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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#11: fLaMEd Fury (flamedfury.com) - Wonders of Web Weaving
So, I did a podcast. James had me on his podcast to talk about my corner of the web. We got into gaming and TV communities, music, and why the indie web is worth it.
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What We Lost When We Quit Using Crappy Old Web Forums
A fantastic read about forum software all the way from Usenet to Discourse, which is where we ended up at the 32-Bit Cafe, same as every other forum these days. RIP phpBB.
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Dirty Little Zine — Free 8-Page Printable Zine Maker
Super cool little tool that will help you create simple 8-page zines
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Kevin Boone: Why Idon’t really care if web content is AI-generated
Kevin Boone talks about how scepticism should apply to everything online, not just the AI-generated stuff. Trust the source you know, not the medium. It feels like people forget how crap search results have been since 2008 with the rise of "SEO Spam". Humans have been shit long before AI.
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What should a personal website be?
Ratfactor asks about what a website should be. A reflection of yourself, not some idea of what a website is meant to be.
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List of things I love seeing in personal webspaces
A non-exhaustive list of things Folkmoss love seeing in blogs/personal websites.
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The Overthinkers Guide to rekindle your Blogging Mojo
Maybe some inspiration for some of you to start writing again. Sometimes I just cbf writing, lol
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Hardcore IndieWeb: Run your own website 100% independently for only $0.01/day
Great read.
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We need a physical digital music experience
Olly's model already exists in the audiobook world. Libro.fm sends a slice of my audiobook purchases to my local (physical) bookstore.
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The Music Discovery Problem
Music discovery takes intentional effort once the algorithm's gone, and that's fine. I should write up and document my discovery process.
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Netizen
Contributing to the internet for the good of it, not for profit. Now I'm wondering what my netizen contributions will be...
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The Web Won Because It Got Easier
Worth a read for anyone pushing the indie web. Knowing how it all works doesn't make it easy for the next person.
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Websites Are Not Going to Die
If Google stops linking to websites, it stops being a search engine. Another good reminder to keep the personal website going while corp search eats itself.
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Pseudonym as an escape
I've written about this previously. The pseudonym isn't hiding; it's breathing room. Been enjoying not being my IRL name online since 96.
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don't let Web nostalgia obscure a positive Web future
This has always been something I'm an advocate for. Draw inspiration from the 90s/2000s web, but don't rely on old and outdated hacks. Take advantage of the capabilities we have today, but don't go overboard with modern bloat.
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Your Metablogging is Lame as Hell – Absurd Pirate's Internet Blog
Lol, kinda nodding my head here. Blogging about Bear Blog blogs is becoming a bit of a thing, isn't it?
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Rant about blogs and the IndieWeb - Dom Corriveau
Okay, this one had me in tears. Such a good read.
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Blogger Archetype Quiz
A cheeky wee quiz that sorts you into a blogging archetype. I came out as a link curator. What'd you get?
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Newsonaut: Turning inner space into outer space
Linking out is the cheapest way to keep the indie web alive
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re: Bloggers, can we make better titles for our posts? – An Almost Anonymous Blog
Good pushback on the title advice: weekly recaps and the like are easy to skip, and a decent way to find new bloggers.