Bytemoth's Gob-Crashin' Swoop'n'Swap Spot (12023-09-14)

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I am Digital Warlock Bytemoth, and this is my corner of the web! In contrast to CD5K, which is where I go full fiction, this extremely creamy stream is a constantly-refreshed catalog of my experiences and things I find useful. Dip your face in and feel refreshed.

The Brook can be thought of as something of a sequel to my earlier attempts at making homepages - the Highly Saucy Directory in 12014 and Perfectly Cooked Pages from 12016. Third time's the charm?

Stroll through the Webgarden for the latest updates.
(All dates on this page appear recent due to a sitewide layout change.)

The 32x32 icons appearing on this site were sourced from afactor's Iconolog 1.0 and Windows 98, then converted to PNG with BeCy Icon Grabber. Most other images were found on various archived Geocities sites and optimized.

While this site isn't explicitly smartphone compatible, due to being designed for sub-HD resolutions, it should look fine in landscape orientation. Though I would suggest instead, at bare minimum, using a tablet and mouse.

   

About Bytemoth

Updated 12023-08-04

Some insightful information on your wizardly webmaster.

Personality Quizzes

Updated 12023-08-20

Interesting results from various quizzes scattered about the web.

Web History: Weaving

Updated 12023-06-19

The things I've tried to do throughout my years of dropkicking HTML.

Web History: Surfing

Updated 12023-06-16

My journey across the WWW that eventually led to us being here.

Inside Jokes

Updated 12023-06-16

The origins of a few strange phrases I enjoy saying.

Webzones That Kick Ass 3.0

Updated 12023-09-14

Other sites that will greatly improve your life.

Maximum Overhomepageage

Updated 12023-09-14

The finest hand-crafted corners of the web you'll ever see.

Ways to Play

Updated 12023-08-17

How to have great times on PCs and consoles.

Five Star Buys

Updated 12023-09-04

Absolutely necessary purchases for you to make in the near future.

Essential EXEs

Updated 12023-08-21

Free apps that your sorry Windows computer is incomplete without.

Zero-Bullshit Web Browsing

Updated 12023-09-09

How to lock your shit down and stay safe in this wild superocean.

Computer Comparison Chart

Updated 12023-08-25

How my main PCs from the past 15 years stack up to each other.

Modern Systems

Updated 12023-09-14

The ass-taking, name-kicking custom PCs I've built.

Classic Systems

Updated 12023-08-23

..Then I got bored and put together some retro-gaming boxes!

Pre-Built Systems

Updated 12023-09-14

..and the fun doesn't stop there, but with some non-custom rigs.

Dat Collection Tho

Updated 12023-06-30

A bunch of consoles and handhelds are also part of my recording setup.

Beige Whales

Updated 12023-07-16

Stuff I haven't been able to find and don't really need, buuuut..

Programs for Penguins

Updated 12023-09-14

Things to aid us in our upcoming transition to Linux.

Welcome to the waters of the Brook, where my writing flows. I hope that you will find my opinions refreshing, or at least, entertaining.

Deeper Waters

A few topics that stretch deeper than the one-off articles below.

#DWB does GPT

My experiences making side cash with surveys, ad videos, and phone apps.

Cameras and Pictures

Digital photographs taken with older Cyber-shot cameras.

N.E.O. Classical

Experiments with older versions of web browsers.

Dream Diary

The crazy stuff that goes on in my unconscious mind.

Lamentation Exiting Aggravated Pedants

The obligatory personal rant section, wherein I'll verbally flatulate about not understanding why people insist on trying my patience by being different from me.

• Faith and Folly (On Religion) (12014-06-23)
• On American Politics (12013-07-27)
• On Daylight Saving Time (12014-06-03)
• On Encrypted Media Extensions (12014-07-26)

Technology!

Stuff about computers and the software on them.

• Compression format testing (12021-10-30)
• LEBRE Whitelist VPS provider comparison (12021-11-15)

Thoughts on Web Design

A few ideas on how to make the modern surfing experience more pleasant.

• Image Format Guide (12014-06-03)
• Knock These Off (12015-12-12)
• On Web Ads (Don't Waste My Time Edition) (12013-11-10)
• The Web 1.1 Movement (12014-12-04)

Everything Else

Random unfocused bits that don't fit into the other categories.

• Soap Bar Review (12021-10-30)

Updated 12023-05-05

Link to the Brook!

If you'd like to see more of my works, here's a list of the other websites I'm responsible for:

• Cybernetic Demise 5000
  My personal omni-archive of websites and fiction.
  Designed for IE 10, Firefox 3.6, Opera 11, and Safari 4.
• Bytemoth.Rocks
  Links to all of the sites/services I can be found on.
  Works in anything, especially IE 9, Firefox 1.5, and Opera 9.2.
• Cybernetic Demise 2016
  A reupload of the domain as it appeared until the Brook was formed.
  Looks OK in IE 8, Netscape 6.2, and Opera 7.5.
• Fictional Ultraverse WIP
  The 2016 update to the 2014 version of the website.
• It's The Flock!
  A Homestuck-inspired FNAF RP blog active from 2014 to 2017.
  IE 10, Firefox 16, Opera 24 or later recommended.
• MothZone 2009
  My NeoZones site, where I host less-than-original content.
  Designed for IE 7, Firefox 2, Opera 9, and Safari 3.

Updated 12023-06-19

Now is 12023-09-14

Bytemoth is...

(Now)

Recalculating

...for mental health reasons, strongly considering upgrading the "don't watch annoying shitheads" rule to a "don't watch videos about annoying shitheads" rule, thereby ignoring all political content.

Simplifying

...removing accounts, cartriges, and devices from his life that are unused or could otherwise be made redundant.

Upgrading

...switching from Gen2 Core and AM3+ based systems to Gen4 Core and AM4.

Fascinated by technology

...rapidly absorbing information about Stable Diffusion, KoboldAI LLM/GPT, and text-to-speech engines. Yall seeing this shit? It's wild. (on hold)
...rapidly installing and testing Linux desktop environments.

(Then)

Celebrating Website Wednesdays

...uploading the progress made on CD5K, the Brook, and MothZone every week (approximately).
Current task: Setting up a VPS to host CD5K. Considering if server administration is too tedious to deal with.

Expanding the Collection

...picking up XBOX/360 and PS3/4 games while they're still cheap, and softmodding or emulating everything else.

(Slowly)

Plundering the Archive(.org)

...gathering GIFs and scripts from Geocities homepages to give his sites an authentic 1997 aesthetic.
Perusal progress: 320/951

Webcomic-ing

...catching up on webcomics, which he abruptly stopped reading in July 2015, to get some inspiration for his own stories.
Recently finished: Boxdog

(Eventually)

Making Cheddar?

...giving up on taking surveys, watching ads, and using cashback and passive sites to earn Amazon.com gift cards because it's too damn tedious.
Current task: Purging and phasing out remaining auxiliary phone.

Growing Lemons?

...gathering ideas and generating outlines for erotic writing projects.
Lewdfic ideas: 324+

Recording?

...sitting around doing a whole lot of nothing with all this equipment and software that could make reviews and playthroughs.

But Bytemoth, what'd ya do today? (Updates every now and then, sometimes)

If you're reading this, well done!
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