commentary, documentation, observation, and studies from the field - things EYE see
I've not used this app or site or instance for a while. I was chilled to the idea when it went down and was unexpectedly unavailable for a few days. Very chilling.
I find WriteFreely to be a really good writing and blogging app for me. I'd like to find a reliable instance or learn how to host my own somehow.
I'd like to keep blogging here, but I don't trust it will be here next time I sign in. Great writing interface though.
I like the ideas shared in this article. The diy webring has me intrigued.
I think we are drawn to the aesthetics of the early web because it feels authentic and human, like a chair made by hand or a band playing only for the love of it. And if our modern lives are defined by the omnipresence of the internet, then idolizing Geocities pages could be seen as a way of connecting to our roots. So building a website from scratch, with hard-coded gif animations and a web-ring, is now part of the back-to-the-land tradition.
I've noticed that times or eras have a disincentive scent or scents. Currently there are a few. Right now as I write there is the brown sugar, cardboard, dental office smell. It trades off for a sewage line, broccoli, digestive odor that arises in the late morning. There is one more current odor that I can't remember at this moment.