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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Battle of the blog - CNET News
One from the archives, RSS was a hot topic in the early 2000s
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TheSmallWay.txt
I like “the small way;“ it fosters my need and desire to contribute and grow the personal web.
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“Webbing” the IndieWeb – Tracy Durnell
Is requiring a website to participate something the IndieWeb community prioritizes enough to disregard the needs of most Internet users?
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Trailing Slashes on URLs: Contentious or Settled?—zachleat.com
The most important piece to remember here is that consistency is king. No matter which approach you use for a specific resource (trailing slash or sans the slash), it should be the canonical version and it should be used everywhere
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We can have a different web
The thing is: none of this is gone. Nothing about the web has changed that prevents us from going back. If anything, it's become a lot easier. We can return. Better, yet: we can restore the things we loved about the old web while incorporating the wonderful things that have emerged since and developing even better things as we go forward.
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43 - XMPP Is Better Than Matrix?
XMPP can be used as a simple means to keep in touch with your friends
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Randoma11y
Random, accessible colour pairs
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Oh, you make websites? — a brief departure
I am a web developer.
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Get Blogging!
A practical and easy guide to starting a new blog.
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GeoCities’ Afterlife and Web History | One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age
There is a similar situation with Geocities. It was not a paradise for early web makers. It was not even a good web hosting service. It was free and not worse than others, that’s why webmasters endured the pain
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“read, write, own” web | One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age
A fascinating look at what personal or individual websites were used for back in the day before the platforms of today became dominant. The web could still be like this…
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Digital Defense - The ultimate personal security checklist to secure your digital life
An interactive guide to securing your digital life and protecting your privacy
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Grow Your Own Services – A beginner's guide to creating your own little corner of the Internet
Grow Your Own Services is a site encouraging people and organisations to create their own online services such as websites, social networks, personal clouds etc
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Blogging Under a Pseudonym
Moxie also shares their reasons for navigating online under a pseudonym
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Having a website isn't about blogging, it's about you
Having a website is not just about blogging - it's about creating an online presence that reflects who you are!
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The Analog Web - The History of the Web
I’m not the first person to observe that a lack of genuine and human-centered discovery does seem to be a significant void in the modern web.
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Why blog anonymously - Frills
I have an online ecosystem using this pseudonym, so in a way, I don't really consider myself as being anonymous, rather that I just have an 'online name'.
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Blogging anonymously | Adële's smolweb site
Anonymity allows me to express myself openly and honestly without fear of repercussion. It creates a safe space for dialogue and discussion, where individuals can connect over shared interests and ideas without judgment.
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Blogging is Conversation - Cole's Blog
Such storytelling doesn’t have to be perfect. I can simply tell my story without much thought to the words I use or the format I come up with.
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Heat Death of the Internet - takahē
The realities, frustrations and inconveniences of modern digital life