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http://zackmdavis.net/blog
Zack M. Davis writes deeply analytical posts on AI alignment, machine learning, rationalism, and related technical philosophy on this long-running personal blog. The content is intellectually demanding and wide-ranging, touching on topics like Claude's model spec, selection effects, and the mathematical foundations of intelligence.
https://ftp-commands.com/
A comprehensive reference listing every available FTP command for use with the File Transfer Protocol, created by Buster Collings. Each command is linked for further detail, making this a handy quick-reference for anyone working with FTP file transfers.
https://victrex.neocities.org/
Victrex's Neocities page hosts a collection of 41 bots available for browsing, along with a request form for custom bot creation and testing assistance. The site's aesthetic is inspired by Final Fantasy VII, blending a love of video games with a focus on chatbot tooling and requests.
https://crummy.com/software/downhill
Downhill is a weblog connectivity tool created by Leonard Richardson that works like the Oracle of Bacon but for blogs, finding paths between any two weblogs based on their linking relationships. Though the underlying data is now outdated, the source code remains available and it offers a glimpse into early blog network analysis and the blogging ecosystem era.
https://mynoise.net/noiseMachines.php
myNoise by Dr. Ir. S. Pigeon is an extensive online library of customizable background noise machines and interactive soundscapes, covering everything from distant thunder and Japanese gardens to medieval libraries and Irish coastlines. Designed to aid sleep, mask tinnitus, improve focus, and provide sound therapy, it stands out for its calibrated audio generators and regularly updated collection of immersive environments.
https://wilw.dev/blog
Will Webberley's personal tech blog covers practical topics like terminal email clients, command-line tools, self-hosting, and UK internet policy with thoughtful, well-written posts. The archive stretches back to at least 2012, offering a long-running perspective on software, developer workflows, and the open web.
http://mutt.org/
The official home of Mutt, the venerable text-based email client famous for its motto 'All mail clients suck. This one just sucks less.' Visitors will find release announcements, documentation, download links, mailing list info, and third-party resources for this long-running open-source Unix mail client.
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.
https://mscape.com/
Mscape Software is the archived home of discontinued Mac and Windows utilities created by a solo developer, including Iconographer, a shareware icon editor for Mac OS and Mac OS X that has since been made freely available. Visitors can still download legacy tools like Konfabulator widgets, icon converters, and folder icon generators, making it a useful preservation snapshot of early 2000s indie Mac software.
https://joarvarndt.se/
Joar von Arndt's personal blog covers a wide-ranging mix of technology commentary, GNU Emacs evangelism, graphic design, and cultural criticism. Posts range from hands-on explorations of LLMs and Emacs workflows to analyses of industrial policy and TV shows like Pluribus, making it a thoughtful and eclectic read.