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Island in the Net

Island in the NetSep 16, 2026

Twenty-five years ago, Khürt Williams launched his first web presence from a Linux server in his basement, running a small consulting business called Williams Interactive, Inc. on residential broadband. What began as a slow, self-hosted site on williamsinteractive.com became a lasting foundation in web publishing, open-source tools, and self-hosting — a small island in the net still running today.

Bruce SterlingIndieWeb

Piffey.netJan 11, 2026

What's A Piffey?

I was somewhere in my pre-teens when we first got the internet at the house. My dad had a few terminals with acoustic couplers before that, but the first time I truly remember using the internet was a...

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