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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://islandinthenet.com/removing-indieweb-plugins-again/",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://islandinthenet.com/removing-indieweb-plugins-again/\"><span>https://</span><span>islandinthenet.com/removing-in</span><span>dieweb-plugins-again/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "https://islandinthenet.com/removing-indieweb-plugins-again/"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-05T23:17:11+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39640949",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://tube.jeena.net/videos/watch/ac8191ad-690a-4995-8a0c-4447f0b9e402",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>My fediverse use - I'm hosting everything myself - PeerTube, Mastodon and Lemmy</p><p><a href=\"https://tube.jeena.net/videos/watch/ac8191ad-690a-4995-8a0c-4447f0b9e402\"><span>https://</span><span>tube.jeena.net/videos/watch/ac</span><span>8191ad-690a-4995-8a0c-4447f0b9e402</span></a></p>",
        "text": "My fediverse use - I'm hosting everything myself - PeerTube, Mastodon and Lemmyhttps://tube.jeena.net/videos/watch/ac8191ad-690a-4995-8a0c-4447f0b9e402"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-05T10:07:54+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39634393",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://tube.jeena.net/videos/watch/23989f41-e230-4dbf-9111-936bc730bf50",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>My fediverse setup - how I host everything myself</p><p><a href=\"https://tube.jeena.net/videos/watch/23989f41-e230-4dbf-9111-936bc730bf50\"><span>https://</span><span>tube.jeena.net/videos/watch/23</span><span>989f41-e230-4dbf-9111-936bc730bf50</span></a></p>",
        "text": "My fediverse setup - how I host everything myselfhttps://tube.jeena.net/videos/watch/23989f41-e230-4dbf-9111-936bc730bf50"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-05T04:25:35+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39632727",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@accordionpolar",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@accordionpolar",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@accordionpolar/111523702811751128",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>GTA 4's 15-year old fake internet has more diversity than our modern one, yo.</p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/Y2bN6J-Zqa8\"><span>https://</span><span>youtu.be/Y2bN6J-Zqa8</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/tech\">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/gaming\">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "GTA 4's 15-year old fake internet has more diversity than our modern one, yo.https://youtu.be/Y2bN6J-Zqa8#tech #gaming #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-04T19:04:16+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39629242",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@unixroot",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@unixroot",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@unixroot/111523258710770540",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I need some recommendations for people to follow, any suggestions are welcome.</p><p>My topics of interest: <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/linux\">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/unix\">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/sysadmin\">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/programming\">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a>  <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webperf\">#<span>webperf</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/privacy\">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/infosec\">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/gardening\">#<span>gardening</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I need some recommendations for people to follow, any suggestions are welcome.My topics of interest: #linux #unix #sysadmin #programming #webdev  #webperf #indieweb #privacy #infosec #gardening"
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    "published": "2023-12-04T17:11:20+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39628342",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@mstrkapowski",
        "url": "https://mastodon.online/@mstrkapowski",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.online/@mstrkapowski/111522324698014605",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>A feed-only <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a>? Madness! But I made one anyway, just as an experiment \ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/so-about-that-feed-reader-only-blog-idea/\"><span>https://</span><span>chrismcleod.dev/blog/so-about-</span><span>that-feed-reader-only-blog-idea/</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/rss\">#<span>rss</span></a></p>",
        "text": "A feed-only #blog? Madness! But I made one anyway, just as an experiment \ud83d\ude05 https://chrismcleod.dev/blog/so-about-that-feed-reader-only-blog-idea/ #indieweb #blogging #rss"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-04T13:13:48+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39625830",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://jan.boddez.net/notes/c5c6933d74",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><i>Bookmarked <a class=\"u-url p-name\" href=\"https://www.ciccarello.me/blog/2023/12/04/ideas-for-improving-metaformats-parsing/\">Ideas for improving metaformats parsing</a> by <span class=\"p-author\">Anthony Ciccarello</span>.</i></p><p>Most of IndieBlocks\u2019 \u201ch-cite\u201d blocks use some kind of fallback (i.e., the <code>author</code>, if any, and <code>title</code> tags) for remote pages that don\u2019t support microformats. Some good ideas here on taking this just a bit further.</p><p><a href=\"https://jan.boddez.net/notes/c5c6933d74\">https://jan.boddez.net/notes/c5c6933d74</a></p>",
        "text": "Bookmarked Ideas for improving metaformats parsing by Anthony Ciccarello.Most of IndieBlocks\u2019 \u201ch-cite\u201d blocks use some kind of fallback (i.e., the author, if any, and title tags) for remote pages that don\u2019t support microformats. Some good ideas here on taking this just a bit further.https://jan.boddez.net/notes/c5c6933d74"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-04T13:12:12+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39625831",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ckohtala",
        "url": "https://scholar.social/@ckohtala",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://scholar.social/@ckohtala/111521058052924402",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I gathered a list of design and technology podcasts and independent magazines here: see what people who are building an independent internet and liberatory tech are reading and listening to:  <br /><a href=\"https://www.cindykohtala.fi/2023/12/02/growing-the-future/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>cindykohtala.fi/2023/12/02/gro</span><span>wing-the-future/</span></a> </p><p>gathered especially here in Mastodon <br /><a href=\"https://scholar.social/tags/design\">#<span>design</span></a> <a href=\"https://scholar.social/tags/technology\">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href=\"https://scholar.social/tags/STS\">#<span>STS</span></a> <a href=\"https://scholar.social/tags/dweb\">#<span>dweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://scholar.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://scholar.social/tags/solarpunk\">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I gathered a list of design and technology podcasts and independent magazines here: see what people who are building an independent internet and liberatory tech are reading and listening to:  \nhttps://www.cindykohtala.fi/2023/12/02/growing-the-future/ gathered especially here in Mastodon \n#design #technology #STS #dweb #indieweb #solarpunk"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-04T07:51:40+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39624128",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Manton Reece",
        "url": "https://www.manton.org/",
        "photo": "https://micro.blog/manton/avatar.jpg"
    },
    "url": "https://www.manton.org/2023/12/03/my-quick-minute.html",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>My quick 5-minute demo from FediForum is <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13pQVkjIhWI\">now on YouTube</a>. I show off Micro.blog and fediverse integration. It\u2019s a whirlwind tour of several different things including how we think about cross-posting.</p>",
        "text": "My quick 5-minute demo from FediForum is now on YouTube. I show off Micro.blog and fediverse integration. It\u2019s a whirlwind tour of several different things including how we think about cross-posting."
    },
    "published": "2023-12-03T20:37:33-06:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39622714",
    "_source": "12",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@flamed",
        "url": "https://social.lol/@flamed",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.lol/@flamed/111519511220193769",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\ud83d\udcdd Not the post I intended to write today, but it's the one I ended up writing: </p><p><a href=\"https://flamedfury.com/posts/build-personal-websites/\"><span>https://</span><span>flamedfury.com/posts/build-per</span><span>sonal-websites/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/web\">#<span>web</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/OwnYourWeb\">#<span>OwnYourWeb</span></a> \ud83d\udd25</p>",
        "text": "\ud83d\udcdd Not the post I intended to write today, but it's the one I ended up writing: https://flamedfury.com/posts/build-personal-websites/#web #blog #indieweb #OwnYourWeb \ud83d\udd25"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-04T01:18:18+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39622340",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@sappocube",
        "url": "https://wetdry.world/@sappocube",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://wetdry.world/@sappocube/111517979997779255",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Dear friends,<br />I made a personal website.</p><p>Some links (mostly knowledge category) are dead for now. I hope you will enjoy the website.</p><p>Note that there is autoplay music; working on fixing this as the music player is supposed to play sounds only when the user clicks the play button. Apologies</p><p>Link here: <a href=\"https://shimei.neocities.org/\"><span>https://</span><span>shimei.neocities.org/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://wetdry.world/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://wetdry.world/tags/neocities\">#<span>neocities</span></a> <a href=\"https://wetdry.world/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://wetdry.world/tags/art\">#<span>art</span></a> <a href=\"https://wetdry.world/tags/gaming\">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href=\"https://wetdry.world/tags/personal\">#<span>personal</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Dear friends,\nI made a personal website.Some links (mostly knowledge category) are dead for now. I hope you will enjoy the website.Note that there is autoplay music; working on fixing this as the music player is supposed to play sounds only when the user clicks the play button. ApologiesLink here: https://shimei.neocities.org/#webdev #neocities #IndieWeb #art #gaming #personal"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-03T18:48:53+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39620410",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@mstrkapowski",
        "url": "https://mastodon.online/@mstrkapowski",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.online/@mstrkapowski/111516845450106762",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/lazyweb\">#<span>lazyweb</span></a> what web and/or code oriented Advents are running this year? I\u2019m aware of Advent of Code and HTMHell, but are there any others? Any for the <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a>? <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/Blogging\">#<span>Blogging</span></a>?</p><p>Any links greatly appreciated!</p>",
        "text": "#lazyweb what web and/or code oriented Advents are running this year? I\u2019m aware of Advent of Code and HTMHell, but are there any others? Any for the #IndieWeb? #Blogging?Any links greatly appreciated!"
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    "published": "2023-12-03T14:00:21+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39618449",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@matthiasott",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@matthiasott",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@matthiasott/111515178341317979",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Issue 4 of <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/OwnYourWeb\">#<span>OwnYourWeb</span></a> is out. \ud83e\udd73</p><p>I wanted to know: which tech stachs, platforms, content management systems, static site generators etc. are you using for your personal sites?</p><p>And the whole internet replied! \ud83e\udd2f\ud83d\udc9a</p><p>Plus links to projects, tools, talks, and posts by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://front-end.social/@michelle\">@<span>michelle</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@bastianallgeier\">@<span>bastianallgeier</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@reichenstein\">@<span>reichenstein</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://front-end.social/@matuzo\">@<span>matuzo</span></a></span>, and <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://me.dm/@anildash\">@<span>anildash</span></a></span>.</p><p>Personal site of the (every other) week by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@colly\">@<span>colly</span></a></span> \ud83c\udfb6\u2615\ufe0f</p><p><a href=\"https://buttondown.email/ownyourweb/archive/issue-04/\"><span>https://</span><span>buttondown.email/ownyourweb/ar</span><span>chive/issue-04/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/newsletter\">#<span>newsletter</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/web\">#<span>web</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Issue 4 of #OwnYourWeb is out. \ud83e\udd73I wanted to know: which tech stachs, platforms, content management systems, static site generators etc. are you using for your personal sites?And the whole internet replied! \ud83e\udd2f\ud83d\udc9aPlus links to projects, tools, talks, and posts by @michelle, @bastianallgeier, @reichenstein, @matuzo, and @anildash.Personal site of the (every other) week by @colly \ud83c\udfb6\u2615\ufe0fhttps://buttondown.email/ownyourweb/archive/issue-04/#newsletter #web #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-03T06:56:23+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39616576",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2023-12-02 15:46-0800",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2023/12/i-dont-post-about/",
    "category": [
        "indieweb"
    ],
    "syndication": [
        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3kflydwexat2e"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "I don\u2019t post about it often, but I maintain indiebookclub, an app to help track books you\u2019re reading on your own website. I just set up a new feature for it, a year in review page: indiebookclub.biz/review/2023",
        "html": "<p>I don\u2019t post about it often, but I maintain indiebookclub, an app to help track books you\u2019re reading on your own website. I just set up a new feature for it, a year in review page: <a href=\"https://indiebookclub.biz/review/2023\">indiebookclub.biz/review/2023</a></p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
        "photo": "https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/6268/profile-2021-square.300x0.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39615711",
    "_source": "179",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2023-12-02 15:46-0800",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2023/12/i-dont-post-about/",
    "category": [
        "indieweb"
    ],
    "syndication": [
        "https://bsky.app/profile/gregorlove.com/post/3kflydwexat2e"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "I don\u2019t post about it often, but I maintain indiebookclub, an app to help track books you\u2019re reading on your own website. I just set up a new feature for it, a year in review page: indiebookclub.biz/review/2023",
        "html": "<p>I don\u2019t post about it often, but I maintain indiebookclub, an app to help track books you\u2019re reading on your own website. I just set up a new feature for it, a year in review page: <a href=\"https://indiebookclub.biz/review/2023\">indiebookclub.biz/review/2023</a></p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "gRegor Morrill",
        "url": "https://gregorlove.com/",
        "photo": "https://gregorlove.com/site/assets/files/6268/profile-2021-square.300x0.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39615263",
    "_source": "95",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@flamed",
        "url": "https://social.lol/@flamed",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.lol/@flamed/111513456305885612",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\ud83d\udcdd new post: November Monthly Recap. I posted a lot about the small and independent web last month. If you didn\u2019t see them, you can check them out from this post</p><p><a href=\"https://flamedfury.com/posts/monthly-recap-november-2023/\"><span>https://</span><span>flamedfury.com/posts/monthly-r</span><span>ecap-november-2023/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/web\">#<span>web</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\ud83d\udcdd new post: November Monthly Recap. I posted a lot about the small and independent web last month. If you didn\u2019t see them, you can check them out from this posthttps://flamedfury.com/posts/monthly-recap-november-2023/#indieweb #blog #web #smallweb"
    },
    "published": "2023-12-02T23:38:27+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39615003",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

IndieAuth for WordPress 4.4.0 Released - December 2, 2023

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        "https://news.indieweb.org/en"
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    "name": "IndieAuth for WordPress 4.4.0 Released - December 2, 2023",
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "David Shanske",
        "url": "https://david.shanske.com/",
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    },
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "39614883",
    "_source": "5",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@josh",
        "url": "https://josh.tel/@josh",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://josh.tel/@josh/111512259966326582",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Sigh. Runaway disk usage on the machine I use to my host ActivityPub servers is coming to a head: despite my regular maintenance, each week there's another 1% of disk space I can't easily reclaim.</p><p>I was hoping to put this project off for a few more weeks <img alt=\":blobcatnotlike:\" height=\"16\" src=\"https://files.mastodon.social/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/444/137/original/3538fc09d567c473.png\" title=\":blobcatnotlike:\" width=\"16\" /></p><p>If anybody has hot tips about reclaiming disk space that relates to Ubuntu, Mastodon, BookWyrm, or Pixelfed, I'm all ears!</p><p><a href=\"https://josh.tel/tags/ActivityPub\">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href=\"https://josh.tel/tags/SelfHosting\">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href=\"https://josh.tel/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Sigh. Runaway disk usage on the machine I use to my host ActivityPub servers is coming to a head: despite my regular maintenance, each week there's another 1% of disk space I can't easily reclaim.I was hoping to put this project off for a few more weeks If anybody has hot tips about reclaiming disk space that relates to Ubuntu, Mastodon, BookWyrm, or Pixelfed, I'm all ears!#ActivityPub #SelfHosting #IndieWeb"
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Default apps 2023

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    "author": {
        "name": "Paul Robert Lloyd",
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    "url": "https://paulrobertlloyd.com/2023/336/a1/default-apps/",
    "published": "2023-12-02T17:00:00+00:00",
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        "html": "<p>After sharing a list of the <a href=\"https://paulrobertlloyd.com/2023/149/a1/where_have_i_been/\">places I\u2019ve been</a>, time to join in with another popular blogging topic which involves <a href=\"https://defaults.rknight.me/\">people sharing the default apps</a> they currently use.</p><p>As you\u2019ll see, I score pretty highly on my dependence on the \u2018default\u2019 default apps, and so the less said about my reliance on Apple\u2019s offerings, the better.</p>\ud83d\udce8 Mail clientmacOS Mail.\ud83d\udcee Mail serverMy <a href=\"https://www.mythic-beasts.com/\">Mythic Beasts</a> server. In the past I\u2019ve considered going all in on iCloud now that you can <a href=\"https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT212514\">use a custom domain name</a>, or using a service like <a href=\"https://www.fastmail.com/\">Fastmail</a> or <a href=\"https://proton.me/mail\">Proton Mail</a>, but transferring my mail archive would be a lot of faff with risk of data loss all for little gain. Never Gmail.\ud83d\ude4d\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f ContactsmacOS Contacts.\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f CalendarmacOS Calendar.\ud83d\uddd2\ufe0f NotesmacOS Notes.\u2705 To domacOS Reminders. Having tried many times to avoid keeping to do lists in Notes, this year I\u2019ve finally managed to start using Reminders. Of all the apps bundled with macOS, this is by far the worse. Bloated with features, fiddly to use, and not that nice to look at, either.\ud83d\udcac ChatMessages ideally, but in most cases WhatsApp. Not by choice, this being the one reluctant exception to my otherwise successful boycott of Facebook\u2019s Meta\u2019s products.\ud83c\udf10 Web browsingSafari\u2026 though I\u2019m edging closer to giving <a href=\"https://arc.net/\">Arc</a> a try.\ud83d\udcf7 Photo shooting<a href=\"https://fujifilm-x.com/en-gb/products/cameras/x-s20/\">Fujifilm X-S20</a> (iPhone 11 Pro through gritted teeth).\ud83c\udf9e\ufe0f Photo organisationmacOS Photos. Having been burnt by Adobe enough times over the years and weary of their monopoly over creative apps, I won\u2019t use Lightroom. This means begrudgingly relying on Photos which redeems itself thanks to its iCloud integration. <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aperture_(software)\">Aperture</a> remains sorely missed.\ud83c\udf05 Photo editing<a href=\"https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/\">Pixelmator Pro</a> which all too often fills the gaps in Photos lacklustre editing tools.\ud83d\udcd6 Feeds<a href=\"https://netnewswire.com/\">NetNewsWire</a>, synced using iCloud.\ud83d\udcd1 Read It LaterIn theory I have an <a href=\"https://www.instapaper.com/\">Instapaper</a> account, but in practice it doesn\u2019t matter. I\u2019ve stopped saving long-form articles to read later and instead leave them unread in my feed reader.\ud83d\udd16 Bookmarks<a href=\"https://www.pinboard.in/\">Pinboard</a>? Again, I\u2019ve stopped managing bookmarks as I realised that I rarely return to them.\ud83d\udd10 Password managementmacOS Passwords.\ud83d\udcc4 Word processing<a href=\"https://ia.net/writer\">iA Writer</a> \u2013 points awarded for its <a href=\"https://micropub.spec.indieweb.org/\">Micropub</a> support.\ud83d\udcc8 SpreadsheetsI enjoy using <a href=\"https://www.google.com/sheets/about/\">Google Sheets</a> for work, even more so since experiencing the embarrassing shit show that is Microsoft 365. For personal stuff, its <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/numbers/\">Numbers</a>.\ud83d\udcca PresentationsTypically <a href=\"https://www.apple.com/keynote/\">Keynote</a>, but I created my presentation for UX London using <a href=\"https://ia.net/presenter\">iA Presenter</a> and it was a revelation.\ud83d\udcf0 NewsNo apps, just visiting websites such as <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/uk\">The Guardian</a>, <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/\">The Verge</a>\u2026\ud83c\udfb5 Music<a href=\"https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-music/\">Apple Music</a>.\ud83c\udfa4 Podcasts<a href=\"https://overcast.fm/\">Overcast</a> \u2013 a rare divergence from Apple\u2019s default.\ud83d\udcd0 Design<a href=\"https://www.sketch.com/\">Sketch</a> and the <a href=\"https://prototype-kit.service.gov.uk/docs/\">GOV.UK Prototype Kit</a>. Never Figma.\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Code<a href=\"https://code.visualstudio.com/\">Visual Studio Code</a> \u2013 though I\u2019d really like to say <a href=\"https://nova.app/\">Nova</a>.\ud83d\udcc1 Cloud file storageiCloud Drive, with <a href=\"https://www.panic.com/transmit/\">Transmit</a> used to access my FTP server.\ud83d\udc18 MastodonThe beautifully designed <a href=\"https://elk.zone/\">Elk</a> on my desktop, and the equally lovely <a href=\"https://joinmastodon.org/apps\">official Mastodon app</a> on iOS which people unfairly criticise and I have no idea why.<p>Reply via email</p>",
        "text": "After sharing a list of the places I\u2019ve been, time to join in with another popular blogging topic which involves people sharing the default apps they currently use.As you\u2019ll see, I score pretty highly on my dependence on the \u2018default\u2019 default apps, and so the less said about my reliance on Apple\u2019s offerings, the better.\ud83d\udce8 Mail clientmacOS Mail.\ud83d\udcee Mail serverMy Mythic Beasts server. In the past I\u2019ve considered going all in on iCloud now that you can use a custom domain name, or using a service like Fastmail or Proton Mail, but transferring my mail archive would be a lot of faff with risk of data loss all for little gain. Never Gmail.\ud83d\ude4d\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f ContactsmacOS Contacts.\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f CalendarmacOS Calendar.\ud83d\uddd2\ufe0f NotesmacOS Notes.\u2705 To domacOS Reminders. Having tried many times to avoid keeping to do lists in Notes, this year I\u2019ve finally managed to start using Reminders. Of all the apps bundled with macOS, this is by far the worse. Bloated with features, fiddly to use, and not that nice to look at, either.\ud83d\udcac ChatMessages ideally, but in most cases WhatsApp. Not by choice, this being the one reluctant exception to my otherwise successful boycott of Facebook\u2019s Meta\u2019s products.\ud83c\udf10 Web browsingSafari\u2026 though I\u2019m edging closer to giving Arc a try.\ud83d\udcf7 Photo shootingFujifilm X-S20 (iPhone 11 Pro through gritted teeth).\ud83c\udf9e\ufe0f Photo organisationmacOS Photos. Having been burnt by Adobe enough times over the years and weary of their monopoly over creative apps, I won\u2019t use Lightroom. This means begrudgingly relying on Photos which redeems itself thanks to its iCloud integration. Aperture remains sorely missed.\ud83c\udf05 Photo editingPixelmator Pro which all too often fills the gaps in Photos lacklustre editing tools.\ud83d\udcd6 FeedsNetNewsWire, synced using iCloud.\ud83d\udcd1 Read It LaterIn theory I have an Instapaper account, but in practice it doesn\u2019t matter. I\u2019ve stopped saving long-form articles to read later and instead leave them unread in my feed reader.\ud83d\udd16 BookmarksPinboard? Again, I\u2019ve stopped managing bookmarks as I realised that I rarely return to them.\ud83d\udd10 Password managementmacOS Passwords.\ud83d\udcc4 Word processingiA Writer \u2013 points awarded for its Micropub support.\ud83d\udcc8 SpreadsheetsI enjoy using Google Sheets for work, even more so since experiencing the embarrassing shit show that is Microsoft 365. For personal stuff, its Numbers.\ud83d\udcca PresentationsTypically Keynote, but I created my presentation for UX London using iA Presenter and it was a revelation.\ud83d\udcf0 NewsNo apps, just visiting websites such as The Guardian, The Verge\u2026\ud83c\udfb5 MusicApple Music.\ud83c\udfa4 PodcastsOvercast \u2013 a rare divergence from Apple\u2019s default.\ud83d\udcd0 DesignSketch and the GOV.UK Prototype Kit. Never Figma.\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83d\udcbb CodeVisual Studio Code \u2013 though I\u2019d really like to say Nova.\ud83d\udcc1 Cloud file storageiCloud Drive, with Transmit used to access my FTP server.\ud83d\udc18 MastodonThe beautifully designed Elk on my desktop, and the equally lovely official Mastodon app on iOS which people unfairly criticise and I have no idea why.Reply via email"
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@kiko",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@kiko",
        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@kiko/111511819358041476",
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        "html": "<p>\u270d\ufe0f  Hexo, WebFinger and better discoverability</p><p>Inspired by a post from <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.online/@maartenballiauw\">@<span>maartenballiauw</span></a></span>, I've implemented his approach of providing a downloaded WebFinger file via my Hexo-powered, i.e. static, blog in order to achieve better discoverability via my own domain on <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/ActivityPub\">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> platforms like Mastodon. It works, but it has its drawbacks. The <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Fediverse\">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> is simply not the <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a>.</p><p><a href=\"https://kiko.io/post/Hexo-Webfinger-and-better-discoverability/\"><span>https://</span><span>kiko.io/post/Hexo-Webfinger-an</span><span>d-better-discoverability/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\u270d\ufe0f  Hexo, WebFinger and better discoverabilityInspired by a post from @maartenballiauw, I've implemented his approach of providing a downloaded WebFinger file via my Hexo-powered, i.e. static, blog in order to achieve better discoverability via my own domain on #ActivityPub platforms like Mastodon. It works, but it has its drawbacks. The #Fediverse is simply not the #IndieWeb.https://kiko.io/post/Hexo-Webfinger-and-better-discoverability/"
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    "published": "2023-12-02T16:42:09+00:00",
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