The Info Hub

rokz: the website

this site is an exercise in documentation / creativity / sharing / having fun online / ???

it is a personal space, a digital scrapbook, and an ever-evolving labyrinth. created in mid april 2024.

coded by hand and hosted on neocities.

it will never feature third-party ads or art / text / code generated by machine learning.


Q: What does the site name mean?

rokz is the name of my accounts


Q: Do you plan to do art full time?

no, i don't plan to do art full time, nor do i really want to. even though i will keep doing art for assumingly my entire life, i have a job i actually am interested in and will keep pursuing that aspiration.

News feed

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To-do list

Pages:


  • blog more
  • update RSS feed
  • update drawings for music
  • catch up on bookbug
  • read/review history of science books
  • singapore bug collage
  • music page?

Housekeeping:


  • darker bgs for dark mode
  • image cleanup
    • compress (in progress)
    • reorganize
  • get more pages to work with firefox's reader view somehow

Changelog

2024/04/13

  • four pixels captured /toybox/open.html

2024/04/12

  • random page portal link and some new site buttons /links.html

2024/04/06

  • added a redirect page for showing off my other sites on the neocities feed /offsite.html

2024/03/23

  • code jam page /sunday/website/index.html

2024/03/09

  • new layout (cyanobacteria) /free/layouts/index.html

2024/03/06

  • added sketchbook code /free/snippets/index.html

2024/03/04

  • new page for drawings /sketchbook/index.html
  • back to summer window because the winter one is bumming me out /index.html

2024/03/02

  • two (three?) creatures and a printable zine /sticky/note.html
  • two pseudomonadota /microscopy/index.html
  • some site buttons and a new section for non-biological sciences /links.html

2024/02/24

  • read about /plants/ive/eaten.html

2024/02/22

  • new free stuff hub /free/index.html
    • /layouts/ moved to /free/layouts/
    • new graphics page /free/graphics/index.html
    • new code snippets page /free/snippets/index.html

2024/02/15

  • info.html split into separate pages again! about.html and map.html are standalone

2024/02/13

  • valentine's page /sunday/sweetheart/index.html

2024/02/04

  • LOL (lots of links) /links.html

2024/01/28

  • finally made my first sunday site /sunday/calm.html

2024/01/18

  • mecha monday thursday
    • style improvements and brief updates to existing sections /mecha/index.html
      • view source for a peak at upcoming sections
    • new model kit page /mecha/kits/index.html
      • kit #1 /mecha/kits/qubeley.html

2024/01/08

  • my first zine now lives at /bugs/holding.html
  • adjusted style, added zine and collage sections /bugs/index.html
  • message to friends /contact.html

2024/01/08

  • three guys /toybox/open.html
  • more bugs /bookbug.html
  • improved style /sunday/index.html

2023/12/31

  • new free layout (amoeba); page now links to github for downloads /layouts/index.html
  • parts two and three of crime & punishment /bookbug.html

2023/12/26

  • part one of crime and punishment /bookbug.html
  • nature webcam section & some new personal site buttons /links.html

2023/12/14

  • new bookclub page /bookbug.html
    • linked on /sunday/index.html
  • added links in most sections /links.html

2023/12/04

  • two claymations /clay/index.html

2023/12/02

  • winter window /index.html
  • one new doodle; lazy loading for all images /sticky/note.html
  • links to digital copies of a few more books; style adjustments /historyofsci/index.html

2023/11/18

  • style adjustments and 7 new molecules /microscopy/index.html
  • more site buttons /links.html
  • better organization of links /contact.html
  • new page for my guys /virtualpets/index.html
    • technically went live a week or two ago (sorry)

2023/10/29

  • added fanlistings /info.html

2023/10/17

  • link graveyard page for 32-bit cafe's halloween event /graveyard.html
    • linked on /links.html and /sunday/index.html
  • four new img /toybox/open.html
  • one new img /sticky/note.html

2023/10/14

  • intro section on linking + some new artist portfolio sites + lazy loading for buttons /links.html
  • adjusted size a little /index.html

2023/10/08

  • three new doodles /sticky/note.html
  • one "new" animation /clay/index.html

2023/09/25

  • font sizes in rem instead of px /style.css
  • no more target="_blank" /info.html + /links.html + /toybox/open.html + /contact.html
  • links to pet sites /contact.html
  • more personal sites and visual artists /links.html
  • fourteen new thingies /toybox/open.html

2023/09/10

  • new history of science page /historyofsci.html
    • linked to by chemistry setup /index.html
  • three new cyanobacteria /microscopy.html
  • new site buttons /links.html

2023/09/03

  • dark mode!!! /style.css
  • two new pixels /toybox.html
  • three new amoebazoa /microscopy/index.html
  • a few new web resources and site buttons /links.html
  • alt text on all images /sticky/note.html
  • quality of life improvements /index.html
    • more contrast on nav text
    • added recycling bin as a link to the layouts page
    • made clock link to code jam page
    • chemistry setup and plant hint at future pages

2023/08/24

  • minor adjustments /style.css
  • better organization & more href /links.html
    • three new categories: visual art, video games, directories
    • merged webweaving communities and website building resources into webweaving with subcategories
    • added page navigation menu to header
    • buttons and banners galore
  • added header text and link to sitemap /index.html
  • style update and added back button /not_found.html

2023/08/16

  • major style rework
    • changed from texas instruments font to DOS/V re. ANK24 and made font-size larger
    • moved a lot of styling off individual pages and onto /style.css
    • replaced some div tags with semantic HTML elements
  • dark mode (via browser preference) on /index.html; still working on other pages
  • changed clay page layout to stentor template /clay/index.html

2023/08/11

  • free to use layout(s) now available /layouts/index.html
    • first one is live at /layouts/stentor/preview.html

2023/08/09

  • new site button! you can find it here on /info.html and on /links.html

2023/08/08

  • accessibility improvements /index.html
    • blank alt text so screenreaders will skip reading image names
    • font size can now be increased with browser zoom + scales better on small screen sizes
  • general bettering /links.html
    • buttons now have outline effect on hover
    • fixed issue where alt text was in the wrong spot for all the buttons...
    • new links under site building resources
  • alt text for all images; most considered nonessential/decorative /info.html
  • alt text on images, links to RSS feed and postcrossing account /contact.html
  • style changes for divs and links, blank alt text to skip decorative images, no new content yet /recs.html
  • four new notes /sticky/note.html

2023/08/03

  • new entry /blog.html
  • more personal site buttons /links.html

2023/07/28

  • narrower scrollbars /style.css

2023/07/27

  • RSS feed is live /feed.xml
    • rss2html updates (requires js) /info.html
  • added a bunch of buttons /info.html
  • changed to image-rendering: pixelated /style.css
  • finally made a favicon (amoeba)

2023/07/25

  • added a:focus styling so that the page can be more easily navigated by keyboard /index.html
  • layout tweaks + new stamps and text on the webkeeper tab /info.html

2023/07/19

  • new site resources section, plus a few new links in other sections /links.html

2023/07/12

  • homepage overhaul
    • splash page replaced by homepage /index.html
    • /home/index.html redirects to /index.html
    • text appears on hover through css instead of title attribute
    • new images and links
      • pigeon -> contact
      • sticky note -> sticky note gallery
      • desk drawer -> blog
      • aetheryte -> ffxiv
      • caterpillar -> clay

2023/07/01

  • new!! /toybox/index.html + /toybox/open.html
  • buttons everywhere /links.html
  • one more blinkie /info.html
  • four new notes /sticky/note.html
  • new post + some layout adjustments /blog.html

2023/06/17

  • updated style and made layout responsive /contact.html

2023/06/15

  • a few new links and site buttons /links.html

2023/06/09

  • new post /blog.html

2023/05/25

  • fifteen new molecules /microscopy/index.html
  • four new notes /sticky/note.html
  • removed RSS to HTML widget (too slow) /info.html

2023/05/16

  • new page! made a gallery for the sticky notes drawings i've given to my boyfriend over the past year and a half /sticky/note.html
  • more site buttons, more links, starting to organize a bit /links.html

2023/05/10

  • new site buttons, new links, brand new layout! /links.html

2023/04/28

  • added some blinkies :) /info.html

2023/04/26

  • added a fanlisting section + a new song, some minor formatting changes /bugs/index.html

2023/03/24

  • new page for my ffxiv character /ffxiv/fio.html

2023/03/21

  • added a painting of me to my bio (thank you ben <3) /info.html
  • made a bug garden page for 32bit.cafe's spring event! /bugs/spring23/index.html

2023/02/17

  • new page for the clay models i've been making lately at /clay/index.html

2023/02/09

  • rearranged things, added stamps /info.html

2023/02/07

  • custom domain! ribose.neocities.org is now ribo.zone :-)

2023/01/22

  • new info hub /info.html
    • replaces about.html, changelog.html, and sources.html
    • new sections (site): sitemap and news feed
    • new widgets (about): imood and status.cafe

2023/01/14

  • added organisms + molecules /microscopy/index.html

2023/01/12

  • new site buttons /links.html

2023/01/01

  • first blog post! /blog.html
    • no link on home page yet because i am shy

2022/12/31

  • mecha page is live! /mecha/index.html

2022/12/29

  • new site buttons /links.html

2022/12/24

  • new organisms /microscopy/index.html

2022/12/21

  • new page about the little guys /microscopy/index.html

2022/12/20

  • new font everywhere! (it's the one used by TI calculators)
    • thank you int10h.org
    • this font is much wider than the last one i used, so i adjusted div widths on most pages
  • games and more music and a proper intro section in the bug zone /bugs/index.html

2022/12/15

  • desk and contents now resize based on window width! (woooo) /home/index.html

2022/12/11

  • sitemap/nav now viewable on all screen sizes /home/index.html

2022/12/10

  • page navigation menu for mobile screens /home/index.html
  • made my first 88x31 site button /links.html

2022/12/09

  • my other site, drawingsformusic, is now responsive to window size (even mobile!)

2022/12/08

  • made a links page! /links.html

2022/12/07

  • general housekeeping!
    • added div border styling to /style.css and removed it from inline css
    • made outgoing links open in a new tab
    • deleted defunct pages /home.html + /bugs.html

2022/12/05

  • guestbook and mail sections added /contact.html

2022/12/03

  • new bug page is live! /bugs/index.html

2022/11/27

  • updated all (?) links to direct to new homepage
  • added image sources for new homepage /sources.html
  • moved changelog to its own page (hi) /changelog.html

2022/11/26

  • brand new homepage!! way more fun than the old one /home/index.html

2022/11/22

  • vertically centered on different size windows + screens (woooo) /index.html
  • reduced header size /home.html

2022/11/21

  • new links and gifs /home.html
  • formatted /not_found.html

2022/11/20

  • created /contact.html
  • created /sources.html
  • added links to above pages /home.html

2022/11/16

  • major reformatting /recs.html
    • replaced hotlinked images!!
    • new table format
    • new section breaks
    • new background
  • changed background /index.html

2022/11/15

  • major rework /home.html
    • added changelog (hi)
    • new table format
    • new top banner
    • added drawings for music link
    • changed background
    • changed construction warning
  • moderate rework /about.html
    • added blinkies + stamp
    • changed text from 3rd to 1st person
    • changed background
  • minor formatting /recs.html
  • slowed color change /mantisdance.html

Code & image credit

pages are handmade by me, with help from the following:

the font used on most pages is DOS/V re. ANK24 from the oldschool PC font resource. i previously used the texas instruments font (from the same source) on every page, and some pages still use it.


images dithered with dithermark


interactive molecule viewers are embedded on the microscopy page with 3Dmol.js


background images across the site are all my own photos.


where reasonable, i include image sources below the image itself. notable expections are the homepage and various buttons and blinkies, which you can find sources to below.


images sources: