Link Garden

This page collects blogs, articles, projects, and other websites that I find interesting and want to share.

Some of these links use the Gemini protocol, instead of the HTTP protocol standardized across most of the web. If you don't have a Gemini browser installed, you can use the following HTTP site to access those links:

https://portal.mozz.us/

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Blogs I follow

Where's Your Ed At - A radically anti-generative AI blog from a tech writer who understands the industry well. (HTTP)

Low-Tech Magazine - A magazine about low-tech solutions to high-tech problems. (HTTP)

Solderpunk's Realm - The personal site of the original designer of the Gemini protocol. (Gemini)

Dhole Moments - An extremely well-informed blog about information security in tech. (HTTP)

James' Coffee Blog - An excellent blog from a writer and artist. (HTTP)

The Midnight Pub - Not strictly a blog, but a blogging platform with a shared place to post. (Gemini)

Permacomputing and the small web

permacomputing.net - A wiki for permacomputing, the practice of building technology with the perspectives of sustainability, anarchism, degrowth, and equality. (HTTP)

IndieWeb - A community of independent website developers promoting data ownership, decentralization, and open distribution with shared protocols. (HTTP)

"This Page is Designed to Last" - An article by Jeff Huang sharing principles for making websites that last forever. (HTTP)

Collapse OS - A basic operating system designed to enable computing after a civilizational collapse by running on minimal, homemade, or incomplete machines. (HTTP)

Project Gemini - A minimal alternative to the HTTP internet protocol, focused on privacy, efficiency, and intentionality. (HTTP)

Project Gemini (Gemini)

Reticulum - A decentralized and secure-by-design networking system that can be built with existing affordable technology. (HTTP)

Other tech articles

"Gemini is Useless" - A thoughtful piece about what has allowed the Gemini protocol to cultivate a strong "slow internet" community. (Gemini)

"I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again" - A good summary of the current state of Big Tech. (HTTP)

"Goodbye PGP" - An explanation of why PGP is a bad tool for verifying identity and message authenticity. (Gemini)

Digital safety

Surveillance Self-Defense - A guide from the Electronic Frontier Foundation for how to protect yourself from digital survillance. (HTTP)

Rayhunter - A project from the EFF for turning old mobile hotspot devices into cell-site simulator detectors, helping protestors stay safe and anonymous. (HTTP)

LibreWolf - A Firefox-based HTTP browser with additional tools for protecting your privacy. (HTTP)

Local resources

makearmy.io - A Rochester-area organization focused on skill-sharing and decentralization. (HTTP)

585915.org - Another mesh radio networking group for the Rochester, NY area. (HTTP)