Also, some of you were scratching your heads when I mentioned last year that the Small Web will be using web numbers, not domain names.
Maybe it makes a bit more sense now?
https://ar.al/2025/06/25/web-numbers/
PS. If you’re a developer, you can host your web site at a web number (instead of a domain name) today using Auto Encrypt:
https://codeberg.org/small-tech/auto-encrypt#how-it-works
PPS. This work is funded by €408/month in donations (no that’s not our only source of income otherwise we would be homeless) but yes, I work full time on this. If you want to see us continue to exist against all odds, here’s the link:
https://small-tech.org/fund-us/
#WebNumbers #SmallWeb #SmallTech #antifascism #decentralisation #TLDs #ICAAN #centralisation #USA #fascism #tech
Aral Balkan
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2026-08-28 09:10:46 UTC
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