KDO: 28 Years Later…
It’s getting a little ridiculous, isn’t it? 28 years of kottke.org, as of today. Older than Google. Older than The Matrix. Older than Christopher Nolan’s feature film career. Older than Elle Fanning. Older than Kurt Cobain when he died. 47,300 posts since March 14, 1998. It might outlast American democracy.
KDO retains its old school vibe but with some new tricks. Friends and readers have remarked recently that I seem to be having fun with the site again and that’s true. Still excited by the possibilities of what the site could become. I hope you’ve been enjoying it.
I’d like to once again thank KDO members for supporting the site — I never get tired of the member thanking. They each pay a few dollars a month to keep the site free to read for everyone, regardless of income, something I feel very strongly about in this era of paywalled media. As Hamilton Nolan has noted — his site operates on the same principle — sites/newsletters like these have progressive funding structures, where people’s contributions are based on their ability to pay to help keep the site available to all. If you’d like to help support the site in this mission, you can check out your membership options here. ✌️
P.S. I hope you enjoy the birthday logo and fireworks — they’ll be around until Monday.
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Totally ridiculous - well done! That means I've been reading your site for 26 years already - oh boy - time flies.
I remember all the earliest tinkering I did with different coding in 1997-98, flow states causing me to stay up all night, my wee website with its list of recommended links (including KDO!), writing about whatever I wanted, how much fun it was to redesign and redesign and redesign over the next decade. Then I changed direction. You built something truly you and magnetic to those of us following along. 28 years is marvelous! Thrilled to be here, to discover what you think up next.
I turned 50 recently, and a dear friend included in his birthday note the line “you know how the internet used to work and you’re never giving up on what it was supposed to be” which, aside from making me feel very seen and loved, is a great description of why I’m a KDO member.
Congrats on (and thanks for) another year, Jason.
Congrats. Crazy you are zooming towards 30 years.
Pretty sure I’ve been here for at least 27 of them. Congratulations. Truly you’ve made something iconic.
Congratulations! Thank you so much for keeping this site the interesting and informative place it's always been, and for your principles in keeping this community a great place to re-visit.
Happy Birthday KDO! I was not lucky enough to find you but a mere 10 years ago but ever happy I did. Keep it up; it is so wonderful to visit this place daily...I mean several times a day...refresh!
Congratulations 🎉 you’re an inspiration🙇🏾♀️
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