{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@3AM",
        "url": "https://ohai.social/@3AM",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://ohai.social/@3AM/112020262790265694",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://ohai.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://ohai.social/tags/indiewebdev\">#<span>indiewebdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://ohai.social/tags/indiedev\">#<span>indiedev</span></a> <a href=\"https://ohai.social/tags/neocities\">#<span>neocities</span></a> <a href=\"https://ohai.social/tags/oldweb\">#<span>oldweb</span></a> hi yall<br />any recommendations for indie web dev instances? gamedev/modddev are ok too, but mostly it should be about webdev or at least something more general (like about creating stuff or something). instances about free internet, digital privacy, ppl who like sharing their digital gardens are cool too!<br />but pls not professional only : D<br />im doing it just for fun! and would like to see many others doing it just for fun! <br />thank you! <img alt=\":blobcatcozy:\" height=\"16\" src=\"https://files.mastodon.social/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/848/394/original/c812bf8b1e120f3e.png\" title=\":blobcatcozy:\" width=\"16\" /></p>",
        "text": "#indieweb #indiewebdev #indiedev #neocities #oldweb hi yall\nany recommendations for indie web dev instances? gamedev/modddev are ok too, but mostly it should be about webdev or at least something more general (like about creating stuff or something). instances about free internet, digital privacy, ppl who like sharing their digital gardens are cool too!\nbut pls not professional only : D\nim doing it just for fun! and would like to see many others doing it just for fun! \nthank you!"
    },
    "published": "2024-03-01T11:46:00+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40428651",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@rscottjones",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@rscottjones",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@rscottjones/112019991087151632",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>What is a fun link you\u2019ve come across recently? <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "What is a fun link you\u2019ve come across recently? #smallweb #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2024-03-01T10:36:54+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40428091",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@alabut",
        "url": "https://techhub.social/@alabut",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://techhub.social/@alabut/112019322995713560",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Whew, 19 minutes left in February in the Pacific time zone and I just got my entry over the line for this month's <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> Carnival. Made it.</p><p>The topic is \"digital relationships\" and I reflected on how things have changed since the pandemic started.</p><p><a href=\"https://alabut.com/writing/digitalrelationships/\"><span>https://</span><span>alabut.com/writing/digitalrela</span><span>tionships/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Whew, 19 minutes left in February in the Pacific time zone and I just got my entry over the line for this month's #IndieWeb Carnival. Made it.\n\nThe topic is \"digital relationships\" and I reflected on how things have changed since the pandemic started.\n\nhttps://alabut.com/writing/digitalrelationships/"
    },
    "published": "2024-03-01T07:47:00+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40427316",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@hamatti",
        "url": "https://mastodon.world/@hamatti",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.world/@hamatti/112019282511027187",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>This month's <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> Carnival has an interesting theme of Accessibility in the Personal/Small Web, hosted by orchids in the basement community.</p><p><a href=\"https://blog.basementcommunity.com/accessibility-in-the-personal-web/\"><span>https://</span><span>blog.basementcommunity.com/acc</span><span>essibility-in-the-personal-web/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "This month's #IndieWeb Carnival has an interesting theme of Accessibility in the Personal/Small Web, hosted by orchids in the basement community.\n\nhttps://blog.basementcommunity.com/accessibility-in-the-personal-web/"
    },
    "published": "2024-03-01T07:36:42+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40427157",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-02-29 13:36-0800",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2024/02/this-is-my-leap-day/",
    "category": [
        "LeapDayPosts",
        "SoSayWeAll"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "This is my Leap Day post. There are many like it, but\u2014 hah, no I can\u2019t finish that.\n\nI did wonder if I had ever posted on Leap Day. Apparently only a few, back in 2016:\n\nAn indieweb-relevant quote from Amanda Palmer\n\tFinished a re-watch of Battlestar Galactica. Funnily enough, I was recently thinking I should watch that again.\n\tAnd an evergreen post about rebooting Square One Television",
        "html": "<p>This is my Leap Day post. There are many like it, but\u2014 hah, no I can\u2019t finish that.</p>\n\n<p>I did wonder if I had ever posted on Leap Day. Apparently only a few, back in 2016:</p>\n\n<ul><li>An <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2016/02/the-label-didnt-understand-why/\">indieweb-relevant quote</a> from Amanda Palmer</li>\n\t<li>Finished a <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2016/02/we-finished-watching-battlestar-galactica/\">re-watch</a> of <i>Battlestar Galactica</i>. Funnily enough, I was recently thinking I should watch that again.</li>\n\t<li>And an evergreen post about <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2016/02/if-we-can-reboot-full/\">rebooting <i>Square One Television</i></a>\n</li>\n</ul>"
    },
    "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": "40425676",
    "_source": "179",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@hidden00",
        "url": "https://infosec.exchange/@hidden00",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://infosec.exchange/@hidden00/112017417585712450",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>The first post is published! <a href=\"https://infosec.exchange/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> </p><p>How to get better in chess?</p><p><a href=\"https://hidden00.ir/2024/02/29/how-to-get-better-in-chess/\"><span>https://</span><span>hidden00.ir/2024/02/29/how-to-</span><span>get-better-in-chess/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The first post is published! #indieweb \n\nHow to get better in chess?\n\nhttps://hidden00.ir/2024/02/29/how-to-get-better-in-chess/"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T23:42:26+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40425012",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-02-29 13:36-0800",
    "url": "https://gregorlove.com/2024/02/this-is-my-leap-day/",
    "category": [
        "LeapDayPosts",
        "SoSayWeAll"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "This is my Leap Day post. There are many like it, but\u2014 hah, no I can\u2019t finish that.\n\nI did wonder if I had ever posted on Leap Day. Apparently only a few, back in 2016:\n\nAn indieweb-relevant quote from Amanda Palmer\n\tFinished a re-watch of Battlestar Galactica. Funnily enough, I was recently thinking I should watch that again.\n\tAnd an evergreen post about rebooting Square One Television",
        "html": "<p>This is my Leap Day post. There are many like it, but\u2014 hah, no I can\u2019t finish that.</p>\n\n<p>I did wonder if I had ever posted on Leap Day. Apparently only a few, back in 2016:</p>\n\n<ul><li>An <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2016/02/the-label-didnt-understand-why/\">indieweb-relevant quote</a> from Amanda Palmer</li>\n\t<li>Finished a <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2016/02/we-finished-watching-battlestar-galactica/\">re-watch</a> of <i>Battlestar Galactica</i>. Funnily enough, I was recently thinking I should watch that again.</li>\n\t<li>And an evergreen post about <a href=\"https://gregorlove.com/2016/02/if-we-can-reboot-full/\">rebooting <i>Square One Television</i></a>\n</li>\n</ul>"
    },
    "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": "40424952",
    "_source": "95",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@mms",
        "url": "https://emacs.ch/@mms",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://emacs.ch/@mms/112017077405785020",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>[new blog post] Send links to your friends and make the Web a better place</p><p><a href=\"https://michal.sapka.me/blog/2024/send-links/\"><span>https://</span><span>michal.sapka.me/blog/2024/send</span><span>-links/</span></a></p><p>the missing thing to make the web healthy again. Indieweb search engines are great, but if I don't know what I'm looking for?</p><p><a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/Internet\">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a></p>",
        "text": "[new blog post] Send links to your friends and make the Web a better place\n\nhttps://michal.sapka.me/blog/2024/send-links/\n\nthe missing thing to make the web healthy again. Indieweb search engines are great, but if I don't know what I'm looking for?\n\n#Internet #SmallWeb #indieweb #blogging #blog"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T22:15:55+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40424461",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@chrisod",
        "url": "https://fosstodon.org/@chrisod",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://fosstodon.org/@chrisod/112017037149931885",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Finally added a /now page to my website. It's been on my list of thing to do for years. </p><p><a href=\"https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/pages/now.html\"><span>https://</span><span>odonnellweb.com/pelican/pages/</span><span>now.html</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/now\">#<span>now</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Finally added a /now page to my website. It's been on my list of thing to do for years. \n\nhttps://odonnellweb.com/pelican/pages/now.html\n\n#now #blog #blogging #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T22:05:41+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40424462",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@jcrabapple",
        "url": "https://shrediverse.net/@jcrabapple",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://shrediverse.net/@jcrabapple/statuses/01HQV8VXBVGVRSHMXN9G08YAF5",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Neck Deep concert recap<br /><br /><a href=\"https://blog.shrediverse.net/posts/neck-deep-concert-recap\">https://blog.shrediverse.net/posts/neck-deep-concert-recap</a><br /><br /><a href=\"https://shrediverse.net/tags/music\">#<span>music</span></a> <a href=\"https://shrediverse.net/tags/concerts\">#<span>concerts</span></a> <a href=\"https://shrediverse.net/tags/poppunk\">#<span>poppunk</span></a> <a href=\"https://shrediverse.net/tags/hardcorepunk\">#<span>hardcorepunk</span></a> <a href=\"https://shrediverse.net/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Neck Deep concert recap\n\nhttps://blog.shrediverse.net/posts/neck-deep-concert-recap\n\n#music #concerts #poppunk #hardcorepunk #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T20:28:35+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40423767",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@strife",
        "url": "https://masto.es/@strife",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://masto.es/@strife/112016554476085809",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Hoy me he puesto a trabajar en mi web y he arreglado lo que ten\u00eda pendiente: el men\u00fa en m\u00f3viles.</p><p>Tambi\u00e9n he escrito en el apartado sobre m\u00ed. Aviso a navegantes, no est\u00e1 escrito de forma convencional.</p><p><a href=\"https://strife.galitec.es/sobre-mi.html\"><span>https://</span><span>strife.galitec.es/sobre-mi.htm</span><span>l</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://masto.es/tags/websencilla\">#<span>websencilla</span></a> <a href=\"https://masto.es/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Hoy me he puesto a trabajar en mi web y he arreglado lo que ten\u00eda pendiente: el men\u00fa en m\u00f3viles.\n\nTambi\u00e9n he escrito en el apartado sobre m\u00ed. Aviso a navegantes, no est\u00e1 escrito de forma convencional.\n\nhttps://strife.galitec.es/sobre-mi.html\n\n#websencilla #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T20:02:56+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40423768",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-02-29T09:31:45-0500",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2024/02/29/093145/",
    "category": [
        "onthisday"
    ],
    "syndication": [
        "https://fed.brid.gy/"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "Thanks to capjamesg and Jeremy Cherfas in the IndieWeb chat for the nudge to post something on Leap Day because - have I ever made a Leap Day post?",
        "html": "<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https://jamesg.blog/\">capjamesg</a> and <a href=\"https://www.jeremycherfas.net/\">Jeremy Cherfas</a> in the <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/discuss\">IndieWeb chat</a> for the nudge to post something on Leap Day because - have I ever made a Leap Day post?</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Marty McGuire",
        "url": "https://martymcgui.re/",
        "photo": "https://martymcgui.re/images/logo.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40422943",
    "_source": "175",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.ciccarello.me/blog/2024/02/29/software-online/",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Software Is Built Online</p><p>IndieWeb Carnival: Digital Relationships</p><p><a href=\"https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.ciccarello.me/blog/2024/02/29/software-online/\"><span>https://</span><span>fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cicc</span><span>arello.me/blog/2024/02/29/software-online/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Software Is Built Online\n\nIndieWeb Carnival: Digital Relationships\n\nhttps://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.ciccarello.me/blog/2024/02/29/software-online/"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T19:02:36+00:00",
    "photo": [
        "https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/112/016/328/655/279/368/original/0917c84e55496fe0.jpg"
    ],
    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "40422929",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@rjomara",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@rjomara",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@rjomara/112016243169662181",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>In honor of Leap Day, I\u2019m taking the leap!</p><p><a href=\"https://microblog.rjomara.com/2024/02/29/taking-the-leap.html\"><span>https://</span><span>microblog.rjomara.com/2024/02/</span><span>29/taking-the-leap.html</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/LeapDay\">#<span>LeapDay</span></a></p>",
        "text": "In honor of Leap Day, I\u2019m taking the leap!\n\nhttps://microblog.rjomara.com/2024/02/29/taking-the-leap.html\n\n#indieweb #blog #LeapDay"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T18:43:46+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40422751",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@dries",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@dries",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@dries/112015905678527661",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>After two years of neglecting my Web3 site, does it still work? Plus, insights in Web3's progress for website hosting. <a href=\"https://dri.es/two-years-later-is-my-web3-website-still-standing\"><span>https://</span><span>dri.es/two-years-later-is-my-w</span><span>eb3-website-still-standing</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/ipfs\">#<span>ipfs</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/web3\">#<span>web3</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/ens\">#<span>ens</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "After two years of neglecting my Web3 site, does it still work? Plus, insights in Web3's progress for website hosting. https://dri.es/two-years-later-is-my-web3-website-still-standing #ipfs #web3 #ens #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T17:17:56+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40421938",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@brentlineberry",
        "url": "https://mastodon.online/@brentlineberry",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.online/@brentlineberry/112015776531452662",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019ve been thinking about how to implement Person Mentions on my website, and I think I\u2019ve found nice way forward with web component syntax.</p><p><a href=\"https://orangegnome.com/posts/2843/thinking-about-person-mentions\"><span>https://</span><span>orangegnome.com/posts/2843/thi</span><span>nking-about-person-mentions</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/WebDevelopment\">#<span>WebDevelopment</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/WebComponents\">#<span>WebComponents</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/PersonMentions\">#<span>PersonMentions</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I\u2019ve been thinking about how to implement Person Mentions on my website, and I think I\u2019ve found nice way forward with web component syntax.\n\nhttps://orangegnome.com/posts/2843/thinking-about-person-mentions\n\n#WebDevelopment #Indieweb #WebComponents #PersonMentions"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T16:45:05+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40421481",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@wood",
        "url": "https://federated.press/@wood",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://federated.press/@wood/112015439428305003",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Open Letter to Tim Cook, Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible</p><p><a href=\"https://letter.open-web-advocacy.org/\"><span>https://</span><span>letter.open-web-advocacy.org/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://federated.press/tags/Apple\">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href=\"https://federated.press/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://federated.press/tags/OpenWeb\">#<span>OpenWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://federated.press/tags/PWA\">#<span>PWA</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Open Letter to Tim Cook, Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible\n\nhttps://letter.open-web-advocacy.org/\n\n#Apple #IndieWeb #OpenWeb #PWA"
    },
    "published": "2024-02-29T15:19:21+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40420718",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
}

Some personal updates

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-02-29T14:32:12+00:00",
    "url": "https://werd.io/2024/some-personal-updates",
    "name": "Some personal updates",
    "content": {
        "text": "I write a lot about the intersection of technology and society here, and lately a lot about AI, but over the last year I\u2019ve written a little less about what I\u2019ve been up to. So, this post is an update about some of that. This isn\u2019t everything, by any means \u2014 2023 was, frankly, a hard year for lots of reasons, which included not a small amount of personal loss and trauma \u2014 but I wanted to share some broad strokes.\n\nWe\u2019re now based in the Greater Philadelphia area, rather than San Francisco. There have been all kinds of life changes: it\u2019s the \u2018burbs, which is weird, but I\u2019m writing this on a train to New York City, which is now easily within reach. I grew up in Oxford and could easily go to London for a day trip; now I have the same relationship with NYC. We haven\u2019t yet brought the baby to the city, but that\u2019s coming. (He\u2019s not a baby anymore: we have a delightful toddler whose favorite things, somehow, are reading books and brushing his teeth.)\n\nI joined ProPublica as Senior Director of Technology after working with the team as an advisor on contract for a while. ProPublica publishes vital American journalism: you might remember the story about Supreme Court Justices with billionaire friends that broke last year, or the story about Peter Thiel\u2019s $5 Billion tax-free IRA. You might also have come across Nonprofit Explorer and other \u201cnews apps\u201d. Our technology philosophy is very compatible, and it\u2019s a lovely team. I\u2019m hoping we can revive The Nerd Blog.\n\nI work mostly remotely and spend a lot of my time at my desk looking like this:\n\n\n\n(Guess the books! Yes, that\u2019s also an issue of .net \u2014 specifically, one from decades ago that showcased Elgg.)\n\nMy website is still powered by Known, and I still intend to invest time and resources into that platform. I\u2019ve also finally accepted \u2014 between having a toddler, a demanding job, an ongoing project (more on that in a second), and other commitments \u2014 that I\u2019m not going to be making a ton of contributions to the codebase myself anytime soon. But there\u2019s a pot of money in the Open Collective, and I\u2019m eager to support open source developers in adding functionality to the platform. The first stop has been adding ActivityPub support to make Known compatible with the fediverse. The next stop will be improving the import / export functionality so that it (1) functions as expected (2) is in line with other platforms.\n\nI\u2019ve been struggling with writing a book. I\u2019ve had the benefit of really great 1:1 coaching through The Novelry, and was making great progress until I realized I needed to revise a major element. It\u2019s been a slog since then: I have printouts of my first draft covered in Sharpie all over my office. My fear of being terrible at this increases with every sideways glance at the unfinished manuscript (which seems, somehow, to be staring back at me). I\u2019m certain that as soon as I send it out into the world I\u2019ll be ridiculed. But I\u2019m determined to get it to the finish line, revise it, send it out, and do it again.\n\nAs painful as writing the draft has been, I also love the act of it. Writing has always been my first love, far before computers. Don\u2019t get me wrong: I don\u2019t claim any sort of literary excellence, in the same way that I enjoy making dinner for everyone but would never call myself a chef. I\u2019ve got huge respect for anyone who\u2019s gone down this road and actually succeeded (hi, Sarah, you are radically inspiring to me). It\u2019s a craft that deserves care, attention, and practice, and stretching these muscles is as desperately uncomfortable as it is liberating. I find the whole process of it meditative and freeing, and also simultaneously like pulling every fingernail from my body.\n\nSo, uh, we\u2019ll see if the end result is any good.\n\nI\u2019ve been helping a few different organizations with their work (pro bono): two non-profits that are getting off the ground, a startup, and a venture fund. Each of them is doing something really good, and I\u2019m excited to see them emerge into the world.\n\nAlso, my universe has been rocked by this recipe for scrambled eggs. So there\u2019s that, too.\n\nWhat\u2019s up with you?",
        "html": "<p>I write a lot about the intersection of technology and society here, and lately a lot about AI, but over the last year I\u2019ve written a little less about what I\u2019ve been up to. So, this post is an update about some of that. This isn\u2019t everything, by any means \u2014 2023 was, frankly, a hard year for lots of reasons, which included not a small amount of personal loss and trauma \u2014 but I wanted to share some broad strokes.</p><p>We\u2019re now based in the Greater Philadelphia area, rather than San Francisco. There have been all kinds of life changes: it\u2019s the \u2018burbs, which is weird, but I\u2019m writing this on a train to New York City, which is now easily within reach. I grew up in Oxford and could easily go to London for a day trip; now I have the same relationship with NYC. We haven\u2019t yet brought the baby to the city, but that\u2019s coming. (He\u2019s not a baby anymore: we have a delightful toddler whose favorite things, somehow, are reading books and brushing his teeth.)</p><p>I joined <a href=\"https://propublica.org\">ProPublica</a> as <a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/propublica-hires-first-senior-director-for-technology\">Senior Director of Technology</a> after working with the team as an advisor on contract for a while. ProPublica publishes vital American journalism: you might remember the <a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/series/supreme-court-scotus\">story about Supreme Court Justices with billionaire friends</a> that broke last year, or <a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/lord-of-the-roths-how-tech-mogul-peter-thiel-turned-a-retirement-account-for-the-middle-class-into-a-5-billion-dollar-tax-free-piggy-bank\">the story about Peter Thiel\u2019s $5 Billion tax-free IRA</a>. You might also have come across <a href=\"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits\">Nonprofit Explorer</a> and other \u201cnews apps\u201d. Our technology philosophy is very compatible, and it\u2019s a lovely team. I\u2019m hoping we can revive <a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/nerds\">The Nerd Blog</a>.</p><p>I work mostly remotely and spend a lot of my time at my desk looking like this:</p><p><img src=\"https://werd.io/file/65e09521598020ac1c0efda2/thumb.jpg\" alt=\"The author, alone, in a Google Meet room\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" /></p><p>(Guess the books! Yes, that\u2019s also an issue of .net \u2014 specifically, one from decades ago that showcased Elgg.)</p><p>My website is still powered by <a href=\"https://github.com/idno/known\">Known</a>, and I still intend to invest time and resources into that platform. I\u2019ve also finally accepted \u2014 between having a toddler, a demanding job, an ongoing project (more on that in a second), and other commitments \u2014 that I\u2019m not going to be making a ton of contributions to the codebase myself anytime soon. But there\u2019s a pot of money in <a href=\"https://opencollective.com/known\">the Open Collective</a>, and I\u2019m eager to support open source developers in adding functionality to the platform. The first stop has been adding ActivityPub support to make Known compatible with the fediverse. The next stop will be improving the import / export functionality so that it (1) functions as expected (2) is <a href=\"https://book.micro.blog/blog-archive-format/\">in line with other platforms</a>.</p><p>I\u2019ve been struggling with writing a book. I\u2019ve had the benefit of really great 1:1 coaching through <a href=\"https://www.thenovelry.com/\">The Novelry</a>, and was making great progress until I realized I needed to revise a major element. It\u2019s been a slog since then: I have printouts of my first draft covered in Sharpie all over my office. My fear of being terrible at this increases with every sideways glance at the unfinished manuscript (which seems, somehow, to be staring back at me). I\u2019m certain that as soon as I send it out into the world I\u2019ll be ridiculed. But I\u2019m determined to get it to the finish line, revise it, send it out, and do it again.</p><p>As painful as writing the draft has been, I also love the act of it. Writing has always been my first love, far before computers. Don\u2019t get me wrong: I don\u2019t claim any sort of literary excellence, in the same way that I enjoy making dinner for everyone but would never call myself a chef. I\u2019ve got huge respect for anyone who\u2019s gone down this road and actually succeeded (hi, <a href=\"https://sarahdessen.com\">Sarah</a>, you are radically inspiring to me). It\u2019s a craft that deserves care, attention, and practice, and stretching these muscles is as desperately uncomfortable as it is liberating. I find the whole process of it meditative and freeing, and also simultaneously like pulling every fingernail from my body.</p><p>So, uh, we\u2019ll see if the end result is any good.</p><p>I\u2019ve been helping a few different organizations with their work (pro bono): two non-profits that are getting off the ground, a startup, and a venture fund. Each of them is doing something really good, and I\u2019m excited to see them emerge into the world.</p><p>Also, <a href=\"https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021931-extra-creamy-scrambled-eggs\">my universe has been rocked by this recipe for scrambled eggs</a>. So there\u2019s that, too.</p><p>What\u2019s up with you?</p>"
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        "name": "Ben Werdmuller",
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    "author": {
        "name": "@etp",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@etp",
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    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@etp/112015035694587289",
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        "html": "<p>My submission for this month\u2019s IndieWeb Carnival on Digital Relationships is a rumination on my relationship with my website and, especially, the technology underneath it.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/seven-year-itch\"><span>https://www.</span><span>jeremycherfas.net/blog/seven-y</span><span>ear-itch</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Carnival\">#<span>Carnival</span></a></p>",
        "text": "My submission for this month\u2019s IndieWeb Carnival on Digital Relationships is a rumination on my relationship with my website and, especially, the technology underneath it.\n\nhttps://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/seven-year-itch\n\n#IndieWeb #Carnival"
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    "published": "2024-02-29T13:36:41+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@capjamesg",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@capjamesg",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@capjamesg/112014892300683011",
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        "html": "<p>Blogging is the medium of incomplete stories. You can go at your own pace \u2014 document your journey of learning, making, exploring.</p><p>I shared some thoughts on this on my blog:</p><p><a href=\"https://jamesg.blog/2024/02/29/blogging-medium-incomplete-stories/\"><span>https://</span><span>jamesg.blog/2024/02/29/bloggin</span><span>g-medium-incomplete-stories/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/personalwebsite\">#<span>personalwebsite</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Blogging is the medium of incomplete stories. You can go at your own pace \u2014 document your journey of learning, making, exploring.\n\nI shared some thoughts on this on my blog:\n\nhttps://jamesg.blog/2024/02/29/blogging-medium-incomplete-stories/\n\n#indieweb #personalwebsite #blogging"
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    "published": "2024-02-29T13:00:13+00:00",
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