#personal

Please don't mess with links

A short personal essay from maurycyz.com arguing that real hyperlinks should be used instead of click-handler spans or popups, because real links support new tabs, status previews, copying URLs, keyboard use, and screen readers. Written in the idiosyncratic, opinionated voice of a personal blog with interactive demos.

Sheep.Horse - The Blog of Andrew Stephens

Personal blog of Andrew Stephens, a New Zealand programmer living in Boston, who writes and builds small projects for fun. Includes Games That Sink (an inkJam2026 entry), Voyage of the Marigold (a choice-based web adventure), and a TV Opening Sequences Quiz, alongside longform posts and an RSS feed.

The Folders Language

An esoteric programming language by Daniel Temkin where code is expressed only through folder containment and alphabetical order. Part of his personal collection of forty-four esolangs, which includes Rivulet and Velato. Built for the joy of the idea rather than commerce.

daniel.haxx.se (Daniel Stenberg's blog)

Personal blog of Daniel Stenberg, the creator and maintainer of curl. Longform writing on curl development, open source, licensing, and related topics, in a plain personal voice. The candidate URL is a single post; the site root (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/) is the better listing URL.

Matthew Garrett's Blog

Long-running personal blog by Matthew Garrett (mjg59) on codon.org.uk, covering Linux, security, firmware, and free software in longform technical writing. The candidate URL is a single post, but the site itself is the inclusion target, so the entry should point to the blog root (https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/).

The Universe of Discourse

Mark Dominus's long-running personal blog, covering programming, Git, math, and assorted essays. Idiosyncratic and longform, with a full archive back to the early 2000s and active RSS/Atom feeds. A classic example of a personal blog with real character.

Anil Dash

Long-running personal blog of Anil Dash, a tech writer and longtime web figure, publishing since 1999. Essays on culture, language, platforms, and power. The candidate URL is a single post, but the blog itself is the destination. Feed-enabled personal site with a clear voice.

Shtetl-Optimized

Scott Aaronson's long-running personal blog on quantum computing, complexity theory, and science, philosophy, and family life. Opinionated longform writing with a strong voice. Submit the homepage (https://scottaaronson.blog/) rather than this single post, since the site is the destination.

Internet Phone Book

An annual curated publication (print + web) celebrating personal websites of designers, developers, writers, curators, and educators. Features essays, musings, and a directory component. Actively maintained since 2025, with Issue 2 open for submissions. Also hosts physical book tour events.

a.l3x.in – Personal Travel & Tech Blog

Personal blog with thoughtful, long-form essays about travel, gear, and technology. Features RSS feed, IndieWeb markers, and community validation (Lobsters). Site appears to be an active indie blog with careful design choices.

Jim Nielsen's Blog

Personal blog about web development and the "big beautiful mess" of making things for the world wide web. Thoughtful essays exploring practical web development topics with substantive analysis.

brennan.day – Personal blog on tech ethics and open source politics

Personal blog by Brennan Kenneth Brown, a writer on AI ethics and open source governance. Has RSS/Atom feed and IndieWeb markers. The submitted article is substantial longform commentary on far-right ideology in open source, but this is a single article URL, not the site homepage.

Discard Pile

Personal blog featuring technical and cultural commentary. Original voice, thoughtful critique of AI adoption trends. Maintains RSS feed and IndieWeb markers.

Rambles around computer science

Personal technical blog featuring longform essays on computer architecture, systems programming, x86 segmentation, and the history of memory models in computing. Active with RSS feed.

Jim Nielsen's Blog

Personal blog exploring web design, aesthetics, and the indie web. Thoughtful longform essays on design patterns, AI aesthetics, web standards, and digital creativity.

Ankur Sethi's Lab Notebook

Personal tech blog featuring thoughtful essays about development practices, AI tools, and software engineering philosophy. The author critically examines how to use LLMs productively while maintaining cognitive engagement and genuine understanding of code.

Marginalia Search & Journal

Independent search engine and personal blog celebrating small, non-commercial web content. Marginalia.nu indexes the margins of the web—personal sites, small communities, independent projects—while the accompanying journal covers internet culture, search philosophy, and idiosyncratic observations about technology and society.

nownownow.com

Directory of /now pages. See what people are focused on right now, inspired by Derek Sivers.

Small Web

Resources and community for building small, personal websites. Against the bloated modern web.

ooh.directory

A directory of personal blogs organized by topic. Simple, focused, frequently updated.