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Por cierto, dejo un artículo que publiqué hace más de un año en el blog, uno de los primeros y más grandes. En él hacía algunas reflexiones sobre la sociedad, su dinámica y la salud mental teniendo en cuenta la tecnología y la vida digital. Ahí ya hacía referencia a Kaczynski o al psiquiatra Thomas Szasz.

Una sociedad ansiosa y deprimida

#sociedad #blog #indieweb

https://thecheis.com/2023/04/01/una-sociedad-ansiosa-y-deprimida/

August 1, 2024 11:18am +00:00

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How are people getting into the Small Web and related movements these days (aside from fediverse)?

I missed the whole Yesterweb thing and just finished reading their website.

Is Neocities still a common platform for progressive netizens? Should I just self host? Are we going back to web rings? What about Gemini browsers?

Please help, lol.

What are things looking like for 2024/2025?

#SmallWeb #indieweb #personalweb #webrevival

August 1, 2024 4:33am +00:00

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#indieweb mastodon.social/tags/indieweb

My July Summary | Welcome to BASIC

This felt longer than last month as I typed this post.

#blog #indieweb #blogging #TVShows #movies #anime

https://basic.bearblog.dev/my-july-summary/

August 1, 2024 3:41am +00:00

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After months of trying to find time to participate in the IndieWeb Carnival, I finally managed to eek out a post for the July topic of ‘Tools’. So check out what I wrote about the tools I use as a UX designer in Instruments for Empathy.

August 1, 2024 1:47am +00:00

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If someone were to ask me what tools I use to do my job, the answer might surprise some of you. Even 20 years deep into this field, I still encounter misunderstandings about what UX designers actually do. Some think our work revolves around creating wireframes and user flows or making things look aesthetic, but it goes much deeper than that.

UX design is about understanding human behavior, motivations, and needs. It’s most certainly not about the software or gadgets we use but how we use those technologies to meet those motivations and needs.

As a UX designer, I rely heavily on tools that help me gain insight and understanding of people. These tools typically fall into several broad categories, and they consistently and relentlessly change. What remains constant, however, is the goal of our work - to empathize with users and create solutions, through design, that truly address their pain points and enhance their experiences.

The tools I use can be segmented into those we use for research, facilitation, capturing conversations, analyzing data, and communicating concepts and ideas.

1. Research

Research is how we gain empathy, understand behavior and make sense of what people’s needs and desires are. The two biggest tools needed here are:

Expanding Knowledge

In the realm of Research, we focus on gaining empathy and understanding user behavior. Research tools help us uncover the needs and desires of our users, allowing us to design with intention and clarity. What’s most useful here are tools that keep me informed of new methods, processes, other research and ways to manage that knowledge.

Books. I can’t read enough of them. My wish list contains enough reading for 100 people for the next 100 years. I’m not sure how I’m going to tackle that. Classic’s like Don’t Make Me Think to more recent books like the Stanford d.school’s collection are books I proudly display on my bookshelf.
Feed Reader. Staying current is crucial. Tools like Tiny Tiny RSS or Inoreader help aggregate industry news, blogs, and academic papers in one place. I like to see what people have to say on the fediverse and avoid corporate platforms like I do people.
Access to Research. There’s a lot of it out there and in much more depth than you would normally see on the internet where a lot of articles are a bit frivolous or just reiterate what everyone has been saying for 20+ years. Tools like Researcher App, or R Discovery have both come in handy.
Conferences & Webinars. There are so many free and actually good conferences and webinars. I’ve been hooked on accessibility ones from TPGi and spend a good bit of my time on LinkedIn Learning.
Knowledge Management. What’s to be done with all that knowledge, especially if you want to keep it handy? There’s always LogSeq or Obsidian (which I’m quite a fan of).

Recruitment

Finding the right people to talk to and to share their experiences ensures our research studies are both relevant and insightful.

Email. Sometimes you just have to reach out to people. I’d recommend one that’s not a Gmail one.
Social Media. Platforms like Mastodon or Reddit can help reach a wide group of people pretty quickly, and there’s no shortage of people that want to share their opinions and experiences.
Professional Recruitment Services. Services like User Interviews or Respondent can streamline the recruitment process if you’re looking for some very specific groups of people, want a lot of people and have the money to do it.
Appointment Management. Tools like Cal or Calendly make scheduling interviews almost enjoyable.

Capturing Conversations & Behavior

Notetaking. Whether it’s pen & paper or a digital solution, taking notes is critical. I’ve been using Rocketbook for ages after trying basically every digital one there is. Not having to charge a pen or tablet comes in handy but using something as simple as pen and paper helps to be more present and connected in conversations.
Audio Recorder. It’s impossible to write down everything. Having a complete record of the conversation, every small detail and quote, means you have the data to go back to. There are plenty of physical recorders if you want to look like a reporter, like the Zoom H1 but really any phone app works well. I’m fond of Fossify Voice Recorder for Android
Transcription. You can either listen back to all the audio you’re recorded and transcribe it yourself with something like oTranscribe or you can let a transcription service like Otter take a stab at it.
Video Camera. Observing users in their natural habitat for Ethnography studies or capturing users interacting with a mobile device requires some video capturing. Your phone’s camera is often sufficient for recording usability tests or contextual inquiries but I’ve found that a cheap webcam and a tripod will do the trick.
Screen Recorder. A tool like OBS Studio, the de facto standard among streamers, is a great way to capture lots of sources. This will let you get both the screen and an external camera at the same time. The built-in screen recording features on your OS can sometimes do in a pinch.
Eye Tracker. Whether it’s a $20 DIY rig or $4,000 professional one like the Tobii Pro Glasses 3, eye tracking can reveal a good bit about what users are perceiving and where they get fixated.
Biometrics Recorder. Monitoring physiological responses can provide deep insights into user reactions and engagement levels - yes, that stupid mega menu can cause a bit of a panic. Someone needs to work on some better open source tools for this but a tool like Pulsoid can integrate into OBS.
Site Capture. PostHog or HotJar can record website interactions, providing heatmaps and session recordings when you can’t be there in person.
Analytics. AwStats or Google Analytics offer quantitative data to track user behavior and performance metrics.

2. Facilitating Conversations

Beyond tools, the right mindset is essential. Facilitation skills ensure that research sessions are productive and that participants feel safe to share their honest opinions and experiences.

A Positive and Encouraging Environment. Creating a space where participants feel comfortable and valued is crucial for effective UX research. Digitally, that might be about doing activities that help people open up. Physically, that could be a creative space with Legos and comfy chairs (yeh, I’m that person). Both environments should give a voice to all of the participants.
Sticky Notes. Whether physical Post-Its or digital notes in tools like FigJam, they are indispensable for brainstorming and organizing thoughts during workshops.
Whiteboards. An old-school tool, but highly effective for mapping out ideas, user flows, and brainstorming sessions. I’ve been using Rocketbook Beacons to capture and transcribe my scribbles.
Digital Collaboration Tools. FigJam and Miro are great tools to help facilitate remote collaboration, allowing teams to brainstorm and organize ideas in real time, no matter where they are. If anyone has any open source recommendations here, PLEASE let me know.

3. Analysis and Insight

More Whiteboards. I spend a lot of time moving sticky notes around digital whiteboards. See above.
Spreadsheets. Sometimes there’s a lot of data to go through. LibreOffice Calc or Airtable are reasonable here.

4. Presenting Findings & Concepts

Sometimes you have to create something in order to communicate your ideas. Often times it’s a drawing, diagram, prototype, presentation or report.

Drawings & Diagrams. PenPot or Figma
Prototypes. Again PenPot or Figma if you must.
Presentations.
Reports. I write a good bit of these.

5. Validation

Pretotyping: Testing ideas can be fun and there’s a lot of techniques to do it - things like Fake Front Door tests are one among an arsenal of measuring ideas. I wrote a little bit about it in Validating and measuring ideas before falling victim to sunk cost fallacy."
A/B Testing Tools. Tools like Optimizely and Google Optimize allow you to run experiments and see which design variations perform better, providing data-driven insights for decision-making.
Unmoderated Usability Testing: Services like UserTesting and Lookback enable remote usability testing, capturing user interactions and feedback in real time.

6. Leveling Up

I always want to be better. The three biggest tools I have to continue to level up in addition to anything that’s mentioned here are:

Practice. Continuous practice is key to mastering interview techniques and gaining deeper insights. I practice every usability test, interview and facilitated session before ever taking it to the streets.
Observation. Watching interviews, whether they are late-night talk shows or police interrogations, can provide valuable lessons in reading body language, asking the right questions, and creating rapport. Paying attention while on the other side of facilitated conversations also helps to learn new methods, approaches and techniques.
Feedback. Seeking feedback from peers and mentors can provide new perspectives and highlight areas for improvement in your approach. Always ask for feedback and never be satisfied with yourself.

In Conclusion

Don’t fall in love with the tools, fall in love with what you’re using those tools to accomplish.

This post was written as part of the July 2024 IndieWeb Carnival, hosted this month by James. I really like to utilize deadlines. As of posting this, it’s still July somewhere in the world. Thank’s for inviting the participation and to those with the original idea.

August 1, 2024 1:28am +00:00

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Facilitation skills ensure that research sessions are productive and that participants feel safe to share their honest opinions and experiences.</p><br /><ul><li><br /></li><li><strong>A Positive and Encouraging Environment</strong>. Creating a space where participants feel comfortable and valued is crucial for effective UX research. Digitally, that might be about doing activities that help people open up. Physically, that could be a creative space with Legos and comfy chairs (yeh, I\u2019m that person). Both environments should give a voice to all of the participants.<br /></li><li><strong>Sticky Notes</strong>. Whether physical <a href=\"https://www.post-it.com/3M/en_US/p/d/cbgbjwus2516/\">Post-Its</a> or digital notes in tools like <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://www.figma.com/figjam/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi6mK63ytKHAxWKR_EDHXZsGd4QFnoECB0QAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ng88Q1rlv_WgJkGtSx3CJ\">FigJam</a>, they are indispensable for brainstorming and organizing thoughts during workshops.<br /></li><li><strong>Whiteboards</strong>. An old-school tool, but highly effective for mapping out ideas, user flows, and brainstorming sessions. I\u2019ve been using <a href=\"https://getrocketbook.com/products/rocketbook-beacons\">Rocketbook Beacons</a> to capture and transcribe my scribbles.<br /></li><li><strong>Digital Collaboration Tools</strong>. <a href=\"https://figma.com/figjam\">FigJam</a> and <a href=\"https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=DChcSEwjT_pO6y9KHAxVDgIMHHVSlDK0YABAAGgJlZg&amp;co=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwwae1BhC_ARIsAK4Jfrx9i2Zgm3zypBxRhiHVIoZ2QhMMVPnc2JVObqdSkrampQYM7PMYzu0aAptXEALw_wcB&amp;ohost=www.google.com&amp;cid=CAESVeD22krUrIn2j7onhfL9QKV0nM6ysTK76zspQ8QGnrKf9noY-Zgk94omm1Rm5Hh3SGg7roUHWGadftw4ZpNib4dr5H489F0G6TTYG8NbDau5wZrYX9M&amp;sig=AOD64_0CTLnFOyyy2zKWkALsyRBGMMTeBg&amp;q&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiEsI-6y9KHAxW7BNsEHbbBLnAQ0Qx6BAgLEAE\">Miro</a> are great tools to help facilitate remote collaboration, allowing teams to brainstorm and organize ideas in real time, no matter where they are. If anyone has any open source recommendations here, PLEASE let me know.<br /></li></ul><br /><p><strong>3. Analysis and Insight</strong></p><br /><ul><li><br /></li><li><strong>More Whiteboards</strong>. I spend a lot of time moving sticky notes around digital whiteboards. See above.<br /></li><li><strong>Spreadsheets</strong>. Sometimes there\u2019s a lot of data to go through. <a href=\"https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/calc/\">LibreOffice Calc</a> or <a href=\"https://www.airtable.com/\">Airtable</a> are reasonable here.<br /></li></ul><br /><p><strong>4. Presenting Findings &amp; Concepts</strong></p><br /><p>Sometimes you have to create something in order to communicate your ideas. Often times it\u2019s a drawing, diagram, prototype, presentation or report.</p><br /><ul><li><br /></li><li><strong>Drawings &amp; Diagrams</strong>. PenPot or Figma<br /></li><li><strong>Prototypes</strong>. Again PenPot or Figma if you must.<br /></li><li><strong>Presentations</strong>.<br /></li><li><strong>Reports</strong>. I write a good bit of these.<br /></li></ul><br /><p><strong>5. Validation</strong></p><br /><ul><li><br /></li><li><strong>Pretotyping</strong>: Testing ideas can be fun and there\u2019s a lot of techniques to do it - things like Fake Front Door tests are one among an arsenal of measuring ideas. I wrote a little bit about it in <a href=\"https://uxbrad.com/posts/validating-and-measuring-ideas/\">Validating and measuring ideas before falling victim to sunk cost fallacy</a>.\"<br /></li><li><strong>A/B Testing Tools</strong>. Tools like Optimizely and Google Optimize allow you to run experiments and see which design variations perform better, providing data-driven insights for decision-making.<br /></li><li><strong>Unmoderated Usability Testing</strong>: Services like UserTesting and Lookback enable remote usability testing, capturing user interactions and feedback in real time.<br /></li></ul><br /><p><strong>6. Leveling Up</strong></p><br /><p>I always want to be better. The three biggest tools I have to continue to level up in addition to anything that\u2019s mentioned here are:</p><br /><ul><li><br /></li><li><strong>Practice</strong>. Continuous practice is key to mastering interview techniques and gaining deeper insights. I practice every usability test, interview and facilitated session before ever taking it to the streets.<br /></li><li><strong>Observation</strong>. Watching interviews, whether they are late-night talk shows or police interrogations, can provide valuable lessons in reading body language, asking the right questions, and creating rapport. Paying attention while on the other side of facilitated conversations also helps to learn new methods, approaches and techniques.<br /></li><li><strong>Feedback</strong>. Seeking feedback from peers and mentors can provide new perspectives and highlight areas for improvement in your approach. Always ask for feedback and never be satisfied with yourself.<br /></li></ul><br /><p><strong>In Conclusion</strong></p><br /><p>Don\u2019t fall in love with the tools, fall in love with what you\u2019re using those tools to accomplish.</p><br /><p>This post was written as part of the July 2024 IndieWeb Carnival, hosted this month by <a href=\"https://jamesg.blog/2024/07/01/indieweb-carnival-tools/\">James</a>. I really like to utilize deadlines. As of posting this, it\u2019s still July somewhere in the world. Thank\u2019s for inviting the participation and to those with the original idea.</p><br /><span></span>",
        "text": "If someone were to ask me what tools I use to do my job, the answer might surprise some of you. Even 20 years deep into this field, I still encounter misunderstandings about what UX designers actually do. Some think our work revolves around creating wireframes and user flows or making things look aesthetic, but it goes much deeper than that.\nUX design is about understanding human behavior, motivations, and needs. It\u2019s most certainly not about the software or gadgets we use but how we use those technologies to meet those motivations and needs.\nAs a UX designer, I rely heavily on tools that help me gain insight and understanding of people. These tools typically fall into several broad categories, and they consistently and relentlessly change. What remains constant, however, is the goal of our work - to empathize with users and create solutions, through design, that truly address their pain points and enhance their experiences.\nThe tools I use can be segmented into those we use for research, facilitation, capturing conversations, analyzing data, and communicating concepts and ideas.\n1. Research\nResearch is how we gain empathy, understand behavior and make sense of what people\u2019s needs and desires are. The two biggest tools needed here are:\nExpanding Knowledge\nIn the realm of Research, we focus on gaining empathy and understanding user behavior. Research tools help us uncover the needs and desires of our users, allowing us to design with intention and clarity. What\u2019s most useful here are tools that keep me informed of new methods, processes, other research and ways to manage that knowledge.\n\nBooks. I can\u2019t read enough of them. My wish list contains enough reading for 100 people for the next 100 years. I\u2019m not sure how I\u2019m going to tackle that. Classic\u2019s like Don\u2019t Make Me Think to more recent books like the Stanford d.school\u2019s collection are books I proudly display on my bookshelf.\nFeed Reader. Staying current is crucial. Tools like Tiny Tiny RSS or Inoreader help aggregate industry news, blogs, and academic papers in one place. I like to see what people have to say on the fediverse and avoid corporate platforms like I do people.\nAccess to Research. There\u2019s a lot of it out there and in much more depth than you would normally see on the internet where a lot of articles are a bit frivolous or just reiterate what everyone has been saying for 20+ years. Tools like Researcher App, or R Discovery have both come in handy.\nConferences & Webinars. There are so many free and actually good conferences and webinars. I\u2019ve been hooked on accessibility ones from TPGi and spend a good bit of my time on LinkedIn Learning.\nKnowledge Management. What\u2019s to be done with all that knowledge, especially if you want to keep it handy? There\u2019s always LogSeq or Obsidian (which I\u2019m quite a fan of).\n\nRecruitment\nFinding the right people to talk to and to share their experiences ensures our research studies are both relevant and insightful.\n\nEmail. Sometimes you just have to reach out to people. I\u2019d recommend one that\u2019s not a Gmail one.\nSocial Media. Platforms like Mastodon or Reddit can help reach a wide group of people pretty quickly, and there\u2019s no shortage of people that want to share their opinions and experiences.\nProfessional Recruitment Services. Services like User Interviews or Respondent can streamline the recruitment process if you\u2019re looking for some very specific groups of people, want a lot of people and have the money to do it.\nAppointment Management. Tools like Cal or Calendly make scheduling interviews almost enjoyable.\n\nCapturing Conversations & Behavior\n\nNotetaking. Whether it\u2019s pen & paper or a digital solution, taking notes is critical. I\u2019ve been using Rocketbook for ages after trying basically every digital one there is. Not having to charge a pen or tablet comes in handy but using something as simple as pen and paper helps to be more present and connected in conversations.\nAudio Recorder. It\u2019s impossible to write down everything. Having a complete record of the conversation, every small detail and quote, means you have the data to go back to. There are plenty of physical recorders if you want to look like a reporter, like the Zoom H1 but really any phone app works well. I\u2019m fond of Fossify Voice Recorder for Android\nTranscription. You can either listen back to all the audio you\u2019re recorded and transcribe it yourself with something like oTranscribe or you can let a transcription service like Otter take a stab at it.\nVideo Camera. Observing users in their natural habitat for Ethnography studies or capturing users interacting with a mobile device requires some video capturing. Your phone\u2019s camera is often sufficient for recording usability tests or contextual inquiries but I\u2019ve found that a cheap webcam and a tripod will do the trick.\nScreen Recorder. A tool like OBS Studio, the de facto standard among streamers, is a great way to capture lots of sources. This will let you get both the screen and an external camera at the same time. The built-in screen recording features on your OS can sometimes do in a pinch.\nEye Tracker. Whether it\u2019s a $20 DIY rig or $4,000 professional one like the Tobii Pro Glasses 3, eye tracking can reveal a good bit about what users are perceiving and where they get fixated.\nBiometrics Recorder. Monitoring physiological responses can provide deep insights into user reactions and engagement levels - yes, that stupid mega menu can cause a bit of a panic. Someone needs to work on some better open source tools for this but a tool like Pulsoid can integrate into OBS.\nSite Capture. PostHog or HotJar can record website interactions, providing heatmaps and session recordings when you can\u2019t be there in person.\nAnalytics. AwStats or Google Analytics offer quantitative data to track user behavior and performance metrics.\n\n2. Facilitating Conversations\nBeyond tools, the right mindset is essential. Facilitation skills ensure that research sessions are productive and that participants feel safe to share their honest opinions and experiences.\n\nA Positive and Encouraging Environment. Creating a space where participants feel comfortable and valued is crucial for effective UX research. Digitally, that might be about doing activities that help people open up. Physically, that could be a creative space with Legos and comfy chairs (yeh, I\u2019m that person). Both environments should give a voice to all of the participants.\nSticky Notes. Whether physical Post-Its or digital notes in tools like FigJam, they are indispensable for brainstorming and organizing thoughts during workshops.\nWhiteboards. An old-school tool, but highly effective for mapping out ideas, user flows, and brainstorming sessions. I\u2019ve been using Rocketbook Beacons to capture and transcribe my scribbles.\nDigital Collaboration Tools. FigJam and Miro are great tools to help facilitate remote collaboration, allowing teams to brainstorm and organize ideas in real time, no matter where they are. If anyone has any open source recommendations here, PLEASE let me know.\n\n3. Analysis and Insight\n\nMore Whiteboards. I spend a lot of time moving sticky notes around digital whiteboards. See above.\nSpreadsheets. Sometimes there\u2019s a lot of data to go through. LibreOffice Calc or Airtable are reasonable here.\n\n4. Presenting Findings & Concepts\nSometimes you have to create something in order to communicate your ideas. Often times it\u2019s a drawing, diagram, prototype, presentation or report.\n\nDrawings & Diagrams. PenPot or Figma\nPrototypes. Again PenPot or Figma if you must.\nPresentations.\nReports. I write a good bit of these.\n\n5. Validation\n\nPretotyping: Testing ideas can be fun and there\u2019s a lot of techniques to do it - things like Fake Front Door tests are one among an arsenal of measuring ideas. I wrote a little bit about it in Validating and measuring ideas before falling victim to sunk cost fallacy.\"\nA/B Testing Tools. Tools like Optimizely and Google Optimize allow you to run experiments and see which design variations perform better, providing data-driven insights for decision-making.\nUnmoderated Usability Testing: Services like UserTesting and Lookback enable remote usability testing, capturing user interactions and feedback in real time.\n\n6. Leveling Up\nI always want to be better. The three biggest tools I have to continue to level up in addition to anything that\u2019s mentioned here are:\n\nPractice. Continuous practice is key to mastering interview techniques and gaining deeper insights. I practice every usability test, interview and facilitated session before ever taking it to the streets.\nObservation. Watching interviews, whether they are late-night talk shows or police interrogations, can provide valuable lessons in reading body language, asking the right questions, and creating rapport. Paying attention while on the other side of facilitated conversations also helps to learn new methods, approaches and techniques.\nFeedback. Seeking feedback from peers and mentors can provide new perspectives and highlight areas for improvement in your approach. Always ask for feedback and never be satisfied with yourself.\n\nIn Conclusion\nDon\u2019t fall in love with the tools, fall in love with what you\u2019re using those tools to accomplish.\nThis post was written as part of the July 2024 IndieWeb Carnival, hosted this month by James. I really like to utilize deadlines. As of posting this, it\u2019s still July somewhere in the world. Thank\u2019s for inviting the participation and to those with the original idea."
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        "text": "Taking a cross country flight\n\n\nGreetings, I am Marcus Povey, a seasoned senior full-stack software engineer based in Europe. I have served a diverse clientele, including software houses, financial and governmental institutions, news agencies, and companies of various sizes.\n\n\n\nThroughout my career, I have been instrumental in the development of several mission-critical software systems, including life-saving medical software, secure messaging platforms, high-performance video platforms, and Open Source projects that are widely used globally.\n\n\n\nIn my current role, I lead a talented team of software engineers in developing cutting-edge scientific software across Europe, primarily in the field of structural biology. I work closely with some of the world\u2019s most renowned scientific institutions to deliver innovative solutions that facilitate scientific research. I have also been actively involved in several EU Open Data Access projects aimed at improving the accessibility and reuse of scientific data, including contributing to the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. My expertise has been recognized in the industry, and I have been a speaker at numerous scientific conferences, influencing EU data sharing policy.\n\n\n\nAdditionally, I have served as the technical lead for the Elgg project, a widely adopted Open Source social networking platform used by universities, governments, and companies worldwide to streamline internal and external communication. I am also a contributor to the development of the Known platform, a modern social publishing solution incorporating Indieweb technologies.\n\n\n\nFor a more comprehensive understanding of my professional experience, please take a look at my resume or my LinkedIn.\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\n\n\nIn my personal life, I am an avid traveler and enjoy a nomadic lifestyle that allows me to explore new destinations for both work and leisure. I am always eager to experience different cultures and live in new environments.\n\n\n\nI also collect hobbies like precious shinies. Currently, I pursue a diverse range of interests, including martial arts (such as Judo, Krav Maga, Capoeira, and Jujitsu), rock music, powerlifting, archery, blacksmithing, climbing, motorcycle riding, and piloting light aircraft.",
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I have served a diverse clientele, including software houses, financial and governmental institutions, news agencies, and companies of various sizes.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout my career, I have been instrumental in the development of several mission-critical software systems, including life-saving medical software, secure messaging platforms, high-performance video platforms, and Open Source projects that are widely used globally.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my current role, I lead a talented team of software engineers in developing cutting-edge scientific software across Europe, primarily in the field of structural biology. I work closely with some of the world\u2019s most renowned scientific institutions to deliver innovative solutions that facilitate scientific research. I have also been actively involved in several EU Open Data Access projects aimed at improving the accessibility and reuse of scientific data, including contributing to the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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I am always eager to experience different cultures and live in new environments.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also collect hobbies like precious shinies. Currently, I pursue a diverse range of interests, including martial arts (such as Judo, Krav Maga, Capoeira, and Jujitsu), rock music, powerlifting, archery, blacksmithing, climbing, motorcycle riding, and piloting light aircraft.</p>"
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#indieweb mastodon.social/tags/indieweb

My interests: #webStandards #HTML #CSS #SVG #RSS #Webmentions #Microdata #privacy #accessibility #progressiveEnhancement #openWeb #IndieWeb

July 31, 2024 10:40am +00:00

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#indieweb mastodon.social/tags/indieweb

So, as you all know, I stay in the #IndieWeb and love reading RSS feeds and such! To be honest, I love my RSS feeds a billion times more than I love Mastodon and the Fediverse. For ages, I've been reading https://marcorogers.com/ and I can't remember how I even found his website in the first place, but I also just found him on the Fedi! I mean, not to put a spotlight on him or anything, but I love stumbling across people on social media that I've been reading for months via RSS feed. It's like I'm walking through a town and suddenly I see someone from afar and think, they wrote about cats last year and I loved it! @polotek

July 31, 2024 3:44am +00:00

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#indieweb mastodon.social/tags/indieweb

How do we keep the web open while keeping our work out of large language models? Should we even worry about it?
#AskMastodon #indieweb #blogging

July 31, 2024 2:05am +00:00

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#indieweb mastodon.social/tags/indieweb

send a friend a webmention day

Just a friendly hello to some pals from Homebrew Website Club! Joe, Sara, Tracy, James, Benji, Angelo, David, Pablo, gRegor, Jo… I’m sure there are several people I’m missing.

https://nicks.im/b/76G

#IndieWeb

July 30, 2024 9:27pm +00:00

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    "published": "2024-07-30T21:27:48+00:00",
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#indieweb mastodon.social/tags/indieweb

Somehow this video showed up in my YT rec feed (ugh, YT, give me more of stuff like this!). It’s 2 years old, but still relevant to the trend of people wanting to see more indie/slow/individual websites. I’ll be bookmarking and checking out the search engines and other sites mentioned here.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rTSEr0cRJY8&si=_aavdQboDgKrelka

#web #IndieWeb #SlowWeb #SmallWeb #creativity #individuality

July 30, 2024 9:16pm +00:00

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#indieweb mastodon.social/tags/indieweb

for various reasons I don't have analytics in my blog / personal website, but I do like to occasionally peek at the #nginx access logs to see what the traffic looks like. So I wrote this little #golang cli program that parses them into #sqlite and lets me query request counts with different criteria.

#indieweb #selfhosted

https://github.com/facundoolano/ngtop

July 30, 2024 8:26pm +00:00

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#indieweb mastodon.social/tags/indieweb

I now have a 'now' page! 🥳
https://improvlaurie.co.uk/now/

#now #indieWeb

July 30, 2024 5:52pm +00:00

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