Timetable on MarsEdit 4 and open APIs

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        "html": "<p><em><a href=\"http://timetable.manton.org/2017/12/episode-89-more-blog-software/\">Today I posted another episode</a> of my daily podcast Timetable. It\u2019s a short episode about the MarsEdit 4 release and why even competing apps should be compatible and embrace the open web. Here\u2019s a transcript.</em></p>\n<p>Today, MarsEdit 4 shipped. I posted to my blog with a link to the new version, and I included some comments in the blog post about using MarsEdit with Micro.blog.</p>\n<p>Congrats to Daniel. This has been years in the making. It\u2019s great to see it come out, and we\u2019ll be talking more about this on my other podcast Core Intuition later this week.</p>\n<p>Even if Daniel wasn\u2019t my friend and co-host of Core Intuition, I\u2019d still be excited about MarsEdit, because more blogging software is a good thing. The Mac version of Micro.blog kind of competes with MarsEdit, since you can use Micro.blog to post to WordPress, just like you can with MarsEdit. But it\u2019s also a nice complement, because you can use MarsEdit to post to blogs that are hosted on Micro.blog. And MarsEdit is full-featured and has more features that you might want to upgrade to, even if you\u2019re using Micro.blog.</p>\n<p>And this is how I think software should work, and why the open web and open APIs are important. You should be able to switch between apps without changing everything.</p>\n<p>You should be able to use MarsEdit to post to your blog. You should be able to use Micro.blog \u2014\u00a0the Mac app or the iOS app \u2014\u00a0to post to that same blog.</p>\n<p>Imagine if you could use the official Twitter app to post to Facebook. You open Twitter, you click new tweet, and then you click in the destination (somewhere in the UI), and you select Facebook instead. And instead of going to Twitter, it goes to Facebook.</p>\n<p>Sounds crazy. How could that possibly work? Why would Twitter or Facebook ever allow something like that?</p>\n<p>But that\u2019s how it <em>should</em> work. We are so used to these silos and these apps that are not compatible with anything, that we just accept it. But that\u2019s how it should work.</p>\n<p>You should be able to use multiple apps to post to different services. And that\u2019s what\u2019s happening with apps that are built with some compatibility in mind, especially on IndieWeb standards. That\u2019s what\u2019s happening with MarsEdit and Micro.blog, although on a much smaller scale.</p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been thinking about how much work we have to do to reach the audience of potential indie microbloggers. Last night, I attended <a href=\"https://www.meetup.com/austinrb/events/245027719/\">AustinRB</a>, a local meetup here in Austin for Ruby programmers. There was a great talk on metaprogramming \u2014 really enjoyed it. And as I mentioned yesterday, Tom Brown, who is also helping me out with IndieWebCamp planning\u2026 He gave a talk on the IndieWeb.</p>\n<p>And listening to questions from the audience, it was just so obvious how far we have to go. Everyone is so used to Twitter and Facebook and Instagram, that in a way we have to outline the IndieWeb and services like Micro.blog in a way that mainstream users of other social networks can relate to.</p>\n<p>It\u2019s a big jump to go from only thinking about Twitter, to all of a sudden thinking about your own domain name, sending replies between independent web sites perhaps, to thinking about a timeline that is based on feeds from all over the web. It\u2019s a big jump.</p>\n<p>And in a way, it\u2019s kind of discouraging when I think about making that case for how the web should work. It\u2019s a massive task to explain the value of the open web and the danger of relying on 100% centralized networks.</p>\n<p>But on the other hand, there are a <em>lot</em> of people in the world, a lot of people who want to write on the internet, who care about what they say and how they say it. WordPress powers 29% of the web.</p>\n<p>The market is there. It\u2019s just a matter of reaching everyone. And so that\u2019s encouraging.</p>\n<p>And it starts in communities like the IndieWeb. And hopefully in the community we\u2019re trying to build on Micro.blog.</p>\n<p>It\u2019s not too late to register for IndieWebCamp. It\u2019s this weekend in Austin. Go to <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/\">IndieWeb.org</a>. I hope you can join us. There\u2019s a lot of work to do to build the web that we need. Thanks for listening today.</p>",
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Jeremy Keith - Building Blocks of the Indie Web - YouTube

Here’s the talk I gave at Mozilla’s View Source event. I really enjoyed talking about the indie web, both from the big-picture view and the nitty gritty.

In these times of centralised services like Facebook, Twitter, and Medium, having your own website is downright disruptive. If you care about the longevity of your online presence, independent publishing is the way to go. But how can you get all the benefits of those third-party services while still owning your own data? By using the building blocks of the Indie Web, that’s how!

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Kickstarter update with IndieWebCamp and rollout plans

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        "html": "<p><a href=\"http://timetable.manton.org/2017/11/episode-83-event-countdown/\">On this morning\u2019s episode</a> of my short-form podcast Timetable: plans for the week including IndieWebCamp promotion and the Micro.blog launch.</p>",
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EFF-Austin party after IndieWebCamp

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        "html": "<p>Updated <a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indiewebcamp-austin-2017-tickets-39918084064\">the Eventbrite page for IndieWebCamp Austin</a> with the latest schedule. Coming up in 2 weeks!</p>",
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Blog archive format

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Webmention test post

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David Shanske david.shanske.com

Attending IndieWebCamp Austin - December 9-10, 2017 - Austin, Texas IndieWebCamp Austin 2017 is a gathering for independent web creators of all kinds, from graphic artists, to designers, UX engineers, coders, hackers, to share ideas, actively work on creating for their own personal websites, and build upon each others creations. Heading to IndieWebCamp Austin. Posted on 6:42PM EST November 20, 2017Kind RSVPLeave a response on IndieWebCamp Austin – December 9-10, 2017 – Austin, Texas

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        "text": "Heading to IndieWebCamp Austin."
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    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Tinkered with WordPress last night so I could ping the new RSVP page for <a href=\"https://2017.indieweb.org/austin\">IndieWebCamp Austin</a>. Also rolled out WordPress export for Micro.blog.</p>",
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        "text": "Ten Years Old \u2013 CSS Wizardry\n\n \n\nCongratulations on a decade of publishing on your own site\u2014you\u2019re a blogging wizard, Harry! \n\n\n  Having this website changed and shaped my career. If you don\u2019t have a blog, I urge you, start working on one this weekend. Your own blog, with your own content, at your own domain. It might just change your life.",
        "html": "<h3>\n<a class=\"p-name u-bookmark-of\" href=\"https://csswizardry.com/2017/11/ten-years-old/\">\nTen Years Old \u2013 CSS Wizardry\n</a>\n</h3>\n\n<p>Congratulations on a decade of publishing on your own site\u2014you\u2019re a blogging wizard, Harry!</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>Having this website changed and shaped my career. If you don\u2019t have a blog, I urge you, start working on one this weekend. Your own blog, with your own content, at your own domain. It might just change your life.</p>\n</blockquote>"
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        "html": "<p><a href=\"http://timetable.manton.org/2017/11/episode-79-indiewebcamp-venue/\">Posted a quick Timetable episode</a> about how the Micro.blog photo challenge is going, and on finalizing the venue and plans for IndieWebCamp Austin.</p>",
        "text": "Posted a quick Timetable episode about how the Micro.blog photo challenge is going, and on finalizing the venue and plans for IndieWebCamp Austin."
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IndieWebCamp Austin set for December

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        "html": "<p>We\u2019re holding an IndieWebCamp in Austin next month! This is a 2-day event \u2014 Saturday and Sunday, December 9th and 10th \u2014 for anyone who wants to learn more about the IndieWeb, discuss web standards and tools, or just hack on your own web site. We\u2019re lucky to have IndieWeb co-founders Tantek \u00c7elik and Aaron Parecki in town for the event.</p>\n<p>There was another IndieWebCamp in Berlin last week. <a href=\"https://doubleloop.net/2017/11/11/indiewebcamp-berlin-2017-day-1/\">Neil Mather had a great blog post</a> about his experience there:</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  It ran over 2 days, with day 1 an unconference with a number of discussions, the topics and schedule decided entirely by participants in the morning. Day 2 was hack day, with everyone working on an indieweb related bit of work, be it on their own website or on a shared project.\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>IndieWebCamp Austin <a href=\"https://2017.indieweb.org/austin\">registration is open now</a>. Tickets are just $5. Looking forward to planning some next steps for Micro.blog over that weekend. Hope to see you there!</p>",
        "text": "We&#8217;re holding an IndieWebCamp in Austin next month! This is a 2-day event \u2014 Saturday and Sunday, December 9th and 10th \u2014 for anyone who wants to learn more about the IndieWeb, discuss web standards and tools, or just hack on your own web site. We&#8217;re lucky to have IndieWeb co-founders Tantek \u00c7elik and Aaron Parecki in town for the event.\nThere was another IndieWebCamp in Berlin last week. Neil Mather had a great blog post about his experience there:\n\n  It ran over 2 days, with day 1 an unconference with a number of discussions, the topics and schedule decided entirely by participants in the morning. Day 2 was hack day, with everyone working on an indieweb related bit of work, be it on their own website or on a shared project.\n\nIndieWebCamp Austin registration is open now. Tickets are just $5. Looking forward to planning some next steps for Micro.blog over that weekend. Hope to see you there!"
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    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Minor update to Micro.blog for iOS is now available in the App Store. Fixes posting via the Micropub API, plus a couple more iPhone X tweaks.</p>",
        "text": "Minor update to Micro.blog for iOS is now available in the App Store. Fixes posting via the Micropub API, plus a couple more iPhone X tweaks."
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Not going to today's HWC San Francisco

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        "html": "<p>Had a great time at Refresh Austin tonight. Good to hear what other people are up to, and share a little about what\u2019s going on with Micro.blog and the upcoming IndieWebCamp Austin.</p>",
        "text": "Had a great time at Refresh Austin tonight. Good to hear what other people are up to, and share a little about what&#8217;s going on with Micro.blog and the upcoming IndieWebCamp Austin."
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    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Great to see new apps for posting to Micro.blog and IndieWeb-enabled sites. <a href=\"https://eddiehinkle.com/2017/11/10/5/article/\">Here\u2019s some info</a> for the Indigenous iOS app beta.</p>",
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