nowfound

Work · February 27, 2013

MP

My pinboard-backed link blog

I recently re-jiggered my blog to use pinboard as it's CMS. A cron job runs once every 15 minutes and generates a static HTML file of my most recent 15 posts. Yes it is fairly limited in what it can do, but it's a great simple way to make what I already do on pinboard into a link blog.

My pinboard-backed link blog launched on February 27, 2013 with 17 votes, #80 of 551 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

Visit quinnternet.com ↗Alternativestop 15% of February 2013

In plain words

My pinboard-backed link blog is a minimalist blogging platform that converts Pinboard bookmarks into a static HTML site. A cron job refreshes the blog every 15 minutes, displaying the user's 15 most recent posts. Designed for people who already use Pinboard for link curation, it transforms existing bookmark activity into a published link blog without requiring additional content management overhead. The approach prioritizes simplicity over extensive features.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Quinnternet

Does a similar job

all alternatives →
  • BlogToPin2024 · blogtopin.com · ▲260

    Convert your blog posts to Pinterest pins in minutes

  • TL
    Top Links from Hacker News, Reddit, Techmeme, PH on a Single Page2022 · alltoplinks.com · ▲131

    Hi HN, this is something I created for my personal use and I have been using it daily for a long time now. It’s a page that shows top 25 links from the sources mentioned in the title. Updates every 10 minutes through a cron job and new links are always added to the top. Some more details: It’s using simple heuristics like minimum upvotes/comments to select the links. For techmeme, only the first headline on techmeme.com is considered a top link. For reddit, currently fetching content from only a select few subreddits. It’s just a simple page. No ad. No tracking. It’s the first tab I…

  • Buffer for Pinterest2015 · buffer.com · ▲266

    Share, schedule and measure the performance of your Pins

  • Pinboard2019 · pinboard.space · ▲70

    Pinboard is your personal browsing pad.

  • SupapinMar 2026 · supapin.com · ▲116

    Any page becomes a polished, SEO-optimized pin. Publish to Pinterest in one click and bring new visitors to your site.

  • Pincone2022 · pincone.com · ▲117

    Save links privately & share knowledge with your team

More work this month

the category →

Source: Show HN post ↗

Launched alongside, February 2013

the whole month →