Mini Link Craft 21 -

Remember: The algorithm wants you to scroll. wants you to click slowly.

Keep crafting. — [Your Name] If you enjoyed this, forward it to one friend who still uses a blogroll. That’s the highest compliment you can pay a mini link craft.

Welcome back to . For the uninitiated: this is the tiny workshop where I share the most interesting, overlooked, or thought-provoking things I’ve found wandering the indie web. No algorithms. No noise. Just hand-picked digital curiosities.

See you in two weeks for another round of small links and quiet making. mini link craft 21

Go to your email. Search "unsubscribe." Click three of them right now. I’ll wait. 3. The Aesthetic: "Neobrutalist Borders" I’ve been watching a design trend pop up on personal sites: thick, black borders, stark drop-shadows, and monospace fonts. It’s the anti-SaaS look.

Let’s get into the 21st edition. First up, a philosophical crumb from Derek Sivers (as always). He recently updated a note titled “Reliability is overrated.” His argument? The modern web is too perfect. Buttons always work. Pages never 404. We’ve lost the thrill of the abandoned GeoCities site or the personal blog that hasn't been updated since 2014.

We treat our blogs like museums. Treat yours like a living room instead. Leave the coffee cup on the table. 5. The Mini Craft Challenge (No. 21) Your challenge for the next 48 hours: Remember: The algorithm wants you to scroll

Date: [Insert Date] Crafting Time: 15 minutes Mood: ☕ Rainy window, cursor blinking, RSS feed unread count at 42.

The post was a simple journal entry comparing digital hoarding (200 open tabs) to a messy physical attic. The author deleted 12 drafts and published a half-finished poem just to prove the house didn't need to be perfect to be lived in.

Don't add anything new. Just cut. Remove the adverbs. Kill the preamble. See if the skeleton of the idea is stronger than the flesh you wrapped around it. — [Your Name] If you enjoyed this, forward

Check out (a JS library) and Neobrutalist Web Design on Are.na. It’s ugly-beautiful. It says, “I am not trying to sell you a subscription. I am trying to show you a thought.”

Share the "before" and "after" on your own site and tag it #minilinkcraft21 . I’ll come read them.