In the interest of transparency about what sources influence my writing, I’ve bill of materials for the websites that I most frequently cite. I don’t quite know what you can learn from this list, but it might reveal hidden agendas and unconscious bias.
Top sources in the 200 most recent articles
- microsoft.com
- w3.org
- mozilla.org
- freedesktop.org
- gnome.org
- theverge.com
- kde.org
- kernel.org
- man7.org
- youtube.com
- apple.com
- torproject.org
- arstechnica.com
- windows.com
- github.com/brave
- ietf.org
- brave.com
- qubes-os.org
- developers.google.com
- theregister.com
All time top sources
- microsoft.com
- mozilla.org
- google.com
- w3.org
- gnome.org
- freedesktop.org
- apache.org
- europa.eu
- ietf.org
- apple.com
- theverge.com
- windows.com
- youtube.com
- play.google.com
- wordpress.org
- brave.com
- torproject.org
- docs.microsoft.com
- developers.google.com
- arstechnica.com
- developer.mozilla.org
- getnikola.com
- blog.google
- kde.org
- theregister.com
- statcounter.com
- webkit.org
- github.com/brave
- opera.com
- chromium.org
- github.com/mozilla
- googlesource.com
- developer.apple.com
- archive.org
- flattr.com
- googleblog.com
- builtwith.com
- redhat.com
- debian.org
- ubuntu.com
- sourceforge.net
- kernel.org
- man7.org
- whatwg.org
- nginx.org
- qubes-os.org
- httparchive.org
- cloudflare.com
- syncthing.net
- bunny.net
- wired.com
- tp-link.com
- nytimes.com
- lenovo.com
- quad9.net
- readability.com
- developer.android.com
- bing.com
- gnu.org
- tranco-list.eu
- urn:ietf:rfc:5861
- urn:ietf:rfc:4287
- bbc.com
- steampowered.com
- hypercore-protocol.org
- yandex.com
- lastpass.com
- instapaper.com
- mailbox.org
- developer.chrome.com
- docs.ipfs.io
- gitlab.com
- developer.twitter.com
- firewalld.org
- eff.org
- urn:ietf:rfc:7231
- bittorrent.org
- adobe.com
- flathub.org
- developer.microsoft.com
- html-tidy.org
- torrentfreak.com
- intel.com
- github.com/rpm-software-management
- chromestatus.com
- ipfs.tech
- pumabrowser.com
- venturebeat.com
- windowscentral.com
- mikrotik.com
- developers.cloudflare.com
- vivaldi.com
- microformats.org
- github.com/ipfs
- nanoc.app
- urn:ietf:rfc:7234
- creativecommons.org
- kornel.ski
- github.com/ruby
- asus.com
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Algorithmic transparency
Domains are scored +1 for the first link in an article, and +0,25 per additional link in the same article. Each link is counted once per article.