Thanks for stopping by.
Welcome to Elpis, a place of articles, interesting materials and links
that I hope be useful for you. This magazine is in continuous
development, slowly but surely, and our main goal is to inform and
educate. We'll show that there is an alternate path to development,
which is not limited to endless upgrades for the sake of the process
itself, or to the accumulation of resources without a set goal. After
all, you can be content with little, and achieve a lot.
Our motive is not about becoming an absolute ascetic and hiding behind
an old computer and limiting yourself, but rather about understanding
the main objective is information and how you manage it. It's
about how you can consciously choose which technologies and approaches
work for us, and to not be imposed by the market.
Themes and Inspiration
We cover articles on topics such as the small net, indie web, and the retro
internet, while also discussing more peculiar protocols like Gopher and
Gemini. We want to prove that you can surf the Internet even on old PCs
and that old technologies are still in service and more than worthy
of being used. I love retro and I appreciate the quirky nature of tech
and coding. There's a certain charm in this—something
fascinating—especially when it comes to minimalism and code
compactness.
This isn't just your average tech mag, but rather an attempt to rethink
the approach to creating digital content. While reading, perhaps,
someone will think about creating their page, reconsider their views
and understand how to organize and fill it best. I often reread
the resources that I find, process them, and choose the most useful for
publishing.
About Our Design and Approach
The design of this magazine may look atypical and old-fashioned for
today but for a purpose. I wanted the magazine to focus primarily on
information—visual effects are second. This site can render
properly on both old and new computers, as well as mobile devices. This
is based on the principles of optimization and speed that I consider
important not only on the web but also in real life.
This is the feeling I want to convey on the magazine's pages. My hobby
is related to Web coding, and I have always gravitated towards
minimalism—code that is simple and transparent.
We live in an era where the Internet has become highly commercialized.
Social media giants and corporations seek to monopolize the attention of
users, sucking them in endless streams of fake content, fueled by
algorithms and advertising. This contradicts the foundations on which
the early Internet was built: a free space for experimenting and
exchanging ideas.
I will be very glad to everyone who would want to join this magazine.
Your contribution will help it grow into something bigger. You will find
here materials translated by me and articles that I consider important
and useful. Each section and each solution is a step towards showing
that technology doesn't have to be complicated and overwhelming.