Richard MacManus
@ricmac.cybercultural.com
Tech journalist @ The New Stack · Internet historian @ cybercultural.com · Founded ReadWriteWeb (2003-2012) · 🥝 in 🇬🇧
Other Bluesky a/cs:
@cybercultural.com — internet history
@classicweb.site — old web screenshots
Other Bluesky a/cs:
@cybercultural.com — internet history
@classicweb.site — old web screenshots
Had a day off today and went to Hay-on-Wye (the UK’s book town) with my daughter. I managed to find a 2006 web design book, packed with screenshots. Anyone else a fan of the “Web Design Index by Content” books? #WebDesignHistory
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Had a day off today and went to Hay-on-Wye (the UK’s book town) with my daughter. I managed to find a 2006 web design book, packed with screenshots. Anyone else a fan of the “Web Design Index by Content” books? #WebDesignHistory
I'm sure this was the intention, but the Boy Kavalier character in Alien:Earth so reminds me of Zuckerberg whenever he's in a scene.
(aside: I had no idea Adrian Edmondson played the henchman character until I saw his name in the credits last night, after E4! Such a change for him.)
(aside: I had no idea Adrian Edmondson played the henchman character until I saw his name in the credits last night, after E4! Such a change for him.)
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'm sure this was the intention, but the Boy Kavalier character in Alien:Earth so reminds me of Zuckerberg whenever he's in a scene.
(aside: I had no idea Adrian Edmondson played the henchman character until I saw his name in the credits last night, after E4! Such a change for him.)
(aside: I had no idea Adrian Edmondson played the henchman character until I saw his name in the credits last night, after E4! Such a change for him.)
OMG, I just discovered I got a mention in Tim Berners-Lee’s memoir!! Totally unexpected. Ok, he spelled my name wrong, but that doesn’t matter :) The read-write web lives on!
September 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
OMG, I just discovered I got a mention in Tim Berners-Lee’s memoir!! Totally unexpected. Ok, he spelled my name wrong, but that doesn’t matter :) The read-write web lives on!
As the 21st century dawned, Ziggy Stardust — David Bowie’s most famous personification of an alien — was no longer interested in playing guitar. Now, Ziggy ran a web portal and swapped MP3 files with Weird and Gilly. cybercultural.com/p/napster-19... #BowieForever
August 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
As the 21st century dawned, Ziggy Stardust — David Bowie’s most famous personification of an alien — was no longer interested in playing guitar. Now, Ziggy ran a web portal and swapped MP3 files with Weird and Gilly. cybercultural.com/p/napster-19... #BowieForever
It is indeed :) One thing I'm wondering though, the handle is longer than on my Mastodon-bridged a/c (Classic Web): see attached screenshot. Is it supposed to be that long — I would've thought I could use @[email protected] (i.e. without the ap.brid.gy bit)?
August 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It is indeed :) One thing I'm wondering though, the handle is longer than on my Mastodon-bridged a/c (Classic Web): see attached screenshot. Is it supposed to be that long — I would've thought I could use @[email protected] (i.e. without the ap.brid.gy bit)?
Hey Bluesky webheads, I have a poll running that I'd like your input on: What do you call your personal website these days? (if none of these options, please comment)
Attached are the current results, but there are 8 hours left to run on the poll, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@ricmac/1146...
Attached are the current results, but there are 8 hours left to run on the poll, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@ricmac/1146...
June 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hey Bluesky webheads, I have a poll running that I'd like your input on: What do you call your personal website these days? (if none of these options, please comment)
Attached are the current results, but there are 8 hours left to run on the poll, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@ricmac/1146...
Attached are the current results, but there are 8 hours left to run on the poll, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@ricmac/1146...
May 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Don’t worry, the New Zealand media is covering the important things.
April 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Don’t worry, the New Zealand media is covering the important things.
March 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In case anyone was wondering, the victorious pheasant from last week’s battle is this one. He has his lunch under the bird feeder most days and otherwise prowls around making sure other male pheasants don’t intrude on his territory. He’s also not at all bothered by our 2 cats. #birds #ukbirds
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On February 19, 2007 — 18 years ago! — David Karp launched #Tumblr: "A tumblelog isn’t better than a blog. It’s not a replacement. But we’re certain it will be a fabulous alternative to the 90% of web users who don’t care to maintain a blog." davidville.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/t...
February 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
On February 19, 2007 — 18 years ago! — David Karp launched #Tumblr: "A tumblelog isn’t better than a blog. It’s not a replacement. But we’re certain it will be a fabulous alternative to the 90% of web users who don’t care to maintain a blog." davidville.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/t...
Thanks, those icons look like from their "2.0" version, which was around Aug 95 I think. ref poster on the right in this image (via www.goodtimes.sc/up-from-unde...)
February 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thanks, those icons look like from their "2.0" version, which was around Aug 95 I think. ref poster on the right in this image (via www.goodtimes.sc/up-from-unde...)
February 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This guy wandered into my backyard today, while I was having lunch. First time I’ve managed to photograph a fox since I’ve been in the UK.
January 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This guy wandered into my backyard today, while I was having lunch. First time I’ve managed to photograph a fox since I’ve been in the UK.