Wander – A tiny, decentralised tool to explore the small web

kept by eddie mar 27

Wander is a decentralised tool consisting of two files that lets anyone host a console to discover and recommend small websites, inspired by Kagi Small Web.

RSS.Social – the latest and best from small sites across the web
RSS.Social aggregates the latest posts from Kagi's Small Web directory of personal blogs and indie sites into a single real-time feed.
also on Kagi Small Web
Before GitHub | Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings
Armin Ronacher argues that as GitHub declines due to instability and product churn, open source must preserve its history by moving to decentralized, archivally-funded homes that avoid the pre-GitHub era's fragility.
also on Codeberg, #internet-culture, #open-source
GitHub is sinking – David Bushell – Web Dev (UK)
GitHub has become unreliable and slop-filled under Microsoft, prompting users to migrate to alternative Git forges.
also on Codeberg, #open-source
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 #web-history, #internet-culture, #open-source
Internet Handle
The piece argues that domains should serve as universal internet handles, and AT Protocol-based apps like Bluesky already enable this.
also on #web-history, #internet-culture, #open-source