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Want to Get in Touch? and a November 2020 Weblog

Published: November 29, 2021

Recently, I’ve been told that my email has been bouncing some messages back, so if you tried to email me […]

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The Great Reckoning Comes Around: August 2021

Published: August 31, 2021

My ongoing research has me taking another look at the Browser Wars and thinking about how they’re retelling themselves in real-time today.

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May 2021 Weblog: Communities Long Gone

Published: June 1, 2021

A look at how we can save our websites from ourselves, and the stories that keep us going.

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April 2021 Weblog: Holding on to our History

Published: April 27, 2021

When websites disappear, how do we make sure that our history is preserved?

Weblogs

March 2021 Weblog: Trusting in the Standard

Published: March 29, 2021

A look at the work that standards makes possible, and the kinds of hypertext that were never fully realized

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February 2021 Weblog: A Healthy Web

Published: February 23, 2021

A report on the health of the Internet, and efforts to improve that health, bring us in to a new year.

Weblogs

January 2021 Weblog: Taking the Power Back

Published: January 27, 2021

This month, a look at the power center in tech in the wake of a move to de-platform hate, and what the future of the personal site might look like.

Weblogs

November 2020 Weblog: Weird Web, Independent Web

Published: November 24, 2020

Chapter 5 of my series is out now, so make sure to get caught up! Plus, the weird web of the past and the independent web of the future.

Weblogs

October 2020 Weblog: Finding the Web and Making Your Place

Published: October 28, 2020

This month, making a website has never been this easy. Understanding the web, however, is another story

Weblogs

September 2020 Weblog: Own Your Stuff, Learn About Fanfic

Published: September 29, 2020

If you’ve been following along with my series on CSS Tricks, well now you can listen to all of that great history, narrated by Jeremy Keith.

Weblogs

August 2020 Weblog: A Change in the Web

Published: August 27, 2020

The Complete History, by me If you haven’t seen it yet, the first three chapters of my ongoing series at […]

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July 2020 Weblog: It Can Be Our Web

Published: July 29, 2020

This month, finding your own space on the web, exploring the magic and quirks and possibilities of CSS, and (re)discovering community.

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