Blogroll

The latest posts from friends or from content relatable to this site’s main theme or even just stuff I like and want to check up on occasionally. The number of articles per feed may vary over time depending on how often people post, and feeds may be removed or added at any point.

If you have a travel-related website that isn’t just copy-and-paste press releases or if you write fairly frequently and think “Hey, I reckon Mark would like to read what I’ve put out there every now and then!” then please do get in contact. I promise nothing, though, because my tastes are fickle

theaardvark

Paul is someone I’ve been online friends with for a good few years too, first on Twitter, now, like me, a migrant to the more pleasant waters of Mastodon.

Snaprails Random Things

A lover of train travel rather than the more far-flung adventures we prefer to engage in, and a frequent co-engager on the regular Top of the Pops chats on Mastodon.

Tedium: The Dull Side Of The Internet

Eclectic, well-written, always interesting content from Ernie Smith.

  • Corporate Sunset
    Pondering the circumstances that led to the retirement of a 64-year-old cable brand in a merger. Turns out, brand loyalty matters less than we thought.
  • alt.time-capsule.reopened
    A new tool for digging into Usenet history holds much potential for researchers. But it’s also a reminder that many users thought, at the time, that it was ephemeral. (They were wrong.)

A Little Of Nothing

Pete Little’s mixture of essays, observations, neurodiversity-related thoughts, technology discussions, life updates and wandering trains of thought

  • The Cost of Looking Fine
    Just because someone looks fine doesn't mean being fine came cheaply. An essay about masking, hidden effort, burnout, and the […]
  • Isolation Vs Exposure
    Working from home can reduce stress, sensory overload, and distraction, but can too much isolation make returning to the office […]