I code and blog sometimes.

[artsy sketch of a pointless tech boondoggle]

Telling stories through design is my passion.

[blog post about the unseen genius of a small time software suite]

I am a lead developer at [useless tech company that helps nobody]

[some post that reaches Deepak Chopra levels of madness espousing the virtues of simplicity]

I make tools to empower creativity.

  • Melon [she/her,they/them]
    hexagon
    ·
    3 years ago

    I fell into an internet rabbit hole after checking out a post yesterday that covered how The Web Is Fucked. As much as I hate what corporations are turning the web into, I really doubt stitching together cool niche personal sites is going to save the internet. The best thing that might happen is ADHD-friendly php forums that don't give ridiculous platforming to the oldest quick and vapid replies.

    • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
      ·
      3 years ago

      The way forward for saving the web is to build alternatives. The Web Is Fucked, and there's nothing we can do but burn it down and start again. I recommend checking out Gemini space for a new internet protocol that attempts to recreate the early web without allowing things like tracking and JS bloat! There are already personal websites galore (check out gemini://warmedal.se/~antenna/), social networks (gemini://station.martinrue.com/ and gemini://midnight.pub) and even an anonymous image board (gemini://IIch.space/).