Ask HN: Favorite Blogs by Individuals? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Blogs by Individuals?

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Post by ollran » Sat, May 29, 2021, 1:02 PM UTC

pmohun wrote: post #210

I agree! The best websites are those maintained by individuals without a profit motive. Here's a short list that I've started collecting: - Kevin Kelly: kk.org - Patrick Collison: patrickcollison.com - Patrick McKenzie: kalzumeus.com - David Perell: perell.com - Berthub.eu - Alexey Guzey: https://guzey.com/ - https://www.gwern.net/index - https://astralcodexten.substack.com/ - https://dcgross.com/ - Paul Graham: paul…

Paul Graham is great and his blog is one of the most quotable and inspiring blogs I have ever read. I even bought Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age. It is a must read for anyone attempting to found a new start up company.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Blogs by Individuals?

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Post by sateesh » Sat, May 29, 2021, 2:09 PM UTC

mattl wrote: post #24

https://www.jwz.org/blog/

Warning, better copy paste the link than clicking on it. When redirected from HN site, the displayed page is an NSFW page, probably shows jwz's aversion to hordes coming via HN.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Blogs by Individuals?

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Post by nicktorba » Sat, May 29, 2021, 4:39 PM UTC

Great writing about an optimistic future: https://www.rhyslindmark.com/

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Blogs by Individuals?

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Post by accraze » Sun, May 30, 2021, 3:45 AM UTC

marttt wrote: post #177

https://cheapskatesguide.org -- Cheapskate's Guide to Computers and Internet. Low-end and frugal computing in the 21st century. Long, opinionated posts on a pink(!) background. http://ranprieur.com/ -- Ran Prieur. Frugality, societal collapse, "dropping out", and beyond. Has been constantly blogging for ages; it's really interesting to see how his views have changed in time. http://joeyh.name/ -- Joey Hess, former lo…

+1 for both Cheapskates Guide and Ran Prieur, both very influential to me in different ways!