#super functional website

[apaleflame]

the most life saving firefox extension for me (aside from ublock origin) is definitely library extension, if you're browsing goodreads the extension will show you this on the corner of the page:

showing you whether or not the book you want is available at your library, in either it's physical or electronic collection!

[emiliosandozsequence]

being just Slightly 'more' autistic than the average tumblr user is fucking hard actually

[vyladromeave]

welp, tumblr seems to be hiding my aphtober entry for today from dashboards and tags. tried posting it entirely new 4 times now and nothing seems to fix it. reblogs from others still seem to be working so that'll continue as normal. ill be holding onto my own aphtober entries for now until i know they'll actually post. everyone elses entries should be fine. o7 EDIT EVERYTHINGS WORKING FOR THE TIME BEING o7 CONTINUING AS NORMAL

[jaypgartifacts]

a lot of people are reblogging my last post - please note that while my messages are open and i am checking them, i. uhh. don't totally trust tumblr's messaging system to deliver them to me. TO THAT END, if you donate & message but don't hear back, please send me an ask and let me know!! i WILL get your little guys drawn one way or another...!

[rosicheeks]

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[sassylich]

okay twitter is absolutely just spiraling, and i really wish it wasn't because it's reason i have a career in the arts, and i can't even complain about it ON twitter because the whole ding dang site is rate limited

[lokiina]

Fam it's been weeks and my tumblr notifs are still broken.

[wienervulture]

balancing that tight rope of gathering evidence abt a potential mental health condition to bring up with my doctors and avoiding going too deep into mental health communities online

[hemogoblin46]

Fun websites for when you're bored <3

aidn.jp (vocaloid projects, made by daniwell the person who made nyan cat)

boredbutton.com (random useless websites and tools)

theuselessweb.com (same thing-ish as above)

picrew.me (character creator, can make your own!)

radio.garden (listen to radio's from around the world)

hoodmaps.com (opinions on where you live)

joelgc.com (the official ENA website, easter eggs and seasonal events)

boredpanda.com (articles, funny images. lot of weird middle aged mom stuff tho)

boredhumans.com (ai tools and programs, regularly updated)

skribbl.io (online pictionary, drawing game)

pyx-1.pretendyoure.xyz/zy/game.jsp (online cards against humanity)

That's all of them off the top of my head, do what you will with this information. I may update this in the future, if you have suggestions please let me know :D

[readingwriter92]

I’m very impressed that fanfic net’s app has actually become functional. I’ve had it for a few years but i genuinely could not figure out how it worked? I’ve ranted about this before but. I gave it a try recently bc their website kept just breaking for me (which could be a me issue but is prob them) and I’m impressed on actually being able to find fics to read. I really like that even after exiting the fic it saves where I was reading.

My only confusion is that I can download fics. But how do I delete downloads? Where are these downloads stored? Bc I can save them in folders (inside ffnet’s app) but. I don’t know what functionality those folders have and there’s no proof I can find in my phone’s folder app for these downloads.

[buckets-of-dirt]

What is the point of a very specialized "watch" that costs the same amount as an actual smart watch (which have apps that theoretically do the same thing) but has fewer functions and isn't even very good at the one thing it's supposed to do?

[ayumistudies]

College keeps sending me emails claiming I didn’t submit all my required immunization records when I most definitely did, but when I try to view the page that will tell me what I’m “missing,” I get an error on both mobile and desktop

[captivemuses]

Dunno why Tumblr really doesn't want to post the same prompt for Cyno and yet it'll show Wriothesley's exactly when I post it lol.

[sevenfactorial]

Here's info about the competition (actually just announced earlier this month):

The competition seems to be exclusively on the software/algorithms side. The scans of the test pieces have been done and ink has been detected. So how does one turn that mess of data into letters? Hopefully we'll know soon.

I think it also has the most up to date (and aggregated) info I could find on how it's been going, so it's also a reasonable place to read up on the long long journey so far.

The Herculaneum papyri are more than 1800 papyri that were carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (79 CE), constituting the only surviving library from antiquity that exists in its entirety. Now using new x-ray technique, these scrolls are being read for the first time in millennia

[bisexualize]

why tf can you scroll sideways on tumblr desktop. it just moves the dash sidewasy and there isnt even anything on the side thats being revealed its just empty blue space?

[hexiva]

Roleplay Is Not Dead Nor Doth It Sleep

There's a post going around about how text-based, freeform roleplay is dead, and I was typing up a huge response to this, with an accompanying guide on how to find roleplayer in 2024, when I realized it might have a bigger reach if I made it its own post. So here's that guide.

I hesitate to say that there isn't a problem with the new format of social media making roleplay more difficult to find, but in the desire to make that point, the OP of the original post has left people with the idea that there's no way for them to get into freeform text roleplay in 2024. Which just isn't true! Here, look at all the ways.

Forums

The link to RPG-Directory to find roleplaying forums is a good start. Once you've found a forum RPG, even if you don't join, there's usually an 'advertising' section on that forum where other forum RPGs post their ads - this may help you to find forums that don't advertise on RPG-D.

Another really good forum to find roleplay on is Barbermonger. Barbermonger is focused on connecting people for one-on-one roleplays.

This last one's going to be weird, but it turns out that there are still people seeking roleplay on the Gaia Online forums after all these years. I think this is delightfully retro and then crowd there seems a little older than average. No pre-existing knowledge of Gaia required.

Tumblr

You can also find forum roleplay groups (as well as tumblr and Discord groups) right here on Tumblr. Usually, the thing to do is to use the search function - search for "[genre] rp" or "[fandom] rp" and sort by "latest." (If you sort by Top, you are likely to find dead RPs.) For example, here's fantasy rp, historical rp, and marvel rp. You can also try jcink rp, as most roleplay forums are hosted on Jcink these days, or discord rp, depending on your favored platform.

There are also tumblr blogs specifically dedicated to advertising roleplays. I'm not super familiar with these nowadays, but just in the process of searching those tags above, I found these:

Jcink Tinder

RPG Adverts

RPings

There are more, I just don't know them off the top of my head.

Reddit

Listen, don't run away, I swear it's good now - I swear Reddit is good now -

Reddit is a good place to find Discord roleplays. It's a little heavier on smut-only roleplays than other platforms mentioned here, but it's not impossible to find sexless, plot-based roleplay here either. Most ads are for one on one RP, but you can find groups mixed in here too. The big subreddits for text-based freeform RP seem to be:

r/DiscordRP

r/RoleplayPartnerSearch

r/roleplaying

r/Roleplay

Some of these have weird rules about what you can put in your ad, and I don't remember which ones, so read carefully and don't get discouraged if your ad is initially removed.

Discord

In 2024, Discord is by far the biggest and most popular platform for roleplay, and it has its own native roleplay advertising hubs. Here are a bunch:

roleplay partner hub

Rockin Roleplay

The Roleplay Garden

roleplay help

the roleplay connection

RP Central

Roleplay Central

Roleplay Hub

Barbermonger also has a Discord server

Roleplay Meets: Reborn

RP Hub

The Scribes Guild

DM Rp Village

cherry blossom! roleplay hub

DM-RP

Roleplay Round Table (21+)

The Historical Syndicate (specifically for historical roleplay)

The Roleplayer's Directory

If you can't find the Discord roleplay you want on here, you can also try Discord hub websites, like Disboard. These work similar to tumblr tags - search for [genre] rp or [fandom] rp.

Other

The original post specifically mentions that 'all the old "omegle but for role play" type websites died out ages ago'. This is mostly true, but not quite! There's still Rolechat. It's a little janky, but what it needs more than anything is a bigger user base. Their Discord server is also a good place to find one on one discord roleplay. It is, of course, free, but if you want to support its development, they have a patreon.

Please reblog this post, and add your own tips on how to find roleplay!