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12-Jun-2024
Ostrich or Llama?
Ostrich or Llama? a question posed by The Rough Guide to the Internet, 1999 Ostrich. But many things are confused with other things. Lesbians who look like Justin Bieber is a site worthy of your notice, for example. Words in English are often confused with each other: Commonly Confused Words: than and then; accept and...
10-Jun-2024
Happy Birthday David!
Yes, you! Happy Birthday David!–the world is a better place for you being in it, and certainly has better WordPress plugins than it would without you! 🎂
31-May-2024
Goodbye, FOAF
Wherein we say goodbye to foaf.rdf and acknowledge h-card and microformats
30-May-2024
XOXO Fest is a go.
I will be at XOXO Fest this year! In 2019 one great thing I got more into was the IndieWeb. I do plan to be part of one or more #XOXOFest #IndieWeb #Mastodon coffee / breakfast / assemblies. And Kelly will be attending with me, too 🎉! Our first trip to Oregon together! Plus: folks...
29-May-2024
The Web Is Better.
When we old heads talk about how the web is much better, I wonder sometimes how it lands on the ears of younger people. The cliché of a parent saying “I had to walk to school, both ways, in the snow.” Here’s a datapoint. Here’s a chunk of code: It’s not great code. I can...
28-May-2024
(Not) Now
I started this post in January as a “Now” page at /now in accordance with nownownow dot com but given I don’t think about it at all, and meanwhile I’ve shifted to having my landing page at / be much more dynamic and visual about what’s new that seems to be how I’m wired. I...
21-May-2024
Webmention check!
Hiya Reilly! Hiya Benjamin! I do so love when a “Hello World” is also a “Welcome Aboard!” …and now it’s time to get busy…
18-May-2024
Where’s the IndieWeb going?
some random musings
Tracy Durnell, who you ought to be reading, posted The IndieWeb’s next stage?. But the growing newsletter movement shows there’s a hunger for deeper conversation — nearly every Substack newsletter I read has a lively section of thoughtful replies. Having more readers of personal websites could bolster the existing community of indie publishers. The more...
17-May-2024
Molly White is optimistic about the #IndieWeb
Recent video interview between Flipboard CEO Mike McCue and Molly White is worth a watch for people interested in the IndieWeb: it relates directly to controlling what and where you write and having a better sense of where what you read comes from. Watch on Flipboard.Video. They also talk federated social media in terms of...
15-May-2024
BO-HWC: Social Norms in the IndieWeb:
upcoming event
Bonus Online Homebrew Website Club – Social Norms in the IndieWeb is an event this weekend organized by Sara JakÅ¡a. The description of the event includes: Let’s have a meeting connecting to the social norms on the internet. Bring any topic connected to the social norms in the internet there. If you want to interact...
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