Sub-reddit Sens-O-Matic
carefully curated and sorted by hand
Table of Contents
Statutory warning: the ratings in the activity column were eyeballed and are guaranteed to be inconsistent.
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| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| typography | typography | 158370 | high |
| identifythisfont | font identification | 65876 | very high |
| uraniumglass | uranium glass | 1358 | medium |
| lightbulbs | light bulbs | 154 | medium |
| SavageGarden | carnivorous plants | 94612 | very high |
| Archiveteam | rogue archivists | 5614 | medium |
electronics
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AskElectonics | EE help/ component identification | 77036 | very high |
| nixie | nixie clocks | 949 | very low |
| Z80 | Z80 chip! | 334 | low |
| signalidentification | identifying radio signals | 3549 | medium |
| oscilloscope | scopes!! | 461 | low |
| RTLSDR | RTLSDR | 64198 | very high |
| goneweld | welding! | 8936 | very low |
| lasers | lasers | 4131 | high |
| LaserCleaningPorn | laser cleaning | 66000 | medium |
| nicechips | nice chips/components | 6266 | low |
| PrintedCircuitBoard | PCB design | 15798 | high |
| mos_6502 | MOS 6502 chips! | 74 | very low |
| toolporn | interesting tools | 32793 | high |
| Skookum | absolute tools | 85164 | very high |
| SC62masterrace | Zebralight SC62 flashlights … | 157 | very low |
| 18650masterrace | 18650 lithium-ion cells … | 5511 | high |
| headphonemods | headphone DIY modifications | 3026 | high |
| diyelectronics | DIY electronics | 33976 | high |
| diypedals | DIY guitar pedals | 30907 | very high |
| DIYGear | DIY music gear | 10185 | low |
videos
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| lectures | video lectures | 76466 | medium |
| unknownvideos | undiscovered videos | 62618 | very high |
| InterdimensionalCable | surreal videos | 104874 | very high |
| oldbritishtelly | old British telly | 4591 | very high |
| SlowTV | longform ambient videos | 12413 | high |
| ObscureMedia | obscure videos | 148044 | high |
| interview | videos of interviews | 15891 | very low |
| FredDibnahisawesome | Fred Dibnah (steeplejack) | 2 | very low |
| notthethickofit | The Thick Of It IRL (UK) | 5092 | high |
art/pictures
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMBCComics | SMBC comics | 6686 | high |
| nsobolewart | NSobolew's 3D lowpoly art | 256 | medium |
| Flogoria | art by Ugly_Ink! | 2305 | medium |
| Polandballart | polandball art | 20923 | high |
| Heavymind | "heavy" art | 124541 | high |
| Ravenhall | imaginary castle/dungeon interiors | 36 | low |
| BattlePaintings | paintings of battles | 22293 | high |
| isometric | isometric art! | 26529 | high |
| wimmelbilder | intricately detailed "find X" images!! | 138361 | high |
| Dorbol | Dorbol! … | 1257 | high |
| GeometryIsNeat | trippy geometry | 39473 | high |
| MacroPorn | hi-res pics of tiny things | 118901 | high |
| MacroLab3D | 3D imaging of tiny things | 12657 | very low |
| Miniworlds | miniature worlds | 217677 | high |
| dewdrops | dewdrops | 803 | low |
| nocontextpics | pics without context/backstories | 373179 | very high |
| FoundPaper | pieces of paper found randomly! | 103423 | high |
| WWTT | Where Was This Taken | 1693 | low |
| whereisthis | locate a pic | 35753 | high |
| PictureGame | explain the pic (game) | 41592 | very high |
| WaitingForATrain | pics while waiting for trains! | 10436 | high |
| waitingforaplane | pics while waiting for planes! | 614 | low |
| WaitingForAShip | pics waiting for ships! | 132 | low |
quintessential reddit
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| BenignExistence | mundane stories | 22871 | high |
| StrangeSubReddits | strange subreddits … | 1741 | low |
| thepast | it's the past now (79CE) … | 16811 | high |
| AVoid5 | 'a' 'i' 'o' 'u' | 36784 | very high |
| Howwastoday | how was your day | 16187 | high |
| HaveWeMeta | meta: r/HaveWeMet | 3292 | high |
| RandomActsofCards | receive a random card from a stranger | 51304 | very high |
| HaveWeMet | life/gossip in a fictional town | 104851 | very high |
| subsithoughtifellfor | subs you did not know existed | 74391 | high |
| statement | … statements | 1495 | medium |
| HobbyDrama | scandals in obscure hobbies/fanbases | 94035 | high |
| TheBathroomMazeDream | bathrooms in dreams … | 1146 | medium |
| ScenesFromAHat | improvised absurdity (?) | 72674 | very high |
| 45thworldproblems | uhh | 11522 | low |
| PointlessStories | pointless stories | 50003 | high |
| lifeofnorman | the life of terribly unimportant Norman | 70683 | high |
music
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| bestofsoundcloud | best of SoundCloud | 3143 | medium |
| SoundsLikeMusic | unintentional music | 119431 | high |
| nightbusmusic | music inspired by Burial's Night Bus | 752 | low |
| Lorn | Lorn (music) | 871 | low |
| Discography | discographies | 2211 | very low |
| postrock | post-rock | 48951 | high |
| obscuremusic | obscure music | 5167 | medium |
| vintageobscura | vintage, obscure music! | 51289 | high |
| listentocurated | curated music | 2247 | very low |
| Fermata | mapping musics to contexts | 858 | very low |
| MFPMPPJWFA | good music, French aesthetic | 39895 | high |
| MGPMPPJWFA | good music, German aesthetic | 5753 | medium |
| MRPMPPJWFA | good music, Russian aesthetic | 955 | low |
| MFiPMPPJWFA | good music, Finnish aesthetic | 966 | low |
| SoundsLikeBOC | Boards of Canada inspired | 762 | medium |
| Protomen | Protomen (music) | 3712 | low |
| AudioSquirt | Albums of the Day | 170 | high |
computers/programming
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| vintagecomputing | old computer stuff! | 15436 | high |
| vintagenetworking | oldschool networking | 207 | low |
| retrobattlestations | vintage desktops/laptops! | 44616 | high |
| lispmachine | Lisp machines! | 519 | very low |
| asm | assembly | 8741 | medium |
| bash | bash scripting | 38638 | high |
| lisp | Lisp | 26696 | high |
| prolog | prolog | 3539 | medium |
| Common_Lisp | Common Lisp | 3982 | medium |
| Cprog | C programming language | 3859 | low |
| learnlisp | Lisp learning | 1590 | medium |
| esolangs | esoteric programming languages | 620 | low |
| sbcl | SBCL Common Lisp Compiler | 291 | low |
| Inkscape | Inkscape | 6868 | high |
| gopher | gopher protocol | 281 | low |
| i3wm | i3 window manager | 27194 | high |
| emacs | emacs | 37924 | high |
| Soulseek | soulseek | 4321 | medium |
| Syncthing | syncthing | 1845 | medium |
| qutebrowser | qutebrowser | 1519 | high |
| orgmode | org mode! | 7740 | high |
| irssi | irssi IRC client | 109 | very low |
| planetemacs | emacs news | 658 | high |
| oilshell | oilshell (shell) | 299 | medium |
| kernel | Linux kernel stuff | 10731 | low |
| linuxdev | linux development | 4661 | medium |
| systems | systems development | 6038 | very low |
| osdev | OS development | 9944 | medium |
| lowlevel | low level programming | 10175 | medium |
| LispMachines | Lisp-based bare metal OSes | 48 | very low |
| linux_mentor | Linux sysadmin mentoring | 5216 | medium |
| ReverseEngineering | reverse engineering (code related) | 92512 | high |
| BarbarianProgramming | The Mu Project: a hobbyist computing stack! | 67 | high |
| PLC | programmable logic controllers | 17795 | high |
| vrd | vulnerability research and development | 8796 | very low |
| voidlinux | Void Linux | 3489 | high |
| Gentoo | Gentoo! | 10395 | high |
| ISO6801 | ISO6801 date format … | 7500 | low |
| irc | IRC | 7947 | medium |
| selfhosted | selfhosting alternatives | 69359 | very high |
| opendirectories | open directories on the web with content | 137586 | high |
| HomeServer | running a homeserver | 49664 | high |
| homelab | servers at home | 260210 | very high |
| onions | TOR | 172299 | high |
literature/words
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrueLit | literature + discussion | 5682 | high |
| literature | literature + discussion | 1116197 | very high |
| nyrbclassics | NYRB Classics! | 500 | low |
| verse | snippets of verse |
4478 | low |
| truebooks | book discussion | 4042 | very low |
| DonDeLillo | Don DeLillo (author) | 342 | low |
| Canonade | literary discussion in specific | 8026 | low |
| WriterPortraits | portraits of authors | 36 | very low |
| JosephMcElRoy | Joseph McElroy (author) | 110 | very low |
| WrinklyOldStoryteller | short stories | 208 | very low |
| rarebooks | rare books | 6956 | high |
| BookInASitting | books that can be read in a sitting | 3973 | low |
| literaturevideos | literature videos | 1399 | very low |
| poetry | poetry + discussion ( |
612307 | very high |
| Heavybooks | heavy/psychedelic books | 1463 | very low |
| ProsePorn | snippets of great prose | 9306 | low |
| bookshelf | bookshelves | 58295 | high |
| MeaningofLiff | crafting/requesting new words | 155 | very low |
| linguistics | linguistics | 191362 | very high |
| whatsthword | find a word for something | 67232 | high |
| etymology | etymology | 123238 | high |
| etymologymaps | etymological maps | 22154 | medium |
| DoesNotTranslate | words/phrases that do not easily translate | 17262 | medium |
| FalseFriends | false cognates/puns etc | 3116 | low |
| Lexitecture | a podcast about words | 215 | low |
| logophilia | interesting words | 37498 | medium |
| neology | creating/looking for words | 2187 | low |
| crosswords | cryptic crosswords | 3968 | high |
| crossword | crosswords (American/NYT style) | 4790 | high |
| latin | Lingua Latina | 36869 | high |
| AncientGreek | Ancient Greek language | 7695 | high |
| Quenya | Quenya | 3295 | medium |
| conlangs | conlangs! | 44110 | very high |
plants/animals/birds
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsai | bonsai | 138293 | high |
| treeseatingthings | trees eating things … | 2228 | medium |
| ASecretGarden | hidden gardens | 3243 | low |
| OrchidsOnTrees | orchids growing on trees | 1115 | medium |
| treesonbuildings | trees on buildings! | 113 | very low |
| microgreens | growing microgreens | 6409 | high |
| reclaimedbynature | nature reclaiming things | 39278 | high |
| BotanicalPorn | plant pics | 66880 | high |
| Epiphytes | epiphytes (plants) | 791 | medium |
| bromeliad | bromeliads (a strange plant) | 3606 | medium |
| watchplantsgrow | time lapses of plants growing! | 67663 | high |
| whatsthisplant | plant identification | 233492 | very high |
| terrariums | terraria! | 68578 | very high |
| AccidentalGreenhouses | accidental terraria! | 7592 | low |
| Mosses | mosses! | 5585 | high |
| airplants | airplants (tillandsia) | 15953 | very high |
| Ornithology | ornithology | 15185 | high |
| animalid | animal identification | 8296 | high |
| AIDKE | weird fauna (Animals I Didn't Know Existed) | 7163 | medium |
| species | species identification | 8863 | high |
| whatsthisbird | bird identification | 55197 | very high |
| birding | birdwatching | 39097 | medium |
| PicsOfUnusualBirds | pics of unusual birds | 10752 | high |
| DivorcedBirds | birds that look divorced … | 111520 | very high |
maps/flags/geography
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| oldmaps | old maps! | 21384 | high |
| geoguessr | Geoguessr game | 6663 | high |
| Surveying | land surveying | 7402 | high |
| maps | maps! | 36467 | high |
| polandball | polandball! | 530301 | very high |
| papertowns | pictorial maps/cityscapes!! | 96201 | high |
| MapIt | locate historic events | 972 | very low |
| Passports | passports! | 107 | very low |
| papercraft | paper models/craft | 16562 | high |
| heraldry | heraldry, coats of arms, standards! | 36076 | high |
| vexillology | flags! | 323862 | very high |
| somnivexillology | flags from dreams! | 21255 | high |
| micronations | micronations! | 2605 | high |
| geography | geography | 63127 | high |
| mapmaking | making maps!! | 61132 | very high |
| GoogleMaps | gmaps exploration | 25400 | very high |
| Planetball | polandball with planets! | 14685 | low |
| wonderdraft | Wonderdraft fantasy making tool | 35313 | very high |
| SkyPorn | sky pics | 117984 | very high |
| rockhounds | cool rocks | 55770 | high |
| Volcanology | volcanoes! | 2908 | medium |
| Prospecting | prospecting gold … | 4416 | medium |
| paleoclimate | study of climate in the past | 761 | very low |
| stormfront | severe storm portal | 5427 | very low |
| stormchasing | stormchasers!! | 7041 | medium |
| whatsthisrock | rock/mineral identification | 56663 | very high |
| geomorphology | landforms and their changes | 547 | low |
| UrbanHell | urban ugliness | 292005 | very high |
| woodstoving | wood stoves! | 3664 | high |
| castles | castles | 102713 | high |
| cabins | cabins | 13254 | medium |
| OffGridCabins | off grid cabins | 27225 | medium |
| Cargotechture | homes/structures with shipping containers | 4110 | medium |
| DesirePath | manmade, amateur paths! | 203342 | very high |
| Lampposts | Lamp posts! | 10665 | high |
| crazystairs | interesting staircases | 27647 | high |
| secretcompartments | hidden compartments! | 107087 | medium |
games/flight sims
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| il2sturmovik | IL-2 flight combat sims | 6030 | high |
| flightsim | PC flight simulation | 75333 | high |
| ARG | Alternate Reality Games | 47056 | high |
| hoggit | combat flight simulation | 39563 | very high |
| nethack | nethack! | 7032 | high |
| MUD | Multi User Dungeons | 9128 | high |
| dwarffortress | Dwarf Fortress! | 99141 | high |
| IntoTheBreach | Into the Breach (game) | 14184 | high |
| zork | Zork! | 538 | low |
| roguelikes | roguelikes! | 47579 | high |
| angband | ANGBAND!!! | 437 | low |
| interactivefiction | text adventures! | 5719 | medium |
| cataclysmdda | Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (game) | 19075 | very high |
| ftlgame | FTL!! | 52319 | very high |
hobbies
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| dioramas | scale models and set pieces | 10870 | high |
| TerrainBuilding | tabletop terrains | 57781 | very high |
| modeltrains | model trains! | 31594 | high |
| TheBindery | book repair/restoration | 1063 | low |
| ModelCars | model cars | 7891 | high |
| modelmakers | models of cars/planes/tanks etc … | 157675 | very high |
| scalemodelling | building models of all sorts of things | 1421 | medium |
| Scalemodel | scale models | 3902 | medium |
| 72scale | 1:72 scale models | 1477 | medium |
| clockpunk | clockwork-punk | 644 | very low |
| coins | numismatics | 51327 | high |
| Exonumia | coin-like non-coins | 2084 | high |
| philately | stamps | 3644 | high |
| lacing | laces/knots! | 338 | very low |
| soapmaking | soapmaking | 28328 | high |
| metaldetecting | metal detecting hobby | 46082 | high |
| wildwhittlers | wood whittling! | 6608 | medium |
| printmaking | lino/woodcuts/etching | 23417 | high |
| bookbinding | book binding! | 19061 | high |
| BookbindingResource | book binding resources | 1574 | low |
| BeginnerWoodworking | beginner woodworking | 34410 | high |
| ArtisanVideos | videos of skilled artisans | 1482210 | high |
naval/maritime
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| samwisetheb0ld | ship disaster analyses! | 1069 | medium |
| Nautical | nautical stuffs | 4701 | low |
| QueenElizabethClass | Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers | 498 | medium |
| maritime | maritime science/news | 2955 | high |
| drydockporn | pics of ships in drydocks!!! | 32732 | high |
| submarines | submarines | 26860 | high |
| Warships | warships | 5272 | medium |
| marinetechnology | marine technology | 230 | very low |
| vessels | ship/boat pics | 1736 | low |
| WarshipPorn | warship pics! | 108603 | very high |
| MaritimeArt | art featuring ships/ocean etc | 70 | low |
| AbandonedShips | abandoned ships! | 138 | low |
| tuglife | tug boats! | 4055 | high |
| Shipbuilding | shipbuilding | 157 | medium |
| boatbuilding | boat building! | 11263 | high |
| propellerporn | propellers! | 1707 | low |
discussion/Q&A
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| metafilter | metafilter | 690 | low |
| AcademicPhilosophy | academic philosophy | 34158 | low |
| indepthstories | in depth journalism | 34153 | high |
| scientific | science papers + discussion | 3350 | low |
| hardscience | scholarly papers/reviews/letters | 18606 | low |
| Photoessay | photographic journalism | 10801 | low |
| Foodforthought | interesting articles | 320368 | high |
| TheAgora | socratic discussions | 8874 | very low |
| AskScience | Science Q&A | 18668567 | very high |
| Scholar | requesting scholarly articles | 69708 | high |
| LaymanJournals | journal articles readable by laymen | 4793 | very low |
| AskCentralAsia | Central Asia Q&A | 3877 | high |
| DepthHub | in-depth articles/discussions | 342957 | medium |
| EconomicHistory | economic history | 5714 | medium |
| TheGrittyPast | sobering historic accounts | 31276 | high |
| IRstudies | international relations | 15076 | high |
| CredibleDefense | defense discussion | 26172 | medium |
| ludology | study of games | 16628 | low |
| foreignpolicyanalysis | foreign policy analysis | 7152 | high |
| GEB | GEB | 4724 | low |
| gwern | gwern's links | 2934 | high |
| Psephology | elections | 162 | very low |
| AskHistorians | History Q&A! | 1084156 | very high |
| AskLiteraryStudies | Literary Q&A | 22581 | high |
| theoryofpropaganda | scholarship on propaganda | 3651 | low |
| dredmorbius | a personal sub (gwernlike?) | 973 | very low |
| AskSocialScience | social science Q&A | 90282 | high |
| PhilosophyofMath | philosophy of math | 9466 | low |
| AskScienceDiscussion | science Q&A | 72889 | high |
| twosourcenews | well-sourced news | 1040 | very low |
| HistoryofIdeas | history of ideas | 37219 | medium |
| explorables | explorable visualizations online | 3199 | medium |
| TrueFilm | cinema discussion | 218830 | very high |
aircraft/rocketry
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| amateursatellites | tracking artificial satellites | 1773 | high |
| AdmiralCloudberg | aircraft disaster analyses!! | 9905 | high |
| HistoricalAircraft | historical aircraft | 502 | medium |
| cockpits | airplane cockpits | 9330 | medium |
| aviationpics | aviation pics | 15740 | high |
| aviationmaintenance | aviation maintenance! | 26020 | very high |
| windtunnels | windtunnels! | 117 | low |
| WWIIplanes | WW II planes | 19674 | high |
| rocketry | amateur rocketry + discussion | 24623 | high |
| seaplanes | seaplanes! | 480 | very low |
| AerialPorn | aerial photography | 24103 | high |
| homebuilt | homebuilt experimental aircraft!!! | 5660 | medium |
| AviationHistory | aviation history | 4223 | medium |
| Helicopters | Helicopters | 32941 | high |
| namethatplane | airplane identification | 684 | medium |
| engineteststands | rocket engine test stands | 6164 | low |
trains
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrainPorn | train pics | 23192 | high |
| trains | trains | 41051 | high |
| traindriversview | train cockpits! | 319 | low |
| steamporn | steam locomotives/machinery | 5902 | medium |
| WeirdWheels | weird automobiles | 87913 | high |
| cranes | cranes and heavy lifters | 2581 | medium |
vintage/retro
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| VintageToys | vintage toys | 833 | very low |
| OldNews | news from ages ago | 35870 | high |
| vintageads | vintage advertisements | 59107 | high |
| retrotechads | retro tech advertisements | 148 | low |
| OldSchoolRidiculous | ridiculous vintage stuff | 19039 | medium |
| VintageMenus | vintage menus | 17151 | high |
| PropagandaPosters | historical propaganda posters | 338995 | high |
| ColdWarPosters | Cold War posters | 5491 | low |
| museum | museum artifacts/pieces | 52376 | high |
| ArtefactPorn | ancient artefacts | 950290 | very high |
| VintageSciFi | vintage science fiction | 1178 | low |
| Arrowheads | arrowheads / artifacts | 4545 | high |
stuff?
| subreddit | description | users | activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| obscureguitars | obscure guitars | 5146 | medium |
| typewriters | typewriters! | 11293 | high |
| vendingmachines | vending machines!! | 1464 | very low |
| calculators | calculators | 1894 | high |
| VintageRadios | vintage radios! | 1206 | high |
| vintagetech | vintage electronics | 374 | low |
| Vintagetools | vintage tools | 8068 | medium |
miscellanea
| LibraryofBabel | Library of Babel | 4271 | high |
|---|---|---|---|
| wikipedia | Wikipedia, and interesting pages on it | 340349 | very high |
| wikipediaafdwatch | Wikipedia articles on deletion watch | 135 | very high |
| WikiInAction | the demise of wikipedia | 6231 | medium |
| tombstoning | inset-headline mismatch/hilarity in print | 166859 | medium |
| nuscp | SCP links | 1908 | high |
| SCPDeclassified | SCP explained | 41684 | high |
| TraceAnObject | assist Europol investigations against child abuse | 45464 | medium |
| nosurf | internet deaddiction | 96982 | high |
changelog
[X]TODO:highlight the good stuffit's all good[X]split into separate tables under their own section[X]further sort within each table[X]beautify/cleanup