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In a thread titled “Tell Me a Site That’s Actually Useful,” posted on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board, users began chiming in one after another with handy websites and tools they use in daily life. Topics ranged widely — from practical tools like garbled-text (mojibake) fixers, roundups of free alternatives to paid software, and tips for speeding up Windows, to a government-run “Akiya Bank” for searching vacant houses, a consultation hotline for organic farming, a page explaining the benefits of decluttering, and even software for recovering deleted files. One poster even cited their source, noting “I heard about this on VIP before” — turning the thread from idle chatter into a genuine exchange of practical knowledge.
What people said
A roundup of threads useful for improving your daily life and social skills
Lets you open SWF files right in your browser
Fixes garbled (mojibake) text
10 free apps powerful enough to rival Office and Photoshop
Kills time and teaches you something
The site made by that famous Todai-grad group
Certified Refurbished
Buy Apple-refurbished products at a discount
100 saving tips! How to save a million yen a year
Software that recovers deleted files (PC)
Getting good-quality sleep helps regulate your daily rhythm and keeps your hormone balance in check, which in turn helps prevent lifestyle diseases like obesity, high blood pressure, impaired glucose tolerance, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. It also helps protect against mental health issues like depression and anxiety.
You might be able to view sites that have since been taken down
Read copyright-expired works for free
Let me share my go-to site
http://bbs.eddibb.cc/test/read.cgi/liveedge/1744120326/
Heads up, you'll need a dedicated browser app (専ブラ) to view it
7 benefits you get from decluttering (danshari)
That phrase brings back memories
Just Google "bought a Panasonic Doltz jet washer and it turned into a Shinken Zemi moment" (a meme nod to Benesse's old Shinken Zemi ads, where the workbook eerily predicts your exam)
It'll make you tear up.
A site for looking up organic farming training programs, consultation contacts, and business metrics
https://nsakanaya.exblog.jp/16913696/
A site for fixing controller stick drift on PS4 and PS5
That's the Aero site, right?
Yeah, I check it too
I used to do that back when I was into jailbreaking, but I'm not sure anymore these days, sorry
I think it involved APKs? Or something about an API, I forget
Settings for speeding up Windows
It's in English, so run it through translate first
Ah, gotcha — thanks ("サンガツ", net slang for "thanks")
Sorry I couldn't be more help
Nah, it's all good
My brain's fried, I don't even feel like looking anymore
I got put onto this on VIP (5ch's random-chat board) a while back
A surprising number of them are actually useful
Akiya Bank (Vacant House Bank)
Search for vacant houses managed by local governments
Ooh
Barely finished asking and this shows up already
Thank you so much
It's not creepy!!
Background and Talking Points
“Tell me a useful website” threads are a recurring staple on 5ch, known for pulling in everything from everyday life tips to software and gadget tricks. Notably, several of the links shared in this thread point to Web Archive snapshots — worth keeping in mind, since some of the original sites have already been shut down or deleted and can now only be viewed in archived form. There was also a post asking how to get hold of old apps no longer available for download, and even the person answering admitted they weren’t entirely sure of the details. The recommended sites reflect individual posters’ personal experience only and haven’t been vetted by any moderator or expert. Anyone planning to actually use them should check the update dates and the reliability of the source for themselves.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Keeper Thread] Tell Me a Useful Website.”
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