Like a lot of personal sites from that era, links.net initially focused on web curation. However, Justin’s posts inevitably became more focused on his personal life.

Justin’s online diary is lucid, includes many external hyperlinks, and details intimate moments and thoughts from his life. It’s quite in contrast to what we might expect from a modern site.

#webhistory #internethistory #blogging

The IETF (@ietf) has made a remarkable amount of great April Fools satire of their own technical documents. They're definitely worth the read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day_Request_for_Comments. #ietf #aprilfools #humor #humour #satire #programmerhumor #programminghumor #internet #ascii #asciiart #parody #rfc #wikipedia #internethistory
In the latest post in my history of web design, we enter 1994 — when the Web shifts into a publishing medium. As site authors seek control over formatting and design, the WWW-Talk mailing list hosts an early debate over style sheets and presentation. Also, I look at typical web design elements of websites in 1994. https://cybercultural.com/p/1994-web-design/ #WebDesign #InternetHistory
1994: Publishing comes to the Web — and design matters

1994 marks the Web’s shift into a publishing medium. As site authors seek control over formatting and design, the WWW-Talk mailing list hosts an early debate over style sheets and presentation.

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Meine Reise durch die digitale Welt – und warum sie mich hierher geführt hat. 🌍💻

Hier nachlesen: https://www.stawi.de/blog-serie-meine-reise-durch-die-digitale-welt/

Ich freue mich auf eure Gedanken dazu! Wer von euch hat eine ähnliche Reise hinter sich?

#Blogging #DigitalerRückzug #Netzkultur #Meta #Mastodon #stawi #InternetHistory #Selbstbestimmung

💕 I Love Free Software Day 2026 💕

For this year’s I Love Free Software Day I am co-organising two special events, and I am super excited about them!

  • 🧶 Knitting Our Internet at Snackbar Frieda, Rotterdam, on Friday Feb 13th at 18:00. All information here.
  • 🛹 A reading of @kirschner’s Ada & Zangemann in English and in Dutch. After that, a conversation about Free Software maintenance as care work, together with @mayel from @Bonfire ❤️‍🔥 at the @internetarchiveeurope, Oudeschans 16, Amsterdam on Saturday Feb 14th at 14:00. All information here. Info about the super cool poster in the post below.

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom #ILoveFS #ILoveFreeSoftware #ILoveFS #IloveFS26 #ournet #KnittingOurInternet #SnackbarFrieda #Rotterdam #Amsterdam #InternetArchive #InternetArchiveEurope #AZbook #Ada #AdaZangemann #reading #event #decentralizaion #InternetHistory #Internet