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Dries Buytaert Dries Buytaert dri.es Dries Buytaert's personal site features his writing on open source, Drupal, and digital experiences, along with a portfolio of photography. Disquiet Disquiet disquiet.com Disquiet is a personal website run by Marc Weidenbaum since 1996, featuring essays, interviews, and reviews focused on ambient and experimental music. David Bordwell's Website on Cinema David Bordwell's Website on Cinema davidbordwell.net A long-running personal site by film scholar David Bordwell, hosting a wealth of essays, observations, and resources on cinema. Dan Luu Dan Luu danluu.com Dan Luu's blog contains long-form technical essays that combine rigorous data analysis with personal insight. command center command center commandcenter.blogspot.com The site hosts decades of technical essays written by a key figure in computer science. Conscientious Photography Magazine Conscientious Photography Magazine cphmag.com A long-running, independently published magazine offering serious photography criticism and interviews with photographers. The Universe of Discourse The Universe of Discourse blog.plover.com A long-running blog with detailed essays on mathematics, programming, and language. ploeh blog ploeh blog blog.ploeh.dk A long-running blog by Mark Seemann, offering in-depth explorations of software design principles, dependency injection, and functional programming. Miguel Grinberg's Blog Miguel Grinberg's Blog blog.miguelgrinberg.com The blog contains in-depth tutorials and articles on Python, Flask, and web development. The Invisible Things Blog The Invisible Things Blog blog.invisiblethings.org A security researcher's personal blog that has been influential in the fields of trusted computing and operating system security. Bits or pieces? Bits or pieces? blog.gardeviance.org The blog has been publishing since the late 2000s, offering a deep and sustained exploration of strategy, mapping, and situational awareness. cr.yp.to blog cr.yp.to blog blog.cr.yp.to The site offers unfiltered, technically dense posts from a leading figure in applied cryptography. the morning paper the morning paper blog.acolyer.org Each entry walks through a computer science paper, explaining its core contributions with clarity. Bartosz Milewski's Programming Cafe Bartosz Milewski's Programming Cafe bartoszmilewski.com A long-running technical blog where Bartosz Milewski delves into the intersection of mathematics and programming. Photo Archive (Getty Research Institute) Photo Archive (Getty Research Institute) www.getty.edu The Getty Research Institute's Photo Archive holds an extensive collection of study photographs spanning art and architecture from antiquity to the present. Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress) Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress) www.loc.gov The Prints and Photographs Online Catalog offers a vast, well-organized collection of digitized historical images from the Library of Congress. V&A Photography Collection V&A Photography Collection www.vam.ac.uk The V&A’s photography collection spans the history of the medium, from early daguerreotypes to contemporary works. Chelsea Vowel – Stories. Language. Futurisms. Chelsea Vowel – Stories. Language. Futurisms. apihtawikosisan.com The site collects original writing from Chelsea Vowel, a Métis author and linguist. antirez's blog antirez's blog antirez.com A personal blog by the creator of Redis, offering deep dives into programming languages, data structures, and systems design. Photography – Explore the Collections · V&A Photography – Explore the Collections · V&A www.vam.ac.uk The V&A photography collection presents a vast archive of images spanning the history of the medium. 1.1: In the Field - Biology LibreTexts 1.1: In the Field - Biology LibreTexts bio.libretexts.org This is a standard educational page from the LibreTexts collection. Putting the past in place: meetings with local archives in history education Putting the past in place: meetings with local archives in history education journals.uclpress.co.uk The page contains a single academic article, not a full website. Create Fieldbooks: Technical Note 2012 Create Fieldbooks: Technical Note 2012 siarchives.si.edu A straightforward instructional document from the Smithsonian Institution Archives detailing standards for field book creation. CfA Resources for Amateur Astronomers CfA Resources for Amateur Astronomers lweb.cfa.harvard.edu This page compiles practical tools and references for backyard astronomers.