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I love your site layout. It's what the cool web actually looked like in the early 2000s!
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Nobody else will care, but you all will get it: I rescued 8GB of music that was sitting on my old computer for years and put it on my phone. AND I legally bought digital music from a place that wasn't Google, Amazon, or Apple. Spotify got me through some tough times, but I'm on my own now, baby.
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nohappynonsense
3 days ago
I recently grabbed over 100 albums I had legally bought from an old HDD and re-experiencing all my old jams from 15 years ago made me get off the streaming train once and for all as well, hell yesssssssssss
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din0r4wr
3 days ago
I have an old mp3 player I'm trying to start up again, and if all goes well I'll be of spotify this year !! - it's cool to see other people doing this as well
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mikegrindle
2 days ago
Also left behind streaming a while ago and I don’t think I’d ever go back. Hoping to get my hands on and mod a chunky old iPod classic at some point but mp3 players do the job for now.
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pixelglade
2 days ago
I unsubbed from spotify earlier this year and instead i buy albums from bandcamp with the amount equal to the spotify sub. Found some cool music that way! I really like online radios too. Check out pyradio
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nohappynonsense
2 days ago
humble suggestion to check out WFMU.org for the greatest radio station on the planet, as well
love your site! it's so cool... and sleek... i listened to your poetry reading and it's all so good, my favorite has to be Tidal Pool Mammal :3
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emilynhoward
1 month ago
Thank you so much! <3 Tide Pool Mammal is one of my favorites but I always think it must weird people out too much
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Kind of interested that so many web revival folks will use a pseudonym but then put their whole entire birth date out there for the world to see.
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fabled
1 month ago
You make a good point. Using an pseudonym ensures a lot of safety. One thing people DO need to realize, though?
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fabled
1 month ago
If someone knows where you live, your first name (and only your first name) and your birthday, they can usually sort out your identity, at least in America. For example, Andy from Oregon born on such and such date is probably the ONLY Andy born that day... :-/
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fabled
1 month ago
Obviously more true than usual if you have a very unique name, but still possible in many cases if someone is being tenacious and seeking personal information. Be careful, folks. The internet is a perilous place at times.
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nohappynonsense
1 month ago
it's my birthday today and my full name is mike thomas ventriloquist and i live at 169 college ave new brunswick nj 08901
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notesfromearth
1 month ago
the anonymity plays a large part in providing a false sense of security, and the supposed obsecurity of the indie web. still the internet though. remember those internet/general safety slogans drilled into your head as a child!
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emilynhoward
1 month ago
I overhauled my links page, as I follow too many sites on Neocities at this point to keep up with linking each one. I chose a smaller number of links to feature, as well as links from elsewhere on the web. I may swap these out or add to them as time goes on. There are so many websites on here that I like!
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nohappynonsense
1 month ago
[checks for my site...finds it] ah very cool yeah i love link pages very very cool
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nohappynonsense
1 month ago
i've read and re-read your field notes page a number of times and it always inspires me to carry a pocket notebook again. my reality never seems to live up to yours, though
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Hey! I promise I am alive and you have a letter on the way. It'll take me a sec because I need to mail it from the post office.
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sorbier
1 month ago
yo, no need to apologise, i know life gets busy! it's meant to be fun, not a burden~
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ghostscape
2 months ago
oohhh strong relate re the appeal of embroidery samplers: haven't made one myself yet, but yes petting the stitches is so good
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Your essays are so well-written and thought-provoking! As an "artist" myself (or hobbyist? It doesn't make a lot of difference to me), I really resonated with the one about writing and self-publishing; it made me think of how often I am told to sell and market my creations, when in reality I just want to create for the sake of it, because it makes me feel. Thank you for making me think!
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emilynhoward
2 months ago
My first piece of writing on a while...that's about why I publish on my website. Indulge me while I self-indulge.
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sorbier
2 months ago
LOVE your rededication to writing for your own sake, to exercise your identity and freedom! thank you so much for sharing. thoughtful + personal essays are my favourite to read. i 100% agree with everything, of course -- i love the democratisation of "publication" (online) + platforms, so happy to see you using it to share your writing.
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ghostscape
2 months ago
"a part of life not being created within me" really nails it, thank you. you touch on a lot of stuff I kinda know but haven't seen spelled out as lucidly re un/self/publishing and I think that's so valuable
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ghostscape
2 months ago
also as a final year phd student trying desperately to switch fields as soon as I'm done....
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Thank you ! That's cool, I love the old web<3