I know there’s always chit chat of this brainz project and that brainz project, and although they all sound great fun there is likely already similar projects out there.
I’m starting this thread for likeminded individuals to share other projects that might fill the void for some of these requests (even temporarily ).
Rules are basic:
Must be available online
Data must be available to look at for free, preferably without any type of underlying account
Should be an open project allowing registered users to contribute data
Preferably stuff that is open source, but not a hard-and-fast requirement
I’ll get the ball rolling, for those who love big old TV’s and old school monitors there is:
A project to documenting all different types of CRT televisions and monitors.
For those who are really interested in old computer hardware, I present The Retro Web, an open database dedicated to documenting various old computer components and software.
Don’t know if this counts, but every time I use this app I think of MusicBrainz editors haha. I recently started using an app called “Litterati”, where you take a picture of rubbish you pick up, and tag it.
Apparently some orgs/govts use the backend data for stuff. The app seems like it isn’t actively updated at the moment, but I don’t really care, data is fun and I need something to do while walking the dog anyway!
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