Quinten's Outpost

Current directory:

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Links

An ever-growing collection of links to other places on the internet, loosely sorted and vaguely described. Featuring relatively unknown and/or super useful links. Just give them a try!

Feel free to submit, just email me!

Tools

Windows

! = official, from Microsoft. Does not mean better!

• Massgrave

  
  >> Activation scripts

• Windows GPO catalog

  
  >> catalog of Group Policies

• !WinGet

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  Chocolatey

  ,

  Scoop

  
  >> CLI package installers, similar to the Linux Experience™

• !Sysinternals

  
  >> official, useful tools

• NirSoft

  
  >> similar to sysinternals but different tools

• !PowerToys

  
  >>"tune and streamline your Windows experience"

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Miscellaneous

• Cobalt

  
  >> media downloader for social media, no ads

• Serverhunter

  
  >> find the cheapest VPS

• ZoomEye

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  Shodan

  ,

  Censys

  
  >> search engines for internet-connected devices - fun to find exposed webcams, databases, etc

• cable.arya.ch

  
  >> useful web tools

• Canarytokens

  
  >> "data leak detector": drop a token among important files, get notified if someone opens/triggers it

• Joesandbox

  ,

  Hybrid Analysis

  ,

  any.run

  
  >> malware analysis

• Oneplus community server

  
  >> recover tools for Oneplus devices

• Ventoy

  ,
  >> what if: bootable USB but with multiple ISOs and a nice gui.
      Medicat for a ready-to-go version.

• ImgOps

  
  >> anything images: host, reverse search, inspect, edit, add effects

• DeHashed

  
  >> data leak search (paid)

• malwarewatch

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  vx-underground

  
  >> malware repositories

• ffmpeg.guide

  
  >> visual node editor for ffmpeg filters

• Unlighthouse

  
  >> like google lighthouse website performance tests, but for all pages and not by Google™

• Kinopio

  
  >> mindmapping and linking on steroids, also more fun

• magenta a11y

  
  >> easy a11y accessibility checklists (sorry, still working on the bare website!)

• LURE

  
  >> cross-distro (linux) app repository

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Astrophotography

• NINA

  ,

  Deepskystacker

  ,

  Siril

  
  >> post-processing, stacking tools

• light pollution map

  ,

  Windy

  ,

  cloud forecast

  
  >> weather, can't see stars if its cloudy

• astrophotography wiki

  ,

  planetary imaging with DSLRs

  
  >> guides/wikis

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Fun

• corru.observer

  
  >> sci-fi browser game with fun story!

• Pianoverse

  ,

  Plink!

  
  >> play music together online

• increpare games

  
  >> ton of strange, small flash/html games

• Geekenspiel

  
  >> "retro" computer stickers/badges

• Listen to Wikipedia

  
  >> pleasant little sounds and animations for each article creation, change and deletion

• pn0gstr0m

  
  >> pong but the ball multiplies and there's powerups

• Music-Map

  
  >> find similar artists through a map

• iskhur's guide to electronic music

  
  >> huge timeline and tree of all electronic music, with samples for each genre/year

• Bemuse

  
  >> fully-fledged rhythm game in your web browser

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Archive

• Anna's Archive

  
  >> sci-hub, libgen, zlib, archive.org books and more

• UUP dump

  
  >> easy downloads for modern windows builds

• Files by Microsoft®

  
  >> software and ISOs, Microsoft/Windows related

• STC Nexus

  
  >> similar to Anna's archive, has future potential but not complete (or online) very often

• VP-sheets

  
  >> free piano sheets

• Omniarchive

  
  >> all minecraft java edition versions

• The Eye

  
  >> "digital heritage, obscura and ideas"

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Educational

• Repair Wiki

  
  >> high-quality (very) low-quantity resource for tech repairs

• Opinionated Guides

  
  >> engineering, music, philosophy. not my opinions, but good objective content

• cpu.land

  
  >> how do CPUs work, but like, really?

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Electronics

• airgradient

  
  >> air quality monitors, CC-BY-SA "open source"

• Input Labs: Alpakka

  
  >> fully open-source controller with good gyro controls, go make your own!

• Token2

  
  >> relatively cheap FIDO2 security keys, upgrade your 2FA

• rpilocator

  
  >> find Raspberry Pi's in stock

• adafruit

  
  >> components for projects

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Games

• OptiFine Alternatives

  
  >> minecraft mods, modern OptiFine alternatives

• Nodus

  
  >> minecraft exploits centered around the controversial chat reporting "feature"

• Drehmal: Apotheosis

  
  >> massive minecraft adventure map; "if minecraft was more like BotW"

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Piracy

• m0nkrus

  
  >> Adobe for Windows

• rutracker

  ,

  1337x

  ,

  torrents-csv

  ,

  magnetcat

  
  >> public, "trustworthy" trackers or aggregators

• ripped.guide

  ,

  freemediaheckyeah

  ,

  megathread

  , "

  subreddit

  ",

  champagnewiki

  
  >> collections of "trusted" sites and tools

• Nebula.tv

  
  >> only for one-offs. support your creators!

• gamesdrive

  ,

  cs.rin.ru

  ,

  kaOs

  ,

  DODI

  ,

  FitGirl

  
  >> videogames

• archive.org book ripping

  
  >>

• lucida

  ,

  doubledouble (EOL)

  
  >> download from major streaming platforms

• Esoterica Avenue

  ,

  firehawk52

  
  >> music ripping guides

• apprenticealf

  
  >> de-DRM your ebooks

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Homelab

• noted.lol

  
  >> shortform articles on new apps to self-host

• selfh.st

  
  >> extensive list of self-hosted apps

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News & Blogs

• LOW←TECH MAGAZINE

  
  >> completely solar-powered, all about climate and power

• 404 Media

  
  >> independent tech news

• Waxy.org

  
  >> tech, internet culture (infrequent)

• A look at all search engines

  
  >> goes in-depth about all of the new search engines, and which ones actually stand out
      also check out the main website

• iwebthings

  
  >> "notes" with fun discoveries from all over the internet every few days
      and the daily webthing archives

• href.cool

  ,

  hrefhunt

  ,

  goblin-heart links

  ,

  s1nez' bookmarks

  ,

  yesterlinks (archived)

  ,
  >> curated selection of links, like this page but way better

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Art

The only section without descriptions :)

• neauismea

• 1041uuu