I have to agree with boomers on this one as I go wired with everything.
for the sake of the better stability and IMO ease of use, I really don't mind wires and dont want to have to fiddle with software to connect things

more of a personal than wireless problem but if I had wireless headphones I think I would have doubts that they are actually connected and be worried that I'm just playing music out loud all the time. something about a physical connection just feels better to me

internal batteries instead of AA or AAA batteries to reduce waste

I think its better to use rechargeable external AA(A) batteries (unless manufactures make it just as easy to replace internal batteries when they need to be)

no kokofreakbean yet?
kokofreakbean
https://y.com.sb/watch?v=3R8UwvWNKb0



also this
warning: contains naughty words
https://y.com.sb/watch?v=DqneK_SuBwM

1. Is this landing page possible? And how?

well yes of course, anything (within reason) is possible!
looking at your draft my first instinct is just use

Code

display: grid;

there might be more simple solutions but with Grid, it just werks if you take the time to learn it!
(https://cssgridgarden.com/, https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/complete-guide-grid/)
the grid for your landing page could have two 50vw columns and and three rows (2fr 1fr 2fr) to get that look but you may have to tweak the measurements to get exactly what you want.
...or maybe look at the html of the websites you draw inspiration from to see how they did it by pressing ctrl shift i or ctrl u in most modern web browsers

2. What is the best tool for counting how many people have visited your site?

i have absolutely no idea so i made my own! and now that you've asked i have just decided that my one is the best
you can find it here (https://github.com/pan-troglodytes/lophius.xyz/tree/master/backend see the files beginning with "visits":wink:
i don't use neocities and i don't know how it works so i cant help with integrating CGI scripts into your site(is it even possible on the unpaid version of neocities?)
maybe you would rather use the counters you see all over neocities but I'm not in the position to be able to recommend anything in particular

3. Is there anything else I should add?

maybe you could add your 88x31 button to the top right part

Apologies if these questions aren't great. This is my first time making a website, and I'm kind of anxious that I'm not doing this well!

honestly your site looks great to me and the questions are perfectly reasonable, good luck with your landing page

First prize will go to all three entries since they are all great anyway

That's so sweet! thanks!

Its actually super cool how different each of your entries are

I totally agree

for Halloween I made a little treasure hunt game in html and css, its more than 1 page so idk if it counts, it would be possible to condense it all into 1 if need be

https://lophius.xyz/halloween2022

oh but you do have a proboscis! Humans have quite large noses in proportion to the head (look at the noses of similar animals like chimpanzees and monkeys, also dogs may have long snouts but the nose itself is quite small)
a lot of ancient statues of people (including the great Sphinx) have had their noses chipped off, its sticking out so much it creates a weak point in the stone

That's a really cool idea for a webpage, I might make something about Opabinia's period, the Cambrian. The creature in Kerry might be Tiktaalik or something similar, who is thought to be the transition between land and sea, which had bones in its front and back fins that make it more plausible to walk on land, which is absent in almost all fish today

Hi nymphaeaphoo

Wow you have a super high effort website; its very unique though I like it. Whats your favourite extinct animal? Mine is Quetzalcoatlus because it was really big and has a whacky as heck name; also when I was little I used to be terrified that these dudes lived in my house and would get me if I left the fireplace at night Ugh I guess the real terror is the human mind and even fireplaces cant protect us from that...

thankyouuu I'm glad you like my website!
my favourite extinct (and in general) animal is Opabinia Regalis. a funny little 7cm soft bodied sea bug that went extinct 500 million years ago, only a dozen or so fossils found of it.



I find it quite cute and horrifying at the same time.



i mainly like it for its proboscis (trunk), which is a quite underrated body part in my opinion but opabinia takes it very seriously, poking around the sea floor with its little grabber claw thingy

yaaa Quetzalcoatlus, such a legendary looking creature, named after the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. after seeing so many dragons from fiction its interesting to see the realistic proportions of a large flying animal.
I had a similar fear to yours but with ostriches instead, mostly because of the way their faces look when looking at them head on... most birds in general look creepy from the front

Hihihii.
 
My name is nymphaeaphoo.
I love software that's free and minimal.
I draw pixel art and make digital low poly 3d models.
I develop video games, made a game that simulates evolution by means of natural selection.
I'm interested in animals and palaeontology, the study of extinct animals.
I've recently got into server side scripting for my website, made my own guestbook and visitor counter.