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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@saaste",
        "url": "https://mementomori.social/@saaste",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mementomori.social/@saaste/112304219228159667",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Askartelin lauantai-illan iloksi itselleni pienen scriptin Go:lla, joka seuraa blogin RSS-sy\u00f6tett\u00e4 ja postaa uusista kirjoituksista automaattisesti t\u00f6\u00f6tin Mastodoniin.</p><p>Vaihtoehtoisesti t\u00f6\u00f6tin julkaisun olisi voinut sitoa blogin p\u00e4ivitt\u00e4miseen, mutta pid\u00e4n enemm\u00e4n ajatuksesta, ett\u00e4 RSS-sy\u00f6te toimii tiedon l\u00e4hteen\u00e4. Minulla on muitakin ideoita, joissa voin hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4\u00e4 RSS-sy\u00f6tett\u00e4.</p><p>Ajatus ei ole oma eik\u00e4 uusi. <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://social.lol/@robb\">@<span>robb</span></a></span> julkaisi vain v\u00e4h\u00e4n aikaa sitten EchoFeed-palvelun, joka tekee saman ja paljon enemm\u00e4n. Suosittelen tutustumaan mik\u00e4li kaipaat vastaavaa toiminnallisuutta, etk\u00e4 halua/osaa v\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00e4\u00e4 koodia. Perusk\u00e4ytt\u00f6 ei maksa mit\u00e4\u00e4n ja Pro-versiokin on vain $25/vuosi  \u263a\ufe0f</p><p><a href=\"https://echofeed.app/\"><span>https://</span><span>echofeed.app/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/ohjelmointi\">#<span>ohjelmointi</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/programming\">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mementomori.social/tags/EchoFeed\">#<span>EchoFeed</span></a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://social.lol/@robb\"></a>",
        "text": "Askartelin lauantai-illan iloksi itselleni pienen scriptin Go:lla, joka seuraa blogin RSS-sy\u00f6tett\u00e4 ja postaa uusista kirjoituksista automaattisesti t\u00f6\u00f6tin Mastodoniin.\n\nVaihtoehtoisesti t\u00f6\u00f6tin julkaisun olisi voinut sitoa blogin p\u00e4ivitt\u00e4miseen, mutta pid\u00e4n enemm\u00e4n ajatuksesta, ett\u00e4 RSS-sy\u00f6te toimii tiedon l\u00e4hteen\u00e4. Minulla on muitakin ideoita, joissa voin hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4\u00e4 RSS-sy\u00f6tett\u00e4.\n\nAjatus ei ole oma eik\u00e4 uusi. @robb julkaisi vain v\u00e4h\u00e4n aikaa sitten EchoFeed-palvelun, joka tekee saman ja paljon enemm\u00e4n. Suosittelen tutustumaan mik\u00e4li kaipaat vastaavaa toiminnallisuutta, etk\u00e4 halua/osaa v\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00e4\u00e4 koodia. Perusk\u00e4ytt\u00f6 ei maksa mit\u00e4\u00e4n ja Pro-versiokin on vain $25/vuosi  \u263a\ufe0f\n\nhttps://echofeed.app/\n\n#ohjelmointi #programming #IndieWeb #EchoFeed"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-20T15:19:52+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40893318",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

My site’s new look will be good enough

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-04-20T12:21:00+02:00",
    "url": "https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/my-sites-new-look-will-be-good-enough",
    "name": "My site\u2019s new look will be good enough",
    "content": {
        "text": "Quite by coincidence, I discovered yesterday that I wrote a post on the same day ten years ago expressing my frustration at being able only to tinker with the technology underlying my website, rather than actually understanding it. Why coincidence? Because I am once again in the throes of tinkering with my website while not fully understanding it. And something I wrote back then is a fine prompt to get on and write my submission to this month's IndieWeb Carnival.\n\n\t\t\t There\u2019s more  \u27a2",
        "html": "<p>Quite by coincidence, I discovered yesterday that I wrote a post on the same day ten years ago expressing my frustration at being able only to tinker with the technology underlying my website, rather than actually understanding it. Why coincidence? Because I am once again in the throes of tinkering with my website while not fully understanding it. And something I wrote back then is a fine prompt to get on and write my submission to this month's <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/indieweb-carnival\">IndieWeb Carnival</a>.</p>\n\n\t\t\t <span style=\"float:right;font-size:smaller;\"><a href=\"https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/my-sites-new-look-will-be-good-enough\">There\u2019s more  \u27a2</a></span>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Jeremy Cherfas",
        "url": "https://jeremycherfas.net",
        "photo": "https://www.jeremycherfas.net/user/themes/tailwind/images/zoot.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "40891175",
    "_source": "202",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@claudinec",
        "url": "https://aus.social/@claudinec",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://aus.social/@claudinec/112302968363939389",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>If you comment on/interact with blogs, what are your preferred methods?</p><p><a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p><p>Comments hosted on the same blog<br />Comments hosted elsewhere<br />Webmentions<br />Linked thread within the fediverse<br />Linked thread on social media silos<br />Private email conversation with the author<br />Other (please reply!)</p>",
        "text": "If you comment on/interact with blogs, what are your preferred methods?\n\n#blogging #fediverse #indieweb\n\nComments hosted on the same blog\nComments hosted elsewhere\nWebmentions\nLinked thread within the fediverse\nLinked thread on social media silos\nPrivate email conversation with the author\nOther (please reply!)"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-20T10:01:45+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40891106",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@mms",
        "url": "https://emacs.ch/@mms",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://emacs.ch/@mms/112302647212643560",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Longest shot ever. </p><p>Some 20-25 years ago u saw a blog post of someone\u2019a redecoration of their house. They decided to put a graffiti of Purple Tentacle on their wall. I\u2019m looking for this for quite some time without any success :(</p><p><a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/lucasarts\">#<span>lucasarts</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/dayofthetentacle\">#<span>dayofthetentacle</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://emacs.ch/tags/oldweb\">#<span>oldweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Longest shot ever. \n\nSome 20-25 years ago u saw a blog post of someone\u2019a redecoration of their house. They decided to put a graffiti of Purple Tentacle on their wall. I\u2019m looking for this for quite some time without any success :(\n\n#blog #blogging #lucasarts #dayofthetentacle #indieweb #smallweb #oldweb"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-20T08:40:04+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40890764",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@claudinec",
        "url": "https://aus.social/@claudinec",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://aus.social/@claudinec/112301404182774753",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Once again, \"anywhere\" doesn't quite mean \"everywhere\". I know, I know, it's virtually impossible to find a meeting time that works for literally everyone, I just wish our American and European friends would acknowledge this. Wording like \"This meeting time works for Europe and the Americas, sorry Asia and Oceania!\" would be easier to swallow than the false promise of \"anywhere\".</p><p><a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> people, I love you and I know you're trying to be genuinely inclusive. It's just that this posting has tripped my timezone sensitivity today.</p><p><a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/2024/04/galactic-bonus-homebrew-website-club-cFBLfoV2C2fW\"><span>https://</span><span>events.indieweb.org/2024/04/ga</span><span>lactic-bonus-homebrew-website-club-cFBLfoV2C2fW</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Once again, \"anywhere\" doesn't quite mean \"everywhere\". I know, I know, it's virtually impossible to find a meeting time that works for literally everyone, I just wish our American and European friends would acknowledge this. Wording like \"This meeting time works for Europe and the Americas, sorry Asia and Oceania!\" would be easier to swallow than the false promise of \"anywhere\".\n\n#indieweb people, I love you and I know you're trying to be genuinely inclusive. It's just that this posting has tripped my timezone sensitivity today.\n\nhttps://events.indieweb.org/2024/04/galactic-bonus-homebrew-website-club-cFBLfoV2C2fW"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-20T03:23:57+00:00",
    "photo": [
        "https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/112/301/404/236/390/747/original/a2a4dccf9ec8e6df.jpeg"
    ],
    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "40889458",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@weirdwriter",
        "url": "https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/112301202700897717",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I know I am late on Follow Friday but I wanted to share 2 <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> resources.</p><p>RSS search engine. Searches RSS feeds instead of the web</p><p><a href=\"https://feedle.world/\"><span>https://</span><span>feedle.world/</span><span></span></a></p><p>The below finds RSS feeds your Mastodon account shares.</p><p><a href=\"https://rss-is-dead.lol/\"><span>https://</span><span>rss-is-dead.lol/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/RSS\">#<span>RSS</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/FollowFriday\">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I know I am late on Follow Friday but I wanted to share 2 #IndieWeb resources.\n\nRSS search engine. Searches RSS feeds instead of the web\n\nhttps://feedle.world/\n\nThe below finds RSS feeds your Mastodon account shares.\n\nhttps://rss-is-dead.lol/\n\n#RSS #FollowFriday"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-20T02:32:43+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40889405",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@kelsonv",
        "url": "https://gts.keysmash.xyz/@kelsonv",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://gts.keysmash.xyz/@kelsonv/statuses/01HVWKB0WSBNAARPRXHYJE2MZ4",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Importing some of my photo posts from my old WordPress.com blog to my main, self-hosted blog.</p><p><a href=\"https://hyperborea.org/journal/tag/from-parallel-lines/\">https://hyperborea.org/journal/tag/from-parallel-lines/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://gts.keysmash.xyz/tags/indieweb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Importing some of my photo posts from my old WordPress.com blog to my main, self-hosted blog.\n\nhttps://hyperborea.org/journal/tag/from-parallel-lines/\n\n#IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-20T01:53:37+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40889198",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ledaj",
        "url": "https://zirk.us/@ledaj",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://zirk.us/@ledaj/112298365684651526",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://radicalweb.design/fr\"><span>https://</span><span>radicalweb.design/fr</span><span></span></a> Je vous partage cette merveille : ressource tr\u00e8s inspirante pour le web design, pour le fond autant que pour la forme. <a href=\"https://zirk.us/tags/webdesign\">#<span>webdesign</span></a> <a href=\"https://zirk.us/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://zirk.us/tags/sustainability\">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>",
        "text": "https://radicalweb.design/fr Je vous partage cette merveille : ressource tr\u00e8s inspirante pour le web design, pour le fond autant que pour la forme. #webdesign #indieweb #sustainability"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-19T14:31:14+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40884372",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@elgg",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@elgg",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@elgg/112296934372109046",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> v1.1.2 for <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Elgg\">#<span>Elgg</span></a> has been released \ud83c\udf89 </p><p><a href=\"https://elgg.org/plugins/3292492\"><span>https://</span><span>elgg.org/plugins/3292492</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "#IndieWeb v1.1.2 for #Elgg has been released \ud83c\udf89 \n\nhttps://elgg.org/plugins/3292492"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-19T08:27:13+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40881422",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@figstick",
        "url": "https://mas.to/@figstick",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mas.to/@figstick/112294727027070941",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Doing some seasonal organizing of my internet browsing, and I'm going all-in on the <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a>. I'm here for the wikis, the self-hosted blogs, the decentralized, chaotic social networks. I believe that's the future of quality information on the internet.</p><p>I hope to get around to hosting something myself someday, too, but I have yet neither the skills nor the budget.</p><p><a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/tech\">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/technology\">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/activitypub\">#<span>activitypub</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/mastodon\">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/lemmy\">#<span>lemmy</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/selfhosting\">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/selfhosted\">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href=\"https://mas.to/tags/growyourown\">#<span>growyourown</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Doing some seasonal organizing of my internet browsing, and I'm going all-in on the #IndieWeb. I'm here for the wikis, the self-hosted blogs, the decentralized, chaotic social networks. I believe that's the future of quality information on the internet.\n\nI hope to get around to hosting something myself someday, too, but I have yet neither the skills nor the budget.\n\n#tech #technology #activitypub #fediverse #mastodon #lemmy #selfhosting #selfhosted #growyourown"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-18T23:05:52+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40878951",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@lorenzobehna",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@lorenzobehna",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@lorenzobehna/112294132354036179",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019m not sure how many people will see this, as I didn\u2019t actively post before, but I\u2019ve started a blog named Subtle Echo and posted the first entry today!</p><p>It\u2019s a place to share my personal interests with the internet. Video games and the indie web are two big examples :).</p><p>I am still planning to slightly tweak the theming and create a favicon, but in the meantime you can check out my inaugural post</p><p><a href=\"https://subtle-echo.pika.page/posts/i-finally-did-it\"><span>https://</span><span>subtle-echo.pika.page/posts/i-</span><span>finally-did-it</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames\">#<span>videogames</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m not sure how many people will see this, as I didn\u2019t actively post before, but I\u2019ve started a blog named Subtle Echo and posted the first entry today!\n\nIt\u2019s a place to share my personal interests with the internet. Video games and the indie web are two big examples :).\n\nI am still planning to slightly tweak the theming and create a favicon, but in the meantime you can check out my inaugural post\n\nhttps://subtle-echo.pika.page/posts/i-finally-did-it\n\n#blog #indieweb #videogames"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-18T20:34:38+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40877770",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@vladcampos",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@vladcampos",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@vladcampos/112293476358792825",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Yesterday I had a long conversation with <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://manton.org/activitypub/manton\">@<span>manton</span></a></span>, the creator of Micro.blog.</p><p>He shared the journey that led him to build a platform that enables users to apply the <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> principle of first posting on their own blog, and then strategically cross-posting or sharing links on social media. </p><p>Obviously, topics such as <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub\">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a>, <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky\">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> and its <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/ATprotocol\">#<span>ATprotocol</span></a>, and the <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse\">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> in general were also discussed.<br />\ud83d\udc47 <br /><a href=\"https://youtu.be/tqMVt1pm3cg\"><span>https://</span><span>youtu.be/tqMVt1pm3cg</span><span></span></a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://manton.org/activitypub/manton\"></a>",
        "text": "Yesterday I had a long conversation with @manton, the creator of Micro.blog.\n\nHe shared the journey that led him to build a platform that enables users to apply the #IndieWeb principle of first posting on their own blog, and then strategically cross-posting or sharing links on social media. \n\nObviously, topics such as #ActivityPub, #Bluesky and its #ATprotocol, and the #Fediverse in general were also discussed.\n\ud83d\udc47 \nhttps://youtu.be/tqMVt1pm3cg"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-18T17:47:48+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40877158",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

“When we simplify complex systems, we destroy them”

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Piper Haywood",
        "url": "https://piperhaywood.com/",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://piperhaywood.com/complexity-is-not-the-enemy-its-the-goal/",
    "published": "2024-04-18T13:16:45+00:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<blockquote><p>\n[Rewilding is] a fundamentally cheerful and workmanlike approach to what can seem insoluble problems. It doesn\u2019t micromanage. It creates room for \u201cecological processes [which] foster complex and self-organizing ecosystems.\u201d Rewilding puts into practice what every good manager knows: hire the best people you can, provide what they need to thrive, then get out of the way. It\u2019s the opposite of command-and-control.\n</p></blockquote>\n<p>Worth reading: \u201c<a href=\"https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet/\">We Need To Rewild The Internet</a>\u201d, an essay by <a href=\"http://mariafarrell.com/\">Maria Farrell</a> and <a href=\"https://berjon.com/\">Robin Berjon</a> published two days ago on <a href=\"https://www.noemamag.com/\">Noema Magazine\u2019s site</a>. Came across it via the ever-excellent <a href=\"https://www.todayintabs.com/\">Today in Tabs</a>.</p>\n<p>An essay about improving the internet that kicks off with an Ursula K. Le Guin quote is always going to have me from the start.</p>\n<p>Salient bolded lessons from ecologists that technologists should adopt:</p>\n<ul><li>shifting baselines are real</li>\n<li>complexity is not the enemy, it\u2019s the goal</li>\n<li>diversity is resiliance</li>\n</ul><p>Also, they raise an extremely important but often-neglected point that standards development organizations (SDOs) are \u201cincreasingly under the control of a few companies; so what appear to be \u201cvoluntary\u201d standards are often the business choices of the biggest firms.\u201d</p>\n<p>***</p>\n<p>Related reads:</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https://www.noemamag.com/freeing-ourselves-from-the-clutches-of-big-tech/\">this Noema essay by Cory Doctorow</a>.</p>\n<p>Pls read \u201c<a href=\"https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/04/the-fediverse-of-things/\">The Fediverse of Things</a>\u201d, a blog post by <a href=\"https://shkspr.mobi/blog/\">Terence Eden</a>. Can\u2019t remember who boosted this in to my Fedi timeline last week, but thank you whoever you are.</p>\n<p>On the topic of infrastructure bottlenecks and <a href=\"https://piperhaywood.com/tag/maintenance/\">maintenance</a>: \u201c<a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships\">The Cloud Under The Sea</a>\u201d by Josh Dzieza for The Verge. It\u2019s about the undersea cables that form a large part of the internet\u2019s infrastructure, told through the lens of a repair ship crew\u2019s activities before and after the 9.1-scale earthquake that devastated Japan in 2011. Like they say in the rewilding article, redundancy !== diversity. Off the back of this article, I need to read \u201c<a href=\"https://raley.english.ucsb.edu/wp-content/Engl800/Jackson-rethinking-repair.pdf\">Rethinking Repair</a>\u201d by professor Steven Jackson.</p>\n<p>***</p>\n<p>Mandatory interoperability, federated \u201csocial\u201d accounts for infrastructure and public services, levying major search engines to publicly finance key internet infrastructure, user-enabled global privacy control for all\u2026 a girl can dream.</p>",
        "text": "[Rewilding is] a fundamentally cheerful and workmanlike approach to what can seem insoluble problems. It doesn\u2019t micromanage. It creates room for \u201cecological processes [which] foster complex and self-organizing ecosystems.\u201d Rewilding puts into practice what every good manager knows: hire the best people you can, provide what they need to thrive, then get out of the way. It\u2019s the opposite of command-and-control.\n\nWorth reading: \u201cWe Need To Rewild The Internet\u201d, an essay by Maria Farrell and Robin Berjon published two days ago on Noema Magazine\u2019s site. Came across it via the ever-excellent Today in Tabs.\nAn essay about improving the internet that kicks off with an Ursula K. Le Guin quote is always going to have me from the start.\nSalient bolded lessons from ecologists that technologists should adopt:\nshifting baselines are real\ncomplexity is not the enemy, it\u2019s the goal\ndiversity is resiliance\nAlso, they raise an extremely important but often-neglected point that standards development organizations (SDOs) are \u201cincreasingly under the control of a few companies; so what appear to be \u201cvoluntary\u201d standards are often the business choices of the biggest firms.\u201d\n***\nRelated reads:\nSee this Noema essay by Cory Doctorow.\nPls read \u201cThe Fediverse of Things\u201d, a blog post by Terence Eden. Can\u2019t remember who boosted this in to my Fedi timeline last week, but thank you whoever you are.\nOn the topic of infrastructure bottlenecks and maintenance: \u201cThe Cloud Under The Sea\u201d by Josh Dzieza for The Verge. It\u2019s about the undersea cables that form a large part of the internet\u2019s infrastructure, told through the lens of a repair ship crew\u2019s activities before and after the 9.1-scale earthquake that devastated Japan in 2011. Like they say in the rewilding article, redundancy !== diversity. Off the back of this article, I need to read \u201cRethinking Repair\u201d by professor Steven Jackson.\n***\nMandatory interoperability, federated \u201csocial\u201d accounts for infrastructure and public services, levying major search engines to publicly finance key internet infrastructure, user-enabled global privacy control for all\u2026 a girl can dream."
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    "name": "\u201cWhen we simplify complex systems, we destroy them\u201d",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
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    "url": "https://nicksimson.com/likes/04180782e9/",
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        "html": "<p>Front End Study Hall</p><p>Likes Front End Study Hall by Joe Crawford.<br />This sounds like a promising event. Hoping I can make it, contribute, and learn.</p><p><a href=\"https://nicks.im/b/3So\">https://nicks.im/b/3So</a></p><p><a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://nicksimson.com/tags/css/\">#CSS</a> <a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://nicksimson.com/tags/html/\">#HTML</a> <a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://nicksimson.com/tags/indieweb/\">#IndieWeb</a></p>",
        "text": "Front End Study Hall\n\nLikes Front End Study Hall by Joe Crawford.\nThis sounds like a promising event. Hoping I can make it, contribute, and learn.\n\nhttps://nicks.im/b/3So\n\n#CSS #HTML #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-18T17:48:16+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40876157",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ApisNecros",
        "url": "https://ioc.exchange/@ApisNecros",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://ioc.exchange/@ApisNecros/112292608137954228",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Third new blog post in three days! I will now proceed to not post for two months \ud83d\ude05 </p><p>A new addition to my People series about some people I overheard while reading outside a bookstore one night.</p><p><a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://ioc.exchange/tags/PersonalSites\">#<span>PersonalSites</span></a> <br /><a href=\"https://www.vzqk50.com/blog/people/51-over-3/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>vzqk50.com/blog/people/51-over</span><span>-3/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Third new blog post in three days! I will now proceed to not post for two months \ud83d\ude05 \n\nA new addition to my People series about some people I overheard while reading outside a bookstore one night.\n\n#IndieWeb #SmallWeb #PersonalSites \nhttps://www.vzqk50.com/blog/people/51-over-3/"
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    "published": "2024-04-18T14:07:00+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40874254",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://zotum.net/item/6ffce960-f958-4d6a-b7fa-83de4361d522",
    "content": {
        "html": "Still pretty much torn about parts of the current #<a href=\"https://zotum.net/search?tag=IndieWeb\">IndieWeb</a> movement. While I definitely applaud some of the ideas and approaches, it sometimes has a difficult feel of \"write-only\" networking to it. Just like back then with all of us hiding behind our RSS feeds, maybe counting whether or not someone viewed our stuff but not really being into much reading of stuff published by others or wanting, digging into incoming interaction. Not sure this always is a good thing... but maybe I'm too pessimistic here.",
        "text": "Still pretty much torn about parts of the current #IndieWeb movement. While I definitely applaud some of the ideas and approaches, it sometimes has a difficult feel of \"write-only\" networking to it. Just like back then with all of us hiding behind our RSS feeds, maybe counting whether or not someone viewed our stuff but not really being into much reading of stuff published by others or wanting, digging into incoming interaction. Not sure this always is a good thing... but maybe I'm too pessimistic here."
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    "published": "2024-04-18T07:25:38+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40870939",
    "_source": "8007",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-04-18T00:42:50+00:00",
    "url": "https://werd.io/2024/i-am-convinced-that-activitypub-is-going",
    "content": {
        "text": "I am convinced that ActivityPub is going to change the entire web."
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Ben Werdmuller",
        "url": "https://werd.io/profile/benwerd",
        "photo": "https://werd.io/file/5d388c5fb16ea14aac640912/thumb.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40869914",
    "_source": "191",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@alabut",
        "url": "https://techhub.social/@alabut",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://techhub.social/@alabut/112289300694044085",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@nazhamid\">@<span>nazhamid</span></a></span> I feel you on the slog with the 5, it\u2019s absolutely mind-numbing. My cheat code was to take the coastal route and make pit stops at little beaches for my dogs.</p><p>By the way, your newsletter came up during the zoom call today for our little <a href=\"https://techhub.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> group! A couple of people are making travelogues for local adventures like hiking Inspiration Point in LA, so I showed your latest issue as inspiration fuel.</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@nazhamid\"></a>",
        "text": "@nazhamid I feel you on the slog with the 5, it\u2019s absolutely mind-numbing. My cheat code was to take the coastal route and make pit stops at little beaches for my dogs.\n\nBy the way, your newsletter came up during the zoom call today for our little #indieweb group! A couple of people are making travelogues for local adventures like hiking Inspiration Point in LA, so I showed your latest issue as inspiration fuel."
    },
    "published": "2024-04-18T00:05:53+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40868853",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.wedistribute.org/objects/f109d336-ccaf-4256-8058-eab8d29ec952",
    "content": {
        "html": "Emissary is a revolutionary next-gen Web platform that lets you tinker with every little bit of it. It works with the <a href=\"https://social.wedistribute.org/tag/fediverse\">#Fediverse</a>, is built on <a href=\"https://social.wedistribute.org/tag/indieweb\">#IndieWeb</a> principles, and looks incredible.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/emissary-social-web/\">https://wedistribute.org/2024/04/emissary-social-web/</a>",
        "text": "Emissary is a revolutionary next-gen Web platform that lets you tinker with every little bit of it. It works with the #Fediverse, is built on #IndieWeb principles, and looks incredible.\n\nhttps://wedistribute.org/2024/04/emissary-social-web/"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-17T20:54:54+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40867559",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@adele",
        "url": "https://phpc.social/@adele",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://phpc.social/@adele/112288222287723242",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>The IndieWeb Concept</p><p>I often attach the tag <a href=\"https://phpc.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> to my posts on social networks. Several years ago, this concept was a blur to me. Over time, I came to understand more what it was all about. In fact, IndieWeb can be defined by a list of concepts and perhaps every proponent of this movement has his or her own definition and list of concepts. So I'll try to define what I mean by IndieWeb when I use this word [...]</p><p><a href=\"https://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/the-indieweb-concept.md\"><span>https://</span><span>adele.pages.casa/md/blog/the-i</span><span>ndieweb-concept.md</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The IndieWeb Concept\n\nI often attach the tag #IndieWeb to my posts on social networks. Several years ago, this concept was a blur to me. Over time, I came to understand more what it was all about. In fact, IndieWeb can be defined by a list of concepts and perhaps every proponent of this movement has his or her own definition and list of concepts. So I'll try to define what I mean by IndieWeb when I use this word [...]\n\nhttps://adele.pages.casa/md/blog/the-indieweb-concept.md"
    },
    "published": "2024-04-17T19:31:38+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "40866673",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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