This is the links page for pleonasm.com. I have so many links and shortcuts saved all over the place that I really need somewhere to consolidate them all, and this is the result. This is just a start; I'll keep adding.

If you find a broken link, please let me know. Thanks!

web development

blogs

blogging tools

  • Movable Type - a very popular Perl-based blogging system with built-in comments and RSS feed
  • WordPress - an open-source, PHP/MySQL-based blogging system with an emphasis on web standards and valid code

colour pickers

  • Color Match - simple interface that lets you pick one colour, and displays a 6-colour matching palette (only works in IE)
  • Color Scheme - more complex variant of Color Match that also displays contiguous colour areas for the palette
  • Color Schemer Online - select a colour to show hex/RGB codes and harmonious colours
  • DynaKewb - if you need a web-safe color fast, this mouseover tool displays the colour and its hex code instantly
  • moreCrayons - a new paradigm of 4096 web colours, with palettes, a colour slider, and a colour cube to help you choose

css

  • css-discuss - archive of the css-discuss mailing list; this is the fountain of CSS knowledge
  • Layout-o-matic - free online CSS layout generating tool
  • Listamatic - demonstration and explanation of the many ways of styling lists with CSS

design & coding

  • A List Apart - articles on web design, with an emphasis on web standards and accessibility
  • evolt - user-contributed web development tips, tricks, tutorials, and hacks

rss

stock photography

  • ImageAfter - high-quality photos and other images, free for personal and commercial use
  • stock.xchng - a huge selection of free stock photos

wiki

  • DokuWiki - an easy to install and standards-compliant wiki
  • Instiki - this wiki runs on Ruby, has a one-step install, and does not require a separate web server
  • PhpWiki - powerful PHP/MySQL-based wiki, one of whose greatest strengths is its “Dump to XHTML” feature
  • PmWiki - highly customizable PHP-based wiki that does not need a database to run
  • SeedWiki - a “wiki farm” that hosts free wikis - great if you don't have web hosting, or don't want to set up wiki software yourself

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humour

  • Babysue - highly offensive yet amusing cartoonery from the South
  • b3ta - British website/listserv with an emphasis on photoshoppery, Flash animation, and silly jokes
  • Bringdown - your online resource for relentless negativity
  • The Framley Examiner - probably meaningless and unfunny to anyone who has never lived in the UK, this site parodies British local newspapers with pinpoint accuracy and withering satire
  • The Onion - obvious, but still great
  • Private Eye - online version of the excellent British political satire magazine
  • Viz - the king of British comics, featuring perennial favourites Sid the Sexist, Spoilt Bastard, Johnny Fartpants, Millie Tant, Roger Mellie, and the Fat Slags

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music

morrissey/smiths

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