https://theuselessweb.com/sites/ Recent content on The Useless Web Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/checkbox-race/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/checkbox-race/ Sometimes I wonder just how many checkboxes I have “checked” or “unchecked” during my life, from multiple choice quiz’s to filling out life’s great paperwork they’re everywhere… if there’s one thing thats for certain, its that after visiting this site I’ve clicked a whole lot more! !SPLIT! !SPLIT! Why checkboxes, why not dropdowns or something else? Something has always drawn me to the browsers native checkbox element, the blue checkbox for some reason appeals to me and really the simplicity of the action and quick response. https://theuselessweb.com/sites/one-square-minesweeper/ Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/one-square-minesweeper/ One Square Minesweeper is one of those projects that have sat in my todo list for a long long time, something that would be almost in a sense the fastest easiest game that you can win, but also lose equally easy. !SPLIT! !SPLIT! Why A Single Square? Ultimately I never really took to the game minesweeper, I had won the smaller one a few times but really liked the idea of one huge square being a single conglomerate mine. https://theuselessweb.com/sites/doughnut-kitten/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/doughnut-kitten/ Somehow in my searches I had missed this wonderful site until recently Tania reached out to me! It’s hard to believe that such a magnificent site had gone under my radar for so long. !SPLIT! !SPLIT! What got you into web development? Back in 2015, I started experiencing these unpredictable episodes of excruciating facial pain. Sleep was impossible and late one night I came across The Useless Web. I became strangely obsessed with this quirky genre of art. https://theuselessweb.com/sites/pug-in-a-rug/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/pug-in-a-rug/ When you’re staring into this beautiful pug in a rug the world fades away and nothing else matters… at least, that’s what it felt like building this beautiful time waster. A true homage to the beautiful world of pugs, as well as some of the most time-consuming sites in existence. !SPLIT! !SPLIT! First things first, is this your pug? It is not! The original photo was found on Unsplash and is by Matthew Henry, he also has a large array of pugs within rugs that are all insanely cute and that are generously available under the Unsplash license! https://theuselessweb.com/sites/long-doge-challenge/ Mon, 18 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/long-doge-challenge/ When I was building this site, I wanted to combine the idea of complete uselessness with the idea of absolute and complete time-wasting, as in, you could play this challenge for 3 hours and get into a tangle of a mess and come up none the wealthier, wiser or really anything positive… outside of bragging rights of course. !SPLIT! !SPLIT! So, what were you thinking? Not a whole lot if I’m to be honest. https://theuselessweb.com/sites/mondrian-and-me/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/mondrian-and-me/ This project is one of my own, combining my love of generative art as well as useless websites, with the goal to create a small and simple place for you to click about and enjoy a little bit of art… Here’s a little Q/A of my own to answer any and all questions as to the what’s and why’s about this project. So, how did this all come about? !SPLIT! https://theuselessweb.com/sites/potato-or-tomato/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/potato-or-tomato/ On my first visit to Potato or Tomato I correctly answered the questions a few times in a row, then in my eagerness got it wrong. Honestly sometimes a site is so simple in its goal, and so perfect in its execution that it fills me with an overwhelming joy that it exists. This is definitely one of those sites! Kevin Lesht ticks all my favorite boxes when it comes to a creator on the internet with projects covering the wierd, the practical, the confusing and the informative. https://theuselessweb.com/sites/heeeeey-hoooooo/ Sun, 03 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/heeeeey-hoooooo/ I had to think long and hard whether or not to include both heeeeeeeey.com & hooooooooo.com into the useless web. When I first visited the site it took me a good triple take before I realized what was actually going on… and endless wonderful loop. Creative Technologist Mike Bodge produces some really incredible stuff, and has a unique way of utilizing different services and tools and turning them into something completely new to the world! https://theuselessweb.com/sites/rgb/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/rgb/ I found rrrgggbbb.com when I was looking for the original set of useless websites in 2012, it’s simplicity and quirkiness immediately made me smile, as well as the thought that someone could love the color space enough to build a tribute to it. Back then, it was built in flash, but as with much of the internet, it’s received a flashy HTML5 update down the line! It’s creator, Ewoudt Boonstra now runs his own studio, showcasing an amazing depth of creativity and artistic flair. https://theuselessweb.com/sites/the-pigeon/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/the-pigeon/ The Pigeon is one of the most perplexing sites on the useless web, I have done a lot of digging and haven’t been able to come up with any information. I was under the impression to have a .org domain you needed to be an organization.  Who is the pigeon, and what do they want? !SPLIT! !SPLIT! If ANYONE has any information on this site, I have a lot of questions. https://theuselessweb.com/sites/endless-horse/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/endless-horse/ When I first stumbled onto Endless Horse I laughed out loud. It was such a unique and ridiculous idea with the domain name to match it. I scrolled down for a few minutes to see how endless it really was (bottomless pit endless in the answer) before opening the web inspector to see how it works.  Its creators, Colleen Josephson and Kyle Miller were both studying their PHD’s at the time (Electrical Engineering & Math) who found time to create some weird at a hackathon! https://theuselessweb.com/sites/cat-bounce/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://theuselessweb.com/sites/cat-bounce/ Cat Bounce is one of the very first websites on the useless web, and has been on the site right from the start of time, delighting millions with falling cats from the sky, which, if I’m honest, we all need every now and then. The mastermind behind Cat Bounce, Tara Sinn is an incredibly talented artist, designer and all round creative who’s work will always be the kind I get excited about.