Bookmarks
A curated collection of links, articles, and resources I've found worth sharing. Browse by topic using the tags below, or follow along via RSS.
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Some Thoughts during the Summer Doldrums on the Past, Present, and Future of Computers and the Internet
Cheapskates takes the time to rant about current state. However, they remain hopeful that new technologies and user controlled online communities will emerge to counter current trends and revive the spirit of the early internet. It’s up to us to make a change.
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Hope for the web | James' Coffee Blog
James shares his hope for the web.
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Indieweb Vs Indie Web - fyr.io
It's unfortunate that the IndieWeb™ has that name, because the perfect phrase that instils the "own your stuff, show your personality" feel of the communities represented in these discussions is, in my opinion, "the indie web"
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Yelling at the web clouds – Manu
Funnily enough, the best modern incarnation of that definition of what the web is are the huge social media platforms. Because those, after all, do enable the sharing of content through user-friendly ways meant to appeal users beyond IT specialists and hobbyists. Kinda ironic, isn’t it?
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Has the IndieWeb Become Irrelevant? | starbreaker.org
Fuck the IndieWeb, Too
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Smaller
As (para)social media keeps reducing its appeal on me, including the definition of 'Fediverse', I'm also finding the concept of indieweb, in its current techno-ideological form, uninteresting.
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How To Read An Article On The Internet
How to read a simple article in only nine easy steps!
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Technoelitism and the IndieWeb movement
For those in the IndieWeb community, think about ways that we can make it easier for non-technical people to get involved in the movement.
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Surf, don’t search
The power of the Web is its hyperlinked nature. It’s a web, not just a repository.
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More than blogrolls
So, go forth and multiply content! Share what you find interesting, start a conversation, surprise your readers, and let the small web flourish!
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Make the Web Great Again
Surfing the Web back in those days felt like going on a genuine adventure. Internet Explorer and Netscape were quite fitting names for the browsers that reigned in those days.
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Why blog? Why this blog?
A journey from social media to starting your own website/blog
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Don't Forget - You're Making Web Pages
The Web that was, how we lost our way, and how to fulfill our promise to The Future.
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The importance of following Smolweb guidelines | Adële's smolweb site
Adële shares guidelines for a smolweb
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It’s not about nostalgia, it’s about human connection • rscottjones
What we are nostalgic for isn’t terrible websites. It’s personal websites. It’s just a bit of diversity in design choices. It’s a hint of a person. Not a personal brand.
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Flamed Fury - A Personal Website Well Done
New Zealander, Flamed, has a well designed and maintained personal website that serves as an example for any new Indy Web folks looking for inspiration
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Back to the Blog
The best time to start a blog was yesterday, the next best time is today.
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Let Us Build a New Web
The more people build their own sites and link to each other, discovery and search will evolve organically.
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Don't Lie To Me About Web 2.0
Web 2.0 was not social media! You’re rewriting history that’s less than 20 years old!
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Cool URLs Mean Something - The History of the Web
How many times can the Internet Archive save us before it’s unable to keep pace?