Neocities allows anyone to create a free web site to express themselves. Want to create your own awesome site? Join us!
I added some new affiliates (followers.) That is all. Make sure to check out the article about the Double Empathy Problem from yesterday over at the UFO if you haven't seen it yet!
Aaaa, I see me! Thank you! I will be making a button eventually; it’s on the to-dos. My site will also majorly dedicated to my soulbonds (what that is in on my to-dos to write).
I found that the problem for finding websites came when Yahoo got rid of their website directories and became more focused on news and advertising. You could use their directory to find sites relevant to whatever you were looking for. That's not to say that they had everything listed, but it was easier to find interesting sites.
One of the most annoying sites for burying others is pinterest. When you search for images now, a lot of the ones that come up point to their website and it's almost impossible to find the original source because people use it to collect things that they want to refer back to. It would be great if the pages could be set to private so only the user sees what they've collected, but not useful for others.
Thank you for the clarification, @justfluffingaround! I will update the description later today, when I will hopefully be putting up another new article.
Thank you for your comments, @bright-eyes! Those are some excellent points. I actually really adored those old Yahoo! directories and have fond hours of looking through every single website it had for various topics. Yet another wonderous thing killed off by Yahoo! out of sheer greed, along with Geocities. Curlie and Wiby are the closest we have to that tool on the modern Web.
I added a new page to the UFO detailing the Double Empathy Problem, and the inherent issues with the golden rule. I know I've been lagging badly on adding new followers to the Affiliates list and I will hopefully get around to that tomorrow!
Anothing insightful read. I recently read your autismglasses page and could certainly relate to a lot of your experiences (btw, there is a typo in the 'Eye contact' heading) ;-)
Thank you so much for pointing that typo out, @bmh! I have no idea both how that happened, and how I never caught it myself...
LOL. I keep getting asked by people I thought knew me better. You might end up with a double dose of Autism... and become double awesome!
Nah, vaccines don’t cancel out autism, they give you double autism, you level up to your second autism!
You two are making me imagine autism as a series of Super Saiyan forms, and I love it!
Of course and thank you! I thought the marquee was a nice way to show things were under construction without disrupting the rest of the flow of the webpage and I totally agree. I've been having a lot of fun breaking "the modern web rules" on my site so far and hope to do a lot more!
I added a new page to the UFO - Life Through Autism-Tinted Glasses, to provide insight on how some everyday events and experiences can feel to an autistic person.
I've not been diagnosed with it, but there are somethings on that list which I understand or can relate to. I've never liked eye contact with people. I don't know why that is. (With cats, if you blink at them a few times while looking them in the eye, they take that as a sign of friendliness and will follow you, etc...) Eye contact in general is just something I don't like doing.
Well written article, as usual. I recognise pretty much all of the things you write about in myself. (I really need to talk to a doctor about that.)
Until recently, I found texting/sending e-mails much more comfortable than using phones. I don't mind speaking to people if I know them, have a scheduled meeting with them, or if there aren't a lot of people around. If I'm not expecting it, I prefer to end the conversation quickly or move on. Noise in crowded places is a big problem for me. At uni, I avoided 'Freshers week because the design of the building amplified
the noise of the crowd. I had to go around to other entrances to avoid the crowds or eat outside. (Lecture theatres could be bad if they were full up and I was always glad when they ended.) Pubs, night clubs - nope. Can't stand being in them. I can tolerate pubs and restaurants if there aren't many people there, but if they are busy, I want to leave as soon as I can, or go really quiet.
I don't like visitors to my home that much, but that's come about having to deal with rude people when my partner's had to go to hospital, or had to deal with 'official' people who judge your home and make comments on it. Some people think they can police what your hobbies and interests are, which I find is just plain obnoxious.
I was diagnosed with autism years ago, but I was skeptical because I have no issues with eye contact or social cues, even though I hate face-to-face social interaction, period. Well, I learned there's more to autism, and most of what you've written is more relatable than anything. I hate it here!
Thank you for your comments, @bright-eyes! You might just be very introverted, and/or sensitive to stimuli and other things. I can totally relate to everything you said however. Judgmental/nosy people are the absolute worst.
Thank you for your kind praise, @nenko! While I obviously don't know you well enough to make any assumption, I have heard that autism in women is under-diagnosed because it's harder to detect. Just a thought. I'm pretty sure at least a number of the things I mentioned can apply to some non-autistic people as well.
Thank you for your perspective, @cyberwitch! I think autistic women are better at "camouflaging" their symptoms and can perhaps have less obvious social issues, which might explain that. Either way, autism is a very diverse spectrum (hence the rainbow infinity symbol) and no two autistic people are exactly alike! (:
I didn't think that I was - there would have been more symptoms and problems. I had a friend with autism at uni who was doing creative writing and I looked it up so I could understand him better and help him. I found it surprising how many of the traits that are present in introverted people are also present in autistic people, but some of the worst ones I don't have.
art videogames music programming personal games anime food writing cats blog gaming movies comics books design photography animation horror fashion technology game programacion coding furry html portfolio education sports manga drawing musica ocs poetry web fun history programing cute animals science philosophy film tech computers literature arte travel school kpop politics reading youtube retro pokemon cartoons minecraft memes internet gamedev roblox video videojuegos videogame nature illustration dogs comic test 2000s fantasy videos linux random blogging webcomic life diary news fanfiction gardening 90s business css health nostalgia stuff cars queer fandom worldbuilding idk learning tv arg fiction aesthetic love emo software math journal y2k cooking website kawaii scifi space graphics lgbt silly homestuck vocaloid javascript football marketing media stories oc sport pink ai funny commissions development 3d cat archive culture religion pixelart goth entertainment punk digitalart informatica artist dnd code characters webcore cool etc painting webcomics fanart webdesign educacion trans films lgbtq crafts metal rpg graphicdesign comida streaming html5 comedy me gay scene vaporwave computer soccer story cyberpunk roleplay hacking basketball arts it about sanrio dance weird electronics sonic oldweb psychology diy weirdcore reviews plants engineering aboutme friends indie languages program ttrpg cinema testing discord social originalcharacters cutecore editing information project pets guitar ghchs clothes zines rock tecnologia nintendo community baking lain vtuber resume creativity fnaf language study money crochet carrd makeup aesthetics series lifestyle shop photos everything futbol spirituality radio movie digital magic storytelling clothing architecture experimental vr fitness beauty biology mlp japan other nothing japanese blinkies sewing shopping occult undertale furries crypto chat vintage journaling info system apps deportes blogs autism physics splatoon coffee python cosplay webdevelopment websites profile ttrpgs shows television juegos free creative wip thoughts book research finance bugs witchcraft birds linguistics site fortnite developer rap cybersecurity dolls photo security work pixels transgender fansite meme band twine robots dreams gamedevelopment events lol online astronomy touhou toys windows android deltarune dog projects family fanfic pizza app mathematics anything alternative roleplaying all breakcore data personalwebsite lore links zonelets humor twitch interactive puzzle privacy characterdesign rp a flowers gifs no scenecore death fnf aliens genshin teaching dragons mentalhealth adventure home hobbies singing deporte fish hobby bitcoin noise knitting ffxiv english cartoon pixel modding tf2 sleep wiki mystery gallery vampires medicine bio awesome drawings interests computing skateboarding hiking audio astrology theatre gamedesign podcast stamps hiphop danganronpa graphic robotics swag java misc estudiante animations resources electronic car shrine girls lolita things js zine progamming tvshows doom meow socialmedia communism none programas mario dreamcore chess curso sleeping law rpgs 80s vent fandoms tarot tcc recipes puzzles enstars dancing christianity collecting student utau paranormal wrestling epic old journalism production help moda pc gothic educational tumblr closedspecies jfashion blender scratch anarchism ecommerce webdev omori flash computerscience images gym boardgames clowns homepage running translation otherkin pictures essays truecrime crafting myself plushies spanish programar visualnovels monsters god lesbian search mythology geography baseball southpark romance miriadax maths creepypasta tabletop traveling travelling objectshows plurality environment escuela hardware poems bts shoes college turismo kidcore store podcasts vtubers dark realestate css3 indiegames intro activism piano opensource species multimedia yoga trains starwars forum lego techno shitposting outdoors osc feminism dev cafe ocean introduction services petz informacion novels maps cryptocurrency warriorcats learn creepy cyber stars retrogaming chemistry yes gyaru blockchain whatever kirby jewelry foods weed peliculas 3dmodeling fotografia gamer tools construction pastel vhs collection jazz horses text salud mobile jpop depression tourism weather insects people persona transformers economics drugs marvel conspiracy event sound digitalmarketing cv cine freedom did vkei surreal musicals homework filmmaking restaurant designing furniture gatos novel egl medical foss estudio cricket tutorials angels twitter world mcr bunnies halloween bfdi surrealism dinosaurs service animales swimming yaoi rpgmaker networking google class bible practice args brasil hi style fishing hockey animanga prompts cultura tic ropa ideas videoediting grunge truth therian songs rats craft dj socialism artwork neocities live wedding acting analysis desarrollo ecology noticias guns review academic general php tareas alterhuman libros collage sciencefiction tecnology birthday edm datascience trading drama pop popculture lgbtqia modeling tea racing skating water women quotes frontend tennis historia society videogaming coquette bot cs sharks viajes hair cleaning ghosts cycling jjba glitch conlang neopets revival company cryptids jesus shitpost future soft erotica kin ux frutigeraero advertising university photoshop yuri csgo index anarchy videography ambient ar jobs scary church idols camping library desing plural bikes stickers genshinimpact supernatural instagram brazil frogs synthesizers server mods hack training programmer startrek theater christian house apple hellokitty schoolproject pruebas aviation rhythmgames theory programa designer halflife nerd evangelion tattoos disney author rainbow visualnovel entretenimiento 4chan ios interactivefiction animes dating tarea conlangs tokipona lostmedia trabajo studying practicas 3dprinting blood kids sculpture healthcare building miscellaneous otaku anthro shrines hardcore programs download knowledge spooky anthropology paganism cult volleyball chatting jokes magick finalfantasy chill skincare new batman character graffiti creatures webseries illustrations proyecto theology unix archives retrogames bsd exercise educativo youtuber vegan sustainability meditation crd sociology generator industrial gis something beer play visualkei bl articles map bands geocities party nft yugioh chaos overwatch crime colors retrocomputing friendship communication academia analog ciencia joke performance french sites statistics miku hotel cards gender club silliness zelda onepiece kandi lolitafashion sims literatura writer garfield disability facts shit vampire animal netflix pet stupid developing geek self rambling tiktok ultrakill rave superheroes archival network poop riddle vlog agriculture marxism electronica tattoo cheese creation garden men webring vtubing chiptune analoghorror 3dart mylittlepony digimon animalcrossing words notes esoteric musicproduction content unblocked satire os blue mecha martorell mushrooms directory dungeonsanddragons label mtg liminal magazine tutorial conlanging alt vidya time commission genealogy repair happy eating green lofi tips tokusatsu spongebob academico oldroblox e voiceacting kink original iot vrchat military charity dc guide steam city database studio private black draw vinyl ui shoegaze professional biography casino doctorwho travels ict arduino products hyperpop minimalism ceramics selfshipping streamer motorcycles spiderman bass folklore cringe wow assignment mcyt war automotive trabajos prueba solarpunk originalcharacter otp handmade gif farming selfship hell 1 creativewriting parody doodles evil ranfren the archiving christmas secret esports sad underground woodworking shifting musician netart government naruto portal jogos talking estudios cities hello
Dang, wish I could write as fast as you, lol. Looking forward to it!
Thank you for the encouragement, @cyberwitch! I just chalk it up to my inability to ever shut up about things that I'm interested in. (: