--- title: Fellow Brain Bakers disableComments: true --- _Brain Baking_ never happens in isolation. This page contains a selection of curious websites and fellow bloggers that deserve a shout-out. It is a nostalgic throwback to the nineties _links_ or _blogroll_ pages, like my recently excavated [2007 browser bookmarks](/museum/fav.html). Visit [blogroll.org](https://blogroll.org/) for a superior curated list of fine personal & independent blogs. If you're looking for something specific, consider searching on [searchmysite.net](https://searchmysite.net/) which focuses on content created by independent blogs. Both are great ways to get to know new people and sites. ## Programming - [Improved Means for Achieving Deteriorated Ends](https://blog.kingcons.io/), Lisp stuff by Brit Butler. - [Jessitron](https://jessitron.com/blog/) by Jessica Kerr, a symmathecist and enterprise software developer. - [Josh W Comeau](https://www.joshwcomeau.com/), a CSS expert that produces beautiful howtos. - [Programming Digressions](https://programming-digressions.com/) by Akram Ahmad, lovely cross-cultural digressions. - [The Pragmatic Engineer](https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/) newsletters by Gergely Orosz. - [ENOSUCHBLOG](https://blog.yossarian.net/) by William Woodruff, on programming and philosophy. ## General Blogging & IndieWeb - [Digging The Digital](https://diggingthedigital.com/) by Frank Meeuwsen, the quintessential Dutch blogger. - [Ana Rodrigues](https://ohhelloana.blog/), mixed jottings of tech and personal experiences. - [BoffoSocko](https://boffosocko.com/) by Chris Aldrich, a modern day cybernetics blogging about blogging. - [Obsolete29](https://obsolete29.com/) by Mike Harley, Privacy-aware posts in-between life. - [Peter Rukavina](https://ruk.ca/), Canadian stories on life, journaling, and printing. - [Stefan Imhoff](https://www.stefanimhoff.de/), a German Stoic that also codes in NeoVim. - [Roy Tang](https://roytang.net/blog/), a programmer from the Philippines writing about life and games. - [Henrique Dias](https://hacdias.com/), a Portuguese computer scientist living in the Netherlands. ## Psychology & Philosophy - [Winnie Lim](https://winnielim.org/), slow inner philosophical thoughts on the fast outer world. - [The Marginalian](https://www.themarginalian.org/), an endless search for curiosity by Maria Popova. - [Farnam Street](https://fs.blog/), self-improvement served in digestible bits. - [The School of Life](https://www.theschooloflife.com/articles/) articles that help learn, heal, grow. ## Vintage Computing - [Blake Patterson](https://bytecellar.com/), a modern day old Byte Cellar junkyard to marvel at. - [Ancient Electronics](https://ancientelectronics.wordpress.com/) walkthroughs of old hardware by Justin Wl. - [Rubenerd](https://rubenerd.com) by Ruben Schade, an active blog on all things nerdy and vintage. ## Retro Gaming - [The CRPG Addict](http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/) by Chester Bolingbroke. - [Strife Streams](https://www.strifestreams.com/) by Peter Bridger. Regular nuggets of classic retro gaming. - [Fabien Sanglard](https://fabiensanglard.net/), in-depth reverse-engineering articles on game engines. - [Random Battles](https://randombattlesblog.wordpress.com/), A life long level grind story by Justin Wl. - [Virtual Moose](https://virtualmoose.org/), interactive fiction & game history by Michael Klamerus. - [Buried Treasure](https://buried-treasure.org/), John Walker digs up undiscovered indie games. - [Pixelmusement](http://www.pixelships.com/) by Kris Asick, weekly videos about DOS shovelware. - [Kemenaran](https://kemenaran.winosx.com/) by Pierre Morinerie, Zelda GB hacks in French. ### News sites & clubs - [Hardcore Gaming 101](http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/), podcasts and reviews of old and new. - [The DOS Game Club](https://dosgameclub.com), where we play a DOS game each month. - [Retronauts](https://retronauts.com/), the seminal retro gaming podcast by ex-1UP members. As for fan sites, too much to mention: [The Castlevania Dungeon](https://castlevaniadungeon.net/), [Animal Crossing Blogs](https://www.jvgs.net/home/) by JVGS, [Albion](http://albion-hra.wz.cz/) (1995, BlueByte) by IS4, Flamestryke's [Wizardry and Might & Magic sites](https://www.zimlab.com/wizardry/recovered/flamestryke/), [Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together](http://luct.tacticsogre.com/) and [Knights of Lodis](http://tacticsogre.com/). ## Board Games - [The Tao of Gaming](https://taogaming.wordpress.com/) by Brian Bankler, board games and lesser pursuits. - [The 1Player Podcast](https://1playerpodcast.com/) dedicated to solitare games. - [Shelf Wear](https://boardgamegeek.com/blogger/7797/jonathan-schindler) by Jonathan Schindler. - [Shut Up & Sit Down](https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/) videos and podcast, British humor included. - [Stidjen Plays Solo](https://stidjenplayssolo.wordpress.com/), reviews by Stijn from a solo perspective.