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https://about.marginalia-search.com/
Marginalia Search is an independent, open-source internet search engine built and operated by Viktor Lofgren in Sweden, specifically designed to surface small, obscure, and non-commercial websites that mainstream search engines overlook. The about page outlines the project's philosophy, crawler behavior, privacy practices, and API access, making it a fascinating artifact of the indie web movement.
http://onlinetools.org/articles/unobtrusivejavascript/chapter2.html
Chapter 2 of Christian Heilmann's 'Unobtrusive JavaScript' tutorial series, teaching developers how to navigate and manipulate HTML elements using the DOM without inline event handlers. The guide covers getElementById, getElementsByTagName, node tree traversal, and practical rollover examples with downloadable demos.
https://fan.nekoweb.org/
FAN.NEKOWEB.ORG is a hand-coded personal site on Nekoweb that leads with a detailed technical disclosure page, highlighting its use of iframes, drop-shadow animations, fixed positioning, and JavaScript. The entrance page itself reads like a love letter to old-web craftsmanship, complete with planned accessibility features like a font switcher and gif pauser.
Internet Explorer 6
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https://mrdoob.com/lab/javascript/effects/ie6
A novelty JavaScript experiment by mrdoob that recreates the infamous broken-rendering experience of Internet Explorer 6 as a humorous visual effect in a modern browser. It captures the nostalgic frustration of the old web era in a tongue-in-cheek interactive demo.
https://axel.mx/
Axel Valdez is a Design Engineer from Hermosillo, Mexico who blends professional front-end development expertise with personal writing, music mixtapes, and reflections on indie web culture. The site serves as a thoughtful hub covering everything from short stream-of-consciousness posts to longer essays on notebooks, headphones, and everyday observations.
http://moolenaar.net/habits.html
Written by Vim's own creator Bram Moolenaar, this classic 2000 essay lays out seven practical habits for editing text efficiently using the Vim editor. It covers navigation shortcuts, macros, plugins, and general principles that apply beyond Vim to any serious text editing workflow.
https://innocentzero.is-a.dev/ring.html
InnocentZero's personal hub showcases membership in several tech-focused webrings including the nixRing, Fediring, Hacker's webring, and Retronaut ring. The site leans into a hacker and open-source identity, making it a small but telling snapshot of the indie web community centered around Unix culture and decentralized tech.
https://88x31.nl/index.html
Created by Paulus Hollander, this site archives over 6500 GIF and PNG images in the classic 88x31 button format that defined the aesthetic of late 1990s and early 2000s personal websites. It includes historical context on the format's origins, instructions for using the buttons on your own site, and tools for building and deduplicating your own collection.
https://yourhtmlsource.com/
HTML Source, created by Irish web designer Ross Shannon, offers a comprehensive library of HTML and CSS tutorials ranging from beginner basics to advanced techniques and scripting. The site includes tag references, special character charts, web-safe colour guides, and a glossary, making it a well-organized one-stop reference for anyone learning web development.
https://neothemes.neocities.org/
NeoThemes offers free, fully responsive HTML and CSS layouts and themes designed specifically for Neocities websites. All templates are handcrafted with CSS variables for easy color customization, making it simple for beginners to build and personalize their own sites.