Software
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https://nmyk.io/
Nick Mykins is a New York City software engineer and artist whose personal site doubles as a launchpad for quirky creative projects including bitmap synthesizers, a surveillance selfie tool, and a cowsay generator. The ASCII art homepage and retro BBS aesthetic give the site a playful old-school feel, with links to code repositories, Mastodon, and participation in multiple webrings.
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.
https://neatnik.net/
Adam Newbold's personal hub at neatnik.net showcases his portfolio of internet projects, including omg.lol, a web directory called URL Town, a PHP learning resource, and a DNS hosting service. Running since 2001, the site serves as a launchpad for a constellation of small-web tools and services built by this prolific indie developer.
https://lucb1e.com/randomprojects/php/secrypt
SeCrypt is a browser-based encryption tool created by lucb1e that lets users encrypt files or messages with multiple passwords, where only one reveals the real data and others produce convincing fakes. Built as a response to compelled-password laws in countries like the UK, it offers a clever layer of plausible deniability for anyone concerned about forced decryption.
https://status.cafe/
Status Cafe is a lightweight social platform where users share short, mood-tagged status updates with a small online community, reminiscent of old-web microblogging. The stream of live posts from diverse users around the world gives it a cozy, low-pressure alternative-social-media feel.
https://rfc.tildeverse.org/
The Tildeverse RFC system is a formal standards and request-for-comments repository governing how tilde servers in the Tildeverse community should operate and interoperate. Created by Robert Miles (khuxkm), it provides submission guidelines, numbered RFC documents, and standards mandates that define protocols and formats for tilde box communities.
https://fluxbox.org/
The official home of Fluxbox, a lightweight and highly configurable window manager for X11-based Linux and Unix systems. The site hosts release announcements spanning from 2005 through 2015, screenshots, documentation, and links to community resources including IRC, bug trackers, and forums.
https://dckim.com/
DCKIM is the home of HTML Drafting, an open-source graphical HTML editor created by a Canadian developer who learned JavaScript after struggling with traditional HTML text editors. The tool models itself after drawing programs with VI-style key bindings, and the site includes tutorials, a GitHub repository link, and a charming community promotion campaign along Yonge Street in Toronto.
https://uraurabots.neocities.org/
Created by uwauwa, this Neocities page is dedicated to AI chatbot configurations and jailbreaks designed for generating erotic homosexual fiction, organized into sections for bots, jailbreaks, and gifts. The site has a cozy early-web aesthetic complete with Hatsune Miku banners, decorative gifs, and a guestbook, and is also part of a Chatbots Webring.
https://midnight-cinders.com/
Midnight-cinders is a personal tech-focused blog covering open-source software, privacy tools, security basics, and opinions on technology and politics. The site features curated lists of FOSS projects, guides on topics like split keyboards and anonymous email, and a 'baubles' collection of interesting links and concepts.