Who The Hell Is This DadHoc Guy?
So you stumbled upon my humble little bite of the
web, huh? My name's Fran, and I'm many things to many people.
A storyteller, a visual artist, a scholar, an archer, a bit of
a jackass. To you, I'm mostly the webmaster of this little
portfolio / project.
As for the website, well, I got sick of using Google Drive and
Instagram to host my art. Both those sites represent companies
that, in turn, represent everything wrong with the modern web
in my not-so-humble opinion. (shoutouts to google domains for
the cheap URL btw lol)
This project started out with a template, but then my ADHD hit
and I couldn't be bothered to read the documentation, so I did
as neurodivergent does and decided to learn me some HTML / CSS
instead :)
Besides showcasing my art, I'm not sure what the goal of this
site is. Old web revival, maybe? A bit of a nostalgia trip,
for sure... I dunno. I'm just having fun with it, to be
honest. I hope you enjoy this place as much as I'm enjoying
putting it together ♥
The code in this website, unless otherwise credited below, was
written by me (admittedly with a lot of help, especially the
foundational stuff). The same goes for all of the graphics
used on the website, all painstakingly crafted in Aseprite for
that genuine 98 PC feel.
I also have a ko-fi page set up, feel free to drop me a few
quid if you feel like it. I won't lie, the money is probably
gonna go towards my hobbies, but in a roundabout way, it would
also help fund the website / my photography (all the overhead
of those things comes from the same funds as everything else,
lol). You can find it
here
:)
DISCLAIMER
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The opinions expressed, works displayed, language used,
as well as any and all other content present on this website
do not represent any parties associated with me, or with whom
I am associated. Everything in this website, unless clearly
stated otherwise, is mine and mine alone.
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Below are some shoutouts to some solid folks I love very much,
and credits where they are due. Most of the websites linked in
this section have their own guestbooks, so go wild, tell them
Dad sent ya.
Credits / Attribution
April Tao / Github
Many, many thanks for all the help with unraveling the mysteries of CSS and for providing some substantial help with the foundations of this website. Most of the code here would be spaghetti without her help :^]
Isaiah Odhner / 98.js
The unfathomably cool, pure .js reconstruction of Win98 (which is saving me a lot of time setting up VMs just to refer to a working copy of the OS)
Andrew Badr
Creator of Your World of Text, the platform on which the campfire section of this website is built.
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