#internet
Why are hyperlinks blue?
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/deep-...
Interesting little dig into design history.
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/linkrot-content-drift...
I keep thinking I should do a link rot analysis of my blog, and just clean out all the posts that ar...
https://kottke.org/19/03/a-map-of-the-internet-fro...
This is a wonderful bit of history.
A Few Simple Steps to Vastly Increase Your Privacy Online
https://thetoolsweneed.com/a-few-simple-steps-to-v...
This is a really good guide - there are a few things in here I didn't know about, and will start doi...
1.1.1.1 — the Internet’s Fastest, Privacy-First DNS Resolver
This is really nice, and from a company with a pretty good track record. I'll be setting it up at h...
Notes From An Emergency
https://idlewords.com/talks/notes_from_an_emergenc...
Serious, thoughtful critique outlinging the current regulatory capture of the US government by the t...
Russell Davies: Subtleties
http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2016/04/...
This, this, a thousand times this. Dealing with people at a senior level who just don't get the web...
The sad economics of being famous on the internet | Fusion
http://fusion.net/story/244545/famous-and-broke-on...
Interesting and saddening breakdown of the economics of internet fame.
Yahoo Directory to close down
http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/98474044364/progress-...
I am internet-old enough to remember when the Yahoo directory was the best way to find websites on t...
On the Future of MetaFilter — Technology Musings — Medium
https://medium.com/technology-musings/941d15ec96f0
Relatedly to one of today's other links here's a write up of what's going on with Metafilter, which...
What Is a Million “Likes” Worth? — Artists on the Internet — Medium
https://medium.com/artists-on-the-internet/9fa8488...
Straight talking write up of making money and an indie artist on the internet.
UNDO DEL IUMA « ASCII by Jason Scott
http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/3613
The Internet Underground Music Archive is back. It's, ah, a bit trial and error, but basically, the...
Just how big are porn sites? | ExtremeTech
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/123929-just-h...
YouPorn apparently accounts for around 2% of the web's traffic (by volume) per day. Personally, I'm...
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/03/rogers-cyber...
Americans! Are you aware of CISPA? Here are the facts: it is not a replacement for SOPA. It is ho...
I can’t stop reading this analysis of Gawker’s editorial strategy » Nieman Journalism Lab
http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/03/i-cant-stop-readi...
Here's an interesting insight into the view-economics of web-based journalism. Short version: linkb...