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the internet.
So we made a guide about it: https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/
the internet.
So we made a guide about it: https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/
For some of us, life right now is almost totally online. We meet friends online. We read and watch and work and play online.
We pulled together all of the ways the web can help you through this strange time. Here's a look at some of them. https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/
We pulled together all of the ways the web can help you through this strange time. Here's a look at some of them. https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/
There’s a lot we used to do outside that we can do inside.
Here are some *substitutes* and ways to be active, healthy and connected to the Earth from your desk or — no shame — your bed.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#substitute
Here are some *substitutes* and ways to be active, healthy and connected to the Earth from your desk or — no shame — your bed.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#substitute
Fitness // Work out while stuck inside: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-03-26/how-to-work-out-at-home
The great outdoors // Check out wildflower bloom webcams: https://www.parks.ca.gov/live/poppyreserve
Mental health // Here’s a list of practical tips and online tools to help with the anxiety of the moment: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-03-24/meditation-tips-coronavirus-crisis
The great outdoors // Check out wildflower bloom webcams: https://www.parks.ca.gov/live/poppyreserve
Mental health // Here’s a list of practical tips and online tools to help with the anxiety of the moment: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-03-24/meditation-tips-coronavirus-crisis
Sitting at home all day isn’t easy, whether you’re working or not. But the internet was a portal to some of the best media out there before this pandemic.
Here's some of our favorite *entertainment* stuff across the mediascape.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#entertainment
Here's some of our favorite *entertainment* stuff across the mediascape.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#entertainment
Games // For old-school nerds, @internetarchive has the Internet Arcade, where you can emulate 1970s coin-op classics: https://archive.org/details/internetarcade
Audio // @MetOpera is streaming free nightly https://www.metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/
TV + movies // A guide to free streaming: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-03-17/coronavirus-tv-streaming-free-trial-deals
Audio // @MetOpera is streaming free nightly https://www.metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/
TV + movies // A guide to free streaming: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-03-17/coronavirus-tv-streaming-free-trial-deals
At the heart of this guide is the idea that, though isolated, we are not alone. Organizations around the world have embraced the altruistic possibilities of the internet since its inception.
We’ve collected a number of *ways you can help others*.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#be-helpful
We’ve collected a number of *ways you can help others*.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#be-helpful
Transcription // Help @librarycongress's By the People project transcribe, review and tag digitized materials from their collection: https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns-topics/
Citizen science // Track wildlife to help conservationists in northern Kenya: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/sandiegozooglobal/wildwatch-kenya
Citizen science // Track wildlife to help conservationists in northern Kenya: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/sandiegozooglobal/wildwatch-kenya
Take this time to learn something new. There’s an enormous amount of information out there.
Here are a few of our favorite *learning opportunities* that you might not have come across.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#learning
Here are a few of our favorite *learning opportunities* that you might not have come across.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#learning
Explore // Lose yourself in the @Wikipedia rabbit hole library: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_rabbit_hole
Get creative // Learn to paint: https://www.yaymaker.com/virtual/experience/101/
#100DaysOfCode // Take on the challenge: https://www.100daysofcode.com/
Knowledge // 50 things to learn at home: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-03-26/50-skills-learn-online-free-self-quarantine-coronavirus
Get creative // Learn to paint: https://www.yaymaker.com/virtual/experience/101/
#100DaysOfCode // Take on the challenge: https://www.100daysofcode.com/
Knowledge // 50 things to learn at home: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-03-26/50-skills-learn-online-free-self-quarantine-coronavirus
No one is pretending that seeing your family and friends exclusively through a screen compares to the real thing. But it’s something. Here are *ways to keep in touch.*
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#community
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#community
Connect // The ultimate virtual hangout guide: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2020-03-19/stay-virtually-connected-with-friends
Game // Dive into Dungeons & Dragons: https://dnd.wizards.com/%3Cnolink%3E/get-started
Stream together // Watch Netflix with friends: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-03-19/how-to-have-a-netflix-party
Game // Dive into Dungeons & Dragons: https://dnd.wizards.com/%3Cnolink%3E/get-started
Stream together // Watch Netflix with friends: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-03-19/how-to-have-a-netflix-party
We consider the internet a spectacle, a medium and a venue, all at once.
We asked around the newsroom and plumbed our own bookmarks for *some fantastic surfing* around Internetland.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#internetland
We asked around the newsroom and plumbed our own bookmarks for *some fantastic surfing* around Internetland.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/#internetland
Watch a man silently build things outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA
Find a labyrinth near you: https://labyrinthlocator.com/
Try to IPO your way out of the dystopian start-up simulator The Founder: https://thefounder.biz/play/
Look at a different @PossumEveryHour https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/
Find a labyrinth near you: https://labyrinthlocator.com/
Try to IPO your way out of the dystopian start-up simulator The Founder: https://thefounder.biz/play/
Look at a different @PossumEveryHour https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/
We have a heck of a lot more to do in our guide.
We also want to hear from you: What are we missing? What do you need that the internet might be able to provide? Is there something online you think other readers could use?
Check it out and tell us here: https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/
We also want to hear from you: What are we missing? What do you need that the internet might be able to provide? Is there something online you think other readers could use?
Check it out and tell us here: https://www.latimes.com/projects/guide-to-the-internet/
