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https://blog.rickardlindberg.me/2026/03/03/newsletter-february.html
Rickard Lindberg, a Swedish programmer, writes monthly newsletters and posts about his current projects, with this entry diving deep into the IndieWeb movement, webmentions, and microformats. The blog is a thoughtful record of a developer actively implementing decentralized web standards and documenting each step for others to follow.
https://time-travelling-birb.neocities.org/
Amaruuk's lovingly crafted archive of early web ephemera, featuring collections of blinkies, GIFs, and the nostalgic aesthetics of personal homepages from 1998 through the mid-2000s. The site includes galleries, shrines, a 'time machine' organized by year, and various quirky extra pages celebrating the look and feel of old-school web culture.
https://follypress.dns-systems.net/dmoz/world-2.html
A preserved page from the DMOZ Open Directory Project explaining the structure and internationalization of the World category, which supported 90 languages and allowed volunteer editors to build out non-English directory sections. It provides editor guidance, FAQ links, and details on how subcategories were organized across languages for one of the web's most ambitious human-curated link directories.
https://w3.org/Provider/Style/URI
Tim Berners-Lee's classic 1998 essay from W3C argues that well-designed URIs should never change, outlining the practical and philosophical reasons why link rot happens and how to avoid it. A foundational piece of web architecture thinking that remains essential reading for anyone designing URLs for long-term stability.
https://steve-best.github.io/
Steve Best's personal blog focuses on Apple devices, apps, and the tech ecosystem, with posts covering topics like the App Store, default apps, and wearables such as the CMF Watch Pro 2. The site doubles as a writing practice ground, with a conversational and opinionated tone that makes it a relatable read for anyone navigating the Apple hardware and software world.
https://benchristel.com/welcome.html
Ben Christel is a software engineer at Khan Academy whose homepage serves as a launchpad for an impressive collection of coding tools, software development writing, and web curation projects. Highlights include a 250+ page personal wiki on software topics, a book draft about software development, and original tools like mdsite and a stream-of-consciousness writing app.
https://graphxkingdom.com/
Graphx Kingdom is a massive archive of free web graphics offering over 5,000 downloadable clipart images organized into dozens of categories including animals, holidays, food, interfaces, and more. Webmasters from the early internet era relied on sites like this for free icons, backgrounds, bars, and themed clipart to decorate their personal pages.
http://gor.net/encyclopedia.html
A bare-bones page from gor.net serving what appears to be an encyclopedia resource, with virtually no visible content beyond a single image. The site's minimal structure makes it difficult to assess its original purpose or scope.
https://mirror.cyberbits.eu/textfiles.com
Textfiles.com is a massive archive preserving the text-based culture of the mid-1980s BBS era, collecting thousands of ASCII files that document the early underground internet scene. Run by Jason Scott, the site spans decades of digital history including BBS lists, ASCII art, documentary resources, and text artifacts that offer a vivid window into pre-web computing culture.
https://solver-coder.neocities.org/
Nika's Nook belongs to Nikita Bhandari, a 28-year-old IT worker from Portland who troubleshoots computers, installs operating systems, and collects vintage consoles including an NES and Sega Genesis. The site leans into old-web aesthetics with webrings, cliques, and a guestbook while serving as Nika's personal corner of the internet.