This is a start page for writing by me (Venkatesh Rao) on this blog. For writing by guests, check out the Contributors page. I started it in 2007 (here’s some background), and as of February 2022, it has 1061 posts totaling almost 2 million words. For an easier introduction, try my ebook collections. Here are some of my better-known posts:
- The Gervais Principle
- A Big Little Idea Called Legibility
- Welcome to the Future Nauseous
- King Ruinous and the City of Darkness
- The Premium Mediocre Life of Maya Millennial
- The Internet of Beefs
Ready to binge?
The ribbonfarm archives are organized into 6-year-long “ages”. We are currently in the as-yet-unnamed third age of ribbonfarm, (2019-2024).
- Here are the 2021, 2020, and 2019 roundups, from the unnamed current age.
- The previous age was the Snowflake Age (2013 -18). Here are annual roundups for 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 check out the ribbonfarm map and accompanying video editorial. Crash Early, Crash Often is the only ebook collection from this age so far, though others are planned.
- If you are interested in ancient archives from the Rust Age (2007-12), check out the overview/retrospective The Rust Age of Ribbonfarm (2007-2012), page covering the first 5 years (also available in ebook form). Complete annual roundups: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
- If you want some reading inspiration, check out the Now Reading page, where I track what I am reading.
