#BurgeonLab #WeekNotes 028 is a bit late (again)
2026: Week 21/52 (May 18 – May 24)
➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/weeknotes/2026/w21/
In this weeknote I talk a bit about #pokemonCards #wordpress #wp #cms #ssg #markdown #activitypub
This is post 47 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/
#blogging #blogs #smallweb #indieweb #weeknote #personalBlog #weeklynote #linkdump #blog
People from my #coop don't appreciate my hand-crafted no-framwork, handwritten HTML+CSS+js. They say it looks unprofessional. They are 100% non-tech normies.
#webdev what do I do? They want to take an AI shortcut. It's not an option for me.
Is there a way to make something "look professional"? I don't even know what it means. I don't think they know either.
So far, we've gotten 21 wonderful entries to this month's IndieWeb Carnival but there's still time until the end of the week!
I'm encouraging you to write a love letter for something you hold dear, are passionate about or want to share with the world.
I ask you to unapologetically geek out about something. Add your drop of positivity into the world that is dominated by so much pain and negative stories right now.
https://hamatti.org/posts/indieweb-carnival-write-a-love-letter/
Gemini, Gophers, and Fingers. Oh My! Alternative Internets Beyond HTTPS | 🔗 https://brennan.day/gemini-gophers-and-fingers-oh-my-alternative-internets-beyond-https/
#Indieweb #SmallWeb #Technical #DigitalCulture #History #Decentralization
Pure Blog Update - Lesezeitanzeige
Meine post.php ignoriert Updates, da sie die Indieweb-Erweiterungen von Lee Perry (https://prry.uk/adding-indieweb-features-to-a-pureblog-site) enthält. Nach dem Versuch, die Lesezeit-Anzeige aus dem letzten Pure Blog Update zu übernehmen, funktionierte das automatische posten auf Mastodon nicht mehr 🤷
https://indie.liedersaenger.de/pure-blog-update-lesezeitanzeige
Hey, Wednesday let's talk story about your website. 6pm Pacific Time, whatever time it will be for you. All topics about maintaining your digital garden, home page, landing page, webmention endpoint, micropub, h-card, tilde site, etc etc. https://events.indieweb.org/2026/05/homebrew-website-club-pacific-4oOTgSb1mgpm #IndieWeb
The Cartography of an Open Palm https://sightlessscribbles.com/the-cartography-of-an-open-palm/ #Blog #Blogs #Blogging #IndieWeb #NoPaywall
I’m working on a new search feature in indiebookclub which uses Open Library and supports cover images. It has me tinkering with the UI of the posting form and I’m interested in feedback about this first pass.
My first thought was to display the selected book information in a more compact, read-only block at the top of the form so you only have to select the status (want to read, currently reading, finished reading), then optionally add tags and other choices if you are using Micropub.
However, I still want to give people the option to update the book information before they post, so I was considering a button that would change the book information into editable fields. I experimented with various options and did not come up with anything I loved. I am now leaning towards always showing the fields with the populated values. Keep it simple.
Screenshot 1: on larger screens
Screenshot 2: on smaller screens
I did make the form more compact overall: less padding inside the form fields, less vertical space between them, and a horizontal layout on larger screens (using this WCAG technique). I also moved the timezone offset field out of a collapsed details element.
For comparison, below is a screenshot of the form as it exists. There are still a few parts of it that need to be put into my mockups, like choosing ISBN or DOI.
Screenshot 3: the posting form as it appears currently, for comparison
There will still be an option to use this form without searching Open Library, so if you are using a bookmarklet or prefer to type in all the fields, that will continue to work.
I look forward to any feedback or questions!
RE: https://indieweb.social/@blr/116550346047609773
The list of talks and full schedule for the #IndieWebClub #Bangalore: Special Edition meetup is out at https://blr.indiewebclub.org/2026-se/#schedule
I’m working on a new search feature in indiebookclub which uses Open Library and supports cover images. It has me tinkering with the UI of the posting form and I’m interested in feedback about this first pass.
My first thought was to display the selected book information in a more compact, read-only block at the top of the form so you only have to select the status (want to read, currently reading, finished reading), then optionally add tags and other choices if you are using Micropub.
However, I still want to give people the option to update the book information before they post, so I was considering a button that would change the book information into editable fields. I experimented with various options and did not come up with anything I loved. I am now leaning towards always showing the fields with the populated values. Keep it simple.
Screenshot 1: on larger screens
Screenshot 2: on smaller screens
I did make the form more compact overall: less padding inside the form fields, less vertical space between them, and a horizontal layout on larger screens (using this WCAG technique). I also moved the timezone offset field out of a collapsed details element.
For comparison, below is a screenshot of the form as it exists. There are still a few parts of it that need to be put into my mockups, like choosing ISBN or DOI.
Screenshot 3: the posting form as it appears currently, for comparison
There will still be an option to use this form without searching Open Library, so if you are using a bookmarklet or prefer to type in all the fields, that will continue to work.
I look forward to any feedback or questions!
I once offered gRegor to write up a bookmarklet for turning Bookshop.org book pages into want-to-read (or currently-reading or finished-reading) posts on your own site with Micropub courtest of IndieBookClub.biz.
Then I lost my main computer’s SSD and my browser bookmarks!
Today I re-created it to make some posts on my site, so here it is!
javascript:(function()%7Bconst%20ld%20%3D%20JSON.parse(document.querySelector('script%5Btype%3D%22application%2Fld%2Bjson%22%5D').textContent)%3B%0Aconst%20p%20%3D%20new%20URLSearchParams(%7B%0Atitle%3A%20ld.name%2C%0Aauthors%3A%20ld.author%5B0%5D.name%2C%0Aisbn%3A%20ld.isbn%2C%0Atags%3A%20'books'%2C%0A'post-status'%3A%20'published'%0A%7D)%3B%0Adocument.location%20%3D%20'https%3A%2F%2Findiebookclub.biz%2Fnew%3F'%20%2B%20p.toString()%3B%7D)()
Here’s the original source for study or to edit to your enjoyment! (I enjoy Marek Gibney’s Bookmarklet Editor for this!)
const ld = JSON.parse(document.querySelector('script[type="application/ld+json"]').textContent);
const p = new URLSearchParams({
title: ld.name,
authors: ld.author[].name,
isbn: ld.isbn,
tags: 'books',
'post-status': 'published'
});
document.location = 'https://indiebookclub.biz/new?' + p.toString();
What does this do?
Bookshop.org book pages have a <script> tag marked as a “JSON-encoded Linked Data island” (pejorative) also known as JSON data.
The bookmarklet finds and parses this then (quick and dirty) pulls out likely book title, ISBN, and author and combines these with another couple of options (I tag all my reading posts with “books” and I want the posts to be published by default). Those options are turned into URL query string parameters, as described in IndieBookClub.biz’ documentation and sends your browser over there, where IndieBookClub(dot biz) handles the rest!
Couldn't resist a final addition before a crazy short week at work. When I post now my website will ping the wayback machine to notify it of the changes, and is very slowly pinging it's way through existing content.
Some of you remember the 2024 Bridgy Fed consent dust‑up; others (like me) arrived later or were hanging out in other corners of the fediverse.
We just published a piece that tries to lay out the whole thing in one place: how AT Protocol and ActivityPub are making different bets, what the bridge actually moves, and what doesn’t come along for the ride (like moderation rules).
Curious what folks think:
→ https://federatedmind.com/bridge-to-bluesky/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=federation-across-networks-1
#ActivityPub #ATProtocol #Bluesky #Fediverse #BridgyFed #OpenWeb #IndieWeb
Some of you remember the 2024 Bridgy Fed consent dust‑up; others (like me) arrived later or were hanging out in other corners of the fediverse.
We just published a piece that tries to lay out the whole thing in one place: how AT Protocol and ActivityPub are making different bets, what the bridge actually moves, and what doesn’t come along for the ride (like moderation rules).
Curious what folks think:
→ https://federatedmind.com/bridge-to-bluesky/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=federation-across-networks-1
#ActivityPub #ATProtocol #Bluesky #Fediverse #BridgyFed #OpenWeb #IndieWeb
New Blogroll Post
“Notes for the Week #21 (2026)” by Abhinav Sarkar
@abnv: «This week note covers the week of 18th–24th May.»
#Weeknotes #Personal #blog #indieweb
https://abhinavsarkar.net/notes/2026-weeknotes-05-25/?mtm_campaign=feed&ref=blr.indiewebclub.org
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New Blogroll Post
“What is pending for SpaceX Starship to be a Moonship for NASA astronauts? Nearly everything.” by Jatan
«Moon Monday #276: NASA’s road to putting humans on the Moon through SpaceX Starship continues to face a receding sea of milestones to achieve.»
https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-276/?ref=blr.indiewebclub.org
The Boring Internet, by @tg:
https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet?ref=frontenddogma.com