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    "url": "http://known.kevinmarks.com/2018/by-focusing-on-growth-and-growth-only",
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        "text": "\u201cBy focusing on growth and growth only and ignoring the problems, they amassed a large set of cultural norms on their platforms\u2026from harassment or abuse or bad behavior\u2026 they\u2019re completely defensive and they can just never catch up on the problem.\u201d  http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/04/dan-mccomas-reddit-product-svp-and-imzy-founder-interview.html #indieweb",
        "html": "\u201cBy focusing on growth and growth only and ignoring the problems, they amassed a large set of cultural norms on their platforms\u2026from harassment or abuse or bad behavior\u2026 they\u2019re completely defensive and they can just never catch up on the problem.\u201d  <a href=\"http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/04/dan-mccomas-reddit-product-svp-and-imzy-founder-interview.html\">http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/04/dan-mccomas-reddit-product-svp-and-imzy-founder-interview.html</a> <a href=\"http://known.kevinmarks.com/tag/indieweb\" class=\"p-category\">#indieweb</a>"
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Why we need to bring back the vision of the read-write web

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        "html": "<img src=\"https://duncanstephen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/web-development-360x189.jpg\" alt=\"Laptop, notebook and HTML &amp; CSS book\" /><p><a href=\"https://medium.com/@anildash/the-missing-building-blocks-of-the-web-3fa490ae5cbc\">Anil Dash recently considered</a> the bits of the web that have been lost, or were perhaps never implemented as envisaged by the original hypertext visionaries of the mid-20th century.</p>\n<p>I was particularly struck by his first point, about how underutilised \u2018View Source\u2019 has become.</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  For the first few years of the web, the fundamental way that people learned to build web pages was by using the \u201cView Source\u201d feature in their web browser. You would point your mouse at a menu that said something like \u201cView Source\u201d (nobody was browsing the web on a touchscreen back then) and suddenly you\u2019d see the HTML code that made up the page you were looking at. If you squinted, you could see the text you\u2019d been reading, and wrapped around it was a fairly comprehensible set of tags\u200a\u2014\u200ayou know, that <code>&lt;p&gt;paragraph&lt;/p&gt;</code> kind of stuff.\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>This is precisely the way I learnt how to make websites.</p>\n<p>The way many websites are built these days is over-engineered. This is a great shame. It would be impossible for a newbie to understand today\u2019s web code in the way it was possible for me to understand the simple and intuitive HTML markup.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://robinrendle.com/notes/the-missing-building-blocks-of-the-web/\">As Robin Rendle says</a>:</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  It\u2019s interesting to note after reading this that it\u2019s clear at one point or another we all agreed that browsers should be \u201cread-by-default.\u201d\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>On which note, Anil Dash has this on authoring:</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  When Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web, he assumed that, just like in earlier hypertext systems, every web browser would be able to write web pages just as easily as it read them.\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>Another great loss to the web. It was intended as a read-write medium. But while it has become very easy to read to web, writing to it is a different matter \u2014 at least, if you want to do it on your own terms.</p>\n<p>Sure, you can easily write to the web if you are up for funding Facebook, or you want to relinquish your writing to a platform like Medium where you have no control. But if you want to do it independently, it remains pitifully difficult to easily publish to the web, unless you\u2019re up for tackling an increasingly steep learning curve.</p>\n<p>Then, Anil Dash talks about embedding:</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  These days that capability is mostly used to put a Google Map onto a company\u2019s site so you can find their nearest location.</p>\n<p>  Those old hypertext theory people had broader ambitions, though. They thought we might someday be able to pull live, updated pieces of other sites into our own websites, mixing and matching data or even whole apps as needed.\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>APIs enable us to do this a little bit \u2014 assuming a service offers them. But using APIs requires a fair amount of expertise, and results are very inconsistent.</p>\n<p>Perhaps most importantly of all, Anil Dash points out a key idea that was originally at the core of the web: your own website at your own address.</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  \u2026[W]hile companies still usually have a website of their own, an individual having a substantial website (not just a one-page placeholder) is pretty unusual these days unless they\u2019re a Social Media Expert or somebody with a book to sell.</p>\n<p>  There\u2019s no reason it has to be that way, though. There are no technical barriers for why we couldn\u2019t share our photos to our own sites instead of to Instagram, or why we couldn\u2019t post stupid memes to our own web address instead of on Facebook or Reddit. There are social barriers, of course\u200a\u2014\u200aif we stubbornly used our own websites right now, none of our family or friends would see our stuff. Yet there\u2019s been a dogged community of web nerds working on that problem for a decade or two\u2026\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>I think this may be a reference to the <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/\">IndieWeb</a> efforts, which I have been <a href=\"https://duncanstephen.co.uk/a-brutal-redesign/\">dipping my toe into a little bit</a>. But as Anil Dash implies, it is mainly the pursuit of nerds.</p>\n<p>This stuff is all a long way off being as easy as it needs to be.</p>\n<p>The problem the web has run into is a simple user experience problem. The economics of the web have meant that those with vested interests and funding can invest in making sure their product is as easy to use as possible.</p>\n<p>Facebook gave people a very easy way to express themselves online, in a highly-organised way. This could never have been achieved by every individual on the planet doing their own thing on their own webspace and hoping that everyone else used the same open <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/927/\">standard</a> as they did.</p>\n<p>The sad consequence of this is what we see today: a giant using their dominant position to the detriment of its users\u2019 interests.</p>\n<p>This is why I am now determined to <a href=\"https://duncanstephen.co.uk/why-its-time-to-reclaim-our-digital-lives/\">reclaim my website as the place where I express myself</a>. Not Facebook, not <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/23/flickr-bought-by-smugmug-yahoo-breakup\">Flickr</a>, nor any other here-today-gone-tomorrow service that I have no control over.</p>\n<p>But those web nerds working on this problem have a long hill to climb. Because <a href=\"https://duncanstephen.co.uk/why-the-cruel-culture-of-coding-is-damaging-society/\">developers have a tendency to make things more complicated than they need to be</a>. When what we need is to make things as simple as possible.</p>\n<p>I am lucky to have grown up with the web at a time where the principles were simple, and the basics were attainable. I ultimately made a career out of doing stuff with the web.</p>\n<p>But the web has become too complex in the face of simpler alternatives. I highly doubt if I would bother learning how to make a website from scratch today.</p>\n<p>This is something we need to fix. Because if the web is to fulfil its potential, it needs to be simple for anyone to pick up in the way they want to, democratically and accessibly.</p>",
        "text": "Anil Dash recently considered the bits of the web that have been lost, or were perhaps never implemented as envisaged by the original hypertext visionaries of the mid-20th century.\nI was particularly struck by his first point, about how underutilised \u2018View Source\u2019 has become.\n\n  For the first few years of the web, the fundamental way that people learned to build web pages was by using the \u201cView Source\u201d feature in their web browser. You would point your mouse at a menu that said something like \u201cView Source\u201d (nobody was browsing the web on a touchscreen back then) and suddenly you\u2019d see the HTML code that made up the page you were looking at. If you squinted, you could see the text you\u2019d been reading, and wrapped around it was a fairly comprehensible set of tags\u200a\u2014\u200ayou know, that <p>paragraph</p> kind of stuff.\n\nThis is precisely the way I learnt how to make websites.\nThe way many websites are built these days is over-engineered. This is a great shame. It would be impossible for a newbie to understand today\u2019s web code in the way it was possible for me to understand the simple and intuitive HTML markup.\nAs Robin Rendle says:\n\n  It\u2019s interesting to note after reading this that it\u2019s clear at one point or another we all agreed that browsers should be \u201cread-by-default.\u201d\n\nOn which note, Anil Dash has this on authoring:\n\n  When Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web, he assumed that, just like in earlier hypertext systems, every web browser would be able to write web pages just as easily as it read them.\n\nAnother great loss to the web. It was intended as a read-write medium. But while it has become very easy to read to web, writing to it is a different matter \u2014 at least, if you want to do it on your own terms.\nSure, you can easily write to the web if you are up for funding Facebook, or you want to relinquish your writing to a platform like Medium where you have no control. But if you want to do it independently, it remains pitifully difficult to easily publish to the web, unless you\u2019re up for tackling an increasingly steep learning curve.\nThen, Anil Dash talks about embedding:\n\n  These days that capability is mostly used to put a Google Map onto a company\u2019s site so you can find their nearest location.\n  Those old hypertext theory people had broader ambitions, though. They thought we might someday be able to pull live, updated pieces of other sites into our own websites, mixing and matching data or even whole apps as needed.\n\nAPIs enable us to do this a little bit \u2014 assuming a service offers them. But using APIs requires a fair amount of expertise, and results are very inconsistent.\nPerhaps most importantly of all, Anil Dash points out a key idea that was originally at the core of the web: your own website at your own address.\n\n  \u2026[W]hile companies still usually have a website of their own, an individual having a substantial website (not just a one-page placeholder) is pretty unusual these days unless they\u2019re a Social Media Expert or somebody with a book to sell.\n  There\u2019s no reason it has to be that way, though. There are no technical barriers for why we couldn\u2019t share our photos to our own sites instead of to Instagram, or why we couldn\u2019t post stupid memes to our own web address instead of on Facebook or Reddit. There are social barriers, of course\u200a\u2014\u200aif we stubbornly used our own websites right now, none of our family or friends would see our stuff. Yet there\u2019s been a dogged community of web nerds working on that problem for a decade or two\u2026\n\nI think this may be a reference to the IndieWeb efforts, which I have been dipping my toe into a little bit. But as Anil Dash implies, it is mainly the pursuit of nerds.\nThis stuff is all a long way off being as easy as it needs to be.\nThe problem the web has run into is a simple user experience problem. The economics of the web have meant that those with vested interests and funding can invest in making sure their product is as easy to use as possible.\nFacebook gave people a very easy way to express themselves online, in a highly-organised way. This could never have been achieved by every individual on the planet doing their own thing on their own webspace and hoping that everyone else used the same open standard as they did.\nThe sad consequence of this is what we see today: a giant using their dominant position to the detriment of its users\u2019 interests.\nThis is why I am now determined to reclaim my website as the place where I express myself. Not Facebook, not Flickr, nor any other here-today-gone-tomorrow service that I have no control over.\nBut those web nerds working on this problem have a long hill to climb. Because developers have a tendency to make things more complicated than they need to be. When what we need is to make things as simple as possible.\nI am lucky to have grown up with the web at a time where the principles were simple, and the basics were attainable. I ultimately made a career out of doing stuff with the web.\nBut the web has become too complex in the face of simpler alternatives. I highly doubt if I would bother learning how to make a website from scratch today.\nThis is something we need to fix. Because if the web is to fulfil its potential, it needs to be simple for anyone to pick up in the way they want to, democratically and accessibly."
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        "text": "@matthilt There's a number of ways of doing this typically under the titles of POSSE or PESOS. Some for WordPress are documented here: https://indieweb.org/WordPress/Plugins#POSSE_Plugins \n\nSpecifically for Instagram, I think the majority use OwnYourGram.\n\nTypically the more control you want over output for syndication means a bit more work upfront, while the easy solutions give you less control over how things look. Feel free to ask for opinions in chat as well either in the main channel or the #WordPress channel.",
        "html": "@matthilt There's a number of ways of doing this typically under the titles of POSSE or PESOS. Some for WordPress are documented here: <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/WordPress/Plugins#POSSE_Plugins\">https://indieweb.org/WordPress/Plugins#POSSE_Plugins</a> <br />\nSpecifically for Instagram, I think the majority use OwnYourGram.<br />\nTypically the more control you want over output for syndication means a bit more work upfront, while the easy solutions give you less control over how things look. Feel free to ask for opinions in chat as well either in the main channel or the <a href=\"http://stream.boffosocko.com/tag/WordPress\" class=\"p-category\">#WordPress</a> channel."
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At @TheWebConf today or Tuesday? Do you post to your personal site? Find me for an @IndieWebCamp sticker!

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        "text": "At @TheWebConf today or Tuesday? Do you post to your personal site? Find me for an @IndieWebCamp sticker!",
        "html": "<a href=\"https://media.martymcgui.re/8c/4d/1e/fb/7fe949332e7ddf117d1877580c234b1300d537c324c36fb8f2e09b0f.jpg\"></a>                        \n                \n                  \n\n                  \n                  <p>At <a href=\"https://www2018.thewebconf.org/\">@TheWebConf</a> today or Tuesday? Do you post to your personal site? Find me for an <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/\">@IndieWebCamp</a> sticker!</p>"
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Episode 2: IndieAuth

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    "name": "Episode 2: IndieAuth",
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        "text": "In this third episode of An IndieWeb Podcast, I invited Chris to discuss my project of the last few months, the IndieAuth endpoints for WordPress, and some related Micropub work I\u2019ve been doing, and some other ideas, and try to teach him about IndieAuth, so far as I understand it.\n\u00a0\nWordPress Plugin for IndieAuth\nRelated IndieWeb Wiki Pages\nOAuth\n\nIndieAuth\nIndieAuth spec\n\nRelMeAuth\n\nMicropub Apps Mentioned in the episode\nOwn Your Gram\nOwn Your Swarm\nOwn Your Checkin\nQuill\nOther micropub clients\n\u00a0\nPESOS \u2013 Post Elsewhere, Syndicate to your Own Site\nPOSSE \u2013 Post on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere\nClosing discussion of IndieWeb Readers and MicroSub Pieces\n\nAperture (Aaron Parecki)\n\nIndigenous (Eddie Hinckle)\n\nAndroid Alpha app (Kristof De Jaeger)\n\n\nTogether (Jonathan LaCour and Grant Richmond)",
        "html": "In this third episode of An IndieWeb Podcast, I invited Chris to discuss my project of the last few months, the IndieAuth endpoints for WordPress, and some related Micropub work I\u2019ve been doing, and some other ideas, and try to teach him about IndieAuth, so far as I understand it.\n<p>\u00a0</p>\n<h3><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/plugins/indieauth/\">WordPress Plugin for IndieAuth</a></h3>\n<h3>Related IndieWeb Wiki Pages</h3>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/OAuth\">OAuth</a></li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth\">IndieAuth</a>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth-spec\">IndieAuth spec</a></li>\n</ul></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/RelMeAuth\">RelMeAuth</a></li>\n</ul><h3>\n<a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Micropub\">Micropub</a> Apps Mentioned in the episode</h3>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/OwnYourGram\">Own Your Gram</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/OwnYourSwarm\">Own Your Swarm</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/OwnYourCheckin\">Own Your Checkin</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Quill\">Quill</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Micropub/Clients\">Other micropub clients</a></li>\n</ul><p>\u00a0</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/PESOS\">PESOS</a> \u2013 Post Elsewhere, Syndicate to your Own Site</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/POSSE\">POSSE</a> \u2013 Post on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere</p>\n<h3>Closing discussion of IndieWeb Readers and <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Microsub\">MicroSub</a> Pieces</h3>\n<ul><li>\n<a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Aperture\">Aperture</a> (<a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/\">Aaron Parecki</a>)</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Indigenous\">Indigenous</a> (<a href=\"https://eddiehinkle.com/\">Eddie Hinckle</a>)\n<ul><li>\n<a href=\"https://realize.be/blog/indigenous-android\">Android Alpha app</a> (<a href=\"https://realize.be/\">Kristof De Jaeger</a>)</li>\n</ul></li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Together\">Together</a> (<a href=\"https://cleverdevil.io/\">Jonathan LaCour</a> and <a href=\"https://grant.codes/\">Grant Richmond</a>)</li>\n</ul>"
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This Week in the IndieWeb Audio Edition • April 14th - 20th, 2018

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        "text": "Show/Hide Transcript  \n            \n            IndieWeb Leaders Summit planning, escaping social media maniplation, and printing out websites. It\u2019s the audio edition for This Week in the IndieWeb for April 14th - 20th, 2018.\n\nYou can find all of my audio editions and subscribe with your favorite podcast app here: martymcgui.re/podcasts/indieweb/.\n\nMusic from Aaron Parecki\u2019s 100DaysOfMusic project: Day 85 - Suit, Day 48 - Glitch, Day 49 - Floating, Day 9, and Day 11\n\nThanks to everyone in the IndieWeb chat for their feedback and suggestions. Please drop me a note if there are any changes you\u2019d like to see for this audio edition!",
        "html": "Show/Hide Transcript  \n            \n            <p>IndieWeb Leaders Summit planning, escaping social media maniplation, and printing out websites. It\u2019s the audio edition for <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/this-week/2018-04-20.html\">This Week in the IndieWeb for April 14th - 20th, 2018</a>.</p>\n\n<p>You can find all of my audio editions and subscribe with your favorite podcast app here: <a href=\"https://martymcgui.re/podcasts/indieweb/\">martymcgui.re/podcasts/indieweb/</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Music from <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/\">Aaron Parecki</a>\u2019s <a href=\"https://100.aaronparecki.com/\">100DaysOfMusic project</a>: <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2017/03/15/14/day85\">Day 85 - Suit</a>, <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2017/02/06/7/day48\">Day 48 - Glitch</a>, <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2017/02/07/4/day49\">Day 49 - Floating</a>, <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2016/12/29/21/day-9\">Day 9</a>, and <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2016/12/31/15/\">Day 11</a></p>\n\n<p>Thanks to everyone in the <a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/\">IndieWeb chat</a> for their feedback and suggestions. Please drop me a note if there are any changes you\u2019d like to see for this audio edition!</p>"
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        "html": "<p>\"On this day...\" reminded me that I set up my user page on <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/\">indieweb.org</a> exactly a year ago. I don't think I'd updated it since and it was sorely out of date. Fixed!</p>",
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        "text": "I'm going!Can\u2019t wait! IndieWeb Summit was one of my favorite events last year. Really looking forward to seeing what\u2019s changed since last summer. More importantly, looking forward to catching up with everyone and hopefully meeting some new folks as well!",
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    "summary": "Yeah, that\u2019s great to reduce mental pressure. The options already exist for each channel to either not track read/unread status, only show an unread indicator (the read dot in the screenshot) or to display unread counts. I actually find that not knowing the unread count in many cases creates MORE mental pressure because I don\u2019t know how many are there. I do use it in select cases like the Saved and IndieWeb tweets channels.",
    "url": "https://eddiehinkle.com/2018/04/20/12/reply/",
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        "text": "Yeah, that\u2019s great to reduce mental pressure. The options already exist for each channel to either not track read/unread status, only show an unread indicator (the read dot in the screenshot) or to display unread counts. I actually find that not knowing the unread count in many cases creates MORE mental pressure because I don\u2019t know how many are there. I do use it in select cases like the Saved and IndieWeb tweets channels.",
        "html": "<p>Yeah, that\u2019s great to reduce mental pressure. The options already exist for each channel to either not track read/unread status, only show an unread indicator (the read dot in the screenshot) or to display unread counts. I actually find that not knowing the unread count in many cases creates MORE mental pressure because I don\u2019t know how many are there. I do use it in select cases like the Saved and IndieWeb tweets channels.</p>"
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        "html": "An IndieWeb reader: My new home on the internet <a href=\"https://www.godaddy.com/garage/an-indieweb-reader-my-new-home-on-the-internet/\">https://www.godaddy.com/garage/an-indieweb-reader-my-new-home-on-the-internet/</a> <a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/tag/indieweb\">#indieweb</a>"
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Promises

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        "html": "<p>While working for an outsourcing company a number of years ago I came up with the phrase <em>\"the apathy of the outsourced worker\"</em> as a play on \"the loneliness of the long distance runner.\"</p>\n<p>No matter how well the client might integrate outsourcers you're still not truly part of the team and something always comes up to remind you of it, normally around pay or contracts or benefits. You don't have a stake in the organisation you are effectively working for and, while based on the client site, are isolated from your actual employer leading to a feeling of being stuck in limbo, unsure of where your loyalties really lie.</p>\n<p>When looking to leave I told myself I would never work for outsourcer again - why would I want to put myself through that a second time - but ended up at a different outsourcer because of the promises they made at interview.</p>\n<h3>Social</h3>\n<p>Similarly, having become disillusioned with, and eventually leaving, the major social networks some might question why I would want to dive back in to another online social environment and potentially expose myself to more of the same.</p>\n<p>Just because certain networks have failed their users it doesn't mean that those same users don't want to be social, they just need to find another, hopefully better, way to do it.</p>\n<p>In an episode of the <a href=\"http://www.internetfriends.show/5\">Internet Friends podcast</a> Jon Mitchell talks about maintaining your relationships when you don't have the default options of Facebook or Twitter to fall back on. How do you reach out, how often, and who should control that relationship? Because you are the one who has eschewed what are seen as the \"normal\" channels, forcing an additional means of communication on others, do you have to rely on them to dictate the pace and frequency of connection?</p>\n<p>It's an interesting question. <em>(Which reminds me, I need to drop him a mail.)</em></p>\n<p>Although the number of people quitting the networks has increased, thanks to a growing distrust and recent scandal, they are still an incredibly small minority. While the attraction of the open web may be strong some will inevitably embrace it but then think \"now what?\" They may have been unhappy on the network but at least they were connected; after leaving there is a real danger of becoming isolated.</p>\n<p>Some may question the sense in leaving Twitter and then jumping on to a service like <a href=\"https://micro.blog/\">micro.blog</a>. Why decry social networks and sign up to another?</p>\n<p>Two reasons:</p>\n<ol><li>it's not a social network in the normal sense, and</li>\n<li>promises.</li>\n</ol><p>I've outlined before how micro.blog shares certain attributes with somewhere like Twitter but is a different beast because it is actually the hosting and social connection of blogs.</p>\n<p>It is the second point that I really want to emphasise, however \u2013 promises. Unlike the empty promises made at interview by that second outsourcing company, the indieweb promises to put you in control and can deliver. Having your own site and using <em>that</em> as your main identity. No algorithms to determine what you should see. No ads placed alongside your posts unless <em>you</em> choose to put them there.</p>\n<p>Micro.blog is the first mass market implementation of the indieweb that aims to make things as simple as posting to Facebook or Twitter. Because of this, I feel it delivers on that promise. People may see the apps and the timeline and think \"why should I just give all my content to another social network, put it all in another silo?\" but that's not what this is.</p>\n<p>To understand micro.blog you have to think of it more like WordPress.com or a web hosting company. The core service - and what users actually pay for - is to have their blog hosted in an incredibly simple environment, the difference is that an additional social layer is placed on top which negates those fears of isolation mentioned above.</p>\n<p>You don't have to have your own domain or point it to your microblog - it's better if you do - but it doesn't stop you from being able to export your posts and move them to another host.</p>\n<p>Posting to, and commenting on, blogs is as easy as sending a tweet. Because of the timeline (which is essentially the output of an RSS reader) you don't have to waste time visiting multiple websites to see what's new.</p>\n<p>Micro.blog is firmly built on indieweb principles and, in my view, has achieved its ultimate goal: to make all of the technical stuff (like microformats and webmentions) invisible to the user unless they choose to go under the hood and take advantage of these capabilities out on the wider web - as I do with this blog.</p>\n<p>This all helps further the overall open/indieweb agenda.</p>\n<h3>Guilt</h3>\n<p>But there's another side to this.</p>\n<p>I backed the micro.blog Kickstarter because I was already disillusioned with the status quo, understood the vision, and really wanted Manton to succeed. However, I am aware that, being self hosted, I haven't contributed anything financially since.</p>\n<p>There's an element of guilt to that.</p>\n<p>I have no need for a hosted microblog seeing as everything happens here and I don't use the facility to cross-post to Facebook or Twitter (kind of hard when I don't have accounts anymore) so the option to provide revenue to support my usage of the social elements (even if only $2 a month) via that avenue is not available.</p>\n<p>In an episode of the <a href=\"https://coreint.org/2018/04/episode-324-definitely-a-business-mistake/\">Core Intuition podcast</a> Manton talks about the importance of keeping the platform open, so that the social layer extends beyond its timeline, and not trying to force everyone who joins to be a paying customer. That would push people away who, like me, have their own blog and would only serve to reinforce the potential for social isolation on the open web.</p>\n<p>Like the introduction of his new podcasting feature and app (Wavelength) he discusses how growth and functionality, even if not used by some, attracts others and adds value to the community as a whole. Even those who are not <em>paying</em> customers are still contributing to that community thus making it better for everyone - it's the value of the network effect. Just look at Facebook!</p>\n<p>A rising tide floats all boats, as the saying goes.</p>\n<p>While I agree, it sometimes feels a little hollow. There is this nagging doubt about not actually providing <em>enough</em> value to make it worth it, to properly offset the cost of giving a non-fare paying passenger a free ride.</p>\n<p>So that's why I choose to write about micro.blog, to extol its virtues and those of the indieweb as a whole. Even if the service doesn't succeed in the long term it has created a blueprint, an example of how such a service can operate. That's why I share any code or solutions I create to make its interaction with WordPress easier. If I can help others get started or prevent issues and frustrations from driving them away it benefits all. A rising tide.</p>\n<p>My promise is to do what I can, as much or as little as that may be, to help it fulfil its promise.</p>",
        "text": "While working for an outsourcing company a number of years ago I came up with the phrase \"the apathy of the outsourced worker\" as a play on \"the loneliness of the long distance runner.\"\nNo matter how well the client might integrate outsourcers you're still not truly part of the team and something always comes up to remind you of it, normally around pay or contracts or benefits. You don't have a stake in the organisation you are effectively working for and, while based on the client site, are isolated from your actual employer leading to a feeling of being stuck in limbo, unsure of where your loyalties really lie.\nWhen looking to leave I told myself I would never work for outsourcer again - why would I want to put myself through that a second time - but ended up at a different outsourcer because of the promises they made at interview.\nSocial\nSimilarly, having become disillusioned with, and eventually leaving, the major social networks some might question why I would want to dive back in to another online social environment and potentially expose myself to more of the same.\nJust because certain networks have failed their users it doesn't mean that those same users don't want to be social, they just need to find another, hopefully better, way to do it.\nIn an episode of the Internet Friends podcast Jon Mitchell talks about maintaining your relationships when you don't have the default options of Facebook or Twitter to fall back on. How do you reach out, how often, and who should control that relationship? Because you are the one who has eschewed what are seen as the \"normal\" channels, forcing an additional means of communication on others, do you have to rely on them to dictate the pace and frequency of connection?\nIt's an interesting question. (Which reminds me, I need to drop him a mail.)\nAlthough the number of people quitting the networks has increased, thanks to a growing distrust and recent scandal, they are still an incredibly small minority. While the attraction of the open web may be strong some will inevitably embrace it but then think \"now what?\" They may have been unhappy on the network but at least they were connected; after leaving there is a real danger of becoming isolated.\nSome may question the sense in leaving Twitter and then jumping on to a service like micro.blog. Why decry social networks and sign up to another?\nTwo reasons:\nit's not a social network in the normal sense, and\npromises.\nI've outlined before how micro.blog shares certain attributes with somewhere like Twitter but is a different beast because it is actually the hosting and social connection of blogs.\nIt is the second point that I really want to emphasise, however \u2013 promises. Unlike the empty promises made at interview by that second outsourcing company, the indieweb promises to put you in control and can deliver. Having your own site and using that as your main identity. No algorithms to determine what you should see. No ads placed alongside your posts unless you choose to put them there.\nMicro.blog is the first mass market implementation of the indieweb that aims to make things as simple as posting to Facebook or Twitter. Because of this, I feel it delivers on that promise. People may see the apps and the timeline and think \"why should I just give all my content to another social network, put it all in another silo?\" but that's not what this is.\nTo understand micro.blog you have to think of it more like WordPress.com or a web hosting company. The core service - and what users actually pay for - is to have their blog hosted in an incredibly simple environment, the difference is that an additional social layer is placed on top which negates those fears of isolation mentioned above.\nYou don't have to have your own domain or point it to your microblog - it's better if you do - but it doesn't stop you from being able to export your posts and move them to another host.\nPosting to, and commenting on, blogs is as easy as sending a tweet. Because of the timeline (which is essentially the output of an RSS reader) you don't have to waste time visiting multiple websites to see what's new.\nMicro.blog is firmly built on indieweb principles and, in my view, has achieved its ultimate goal: to make all of the technical stuff (like microformats and webmentions) invisible to the user unless they choose to go under the hood and take advantage of these capabilities out on the wider web - as I do with this blog.\nThis all helps further the overall open/indieweb agenda.\nGuilt\nBut there's another side to this.\nI backed the micro.blog Kickstarter because I was already disillusioned with the status quo, understood the vision, and really wanted Manton to succeed. However, I am aware that, being self hosted, I haven't contributed anything financially since.\nThere's an element of guilt to that.\nI have no need for a hosted microblog seeing as everything happens here and I don't use the facility to cross-post to Facebook or Twitter (kind of hard when I don't have accounts anymore) so the option to provide revenue to support my usage of the social elements (even if only $2 a month) via that avenue is not available.\nIn an episode of the Core Intuition podcast Manton talks about the importance of keeping the platform open, so that the social layer extends beyond its timeline, and not trying to force everyone who joins to be a paying customer. That would push people away who, like me, have their own blog and would only serve to reinforce the potential for social isolation on the open web.\nLike the introduction of his new podcasting feature and app (Wavelength) he discusses how growth and functionality, even if not used by some, attracts others and adds value to the community as a whole. Even those who are not paying customers are still contributing to that community thus making it better for everyone - it's the value of the network effect. Just look at Facebook!\nA rising tide floats all boats, as the saying goes.\nWhile I agree, it sometimes feels a little hollow. There is this nagging doubt about not actually providing enough value to make it worth it, to properly offset the cost of giving a non-fare paying passenger a free ride.\nSo that's why I choose to write about micro.blog, to extol its virtues and those of the indieweb as a whole. Even if the service doesn't succeed in the long term it has created a blueprint, an example of how such a service can operate. That's why I share any code or solutions I create to make its interaction with WordPress easier. If I can help others get started or prevent issues and frustrations from driving them away it benefits all. A rising tide.\nMy promise is to do what I can, as much or as little as that may be, to help it fulfil its promise."
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        "name": "Colin Walker",
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    "url": "https://colinwalker.blog/18-04-2018-0837/",
    "published": "2018-04-18T08:37:38+00:00",
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        "html": "<p><em>Liked: <a href=\"https://www.sadlerjw.com/2018/04/17/wrapping-my-head-around-micro-blog-and-indieweb/\">Wrapping My Head Around Micro.blog and IndieWeb \u2013 JSON Writes</a>...</em></p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  <em>Even the IndieWeb website doesn\u2019t do a great job of explaining what it is, or what it means to \u201cjoin the IndieWeb\u201d. As far as I can tell, it\u2019s a collection of practices and technologies that connects independent blog-type websites together into a quasi social network.</em>\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>In discussing <a href=\"https://micro.blog/\">micro.blog</a> and the <a href=\"https://colinwalker.blog/?s=%23indieweb,\">#indieweb,</a> Jason makes a valid point which others, and myself, have echoed. Social networks are so ingrained, so easy and so <em>obvious</em> that people don't need to think about them. It's by design, of course - make them sticky, make them frictionless.</p>\n<p>To have to put real effort into what you are doing and actually adopt a <em>philosophy</em> for how you engage on the web is further than many are willing to go without having a real sense of why they should or what benefits they might gain from it.</p>\n<p>As much as the technology needs to be easy to use the rationale is, perhaps, more important.</p>",
        "text": "Liked: Wrapping My Head Around Micro.blog and IndieWeb \u2013 JSON Writes...\n\n  Even the IndieWeb website doesn\u2019t do a great job of explaining what it is, or what it means to \u201cjoin the IndieWeb\u201d. As far as I can tell, it\u2019s a collection of practices and technologies that connects independent blog-type websites together into a quasi social network.\n\nIn discussing micro.blog and the #indieweb, Jason makes a valid point which others, and myself, have echoed. Social networks are so ingrained, so easy and so obvious that people don't need to think about them. It's by design, of course - make them sticky, make them frictionless.\nTo have to put real effort into what you are doing and actually adopt a philosophy for how you engage on the web is further than many are willing to go without having a real sense of why they should or what benefits they might gain from it.\nAs much as the technology needs to be easy to use the rationale is, perhaps, more important."
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The Social Web

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        "html": "<p>Something I've written about a lot over the years is the social web. The context and scope of what that entails has changed sometimes but when I think of it now I know exactly what I'm referring to. Still, <a href=\"https://colinwalker.blog/06-04-2018-1823/#54449\">after my recent comment</a>, I wanted to really get my thoughts together.</p>\n<p>When we hear the word <em>social</em> we invariably follow it with media or network - the pervasiveness of Twitter and Facebook <em>et al.</em> has co-opted the word in 21st century parlance. Such is their power.</p>\n<p>What is social?</p>\n<p><strong>Social</strong><br />/\u2019s\u014dSH\u0259l/<br /><em>adjective</em></p>\n<ol><li>of or relating to society or its organization.</li>\n<li>needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities.</li>\n</ol><p>Four and a half years ago I came up with:</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  <em>\"Social is a series of shared experiences.\"</em>\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>Shared experiences can happen anywhere - online, offline, a social network, the comments on an article, a forum, a football stadium, discussing last night's TV on your lunch break.</p>\n<p>The point is that social is so much bigger than social networks, even if Facebook <em>does</em> have over two billion active users.</p>\n<p>It's not quantity that's important, it's not reach nor influence. No, it's the quality of the connection itself that's key. It's the relationship that is built between individuals rather than the metrics games of followers, likes and retweets.</p>\n<p>Numbers mean nothing if they are empty.</p>\n<p>The social web encompasses so much more than a timeline, it is any means to interact and engage with someone else via the internet. Any way that we can mention someone, get a message across, talk to them and discuss - <em>this</em> is the social web.</p>\n<p>Email, blogs, forums, anywhere that allows comments or replies, anyone who responds to something and links back to the original piece, it is those connections that matter.</p>\n<p>Cal Newport described the difference between the <em><a href=\"http://calnewport.com/blog/2018/03/20/on-social-media-and-its-discontents/\">social internet and social media</a></em> as follows:</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  <em>\"The social internet describes the general ways in which the global communication network and open protocols known as \u201cthe internet\u201d enable good things like connecting people, spreading information, and supporting expression and activism.</em></p>\n<p>  <em>\"Social media, by contrast, describes the attempt to privatize these capabilities by large companies within the newly emerged algorithmic attention economy, a particularly virulent strain of the attention sector that leverages personal data and sophisticated algorithms to ruthlessly siphon users\u2019 cognitive capital.\"</em>\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>I've always used web rather than internet but it's the same thing.</p>\n<p>Yes, social media is a <em>part</em> of the social web - it used to supplement it perfectly - but it has become increasingly closed, increasingly profit driven, for the benefit of the networks rather than those who use them.</p>\n<p>And we went along with it.</p>\n<p>The social web shrank because people and businesses abandoned their own properties, closed comments, posted on the social networks to once again reach those that no longer visited. How many times have we heard <em>\"go where your audience is\"</em> as an online strategy.</p>\n<p>For an offline equivalent consider how many rural communities are dying as successive generations abandon them and flee to the cities in search of work and a \"better\" life. Then the transport links to those communities suffer as is it not economically viable to run regular services, further isolating those that remain.</p>\n<p>The same thing happened to the social web. The networks grew in size and scope meaning you almost never had to leave. Everything you ever needed was a few clicks away, held within the walls of these great cities. Personal websites sat idle like the empty second homes of those who holiday in the country a couple of times a year.</p>\n<p>Convenience is a powerful motivator even if there is a cost.</p>\n<p>Recently, however, there is a growing dissatisfaction with the networks and some seek a return to the social web, to their own sites and ways to connect them with those of others. They look to move back to those rural communities and re-establish those links but in better, more efficient ways than before.</p>\n<p>Cal talks of \"social protocols\" whereby people can <em>\"create and own a digital identity\"</em> and for those <em>\"digital identities to agree to establish a descriptive social link\"</em> such that we know who we are dealing with and can trust those interactions. The Indieweb sees the domain as this identity.</p>\n<p>He is right - <em>\"there are few serious technical obstacles to implementing these protocols\"</em> but there are major <em>cultural</em> obstacles and the unwillingness of the networks to cede even the slightest control of the data housed within their walls.</p>\n<p>Whatever form these new social protocols ultimately take, their use must at least match the convenience of the networks or the social web could be lost forever.</p>",
        "text": "Something I've written about a lot over the years is the social web. The context and scope of what that entails has changed sometimes but when I think of it now I know exactly what I'm referring to. Still, after my recent comment, I wanted to really get my thoughts together.\nWhen we hear the word social we invariably follow it with media or network - the pervasiveness of Twitter and Facebook et al. has co-opted the word in 21st century parlance. Such is their power.\nWhat is social?\nSocial\n/\u2019s\u014dSH\u0259l/\nadjective\nof or relating to society or its organization.\nneeding companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities.\nFour and a half years ago I came up with:\n\n  \"Social is a series of shared experiences.\"\n\nShared experiences can happen anywhere - online, offline, a social network, the comments on an article, a forum, a football stadium, discussing last night's TV on your lunch break.\nThe point is that social is so much bigger than social networks, even if Facebook does have over two billion active users.\nIt's not quantity that's important, it's not reach nor influence. No, it's the quality of the connection itself that's key. It's the relationship that is built between individuals rather than the metrics games of followers, likes and retweets.\nNumbers mean nothing if they are empty.\nThe social web encompasses so much more than a timeline, it is any means to interact and engage with someone else via the internet. Any way that we can mention someone, get a message across, talk to them and discuss - this is the social web.\nEmail, blogs, forums, anywhere that allows comments or replies, anyone who responds to something and links back to the original piece, it is those connections that matter.\nCal Newport described the difference between the social internet and social media as follows:\n\n  \"The social internet describes the general ways in which the global communication network and open protocols known as \u201cthe internet\u201d enable good things like connecting people, spreading information, and supporting expression and activism.\n  \"Social media, by contrast, describes the attempt to privatize these capabilities by large companies within the newly emerged algorithmic attention economy, a particularly virulent strain of the attention sector that leverages personal data and sophisticated algorithms to ruthlessly siphon users\u2019 cognitive capital.\"\n\nI've always used web rather than internet but it's the same thing.\nYes, social media is a part of the social web - it used to supplement it perfectly - but it has become increasingly closed, increasingly profit driven, for the benefit of the networks rather than those who use them.\nAnd we went along with it.\nThe social web shrank because people and businesses abandoned their own properties, closed comments, posted on the social networks to once again reach those that no longer visited. How many times have we heard \"go where your audience is\" as an online strategy.\nFor an offline equivalent consider how many rural communities are dying as successive generations abandon them and flee to the cities in search of work and a \"better\" life. Then the transport links to those communities suffer as is it not economically viable to run regular services, further isolating those that remain.\nThe same thing happened to the social web. The networks grew in size and scope meaning you almost never had to leave. Everything you ever needed was a few clicks away, held within the walls of these great cities. Personal websites sat idle like the empty second homes of those who holiday in the country a couple of times a year.\nConvenience is a powerful motivator even if there is a cost.\nRecently, however, there is a growing dissatisfaction with the networks and some seek a return to the social web, to their own sites and ways to connect them with those of others. They look to move back to those rural communities and re-establish those links but in better, more efficient ways than before.\nCal talks of \"social protocols\" whereby people can \"create and own a digital identity\" and for those \"digital identities to agree to establish a descriptive social link\" such that we know who we are dealing with and can trust those interactions. The Indieweb sees the domain as this identity.\nHe is right - \"there are few serious technical obstacles to implementing these protocols\" but there are major cultural obstacles and the unwillingness of the networks to cede even the slightest control of the data housed within their walls.\nWhatever form these new social protocols ultimately take, their use must at least match the convenience of the networks or the social web could be lost forever."
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Homebrew Website Club Baltimore

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    "published": "2018-04-19T21:03:39+00:00",
    "url": "http://stream.boffosocko.com/2018/dajbelshaw-noterlive-is-primarily-a-posting-interface-to-twitter-mostly",
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        "https://twitter.com/ChrisAldrich/status/987074293996703745"
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        "https://twitter.com/dajbelshaw/status/987058507974434829",
        "http://stream.boffosocko.com/2018/dajbelshaw-in-future-if-you-prefer-to-keep-your-content"
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        "text": "@dajbelshaw Noterlive is primarily a posting interface to Twitter (mostly for livetweeting though it could continue to add some of that functionality in the future) that gives you back your data. You would still want to pay some attention to your account for side conversations and replies as well as other conference activity. In many cases I use it primarily as a note taking tool to keep content for archival purposes after the fact.\n\n\nFor additional two-way interaction you could use WordPress plugins like Webmention and Brid.gy Publish to get the comments, likes, etc. back to your website. I've outlined a piece of that type of workflow here: http://boffosocko.com/2017/04/15/mentions-from-twitter-to-my-website/ (This might also be useful to you if you've left Twitter, but still want to know when you're being mentioned without needing to log into Twitter to check it.)\n\n\nOtherwise, you might also consider going full IndieWeb, in which case you could post everything directly from your website and syndicate to Twitter and then getting all the responses directly back to your site. Some of this depends on how much work you want to do to get the moving pieces working properly. You'll notice this is roughly what I'm doing on my own site with you now. Example: http://stream.boffosocko.com/2018/dajbelshaw-in-future-if-you-prefer-to-keep-your-content",
        "html": "@dajbelshaw Noterlive is primarily a posting interface to Twitter (mostly for livetweeting though it could continue to add some of that functionality in the future) that gives you back your data. You would still want to pay some attention to your account for side conversations and replies as well as other conference activity. In many cases I use it primarily as a note taking tool to keep content for archival purposes after the fact.<br /><br />\nFor additional two-way interaction you could use WordPress plugins like Webmention and Brid.gy Publish to get the comments, likes, etc. back to your website. I've outlined a piece of that type of workflow here: <a href=\"http://boffosocko.com/2017/04/15/mentions-from-twitter-to-my-website/\">http://boffosocko.com/2017/04/15/mentions-from-twitter-to-my-website/</a> (This might also be useful to you if you've left Twitter, but still want to know when you're being mentioned without needing to log into Twitter to check it.)<br /><br />\nOtherwise, you might also consider going full IndieWeb, in which case you could post everything directly from your website and syndicate to Twitter and then getting all the responses directly back to your site. Some of this depends on how much work you want to do to get the moving pieces working properly. You'll notice this is roughly what I'm doing on my own site with you now. Example: <a href=\"http://stream.boffosocko.com/2018/dajbelshaw-in-future-if-you-prefer-to-keep-your-content\">http://stream.boffosocko.com/2018/dajbelshaw-in-future-if-you-prefer-to-keep-your-content</a><br /><br />"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2018-04-19T18:27:36+00:00",
    "url": "http://stream.boffosocko.com/2018/jgmac1106-ive-often-wondered-about-potential-expanded-vocabularies-for-microformats",
    "in-reply-to": [
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        "text": "@jgmac1106 I've often wondered about potential expanded vocabularies for microformats within the educational space. I know many use a variety of other metadata including schema and dublin core, but I've never really come across any application which consume these or do anything useful for them other than add an administrative tax to the user who are doing them. Perhaps we should begin documenting some of them to build a more long term valuable solution?"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Chris Aldrich",
        "url": "http://stream.boffosocko.com/profile/chrisaldrich",
        "photo": "https://aperture-media.p3k.io/stream.boffosocko.com/d0ba9f65fcbf0cef3bdbcccc0b6a1f42b1310f7ab2e07208c7a396166cde26b1.jpg"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2018-04-19T18:18:10+00:00",
    "url": "http://stream.boffosocko.com/2018/jgmac1106-perhaps-we-might-create-and-use-a-corner-of",
    "syndication": [
        "https://twitter.com/ChrisAldrich/status/987032635796058112"
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    "in-reply-to": [
        "https://twitter.com/jgmac1106/status/987024112106127361",
        "http://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2018/04/19/this-is-what-i-am-exploring-for-academics-in-our"
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        "text": "@jgmac1106 Perhaps we might create and use a corner of the IndieWeb wiki to begin documenting the use of these types of things? We could start on the https://indieweb.org/Indieweb_for_Education page and subsection them out as they grow in size and scope? If there are consuming applications for differing types of metadata, let's list those. The best answer may be to begin documenting pieces of what are out there and then figuring out a way to create more IndieWeb or decentralized and open versions of them. Having an editable, but centralized source of information can certainly be helpful. (Unless you know of another that already exists?)",
        "html": "@jgmac1106 Perhaps we might create and use a corner of the IndieWeb wiki to begin documenting the use of these types of things? We could start on the <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Indieweb_for_Education\">https://indieweb.org/Indieweb_for_Education</a> page and subsection them out as they grow in size and scope? If there are consuming applications for differing types of metadata, let's list those. The best answer may be to begin documenting pieces of what are out there and then figuring out a way to create more IndieWeb or decentralized and open versions of them. Having an editable, but centralized source of information can certainly be helpful. (Unless you know of another that already exists?)"
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        "name": "Chris Aldrich",
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Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things

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        "name": "<span class='p-author h-card'>Kh\u00fcrt Williams</span>",
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    "url": "https://islandinthenet.com/thoughts/",
    "published": "2018-04-19T18:52:42+00:00",
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        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/\">Island in the Net - A personal website by Kh\u00fcrt Williams, with imagery, and inchoate ramblings on coffee, beer, and geekery.</a></p>\nThis post is about a number of things that have been on my mind for a while.\n<h2>Photography</h2>\n<p>During the 2017 end of year holidays, I dropped and damaged the mirror box of my Nikon D5100 <em>baby</em> DSLR. It was not a new camera when I bought it on eBay (circa 2012) but it worked flawlessly for the years I have owned it. Surely had I not dropped it, it would have yielded at least another 5 years of service. I was quite upset when I discovered was damaged but excite that the lens that was attached was in good shape. I was also excited at the prospect of buying a new camera. The D5100 was released in April 2011 and in the intervening years, newer, and more capable cameras had been introduced by Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Olympus and Canon. Buying a new camera, however, presented a new challenge. Which camera to choose?</p>\n<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Kingston-Mill_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Kingston Mill Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331\" />Kingston Mill\n<p>Canon EOS 5D Mark III + Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM  @ 70mm ISO 100 1/320s \u0192/4</p><p>There is a lot of buzz around mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (MILC). A new term is needed to describe these types of cameras. The term mirrorless camera is as silly as the term horseless carriage. I suggest the term <strong>digitial viewfinder camera</strong>(DVC) or <em>digial interchangeable lens viewfinder</em>(DILV) or <em>electronic viewfinder</em>(EV). Whatever you all it though, the news style of interchangeable lens camera seems to be popular with many photographers.</p>\n<p>At one time or the other over the last two to three years I have rented Olympus, Sony, Fuji and Panasonic interchangeable lens cameras. They all have pros and cons with the newer iterations of each camera improving and reducing the problem areas.</p>\n<p>I must look like a wet mangy dog without my camera because my wife\u2019s best friend offered to let me use her father\u2019s<a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/#fn-37064-1\">1</a> <em>used</em> camera and lens; a Canon EOS 5D Mk II with Canon EF 70-200 USM IL f/2.8. The 5D Mk II is a full-frame DSLR with \u201cpro\u201d level features. The EF 70-200 mm lens is worth more than all my existing lenses combined. I\u2019ve never used Canon camera\u2019s and lenses and I wasn\u2019t sure what to do with this kit as is. Last week, after learning from a work colleague that any EF lens will work with the EOS 5D MK II, I started looking on eBay for used 35mm and 50mm EF lenses. In my mind, it was worth it to get a used lens for less than $100. I was tired of shooting photos of the <a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/where-is-spring/\">birds in the backyard</a>. However, I didn\u2019t need to.</p>\n<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Fisherman_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Fisherman Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331\" />Fisherman<p>I remembered that my Dad has given me his Canon Rebel film camera a few years ago. I knew it was somewhere in the basement. I took a few weeks but I finally found it. It has a Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. It\u2019s compatible with the 5D Mk III. I took the camera and lens on a recent road trip to Michigan and Ohio. I downloaded a few of the photos and noticed that the quality wasn\u2019t what I expected. The images all seem \u201chazy\u201d. I assumed it was due to poor skill on my part \u2014 shooting images with the light in the background. But I noticed that photos taken indoors with front lightning had the same issue. I examined the lens and discovered that some semi-transparent \u201cgoo\u201d on the inside of the lens.</p>\n<p>If I continue to use this lens, I will need to use the Adobe Lightroom \u201cdehaze\u201d tool for every captured image.</p>\n<p>I found some inexpensive Nikon to Canon lens adapters on Amazon. I could use my existing Nikon lenses. The caveat is that the adapters do not allow the use of auto-focus and TTL metering. I promise I would not replace my Nikon until after my 2017 taxes are filed. I can\u2019t wait. Perhaps I\u2019ll get a deal on a Nikon D500.</p>\n<p>I\u2019ve also struggled with impostor syndrome. I look at the excellent work by an artist like <a href=\"https://olafphotoblog.com/\">Olaf</a> and. I compare my work to theirs; which is a mistake. Olaf and have talent and years of experience. I\u2019m just an amateur who photographs mostly on the weekend. The comparison leaves me feeling inadequate. I put the camera down and my skills atrophy. Why am I doing this?</p>\n<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Old-Route-27_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Old Route 27 Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331\" />Old Route 27<h2>Graves Disease</h2>\n<p>Over 12 years ago, I was <a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/thirst/\">diagnosed</a> with Type 1 diabetes. After diagnosis, I started seeing a specialist, an endocrinologist, about every three months. On these regular visits, we discuss insulin regimen, diet, exercise and the results of my lab tests. The lab results have lots of information that is interesting and useful to an endocrinologist but I only paid attention to the cholesterol and A1C values. But my endo looks at all of it.</p>\n<p>One of the things she was testing, was my thyroid function, which until recently was normal. And then it wasn\u2019t. She tested my thyroid function because people with other immune system diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, have an increased risk of hyperthyroidism. And the onset happened just as rapidly as it did for my Type 1 diabetes. After a battery of test over a few weeks, my endocrinologist confirmed a diagnosis of <a href=\"https://www.thyroid.org/graves-disease/\">Grave\u2019s Disease</a> which the <a href=\"https://www.thyroid.org/\">American Thyroid Association</a> describes thusly:</p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Graves\u2019 disease is an autoimmune disease that leads to a generalized overactivity of the entire thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the United States. It is named after Robert Graves, an Irish physician, who described this form of hyperthyroidism about 150 years ago. It is 7-8 times more common in women than men.</p>\n<p>  Graves\u2019 disease is triggered by a process in the body\u2019s immune system, which normally protects us from foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. The immune system destroys foreign invaders with substances called antibodies produced by blood cells known as lymphocytes. Sometimes the immune system can be tricked into making antibodies that cross-react with proteins on our own cells. In many cases, these antibodies can cause the destruction of those cells. In Graves\u2019 disease, these antibodies (called the thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb) or thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI) do the opposite \u2013 they cause the cells to work overtime. The antibodies in Graves\u2019 disease bind to receptors on the surface of thyroid cells and stimulate those cells to overproduce and release thyroid hormones. This results in an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism).\n</p></blockquote>\n<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Kingston-Mill_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Kingston Mill Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331 1\" />Kingston Mill<p>Looking back over the last few months, I know I felt the symptoms of the disease, even though I did know how to interpret them.</p>\n<p>I was anxious and irritable and quite emotional. Anger. And sadness. My hands are shaking slightly and it is harder to use a computer \u2014 either a keyboard or touchscreen. I am sensitive to heat and it feels like I am sweating into my socks. I feel tired while simultaneously feeling energetic (heart palpitations) and falling asleep was is challenging. I lost seven pounds.</p>\n<p>So now you know. I now have two autoimmune diseases. My endo gave me options for treatment \u2014 pills, surgery, radiation therapy. I opted for the pills. I am hoping the pills work.</p>\n<p>I\u2019ll also find out from her what the other results on my lab test mean. Am I at risk for another autoimmune disease?</p>\n<h2>Work</h2>\n<p>Work has been stressful since a management change last year. As a consultant, I had worked harmoniously with the last two managers but over the last year, I had felt the relationship with the new manager was straining. It was also causing me considerable stress. On Monday I had a panic attack while at the office. I came home early.</p>\n<p>My wife reassured me that she was onboard with me leaving. The <a href=\"https://hbr.org/2014/01/is-your-boss-a-psychopath\">toxic environment</a> created by this person was affecting my mental and physical health.</p>\n<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lake-Carnegie_iPhone-7_20180331.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Lake Carnegie iPhone 7 20180331\" />Lake Carnegie<p>I had started looking for new opportunities elsewhere but this week my work for the client came to an abrupt end. I was told that my services were no longer needed. I didn\u2019t say a word. I didn\u2019t ask why. I simply said \u201cok\u201d, packed up my day bag, handed in my laptop and pass, and left.</p>\n<p>Now I have time to focus on finding my next gig or my next job. I\u2019ve spoken to a few recruiters and also reached out to a few colleagues and friends. Next week I hope to be busy with interviews and hope I will have a few offers buy the end of April.</p>\n<h2>Writing</h2>\n<p><img src=\"https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/ten_thousand.png\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things ten thousand\" title=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things\" /></p>\n<p>As a blogger, it\u2019s easy to fall into the trap of thinking everything I write about is already known by everyone, or that my audience on <em>Island in the Net</em> has seen everything I\u2019ve ever published. It\u2019s good to remember that every day, someone might be part of the <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/1053/\">few</a> to learn something new-to-them, even if I\u2019ve written about it previously.</p>\n<p>I have a backlog of about 116 articles in draft mode. The majority of these are technical articles about photography, web development, and the IndieWeb. I want to set aside time to work on these. Perhaps some will be long form, but I suspect most will be short.</p>\n<h2>Diabetes</h2>\n<p>My diabetes management is fairly good. I usually manage to keep my A1C within the recommended range. But managing diabetes is not without challenges. Because, I often get hypoglycemic when I go hiking, I don\u2019t exercise as much as I may need for optimal health. The fear of the hypoglycemia keeps me sitting at the computer. But that may soon change. A new type of insulin pump is on the market and I have one of the first models, the Medtronic 670G. It\u2019s a closed loop system. Readings from a CGMS are relayed back to the insulin pump which can adjust insulin delivery to suit the need. On Tuesday I was trained in how to setup and use the CGMS and 670G. There is a little bit of a learning curve. I had my ACCU-Chek insulin pump and Dexcom CGMS for over four years. I had mastered the technology. I\u2019ll have to learn anew.</p>\n<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Duck_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Duck Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331\" />Duck<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Ducks_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Ducks Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331\" />Ducks<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Ducks_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Ducks Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331 1\" />Duck<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Ducks_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Ducks Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331 2\" />Duck<img src=\"https://islandinthenet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Ducks_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III_20180331-3.jpg\" alt=\"Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things Ducks Canon EOS 5D Mark III 20180331 3\" />Duck<ol><li>\nKunj Trivedi: <a href=\"http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-call-of-the-wild-1399735\">Call of the Wild</a>, <a href=\"https://www.mid-day.com/articles/79-and-off-to-chase-a-cheetah/85722\">79, And Off To Chase A Cheetah</a>, <a href=\"http://betterphotography.in/perspectives/interviews/tryst-wild/36/\">A Tryst With The Wild</a> <a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/#fnref-37064-1\">\u21a9</a>\n</li>\n</ol><p>The post <a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/thoughts/\">&lt;span class='p-name'&gt;Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things&lt;/span&gt;</a> by <a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/\">&lt;span class='p-author h-card'&gt;Kh\u00fcrt Williams&lt;/span&gt;</a> appeared first on <a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/\">Island in the Net</a>.</p>\nSyndicated to:<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/khurtwilliams/status/987044429746798592\"> Twitter</a> <a href=\"https://plus.google.com/108450240479866108610/posts/b3MPrbpyUtH\"> Google+</a></p>",
        "text": "Island in the Net - A personal website by Kh\u00fcrt Williams, with imagery, and inchoate ramblings on coffee, beer, and geekery.\nThis post is about a number of things that have been on my mind for a while.\nPhotography\nDuring the 2017 end of year holidays, I dropped and damaged the mirror box of my Nikon D5100 baby DSLR. It was not a new camera when I bought it on eBay (circa 2012) but it worked flawlessly for the years I have owned it. Surely had I not dropped it, it would have yielded at least another 5 years of service. I was quite upset when I discovered was damaged but excite that the lens that was attached was in good shape. I was also excited at the prospect of buying a new camera. The D5100 was released in April 2011 and in the intervening years, newer, and more capable cameras had been introduced by Nikon, Sony, Fuji, Olympus and Canon. Buying a new camera, however, presented a new challenge. Which camera to choose?\nKingston Mill\nCanon EOS 5D Mark III + Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM  @ 70mm ISO 100 1/320s \u0192/4There is a lot of buzz around mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (MILC). A new term is needed to describe these types of cameras. The term mirrorless camera is as silly as the term horseless carriage. I suggest the term digitial viewfinder camera(DVC) or digial interchangeable lens viewfinder(DILV) or electronic viewfinder(EV). Whatever you all it though, the news style of interchangeable lens camera seems to be popular with many photographers.\nAt one time or the other over the last two to three years I have rented Olympus, Sony, Fuji and Panasonic interchangeable lens cameras. They all have pros and cons with the newer iterations of each camera improving and reducing the problem areas.\nI must look like a wet mangy dog without my camera because my wife\u2019s best friend offered to let me use her father\u2019s1 used camera and lens; a Canon EOS 5D Mk II with Canon EF 70-200 USM IL f/2.8. The 5D Mk II is a full-frame DSLR with \u201cpro\u201d level features. The EF 70-200 mm lens is worth more than all my existing lenses combined. I\u2019ve never used Canon camera\u2019s and lenses and I wasn\u2019t sure what to do with this kit as is. Last week, after learning from a work colleague that any EF lens will work with the EOS 5D MK II, I started looking on eBay for used 35mm and 50mm EF lenses. In my mind, it was worth it to get a used lens for less than $100. I was tired of shooting photos of the birds in the backyard. However, I didn\u2019t need to.\nFishermanI remembered that my Dad has given me his Canon Rebel film camera a few years ago. I knew it was somewhere in the basement. I took a few weeks but I finally found it. It has a Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. It\u2019s compatible with the 5D Mk III. I took the camera and lens on a recent road trip to Michigan and Ohio. I downloaded a few of the photos and noticed that the quality wasn\u2019t what I expected. The images all seem \u201chazy\u201d. I assumed it was due to poor skill on my part \u2014 shooting images with the light in the background. But I noticed that photos taken indoors with front lightning had the same issue. I examined the lens and discovered that some semi-transparent \u201cgoo\u201d on the inside of the lens.\nIf I continue to use this lens, I will need to use the Adobe Lightroom \u201cdehaze\u201d tool for every captured image.\nI found some inexpensive Nikon to Canon lens adapters on Amazon. I could use my existing Nikon lenses. The caveat is that the adapters do not allow the use of auto-focus and TTL metering. I promise I would not replace my Nikon until after my 2017 taxes are filed. I can\u2019t wait. Perhaps I\u2019ll get a deal on a Nikon D500.\nI\u2019ve also struggled with impostor syndrome. I look at the excellent work by an artist like Olaf and. I compare my work to theirs; which is a mistake. Olaf and have talent and years of experience. I\u2019m just an amateur who photographs mostly on the weekend. The comparison leaves me feeling inadequate. I put the camera down and my skills atrophy. Why am I doing this?\nOld Route 27Graves Disease\nOver 12 years ago, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. After diagnosis, I started seeing a specialist, an endocrinologist, about every three months. On these regular visits, we discuss insulin regimen, diet, exercise and the results of my lab tests. The lab results have lots of information that is interesting and useful to an endocrinologist but I only paid attention to the cholesterol and A1C values. But my endo looks at all of it.\nOne of the things she was testing, was my thyroid function, which until recently was normal. And then it wasn\u2019t. She tested my thyroid function because people with other immune system diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, have an increased risk of hyperthyroidism. And the onset happened just as rapidly as it did for my Type 1 diabetes. After a battery of test over a few weeks, my endocrinologist confirmed a diagnosis of Grave\u2019s Disease which the American Thyroid Association describes thusly:\n\n  Graves\u2019 disease is an autoimmune disease that leads to a generalized overactivity of the entire thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the United States. It is named after Robert Graves, an Irish physician, who described this form of hyperthyroidism about 150 years ago. It is 7-8 times more common in women than men.\n  Graves\u2019 disease is triggered by a process in the body\u2019s immune system, which normally protects us from foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. The immune system destroys foreign invaders with substances called antibodies produced by blood cells known as lymphocytes. Sometimes the immune system can be tricked into making antibodies that cross-react with proteins on our own cells. In many cases, these antibodies can cause the destruction of those cells. In Graves\u2019 disease, these antibodies (called the thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb) or thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI) do the opposite \u2013 they cause the cells to work overtime. The antibodies in Graves\u2019 disease bind to receptors on the surface of thyroid cells and stimulate those cells to overproduce and release thyroid hormones. This results in an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism).\n\nKingston MillLooking back over the last few months, I know I felt the symptoms of the disease, even though I did know how to interpret them.\nI was anxious and irritable and quite emotional. Anger. And sadness. My hands are shaking slightly and it is harder to use a computer \u2014 either a keyboard or touchscreen. I am sensitive to heat and it feels like I am sweating into my socks. I feel tired while simultaneously feeling energetic (heart palpitations) and falling asleep was is challenging. I lost seven pounds.\nSo now you know. I now have two autoimmune diseases. My endo gave me options for treatment \u2014 pills, surgery, radiation therapy. I opted for the pills. I am hoping the pills work.\nI\u2019ll also find out from her what the other results on my lab test mean. Am I at risk for another autoimmune disease?\nWork\nWork has been stressful since a management change last year. As a consultant, I had worked harmoniously with the last two managers but over the last year, I had felt the relationship with the new manager was straining. It was also causing me considerable stress. On Monday I had a panic attack while at the office. I came home early.\nMy wife reassured me that she was onboard with me leaving. The toxic environment created by this person was affecting my mental and physical health.\nLake CarnegieI had started looking for new opportunities elsewhere but this week my work for the client came to an abrupt end. I was told that my services were no longer needed. I didn\u2019t say a word. I didn\u2019t ask why. I simply said \u201cok\u201d, packed up my day bag, handed in my laptop and pass, and left.\nNow I have time to focus on finding my next gig or my next job. I\u2019ve spoken to a few recruiters and also reached out to a few colleagues and friends. Next week I hope to be busy with interviews and hope I will have a few offers buy the end of April.\nWriting\n\nAs a blogger, it\u2019s easy to fall into the trap of thinking everything I write about is already known by everyone, or that my audience on Island in the Net has seen everything I\u2019ve ever published. It\u2019s good to remember that every day, someone might be part of the few to learn something new-to-them, even if I\u2019ve written about it previously.\nI have a backlog of about 116 articles in draft mode. The majority of these are technical articles about photography, web development, and the IndieWeb. I want to set aside time to work on these. Perhaps some will be long form, but I suspect most will be short.\nDiabetes\nMy diabetes management is fairly good. I usually manage to keep my A1C within the recommended range. But managing diabetes is not without challenges. Because, I often get hypoglycemic when I go hiking, I don\u2019t exercise as much as I may need for optimal health. The fear of the hypoglycemia keeps me sitting at the computer. But that may soon change. A new type of insulin pump is on the market and I have one of the first models, the Medtronic 670G. It\u2019s a closed loop system. Readings from a CGMS are relayed back to the insulin pump which can adjust insulin delivery to suit the need. On Tuesday I was trained in how to setup and use the CGMS and 670G. There is a little bit of a learning curve. I had my ACCU-Chek insulin pump and Dexcom CGMS for over four years. I had mastered the technology. I\u2019ll have to learn anew.\nDuckDucksDuckDuckDuck\nKunj Trivedi: Call of the Wild, 79, And Off To Chase A Cheetah, A Tryst With The Wild \u21a9\n\nThe post <span class='p-name'>Photography, Graves Disease, Insulin pumps and a lot of other things</span> by <span class='p-author h-card'>Kh\u00fcrt Williams</span> appeared first on Island in the Net.\nSyndicated to: Twitter  Google+"
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        "text": "I spent a little time fixing up the way this site presents my h-card on the summary of blog posts. In case you're wondering, an h-card is a way of presenting information about yourself or your organisation on your website that makes it easy for other websites to identify you with your work, for example in webmentions. \n\n            More this way ...",
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        "text": "There is also the counterpart: 'untag-of' posts (https://indieweb.org/untag) which are more of a brainstorm at this point, but I figured worth pointing out as a future enhancement, in case that helps generalize the code for 'tag-of' support.\n\nProblem: currently you have to use Github\u2019s web UI to remove a label from an issue.\n\nIf you could post an 'untag-of' response to a GitHub issue, and Bridgy Publish recognized that, it could call the GitHub API to (attempt to) remove the respective label from that issue.\n\nThe current brainstormed markup is similar to that for a 'tag-of' post, but with class name 'untag-of' instead.\n\nFeedback and contributions welcome on https://indieweb.org/untag\n\nAlso reasonable to consider 'untag-of' support a potential future separate issue rather than as part of implementing 'tag-of' support.",
        "html": "There is also the counterpart: 'untag-of' posts (<a href=\"https://indieweb.org/untag\">https://indieweb.org/untag</a>) which are more of a brainstorm at this point, but I figured worth pointing out as a future enhancement, in case that helps generalize the code for 'tag-of' support.<br /><br />Problem: currently you have to use Github\u2019s web UI to remove a label from an issue.<br /><br />If you could post an 'untag-of' response to a GitHub issue, and Bridgy Publish recognized that, it could call the GitHub API to (attempt to) remove the respective label from that issue.<br /><br />The current brainstormed markup is similar to that for a 'tag-of' post, but with class name 'untag-of' instead.<br /><br />Feedback and contributions welcome on <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/untag\">https://indieweb.org/untag</a><br /><br />Also reasonable to consider 'untag-of' support a potential future separate issue rather than as part of implementing 'tag-of' support."
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