»I look at the net as a neighborhood. I want to live in a neighborhood with funky houses, neighbors who greet me on the street and have something to say. Not amidst office sky-disgracers, plastered with useless billboards and littered with forgotten glossy flyers. I want my house to have a warm glow, like people really live there. I have given my... See more

For those who remember a time in the last century when things were less homogenous, and different geographic regions might have their own distinct music scenes or culinary traditions, it’s easy to understand the appeal of an online equivalent to different, connected neighborhoods that each have their own vibe. While this new, more diffuse set of... See more

It's a devotional internet node. There’s no ads or algorithms or marketing funnels to crawl out of. Instead, the minimal-tech zone strives for a new internet by invoking the old one. An interface that does less. Not for the sake of user optimization, but to let the magic run unencumbered.