Wygle Wide Web

A quiet field journal of digital archaeology. Reconstructing a life from 25+ years of digital traces, with occasional help from ChatGPT when things get weird or surprising.

  • @Wygle/techblogs

    I don’t want to follow all the tech blogs on Twitter so I made a list. What accounts am I missing? @Wygle/techblogs

  • Every eBook user should have the following rights: The right to use eBooks under guidelines that favor access over proprietary limitations The right to access eBooks on any technological platform, including the hardware and software the user chooses The right to annotate, quote passages, print, and share eBook content within the spirit of fair use…

  • What’s the Difference Between a Home Page and a Blog?

    I like well designed websites. I like the shiny, crazy things people do with design. But, I tend to always look for who’s behind it first. Not an About page, but a blog. Something that shows that the people behind the service have thoughts and feelings, that they are, in fact, people. They like things,…

  • The play button here is a lie. But, if you click it, you will be presented with an actual play button that is not a lie. So, click it now. You will be rewarded with Damien Jurado’s Tiny Desk Concert on NPR. Source: NPR

  • jonathanmoore: Famous Objects from Classic Movies Which movie does the object come from?  Addicting game with great design from Google Creative Lab’s creative director Ji Lee (concept and illustrations), Daniele Codega (site design), and Cory Forsyth (coding). Source: famousobjectsfromclassicmovies.com

  • Alexi Murdoch “Towards The Sun”

    thejakers: Alexi Murdoch came out with a great album in 2002 called “Time Without Consequences”, carried along by the single, “Orange Sky”. The album was beautiful and evoked Nick Drake. Then he kind of disappeared.  Today, I found a preview of his new album, “Towards The Sun”, spinning on NPR. It’s really great, and you…

  • Get a giant bag for $30 instead of renting a dumpster. This is a sweet idea. Just go to Home Depot, Amazon or thebagster.com. It seems to be available in my area, which is handy if I ever decide to destroy something.  (via Apartment Therapy) Source: Apartment Therapy

  • I want a way to respond to people who answer things here on the Tumblr. Why isn’t that there? Com’on!

  • I Think Faster Than I Write. (Or, Can I Type as Fast as I Can Think?)

    I started a private journal here on Tumblr. I’m not telling you the link because that would defeat one of the main purposes. I wanted something online with a simple interface that catalogues posts (date, tags, etc.). What would you use?

  • God, I don’t know why I fear tomorrow. I’ve been watching Dexter a lot. I don’t know if it’s been too much. I don’t know if my filter is honed, but you seem to be speaking to me through it. He has a dark secret. I feel I have a dark secret. He has uncontrollable…

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