Linux & Unix
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https://www.edwinwenink.xyz/posts/47-tilde_server
Edwin Wenink walks readers through every step of setting up a tilde club server on Linux, from spinning up a cloud VM to configuring nginx, SSH access, and community tools. Written during the COVID-19 lockdown as a social coding experiment, the guide is detailed and conversational at over 2,400 words.
https://www.aktsbot.in/
The personal homepage of aktsbot, a software developer and self-described Unix nerd who writes C/C++ for fun and JavaScript/Python professionally. The site features a blog, code projects, OpenBSD notes, and slides, all wrapped in a minimalist style with a metal-head personality.
https://tilde.club/~pfhawkins/othertildes.html
Maintained by ~pfhawkins on tilde.club, this page is a curated directory of active tilde servers from across the tildeverse, complete with descriptions and signup links for each community. It serves as an essential jumping-off point for anyone interested in joining a public-access Unix shell community, with entries ranging from OpenBSD privacy-focused servers to the world's only Windows-based tilde.
https://b4d.sablun.org/
The personal blog of Deni Bačić, known online as b4d and s55db, a senior Linux admin and HPC sysop with experience at research institutions and tech organizations. The site covers a minimalist geek lifestyle touching on Linux, infosec, networking, server administration, and ham radio.
https://ari.lt/
The personal site of Arija A. (Ari Archer), a Lithuanian developer who shares FOSS tools, a microblog, webshrines, and self-hosted services built on Alpine Linux, Nginx, Python, and Flask. Visitors can explore online utilities like a TTY theme generator, maze solver, and RSS validator, alongside Ari's Gentoo Linux overlay and TOR-accessible mirror.
https://eugene-andrienko.com/
Eugene Andrienko's personal tech blog covers FreeBSD, NetBSD, and Linux topics with detailed how-to guides on everything from configuring X11 to installing open-source firmware on ThinkPads. The site also features photography collections and occasional bicycle content, but the dominant focus is clearly Unix-like operating systems and open-source software.
https://esgeroth.org/
Pete Rijks (esgeroth) presents his personal homepage styled as a Unix terminal session, complete with a mock login prompt and ls -l directory listing as navigation. The site contains sections on hardware, software, history, and a log, with a distinctly geeky aesthetic that includes membership in the geekring and Fediring webrings.
https://bootlegdomain.neocities.org/
Bootleg Blog is a personal blog by a Linux enthusiast who codes their site on a Linux desktop and covers a wide range of mature and touchy subjects, both fictional and real-world. The site features a distinctive aesthetic with explicit content warnings and thoughtful mental health messaging woven into its landing page.
http://virtualbsd.info/
VirtualBSD 9.0 is a project offering a desktop-ready FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE pre-configured with the XFCE desktop environment and distributed as a VMware/VirtualBox appliance, making FreeBSD accessible to newcomers and returning users alike. The site includes download links, screenshots, how-to guides, and a curated list of bundled applications like Firefox, LibreOffice, GIMP, and VLC for an out-of-the-box experience.
https://veen.com/jeff/archives/000573.html
Jeff Veen's 2004 blog post walks through using the wget command-line utility to automatically scrape and download MP3s from music blogs on a daily basis. The post breaks down each command-line flag in detail, making it a practical tutorial for anyone wanting to build a personal automated music collection from the early mp3 blog scene.