{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@phil",
        "url": "https://wrestling.social/@phil",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://wrestling.social/@phil/110883574000747712",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019m following 300ish people on here and it still feels a bit TOO laid back. Who in the fediverse should I be following for The Good Shit a couple times per day? Indie web preferred <a href=\"https://wrestling.social/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href=\"https://wrestling.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m following 300ish people on here and it still feels a bit TOO laid back. Who in the fediverse should I be following for The Good Shit a couple times per day? Indie web preferred #fediverse #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-13T17:51:06+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38634653",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@closingtags",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@closingtags",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@closingtags/110883000939309179",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I love seeing these posts from Allison Seboldt about what it takes to run multiple SaaS products and be a completely independent developer!</p><p><a href=\"https://allisonseboldt.com/june-2023/\"><span>https://</span><span>allisonseboldt.com/june-2023/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indiedev\">#<span>indiedev</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/startups\">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/saas\">#<span>saas</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I love seeing these posts from Allison Seboldt about what it takes to run multiple SaaS products and be a completely independent developer!https://allisonseboldt.com/june-2023/#indiedev #indieweb #webdev #startups #saas"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-13T15:25:21+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38633708",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@cambridgeport90",
        "url": "https://social.platypush.tech/@cambridgeport90",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.platypush.tech/@cambridgeport90/110878123924316367",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>In relationship to that, though, what we need is an all-around client which supports both Fediverse, with emphasis on the AP API rather than a specific software's API, as well as the <a href=\"https://social.platypush.tech/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> spec; webmention, post kinds, and what not. That's one of my project ideas, and it will be available via the <a href=\"https://social.platypush.tech/tags/dotnet\">#<span>dotnet</span></a> ecosystem if I can get existing libraries to behave with .NET core. One of the first experiments I want to run once I get accomplished as adding references and what not to projects, is compiling the P3K PHP library under .NET Core. That way .NET devs don't need a separate library, and PHP can be used in a scenario which is right now, more edge case, than not.</p>",
        "text": "In relationship to that, though, what we need is an all-around client which supports both Fediverse, with emphasis on the AP API rather than a specific software's API, as well as the #Indieweb spec; webmention, post kinds, and what not. That's one of my project ideas, and it will be available via the #dotnet ecosystem if I can get existing libraries to behave with .NET core. One of the first experiments I want to run once I get accomplished as adding references and what not to projects, is compiling the P3K PHP library under .NET Core. That way .NET devs don't need a separate library, and PHP can be used in a scenario which is right now, more edge case, than not."
    },
    "published": "2023-08-12T18:45:04+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38628153",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ArpComics",
        "url": "https://sunny.garden/@ArpComics",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://sunny.garden/@ArpComics/110867334720494760",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.variousbits.net/@dmje\">@<span>dmje</span></a></span> kinda, it\u2019s possible to share a link from WP and have replies here be imported to WP. But not like Disqus. Look up <a href=\"https://sunny.garden/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> for more info.</p>",
        "text": "@dmje kinda, it\u2019s possible to share a link from WP and have replies here be imported to WP. But not like Disqus. Look up #IndieWeb for more info."
    },
    "published": "2023-08-10T21:01:14+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38611431",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@dasrecht",
        "url": "https://chaos.social/@dasrecht",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://chaos.social/@dasrecht/110866292698145082",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I would love it when a lot of people that have perfect content just have a blog... a simple one with links and not feed X or other closed platforms day by day. But one can dream about the <a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I would love it when a lot of people that have perfect content just have a blog... a simple one with links and not feed X or other closed platforms day by day. But one can dream about the #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-10T16:36:14+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38609314",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

How to verify your Threads account using your Mastodon profile

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2023-08-10T13:25:47+00:00",
    "url": "https://werd.io/2023/how-to-verify-your-threads-account-using-your-mastodon-profile",
    "category": [
        "Technology"
    ],
    "bookmark-of": [
        "https://www.theverge.com/23826506/threads-mastodon-profile-verification-how-to"
    ],
    "name": "How to verify your Threads account using your Mastodon profile",
    "content": {
        "text": "It's truly beautiful to see Threads begin to embrace indieweb and federated social web protocols. This is a first step; true federation is, I've been assured, coming. #Technology",
        "html": "<p>It's truly beautiful to see Threads begin to embrace indieweb and federated social web protocols. This is a first step; true federation is, I've been assured, coming. <a href=\"https://werd.io/tag/Technology\" class=\"p-category\">#Technology</a></p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Ben Werdmuller",
        "url": "https://werd.io/profile/benwerd",
        "photo": "https://werd.io/file/5d388c5fb16ea14aac640912/thumb.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "bookmark",
    "_id": "38607618",
    "_source": "191",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@escribitionist",
        "url": "https://mas.to/@escribitionist",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mas.to/@escribitionist/110864967671944573",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Just signed up for Album Whale. It\u2019s fun way to keep track your music. Check out my album list, Listening to\u2026 \ud83c\udfa7 , on Album Whale! <a href=\"https://albumwhale.com/escribitionist/listening-to\"><span>https://</span><span>albumwhale.com/escribitionist/</span><span>listening-to</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/music\">#<span>music</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Just signed up for Album Whale. It\u2019s fun way to keep track your music. Check out my album list, Listening to\u2026 \ud83c\udfa7 , on Album Whale! https://albumwhale.com/escribitionist/listening-to #music #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-10T10:59:16+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38606149",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@cambridgeport90",
        "url": "https://social.platypush.tech/@cambridgeport90",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.platypush.tech/@cambridgeport90/110863264388145759",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>When you post something about the <a href=\"https://social.platypush.tech/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> only to realize that you're inside of the wrong IRC channel; right server,but wrong channel. Gods of Asgard, I'm tired.</p>",
        "text": "When you post something about the #Indieweb only to realize that you're inside of the wrong IRC channel; right server,but wrong channel. Gods of Asgard, I'm tired."
    },
    "published": "2023-08-10T03:46:06+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38603988",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ApisNecros",
        "url": "https://ioc.exchange/@ApisNecros",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://ioc.exchange/@ApisNecros/110861352082927042",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>2 new blog posts in 2 days? Wooow.</p><p>New blog post is up to tell the world that I'm live on <a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/IPFS\">#<span>IPFS</span></a> </p><p><a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <br /><a href=\"https://www.vzqk50.com/blog/live-on-ipfs/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>vzqk50.com/blog/live-on-ipfs/</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "2 new blog posts in 2 days? Wooow.New blog post is up to tell the world that I'm live on #IPFS #IndieWeb \nhttps://www.vzqk50.com/blog/live-on-ipfs/"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-09T19:39:46+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38601995",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@h4kor",
        "url": "https://chaos.social/@h4kor",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://chaos.social/@h4kor/110861180130702048",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I've reintegrated webmentions into owl-blog. It only supports incoming webmentions at the moment and is quiet limited. Webmentions will only been shown as a link on the bottom of entries.</p><p><a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/webmention\">#<span>webmention</span></a> <a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> </p><p><a href=\"https://blog.libove.org/posts/e2e791b4-0624-4b98-9dde-c758108dda17/\"><span>https://</span><span>blog.libove.org/posts/e2e791b4</span><span>-0624-4b98-9dde-c758108dda17/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I've reintegrated webmentions into owl-blog. It only supports incoming webmentions at the moment and is quiet limited. Webmentions will only been shown as a link on the bottom of entries.#webmention #indieweb https://blog.libove.org/posts/e2e791b4-0624-4b98-9dde-c758108dda17/"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-09T18:56:02+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38601004",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@acambronero",
        "url": "https://federate.blogpocket.com/@acambronero",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://federate.blogpocket.com/@acambronero/110860859945080270",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\"La vuelta a la autopublicaci\u00f3n, las p\u00e1ginas web personales, los <a href=\"https://federate.blogpocket.com/tags/blogs\">#<span>blogs</span></a> y los foros gestionados por usuarios es muy necesaria, m\u00e1s que nunca, as\u00ed como el uso de motores de b\u00fasqueda alternativos.\"</p><p>Christian <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mstdn.social/@the_cheis\">@<span>the_cheis</span></a></span> en Muros digitales, tecnofeudalismo y web peque\u00f1a</p><p><a href=\"https://federate.blogpocket.com/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://federate.blogpocket.com/tags/fediverso\">#<span>fediverso</span></a> <a href=\"https://federate.blogpocket.com/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\"La vuelta a la autopublicaci\u00f3n, las p\u00e1ginas web personales, los #blogs y los foros gestionados por usuarios es muy necesaria, m\u00e1s que nunca, as\u00ed como el uso de motores de b\u00fasqueda alternativos.\"Christian @the_cheis en Muros digitales, tecnofeudalismo y web peque\u00f1a#smallweb #fediverso #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-09T17:34:37+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38601005",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@jasm1nii",
        "url": "https://mas.to/@jasm1nii",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mas.to/@jasm1nii/110860177818738549",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>there's honestly nothing substantial i wanna promote about the blog post itself, but i just want people to see the fruits of my labor figuring out theme switching for the first time \ud83e\udd7a  <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/webmasterbaby\">#<span>webmasterbaby</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/neocities\">#<span>neocities</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://jasm1nii.neocities.org/blog/\"><span>https://</span><span>jasm1nii.neocities.org/blog/</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "there's honestly nothing substantial i wanna promote about the blog post itself, but i just want people to see the fruits of my labor figuring out theme switching for the first time \ud83e\udd7a  #webmasterbaby #neocities #indiewebhttps://jasm1nii.neocities.org/blog/"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-09T14:41:08+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38598320",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ApisNecros",
        "url": "https://ioc.exchange/@ApisNecros",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://ioc.exchange/@ApisNecros/110855737021200319",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>New blog post today on how I went about using an old project of mine to learn about data compression.</p><p><a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/python\">#<span>python</span></a> <a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/JavaScript\">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> <br /><a href=\"https://www.vzqk50.com/blog/squishing-circles/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>vzqk50.com/blog/squishing-circ</span><span>les/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "New blog post today on how I went about using an old project of mine to learn about data compression.#IndieWeb #blog #python #JavaScript \nhttps://www.vzqk50.com/blog/squishing-circles/"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-08T19:51:47+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38591557",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Manton Reece",
        "url": "https://www.manton.org/",
        "photo": "https://micro.blog/manton/avatar.jpg"
    },
    "url": "https://www.manton.org/2023/08/08/ive-gotten-out.html",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019ve gotten out of the habit of posting to Threads. I like the foundation Meta has built with Threads and expect it to be successful, but I\u2019m going to scale back my use until ActivityPub is ready. Most of what I write (including this!) needs to start on my blog.</p>",
        "text": "I\u2019ve gotten out of the habit of posting to Threads. I like the foundation Meta has built with Threads and expect it to be successful, but I\u2019m going to scale back my use until ActivityPub is ready. Most of what I write (including this!) needs to start on my blog."
    },
    "published": "2023-08-08T09:42:32-05:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38589447",
    "_source": "12",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@sass",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@sass",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@sass/110854809277487868",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Well put by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@matthiasott\">@<span>matthiasott</span></a></span>. Bring forth the <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a>! <a href=\"https://matthiasott.com/articles/into-the-personal-website-verse\"><span>https://</span><span>matthiasott.com/articles/into-</span><span>the-personal-website-verse</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Well put by @matthiasott. Bring forth the #IndieWeb! https://matthiasott.com/articles/into-the-personal-website-verse"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-08T15:55:51+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38589344",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

Replying to a Mastodon post from the blog

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2023-08-08 13:50:26",
    "url": "http://monkinetic.blog/2023/08/08/replying-to-a-mastodon-post-from-the-blog",
    "category": [
        "mastodonapi",
        "fediverse",
        "programming",
        "blogging",
        "indieweb"
    ],
    "name": "Replying to a Mastodon post from the blog",
    "content": {
        "text": "Fedi/Mastodon programmers\u2026 with the #MastodonAPI, and given a url to a post on any instance (assuming I have access to the toot from my account), how might I get my instance to fetch it and give me a \u201clocal\u201d ID that is suitable for passing as the \u201cinReplyToID\u201d in a toot payload?\n\nWondering if I need to:\n\nperform a search (https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/search/)\nfind the relevant status in the results\nuse the ID for the status\nWould that be the \u201clocal\u201d ID?\n\n#MastodonAPI #fediverse #programming #blogging #indieweb",
        "html": "<p>Fedi/Mastodon programmers\u2026 with the <a href=\"http://monkinetic.blog/tag/MastodonAPI\">#MastodonAPI</a>, and given a url to a post on any instance (assuming I have access to the toot from my account), how might I get <em>my</em> instance to fetch it and give me a \u201clocal\u201d ID that is suitable for passing as the \u201cinReplyToID\u201d in a toot payload?</p>\n\n<p>Wondering if I need to:</p>\n\n<ul><li>perform a search (<a href=\"https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/search/\">https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/search/</a>)</li>\n<li>find the relevant status in the results</li>\n<li>use the ID for the status</li>\n</ul><p>Would that be the \u201clocal\u201d ID?</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://monkinetic.blog/tag/MastodonAPI\">#MastodonAPI</a> <a href=\"http://monkinetic.blog/tag/fediverse\">#fediverse</a> <a href=\"http://monkinetic.blog/tag/programming\">#programming</a> <a href=\"http://monkinetic.blog/tag/blogging\">#blogging</a> <a href=\"http://monkinetic.blog/tag/indieweb\">#indieweb</a></p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Steve Ivy",
        "url": "https://monkinetic.blog",
        "photo": null
    },
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "38588665",
    "_source": "4486",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ApisNecros",
        "url": "https://ioc.exchange/@ApisNecros",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://ioc.exchange/@ApisNecros/110854182344300157",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Updated my whoami page to update my career experience, and to remove my twitter link \ud83d\udc80 </p><p><a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a><br /><a href=\"https://www.vzqk50.com/whoami/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>vzqk50.com/whoami/</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "Updated my whoami page to update my career experience, and to remove my twitter link \ud83d\udc80 #IndieWeb\nhttps://www.vzqk50.com/whoami/"
    },
    "published": "2023-08-08T13:16:25+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38587757",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@gmcgath",
        "url": "https://liberdon.com/@gmcgath",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://liberdon.com/@gmcgath/110853649374240608",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://liberdon.com/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> \"silenced\" <a href=\"https://liberdon.com/tags/Liberdon\">#<span>Liberdon</span></a> not just without due process but without an accusation. Liberdon was put on a <a href=\"https://liberdon.com/tags/blocklist\">#<span>blocklist</span></a> with no reason given, and the Indieweb admin actually asked me to provide some accusations! He says he's still \"investigating\" the non-charges, but we're presumed guilty until he can think of something we're guilty of.</p>",
        "text": "#Indieweb \"silenced\" #Liberdon not just without due process but without an accusation. Liberdon was put on a #blocklist with no reason given, and the Indieweb admin actually asked me to provide some accusations! He says he's still \"investigating\" the non-charges, but we're presumed guilty until he can think of something we're guilty of."
    },
    "published": "2023-08-08T11:00:52+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "38586827",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2023-08-07 11:18-0700",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2023/08/i-got-a-spammy/",
    "category": [
        "indieweb"
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        "text": "I got a spammy message via my contact page from \u201cPostBy AI\u201d trying to sell me on adding a chatbot to my site to answer customer questions, generate leads, yada yada. Annoying, but not a big deal in itself.\n\nThe part that really bugged me, though, was \u201cI went ahead and created a custom chatbot tailored for your site, and want to let you try it out for free.\u201d I find that to be a really creepy practice if they actually had their software train against the text on my site, so I replied with the email below. I\u2019ll update here based on how they reply.\n\n\n\nWas this message generated by a chat bot? It doesn\u2019t seem like a human looked at my website at all. I have no need for any of the things listed because it\u2019s not a business site and there are no sales. It\u2019s just my personal site that I share things on.\n\nI think it\u2019s a creepy practice to create a chatbot tailored to my site without my request or permission. If you have scraped information from my site or trained an LLM against its content, please remove all such data from your systems immediately.\n\nAlso please let me know what user agent your software uses so I can add it to my robots.txt disallow list, or let me know what other methods your software respects to let a site opt out.\n\n\u2014 gRegor Morrill via email\n\nOof. They responded to me:\n\n\n\nYou're making a lot of demands for someone who did something nice for you. It's your responsibility to add your own robot files, not mine.\n\nHowever, I've destroyed the bot and removed you from any scraping on my end.\n\n\n\nI just wrote back:\n\n\n\nWhat an absolutely unprofessional response. \u201cPlease remove my data\u201d is a polite request and should be understandable for your business, regardless of whether you think you\u2019ve done something \u201cnice\u201d for me.\n\nYes, robots.txt is for me to update. That\u2019s why I requested what user agent your software uses so I can update accordingly. Please let me know.",
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