Your computer needs therapy (and a restart)!
A delightfully humorous website explaining why you should restart your computer periodically, inspired by nohello.net. Think of it as digital intervention for your overworked, sleep-deprived computer that's been running since the last ice age.
Many people avoid restarting their computers, leading to tragic consequences:
- Memory leaks accumulate like dishes in a college dorm sink (but somehow grosser)
- Temporary files pile up like Amazon packages during Black Friday shopping sprees
- System processes become as responsive as a DMV clerk at 4:59 PM
- Updates remain incomplete, leaving security gaps wider than your browser history
- Your computer runs so hot it could double as a space heater (but way louder and angrier)
- General sluggishness that makes dial-up internet look speedy
It's like trying to function after surviving on energy drinks and spite for three weeks straight.
Regular restarts provide your computer with:
- Fresh memory allocation - like a digital Marie Kondo session
- Completed system updates and security patches (because vulnerability is so last Tuesday)
- Cleared temporary files and cache (digital spring cleaning, but faster)
- Reset network connections and system processes (like hitting the refresh button on life)
- Cool, quiet operation that won't wake your cat at 3 AM
- Performance that makes your computer purr instead of scream
Treat your computer like a houseplant - a little regular care goes a long way.
- Clean, modern design inspired by nohello.net
- Interactive typed text animation (because static text is for quitters)
- Responsive layout that works on all devices (unlike your unrestarted computer)
- Easter egg: type "restart" for a special surprise! (We won't spoil it, but it's delightful)
- Educational content about computer maintenance disguised as comedy therapy
- Witty analogies that make technical concepts actually entertaining
- Typography that doesn't have orphaned words (because we care about the details)
Managing a fleet of Macs that haven't been restarted since the last macOS update? Your users probably think "restart" is just a fancy button that does nothing!
Check out Renew - a script that gently (or not so gently) reminds users to restart on a defined schedule. It respects user agency by never forcing a restart without consent - think of it as the polite but persistent friend who reminds you to go to bed instead of dragging you there.
Warning: May cause sudden increases in user productivity and mysterious disappearances of "my computer is slow" tickets.
- Pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (no framework bloat, just like your computer after a restart)
- Typed.js for text animation
- Google Fonts (Lato) for typography that doesn't make your eyes cry
- No build process - just open
index.htmland you're golden - Semantic HTML for accessibility (because everyone deserves good restart advice)
- CSS Grid and Flexbox for layouts that don't break on weird screen sizes
- Non-breaking spaces to eliminate orphaned words (typography nerds, rejoice!)
- Clone this repository (like cloning your computer's memory, but easier)
- Open
index.htmlin your browser (any browser, we're not picky) - That's it! No build process, no dependency hell, no existential crisis
Seriously, it's so simple you might think something's wrong. Nothing is wrong. This is just how web development used to be before we complicated everything.
This site can be deployed to any static hosting service (because it's just files, not a complex application):
- GitHub Pages (free and easy, like restarting your computer)
- Netlify (drag, drop, done)
- Vercel (deploy faster than your computer boots up)
- Surge.sh (for the nostalgic developers)
- Or any web server that can serve static files (literally any of them)
Pro tip: The deployment process is simpler than explaining to your relatives why they need to restart their computers.
Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests! We welcome:
- Bug reports (ironic, considering the site is about fixing computer problems)
- Feature suggestions (more humor? better analogies? we're listening)
- Typography improvements (orphan elimination is serious business)
- Performance optimizations (because even a site about restarting should be fast)
- Accessibility enhancements (everyone deserves good restart advice)
Just remember to save your work before restarting your development environment!
This project is open source and available under the MIT License.
- Inspired by nohello.net
- Built for all the computers that desperately need a digital nap
- Vibe coded with ❤️ and several strategic restarts during development
- Special thanks to all the overworked computers that inspired this project
Remember: Always save your work before restarting! Your computer gets a fresh start, but your unsaved document goes to the digital graveyard (and nobody wants to explain that to their boss)! 💾✨