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Back of a napkin definition, subject to change: if it's internet accessible and is maintained by a person, especially for non-commercial aims, then I would consider it smol. There are, however, much stricter definitions.

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Getting started with minimal tech experience? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 4 months ago by foxymochakitten@slrpnk.net to c/smolweb@slrpnk.net
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Hi folks, I'm so dang tired of the internet as it currently is. The idea of a small web, personal websites, returning to what the internet was intended to be sounds incredibly exciting to me and I'd like to invest in that... but I don't really know where to start? So much of what I read seems to have a ton of coding jargon. I clicked on Small Web 101 and it was a masterlist of somewhat confusing links.

The most coding I've done was on Khan Academy as a teenager or setting up an automatic macro to run the coliseum for me in Flight Rising. I pirate basically everything I watch but I've only torrented one or two things and don't really grasp how that works. I don't really know anything about my laptop but I have a vague idea that I should switch to Linux and I replaced the screen once.

What's step one for a wannabe Small Web enthusiast?

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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Get kagi!!!

Then my steps to enjoying computing again:

  1. Get Linux. Windows is shit and destroys joy.
  2. Get mullvad VPN
  3. Use a private DNS that blocks trackers and ads. Next DNS has them or mullvad has free ones to use.
  4. Dont use any of the bug 4 corpo slop sites
  5. Use lots of bookmarks, and web rings!!

Also geocities

[–] foxymochakitten@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What sites are the big 4? And do you have a free VPN to recommend - I am hella broke :')

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Fb, meta, x, google

Protonvpn is free but a lot dont trust as the owner is a drumpf lover.

Mullvad is 5 dollars a month and well worth.