IndieWeb Summit 2019

Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil

Part Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🧢

January 24, 2019 9:26pm +00:00

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Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil

Human-Scale Online Games

#links #lost-garden #online-communities #social-computing

January 14, 2019 9:26pm -07:00

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        "text": "Over at Lost Garden, Daniel Cook has a fantastic piece looking at how to create \u201chuman-scale\u201d online games, and why that\u2019s a better approach to MMOs. This is some really fantastic, well thought out stuff, and not just for games: what they\u2019re really talking about is how to build community.\n\n\n\n\nOne way of thinking about the constraints suggested by Dunbar\u2019s Layers is to imagine you have a budget of cognitive resources that can be spent on relationships. The physical limits of your human brain mean that you only have enough mental budget for a total of roughly 150 relationships.\n\nHumans have developed a few tools that have expanded our ability to organize into groups well past our primate cousins\u2014most notably language\u2014but also large-scale systems of government and economics. In the early 2000s, people assumed that new technologies like online social networks could help break past Dunbar\u2019s Number; by offloading the cost of remembering our friendships to a computer, we could live richer, more social lives, with strong relationships to even more people.\n\nWe now have copious data that this is not the case. Studies suggest that there\u2019s still a limited budget of cognitive resources at play and even in online platforms we see the exact same distribution of relationships.\n\nIf anything, social networks damage our relationships. By making it possible for us to cheaply form superficial relationships (and invest our limited energy in maintaining them), such systems divert cognitive resources from smaller, intimate groups out towards larger, less-intimate groups. The result is that key relationships with best friends and loved ones suffer. And, unfortunately, it is the strength of these high-trust relationships that are most predictive of mental health and overall happiness.\nDaniel Cook\n\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s a long read (which you might have guessed by the size of my pull quote), but well worth it.",
        "html": "<p>Over at <a href=\"http://www.lostgarden.com\">Lost Garden</a>, Daniel Cook has a fantastic piece looking at <a href=\"http://www.lostgarden.com/2018/12/social-design-practices-for-human-scale.html\">how to create \u201chuman-scale\u201d online games</a>, and why that\u2019s a better approach to MMOs. This is some really fantastic, well thought out stuff, and not just for games: what they\u2019re really talking about is how to build <em>community</em>.</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>One way of thinking about the constraints suggested by Dunbar\u2019s Layers is to imagine you have a budget of cognitive resources that can be spent on relationships. The physical limits of your human brain mean that you only have enough mental budget for a total of roughly 150 relationships.<br /><br />Humans have developed a few tools that have expanded our ability to organize into groups well past our primate cousins\u2014most notably language\u2014but also large-scale systems of government and economics. In the early 2000s, people assumed that new technologies like online social networks could help break past Dunbar\u2019s Number; by offloading the cost of remembering our friendships to a computer, we could live richer, more social lives, with strong relationships to even more people.<br /><br />We now have copious data that this is not the case. Studies suggest that there\u2019s still a limited budget of cognitive resources at play and even in online platforms we see the exact same distribution of relationships.<br /><br />If anything, social networks damage our relationships. By making it possible for us to cheaply form superficial relationships (and invest our limited energy in maintaining them), such systems divert cognitive resources from smaller, intimate groups out towards larger, less-intimate groups. The result is that key relationships with best friends and loved ones suffer. And, unfortunately, it is the strength of these high-trust relationships that are most predictive of mental health and overall happiness.</p>\nDaniel Cook\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a long read (which you might have guessed by the size of my pull quote), but well worth it.</p>"
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Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil

Tracking My Movie, TV, and Podcast Activity

#IndieWeb #indienews news.indieweb.org/en

January 13, 2019 9:27pm +00:00

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        "text": "As part of my continuing efforts to preserve and capture my memories, I\u2019ve been spending some energy adding more capabilities to my website. I already capture photos, recipes, blog posts, status updates, and other more traditional types of content. In addition, I\u2019ve been privately tracking my own location continuously for months now, including the ability to see some current details about my location and status. I also use the excellent OwnYourSwarm service from Aaron Parecki to record check-ins at specific locations on my site.Last week, I realized that I was missing some data on my website that would add additional context when exploring my memories: my TV and movie watching history, and a record of what podcasts I listen to. As of today, I am now automatically tracking all of this data, and I\u2019m happy to share a bit about how I made it happen.Movies and TVLet\u2019s start with how I am tracking what movies and TV shows I watch. As it turns out, there is already a wonderful service out there for tracking this data called Trakt, which is a startup based out of San Diego. Trakt has done the hard part for me, with an extensive and complete database of movies and TV shows for me to pull from, and a host of great apps that use its powerful API to help users put data into their Trakt account. I am personally using the Watcht app for iOS to manually ad TV episodes and movies to my watch history on Trakt, and to show me a calendar of upcoming TV episodes for my favorite shows.But, being an IndieWeb community member, I want to make sure that my memories don\u2019t get lost in the event that Trakt goes away one day. In addition, I want to be able to see my TV and movie history in the context of the rest of my website\u2019s content. So, I needed to find a way to automatically sync that data to my website.At first, I thought about using the extremely capable Trakt API to periodically sync to my website, but then I noticed that Trakt Pro members get access to an Atom feed of their watch history. Working with a custom REST API takes a lot of effort, while integrating with a standard feed format is extremely easy. So, I happily paid for a Trakt Pro subscription!I created a Python script which periodically parses my Trakt feed and then creates entries on my website for each movie and TV episode I watch. It only took me about an hour to put the whole thing together.Sidebar: Automatic Tracking from PlexAs you may already know, I have a great collection of digital movies and TV shows. I use the outstanding Plex Media Server to enable me to stream and sync content to all my devices. As Eddie, my co-host from Two Dads Talking, recently mused, tracking activity automatically is much more reliable than remembering to manually track activity. Trakt provides a Plex plugin that automatically syncs your Plex history to Trakt, and once I had that installed, a significant chunk of my activity is now automatically synced!I still have to manually track content watched outside of Plex, like live TV from Hulu, and content consumed on Netflix, but it\u2019s a good start.PodcastsI\u2019m not only a podcaster with a microcast and a podcast, I\u2019m also an avid podcast listener. I listen to podcasts on my daily commute, to relax after work, and to kill time on airplanes. Wouldn\u2019t it be great to have that history tracked on my website as well? As I mentioned above, tracking that history automatically is greatly preferable to manually having to log every episode I listen to. With that in mind, I set out to see if I could capture my activity.I use the wonderful Overcast podcast app for iOS. Overcast is created by Marco Arment, who is also a prolific podcaster. It\u2019s a fantastic and pleasant app to use, and is perhaps my favorite iOS app ever. Overcast has a sync service and web frontend available for users at overcast.fm. Not only can you listen to podcasts in your web browser on overcast.fm, you can also export an extended OPML file that contains all details about your account, including a listing of all podcast episodes you\u2019ve ever listened to. Bingo!I whipped up a script that logs into my account at Overcast.fm, then downloads a copy of this OPML file, and uses it to sync my history to my website. It works a treat, but I will caution that Marco seems to be rate limiting that OPML export pretty aggressively. For the time being, I\u2019ve limited my sync to once daily, and I\u2019ve also contacted Marco to get his input on how I am using his service. In an ideal world, I\u2019d love to see Marco add a standard RSS, Atom, or JSON Feed for Overcast paid subscribers similar to what Trakt has done for Trakt Pro users. In the meantime, I\u2019ll be conservative about how often I sync and await a reply from Marco.Why Track Activity?You may be wondering why I want to track all of this information. Eddie and I briefly touched on the topic in the last episode of Two Dads Talking, but it really comes down to the fact that our memories are precious, and the more context I have when looking back on my life, the richer my appreciation will be for the life I\u2019ve been blessed to live.During the process of adding these new types of memories to my website, I also have added a monthly \u201crecap\u201d feature which has been one of my all time favorite enhancements. I like them so much, I\u2019ve added links to the last twelve monthly summaries to my home page to surface them. My favorite examples of monthly summaries so far:\nJanuary 2018, which marked my departure from DreamHost, the beginning of a new chapter in my career, and my second viewing of my favorite musical of all time.\n\nJuly 2018, which includes travel all over the globe, some progress on my Indiepaper project, and outdoor movies in my front yard with my kids.\n\nNovember 2017, which includes a trip to Australia, the acquisition of the best car I\u2019ve ever owned, and my son\u2019s first ever NFL football game.\nI\u2019m delighted to continue enriching my database of memories, and really happy with the way my movie, TV, and podcast tracking is shaping up so far.#IndieWeb#indienews",
        "html": "<p>As part of my continuing efforts to preserve and capture my memories, I\u2019ve been spending some energy adding more capabilities to my website. I already capture <a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/photos\">photos</a>, <a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/content/recipes/\">recipes</a>, <a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/content/posts/\">blog posts</a>, <a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/content/statusupdates/\">status updates</a>, and other more traditional types of content. In addition, I\u2019ve been privately tracking my own location continuously for months now, including the ability to see some <a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/now\">current details about my location and status</a>. I also use the excellent <a href=\"https://ownyourswarm.p3k.io\">OwnYourSwarm</a> service from <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com\">Aaron Parecki</a> to record <a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/content/locations/\">check-ins at specific locations on my site</a>.</p><p>Last week, I realized that I was missing some data on my website that would add additional context when exploring my memories: my TV and movie watching history, and a record of what podcasts I listen to. As of today, I am now automatically tracking all of this data, and I\u2019m happy to share a bit about how I made it happen.</p><h2>Movies and TV</h2><p>Let\u2019s start with how I am tracking what movies and TV shows I watch. As it turns out, there is already a wonderful service out there for tracking this data called <a href=\"https://trakt.tv/\">Trakt</a>, which is a startup based out of San Diego. Trakt has done the hard part for me, with an extensive and complete database of movies and TV shows for me to pull from, and a <a href=\"https://trakt.tv/apps\">host of great apps</a> that use its <a href=\"https://trakt.docs.apiary.io/\">powerful API</a> to help users put data into their Trakt account. I am personally using the <a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/watcht/id1396920723\">Watcht app for iOS</a> to manually ad TV episodes and movies to my watch history on Trakt, and to show me a calendar of upcoming TV episodes for my favorite shows.</p><p>But, being an <a href=\"https://indieweb.org\">IndieWeb</a> community member, I want to make sure that my memories don\u2019t get lost in the event that Trakt goes away one day. In addition, I want to be able to see my TV and movie history in the context of the rest of my website\u2019s content. So, I needed to find a way to automatically sync that data to my website.</p><p>At first, I thought about using the extremely capable Trakt API to periodically sync to my website, but then I noticed that Trakt Pro members get access to an Atom feed of their watch history. Working with a custom REST API takes a lot of effort, while integrating with a standard feed format is extremely easy. So, I happily paid for a Trakt Pro subscription!</p><p>I created <a href=\"https://gist.github.com/cleverdevil/d6290a023c28bd8f6aee4ef136a3ba98\">a Python script which periodically parses my Trakt feed and then creates entries on my website</a> for each movie and TV episode I watch. It only took me about an hour to put the whole thing together.</p><h3>Sidebar: Automatic Tracking from Plex</h3><p>As you may already know, I have a great collection of digital movies and TV shows. 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Wouldn\u2019t it be great to have that history tracked on my website as well? As I mentioned above, tracking that history automatically is greatly preferable to manually having to log every episode I listen to. With that in mind, I set out to see if I could capture my activity.</p><p>I use the wonderful <a href=\"https://overcast.fm\">Overcast podcast app for iOS</a>. Overcast is created by <a href=\"https://marco.org\">Marco Arment</a>, who is also a prolific podcaster. It\u2019s a fantastic and pleasant app to use, and is perhaps my favorite iOS app ever. Overcast has a sync service and web frontend available for users at <a href=\"https://overcast.fm\">overcast.fm</a>. Not only can you listen to podcasts in your web browser on overcast.fm, you can also export an extended OPML file that contains all details about your account, including a listing of all podcast episodes you\u2019ve ever listened to. Bingo!</p><p>I whipped up <a href=\"https://gist.github.com/cleverdevil/a8215850420493c1ee06364161e281c0\">a script that logs into my account at Overcast.fm, then downloads a copy of this OPML file, and uses it to sync my history to my website</a>. It works a treat, but I will caution that Marco seems to be rate limiting that OPML export pretty aggressively. For the time being, I\u2019ve limited my sync to once daily, and I\u2019ve also contacted Marco to get his input on how I am using his service. In an ideal world, I\u2019d love to see Marco add a standard RSS, Atom, or JSON Feed for Overcast paid subscribers similar to what Trakt has done for Trakt Pro users. In the meantime, I\u2019ll be conservative about how often I sync and await a reply from Marco.</p><h2>Why Track Activity?</h2><p>You may be wondering why I want to track all of this information. Eddie and I briefly touched on the topic in the <a href=\"https://twodads.fm/2019/01/10/episode-im-not.html\">last episode of Two Dads Talking</a>, but it really comes down to the fact that our memories are precious, and the more context I have when looking back on my life, the richer my appreciation will be for the life I\u2019ve been blessed to live.</p><p>During the process of adding these new types of memories to my website, I also have added a monthly \u201crecap\u201d feature which has been one of my all time favorite enhancements. I like them so much, I\u2019ve added links to the last twelve monthly summaries to my home page to surface them. My favorite examples of monthly summaries so far:</p><ul><li>\n<a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/summary/2018/1\">January 2018</a>, which marked my departure from DreamHost, the beginning of a new chapter in my career, and my second viewing of my favorite musical of all time.</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/summary/2018/7\">July 2018</a>, which includes travel all over the globe, some progress on my Indiepaper project, and outdoor movies in my front yard with my kids.</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/summary/2017/11\">November 2017</a>, which includes a trip to Australia, the acquisition of the best car I\u2019ve ever owned, and my son\u2019s first ever NFL football game.</li>\n</ul><p>I\u2019m delighted to continue enriching my database of memories, and really happy with the way my movie, TV, and podcast tracking is shaping up so far.</p><p><a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/tag/IndieWeb\" class=\"p-category\">#IndieWeb</a></p><p><a class=\"u-category\" href=\"https://news.indieweb.org/en\"></a><a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/tag/indienews\" class=\"p-category\">#indienews</a></p>"
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Jonathan LaCour cleverdevil.io/profile/cleverdevil

The End of Leisure

#links #hedgehog-review #leisure #workaholism

January 8, 2019 8:48pm -07:00

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"html": "Over at <a href=\"https://iasc-culture.org/THR/index.php\">The Hedgehog Review</a>, Charlie Tyson writes about the <a href=\"https://iasc-culture.org/THR/THR_article_2018_Spring_Tyson.php\">Virtuosos of Idleness</a>, and the nature of leisure (and its loss in modern society). It\u2019s an interesting read. There are a number of articles about the coming work-pocalypse of increased automation and the <a href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/silicon-valley-engineers-fear-they-created-a-monster\">massive inequalities introduced by the \u201cgig economy,\u201d</a> but it\u2019s also worthwhile to look at how we spend our off-time. One choice bit that struck a chord:\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\nMost Americans today find work drudgery and leisure anxiously vacant. In our hours off work, we rarely achieve thrilling adventure, deliberate self-education, or engage in Whitmanian loafing. At the same time, faith is eroding in the idea that paid work can offer pleasure, self-discovery, a means for improving the world, or anything more than material subsistence.\nCharlie Tyson\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\nI mean, they\u2019re not wrong. I\u2019m lucky enough to have a decent job with some flexibility to learn and grow, but jobs like that are decidedly not the majority of jobs out there. And while the work side might not be terrible at the moment, the \u201cvacant leisure\u201d is real. The author continues:\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\nRecreational pursuits more demanding than fleeting digital absorption are, increasingly, acts of consumption. Leisure is not something you \u201cdo\u201d but something you \u201cbuy,\u201d whether in the form of hotels and cruises or Arianna Huffington\u2013vetted mindfulness materials. The leisure industry provides work for some while promising relaxation to others, for a fee.\nThe sorry state of leisure is partly a consequence of an economy in which we are never fully detached from the demands of work. The category of \u201cfree\u201d time is not only defined by its opposite (time \u201cfree\u201d of work); it is subordinated to it. Free time, Theodor Adorno warns, \u201cis nothing more than a shadowy continuation of labor.\u201d Free time is mere\u00a0recovery time. Spells of lethargy between periods of labor do little but prepare us for the resumption of work.\u00a0Workers depleted by their jobs and in need of recuperation turn to escapist entertainment and vacuous hobbies. And the problem of figuring out when work is \u201cover,\u201d in an economy in which knowledge workers spend their job hours tweeting and their evening hours doing unpaid housework and child care, has never seemed more perplexing.\nCharlie Tyson\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\nYep. The conversation continues from there, and is worth the time to read."
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Death of the Author

#errata #links #videos #john-scalzi #lindsay-ellis #quotes

January 7, 2019 11:50pm -07:00

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Lillian anomalily.net

My 2019 Goals: Create, Collaborate, and Get Out of the US

January 7, 2019 5:11pm +00:00

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Nadreck nadreck.me/author/nadreck/

Hurdles to a New Social Web

#errata #writing #social-computing #social-media

January 6, 2019 7:13pm -07:00

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gregorlove.com/2019/01/im-heading-to-israel-today/

gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

Good morning from Netanya, Israel on the Mediterranean.

January 4, 2019 6:45am +02:00

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Lillian anomalily.net

My 2019 Budget: $18,000 and 8 countries

January 4, 2019 12:03am +00:00

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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

Currently reading: Artemis by Andy Weir (ISBN 9780553448146)

January 2, 2019 12:30pm -08:00

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gRegor Morrill gregorlove.com

I'm heading to Israel today! It's been far too long since I've traveled internationally (like, the '90s). @KentDobson is leading a tour group and I'm pretty excited, this dang head cold aside.

January 2, 2019 7:37am -08:00

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Lillian anomalily.net

2018 goals review

January 2, 2019 2:51am +00:00

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