Personal Sites

Backblaze Blog

Backup company's blog featuring hard drive reliability stats, data storage insights, and cloud backup best practices. Famous for their annual drive stats reports.

Byte Cellar

Vintage computing blog featuring restoration projects, retrocomputing hardware, and nostalgia for classic systems.

Steven Wittens (Acko.net)

Mind-bending interactive visualizations and technical essays on math, graphics, and computing. Creator of MathBox and pioneering WebGL work.

fLaMEd fury

Love letter to the web. Bookmarks, links, and indie web enthusiasm on Neocities.

Interconnected

Matt Webb on product design, AI, and weeknotes. Thoughtful tech commentary since 2000.

Astrid Tech

Hardware hacking, embedded systems, and reverse engineering. Creative technical projects.

Kev Quirk

512KB Club founder. Writing about privacy, simplicity, and the indie web.

Solene Rapenne

OpenBSD developer. Unix, self-hosting, and low-tech computing.

Unix Sheikh

Unix philosophy, BSD, and computing minimalism. Against the bloated web.

Ratfactor

Programming essays and projects. Zig language explorer.

Seirdy

Privacy, accessibility, and search engines. Detailed analysis and recommendations.

Evan Hahn

Web security and JavaScript. Express.js Helmet maintainer.

Serge Zaitsev

Minimal software development. Tiny tools, JSMN JSON parser, and web experiments.

Susam Pal

Minimalist tech blog. Lisp, mathematics, and computing fundamentals.

Ben Tasker

Security, home automation, and self-hosting. Practical guides and projects.

Underlap

Glyn Normington on Java, Go, and software craft. Thoughtful technical writing.

Robert Birming

Minimalist blogger on simplicity, technology, and writing. Clean design advocate.

Nicola Iarocci

Open source developer. Eve REST framework creator. Python and .NET.

Martin Heinz

DevOps and Python tutorials. Practical guides for modern development.

Matthias Endler

Rust developer and podcaster. "Hello, Rust!" YouTube series creator.

Brain Baking

Wouter Groeneveld on programming, sourdough, and retro gaming. Eclectic mix.

alexwlchan

Software developer writing about Python, accessibility, and digital preservation.

Terence Eden

Tech policy, accessibility, and standards. Former UK government digital advisor.

Robb Knight

Web developer and podcaster. Projects, links, and indie web enthusiasm.

Juha-Matti Santala

Developer advocate writing about community, coding, and board games.

Dave Rupert

Web developer and podcaster. ShopTalk Show co-host. Accessibility and web standards.

Adactio

Jeremy Keith on web standards, progressive enhancement, and the open web. Web craftsman.

Manton Reece

Creator of Micro.blog. Writing about indie web, blogging, and owning your content.

Om Malik

Meditations on technology, science, future, and life. Veteran tech writer and investor.

cadence's website

Indie web advocate. "The web ought to be fun and creative again." Projects, thoughts, and links.

Mark's Blog

Mark Litwintschik on big data, geospatial, and ML infrastructure. Benchmarks and tutorials.

Simpler Machines

Nat Bennett on software engineering craft. Thoughtful takes on building software well.

Jeremy Morrell

Software engineering and career development. Practical advice for developers.

Interconnected

Kevin Xu on China tech and US-China tech relations. Deep analysis from both sides.

Steph Ango

CEO of Obsidian on design, tools for thought, and building software.

Practical Betterments

Small improvements for everyday life. Fixing little annoyances one at a time.

Ludicity

Essays on tech industry dysfunction, consulting, and organizational failure modes.

Chris Siebenmann

Unix sysadmin at U of Toronto. Daily posts on Linux, email, and system administration.

Michael Tsai

Daily Apple news and commentary. Curated links with thoughtful analysis since 2002.

Of Dollars And Data

Nick Maggiulli on data-driven personal finance. Evidence-based money decisions.

A Wealth of Common Sense

Ben Carlson on investing and personal finance. Clear-headed financial writing.

Noahpinion

Noah Smith on economics, geopolitics, and technology. Former Bloomberg columnist.

Red Blob Games

Amit Patel's interactive tutorials on pathfinding, map generation, and game algorithms.

Ned Batchelder

Python coverage.py maintainer. Decades of Python wisdom and community insight.

Nathaniel J. Smith

Creator of Trio (async Python). Deep dives into concurrency and Python internals.

Brandon Rhodes

Python astronomer. PyEphem author. Talks and writing on Python and astronomy.

Brandur Leach

Engineering at Stripe on APIs, Postgres, and building reliable systems. Beautiful site design.

Anton Zhiyanov

SQL, SQLite, and database internals. Interactive tutorials and deep dives.

Stargirl Flowers

Hardware, Python, and synthesizers. Building musical instruments and explaining how they work.

One Useful Thing

Ethan Mollick on AI in education and work. Practical takes from a Wharton professor.

Jacob Kaplan-Moss

Django co-creator on leadership, management, and software. Practical wisdom for tech careers.

Simon Sarris

Essays on craft, building, gardens, and living well. Beautiful writing on making things.

Experimental History

Adam Mastroianni on psychology research, academia, and human behavior. Former academic gone rogue.

Things Magazine

Design, culture, and the overlooked. Eclectic curation of objects, architecture, and ideas.

Web Curios

Matt Muir's weekly link roundup. "More links than you could ever want." Exhaustive internet curation.

computer.rip

Deep technical dives into computing history, telecom, and infrastructure. The stuff they don't teach you.

Windytan (Absorptions)

Oona Risnen on signal processing, radio, and hidden data. Decoding the invisible world around us.

brr.fyi

Antarctic research station blog. What it's really like to work at the South Pole.

Rachel by the Bay

Systems debugging war stories. Tales from the trenches of large-scale infrastructure.

roadtolarissa

Adam Pearce on data visualization. NYT graphics journalist's explorations.

Not Boring

Packy McCormick on technology and business. Optimistic deep dives.

Astral Codex Ten

Scott Alexander on psychiatry, prediction markets, and society. Successor to SSC.

Cold Takes

Holden Karnofsky on AI, philanthropy, and the future. Deep patient thinking.

Dynomight

Obsessive analysis of everything. Air quality, alcohol, and life optimization.

Construction Physics

Brian Potter on why buildings cost so much. Industrial engineering.

McMansion Hell

Kate Wagner on bad architecture. Educational roasts of suburban homes.

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical weather analysis. Hurricane tracking and model data.

Tilly and the Buttons

Learn to sew clothes. Patterns and tutorials for beginners.

bunnie's blog

Andrew Huang on hardware hacking. Reverse engineering and open hardware.

Scott O'Hara

Accessibility specialist's blog. ARIA, forms, and inclusive design.

Adrian Roselli

Accessibility consultant's blog. Detailed component accessibility analysis.

Feltron

Nicholas Felton's data visualization. Annual reports turned art form.

somethingaboutmaps

Daniel Huffman on cartographic design. Beautiful maps and tutorials.

Khymos

Molecular gastronomy and food science. Technical cooking exploration.

Maangchi

Korean cooking by the YouTube grandmother of Korean food.

The Woks of Life

Chinese recipes from a family kitchen. Authentic and accessible.

Just One Cookbook

Authentic Japanese home cooking. Nami teaches traditional recipes.

Reasonable Deviations

Robert Talbert on math education and knowledge management.

Nikita Voloboev Wiki

Massive personal wiki covering programming, tools, and life optimization.

Chris Nicholas

Developer garden on React, collaborative software, and web development.

Bryan Jenks

ADHD-friendly knowledge management. Zettelkasten and Obsidian workflows.

Jens Kvistgaard

Evergreen notes on design, technology, and sustainable living.

Nicole van der Hoeven

Public Obsidian vault on testing, PKM, and developer advocacy.

Salman Ansari

Digital garden exploring product development, writing, and personal knowledge management.

swyx.io

Shawn Wang on developer experience, AI, and learning in public. Dense with ideas.

Joel Hooks

Digital garden on web development, learning in public, and building products.

Granta

Granta is an active, prestigious UK-based literary magazine founded in 1983. The site is maintained with regular content updates (2025-2026 catalogue confirmed), accepting submissions, publishing new writing, and maintains an archive. The 403 response is Cloudflare bot protection, not a site issue. It perfectly fits the directory philosophy as an independent, human-curated publication focused on quality literary content without corporate marketing.

Floodgap Gopher

Floodgap Gopher Proxy is an actively maintained gateway to gopherspace, representing the independent web philosophy. It provides access to human-created, lightweight, non-commercial content that predates modern web bloat. The curator (ckaiser@floodgap.com) maintains the service and actively seeks browser compatibility reports. Gopherspace contains personal blogs/phlogs, small-web communities, file archives, and alternative information systems—aligning perfectly with your directory's focus on ind

Japan Camera Hunter

Bellamy Hunt on film cameras. Camera sourcing, reviews, and film photography culture.

Casual Photophile

Camera reviews and photography essays. Accessible film photography writing.

Dedalvs

David Peterson's site. Creator of Dothraki, High Valyrian, and other media conlangs.

Zompist

Mark Rosenfelder's language construction resources. The Language Construction Kit and Almea.

Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling

IF author and designer on narrative games. Reviews, analysis, and craft essays.

Questing Beast

Ben Milton on OSR and indie RPGs. Reviews and design philosophy.

Goblin Punch

Arnold Kemp's OSR blog. Creative tables, monsters, and the GLOG system.

The Alexandrian

Justin Alexander on RPG design. Game mastering advice and system analysis.

Cha Dao

Corax on tea culture and appreciation. Philosophy and practice of tea drinking.

Tea Masters Blog

Stéphane Erler on Taiwanese tea. Deep knowledge of oolong and traditional preparation.

TeaDB

Pu-erh and Chinese tea resource. Reviews, vendor lists, and educational articles.

Cocktail Chemistry

Nick Fisher's cocktail science. Recreating movie drinks and exploring techniques.

The Perfect Loaf

Maurizio Leo's baking guides. Detailed sourdough recipes with baker's percentages.

Scott Rao

Coffee consultant and author. Foundational texts on espresso and brewing.

Strive for Tone

Espresso grinder reviews and modifications. Deep technical analysis.

Coffee ad Astra

Jonathan Gagne's coffee science. Data-driven brewing research and experiments.

jimseven

James Hoffmann's blog. World Barista Champion on coffee science and industry.

Andrew Skurka

Professional backpacker's guides. Gear, skills, and route planning for serious adventures.

MessyNessyChic - Secret Adventures

Hidden places and forgotten history. Urbex meets cultural curiosity.

Abandoned America

Matthew Christopher's photography and writing. Thoughtful documentation of American ruins.

Opacity

Tom Kirsch's abandoned photography. Decades of documenting decay across America.

Forager Chef

Alan Bergo on wild food cooking. Recipes and techniques for foraged ingredients.

Sighack

Manohar Vanga on generative art algorithms. Deep dives into flow fields, noise, and organic patterns.

Inconvergent

Anders Hoff's generative art and algorithms. Organic simulations and plotter-friendly output.

Matt DesLauriers

Creative coder and generative artist. Tools, techniques, and beautiful algorithmic work.

Rev Dan Catt

Generative artist and plotter enthusiast. Daily pen plotter output and process documentation.

The Renaissance Woodworker

Shannon Rogers on traditional hand tool work. Detailed project builds and technique videos.

Lost Art Press Blog

Chris Schwarz on hand tool woodworking. Workbenches, traditional joinery, and anarchist philosophy.

D.Comeau Custom Knives

Knifemaker's tutorials and guides. Step-by-step process documentation.

Knife Steel Nerds

Dr. Larrin Thomas on knife metallurgy. Scientific analysis of steels, heat treatment, and edge retention.

Corter Leather

Leatherworker's journal and tutorials. Beautiful documentation of handmade goods.

Dieselpunk.ro

Romanian leatherworker's tutorials and patterns. Detailed guides for bags and accessories.

Calibre 11

TAG Heuer and vintage chronograph specialists. Deep historical research and references.

Two Broke Watch Snobs

Affordable watch reviews and guides. Proving you don't need thousands for a great watch.

SJX Watches

Independent watch journalism from Singapore. Technical deep dives and industry analysis.

Inky Fingers

Detailed pen and ink reviews with beautiful photography. Focus on vintage and modern pens.

The Well-Appointed Desk

Ana Reinert on stationery, planners, and desk accessories. Thoughtful reviews and recommendations.

Mountain of Ink

Comprehensive fountain pen ink reviews. Swatches, water tests, and comparisons across papers.

The Pen Addict

Brad Dowdy on pens, paper, and ink. Reviews, recommendations, and a popular podcast.

ThereminGoat

Obsessively detailed mechanical switch reviews. Force curves, sound tests, and thorough analysis.

John McPhee Archive

Legendary New Yorker writer. Decades of long-form journalism on geology, sports, and craft.

Seth's Blog

Seth Godin on marketing, change, and ideas. Daily posts since 2002. Concise wisdom.

Derek Sivers

Founder of CD Baby. Short, punchy posts on life philosophy, programming, and independence.

Ben Kuhn

CTO at Wave. Essays on effective altruism, programming, and career decisions.

Cal Newport

Author of Deep Work. Writing on focus, digital minimalism, and meaningful work.

Azimuth

John Baez on physics, math, and environmental issues. Category theory meets climate science.

Shtetl-Optimized

Scott Aaronson on quantum computing, complexity theory, and AI. Accessible takes on hard problems.

Terence Tao

Fields Medal mathematician. Technical posts on analysis, number theory, and mathematical research.

Brad Woods' Garden

Frontend developer documenting learnings on React, design systems, and web development.

Mental Nodes

Anne-Laure Le Cunff's digital garden on mindful productivity, neuroscience, and metacognition.

Tom Critchlow

Independent strategy consultant. Digital garden on strategy, indie consulting, and the blogosphere.

Andy Matuschak's Notes

Working notes on learning, memory, and tools for thought. Pioneered the modern digital garden format.

Maggie Appleton

Digital anthropologist and illustrator. Beautiful visual essays and a curated digital garden.

XXIIVV

Devine Lu Linvega's digital garden. Art, programming languages, sailing. Part of Hundred Rabbits.

Ethan Marcotte

Coined "responsive web design." Writing about the web, design systems, and digital ethics.

Frank Chimero

Designer and writer. Author of The Shape of Design. Essays on design, creativity, and the web.

iA

Information Architects on design, writing, and technology. Creators of iA Writer. Thoughtful design philosophy.

Overcoming Bias

Robin Hanson on economics, futurism, and signaling. Academic contrarianism.

Slate Star Codex

Scott Alexander on rationality, psychiatry, and society. Influential long-form essays. Now at Astral Codex Ten.

kottke.org

Jason Kottke has been blogging since 1998. One of the original link blogs. Eclectic curation of the web.

Austin Kleon

Author of Steal Like an Artist. Writing about creativity, art, and the creative process.

Craig Mod

Writer and photographer on walking, books, and technology. Beautiful essays on attention and craft.

without.boats

Rust async/await designer. Writing about programming language design and Rust internals.

fasterthanlime

Amos on Rust, systems programming, and game development. Known for incredibly detailed technical deep dives.

matklad

Alex Kladov on rust-analyzer, IDE development, and programming language implementation.

Eli Bendersky

Software engineer at Google. In-depth posts on compilers, Go, Python, and low-level programming.

Hillel Wayne

Formal methods advocate. Writing about TLA+, software correctness, and the history of computing.

Brendan Gregg

Systems performance expert. Flame graphs inventor. Deep Linux and performance engineering content.

Peter Norvig

Director of Research at Google. Essays on AI, programming, and education. Iconic Lisp and Python tutorials.

The Clean Coder

Uncle Bob Martin's blog on software craftsmanship, SOLID principles, and clean code.

Steve Klabnik

Rust documentation lead, open source contributor. Writing about programming languages and developer experience.

apenwarr

Avery Pennarun on systems, startups, and software. Creator of sshuttle and redo. Deep technical insights.

Beej's Guides

Brian Hall's legendary programming guides. Network programming, C, and more. Teaching programmers since the 90s.

Tom MacWright

Thoughtful essays on software, maps, and technology. Creator of several popular open source projects.

Robin Sloan

Author and media inventor exploring the intersection of technology and storytelling. Home of many experimental projects.

Jeff Kaufman

Wide-ranging essays on effective altruism, parenting, contra dancing, and technical topics. Refreshingly honest.

Paul Graham

Essays on startups, programming, and life from the co-founder of Y Combinator. Influential and often contrarian.

Jim Nielsen's Blog

Thoughtful writing on web design, development, and the craft of making things for the internet.

Interconnected

Matt Webb's blog on technology, design, and ideas. Exploring the edges of what's possible.

Manuel Moreale

Writing about the web, design, and life. Champion of the personal web and RSS.

Rachel by the Bay

War stories from the trenches of software engineering. Tales of debugging, systems, and corporate dysfunction.

Drew DeVault's Blog

Strong opinions on free software, programming languages, and building a better internet. Creator of SourceHut.

Dan Luu

In-depth technical writing on computer science, hardware, and software engineering. Known for rigorous analysis and data-driven posts.

Gwern Branwen

Extensive essays on statistics, psychology, technology, and self-experiments. A masterclass in long-form web writing.

Julia Evans

Friendly, illustrated explanations of computer science concepts. Makes complex topics accessible through zines and blog posts.

lcamtuf's blog

Deep dives into electronics, retrocomputing, and security from the creator of AFL fuzzer.

Ken Shirriff's Blog

Reverse engineering vintage chips and circuits. See the inside of the 8086, Bitcoin mining with pencil and paper.

Jay Carlson

In-depth microcontroller reviews and embedded systems tutorials. Amazing technical depth.

Uses This

Interviews with people about the hardware and software they use. Fascinating window into how creative people work.