyear.html

runes/skullgirls.html

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hardmachine

2 years ago

Check this out if you haven't already!!! This is such a lifesaver. https://melonking.net/free/software/neocities-downloader

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sephiria 2 years ago

thank you!!! I will be using this!

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2 years ago

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links.html

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2 years ago

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daughterofbilitis 2 years ago

yeah, it seems like i’m younger than you, but i also really miss the online ecosystem from when i was a kid… the ffn forums, deviantart, my specific little hellish corner of tumblr… looking back at those places, it’s like a ghost town of broken links and conversations where i don’t recognize myself. the recent shutdown of omegle and the news about tumblr is also getting to me, the impermanence of it all…

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vivarism 2 years ago

"You raised me wrong. At least give me a fucking car." Hilarious AND fair!

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hardmachine 2 years ago

@daughterofbilitis I've been trying to figure out how exactly this happened, because even in the mid-late 2010s it wasn't that bad! Even after Facebook was introduced and LJ users migrated to Tumblr there were still active pockets on other sites, but after lockdown it seems more people abandoned those... Even some Japanese fanart sites still online moved to Twitter.

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hardmachine updated HARDMACHINE

2 years ago

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runes/engage.html

shrine/ivy.html

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p3trig0re 2 years ago

love the Ivy shrine. I know absolutely nothing about Fire Emblem (played part of one game when I was in high school, couldn't tell you which because that was...ha...awhile ago...) but I just like the way you write about things + the level of detail + presentation of such. happy belated birthday Ivy!

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hardmachine 2 years ago

omg I actually had a copy of FE7 in high school, back when Gamestop had used DS and GBA games on display... I'm shocked it's interesting to someone unfamiliar because I assumed only people familiar would look, but I did add spoiler tags for a reason.

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hardmachine updated HARDMACHINE

2 years ago

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hardmachine 2 years ago

I just tested the new shrine on my phone and it does not respond well :( will fix ASAP!!!

vivarism 2 years ago

I think making regrettable statements online is like a rite of passage for anyone growing up in a technological world. At least in our case, we don't have our real names or faces attached, unlike the legions of kids dancing ironically to songs with slurs in them on TikTok...

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hardmachine 2 years ago

LOL yeah it's even worse now! People were more forgiving back then too, not so much now...

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2 years ago

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2 years ago