nev on Nostr: anyway i was trying to make up a name for something and i just wanted to be able to ...

anyway i was trying to make up a name for something and i just wanted to be able to page through all the words starting with a particular few letters, like you can with a paper dictionary. but nowadays it's all search-based. there's no serendipity in it. i think there is something to be said for the dérive of words, just jumping into a big list of things and seeing what strikes your eye, what new things turn up. sometimes you aren't looking for anything in particular and what you really need is an index or directory or glossary. not "random page" or "trending" or "latest addition" or "stuff you may like", but just a big old list of Everything You Got, A-Z.

(P. S. this is not an invitation to send me big lists of words, I can find those myself)