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Creating a static website for all my bookmarks:

Creating a static website for all my bookmarks – alexwlchan

I’ve been tidying up my bookmarks, and I’ve moved them out of Pinboard into a static website on my local computer. I’ve written about why I still care about bookmarking in 2025, and how this new site works. 🔖

Software developers: I can’t tell you how long this feature will take me, estimates are Impossible and Unreasonable and an Injustice To The Craft Also software developers: I can predict the capabilities of as-yet undeveloped AI applications, years in advance, with complete confidence

Using static websites for tiny archives:

Using static websites for tiny archives – alexwlchan

I wrote about how making small, hand-written HTML pages has taken over as the way I organise my local files. I get more metadata and filtering options than I do with the Finder, and the ongoing maintenance cost is essentially zero. I’m using it for personal stuff, but this feels like a powerful tool for digital preservation more broadly. HTML FTW 💪