#curated

Movie Scene Map — Filming Locations Database

Interactive map database of 15,716+ real filming locations across 166 countries for films, TV series, video games, anime, and manga. Users can search by title or location to discover where productions were shot or set.

I Have Been Clawed – Index of coding agent incidents

A source-aware archive documenting incidents involving AI agents and chatbots. Hand-curated, niche reference site with careful attribution to original sources.

Annual Report Archive

Searchable gallery of 3,000+ vintage corporate annual report covers (1945–1991), organized by decade, industry, color, and visual elements. A thoughtfully curated archive celebrating mid-century graphic design and corporate aesthetic history.

New Parts for Old Computers

A researched, community-curated catalog of hardware upgrades and parts for vintage computers (Apple, Atari, Commodore, PC systems, etc.). Includes 12 sections, 149 pages, 762 products with documented research methodology. Each product links to makers, documentation, or reliable sources. Also covers reverse-retro (using vintage parts with modern systems). Active, well-organized reference site with RSS feed.

30 Essential ML Papers - Curated Learning List

A hand-curated collection of 30 foundational AI and deep learning papers with plain-language explanations, based on Ilya Sutskever's reading list for John Carmack. Full papers hosted with beginner-friendly guides to difficult concepts.

Postgres Is Enough

Curated directory of PostgreSQL extensions and tools, with a philosophical argument that you can consolidate Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, and similar tools into a single Postgres database. Well-designed, thoughtfully written, community-validated on Lobsters.

Verba Prima — Opening lines of famous literature

A curated reference site featuring the opening lines of famous literary works. Personal project that gained attention on Hacker News (6 frontpage mentions). Handcrafted editorial collection with a clear, specific scope.

The Index of Indexes

A maintained meta-index of indie web and blog indexes, curating discovery tools for the small web ecosystem. 38 entries across 6 categories including curated directories, feed aggregators, and personal site collections.

Awesome

The original awesome list. A curated list of awesome lists covering programming, platforms, media, and more.

MUBI

Curated streaming service and film magazine. Hand-picked cinema from around the world.

Lists of Lists

Meta-list of useful lists curated on GitHub. Another entry point to awesome lists.

Vimeo Staff Picks

Curated short films and videos. Higher quality than YouTube's algorithm.

Color Hunt

Curated color palettes for designers. Fresh palettes daily.

Arts & Letters Daily

Curated links to essays and reviews. The thinking person's homepage.

MyMiniFactory

Curated 3D printable objects. Guaranteed to print designs.

Curlie

The largest human-edited directory of the web. Successor to DMOZ with thousands of volunteer editors.

href.cool

Curated links to weird and wonderful corners of the internet. A different kind of discovery.

Indieseek

A human-curated directory focused on independent and personal websites. Fighting against the corporate web.