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This week saw the launch of two services that randomly serve up servings of the Small Web / Indie Web. What is the Small or Indie Web? You’re soaking in it!

A Tiny Bell and other personal blogs are part of it. If you like this kind of content, you may want to check out:

IndieBlog.Page which has an Open Random Blog Post button that you can click or add to your browser as an extension. Hit it when you need a fix.

The second such service is by Kagi, a Google competitor you may wish to check out. Theirs is called Kagi Small Web Randomizer. Simply click that link to be taken to a random part of the Small Web. It’s sourced from a curated list.

I hate the man, but POTUSTracker is a very well-designed website not for just tracking Trump physically (where is he?), but his actions and that of his administration. I imagine this information would be useful for concerned citizens, news junkies, and assassins alike.

There is also a Trump Golf Tracker.

Jen Orpin paints bridges. More on their site.

Some great shots in Lukasz Palka's series, Life, Japan.

Many more on the series page.

Wired has the "inside story of the teenager whose swatting calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwide—and the private detective who tracked him down": The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real by Dhruv Mehrotra Andy Greenberg.

Winners have been announced for the annual Close Up Photography of the Year Awards. Some incredible stuff.

Winners in all categories can be seen on the CUPOTY site.

The best close up photo I've ever taken is probably this one:

David Lowery’s 2011 20-min film, Pioneer, starring Will Oldham, is on Youtube.

via Metafilter.

The opening scene from the first episode of season two of Severance is quite a technical feat. Here's how it was done:

For twelve years, in the 90s and early 2000s, I watched at least one movie every day. Tilbage i Danmark watched 1289 in 2024 alone and has this lovely minimal blog where the films are categorized and reviewed. Wonderful example of a personal project and a great use of the small web.

via Metafilter Projects.

Butterdocs, my writing app of choice (because it's awesome), just released an iOS app. Because of this, I've decided to switch from my trusty-but-long-in-the-tooth Macbook Air to an iPad Air, which should arrive today.

Whenever I get new tech, my first place to familiarize myself with where to start is Proper Honest Tech's Youtube Channel. Simple, straightforward advice, like this: