<![CDATA["I’m not the only one.]]>"I’m not the only one. Personal sites are coming back. RSS feeds are coming back. Webrings are coming back. People are remembering that a website can be a home or a place instead of a profile."

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The Boring Internet

The internet you grew up on isn't dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is. A visual essay about the protocols, federations, and quiet machinery underneath everything you actually use.

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Terry Godier (www.terrygodier.com)

Yessss @tg - this echoes what I've been thinking lately, but put in much more depth and eloquence than I could have managed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/61f084b8-718c-4ac6-b0eb-ba7c6f41c0a2/i-m-not-the-only-one.RSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 21:40:38 GMTMon, 25 May 2026 19:49:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 23:41:48 GMT]]>@sarajw @tg Yes, there's even a new iteration of GeoCities called 'NeoCities'.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/116138608027346017/statuses/116637860398174611https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/116138608027346017/statuses/116637860398174611Mon, 25 May 2026 23:41:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 21:44:44 GMT]]>@sarajw @tg I feel, as we reclaim the net with "our" sites, strong firewalls that block them and their tools are essential. There is no reason for google to be poking around my site, so it and all their ilk are summarily blocked. Humans are welcome, broligarchs and their enshitifications are not.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/116626539955049177/statuses/116637400085397261https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/116626539955049177/statuses/116637400085397261Mon, 25 May 2026 21:44:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 21:29:03 GMT]]>@oldrup @sarajw @tg Good and well but I take the view that if you need to switch to Reader mode then there must be something wrong with the website. Failed to just keep it simple.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/khleedril/statuses/116637338418744755https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/khleedril/statuses/116637338418744755Mon, 25 May 2026 21:29:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 21:03:11 GMT]]>@jake4480 @sarajw @tg Get that sorted with a Beer and Bread category, and you're all set, brother! Surely you've shown this to me before, but I forgot to bookmark it... ;>)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://metalhead.club/users/wendigo/statuses/116637236680591187https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://metalhead.club/users/wendigo/statuses/116637236680591187Mon, 25 May 2026 21:03:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:58:03 GMT]]>@jake4480 nice!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/sarajw/statuses/116637216482364570https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/sarajw/statuses/116637216482364570Mon, 25 May 2026 20:58:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:56:36 GMT]]>@sarajw @tg that's true. I've actually been thinking about changing around the links of https://oldtimeywebportal.neocities.org some to reflect it, too.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/jake4480/statuses/116637210796423591https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/jake4480/statuses/116637210796423591Mon, 25 May 2026 20:56:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:55:38 GMT]]>@jake4480 @tg also a blog post, or a page on a website, doesn't have to be perfect or even finished on first posting. Make it a living document!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/sarajw/statuses/116637207007378079https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/sarajw/statuses/116637207007378079Mon, 25 May 2026 20:55:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:54:41 GMT]]>@sarajw @tg there's so much amazing stuff to go through, and I don't want to miss any - my bookmarks are full of cool stuff. When I have time and motivation.. haha - but I did start writing some, it's tough to resist making a whole site for a reference, but so many of those exist - I think it's mostly about organizing what I have and trying to not make the blog post too long, but also avoiding perfection and eventually to just pump it OUT! 😂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/jake4480/statuses/116637203246500980https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/jake4480/statuses/116637203246500980Mon, 25 May 2026 20:54:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:53:00 GMT]]>@jake4480 @tg ooh yes dooo eeeet

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/sarajw/statuses/116637196631330220https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/sarajw/statuses/116637196631330220Mon, 25 May 2026 20:53:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:51:16 GMT]]>@sarajw @tg totally. Yeah, I love this post- been gathering up stuff for this to make a post of my own.. so much amazing stuff resurfacing lately. Most of which has been around for a while, too. Awesome.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/jake4480/statuses/116637189840415665https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/jake4480/statuses/116637189840415665Mon, 25 May 2026 20:51:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:22:32 GMT]]>@sarajw @tg You know what The Boring Internet does well too? Work in Reader Mode, or being sent to you e-reader with a click of a button.

I like "boring"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/oldrup/statuses/116637076842694172https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/oldrup/statuses/116637076842694172Mon, 25 May 2026 20:22:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:04:56 GMT]]>@sarajw @tg what a lovely essay and presentation!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/dbat/statuses/116637007616390051https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/dbat/statuses/116637007616390051Mon, 25 May 2026 20:04:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:15 GMT]]>@sarajw I hope so!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zz_james/statuses/116636993141627663https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zz_james/statuses/116636993141627663Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "I’m not the only one. on Mon, 25 May 2026 19:55:22 GMT]]>I can't decide if they are really coming back, or if they never really went away - just that veneer was over it - the big platforms were getting our attention and we collectively forgot how to surf the web.

It's totally fine that platforms exist for those who aren't interested in building their own places on the web.

Maybe it is coming back some, because the current social media mess is helping a new generation to see beyond the feeds, and try their own hand at building the web.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/sarajw/statuses/116636970044513930https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/sarajw/statuses/116636970044513930Mon, 25 May 2026 19:55:22 GMT