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https://pig-monkey.com/
Pig-monkey.com is the personal blog of an outdoorsy technologist who writes about plaintext accounting with Ledger, Linux, and self-sufficiency alongside wandering adventures and philosophical musings. The mix of practical finance tutorials, cycling safety research links, and Patrick Swayze-flavored life philosophy makes it a genuinely eclectic and readable corner of the web.
https://tmafering.nekoweb.org/
The Microsoft Agent Frontier Ring is a revival webring dedicated to celebrating and preserving the legacy of Microsoft Agent, the animated character technology that shipped with Windows from 98 through 7. Visitors can browse a curated collection of sites featuring Agent applications, custom character designs, and scripting projects, along with a detailed history of the technology's development from 1997 onward.
https://roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=29
Roadkil.Net hosts the popular 'Unstoppable Copier' utility, a file recovery and copy tool that continues copying files even when encountering read errors on damaged disks. With over 5.7 million downloads across all versions and support for nearly 40 languages, this long-running freeware download page is a go-to resource for rescuing data from scratched or failing media.
https://ploum.net/
Ploum.net is the bilingual blog of Lionel Dricot, a Belgian writer and open-source advocate who writes extensively about software freedom, the Fediverse, AI, digital sovereignty, and the pitfalls of modern tech monocultures. Posts range from technical topics like Git workflows and command-line philosophy to broader essays on capitalism and education, all written with a distinctive, opinionated voice.
https://mac.elated.com/2008/07/27/how-to-get-dashboard-widgets-on-your-desktop
Reality Distortion is a Mac-focused blog covering day-to-day tips, tricks, news, and how-to guides for Mac OS X and Apple products. This particular post walks readers through enabling Dashboard widgets on the desktop using developer mode or third-party tools, with clear terminal commands and practical examples.
https://iondrive.co/
Iondrive is the personal site of Miles, featuring a mix of creative projects including a Hohmann transfer orbit simulator built with three.js, an in-browser image editing tool called Winnow, and a worldbuilding links section called Exobase. Alongside the technical projects, the site also hosts recipes for mixed meat and vegan households, short movie and game reviews, and reflections on the site itself.
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://tinytools.directory/
Maintained by Everest Pipkin, this curated directory collects small, free, open source, and experimental digital tools aimed at creative and artistic making outside of closed software ecosystems. Visitors can browse and filter hundreds of tools by tag, making it a treasure trove for game makers, interactive artists, and web creators seeking joyful, artful alternatives to mainstream production software.
https://doug.pub/
Doug Jones maintains a personal blog covering technology, software development, AI, RSS readers, and occasional lifestyle posts like coffeeneuring rides. Frequent link commentary on essays about LLMs, renewable energy, and indie web tools makes this a thoughtful tech-adjacent feed with a distinct voice.
https://dyingwarrior.neocities.org/
Dyingwarrior's personal site is dedicated to chatbots, featuring a collection of bots and participation in a chatbot webring that connects similar projects. The site has a laid-back, irreverent personality with Metal Gear Solid references and links to related bot resources.