Assorted links - December 2025
Some link titles have been slightly modified for style.
Indie web
I don't even stream anymore and it still weirds me out
How does a view from the present consume music outside of streaming services?
If you can't find it, it needs to be written
Artemis Everfree writes about the gaps in digital information and how to fill them as much as possible.
The EncycloReadia Project
Dr Molly Tov wants to read the World Book Encyclopedia (2024 Edition) in its entirety.
The year 2025 for powRSS
Pablo Enoc shares some insights for the collective RSS feed, which has over 300 independent websites.
Technology
#deGoogle Your Life
If you feel like Google has become evil, you can just check ThinkRoot's infographic about its alternative tools.
Ever wondered what would happen if you lost your account?
The IT Blog recommends self-hosting your own digital collection and keeping local backups for them. That way, you can avoid what happened to a certain Apple consumer who permanently lost access to their account.
What's happened to the all the websites?
Crystalinks wrote this short piece about the state of the Internet on July 2003. This article is still relevant, especially with the rise of ready-made slop and corporate-looking website builders. (Thank you for surprising me, Wiby!)
What if YouTube had slug-based URLs?
James has a good idea for contextual links on YouTube! Why not have readable and relevant names instead of random alphanumeric characters (with occasional dashes and underscores) on those URLs?