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Thoughts on self-hosted search, open source, and building simple software.

• February 17, 2026 Why self-host your search? Search is one of those things we take for granted — until it stops working, gets expensive, or starts doing things with our data that we didn't agree to.
• February 16, 2026 Introducing Dead Simple Search The story behind a search engine that fits in your head. Why we built it, what it does, and what it doesn't try to do.