This is a non-exhaustive list of things I like. Maybe you'll like some of them too.
Coding in Ruby
I don't use Ruby much for work nowadays, but it remains my go-to comfort language. It's kind of a mess, but what a glorious mess. It's nice to have a language optimized for programmer happiness.
Japanese Language
I love Japanese! I like practicing writing kanji awkwardly, and I like watching others write it beautifully. Spoken Japanese is pleasant to listen to, and Japanese music is great even if you don't understand a word.
It's fun bending my brain trying to learn a grammar so different from my native English. Japanese is unique and quirky and challenging and endlessly interesting. I took a couple of years of Japanese study at university two decades ago, and I've been learning it on and off ever since.
Some Websites
- Lospec — https://lospec.com
- Pixel artist community. Lots of palettes, tutorials, art gallery. Friendly Discord.
- JPDB — https://jpdb.io
- Japanese learning app. SRS for kanji and vocab. Full textbook/game/anime script import(!) to generate vocab lists. Nice interface, mobile friendly. I've tried a loooot of apps and books and I landed here.
- Kagi — https://kagi.com/
- A good search engine. Costs money, no ads, good AI assistant. You can boost/block domains.
- Proton Mail — https://proton.me
- Good email. Costs money, no ads, clean interface, good spam filtering. Non-US.
- RTINGS — https://rtings.com/
- When I want to buy a new device, I check here first. Very detailed analyses, seems fairly unbiased (but who knows).