#cyana's archives
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Tech, Internet and Privacy Archive
A collection of advice on technology and online privacy.
The entries are in no particular order. The post is edited with new entries when I come across them.
Tumblr
How to block tumblr live with ublock origin
How to back up your tumblr blog
Firefox
Why to use Firefox and basic addons
User-Agent Switcher for Firefox
Firefox startup guide (and why other browsers suck)
Small list of FF extensions by @/kawaiimunism
List of FF extensions and privacy tips by @/cea-tide (me)
Another list of FF extensions
Block .webp format (FF extension)
Firefox now has in-built pdf editing functionality
Large tech enshittification and resources/tips against it
Some firefox forks
Return youtube dislike (FF addon)
Turning off javascript (also FF addon)
Behind The Overlay (FF addon)
Youtube Search Fixer (FF addon) remove the clutter from results
Internet
List of useful websites
List of fun websites from the old internet
Large collection of links by @/cryptidize
Collection of links and guide to the old internet
Links and guides to the old internet
Gopher websites, an old alternative to www sites
How to disappear online
Beginner's guide to the indie web
Making websites is easy
Skip Google for research (other search engines) by @/s-n-arly
Stop using google, alternative search engines (by me) and what cloud services you need to look for
Same post as above but with additional search engines instead
alternative search engines
Computer literacy (and basic tips)
How to view removed reddit comments
How to see what that deleted video in your yt playlist was
Breezewiki: remove clutter from fandom wikis / direct link (also a browser extension)
Indie wikies (fuck fandom)
Large tech enshittification and resources/tips against it
Science websites you should /definitely/ avoid
Setting up a PI Hole (network ad blocker)
A guide to using an RSS feed
Explore a random website (StumbleUpon/Cloudhiker)
Epilepsy Alert browser extension (with FF alternative)
Cheap/free websites for learning
Turning off javascript (also FF addon)
Turning off some tracking on mobile
Miscellaneous
What keyswitches to use (flow chart)
Putting files on dvd
Why NOT to use registry cleaners
What will make your computer go faster (and what not)?
Tweaking your Windows experience (mostly shutting it up)
Stop Windows from asking you to "Finish setting up"
Computer literacy (and basic tips)
Free sound library / direct link
Science websites you should /definitely/ avoid
Buying a computer, a guide
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Behold, for the Centric and Most Popular Character of CosWon~
The CYANA COLLECTION! Every archived piece of her from 2020-2023 <3
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Writing Advice and Resources Archive
A collection of writing advice and resources.
The entries are in no particular order. The post is edited with new entries when I come across them.
Writing meta-advice
How to get rid of writers block NOW
Getting started with web serial writing
5 hacks to boost your writing confidence
Dumbest version / allow yourself to suck
Getting ideas: become a cardboard box
The comic sans trick against writers block
How to write a certain character?
A general cane guide (for artists and writers)
How to write a cane user character
Writing a good amputee character
Writing multilingual characters
How to create a good main character
Writing Medieval-coded women
Writing disabled characters: change what is available
Writing characters with one eye
Some thoughts about vampires
Other writing advice
"Real people don't do X" nuance
Subtle foreshadowing
Sentence structure to control reader heart rate
Snippet from "The Witches Are Coming"
"Bad" writing advice taken too literally
Show don't tell: anger
Kill your darlings
Show-don't-tell list of things to use for emotions
How to create character flaws
Use the right kind of prose for the right story
Worldbuilding: making realistic landmasses
Writing fight scenes
Writing fight scenes in 20 points
Writing body language
How to write a satisfying ending
Other writing resources
Writing resources masterpost by @/thewritingbeast
Stimuwrite, a writing help for neurodivergent people
The colour of wounds cycle
Difference highway, freeway, and interstate
Wikipedia monster compilation
Common writer terms
Food information in time periods
Gif of someone disarming a person with a sword
Names of different types of ships and other ship terms
Magical girl-themed generators
Best tumblr accounts to follow as a writer
List of things to take inspiration from (or how to "write fantasy")
Resources for describing physical things
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Art Advice and Resources Archive
A collection of posts with art advice and resources I have come across.
The entries are in no particular order. The post is edited with new entries when I come across them.
How to draw chubby characters
How to draw a damn fine ass
How to draw arms and legs
How do I change the colours
Sight size method
Head angles website
Shadows
Better flesh cloud alternative
Getting ideas: become a cardboard box
Pixel art tutorials
How to draw a horse - comic
2-point perspective drawing trick
The art of lettering comics
Animation step by step (Tsuya vs Toga animation)
Drawing darker skin tones
Colour theory advice collection
How to draw metal?
Drawing east asian faces
How to draw good
The colour of wounds cycle
Drawing a good amputee character
A general cane guide (for artists and writers)
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Queer/Neurodivergent Resources Archive
A collection of queer, neurodivergent resources.
The entries are in no particular order. The post is edited with new entries when I come across them.
What is a QPR?
Pronouns master post by @/realtransfacts
Intersex explained
How to tuck DIY
Sex Ed by Scarleteen
Aro+ace resources
Lilacisexual (aspec microlabel)
Non-speaking and verbal autistics terms
Autistic inertia
Why do ADHD kids say "I don't know" so much?
HRT DIY (harm reduction)
Voice pitch analyser
No Pronouns FAQ + my pronoun closet script
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief resource list
Pap smear / cervical cancer tests also for trans women
Stimuwrite, a writing help for neurodivergent people
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Cyana's Archives
A collection of posts and resources I find worth saving. These master posts will be edited with new posts or resources when I come across them. All posts added to the archive are tagged with #archived. Some posts not yet categorised can also be found in the #to be archived tag.
Queer/ADHD/Autism Resources
Writing Advice and Resources
Art Advice and Resources
Books
Music
Life Hacks and Advice
Tech, Internet and Privacy
Piracy Collection
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Life Hacks and Advice Archive
Collection for all tips and tricks to use in the daily life. For all food recipes see #cyana's recipebook.
The entries are in no particular order. The post is edited with new entries when I come across them.
How to deep clean old clothes
When are fruits in season?
How to grow the fuck up (life advice collection)
Pest management
Interview Questions
Life hacks list by @/dlanadhz
Rate your landlord
Shelf life food items
Body life hacks
Dirt-cheap student food recipes
Different types of plungers
Signs of abuse in relationships (of any type)
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Books Archive
A collection of books I plan on or recommend reading, and other book-related content.
The entries are in no particular order. The post is edited with new entries when I come across them.
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Free book collection
Ace and Aros Journey
Queer books list by @/lou-wilham
Free queer books
Tamora Pierce being an ally
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Piracy Resources Archive
Not tagging this with #piracy to prevent it from spreading. This one is for me and my mutuals and whoever stumbles onto my blog.
The entries are in no particular order. The post is edited with new entries when I come across them.
List of posts about piracy:
A piracy guide
List of documentaries/films / direct link to archive
200+ documentaries / direct link to archive
Nintendo Games / direct link to archive
How to hack a 3ds
piracy subreddit / direct link
Free sound library / direct link
Smithsonian Open Access database / direct link
Large collection of links by @/cryptidize
D&D/TTRPG assets / direct link
Spiderverse films / direct link
Spotify cracked and ad mute
How to help the Internet Archive
Textbooks
Guide for finding scientific documents (libgen, b-ok, scihub)
More research document websites
Over the Garden Wall films / direct link
Newpipe, a mobile youtube client w/o ads
Other youtube clients
media piracy websites
12ft alternatives
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Music Archive
A collection of music and music-related things. See also my #music tag.
The entries are in no particular order. The post is edited with new entries when I come across them.
Music map by country and time
Queer country music list
Numb 80s remix
Someone going ham on a guitar
Pukicho Jark Souls 3
I've no more fucks to give
Musical talent on piano
Dress down - Cologne
Techno without a computer
1980s cyberpunk music
Orchestra accordion by Alexandr Hrustevich
Orchestral All Star
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Archive updated
I've gone through my unsorted archive and archived the tech/internet/privacy posts (a.o.), with tons of new posts added. I also sorted it a bit by topic.
You can find my whole archive in my welcome post.
I still need to archive the remaining unsorted art/writing/other posts, which I will be doing at a later date, but you can also find them under my #to be archived tag.
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Dramatic Amazon Reviews: Scissors
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New Shorts for Youtube, gimme your funniest online reviews, and they shall be recited
You can DM then via questions
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~{ Hello World }~
Welcome to my personal blog, where I post whatever and then some!
I am Cyana and at the moment use she/her pronouns. I'm currently studying computer science, and make art and write as a hobby.
If you are a terf or in any other way exclusionary, dni. This is not the place for you.
Here are some common tags I use:
#[trigger] tw (Plain Text: #[trigger] tw): trigger warning format I use. I try to avoid reblogging harmful content; if I missed a tw tag on a post, please let me know.
#cyana doodles (PT: #cyana doodles): for all my art.
#cyana rambles (PT: #cyana rambles): listen to me rambling on about everything and anything
#cyana writes (PT: #cyana writes): all my writing can be found here, not that it is that much.
#cyana's recipebook (PT: #cyana's recipebook): a collection of recipes.
#cyana's archives (PT: #cyana's archives): all my archived posts sorted by topic. See the archive master post.
#cyana's asks (PT: #cyana's asks): all my answered asks.
btw these tags are custom coloured in my blog theme how awesome is that!
well most of them, still working on the theme...
That's all!
Much love 💜
Cyana / CEa_Tide
some other miscellaneous tags I use (mostly for myself as a ref)
Biology/Nature:
- #biology - the science
- #nature - photos of nature
- #animals - pictures of animals. Common specific animals are sometimes only tagged with their own like: #cat #doggo #spiders #duckies #birb
Art:
- #art - art tag
- #character design - art of characters posing, character refs, etc.
- #aestheticposting - aesthetic photos
- #street art - art, graffiti, and stickers on the street
- #graffiti - all graffiti
- #stickers - all stickers
- #cyana doodles - my art tag
- #cyana writes - my writing tag
- #comic - comics
- #manga - Asian comics (I know it is only Japanese; Chinese is manhua etc. Tag is used as a catch-all, and if needed the actual name is also tagged)
- #short story - short stories/writing
- #poetry - poems
- #art advice - advice about creating art / art techniques
- #art resources - resources to be used when creating art
- #writing advice - advice about writing / writing techniques
- #writing resources - resources to be used when writing
- #music - all music posts
- #fashion - fashion/clothing posts
Queer/LGBTQIA+:
- #trans - trans stuff
- #lgbtqia+ - general queer/lgbtqia+ stuff
- aro - aromantic stuff (sometimes double tagged as #aromantic)
- ace - asexual stuff (sometimes double tagged as #asexual)
- #lesbian #gay #intersex etc. - other more miscellaneous queer tags
- queer history - information about queer history
- trans science - science articles about transgenderism, debunking transphobia, etc.
Books:
- #cyana's bookshelf - books I want to read later
- #books - stuff about books that doesn't fit into the above tag
Tech:
- #tech - tech posts
- #programming/#code - posts about programming
- #firefox - Firefox/browser propaganda, ad blocking, privacy stuff
- #internet - posts about the internet in general
Miscellaneous:
- #read later - posts to come back to and read linked articles/post itself
- #save for later - posts to come back to
- #save for inspiration - for art/writing inspiration
- #to be archived - posts not yet sorted into the archive
- #archived - posts added to the archive
- #fav - my favourite posts
- #polls - all poll posts
- #tag for when sad - cute/positivity stuff
- #science - science posts/research
- #cyana's recipebook - recipes I want to save
- #cyana's archives - archival posts. See above for master post.
- #cyana's asks - all answered asks
- #cyana rambles - personal posts
Note to self: #save for inspiration (I should also start tagging if art/writing)
More tags: #crafts #embroidery #sewing #cyana's crafts #dragons #mermaid (change to #oceanfolk to include other oceankin too) #knitting #catgirl (also/instead tag w/ #cat person) #witches #pride flags (remove #pride flag) #calligraphy #beastfolk
fandom tags: #spiderverse #sousou no frieren #nimona #good omens #witch from mercury #the guy she was interested in wasn't a guy at all #tamen de gushi #dungeon meshi #bocchi the rock and more...
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