#static website design meaning

[komaedalovemail]

komaedas have you tried straw.page?

(i hope you don't mind if i make a big ollllle webdev post off this!)

i have never tried straw.page but it looks similar to carrd and other WYSIWYG editors (which is unappealing to me, since i know html/css/js and want full control of the code. and can't hide secrets in code comments.....)

my 2 cents as a web designer is if you're looking to learn web design or host long-term web projects, WYSIWYG editors suck doodooass. you don't learn the basics of coding, someone else does it for you! however, if you're just looking to quickly host images, links to your other social medias, write text entries/blogposts, WYSIWYG can be nice.

toyhouse, tumblr, deviantart, a lot of sites implement WYSIWYG for their post editors as well, but then you can run into issues relying on their main site features for things like the search system, user profiles, comments, etc. but it can be nice to just login to your account and host your information in one place, especially on a platform that's geared towards that specific type of information. (toyhouse is a better example of this, since you have a lot of control of how your profile/character pages look, even without a premium account) carrd can be nice if you just want to say "here's where to find me on other sites," for example. but sometimes you want a full website!

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neocities hosting

currently, i host my website on neocities, but i would say the web2.0sphere has sucked some doodooass right now and i'm fiending for something better than it. it's a static web host, e.g. you can upload text, image, audio, and client-side (mostly javascript and css) files, and html pages. for the past few years, neocities' servers have gotten slower and slower and had total blackouts with no notices about why it's happening... and i'm realizing they host a lot of crypto sites that have crypto miners that eat up a ton of server resources. i don't think they're doing anything to limit bot or crypto mining activity and regular users are taking a hit.

↑ page 1 on neocitie's most viewed sites we find this site. this site has a crypto miner on it, just so i'm not making up claims without proof here. there is also a very populated #crypto tag on neocities (has porn in it tho so be warned...).

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dynamic/server-side web hosting

$5/mo for neocities premium seems cheap until you realize... The Beautiful World of Server-side Web Hosting!

client-side AKA static web hosting (neocities, geocities) means you can upload images, audio, video, and other files that do not interact with the server where the website is hosted, like html, css, and javascript. the user reading your webpage does not send any information to the server like a username, password, their favourite colour, etc. - any variables handled by scripts like javascript will be forgotten when the page is reloaded, since there's no way to save it to the web server. server-side AKA dynamic web hosting can utilize any script like php, ruby, python, or perl, and has an SQL database to store variables like the aforementioned that would have previously had nowhere to be stored.

there are many places in 2024 you can host a website for free, including: infinityfree (i use this for my test websites :B has tons of subdomains to choose from) [unlimited sites, 5gb/unlimited storage], googiehost [1 site, 1gb/1mb storage], freehostia [5 sites/1 database, 250mb storage], freehosting [1 site, 10gb/unlimited storage]

if you want more features like extra websites, more storage, a dedicated e-mail, PHP configuration, etc, you can look into paying a lil shmoney for web hosting: there's hostinger (this is my promocode so i get. shmoney. if you. um. 🗿🗿🗿) [$2.40-3.99+/mo, 100 sites/300 databases, 100gb storage, 25k visits/mo], a2hosting [$1.75-12.99+/mo, 1 site/5 databases, 10gb/1gb storage], and cloudways [$10-11+/mo, 25gb/1gb]. i'm seeing people say to stay away from godaddy and hostgator. before you purchase a plan, look up coupons, too! (i usually renew my plan ahead of time when hostinger runs good sales/coupons LOL)

here's a big webhost comparison chart from r/HostingHostel circa jan 2024.

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domain names

most of the free website hosts will give you a subdomain like yoursite.has-a-cool-website-69.org, and usually paid hosts expect you to bring your own domain name. i got my domain on namecheap (enticing registration prices, mid renewal prices), there's also porkbun, cloudflare, namesilo, and amazon route 53. don't use godaddy or squarespace. make sure you double check the promo price vs. the actual renewal price and don't get charged $120/mo when you thought it was $4/mo during a promo, certain TLDs (endings like .com, .org, .cool, etc) cost more and have a base price (.car costs $2,300?!?). look up coupons before you purchase these as well!

namecheap and porkbun offer something called "handshake domains," DO NOT BUY THESE. 🤣🤣🤣 they're usually cheaper and offer more appealing, hyper-specific endings like .iloveu, .8888, .catgirl, .dookie, .gethigh, .♥, .❣, and .✟. I WISH WE COULD HAVE THEM but they're literally unusable. in order to access a page using a handshake domain, you need to download a handshake resolver. every time the user connects to the site, they have to provide proof of work. aside from it being incredibly wasteful, you LITERALLY cannot just type in the URL and go to your own website, you need to download a handshake resolver, meaning everyday internet users cannot access your site.

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hosting a static site on a dynamic webhost

you can host a static (html/css/js only) website on a dynamic web server without having to learn PHP and SQL! if you're coming from somewhere like neocities, the only thing you need to do is configure your website's properties. your hosting service will probably have tutorials to follow for this, and possibly already did some steps for you. you need to point the nameserver to your domain, install an SSL certificate, and connect to your site using FTP for future uploads. FTP is a faster, alternative way to upload files to your website instead of your webhost's file upload system; programs like WinSCP or FileZilla can upload using FTP for you.

if you wanna learn PHP and SQL and really get into webdev, i wrote a forum post at Mysidia Adoptables here, tho it's sorted geared at the mysidia script library itself (Mysidia Adoptables is a free virtual pet site script, tiny community. go check it out!)

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file storage & backups

a problem i have run into a lot in my past like, 20 years of internet usage (/OLD) is that a site that is free, has a small community, and maybe sounds too good/cheap to be true, has a higher chance of going under. sometimes this happens to bigger sites like tinypic, photobucket, and imageshack, but for every site like that, there's like a million of baby sites that died with people's files. host your files/websites on a well-known site, or at least back it up and expect it to go under!

i used to host my images on something called "imgjoe" during the tinypic/imageshack era, it lasted about 3 years, and i lost everything hosted on there. more recently, komaedalovemail had its webpages hosted here on tumblr, and tumblr changed its UI so custom pages don't allow javascript, which prevented any new pages from being edited/added. another test site i made a couple years ago on hostinger's site called 000webhost went under/became a part of hostinger's paid-only plans, so i had to look very quickly for a new host or i'd lose my test site.

if you're broke like me, looking into physical file storage can be expensive. anything related to computers has gone through baaaaad inflation due to crypto, which again, I Freaquing Hate, and is killing mother nature. STOP MINING CRYPTO this is gonna be you in 1 year

...um i digress. ANYWAYS, you can archive your websites, which'll save your static assets on The Internet Archive (which could use your lovely donations right now btw), and/or archive.today (also taking donations). having a webhost service with lots of storage and automatic backups can be nice if you're worried about file loss or corruption, or just don't have enough storage on your computer at home!

if you're buying physical storage, be it hard drive, solid state drive, USB stick, whatever... get an actual brand like Western Digital or Seagate and don't fall for those cheap ones on Amazon that claim to have 8,000GB for $40 or you're going to spend 13 days in windows command prompt trying to repair the disk and thenthe power is gong to go out in your shit ass neighvborhood and you have to run it tagain and then Windows 10 tryes to update and itresets the /chkdsk agin while you're awayfrom town nad you're goig to start crytypting and kts just hnot going tot br the same aever agai nikt jus not ggiog to be the saeme

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further webhosting options

there are other Advanced options when it comes to web hosting. for example, you can physically own and run your own webserver, e.g. with a computer or a raspberry pi. r/selfhosted might be a good place if you're looking into that!

if you know or are learning PHP, SQL, and other server-side languages, you can host a webserver on your computer using something like XAMPP (Apache, MariaDB, PHP, & Perl) with minimal storage space (the latest version takes up a little under 1gb on my computer rn). then, you can test your website without needing an internet connection or worrying about finding a hosting plan that can support your project until you've set everything up!

there's also many PHP frameworks which can be useful for beginners and wizards of the web alike. WordPress is one which you're no doubt familiar with for creating blog posts, and Bluehost is a decent hosting service tailored to WordPress specifically. there's full frameworks like Laravel, CakePHP, and Slim, which will usually handle security, user authentication, web routing, and database interactions that you can build off of. Laravel in particular is noob-friendly imo, and is used by a large populace, and it has many tutorials, example sites built with it, and specific app frameworks.

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addendum: storing sensitive data

if you decide to host a server-side website, you'll most likely have a login/out functionality (user authentication), and have to store things like usernames, passwords, and e-mails. PLEASE don't launch your website until you're sure your site security is up to snuff!

when trying to check if your data is hackable... It's time to get into the Mind of a Hacker. OWASP has some good cheat sheets that list some of the bigger security concerns and how to mitigate them as a site owner, and you can look up filtered security issues on the Exploit Database.

this is kind of its own topic if you're coding a PHP website from scratch; most frameworks securely store sensitive data for you already. if you're writing your own PHP framework, refer to php.net's security articles and this guide on writing an .htaccess file.

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but. i be on that phone... :(

ok one thing i see about straw.page that seems nice is that it advertises the ability to make webpages from your phone. WYSIWYG editors in general are more capable of this. i only started looking into this yesterday, but there ARE source code editor apps for mobile devices! if you have a webhosting plan, you can download/upload assets/code from your phone and whatnot and code on the go. i downloaded Runecode for iphone. it might suck ass to keep typing those brackets.... we'll see..... but sometimes you're stuck in the car and you're like damn i wanna code my site GRRRR I WANNA CODE MY SITE!!!

↑ code written in Runecode, then uploaded to Hostinger. Runecode didn't tell me i forgot a semicolon but Hostinger did... i guess you can code from your webhost's file uploader on mobile but i don't trust them since they tend not to autosave or prompt you before closing, and if the wifi dies idk what happens to your code.

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ANYWAYS! HAPPY WEBSITE BUILDING~! HOPE THIS HELPS~!~!~!

-Mod 12 @eeyes

[jamiekb]

Exploring the new Welcome Home Update

So here's my journey through the new update and the little details that it has, this will be a very long post and of course full of spoilers.

Look at the new design for the loading screen, so Christmas-y! I particularly love the antlers on Home's chimney.

Looking good Wally! And now we have new little doodles that seem to go with the holiday.

Ok so according to the admins no more bugs so wonder what will be different this time. Onto the news page then

Also I'm really digging the new background

Ok starting the FAQ now and some questions and answers are interesting. So they've been receiving more material covered in goop. They kinda adress in universe the move of the website, due to malicious material and in the code of the page.

And there is one new hidden message in the answers (I think) "The numbers are so hard to read. Sometimes I can't see them" So do we have to look for numbers now?

Took a detour through the stickers and they have new ones! There is Wally making a Home out of snow, sleeping Julie, I think Frank singing Carols to a butterfly, Poppy with a Jello thing, Eddie with a ton of presents to deliver, Howdy with some relatives, Sally as the star of a Christmas tree and Barnaby with a snowman.

Also with the "Welcome Home" banners two are a bit more desaturated now. And now that I think about it there are some stains in the main banner too

Neighborhood

Anyway unto the Neighborhood! Looks so cute although I'll be honest the clock tower is a bit weird and the trees feel a bit more intense at the edges or maybe that's just me

Eddie seems quite normal though now apparantly he has a mother, I'm confident that didn't use to be there. Is it weird that other than Wally hes the only one that didn't add anything new to his home for the season?

I think Howdy's description also changed a bit but nothing alarming. His store now seems to have signs welcoming his family for the holidays.

Checking Barnaby's description they seem to all have a bit more background info, since he apparently left his farm life to come to Home. Ok what does "Barnaby’s middle initial was often rotated in terms of what it stood for" mean???

Poppy is so cute! Is she holding cupcakes decorated like the characters or did she already do that? Ok but her new details feel very interesting: she claims to be able to fly but it's never shown and she never leaves her house to the point of being excluded from some events (like Wally's Homewarming party I guess)

Sallys is fine. She's besties with Poppy I guess and she can shine??? How do you make a puppet shine?? Were they roommates maybe?

Oh Julie got quite a backstory. Named siblings, she has paws and used to live in the forest on the outskirts of Home in a cave with her family. And she hibernates that's too cute!

Great my dear Frank still gets no background info (which is very interesting) but he goes get forced heteronormativity.

Ok and Wally is kinda similar, no background info just very dedicated to Home. And I''l see about coming back to the As above so below page since I can't seem to click it, might just be me. You can still see the goop at the doorstep though

Merchandise

Ok so first off the Merchandise page has a different background to the rest, some colorful static and took a bit to load.

oooh they even changed the layout for the phone since you could hear Wallys call, that's such a cool detail

Maybe I'll go back and see if Eddies or Sally's stories have been changed in the audio or transcipt but I'll stick to the new stuff for now. Now that i think about maybe Sally's doesn't have the bit where the transcript couldnt understand it.

Finally reached the wish book and I love it so much, this is so much work all around! My favorites are the Frank and Wally pillows, Eddie Dear Lil' Mailman's Kit, the Home Clock and specially the tree skirt! I now have to make those cute neighbors

Oh my god the record has the perfect Santa voice. And.. interesting that the ad cuts off when we get to Eddie. I'm not really surprised thought it would do something when it got to him or Frank, still suspicious.

Homewarming Story

The sound editing for all this new items is amazing!

I love the bit of the characters tripping up the narrators, this one just hasn't been able to get it right.

Hey is it me or in this one they've been a bit more insistent that Frank is a bit too literal but in a not so good way, not that much more intense but can't help but notice it. Seems a bit meaner

The return of Walliford!

Good to know Home uses he/him I guess

excuse me the fuck was that sound distortion???

and then it ends kinda abruptly, so that's that...

Where's my Eddie by the way, they didn't ask him and didn't find him while out on the town. I better hear him at some point or I will riot.

We have a code!

Ok so I was skimming the rest of the material before choosing what to listen to next and saw the cereal and craft at the back! So I guess now I have to find all the little drawings in the page and see when come from that

So I did listen to a few more songs, nice to see Eddie and Frank interacting as always, and noticed that in the transcript pages there are some entries for Mistery Audio, which are actually three of the previously hidden videos so that's interesting

Also not all the pages have four drawings some only one, so I've been trying to keep track which symbols i found where in case it matters. Still don't know what they're for just going around collecting them

Ok nvm I was doing things out of order and now that I got to media can see they are mentioned there

So after finally getting all the little things and going back to tumblr cause honestly I didnt really get what to do, I'm guessing it leads to a website, since one of the pages just has www as the code, so I'll try that I guess since I saw that there is a secret website somewhere. If it takes me too long I'll just look it up

Secret website

Nvm I'm too impatient at this point and I think i was missing a few letters so I just looked it up

Ok so that's interesting, so this person is kinda like the one behind the scenes talking to us along with whatever had infected the website before. They mention how the curator got sick (???) but is better now and that they'll try to update this website with the weird things they find

So the phone is one, like the weird glitched audio from Wally. This audio is interesting cause it plays out technically in real life but Wally speaks as if they are living out their lives...

And then moving on to the commercial they are speaking again of being compelled to know more, to see and wait. I'm sure some is curiosity but that can't be all

ohmygod this is more than 20 minutes long, the effort it must have taken Clown and team is monumental

that little animation is so cute!!!

fast forward many commercials and we have Eddie!!! And even a whole hand helping Poppy or something.

god the tobacco comercial of course they would have one

My poor Eddie boy is so anxious and depressed, why is no one talking to you bud? Like not getting him a present is a thing but not even Julie called him to play... and now is he's spiraling and even mad, that's unusual for sure. Also what's with the perspective of his videos, everything is a commercial or in the case of the secret videos it's interactions with other neighbors. This is more like the secret videos that we're seeing from someones POV, but not even that, we're observing him not looking through his eyes

Oh my poor Eddie is certainly going through it, who let them expose him to The Horrors? The horror aspect of this ARG sure has started to pick up speed, even I picked up some anxiety from that last segment

Also I did notice that Frank eventually dropped the Mr Dear for Eddie when he got more worried, almost like hes more worried than for an act that he has to put up huh?

So that was the newest Welcome home update. I can say it was everything I hoped for and more!!! The team behind it really gave it their all. From VAs for the audios to all the visual and graphic artists for the commercials its all so wonderful

[philosophicallie]

Hi I am not into NFTs but i am also not super part of Toyhouse's economy. I've never had the want to participate in it.

I am gonna try to explain this through the lens of my cryptobro-grindlife friend who wants me to do NFTs very badly because Im an artist, though, because I do technically agree with the meme/population of people saying that Toyhouse is NFT-adjacent.

The act of selling a design that isnt original, such as the character you have up named Skye, is NFT-like because the price of the character will be dependent on who wants Skye, and who currently owns Skye. TH also has a tracking system, from what i can tell, of who has owned the character before, who has made what art, what characters are in the art, etc.

NFTs, according to the friend, are basically receipts that track transactions like this. That's as much as I can say, though, because that's as much as I understand NFTs. It's about act of tracking transactions of the design, less about the profiting and "scamming."

Regardless, TH designs aren't scams because (hopefully) all designs being bought and sold in the TH economy are original.

I still have few characters for resell on my toyhouse//

[weirdmageddon]

whats interesting is talking to my dual is really making me think about how to compress all of my socionics knowledge to be digestible

heres how i see it

socionics is a system, which means it’s comprised of smaller units that function together at different levels of abstraction. so as an analogy to biological levels of organization, it has different layers like this where they all have unique level-specific interactions.

for socionics, i want to start out at the smallest layer because everything is built on that. here’s how i’d roughly organize it if i were to structure lessons into different parts that built on the previous one:

information elements and their properties

extraverted/introverted (body/field), static/dynamic, explicit/implicit, irrational/rational

structural functions of model A

e.g. blocks (ego, super-ego, super-id, id. mental and vital tracks)

combining these: the model of a single type of information metabolism (TIM) that models the information processing structure of a single type of person

e.g. LII

how TIMs with complementary information processing (dual dyads) operate as a single unit.

e.g. LII-ESE. the extravertization and introvertization of the same thing. oriented at the same intentions, each subconsciously attuned to receiving information in the form naturally produced by the other’s TIM.

multiple dual dyads (each type in a dyad individually operating as two halves of a whole unit) in their ring of socioprogress and information transfer. there are 8 unique TIMs in your ring, half of the total possible configurations.

e.g. IEE-SLI → ESI-LIE → SLE-IEI → LII-ESE → …

the importance of the adjacent dyads in the ring, that underlie supervision and benefit relationships. from the perspective a single dual dyad being supervised / made beneficiary by the previous dyad, to being the supervisor / benefactor for the next dyad.

e.g. … SLE-IEI → LII-ESE → IEE-SLI …

the two rings of socioprogress (left/involutionary and right/evolutionary spin) that exist due to the way the information elements flow from one to the next in their model, for the total of all 16 unique TIMs. it is easier to communicate with people from the same ring of socioprogress as your own, because you ascribe the cause and effect of information being created to and from the same things.

left spin: IEE-SLI → ESI-LIE → SLE-IEI → LII-ESE → IEE-SLI …

right spin: ILE-SEI → LSI-EIE → SEE-ILI → EII-LSE → ILE-SEI …

god i wish tumblr’s formatting options weren’t so ass. i want to indent my bullet points. if i do this it might have to be on blogspot or some shit because i cant stand not being able to format with forum levels of freedom. im gonna need inline images too.

does anyone wanna help me design a nice website?? i wanna make it look neat and accessible but i’m more focused on the actual content i’ll put there than any web design specifics

[m0r1bund]

"Lore, where have you been?"

In hell, probably. I remade M0R1BUND.com.

“For the love of god, why?”

Short answer: to save time and money.

Long answer: Sharing art was getting burdensome. Neocities hosts static websites built with html, css, and javascript—which is awesome for its mission, to encourage people to create future-proof websites. But this also means that every page is created and maintained by hand. I handle every little link and file and bit of code, and if I want to do site-wide changes, I have to push those by hand, too. This takes time, and so does writing image descriptions and cross-posting art to other websites. It became normal for sharing art to eat up an entire day.

I later created Basedt.net in WordPress, so that I didn’t have to worry about managing link hierarchies, which was a big timewaster on my old webcomic. I liked working in WordPress well enough, and I knew I would benefit from being able to use PHP to manage the sheer amount of stuff that’s on M0R1BUND.com. I was also paying double for webhosting through two different services, when I really didn’t need to…. So… I knew it was inevitable that I would consolidate the two at some point. It was time.

I do really love Neocities and I’m sorry to let it go. I encourage anyone who wants to learn web design and create their own website to start there.

Anyway, that’s how I ended up in hell for 6 months.

“What’s changed?”

Most things. I’m most excited about the quality-of-life stuff, like being able to sort art by character/location/world, or being able to move between individual pieces instead of having to return to the gallery landing page. There are lots of things I want to add, but my soft deadline for this was the new year, so I focused on recreating M0R1BUND.com as it existed before… well… this.

I’ve also edited most of my writing. This site is old, and the art is even older, it felt good to give it some TLC.

There are still a few things missing from the new site:

The Woods and RANSOM. They aren’t really representative of Basedt or Mercasor anymore, and I was not a competent writer in 2018. If I re-share them, it will be in the distant future.  

Some of my Those Who Went Missing stuff. I haven’t been playing TWWM publicly, so this is lower priority right now. It will happen when it happens.  

Some twines. They haven’t adjusted to the new filepath format yet. Killswitch is here, though :)

If you need them urgently for some reason, I can share them with you? but that seems doubtful haha.

Links to pages on the old M0R1BUND.com are broken and will remain broken until I set up redirections to the new M0R1BUND.com. I have no idea how long that will take! … Hopefully not long, given the new semester is here.

And of course... If you see anything weird, tell me! I test as much as I can, but I only have access to so many devices. Break this website within an inch of its miserable life so that I can fix it.

“How’s Basedt going?”

It’s going. Recreating my website took precedence for the above reasons, but I’ve been working concurrently on it in my spare time. We move like a glacier into the new year. ETA: ???

[icestudios]

The History Of Ice Studios:

Ice Studios is a company that appears to have been created by Renell Medrano as early as 2016. The earliest mentions of this company are by Renell herself in interviews with Vogue. Jess Moloney is not mentioned in either of the earlier interviews nor was she mentioned in anything more recent that can be found about Ice Studios. Renell seems to always take full credit for this studio.

Yet, somehow, Jess seems to be listed as the co-founder of this studio. The first instance of her having contact with Renell that can be found is in 2019, two years after the studio was founded and two years after what seems like her having any connection to Jess in any capacity. That is not to say that Jess did not help to found the studio, but if she had, why has Renell failed to ever mention her name in any news publication where she is asked about the studio that she runs?

Despite these discrepancies, Jess is in the business of taking clearly stolen media and adding #IceStudios or @IceStudios.co to these photos on IG for some unknown reason. Initially, she merely added this to the post, and the theory is that the intent was to artificially increase engagement for IceStudios. More recently she started to add the caption “Post-Production” and then attribute Ice Studios for that.

However, on several of these posts where she claims involvement directly, it is clear that Ice Studios or herself was not involved in the production of these images, nor do they own them. Most recently, she posted a campaign for Tommy Hilfiger where she claims that Ice Studios did “post-production” for the images. None of which can possibly be true.

The campaign was launched weeks before she posted about it. The official Tommy Hilfiger account doesn’t tag, attribute, or mention her account or Ice Studios (nor do they follow either) and any official press release on these images does not mention her or Ice Studios. On top of that, when I questioned Jess about her involvement in the production of these images she immediately blocked me. I mean within a minute or two. She’s also hidden likes on the posts which seem to have gotten little to no engagement anyway. You will find the same to be the case on a good majority of her posts with stolen magazine covers, or images stolen from more popular accounts like Lily-Rose Depp.

The IceStudios website is very confusing. If you go to IceStudios.co you get a static page and the only links are back to their IG account and a contact link, an email that goes directly to Jess. The only way to see other pages on this website is to manually enter the addresses for them. Why all of these pages are hidden unless you specifically try to find them, is anyone’s guess. One of the pages does attribute Jess Moloney to being the co-founder. All contact e-mails refer back to Jess herself and there doesn’t seem to be any contact that goes back to Renell.

The management company listed as managing IceStudios on official records is listed as Odis Management and not Jess Moloney Management. There is no public business registry that I can find anywhere that says Jess is involved with the company in any official or legal capacity other than clearly having access to the website and claiming she’s a co-founder.

Just as I started to question Jess’s legitimacy and involvement with this company she posted a job listing on her IG account (as a story) looking for a freelance graphic design artist for Ice Studios. Questions about this range from:

Why does she suddenly need a graphic artist?

Why wouldn’t she post this listing on a legitimate employment website?

What happened to the graphic design artist who is clearly already working for them?

How serious is this job listing if she only posted it as an IG story, no link to any legitimate website to apply, and provided just an email address?

One would think if this was a serious offer she’d have made a more serious and legitimate post. One would also think that with how small the business is and how little she seems to be truly involved in it they aren’t so inundated with sudden work that they need to hire someone else. As the job is listed as “freelance” and not full-time, it’s curious as to why she didn’t just Google literally any website that has freelance graphic design artists listed (of which there are many) or ask any of the various connections she allegedly has. Ironically, this website is supposed to be an artist collective, and yet she still needs to hire an artist? It seems to me that this post is not a legitimate position for her company but an attempt to make it look like she’s actually doing work when, in reality, she doesn’t.

This is all the current information on IceStudios as it is known publicly and should anything be found out in the future it will be added to this post.

[crowcryptid]

Would you like to tell us more about how the pi-hole network thing works? I'm very curious! If not that's okay too

Pi-hole blocks ads and trackers on your home network. It works by acting as the DNS server for your devices.

A DNS server is like a phone book. It translates URLs to IP. For example, when you type tumblr.com the computer doesn’t know where to go, so your DNS server will find what IP belongs to tumblr.com and sends you the IP address. This doesn't take very long, but if you’ve ever noticed that it’s slower to connect to a new website the first time, this is why. Then this will usually be cached on your device so that you can connect faster the next time. 

So Pi-hole will block whatever URLs/IPs you tell it to on any device connected to your network. 

Though keep in mind it can’t block everything on certain websites. For example: youtube ads. This is because youtube ads come from the same source as the video, so if you were to try to block the ad you’d just be blocking the video as well. Ad blockers on your browser work differently so they are able to block youtube ads.

To actually set this up you need a home server, a raspberry pi/similar device, or a laptop/pc that will be running 24/7. Regular consumer grade tech isn’t designed to run constantly like a server is, so it’s more likely to fail.  Most often people use the raspberry pi or something similar because it's small, low power, and it’s cheap. 

I’m not going to actually go in depth step by step on the install process here as there are guides online, but it's not difficult. Though it does require installing linux, using the command line, and accessing your router settings. This is probably intimidating to most people, but you really can just follow a guide online and once it’s set up you can access it remotely through your browser.

Though if you have a comcast router like me, you will not be able to set the pi-hole as a dns server. Instead you will just assign it a static IP and manually set it as the DNS server for any devices that you want it working on. This means if someone comes to your house and connects to the wifi, they will not have their connection running through the pi-hole automatically, it must be done manually on the phone. 

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Ice Studios is a company that appears to have been created by Renell Medrano as early as 2016. The earliest mentions of this company are by Renell herself in interviews with Vogue. Jess Moloney is not mentioned in either of the earlier interviews nor was she mentioned in anything more recent that can be found about Ice Studios. Renell seems to always take full credit for this studio.

Yet, somehow, Jess seems to be listed as the co-founder of this studio. The first instance of her having contact with Renell that can be found is in 2019, two years after the studio was founded and two years after what seems like her having any connection to Jess in any capacity. That is not to say that Jess did not help to found the studio, but if she had, why has Renell failed to ever mention her name in any news publication where she is asked about the studio that she runs?

Despite these discrepancies, Jess is in the business of taking clearly stolen media and adding #IceStudios or @IceStudios.co to these photos on IG for some unknown reason. Initially, she merely added this to the post, and the theory is that the intent was to artificially increase engagement for IceStudios. More recently she started to add the caption "Post-Production" and then attribute Ice Studios for that.

However, on several of these posts where she claims involvement directly, it is clear that Ice Studios or herself was not involved in the production of these images, nor do they own them. Most recently, she posted a campaign for Tommy Hilfiger where she claims that Ice Studios did "post-production" for the images. None of which can possibly be true.

The campaign was launched weeks before she posted about it. The official Tommy Hilfiger account doesn't tag, attribute, or mention her account or Ice Studios (nor do they follow either) and any official press release on these images does not mention her or Ice Studios. On top of that, when I questioned Jess about her involvement in the production of these images she immediately blocked me. I mean within a minute or two. She's also hidden likes on the posts which seem to have gotten little to no engagement anyway. You will find the same to be the case on a good majority of her posts with stolen magazine covers, or images stolen from more popular accounts like Lily-Rose Depp.

The IceStudios website is very confusing. If you go to IceStudios.co you get a static page and the only links are back to their IG account and a contact link, an email that goes directly to Jess. The only way to see other pages on this website is to manually enter the addresses for them. Why all of these pages are hidden unless you specifically try to find them, is anyone's guess. One of the pages does attribute Jess Moloney to being the co-founder. All contact e-mails refer back to Jess herself and there doesn't seem to be any contact that goes back to Renell.

The management company listed as managing IceStudios on official records is listed as Odis Management and not Jess Moloney Management. There is no public business registry that I can find anywhere that says Jess is involved with the company in any official or legal capacity other than clearly having access to the website and claiming she's a co-founder.

Just as I started to question Jess's legitimacy and involvement with this company she posted a job listing on her IG account (as a story) looking for a freelance graphic design artist for Ice Studios. Questions about this range from:

Why does she suddenly need a graphic artist?

Why wouldn't she post this listing on a legitimate employment website?

What happened to the graphic design artist who is clearly already working for them?

How serious is this job listing if she only posted it as an IG story, no link to any legitimate website to apply, and provided just an email address?

One would think if this was a serious offer she'd have made a more serious and legitimate post. One would also think that with how small the business is and how little she seems to be truly involved in it they aren't so inundated with sudden work that they need to hire someone else. As the job is listed as "freelance" and not full-time, it's curious as to why she didn't just Google literally any website that has freelance graphic design artists listed (of which there are many) or ask any of the various connections she allegedly has. Ironically, this website is supposed to be an artist collective, and yet she still needs to hire an artist? It seems to me that this post is not a legitimate position for her company but an attempt to make it look like she's actually doing work when, in reality, she doesn't.

This is all the current information on IceStudios as it is known publicly and should anything be found out in the future it will be added to this post.

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Ok. Chat gpt is a HUGE help when dealing with css.

It’s actually kind of scary how well it understands the users demands. I’ll try not to copy paste too much from it since I do want to learn css lol.

(But like how is it designing websites like thatttt. I mean I’m not asking for anything interactive at all, just a static website but still !)

(Idk if static website is the right word I’m not into web dev)

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Step Into The Future: Key Features of Modern Website Design

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AI-driven chatbots provide instant customer service, guiding visitors, answering queries, and even processing orders. These bots make websites more interactive and user-centric.

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Subtle animations, transitions, and graphics can capture user attention and make browsing a website more engaging. Motion UI is about finding the right balance between static content and animated elements.

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Modern websites use AI and user behavior analytics to curate content specifically tailored for each visitor, enhancing user engagement and conversion rates.

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With everyday objects being interconnected and sharing data, websites will soon be the hub of this communication. Imagine a fitness brand's site integrating data from smartwatches, shoes, and even apparel. Web design will need to adapt to present and analyze this vast amount of data in user-friendly ways.

19. 5G Connectivity:

The rollout of 5G will revolutionize browsing speeds and website functionality. Web designers will have more bandwidth to play with, leading to richer media experiences, instantaneous load times, and more immersive interactive features.

20. Quantum Computing:

Quantum computers, with their immense processing power, will revolutionize data analysis and operations that today's computers find challenging. For web design, this could mean instantaneous rendering of high-definition 3D visuals, real-time multilingual translations, and AI capabilities beyond our current comprehension.

21. Data Privacy and Protection:

As technology advances, so do the concerns about user data privacy. Modern websites will have to place even greater emphasis on securing user data, transparent data usage policies, and compliance with international regulations.

22. Immersive 3D Elements:

3D visuals and interfaces will become more common, providing a depth and immersion previously reserved for high-end video games and specialized software.

23. Real-time Collaboration:

As remote work and global collaboration become the norm, websites will incorporate real-time collaborative tools, allowing multiple users to interact, share, and modify content simultaneously.

Customized Solutions:

Every brand is unique. Extreme Webtech recognizes this and provides tailored web design solutions that resonate with a brand's essence.

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Boasting a team of seasoned professionals, they bring in-depth knowledge, experience, and passion to each project.

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Their portfolio gleams with positive feedback and testimonials, a testament to their unparalleled services.

Innovative Approach:

They stay ahead of the curve by continually updating their knowledge and techniques, ensuring their clients always get the best of modern web design.

Extreme Webtech: Navigating the Future

Extreme Webtech is not just a passive observer in this digital revolution. They are active participants, pioneers even. Their design ethos reflects a deep understanding of these emerging technologies and the implications they have on web design. Their ongoing investment in research and development, upskilling, and infrastructure ensures that they remain ahead of the curve.

Their approach is holistic, understanding that a website isn't just about aesthetics or functionality in isolation. In the modern digital ecosystem, a website is an integrated platform that operates in conjunction with numerous other technologies, devices, and platforms. With this foresight, Extreme Webtech offers its clients future-proof solutions that are both relevant today and adaptable for tomorrow.

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Phone Number:- +919405379630

Website:- https://www.extremewebtech.net

Conclusion:

The horizon of web design stretches far beyond what we see today. As the lines between the physical and digital worlds blur, web design will evolve to become more than just about 'websites.' It will be the gateway to a fully interconnected digital existence. And in this brave new world, having the right partner is crucial. With their expertise, vision, and commitment to innovation, Extreme Webtech stands out as the beacon for businesses navigating the complex digital future. In Pune and beyond, they are the harbinger of the digital revolution in web design.

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Section 2: The Science Behind Loading Times

Why does website speed matter? Studies have shown that users expect websites to load within a matter of seconds, and even a mere delay of a few seconds can lead to frustration and abandonment. This is where the science of loading times comes into play. When a user clicks on your website, a series of intricate processes begin, involving server requests, data retrieval, and rendering. A strategic Page Speed Optimization Service ensures that each of these processes is fine-tuned for maximum efficiency, minimizing the time it takes to deliver your content to eager visitors.

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Boosting your website's speed isn't just about impressing visitors with quick load times. It has a ripple effect that positively impacts various aspects of your online presence. Firstly, search engines like Google consider website speed as a ranking factor, which means a faster website could potentially land you on the coveted first page of search results. Secondly, reduced bounce rates and increased time spent on your site indicate higher user engagement, which can translate into more conversions and sales.

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Our top-tier Website Speed Optimization Service isn't a one-size-fits-all solution; it's a meticulously crafted process tailored to your website's unique needs. It starts with a comprehensive audit, where we analyze every element that contributes to your website's speed. This includes evaluating your server performance, optimizing image sizes, minimizing unnecessary code, and ensuring efficient caching mechanisms.

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Images play a pivotal role in modern web design, but they can also be a major culprit behind sluggish loading times. Our service includes cutting-edge image optimization techniques that strike the perfect balance between quality and file size. By utilizing advanced compression algorithms and responsive image delivery, we ensure that your visuals retain their stunning clarity without compromising loading speed.

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CSS and JavaScript are the backbone of dynamic and interactive web design. However, when not optimized, they can significantly slow down your website. Our experts meticulously comb through your website's code, eliminating redundant scripts, and optimizing CSS delivery to minimize render-blocking. The result? A seamless browsing experience that keeps users immersed in your content.

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Browser caching is a magical concept in the world of Website Speed Optimization. It involves storing static resources on a user's device, allowing subsequent visits to your website to load even faster. Our service fine-tunes browser caching settings, ensuring that returning visitors experience lightning-fast load times, which in turn boosts retention rates and encourages exploration.

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In an era where mobile devices dominate internet usage, mobile optimization is non-negotiable. Our Page Speed Optimization Service prioritizes mobile speed, ensuring that your website loads swiftly across a range of devices and screen sizes. This not only enhances user experience but also aligns with Google's mobile-first indexing, potentially improving your search engine rankings.

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In conclusion, your website's speed is a critical factor that can make or break your online success. With our cutting-edge Page Speed Optimization Service, you have the power to revolutionize your website's performance, enhance user experience, and soar to the top of search engine rankings. Embrace the need for speed and watch as your website becomes a seamless gateway to your brand's excellence.

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Website Designing Agency Near Me

A Dynamic Web page is a web page with web content that varies based on parameters provided by a user or a computer program. In today's world the demand for dynamic website is increasing at an alarming rate. Nowadays nearly half the websites are dynamic. Pages are no longer static HTML files but instead generated by scripts and database calls. Although dynamic websites are expensive as compared to static websites, it brings along with it numerous features and advantages.Most large company websites are dynamic, since they are easier to maintain than static websites. This is because static pages contain unique content, meaning they must be manually opened, edited, and published whenever a change is made. At initial stages, a dynamic website will give its owner the ability to update and upload new data, such as posting of news or events through simple browser interface. Dynamic websites have all the advantages over static websites. Dynamic sites are created using various languages like javascript, ajax, php, mysql, XHTML and the list goes on.

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History of Kinetic Type animation

Kinetic typography is the art of animating text to increase it impact on readers through the emotive and interactive qualities of the text. Text is presented overtime, becoming temporal rather than static.

The ability to communicate emotion greatly contributes to achieving a successful and impactful design. the use of pacing to express a greater or lesser degree of urgency or bolding to convey tone.

There are two categories of kinetic typography, motion and fluid, the classification depends on the behaviour of the text. In motion typography, elements move in relation to one another while in fluid typography the letter forms themselves change even while remaining stationary.

The first two films that utilised kinetic type were "North by Northwest" in 1959 and "Psycho" in 1960, designed by Saul Bass.

There are more movies and tv shows than ever, which means more title design and more animated typography sequences. With the rise of the internet, it has led to motion typography being used on websites, apps and social media.

Kinetic typography is an animation technique that integrates motion with text. There is no fixed way that the text should be animated and the lettering can shrink and expand, move around the page, change colour, undergo distortion or be subject to any kind of creative technique. They can be short or long, elaborate or complex.

Its main focus is to capture the audience's attention. Manipulating and transforming text with movement can achieve a wide variety of effects—it can create emphasis where it is desired, it can convey emotion and conjure up ideas, and it can transform simple text into a powerful message. 

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