Links

Think of this page as as bookmark dump; random links from around the web that I found interesting enough to save and come back to.

In the spirit of the open web, the most important links are the ones that may expand our horizons of discovery:

• 32-Bit Cafe Discourse - a friendly community where bloggers, webmasters, and hobbyists of all types congregate and discuss topics of interest.
• Melonland Surf Club - a great way to discover independent websites.
• Cloudhiker - curated directory of independent websites.

Poignant

• Loyalty and Layoffs - I read this every few years as a reminder that my company is not my family.
• POSIWID (Wikipedia) - this explains so much about so much.

Humorous

• Principia Discordia - classic satire from the 60's.
• Acts of Gord - early internet humor. I'm glad this is still online.

Nostalgic

• Web Design Museum - museum of classic web design from 1991 through 2010. Filter by year, category, and visual style.
• Internet Artifacts - a guided tour of our digital history.
• Folklore.org: The Original Macintosh - "Anecdotes about the development of Apple's original Macintosh, and the people who made it."

Interesting

• Project Gemini FAQ - a gentle introduction to Gemini, an alternative protocol for a quiter online experience.
• How to Store Dry Goods Long Term at Home
• Dear Next Visitor - leave a message to recieve a message.

Fun

• Destroy Any Website - I'm sure we can all think of at least a few we'd like to destroy...

Useful

• healthchecks.io - get notified when one of your services doesn't check in. Useful for monitoring backups or other recurring jobs.
• Bookdrop.cc
• WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool
• Pandoc, a universal document converter
• Script Kit
• Tmux Cheat Sheet
• tmux.info