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https://cpl.li/
Alexandru-Paul Copil is a System Engineer and security enthusiast who shares technical posts covering APIs, Golang, Raspberry Pi, Markov chains, and Linux systems administration. Built with Hugo and deliberately free of JavaScript, the site blends hands-on coding projects with sysadmin humor and the occasional hiking adventure.
https://aaronparecki.com/
Aaron Parecki is a Director of Identity Standards at Okta, co-founder of IndieWebCamp, and a leading voice in OAuth and open web standards, with thousands of articles, bookmarks, photos, and check-ins logged since 1999. His site is a living example of the IndieWeb philosophy, tracking his location since 2008, documenting 100 songs written in 100 days, and syndicating a rich stream of personal data all in one place.
https://sqlite.org/flextypegood.html
An official SQLite documentation page that makes a detailed case for the database engine's flexible typing system, explaining why storing any value in any column is a feature rather than a flaw. It covers practical use cases like attribute tables, dirty data storage, and dynamic languages, while systematically rebutting common objections to flexible typing.
https://aceshardware.com/
AcesHardware.com is a deep-dive hardware review and analysis site covering CPUs, GPUs, memory technology, and server platforms from the early 2000s, with detailed shootouts comparing Intel versus AMD processors and professional workstation graphics cards. The archive spans years of technically rigorous benchmarks and guides, from Athlon XP builds to multi-processor Opteron servers, making it a goldmine for retro hardware enthusiasts and PC history buffs.
https://melonland.net/
MelonLand is an online arts community run by Irish visual artist Daniel (Melon) that champions the handmade, personal web through tools, resources, forums, and creative projects. Visitors can explore a GIF museum, clicker pets, free textures, a wiki for web builders, and a broader manifesto about keeping the internet human and joyful.
https://95revive.neocities.org/
95revive is dedicated to breathing new life into old computers, offering articles, services, and a project called VirtualXP for vintage Windows enthusiasts. With a tagline echoing Windows 95's iconic phrase, this site blends nostalgia with practical resources for retro hardware lovers.
http://pheer.com/
Pheer.com is a minimalist old-web personal site with a distinctly retro aesthetic, featuring a sparse layout that hints at early internet design sensibilities. The page appears to be a creative hub or personal homepage with limited but characteristically old-school web presence.
https://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm
Maciej Ceglowski's landmark 2015 talk transcript argues that text-heavy websites have ballooned to absurd file sizes, illustrating the irony with articles about page bloat that are themselves megabytes long. The piece is a sharp, witty critique of modern web development practices including bloated ads, heavy assets, and chickenshit minimalism, and remains a touchstone reference in web performance discussions.
https://thefoggiest.dev/
Thefoggiest.dev is a long-running personal blog stretching back to 2005, where the author dives deep into retro computing topics like Atari ST games, MSX hardware, and classic software alongside Linux, self-hosting, and IndieWeb participation. Posts combine nostalgic enthusiasm with technical detail, making it a rich read for anyone who grew up with 8-bit and 16-bit machines.
https://rys.io/en/index.html
Michał 'rysiek' Woźniak writes 'Songs on the Security of Networks', a technically sharp blog covering network security, infrastructure risks, AI tooling failures, and digital rights. Posts dive deep into topics like AWS outages caused by agentic AI systems, Telegram's security shortcomings, and the hidden dangers of LLM-based automation in production environments.