📕 Finished reading Art & Fear by David Bayles, Ted Orland ISBN: 9780961454739
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Want to read: Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong (ISBN 9780593315392)
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Important #indieweb lesson in #modular website setup this morning:
Keep your DNS provider separate from your CDN separate from your webhost, so you can swap out any one of them as necessary, whether for economic or as it were today, reliability reasons. And make sure those services themselves don’t depend on each other.
This is of course regarding the #Cloudflare #outage:
* https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8gmgl950y3h7
* https://theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/18/cloudflare-outage-causes-error-messages-across-the-internet
* https://the-independent.com/tech/cloudflare-down-twitter-not-working-outage-b2867367.html
* https://bbc.com/news/articles/c629pny4gl7o
* https://independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/nj-transit-down-app-cloudfare-outage-b2867457.html
#CloudflareOutage #NJTransit #ChatGPT #Shopify #Dropbox #Coinbase #Twitter/X #modularity #devops
This is post 17 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts
← https://tantek.com/2025/311/t2/indieweb-sessions-btconf-berlin
→ 🔮
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RSVPed Attending IndieWebCamp San Diego 2025The third ever IndieWebCamp San Diego with two days of independent open distributed web talks, breakouts, and hack sessions. Bring your website or setup a new domain on the spot.
This has been one of my favorite events for the past two years, and after a rough 2025, this is a great way to cap off the year.
Even better, Tantek has already suggested a session on card catalogs that’s right up my alley: https://indieweb.org/2025/SD#Session_ideas.
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I finally put up the trim for the LED strip on the roof patio. There was this awkward corner to get around that I filled in with epoxy putty, seemed easier than figuring out how to make it work with the trim.
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They are pouring the last concrete tomorrow so I had to get some photos of the forms before they are filled in!
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that's one way to have a cat on your lap
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Finally printed the labels for the last patch panels
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I made a little 3D printed model of the concrete stairs they are building the forms for in order to double check it will be the right shape
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we are *so close* to being done!
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went around to all the mini splits and got them connected to wifi! I don't love that it's a proprietary app, so I'm looking into an alternative controller that taps into the serial bus on the indoor units.
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"text": "There are so many techniques to learn (and practice!) when learning to\nmachine knit. I thought it would be fun to solicit some smaller projects,\nso I \u201copened\u201d \u201ccommissions\u201d by asking some friends if they had any small\nproject ideas after showing them a successful hat.\nBy buddy Chris took me up on it! He has a large power brick that he found\nwas getting scratched up in his luggage and asked if I could make a cover\nfor it.\nThis sounded like a totally doable project, so I decided to take it\nextremely seriously.\nI asked Chris to send me some measurements and a reference photo.\n\n\nNow that's a reference photo!I used the measurements and photos to 3D print a test-dummy brick.\nTime-lapse video of a Bambu Labs printer making a purple plastic brick.I offered up some terrible photos of my yarn stash to pick colors, and some\npatterning options to cover the bag.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI used these selections to make a gauge swatch at a few different yarn tensions.\n\n\nAlways make a guage swatch!With the gauge chosen, I measured out the number of stitches and rows per inch.\nThen it was time to write up a pattern.\n\n\n\"Good enuff?\" We'll see!This bag is knit as a rectangle from the top down.\nStart by casting on enough stitches to go around the two short sides (actually,\na little less, since we want it to be snug).\nA half-inch hem is made by starting with an inch of knitting, then folding it\nover and re-hanging the initial stitches to form a tube. A cord will go\nthrough this hem to let us pull the bag closed.\nThe main body of the bag is then knitted in two colors using Fair Isle\npattern number 031 from Brother\u2019s Stitch World. It\u2019s as long as the long side\nof the brick, plus a little extra for the bottom, which will be stitched shut.\nThe bag is formed by sewing up the rectangle on two sides. I found this a little\ntricky on the bottom, as I had the pattern go all the way to the edge, so it\u2019s\na little lumpy!\nThe cord for the bag is knit on the machine by casting on 3 stitches, setting\nthe carriage to tuck in one direction, then knitting a bunch of rows until it\nseemed long enough.\nI added a 3D printed lace lock to hold the cord in place when the bag is pulled tight.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick through to see the full-sized photos.Video demonstration of sliding the test brick into the bag and cinching it up.I did a bit of a knit-finishing crime, here. Specifically, I had washed my guage\nswatches before measuring them, but I did not wash the finished bag. By the\ntime I had sewn it up and added the cord I was ready to be done with the project.\nSo, the final bag is slightly larger than intended, unless and until it gets\nwashed or steamed to let the fibers relax and shrink up.\nBut, whatever, it\u2019s a finished object! I sent it to Chris, who sent back this\nphoto!\n\n\nThis photo was sent to me with the caption \"Great success!\"It was super fun to go over the top on this project. While it might feel like\na \u201csimple\u201d one, it gave me good practice thinking about each step and not\ncutting corners. Well, not cutting corners until I decided not to wash and block\nthe finished bag!\nMany thanks to Chris for humoring me on this project, sending encouragement\nas I overshared process photos and video, and giving me permission to share this\nproject on my site!\nMy knitting commissions are closed at the moment, as I have a good number of\nthings I want to work on. Stay tuned in case they open up again, though. \ud83d\ude09",
"html": "<p>There are so many techniques to learn (and practice!) when learning to\nmachine knit. I thought it would be fun to solicit some smaller projects,\nso I \u201copened\u201d \u201ccommissions\u201d by asking some friends if they had any small\nproject ideas after showing them a successful hat.</p>\n<p>By buddy Chris took me up on it! He has a large power brick that he found\nwas getting scratched up in his luggage and asked if I could make a cover\nfor it.</p>\n<p>This sounded like a totally doable project, so I decided to take it\n<em>extremely seriously</em>.</p>\n<p>I asked Chris to send me some measurements and a reference photo.</p>\n<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/f7/8a/e6/d2/52019ae8b69ffea8b5bf8043c84f451ecdb2bda4085a96cf07bfab70.jpg\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_960,c_fill/https://media.martymcgui.re/f7/8a/e6/d2/52019ae8b69ffea8b5bf8043c84f451ecdb2bda4085a96cf07bfab70.jpg\" alt=\"Close up photo of a gray plastic battery brick with USB ports and buttons visible resting on a wooden table.\" /></a>\n\nNow that's a reference photo!<p>I used the measurements and photos to 3D print a test-dummy brick.</p>\nTime-lapse video of a Bambu Labs printer making a purple plastic brick.<p>I offered up some terrible photos of my yarn stash to pick colors, and some\npatterning options to cover the bag.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/ae/a7/22/a5/19d73a0af3a922741756dd0a8ef0e43c915a622719f2ddb1f357c829.jpg\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_480,c_fill/https://media.martymcgui.re/ae/a7/22/a5/19d73a0af3a922741756dd0a8ef0e43c915a622719f2ddb1f357c829.jpg\" alt=\"A too-dark photo of yarn cones on a shelf. Blue and pink are visible in front, with purple, black, and gray harder to discern in the back.\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/b9/5b/29/06/c88d2484cedbdda3d226924573f721385a19e4ae38be3236ce22d2fe.jpg\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_480,c_fill/https://media.martymcgui.re/b9/5b/29/06/c88d2484cedbdda3d226924573f721385a19e4ae38be3236ce22d2fe.jpg\" alt=\"A tiling pattern of cubes in yellow and blue stitches numbered '31'.\" /></a>\n\n\n\n<p>I used these selections to make a gauge swatch at a few different yarn tensions.</p>\n<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/bd/2d/e7/eb/c53e327edb9484170f854ea11bf5c66b62bec5660cb703394e58a8e8.jpg\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_960,c_fill/https://media.martymcgui.re/bd/2d/e7/eb/c53e327edb9484170f854ea11bf5c66b62bec5660cb703394e58a8e8.jpg\" alt=\"Knit swatch with three patterned sections in gray and black yarn. Each section uses the tiling cube pattern and is separated by gray areas with lace holes that indicate the tension used to knit that section.\" /></a>\n\n<em>Always</em> make a guage swatch!<p>With the gauge chosen, I measured out the number of stitches and rows per inch.\nThen it was time to write up a pattern.</p>\n<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/1f/4b/73/a9/7b2f3c15af79ee5972630322d98aaeccc378273092001e71c2f7c7ed.jpg\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_960,c_fill/https://media.martymcgui.re/1f/4b/73/a9/7b2f3c15af79ee5972630322d98aaeccc378273092001e71c2f7c7ed.jpg\" alt=\"Sticky note with penciled diagram, measurements, and instructions. See below for transcription.\" /></a>\n\n\"Good enuff?\" We'll see!<p>This bag is knit as a rectangle from the top down.</p>\n<ol><li>Start by casting on enough stitches to go around the two short sides (actually,\na little less, since we want it to be snug).</li>\n<li>A half-inch hem is made by starting with an inch of knitting, then folding it\nover and re-hanging the initial stitches to form a tube. A cord will go\nthrough this hem to let us pull the bag closed.</li>\n<li>The main body of the bag is then knitted in two colors using Fair Isle\npattern number 031 from Brother\u2019s Stitch World. It\u2019s as long as the long side\nof the brick, plus a little extra for the bottom, which will be stitched shut.</li>\n</ol><p>The bag is formed by sewing up the rectangle on two sides. I found this a little\ntricky on the bottom, as I had the pattern go all the way to the edge, so it\u2019s\na little lumpy!</p>\n<p>The cord for the bag is knit on the machine by casting on 3 stitches, setting\nthe carriage to tuck in one direction, then knitting a bunch of rows until it\nseemed long enough.</p>\n<p>I added a <a href=\"https://makerworld.com/en/models/225764-springless-lace-lock-parametric\">3D printed lace lock</a> to hold the cord in place when the bag is pulled tight.</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/b3/a3/f0/c0/025c3de4e63b40796afbece7214543b1c1ed1400f1f1552283b6a5cb.jpg\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_480,c_fill/https://media.martymcgui.re/b3/a3/f0/c0/025c3de4e63b40796afbece7214543b1c1ed1400f1f1552283b6a5cb.jpg\" alt=\"Empty bag laid flat on a countertop. At the top the gray hem and white 3D printed lace lock are visible, then the cube-patterned body in gray and black, ending in at the bottom with slightly rounded edges.\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/43/5d/31/4a/731d0e861ca5cc3da431aa050c5c1c771d047f46e596f44ba7ac7cc8.jpg\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_480,c_fill/https://media.martymcgui.re/43/5d/31/4a/731d0e861ca5cc3da431aa050c5c1c771d047f46e596f44ba7ac7cc8.jpg\" alt=\"Bag with test-brick inside posted on a black desk top. The black ccord and lace lock cinch the top closed.\" /></a>\n\n\n\nClick through to see the full-sized photos.Video demonstration of sliding the test brick into the bag and cinching it up.<p>I did a bit of a knit-finishing crime, here. Specifically, I had washed my guage\nswatches before measuring them, but I did <em>not</em> wash the finished bag. By the\ntime I had sewn it up and added the cord I was ready to be done with the project.\nSo, the final bag is slightly larger than intended, unless and until it gets\nwashed or steamed to let the fibers relax and shrink up.</p>\n<p>But, whatever, it\u2019s a finished object! I sent it to Chris, who sent back this\nphoto!</p>\n<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/e2/a3/1e/32/4ec1d63d09b1c7e45b29288f8bd985c3e0b0d5e435870fa1ce0980de.jpg\"><img src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/schmarty/image/fetch/w_960,c_fill/https://media.martymcgui.re/e2/a3/1e/32/4ec1d63d09b1c7e45b29288f8bd985c3e0b0d5e435870fa1ce0980de.jpg\" alt=\"Cinched bag with brick inside resting on a patterned surface.\" /></a>\n\nThis photo was sent to me with the caption \"Great success!\"<p>It was super fun to go over the top on this project. While it might feel like\na \u201csimple\u201d one, it gave me good practice thinking about each step and not\ncutting corners. Well, not cutting corners until I decided not to wash and block\nthe finished bag!</p>\n<p>Many thanks to Chris for humoring me on this project, sending encouragement\nas I overshared process photos and video, and giving me permission to share this\nproject on my site!</p>\n<p>My knitting commissions are closed at the moment, as I have a good number of\nthings I want to work on. Stay tuned in case they open up again, though. \ud83d\ude09</p>"
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"html": "<blockquote>\n <h2><a href=\"https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-mayor-elect-katie-wilson-joins-striking-baristas\"></a></h2>\n\n <p>Mayor-elect Katie Wilson received loud cheers on Thursday when she spoke at a Starbucks Workers United rally outside the recently closed Reserve Roastery on Capitol Hill.</p>\n\n<p>\u201cThat is why I am proud to join them on their picket line and proud to say loud and clear, I am not buying Starbucks and you should not either,\u201d Wilson said.</p>\n\n<p>Wilson\u2019s call for a Starbucks boycott was echoed by another labor advocate: New York City\u2019s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who posted online Thursday, \u201cWhile workers are on strike, I won\u2019t be buying any Starbucks, and I\u2019m asking you to join us.\u201d</p>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>The astonishing upset in the Seattle mayoral race, leading to the dawn of the age of the PNW Wilsons (my Portland mayor\u2019s name is Keith Wilson! \ud83d\ude02), is just another piece of <strong>truly excellent news</strong> coming off of our off-year national elections. Now all eyes are on the mid-terms, and I\u2019m feeling better about our prospects as democracy-loving patriots than I have in a <em>long</em> time. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a></p>",
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Purity Ring last night was such a good show and refreshing in multiple ways. The production was awesome, with several spinning LED “fans” that showed video, making the video look like it’s hanging in the air in the space around them. There were several of those in front of and behind them, plus a large screen at the back of the stage, so it was a really cool 3D effect. Photos don’t quite do it justice since they pause the spinning, but they still came out pretty cool.
I was also excited for this show because the band requested fans wear a respirator mask and provided them if anyone needed them. I was even more impressed when I learned that they invited mask blocs from each city to table at the event, so my Fan Favorite SD buddies were there and I got to meet a few new people!
The band talked about it briefly, thanking everyone who masked and stressing its importance as an act of community care. 💛😷
As the Mandalorians say, “This is the way.”
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"html": "<p><a href=\"https://purityringthing.com/\">Purity Ring</a> last night was such a good show and refreshing in multiple ways. The production was awesome, with several spinning LED \u201cfans\u201d that showed video, making the video look like it\u2019s hanging in the air in the space around them. There were several of those in front of and behind them, plus a large screen at the back of the stage, so it was a really cool 3D effect. Photos don\u2019t quite do it justice since they pause the spinning, but they still came out pretty cool.</p>\n\n<p>I was also excited for this show because the band requested fans wear a respirator mask <strong>and</strong> provided them if anyone needed them. I was even more impressed when I learned that they invited mask blocs from each city to table at the event, so my <a href=\"https://fanfavoritesd.com/\">Fan Favorite SD</a> buddies were there and I got to meet a few new people!</p>\n\n<p>The band talked about it briefly, thanking everyone who masked and stressing its importance as an act of community care. \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\ude37</p>\n\n<p>As the Mandalorians say, \u201cThis is the way.\u201d</p>"
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"html": "<p><strong>Donald Trump</strong> feels alone!</p>\n\n<p><strong>Donald Trump</strong> is nuts!!!</p>\n\n<p><strong>Donald Trump</strong> is evil beyond belief! <em>Mad!</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>Donald Trump.</strong> <em>Lies after lies after lies!</em></p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus child rapist Jeffrey Epstein speaks to us from beyond the grave about the sitting President of the United States.</p>\n\n<p>Spend a considerable amount of time contemplating what a diabolical and sinister thing it is that we are at a point in our <a href=\"https://jaredwhite.com/tag/politics\">#politics</a> when not only has there been a cover-up at the highest levels of our federal government to hide these macabre testimonies, <strong>the stinking rot goes all the way to the very top.</strong></p>",
"text": "Donald Trump feels alone!\n\nDonald Trump is nuts!!!\n\nDonald Trump is evil beyond belief! Mad!\n\nDonald Trump. Lies after lies after lies!\n\n\n\nThus child rapist Jeffrey Epstein speaks to us from beyond the grave about the sitting President of the United States.\n\nSpend a considerable amount of time contemplating what a diabolical and sinister thing it is that we are at a point in our #politics when not only has there been a cover-up at the highest levels of our federal government to hide these macabre testimonies, the stinking rot goes all the way to the very top."
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"name": "Evil Beyond Belief",
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