Web

More outages at Pinboard. It was time to find an open-source self-hosted alternative. Espial, it turns out, works great.

Using the Lynx command-line browser on macOS to read text without the clutter and ad-block detection encountered in graphical browsers.

Using a Chrome extension to choose whether links that request a new tab open in the current tab instead.

Hiding YouTube comments with a custom AdBlock Plus filter that blocks the comments section of video pages.

Why Facebook groups make sustained discussion difficult, from shallow comment threading to poorly organized and disappearing content.