Reply to 'How to write about blogs'
#metablogging
#IndieWeb
It’s struck me how we are seeing a renaissance of explaining blogs to people who never saw them before - a good sign but still slightly amusing to those who were around the first time. This post from @frank is a good example of cutting through the hype that appeared “somewhere in the middle” and getting back to the basics.
https://frankmeeuwsen.com/2023/12/10/how-to-write.html
https://www.synesthesia.co.uk/stream/reply-to-how-to-write-about-blogs/
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"html": "<p>Reply to 'How to write about blogs'<br /><a href=\"https://social.synesthesia.co.uk/tags/metablogging\">#<span>metablogging</span></a><br /><a href=\"https://social.synesthesia.co.uk/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a><br /> It\u2019s struck me how we are seeing a renaissance of explaining blogs to people who never saw them before - a good sign but still slightly amusing to those who were around the first time. This post from <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://indieweb.social/@frank\">@<span>frank</span></a></span> is a good example of cutting through the hype that appeared \u201csomewhere in the middle\u201d and getting back to the basics.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://frankmeeuwsen.com/2023/12/10/how-to-write.html\"><span>https://</span><span>frankmeeuwsen.com/2023/12/10/h</span><span>ow-to-write.html</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.synesthesia.co.uk/stream/reply-to-how-to-write-about-blogs/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>synesthesia.co.uk/stream/reply</span><span>-to-how-to-write-about-blogs/</span></a></p>",
"text": "Reply to 'How to write about blogs'\n#metablogging\n#IndieWeb\n It\u2019s struck me how we are seeing a renaissance of explaining blogs to people who never saw them before - a good sign but still slightly amusing to those who were around the first time. This post from @frank is a good example of cutting through the hype that appeared \u201csomewhere in the middle\u201d and getting back to the basics.\n\nhttps://frankmeeuwsen.com/2023/12/10/how-to-write.htmlhttps://www.synesthesia.co.uk/stream/reply-to-how-to-write-about-blogs/"
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I’m excited to announce that my new #personalwebsite is live ✨
https://philipptemmel.com
I finally have a tiny home on the internet again, dedicated to what I am passionate about, and filled with what I am reading, writing, and working on (coming soon).
This is not just a designer's portfolio it is a representation of myself. I got inspired by loads of folks, but especially @matthiasott, his posts and newsletter has been among the driving forces to finish my personal website. 😊 #indieweb
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@jemal RSS is a great solution. I subscribe to mostly #indieweb and #smallweb blogs via RSS, and keep the major news publications in a list on Mastodon.
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"html": "<p>New blog post: About the web in 2024</p><p><a href=\"https://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artists-notebook/posts/about-the-web-in-2024\"><span>https://www.</span><span>lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs</span><span>/artists-notebook/posts/about-the-web-in-2024</span></a> <br /><br /><a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/Blog\">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a></p>",
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The #indieweb and #fediverse go together like peas and carrots.
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"html": "<p>Make the indie web easier <a href=\"https://gilest.org/indie-easy.html\"><span>https://</span><span>gilest.org/indie-easy.html</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
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I think we need more self-hosted personal publishing tools that aren't Wordpress and don't require use of a terminal to set up. A bit of a rant: https://gilest.org/indie-easy.html
#indieweb
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"html": "<p>It\u2019s way too easy to get heated while in the thick of things and for bad-faith interpretations to take over from the point anyone\u2019s trying to make, and that is <em>absolutely</em> a two-way street.<a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/8166-Taking-another-Mastodon-break#d_e8166_fn1\">1</a></p><p>For now I\u2019ve removed Toot! from my phone and DNS-blocked plush.city from my home network, so hopefully any posts I make to Mastodon are just from my automatic crossposter (like this one). I\u2019ll still (eventually) see replies to my blog posts that come in as Webmentions, but hopefully not being Always So Online will be better for my mental health, which hasn\u2019t been great as of late and I\u2019m definitely lashing out at others much more than I would like.</p>\n\n\n<p>I feel like this is a thing I need to do every few years and I\u2019m long overdue.</p><p>If anyone wants more realtime access to me, <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/discord\">my Discord community</a> continues to exist, and of course you can <a href=\"https://vrchat.com/home/user/usr_c3d14129-014b-4d5a-a1af-399237355728\">find me on VRChat</a>.</p>\n\n<ol><li><p>(It\u2019s not you, it\u2019s me.) <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/8166-Taking-another-Mastodon-break#r_e8166_fn1\">\u21a9</a></p></li></ol><p><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/8166-Taking-another-Mastodon-break#comments\">comments</a></p>\n\n \n <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=8166&tag=mastodon\">#mastodon</a>\n \n <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=8166&tag=social-media\">#social media</a>",
"text": "It\u2019s way too easy to get heated while in the thick of things and for bad-faith interpretations to take over from the point anyone\u2019s trying to make, and that is absolutely a two-way street.1For now I\u2019ve removed Toot! from my phone and DNS-blocked plush.city from my home network, so hopefully any posts I make to Mastodon are just from my automatic crossposter (like this one). I\u2019ll still (eventually) see replies to my blog posts that come in as Webmentions, but hopefully not being Always So Online will be better for my mental health, which hasn\u2019t been great as of late and I\u2019m definitely lashing out at others much more than I would like.\n\n\nI feel like this is a thing I need to do every few years and I\u2019m long overdue.If anyone wants more realtime access to me, my Discord community continues to exist, and of course you can find me on VRChat.\n\n(It\u2019s not you, it\u2019s me.) \u21a9comments\n\n \n #mastodon\n \n #social media"
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"html": "<p>New RSS links <a href=\"https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/rss\">#<span>rss</span></a> <a href=\"https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/identity\">#<span>identity</span></a> <a href=\"https://www.luisquintanilla.me/feed/new-rss-feed-links?utm_medium=feed\"><span>https://www.</span><span>luisquintanilla.me/feed/new-rs</span><span>s-feed-links?utm_medium=feed</span></a></p>",
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"text": "I made some improvements to native comments on my site today. I have had Akismet running for several years now and it\u2019s worked well at preventing about 98% of spam comments. A few would still get through each week. They were never displayed publicly, but I would still need to go through the moderation queue to delete them.\n\nAbout six months ago I decided to start reporting those false negatives to Akismet since their API supports that. I hoped it would help improve their algorithm and fewer spam comments would slip through. I haven\u2019t kept any stats, but it doesn\u2019t feel like the number slipping through has decreased, unfortunately.\n\nI noticed a good portion of these spam comments were to old URLs, like this one from 2011 about fixing a commenting issue. (Ironic?) I figured closing the comment form after one year would be a good way to reduce a lot of spam. I doubt many humans intend to leave a comment on that post here in 2024. There may be some rare cases where an actual human wants to comment on an older post, so I decided to still allow comments if you are signed in. Last year, I introduced a passwordless sign-in system, so I was able to use that as-is and display a message directing people there.\n\nOld posts will still accept Webmentions, of course. There is always the contact page, too. Here is the message that is displayed on old posts when you\u2019re not signed in:\n\n\nThis is an older post, so the public comment form is now closed. You can still use the form above to send me the link of your reply or sign in with your email to leave a comment. You can always send me a message, too.",
"html": "<p>I made some improvements to native comments on my site today. I have had <a href=\"https://akismet.com\">Akismet</a> running for several years now and it\u2019s worked well at preventing about 98% of spam comments. A few would still get through each week. They were never displayed publicly, but I would still need to go through the moderation queue to delete them.</p>\n\n<p>About six months ago I decided to start reporting those false negatives to Akismet since their API supports that. I hoped it would help improve their algorithm and fewer spam comments would slip through. I haven\u2019t kept any stats, but it doesn\u2019t feel like the number slipping through has decreased, unfortunately.</p>\n\n<p>I noticed a good portion of these spam comments were to old URLs, like <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2011/10/comment-issue/\">this one</a> from 2011 about fixing a commenting issue. (Ironic?) I figured closing the comment form after one year would be a good way to reduce a lot of spam. I doubt many humans intend to leave a comment on that post here in 2024. There may be some rare cases where an actual human wants to comment on an older post, so I decided to still allow comments if you are signed in. Last year, I introduced a <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2023/01/site-updates-for-the-new-year/\">passwordless sign-in system</a>, so I was able to use that as-is and display a message directing people there.</p>\n\n<p>Old posts will still accept <a href=\"https://webmention.net/\">Webmentions</a>, of course. There is always the contact page, too. Here is the message that is displayed on old posts when you\u2019re not signed in:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is an older post, so the public comment form is now closed. You can still use the form above to send me the link of your reply or <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/profile/\">sign in with your email</a> to leave a comment. You can always <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/contact/\">send me a message</a>, too.</p>\n</blockquote>"
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"html": "<p>We\u2019re discussing the first suggestion here. <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/Webmention\">#<span>Webmention</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/WordPress\">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/support/topic/let-facepile-avatars-link-to-the-like-repost-etc/\"><span>https://</span><span>wordpress.org/support/topic/le</span><span>t-facepile-avatars-link-to-the-like-repost-etc/</span></a></p>",
"text": "We\u2019re discussing the first suggestion here. #Webmention #WordPress #IndieWebhttps://wordpress.org/support/topic/let-facepile-avatars-link-to-the-like-repost-etc/"
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"html": "<p>Own Your RSS Links <a href=\"https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/rss\">#<span>rss</span></a> <a href=\"https://toot.lqdev.tech/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://www.luisquintanilla.me/feed/own-your-rss-links?utm_medium=feed\"><span>https://www.</span><span>luisquintanilla.me/feed/own-yo</span><span>ur-rss-links?utm_medium=feed</span></a></p>",
"text": "Own Your RSS Links #rss #indieweb https://www.luisquintanilla.me/feed/own-your-rss-links?utm_medium=feed"
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"html": "<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Business\">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Evolutions\">#<span>Evolutions</span></a><br />The web renaissance takes off \u00b7 The powerful comeback of the people\u2019s web <a href=\"https://ilo.im/15xkke\"><span>https://</span><span>ilo.im/15xkke</span><span></span></a> </p><p>_____<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Design\">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDesign\">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Development\">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev\">#<span>WebDev</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech\">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenWeb\">#<span>OpenWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
"text": "#Business #Evolutions\nThe web renaissance takes off \u00b7 The powerful comeback of the people\u2019s web https://ilo.im/15xkke _____\n#Design #WebDesign #Development #WebDev #BigTech #OpenWeb #IndieWeb"
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"html": "<p>I am starting my 100 Days of IndieWeb project. </p><p>This is post 1 of <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/100Posts\">#<span>100Posts</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/100Days\">#<span>100Days</span></a> of my 2024 <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/100DaysofIndieWeb\">#<span>100DaysofIndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> project.</p><p>Read More > </p><p><a href=\"https://tmichellemoore.com/blog/2024-100-days-of-indieweb-project/\"><span>https://</span><span>tmichellemoore.com/blog/2024-1</span><span>00-days-of-indieweb-project/</span></a></p>",
"text": "I am starting my 100 Days of IndieWeb project. This is post 1 of #100Posts #100Days of my 2024 #100DaysofIndieWeb #IndieWeb project.Read More > https://tmichellemoore.com/blog/2024-100-days-of-indieweb-project/"
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I've been finding so much good content from the Kagi small web RSS feed.
#SmallWeb #IndieWeb
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New belated end of the year/star of the year post, where i briefly review my 2023 and lay out plans for 2024
https://grgml.xyz/blog/2023-review-2024-preview/
#yearinreview #yearplanning #indieweb
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"html": "<p>New belated end of the year/star of the year post, where i briefly review my 2023 and lay out plans for 2024</p><p><a href=\"https://grgml.xyz/blog/2023-review-2024-preview/\"><span>https://</span><span>grgml.xyz/blog/2023-review-202</span><span>4-preview/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/yearinreview\">#<span>yearinreview</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/yearplanning\">#<span>yearplanning</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
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"html": "<p>New blog post: My plans for 2024</p><p><a href=\"https://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artists-notebook/posts/my-plans-for-2024\"><span>https://www.</span><span>lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs</span><span>/artists-notebook/posts/my-plans-for-2024</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/Blog\">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/BlogPost\">#<span>BlogPost</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/Art\">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/Life\">#<span>Life</span></a></p>",
"text": "New blog post: My plans for 2024https://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artists-notebook/posts/my-plans-for-2024#Blog #BlogPost #IndieWeb #Art #Life"
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"html": "<p>The powerful comeback of the people\u2019s web. \u2014 Anil Dash</p><p>_____<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Business\">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Design\">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDesign\">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Development\">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev\">#<span>WebDev</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech\">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenWeb\">#<span>OpenWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
"text": "The powerful comeback of the people\u2019s web. \u2014 Anil Dash_____\n#Business #Design #WebDesign #Development #WebDev #BigTech #OpenWeb #IndieWeb"
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