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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Blogs used to be very different.
Jetgirl looks back at how blogs used to work, from tight-knit communities to slower, more personal writing, and how different that feels compared to today.
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Early web memories - roundup post
Winther rounds up early web memories from the recent Bear Blog Carnival - gutted I missed this as it was happening!
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I know you don’t want them to want AI, but… - Anil Dash
Anil Dash questions how we should react to Firefox adding AI features. He suggests die-hard fans need to look past the knee-jerk outrage and ask whether Firefox is actually trying to offer a safer, more privacy-minded version of tools their non-technical friends are already using.
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ChatGPT's Atlas: The Browser That's Anti-Web - Anil Dash
Anil Dash argues that Atlas isn’t just an unusual browser but an anti-web tool that strips context from sites and traps users in a closed, distorted version of the internet.
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Maintaining a Music Library, Ten Years On
Brian Schrader reflects on maintaining his personal music library over a decade and why owning your collection still matters.
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Who's a blog for?
obb thinks through who a blog is really for and why writing for yourself remains the most sustainable approach.
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In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information
rkert writes about why syndication still matters and how sharing content across the open web helps sites stay connected.
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I ❤ shortcuts #3: read a random blog post
Hyde shares a neat script to help randomly surf the independent web.
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Should Your Indieweb Site Be Mobile Friendly?
MKUltra.Monster experiments with making old-web design mobile-friendly without losing its classic feel.
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Steps Towards a Web without The Internet
AJ Roach imagines a web that could exist without the internet, built from small, local networks instead of centralised infrastructure.
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My first months in cyberspace
Phil Gyford remembers the excitement and optimism of being online in 1995.
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The psychological cost of having an RSS feed
Filip explores the anxiety that comes with writing a blog knowing it has an RSS feed.
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Contacting the small web
Bojidar reflects on finding real connection through the small web.
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Visitor stats and the point of blogging
Underlap writes about blogging for connection instead of traffic.
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Adactio: Journal—Responses
Jeremy Keith finds joy in replies written on someone’s own website.
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the internet's too fast
Has the pace of the internet become so fast that it’s overwhelming?
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RSS: A Well Formed Log Entry - The History of the Web
The History of the Web revisits how RSS became a cornerstone of the open internet.
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Be a Good Link
David A. Kennedy reminds us to “be a good link” and strengthen the open web.
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Publishing personal content online while hiding yourself is a flawed but rational response to a broken internet
This Day’s Portion wrestles with the tension between privacy and openness online.
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Blogging psuedo-anonymously
Mattyblog writes about blogging under a pseudonym and the freedom it offers.