A simple web we own

kept by eddie feb 24

A call to reclaim the web through self-hosting with simple tools like Markdown and Raspberry Pi, but critics note the author's use of GitHub Pages undermines the message.

Have a fucking website
Hacker News commenters generally agree that having a website is beneficial but argue that small businesses face significant practical obstacles, such as technical complexity and customer preference for social media platforms.
also on GitHub Pages, #internet-culture, #web-development
Useful patterns for building HTML tools
Simon Willison shares patterns for building useful single-file HTML tools with no build step, using LLMs to generate them.
also on GitHub Pages, #developer-tools
calm technologies that excite me
The author advocates calm, focused devices—e‑ink tablets, modded iPods, minimalist communicators, dashboard e‑ink displays, and dictaphones—to reduce distraction and reclaim attention.
also on Raspberry Pi, #hardware
The RAM Shortage Comes for Us All
AI datacenter buildouts have caused a severe RAM shortage, with DDR5 prices tripling, forcing companies to raise prices or halt consumer product lines.
also on Raspberry Pi, #hardware
How Markdown took over the world - Anil Dash
Markdown, created by John Gruber in 2004 as a simple plain-text formatting tool for blogging, has become the ubiquitous standard for annotating everything from AI prompts to code repositories.
also on Markdown, #internet-culture, #developer-tools