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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The conditionally open web
Cory puts into words something I keep circling back to. The open web was never really open, just conditionally so.
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Attenuating the Web - The Darth Mall
An interesting pushback — RSS readers strip so much of what makes a website actually worth visiting.
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Prepping for the endgame of the open web - The History of the Web
Jay's been thinking about this longer than most. The open web has survived worse, but it still needs us to show up.
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Endgame for the Open Web - Anil Dash
Anil Dash wonders if 2026 is the last year we have a chance to put a stop on the dismantling of the open web.
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How to feel at home on the Internet - by Jatan Mehta
Is having your own domain really the only way to truely "own" your online space?
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What is Digital Garage | ://digital garage
Digital Tinker's website is a workshop built for joy, not productivity. Creation without pressure.
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Unpolished human websites
Joel wants you to keep your website messy and human
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Building the Good Web · brennan.day
makes the case that building for users instead of against them is what separates the good web from everything else.
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Oceania Web Atlas | Zachary Kai
Zachary Kai collects personal websites from across Oceania into one tidy, human-scaled directory.
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You Are The Driver (The AI Is Just Typing)
Keith argues AI coding tools are only useful once you already know what you're doing — they automate typing, not thinking.
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I Am Happier Writing Code by Hand
Omprakash finds that letting AI write his code kills the satisfaction that made programming worth doing.
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Scroll trīgintā ūnus
Shellsharks shares the latest edition of scrolls, posting online without overthinking
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Phoenix's Web Corner! - The Rise of Sanityware
Shubham talks about where they stand with the web in 2026, writing about independence, ownership, and what he wants his site to be moving forward.
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citations.css
Shellsharks experiments with styling citations in CSS, showing how small tweaks can make references to authors clearer and more readable.
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The Death of Curating, the Rise of Curation - Stephanie Stimac's Blog
Reflections on how we’ve lost the habit of curating what we read and share, and why intentional curation made the web feel more personal. I hope my bookmarks help make the web feel more personal :)
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Why I Don't Think AI is the Devil
Lou pushes back on the idea that AI is inherently evil. I agree that it’s mostly about how it’s used.
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The IndieWeb and Small web
What’s the overlap between the IndieWeb and the small web?
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Blogging Before Blogs
Taking a look back at early “blogs” and how they shaped a new kind of web culture
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A Golden Era of Blogging
Jim Nielsen questions the idea of a “golden era” of blogging.
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In The Beginning There Was Slop
Reflections on the flood of AI generated “slop”. Is it the AI or the Humans that create the slop?