25th Anniversary

Today is the 25th anniversary of my weblog. Hooray! It’s been a long time on the Internet and a lot has changed. But some of the sites I linked in that first month are still around, like the Half Bakery and urinal.net. There’s a funny update on the EA / Ultima story. I’m still around too! I don’t blog as much as I do, no one blogs like they used to. I have more places to publish now. I write short posts on Fedi. Links are now shared on my linkblog. Casual tech posts go to my secret work blog. This blog has become a place for the occasional thoughtful essay of general interest. I’m grateful to have my blog! It marks me as a member of early Internet culture that I still find aspirational, folks who are excited by the promise of this social computer technology. Some of us are still around doing the same old thing, like Matt and Andy and Anil and Jason. I plan to keep this blog around for at least 25 more years. I recently switched to a bespoke static blog engine that should help…