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How to Surf the Web in 2025, and Why You Should

The link router pattern | James’ Coffee Blog James shares some cool examples of what he calls “link router” sites, including his own Subscribe Openly. I agree with James that it is frustrating that the onus is on the person sharing the link. I like to use pods.link and songs.link because that’s the experience I would prefer to have but I don’t think I’ve ever gotten one of those links from someone. It does feel like it wouldn’t be too much work to build a type service like what he describes… will definitely have to have a think on it…

RSS is (not) dead (yet) (NED #3) – audra mcnamee A nice little history of RSS in comic form.

Why we are still using 88x31 buttons - ultrasciencelabs A fun bit of Internet history that was a bit before I started getting on the Web but I’ve been enjoying seeing their resurgence.

I watched The Castle (1997) for the April movie club… great choice Zachary Kai! In short, I really enjoyed this film. Go watch it. I’ll admit the trailer didn’t really sell me on it but after watching the first eight minutes on YouTube, I was in. It’s about a working-class Australian family that fights to keep their beloved home from being torn down to expand an airport. The humor is definitely my style with a fast stream of jokes, most of which came from the dialog but there were also some fun visual gags. ...

Just Put It On Your Blog If you’ve got something to say, something to share, something that others might be interested in—why not just put it on your blog? Also posted on IndieNews