Introducing Web Numbers
Domains? Where we’re going, we don’t need domains!
Get ready for an exciting new (old?) way to address (small) web sites in 2026.
https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/
(Thanks to @letsencrypt.)

Introducing Web Numbers
Domains? Where we’re going, we don’t need domains!
Get ready for an exciting new (old?) way to address (small) web sites in 2026.
https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/
(Thanks to @letsencrypt.)
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Il y a quelques mois, j'ai demandé à des designer·euses web dont j'admire le travail ( @julienbidoret, @timotheegoguely, @marieverdeil, @estherbouquet, Clara Pasteau, Benjamin G., Anne Faubry, Studio F451, @tegabrain ) ce qu'elles et ils pensent des formes du Web frugal. Nos conversations sont maintenant en ligne dans le dernier Graphisme en France.
Trying out a new site layout. Only a minor change to make better use of screen space.
Mobile users probably won't notice a change.
If you have any feedback, I'd love to hear it.
️ Superpower | June 24, 2025 - 8:00 p.m.
My superpower is my ability to create a well written, pointed comment that is a little flippant and slightly sarcastic; then, simply deleting it without ever hitting "post."
https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/chatter/#superpower-june-24-2025-800-pm
Sleep Like a Computer
I recently went on vacation and, for the first time in years, I applied the concept of sleep to virtually every aspect of my digital life.
https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/2025/06/23/sleep-like-a-computer/
@peter @LJ Once the corporations abandon the open web, the small web will still be there. The idea that the web can only exist if companies can make money off of it has always been wrong. I still remember before e-commerce was a thing and websites existed because people wanted to share knowledge and art with other people. That never went away, it just got this huge steaming truckload of corporate money-making bullshit dumped on top of it, claiming to be Web 2.0 (or is it 3.0? I’ve lost track of what they call their crap), so it is harder to find the beauty beneath the shit.
I will be thrilled if the corporate web dies! We used to find content via shared hyperlinks, web rings, and human-curated indices. We can just do that again.
#NoAds #SmallWeb
️ Robots | June 21, 2025 - 12:30 p.m.
Today, I did a thing:
```
~/Blog/site$ cat robots.txt
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
```
https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/chatter/#robots-june-21-2025-1230-pm
Maybe it helps; maybe it won't. But it can't hurt.
All the topical sites (businesses too) that make up the communities of the internet need to connect directly again.
Google trained us to avoid "irrelevant" links because they dilute SEO value and drop you in the rankings. Turned everything into a hub-and-spoke topology with them at the center instead of a true network.
I believe one of the simplest things we can do is bring back Links pages on sites everywhere. Webrings. Etc. Re-weave the net of the '90s.
The Older I Get, The More Terminal I Become
As I age, I find myself gravitating more towards CLI and TUI applications that can be run from a terminal emulator. And honestly, I am not sure why.
https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/2025/06/20/the-older-i-get-the-more-terminal-i-become/
Back home after a week away to see family and itching to get back to work on the Small Web on Monday.
Expect an exciting update soon :)
It's about time I made it official, my lovelies-- #OurFavoriteVoid #webring is officially open!
If you enjoy #blogging on the #smallweb, or like the idea of connecting in the smallweb, or just think black cats on the smallweb is neat, or SMALLWEB-- join up with us!! We'd love to have ya.
Happy Pride month, and Happy Juneteenth!
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Take Two
"There are three things a man must do before he dies: plant a tree, father a child, and write a book."
When I read the topic for this month's Indie Carnival, this quote immediately came to mind. So, I decided to explore why.
Bookmarked Don't Make a Blog, Make a Brain Dump (https://btxx.org/posts/dump/)
Brad talks about the concept of a "brain dump" as a more approachable way to share personal experiences and thoughts without the pressures associated with traditional blogging.
https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/dont-make-a-blog-make-a-brain-dump/
Commenting on Comments
While scrolling through the #indieweb category of my rss feeds, I came across several blog posts about whether or not adding a comment section to your blog posts or site was a good idea. I figured I would throw in my two cents.
https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/2025/06/15/commenting-on-comments/
New blog post:
Blogs are still a thing
http://82mhz.net/posts/2025/06/blogs-are-still-a-thing/