{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@brainseller",
        "url": "https://social.tchncs.de/@brainseller",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.tchncs.de/@brainseller/111504307170542191",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>There is a (small) chance, that I might publish more regularly on my blog from now on.</p><p><a href=\"https://frankfuchs.net/articles/23/recap-11-23/\"><span>https://</span><span>frankfuchs.net/articles/23/rec</span><span>ap-11-23/</span></a> <a href=\"https://frankfuchs.net/articles/23/recap-11-23/\"><span>https://</span><span>frankfuchs.net/articles/23/rec</span><span>ap-11-23/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.tchncs.de/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.tchncs.de/tags/personalsite\">#<span>personalsite</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ownyourweb\">#<span>ownyourweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "There is a (small) chance, that I might publish more regularly on my blog from now on.https://frankfuchs.net/articles/23/recap-11-23/ https://frankfuchs.net/articles/23/recap-11-23/#indieweb #personalsite #ownyourweb"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-01T08:51:42+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39599930",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@retrostrange",
        "url": "https://wrestling.social/@retrostrange",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://wrestling.social/@retrostrange/111503644425880657",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>RetroStrange is independent and community-supported. We don\u2019t spy on you, we don\u2019t sell your data, and we don\u2019t shove ads in the middle of your movie. Our streams are run on free open source software and commodity hardware.</p><p>If you like what we do, consider supporting us on Patreon at <a href=\"https://patreon.com/philnelson\"><span>https://</span><span>patreon.com/philnelson</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://wrestling.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> and proud of it</p>",
        "text": "RetroStrange is independent and community-supported. We don\u2019t spy on you, we don\u2019t sell your data, and we don\u2019t shove ads in the middle of your movie. Our streams are run on free open source software and commodity hardware.If you like what we do, consider supporting us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/philnelson#IndieWeb and proud of it"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-01T06:03:09+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39599267",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@lyonsinbeta",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@lyonsinbeta",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@lyonsinbeta/111502514340755179",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I have seen this argument a lot (especially each time <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon\">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> or <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> have another cultural moment) and I'm coming to agree with it more and more.</p>",
        "text": "I have seen this argument a lot (especially each time #Mastodon or #indieweb have another cultural moment) and I'm coming to agree with it more and more."
    },
    "published": "2023-12-01T01:15:46+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39598025",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://novakeith.net/2023/11/30/a-faircamp-guide-for-lazy-people-by-lazy-people/",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><strong>A Faircamp Guide for Lazy People, by Lazy People</strong></p><p>Or, how I learned to stop using Bandcamp and start embracing free and open music distribution tools.</p><p>This post is going to serve as a somewhat quick and dirty guide for tech-literate music producers to spin up your own Faircamp site. For those of you not comfortable with the steps I\u2019m about to outline, there are Faircamp hosting services [\u2026]</p><p><a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://novakeith.net/tag/100daysofindieweb/\">#100DaysofIndieWeb</a> <a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://novakeith.net/tag/2023/\">#2023</a> <a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://novakeith.net/tag/atleast100/\">#AtLeast100</a> <a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://novakeith.net/tag/faircamp/\">#faircamp</a> <a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://novakeith.net/tag/indieweb/\">#indieweb</a> <a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://novakeith.net/tag/music/\">#Music</a></p><p><a href=\"https://novakeith.net/2023/11/30/a-faircamp-guide-for-lazy-people-by-lazy-people/\">https://novakeith.net/2023/11/30/a-faircamp-guide-for-lazy-people-by-lazy-people/</a></p>",
        "text": "A Faircamp Guide for Lazy People, by Lazy PeopleOr, how I learned to stop using Bandcamp and start embracing free and open music distribution tools.This post is going to serve as a somewhat quick and dirty guide for tech-literate music producers to spin up your own Faircamp site. For those of you not comfortable with the steps I\u2019m about to outline, there are Faircamp hosting services [\u2026]#100DaysofIndieWeb #2023 #AtLeast100 #faircamp #indieweb #Musichttps://novakeith.net/2023/11/30/a-faircamp-guide-for-lazy-people-by-lazy-people/"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-30T17:24:14+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39594039",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@mcepl",
        "url": "https://floss.social/@mcepl",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://floss.social/@mcepl/111500198522835841",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/aaronpk\">@<span>aaronpk</span></a></span> You are right, I missed your home page (because somehow green fell into the background). I am thinking a lot these days about  (and buying) websites in between: professionally managed but not \u201cyou are the product to be sold\u201d ones. Paid-for independent services. <a href=\"https://sr.ht\"><span>https://</span><span>sr.ht</span><span></span></a>, <a href=\"https://fastmail.fm\"><span>https://</span><span>fastmail.fm</span><span></span></a>, etc. <a href=\"https://floss.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "@aaronpk You are right, I missed your home page (because somehow green fell into the background). I am thinking a lot these days about  (and buying) websites in between: professionally managed but not \u201cyou are the product to be sold\u201d ones. Paid-for independent services. https://sr.ht, https://fastmail.fm, etc. #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-30T15:26:49+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39592898",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@lazcorp",
        "url": "https://thegoblin.market/@lazcorp",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://thegoblin.market/@lazcorp/111499887323582540",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Some thoughts on blogs (esp. my own) and how I want them to work in an open web</p><p><a href=\"https://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artists-notebook/posts/the-return-of-the-blogroll\"><span>https://www.</span><span>lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs</span><span>/artists-notebook/posts/the-return-of-the-blogroll</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/BlogPost\">#<span>BlogPost</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/ActivityPub\">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/blogroll\">#<span>blogroll</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Some thoughts on blogs (esp. my own) and how I want them to work in an open webhttps://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artists-notebook/posts/the-return-of-the-blogroll#blog #blogging #BlogPost #ActivityPub #IndieWeb #blogroll"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-30T14:07:41+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39591843",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@mcepl",
        "url": "https://floss.social/@mcepl",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://floss.social/@mcepl/111499175016295859",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/aaronpk\">@<span>aaronpk</span></a></span> I am certainly not the first one who noticed that the former champion of use-your-own-server and <a href=\"https://floss.social/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> has as his three links only corporate monosilos, right?</p>",
        "text": "@aaronpk I am certainly not the first one who noticed that the former champion of use-your-own-server and #Indieweb has as his three links only corporate monosilos, right?"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-30T11:06:32+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39590757",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@jamesravey",
        "url": "https://fosstodon.org/@jamesravey",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://fosstodon.org/@jamesravey/111498551690458389",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>The new <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kurzgesagt\">#<span>Kurzgesagt</span></a> video is a really good lay summary of <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/SocialSorting\">#<span>SocialSorting</span></a> and a rallying call for an <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> style web and a return to BBs. I did groan when the narrator referred to \"the pre-social media internet that old people might remember\" \ud83d\udc74<a href=\"https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fuFlMtZmvY0&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;feature=emb_title\"><span>https://</span><span>m.youtube.com/watch?v=fuFlMtZm</span><span>vY0&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;feature=emb_title</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The new #Kurzgesagt video is a really good lay summary of #SocialSorting and a rallying call for an #indieweb style web and a return to BBs. I did groan when the narrator referred to \"the pre-social media internet that old people might remember\" \ud83d\udc74https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fuFlMtZmvY0&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-30T08:28:01+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39589914",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@jakelazaroff",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@jakelazaroff",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@jakelazaroff/111494904594045370",
    "content": {
        "html": "A list of webmentions for my blog, almost all from content farms republishing O\u2019Reilly\u2019s \u201cRadar Trends to Watch November 2023\u201d that linked to my CRDT blog posts.",
        "text": "A list of webmentions for my blog, almost all from content farms republishing O\u2019Reilly\u2019s \u201cRadar Trends to Watch November 2023\u201d that linked to my CRDT blog posts."
    },
    "published": "2023-11-29T17:00:30+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39583592",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

Re-introducing Bridgy Fed

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2023-11-27T12:48:43-08:00",
    "url": "https://snarfed.org/2023-11-27_re-introducing-bridgy-fed",
    "photo": [
        "https://snarfed.org/ryan_teeth.jpeg"
    ],
    "name": "Re-introducing Bridgy Fed",
    "content": {
        "text": "Hi! I\u2019m Ryan. I\u2019ve been building social network bridges and related tools for over 12 years, including Bridgy, which connects personal web sites and blogs to centralized social networks, and Bridgy Fed, which connects them to the fediverse.\nRecently, I\u2019ve been working on adding new protocols to Bridgy Fed, starting with Bluesky. It\u2019s still months away from launching, but I expect it will draw in people who aren\u2019t familiar with Bridgy Fed yet, and I know it will affect people in obvious and not-so-obvious ways, so I want to start a conversation. What do you think? How do you hope this will work? What are your concerns? What feedback do you have, especially now while big changes may be easier to make? I\u2019ve talked with a number of fediverse admins and representatives so far, but I want to hear from you too.\nHere\u2019s some information about Bridgy Fed:\n Continue reading \u2192",
        "html": "<a href=\"https://snarfed.org/ryan_teeth.jpeg\">\n  </a>\n<p>Hi! I\u2019m <a href=\"https://snarfed.org/\">Ryan</a>. I\u2019ve been building social network bridges and related tools for over 12 years, including <a href=\"https://brid.gy/\">Bridgy</a>, which connects personal web sites and blogs to centralized social networks, and <a href=\"https://fed.brid.gy/\">Bridgy Fed</a>, which connects them to the fediverse.</p>\n<p>Recently, I\u2019ve been working on adding new protocols to Bridgy Fed, starting with <a href=\"https://blueskyweb.xyz/\">Bluesky</a>. It\u2019s still months away from launching, but I expect it will draw in people who aren\u2019t familiar with Bridgy Fed yet, and I know it will affect people in obvious and not-so-obvious ways, so I want to start a conversation. What do you think? How do you hope this will work? What are your concerns? What feedback do you have, especially now while big changes may be easier to make? I\u2019ve talked with a number of fediverse admins and representatives so far, but I want to hear from you too.</p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some information about Bridgy Fed:\n <a href=\"https://snarfed.org/2023-11-27_re-introducing-bridgy-fed#more-51485\">Continue reading <span>\u2192</span></a></p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Ryan Barrett",
        "url": "https://snarfed.org/",
        "photo": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/947b5f3f323da0ef785b6f02d9c265d6?s=96&d=blank&r=g"
    },
    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "39576855",
    "_source": "3",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@janboddez",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@janboddez",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@janboddez/111489392237956486",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\u201cIndieBlocks v0.10.0\u201d</p><p>I should probably blog about this over at the IndieBlocks website, but whatever. So, what\u2019s new in version 0.10.0? Well, webmentions for replies. That is, the plugin is now able to also send webmentions for comments that themselves are replies to a comment that originated as a webmention. (Makes sense? Good.) Doesn\u2019t matter whether those [\u2026]</p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieblocks\">#<span>indieblocks</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/wordpress\">#<span>wordpress</span></a></p><p>(<a href=\"https://bddz.be/GkN\"><span>https://</span><span>bddz.be/GkN</span><span></span></a>)</p>",
        "text": "\u201cIndieBlocks v0.10.0\u201dI should probably blog about this over at the IndieBlocks website, but whatever. So, what\u2019s new in version 0.10.0? Well, webmentions for replies. That is, the plugin is now able to also send webmentions for comments that themselves are replies to a comment that originated as a webmention. (Makes sense? Good.) Doesn\u2019t matter whether those [\u2026]#indieblocks #indieweb #wordpress(https://bddz.be/GkN)"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-28T17:38:38+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39574233",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jan.boddez.net/articles/indieblocks-v0-10-0",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><strong>IndieBlocks v0.10.0</strong></p><p>I should probably blog about this over at the IndieBlocks website, but whatever. So, what\u2019s new in version 0.10.0? Well, webmentions for replies. That is, [\u2026]</p><p><a href=\"https://jan.boddez.net/articles/indieblocks-v0-10-0\">https://jan.boddez.net/articles/indieblocks-v0-10-0</a></p>",
        "text": "IndieBlocks v0.10.0I should probably blog about this over at the IndieBlocks website, but whatever. So, what\u2019s new in version 0.10.0? Well, webmentions for replies. That is, [\u2026]https://jan.boddez.net/articles/indieblocks-v0-10-0"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-28T17:37:38+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39574234",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@changelog",
        "url": "https://changelog.social/@changelog",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://changelog.social/@changelog/111488758158685696",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\"RSS should be used for so much more than just blog posts and statuses\u201d</p><p><a href=\"https://changelog.social/tags/rss\">#<span>rss</span></a> <a href=\"https://changelog.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://changelog.social/tags/syndication\">#<span>syndication</span></a> <a href=\"https://changelog.social/tags/mastodon\">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://changelog.social/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href=\"https://changelog.social/tags/federated\">#<span>federated</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://colinwalker.blog/blog/?date=2023-11-19\"><span>https://</span><span>colinwalker.blog/blog/?date=20</span><span>23-11-19</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\"RSS should be used for so much more than just blog posts and statuses\u201d#rss #indieweb #syndication #mastodon #fediverse #federatedhttps://colinwalker.blog/blog/?date=2023-11-19"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-28T14:57:23+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39572858",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

fluffy rambles: What time is it? Unstructured rambling time!

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "fluffy",
        "url": "http://beesbuzz.biz/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time",
    "published": "2023-11-28T00:28:39-08:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Just the current haps, yo.</p>\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_1_Disability-stuff\"></a>Disability stuff</h3><p>I am finally scheduled to have a disability medical evaluation. It is at ass o'clock in the morning on a Saturday, in downtown Seattle. It\u2019s also listed as a \u201cmental status exam, adult\u201d which sounds like they\u2019re going to be focusing on my ADHD and possibly expecting me to be, like, mentally disabled, not physically. But they\u2019ve requested that I bring all my meds and mobility aids, so I just need to remember to bring my cane, wrist braces, and knee braces, and of course my many, many meds.</p><h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_2_Music-stuff\"></a>Music stuff</h3><p>Choir-wise, the TDOR concert went amazingly well, and the <a href=\"https://rainbowcity.org/events/spectrum-of-identity/\">next performance I\u2019m participating in</a> is at <strong><em>fucking Benaroya Hall</em></strong>, oh my god</p><p>I keep being super inspired to work on music but then stupid stuff gets in the way of actually doing it. Also I ended up ordering that <a href=\"https://amzn.to/49SU5VF\">simpler piano keyboard I\u2019d had my eye on</a> (without actually getting around to trying it out in person) since it was on sale and I know from history that the Casio Privia keybed is just plain <em>amazing</em>, or at least is a really good fit for my keyboard preferences.</p><p>I also learned that it actually supports continuous sustain (or at least half-pedaling), which is something I was worrying I\u2019d have to do without, although the plug for it only accepts Casio\u2019s own <a href=\"https://amzn.to/410Zeak\">overpriced three-pedal unit</a>. Fortunately, the plug has been <a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/f0da5r/casio_hacking_you_can_connect_a_new_sp34_pedal/\">reverse-engineered</a> so if I can find a PS/2 male plug (which is <em>surprisingly difficult</em>) I might be able to wire up an adapter for my existing sustain pedal. Or maybe I can try my hand at making custom PCBs or something. It\u2019s also possible (although unlikely) that the \u00bc\" damper pedal input also supports continuous sustain so this might not even be something I have to worry about (I have absolutely no use for the una corda and sostenuto pedals).</p><p>Obviously I\u2019ll be selling my Komplete Kontrol S88 mk1. It\u2019s a much more capable keyboard but I just don\u2019t like how the keys feel, and being unable to use its accessibility software recently has made me realize that I don\u2019t really care that much about the accessibility features.</p><p>On a related note, I\u2019ve been pretty disappointed with the <a href=\"https://www.expressivee.com/2-osmose\">Osmose</a> and I might end up selling that too, and repairing that old Akai MPK47 that Jeremy gave me to use for the extended MIDI controls that aren\u2019t on the Privia.</p><p>I also got sucked into taking advantage of Black Friday sales to upgrade Komplete Kontrol (mostly for its updated guitar accompaniment instruments but there\u2019s a bunch of other synth stuff I want to mess with) and also finally bought Pigments, which has been fun to play with so far.</p><p>I sure am spending a lot of money on music stuff right now, though.</p><p>Oh also I don\u2019t think I ever mentioned it here but I\u2019m now a staff musician for VRC Trans Academy. So far that\u2019s just consisted of me making my existing music available for upcoming videos but in the future I\u2019ll hopefully be composing original works for the world, its events, and promotional videos.</p><h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_3_TV-stuff\"></a>TV stuff</h3><p>I\u2019ve been rewatching all of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Time\">Adventure Time</a> from the beginning, mostly because I loved the heck out of <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Time:_Fionna_and_Cake\">Fionna and Cake</a> and wanted a refresher on all of the deep lore behind that show.</p><p>Originally I watched the show when it first aired but hadn\u2019t really revisited it ever since. I remember kind of disliking the direction it took starting in late season 5, and felt like it had lost its footing and never recovered. But this second time around it actually feels a lot better overall. There\u2019s still a bit of a slump towards the end of season 5 and most of season 6, but it <em>definitely</em> recovers much better than I remembered, and some of the late-series episodes have an amazing emotional impact.</p><p>It definitely gets a <em>different</em> tone after the lull (which is also when Pen Ward stepped down as showrunner and Adam Muto took over), and it pivots hard from being whimsical random adventures to an extremely serious story with a laser focus on continuity, but there\u2019s some really good moments and some <em>incredible</em> storytelling on it.</p><p>I think the fact that now I can recognize a lot of the foreshadowing in retrospect helps a lot.</p><p>\u201cKetchup\u201d was a gigantic emotional suckerpunch, holy cow.</p><p>Anyway after I\u2019m done with Adventure Time (which will be really soon, I only have season 10 left and that one\u2019s pretty short) I\u2019ll be watching the new Scott Pilgrim anime, which everyone says great things about.</p><p>I guess I also have a bunch of other queued-up shows and movies. My Plex and <del>HBO</del> Max backlogs are <em>gigantic</em>.</p><h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_4_Cat-stuff\"></a>Cat stuff</h3><p>Fiona\u2019s been especially grumpy as of late. I wonder if she\u2019s developing arthritis or something? She\u2019s around 12 years old and I remember that\u2019s when Werner started to decline as well. She still loves to play but the kinds of play she\u2019s interested in has become a lot more limited, and when she wants to jump up on a high shelf she\u2019s <em>definitely</em> weighing the pluses and minuses.</p><p>She had a recent vet appointment and the vet said that it sounds like she might have a heart murmur. Getting it properly diagnosed would cost huge amounts of money and I\u2019m not sure what I\u2019d be able to do with the information that I\u2019d glean from it. I tend to take a standpoint of acute/palliative care only.</p><h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_5_Pain-stuff\"></a>Pain stuff</h3><p>On that note, I\u2019ve definitely been developing arthritis for a while. It\u2019s primarily been in my left hand, but now I\u2019m getting it in my right hand too. So, that\u2019s fun. Sigh.</p><p>I\u2019ve always had some amount of hypermobility in some of my joints (even as a little kid I remember having issues with my kneecaps wanting to fall out of alignment and needing to pop them back into place) but it\u2019s way worse these days.</p><p>I finally have an appointment with my new primary care doctor in a week, at least. She happens to be an osteopath so maybe that\u2019ll be helpful too.</p><h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_6_Eye-stuff\"></a>Eye stuff</h3><p>I got the non-prism-adjusted glasses from Zenni and the new prescription is pretty great. Hopefully I can work with my eye doctor to get better prism adjustments on the expensive ones, because I think that\u2019ll help me a lot when I drive.</p><h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_7_Art-stuff\"></a>Art stuff</h3><p>I\u2019ve been cranking out sea urchin planter pots for a pop-up art sale next week, for the First Thursday at <a href=\"https://cocaseattle.org/\">Seattle CoCA</a>. I\u2019ll also be selling comics and enamel pins while I\u2019m there. It\u2019ll be December 7 from 5\u20149 PM, at 114 Third Ave S. Seattle, WA 98104 (in the Pioneer Square neighborhood). Please stop by and buy some little cruelty-free sea urchin friends.</p><p>The more I use my Bambu X1C the happier I am with my decision to upgrade to it, and the more I need to figure out some way of monetizing it. I don\u2019t really have the capacity to do a proper print farm but maybe I could be a bit more aggressive about selling stuff on etsy/ko-fi/gumroad/etc.?</p><p>Also right now I\u2019m kind of glad I never got around to selling my Artillery Genius or my Palette, as I\u2019ve had ancillary uses for them while cranking stuff out on the Bambu. I also ended up buying a filament dryer since it was on sale and is a lot more convenient (and efficient) than using my oven\u2019s dehydrator mode, and works way better than using the Bambu\u2019s filament-drying mode (which of course also ties the Bambu up for several hours at a time).</p><p>I should sell my Phrozen though. I absolutely hate working with resin, and it\u2019s just taking up space. (I also should figure out what to do with the Cerambot, which was also supremely disappointing.)</p><h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_8_Comics-stuff\"></a>Comics stuff</h3><p>It\u2019s been a year and a half since I\u2019ve worked on any comics at all and two and a half years since I\u2019ve worked on any of my series. I really want to get back to them but doing so would, I think, require having someone else do the art. Which is super frustrating because I don\u2019t want to be in a situation where I\u2019m relying on someone volunteering their time and energy, but I sure as hell can\u2019t afford to pay someone as well. If someone were interested in doing them as a team effort, please let me know.</p><h3><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#7067_h3_9_IndieWeb-stuff\"></a>IndieWeb stuff</h3><p>There\u2019s some more attention happening to <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Ticketing_for_IndieAuth\">Ticket Auth</a> and this has made me realize I still need to update Publ and Authl to the latest IndieAuth spec.</p><p>Also, around a year ago I switched all the images on this website to render in WebP mostly to prove a point about improving the state of tool support for it (it\u2019s not as if my site has enough bandwidth utilization for it to make any real difference), but right now I\u2019m pissed off enough at Google and the Chromium browser monopoly/hegemony that I\u2019ve changed back to using jpeg+png for everything, because <em>fuck</em> Google. I do think it\u2019s funny that I have gotten a total of zero complaints about the use of WebP over the last year, though.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/7067-What-time-is-it-Unstructured-rambling-time#comments\">comments</a></p>\n\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=blogging\">#blogging</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=disability\">#disability</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=choir\">#choir</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=music\">#music</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=adventure-time\">#Adventure Time</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=cats\">#cats</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=pain\">#pain</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=health\">#health</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=7067&amp;tag=art\">#art</a>",
        "text": "Just the current haps, yo.\n\n\nDisability stuffI am finally scheduled to have a disability medical evaluation. It is at ass o'clock in the morning on a Saturday, in downtown Seattle. It\u2019s also listed as a \u201cmental status exam, adult\u201d which sounds like they\u2019re going to be focusing on my ADHD and possibly expecting me to be, like, mentally disabled, not physically. But they\u2019ve requested that I bring all my meds and mobility aids, so I just need to remember to bring my cane, wrist braces, and knee braces, and of course my many, many meds.Music stuffChoir-wise, the TDOR concert went amazingly well, and the next performance I\u2019m participating in is at fucking Benaroya Hall, oh my godI keep being super inspired to work on music but then stupid stuff gets in the way of actually doing it. Also I ended up ordering that simpler piano keyboard I\u2019d had my eye on (without actually getting around to trying it out in person) since it was on sale and I know from history that the Casio Privia keybed is just plain amazing, or at least is a really good fit for my keyboard preferences.I also learned that it actually supports continuous sustain (or at least half-pedaling), which is something I was worrying I\u2019d have to do without, although the plug for it only accepts Casio\u2019s own overpriced three-pedal unit. Fortunately, the plug has been reverse-engineered so if I can find a PS/2 male plug (which is surprisingly difficult) I might be able to wire up an adapter for my existing sustain pedal. Or maybe I can try my hand at making custom PCBs or something. It\u2019s also possible (although unlikely) that the \u00bc\" damper pedal input also supports continuous sustain so this might not even be something I have to worry about (I have absolutely no use for the una corda and sostenuto pedals).Obviously I\u2019ll be selling my Komplete Kontrol S88 mk1. It\u2019s a much more capable keyboard but I just don\u2019t like how the keys feel, and being unable to use its accessibility software recently has made me realize that I don\u2019t really care that much about the accessibility features.On a related note, I\u2019ve been pretty disappointed with the Osmose and I might end up selling that too, and repairing that old Akai MPK47 that Jeremy gave me to use for the extended MIDI controls that aren\u2019t on the Privia.I also got sucked into taking advantage of Black Friday sales to upgrade Komplete Kontrol (mostly for its updated guitar accompaniment instruments but there\u2019s a bunch of other synth stuff I want to mess with) and also finally bought Pigments, which has been fun to play with so far.I sure am spending a lot of money on music stuff right now, though.Oh also I don\u2019t think I ever mentioned it here but I\u2019m now a staff musician for VRC Trans Academy. So far that\u2019s just consisted of me making my existing music available for upcoming videos but in the future I\u2019ll hopefully be composing original works for the world, its events, and promotional videos.TV stuffI\u2019ve been rewatching all of Adventure Time from the beginning, mostly because I loved the heck out of Fionna and Cake and wanted a refresher on all of the deep lore behind that show.Originally I watched the show when it first aired but hadn\u2019t really revisited it ever since. I remember kind of disliking the direction it took starting in late season 5, and felt like it had lost its footing and never recovered. But this second time around it actually feels a lot better overall. There\u2019s still a bit of a slump towards the end of season 5 and most of season 6, but it definitely recovers much better than I remembered, and some of the late-series episodes have an amazing emotional impact.It definitely gets a different tone after the lull (which is also when Pen Ward stepped down as showrunner and Adam Muto took over), and it pivots hard from being whimsical random adventures to an extremely serious story with a laser focus on continuity, but there\u2019s some really good moments and some incredible storytelling on it.I think the fact that now I can recognize a lot of the foreshadowing in retrospect helps a lot.\u201cKetchup\u201d was a gigantic emotional suckerpunch, holy cow.Anyway after I\u2019m done with Adventure Time (which will be really soon, I only have season 10 left and that one\u2019s pretty short) I\u2019ll be watching the new Scott Pilgrim anime, which everyone says great things about.I guess I also have a bunch of other queued-up shows and movies. My Plex and HBO Max backlogs are gigantic.Cat stuffFiona\u2019s been especially grumpy as of late. I wonder if she\u2019s developing arthritis or something? She\u2019s around 12 years old and I remember that\u2019s when Werner started to decline as well. She still loves to play but the kinds of play she\u2019s interested in has become a lot more limited, and when she wants to jump up on a high shelf she\u2019s definitely weighing the pluses and minuses.She had a recent vet appointment and the vet said that it sounds like she might have a heart murmur. Getting it properly diagnosed would cost huge amounts of money and I\u2019m not sure what I\u2019d be able to do with the information that I\u2019d glean from it. I tend to take a standpoint of acute/palliative care only.Pain stuffOn that note, I\u2019ve definitely been developing arthritis for a while. It\u2019s primarily been in my left hand, but now I\u2019m getting it in my right hand too. So, that\u2019s fun. Sigh.I\u2019ve always had some amount of hypermobility in some of my joints (even as a little kid I remember having issues with my kneecaps wanting to fall out of alignment and needing to pop them back into place) but it\u2019s way worse these days.I finally have an appointment with my new primary care doctor in a week, at least. She happens to be an osteopath so maybe that\u2019ll be helpful too.Eye stuffI got the non-prism-adjusted glasses from Zenni and the new prescription is pretty great. Hopefully I can work with my eye doctor to get better prism adjustments on the expensive ones, because I think that\u2019ll help me a lot when I drive.Art stuffI\u2019ve been cranking out sea urchin planter pots for a pop-up art sale next week, for the First Thursday at Seattle CoCA. I\u2019ll also be selling comics and enamel pins while I\u2019m there. It\u2019ll be December 7 from 5\u20149 PM, at 114 Third Ave S. Seattle, WA 98104 (in the Pioneer Square neighborhood). Please stop by and buy some little cruelty-free sea urchin friends.The more I use my Bambu X1C the happier I am with my decision to upgrade to it, and the more I need to figure out some way of monetizing it. I don\u2019t really have the capacity to do a proper print farm but maybe I could be a bit more aggressive about selling stuff on etsy/ko-fi/gumroad/etc.?Also right now I\u2019m kind of glad I never got around to selling my Artillery Genius or my Palette, as I\u2019ve had ancillary uses for them while cranking stuff out on the Bambu. I also ended up buying a filament dryer since it was on sale and is a lot more convenient (and efficient) than using my oven\u2019s dehydrator mode, and works way better than using the Bambu\u2019s filament-drying mode (which of course also ties the Bambu up for several hours at a time).I should sell my Phrozen though. I absolutely hate working with resin, and it\u2019s just taking up space. (I also should figure out what to do with the Cerambot, which was also supremely disappointing.)Comics stuffIt\u2019s been a year and a half since I\u2019ve worked on any comics at all and two and a half years since I\u2019ve worked on any of my series. I really want to get back to them but doing so would, I think, require having someone else do the art. Which is super frustrating because I don\u2019t want to be in a situation where I\u2019m relying on someone volunteering their time and energy, but I sure as hell can\u2019t afford to pay someone as well. If someone were interested in doing them as a team effort, please let me know.IndieWeb stuffThere\u2019s some more attention happening to Ticket Auth and this has made me realize I still need to update Publ and Authl to the latest IndieAuth spec.Also, around a year ago I switched all the images on this website to render in WebP mostly to prove a point about improving the state of tool support for it (it\u2019s not as if my site has enough bandwidth utilization for it to make any real difference), but right now I\u2019m pissed off enough at Google and the Chromium browser monopoly/hegemony that I\u2019ve changed back to using jpeg+png for everything, because fuck Google. I do think it\u2019s funny that I have gotten a total of zero complaints about the use of WebP over the last year, though.\n\ncomments\n\n        \n        #blogging\n        \n        #disability\n        \n        #choir\n        \n        #music\n        \n        #Adventure Time\n        \n        #cats\n        \n        #pain\n        \n        #health\n        \n        #art"
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    "name": "fluffy rambles: What time is it? Unstructured rambling time!",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@jeena",
        "url": "https://toot.jeena.net/@jeena",
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    "url": "https://toot.jeena.net/@jeena/111487985018975238",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://easy.saramara.ai/users/imyaman\">@<span>imyaman</span></a></span> I see you're also involved in similar things like me like <a href=\"https://toot.jeena.net/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://toot.jeena.net/tags/Fediverse\">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href=\"https://toot.jeena.net/tags/programming\">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href=\"https://toot.jeena.net/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> etc.</p><p>Have you seen this one Korean <a href=\"https://toot.jeena.net/tags/Lemmy\">#<span>Lemmy</span></a> instance? <a href=\"https://lemmy.funami.tech/\"><span>https://</span><span>lemmy.funami.tech/</span><span></span></a></p><p>I have no idea who is hosting it and for how long they will have it up, it's the only instance I found hosted in Korea. It seems I'm one of the few who posts to communities on it, I was hoping it would grow from r/korea which it didn't ^^. But perhaps it will slowly grow organically who knows ^^.</p>",
        "text": "@imyaman I see you're also involved in similar things like me like #IndieWeb #Fediverse #programming #blogging etc.Have you seen this one Korean #Lemmy instance? https://lemmy.funami.tech/I have no idea who is hosting it and for how long they will have it up, it's the only instance I found hosted in Korea. It seems I'm one of the few who posts to communities on it, I was hoping it would grow from r/korea which it didn't ^^. But perhaps it will slowly grow organically who knows ^^."
    },
    "published": "2023-11-28T11:40:46+00:00",
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    "author": {
        "name": "@fromjason",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@fromjason",
        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@fromjason/111486248796537250",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Why do we confine ourselves to a handful of apps when the web is so gigantic? \u2029<br />I just watched M. Night Shyamalan's The Village so you're getting another \"web is the forest\" metaphor tonight!<br />\u2029<a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalGardens\">#<span>digitalGardens</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/the-village-effect-of-the-greater-web/\"><span>https://</span><span>fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/the-v</span><span>illage-effect-of-the-greater-web/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Why do we confine ourselves to a handful of apps when the web is so gigantic? \u2029\nI just watched M. Night Shyamalan's The Village so you're getting another \"web is the forest\" metaphor tonight!\n\u2029#indieweb #SmallWeb #digitalGardenshttps://fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/the-village-effect-of-the-greater-web/"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-28T04:19:13+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39568694",
    "_source": "7235",
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    "author": {
        "name": "@hammyhavoc",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@hammyhavoc",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@hammyhavoc/111485768566505561",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I've been a fan of RSS for almost a quarter of a century\u2014IMO, it keeps the modern web useable\u2014feels more relevant than ever with the Twitter/X mismanagement. Love FreshRSS.</p><p>Recommend me your favourite RSS feeds! Even if they're yours, I want to know about them!</p><p>Installing KOReader on a hacked Kindle to use with <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://social.tcit.fr/@wallabag\">@<span>wallabag</span></a></span>. <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS\">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I've been a fan of RSS for almost a quarter of a century\u2014IMO, it keeps the modern web useable\u2014feels more relevant than ever with the Twitter/X mismanagement. Love FreshRSS.Recommend me your favourite RSS feeds! Even if they're yours, I want to know about them!Installing KOReader on a hacked Kindle to use with @wallabag. #FOSS #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-28T02:17:06+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39568231",
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@shellsharks",
        "url": "https://infosec.exchange/@shellsharks",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://infosec.exchange/@shellsharks/111484019784226046",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019m a big <a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/tags/inboxzero\">#<span>inboxzero</span></a> fan, both as a means to generally declutter but also as a mechanism to fuel a productive to-do driven life. Check out the two-part series on Inbox Zero below if you\u2019re interested!</p><p>Part I (the Art): <a href=\"https://shellsharks.com/inbox-zero\"><span>https://</span><span>shellsharks.com/inbox-zero</span><span></span></a></p><p>Part II (the Science): <a href=\"https://shellsharks.com/inbox-zero-part-2\"><span>https://</span><span>shellsharks.com/inbox-zero-par</span><span>t-2</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/tags/mondayblogs\">#<span>mondayblogs</span></a> <a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/tags/productivity\">#<span>productivity</span></a> <a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/tags/email\">#<span>email</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m a big #inboxzero fan, both as a means to generally declutter but also as a mechanism to fuel a productive to-do driven life. Check out the two-part series on Inbox Zero below if you\u2019re interested!Part I (the Art): https://shellsharks.com/inbox-zeroPart II (the Science): https://shellsharks.com/inbox-zero-part-2#mondayblogs #blogging #indieweb #productivity #email"
    },
    "published": "2023-11-27T18:52:21+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39565398",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
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    "author": {
        "name": "@danicotillas",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@danicotillas",
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    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@danicotillas/111482613125090644",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Howdy <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> now that I have my blog with the ActivityPub I do't get how can I answer to somebody who comment on the Mastodon post with the \"Reply\" kind. Any help?!</p>",
        "text": "Howdy #IndieWeb now that I have my blog with the ActivityPub I do't get how can I answer to somebody who comment on the Mastodon post with the \"Reply\" kind. Any help?!"
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    "published": "2023-11-27T12:54:37+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39562051",
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    "author": {
        "name": "@jasonmcfadden",
        "url": "https://mastodon.world/@jasonmcfadden",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.world/@jasonmcfadden/111480687466822455",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Made fairly big changes to my HTML site's main navbar/header this eve. Was afraid \ud83e\udee4 I broke stuff as changes were not consistent or complete across different browsers. Think all's well now though - \ud83d\ude2c relieved. Happy \ud83e\udd13for a fresh and simpler blog site. More to come!</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/html\">#<span>html</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/neocities\">#<span>neocities</span></a> </p><p><a href=\"https://jasonmcfadden.neocities.org/\"><span>https://</span><span>jasonmcfadden.neocities.org/</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "Made fairly big changes to my HTML site's main navbar/header this eve. Was afraid \ud83e\udee4 I broke stuff as changes were not consistent or complete across different browsers. Think all's well now though - \ud83d\ude2c relieved. Happy \ud83e\udd13for a fresh and simpler blog site. More to come!#html #indieweb #neocities https://jasonmcfadden.neocities.org/"
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