Off Grid Holdout is a small site about quiet publishing, retro computing, and the small web.

It is published simultaneously to three protocols:

Web Gemini Gopher

The archive lives in the post list, and the sidebar keeps a few steady links nearby.

Recent Posts

• 2026-05-11 - My own search with SearXNG
• 2026-05-10 - When Time Speeds Up, Slows Down, and Finally Comes Into Focus
• 2026-05-08 - Small web exploration is not retreat... it's recalibration
• 2026-05-07 - Living In The Terminal
• 2026-05-06 - The Role of Media Jackals in Spreading Propaganda
• 2026-05-05 - Waystone Browser: One Window for the Whole Internet - Even the Parts Most People Forgot About
• 2026-05-01 - The Madness of Trees and Stars
• 2026-04-30 - Mastodon and the Fediverse
• 2026-04-25 - Am I asking too much?
• 2026-04-20 - Why AI is not a thorn in the small web
• 2026-04-20 - Weening myself off the big web
• 2026-04-19 - The Small Web: A Viewpoint
• 2026-04-18 - Documenting and maintaining HowTo's and issue resolutions on Gemini
• 2026-04-15 - Welcome to Offgrid Holdout
• 2026-03-29 - Can the Small Web, Retro BBSs, and AI Actually Get Along?