~ Early Web Links ~

David Wertheimer has been publishing Ideapad since 1998, making it one of the longest-running personal blogs on the web, with archives stretching back decades. Posts cover everyday observations, technology, diet experiments, and slice-of-life vignettes written with a warm, conversational style.

An Ordinary Riot is a free zine offering community-based frameworks for responding to sexual violence and abuse without involving police or the state. It covers topics from supporting survivors to navigating callouts, and is available as free PDF downloads in both ebook and printable booklet formats.

Common Pest is a personal creative hub by a maker who goes by the same name, hosting self-produced zines, music logs, and various creative projects while learning HTML and CSS from scratch. The site features a charming bat-filled illustrated tree as its navigation, a blog, and a music section covering artists like Tears for Fears, the Deftones, and Twenty One Pilots.

Lauren's blog Flotisserie is a thoughtful micro-blog covering media criticism, AI ethics, book culture, and the state of digital discourse. Posts link out to notable reads while adding sharp personal commentary on topics like LLM misuse, influencer credibility, and the erosion of authentic intellectual engagement.

Electric Velocipede appears to be a literary or speculative fiction publication with a distinctive name that evokes early mechanical transportation. The site is largely a splash page with minimal visible content, but the title suggests a zine or small press journal focused on experimental or genre fiction.

Scrappy Capy Distro is an anarchist zine distribution site offering a curated collection of political zines covering topics like antifascism, mutual aid, feminism, and COVID safety. The collection spans everything from anti-capitalist theory to practical guides, with titles like 'Gossip as Direct Action' and 'Insurrectionary Mutual Aid' making it a rich resource for radical literature.