So Long, and Thanks for the Job

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        "text": "Twitter hat sich ver\u00e4ndert und das leider nicht zum Guten!\n\n\n\nHier ein paar Schlagzeilen:\n\n\n\nElon Musk Is Turning Twitter Into a Haven for Nazis\n\n\n\nElon Musk says he\u2019s letting Donald Trump back on Twitter\n\n\n\nTwitter\u2019s sacking of content moderators raises concerns\n\n\n\nElon Musk won\u2019t stop tweeting his way into trouble\nIch habe, um ehrlich zu sein, keine Ahnung, warum ich immer noch bei Twitter bin, und ich glaube, bei Facebook hat damals wesentlich weniger gereicht, um meinen Account zu l\u00f6schen\u2026 \n\n\n\nKlar, Twitter war \u00fcber 17 Jahre lang das soziale Netzwerk meiner Wahl und hatte \u00fcber lange Zeit hinweg wenig bis keine Konkurrenz! Ich habe viele spannende und inspirierende Menschen kennengelernt. Twitter hat mir geholfen, mich mit der deutschen Web2.0-Community zu vernetzen. Barcamps und Webmontage wurden \u00fcber Twitter organisiert und diskutiert. Au\u00dferdem verdanke ich Twitter wohl auch meinen aktuellen Traum-Job bei Automattic!\n\n\n\nAber das alleine hat mich die letzten zwei Jahre nicht auf Twitter gehalten. Die Menschen, die mir wichtig sind (inklusive mir), sind weitergezogen und haben das Fediverse f\u00fcr sich entdeckt. Ein besseres Job-Angebot als das von Automattic ist aktuell eher unwahrscheinlich (\ud83d\ude0d) und wenn es hochkommt, schaue ich maximal alle zwei Wochen bei Twitter vorbei, und seit Monaten nutze ich schon keine Twitter-Apps mehr auf meinem Handy oder Computer.\n\n\n\nDas was mich h\u00e4lt, kann also nur Nostalgie und die Romantisierung der \u201eguten alten Zeit\u201c auf Twitter sein!?!\n\n\n\nIch widme jetzt fast 20 Jahre meiner Zeit der Open Web Idee (von Web2.0 \u00fcber Social Web bis hin zum Fediverse) und predige auf meiner Seite, auf totem Holz, in Podcasts und auf Konferenzen, wie wichtig es ist sich unabh\u00e4ngig vom \u201ecorporate web\u201c zu machen und die volle Kontrolle \u00fcber seine eigenen Daten zu haben.\n\n\n\nNur fair, wenn ich jetzt auch umsetze, was ich da so von mir gebe!\n\n\n\nIch glaube, vielen geht es \u00e4hnlich wie mir: Sie sind unzufrieden mit Twitter, haben ihren Account aber aus Sentimentalit\u00e4t noch nicht gel\u00f6scht. Doch so wird sich langfristig nichts \u00e4ndern. Der einzige wirkungsvolle Protest ist das konsequente L\u00f6schen all dieser inaktiven Profile. Das Netzwerk verdient durch uns und mit uns Geld, und nur wenn die Nutzerzahlen sinken, wird gen\u00fcgend Druck erzeugt! Aber selbst wenn nicht\u2026 das ist dann nicht mehr mein Problem \u263a\ufe0f\n\n\n\nAlso\u2026\n\n\n\n\u2026oder um es mit den Worten von Groucho Marx zu sagen:\n\n\n\n\nHello, I must be going, I cannot stay,\nI came to say, I must be going.\nI\u2019m glad I came, but just the same,\nI must be going.\n\n\n\n\nWir sehen uns im Fediverse \ud83d\udc4b",
        "html": "<p>Twitter hat sich ver\u00e4ndert und das leider nicht zum Guten!</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hier ein paar Schlagzeilen:</p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/elon-musk-twitter-nazis-white-supremacy/\">Elon Musk Is Turning Twitter Into a Haven for Nazis</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/19/23467280/donald-trump-twitter-back-elon-musk-poll\">Elon Musk says he\u2019s letting Donald Trump back on Twitter</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/twitters-sacking-of-content-moderators-will-backfire-experts-warn/a-63778330\">Twitter\u2019s sacking of content moderators raises concerns</a></li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/5/20/23730607/elon-musk-conspiracy-twitter-texas-shooting-bellingcat-taylor-lorenz-psyops\">Elon Musk won\u2019t stop tweeting his way into trouble</a></li>\n</ul><p>Ich habe, um ehrlich zu sein, keine Ahnung, warum ich immer noch bei Twitter bin, und ich glaube, bei Facebook hat damals wesentlich weniger gereicht, <a href=\"https://notiz.blog/2018/11/22/facebook/\">um meinen Account zu l\u00f6schen</a>\u2026 </p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klar, Twitter war \u00fcber 17 Jahre lang das soziale Netzwerk meiner Wahl und hatte \u00fcber lange Zeit hinweg wenig bis keine Konkurrenz! Ich habe viele spannende und inspirierende Menschen kennengelernt. Twitter hat mir geholfen, mich mit der deutschen Web2.0-Community zu vernetzen. Barcamps und Webmontage wurden \u00fcber Twitter organisiert und diskutiert. Au\u00dferdem verdanke ich Twitter wohl auch meinen aktuellen Traum-Job bei Automattic!</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aber das alleine hat mich die letzten zwei Jahre nicht auf Twitter gehalten. Die Menschen, die mir wichtig sind (inklusive mir), sind weitergezogen und haben das Fediverse f\u00fcr sich entdeckt. Ein besseres Job-Angebot als das von Automattic ist aktuell eher unwahrscheinlich (\ud83d\ude0d) und wenn es hochkommt, schaue ich maximal alle zwei Wochen bei Twitter vorbei, und seit Monaten nutze ich schon keine Twitter-Apps mehr auf meinem Handy oder Computer.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Das was mich h\u00e4lt, kann also nur Nostalgie und die Romantisierung der \u201eguten alten Zeit\u201c auf Twitter sein!?!</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ich widme jetzt fast 20 Jahre meiner Zeit der <em>Open Web Idee</em> (von <em>Web2.0</em> \u00fcber <em>Social Web</em> bis hin zum <em>Fediverse</em>) und predige auf meiner Seite, <a href=\"https://notiz.blog/publications/\">auf totem Holz</a>, <a href=\"https://notiz.blog/podcasts/\">in Podcasts</a> und <a href=\"https://notiz.blog/speaking/\">auf Konferenzen</a>, wie wichtig es ist sich unabh\u00e4ngig vom \u201e<a href=\"https://indieweb.org/corporate_web\">corporate web</a>\u201c zu machen und die <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/own_your_data\">volle Kontrolle \u00fcber seine eigenen Daten</a> zu haben.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nur fair, wenn ich jetzt auch umsetze, was ich da so von mir gebe!</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ich glaube, vielen geht es \u00e4hnlich wie mir: Sie sind unzufrieden mit Twitter, haben ihren Account aber aus Sentimentalit\u00e4t noch nicht gel\u00f6scht. Doch so wird sich langfristig nichts \u00e4ndern. Der einzige wirkungsvolle Protest ist das konsequente L\u00f6schen all dieser inaktiven Profile. Das Netzwerk verdient durch uns und mit uns Geld, und nur wenn die Nutzerzahlen sinken, wird gen\u00fcgend Druck erzeugt! Aber selbst wenn nicht\u2026 das ist dann nicht mehr mein Problem \u263a\ufe0f</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also\u2026</p>\n\n\n\n<img width=\"900\" height=\"618\" src=\"https://notiz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/x-twitter-900x618.png\" alt=\"Ein Screenshot von meinem gel\u00f6schten Twitter-Profil.\" />\n\n\n<p>\u2026oder um es mit den <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_I_Must_Be_Going_(song)\">Worten von Groucho Marx</a> zu sagen:</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hello, I must be going, I cannot stay,<br />I came to say, I must be going.<br />I\u2019m glad I came, but just the same,<br />I must be going.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Wir sehen uns <a href=\"https://notiz.blog/follow/\">im Fediverse</a> \ud83d\udc4b</p>"
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    "url": "https://xoxo.zone/@artlung/112927165505018251",
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        "html": "<p>The next Front End Study Hall will be August 27. These have been terrific events and I always learn a lot. Is there something you want to learn about <a href=\"https://xoxo.zone/tags/CSS\">#<span>CSS</span></a>, <a href=\"https://xoxo.zone/tags/HTML\">#<span>HTML</span></a>, or other <a href=\"https://xoxo.zone/tags/frontend\">#<span>frontend</span></a> tech? I've learned a lot from being the.... uh... T.A.? And feel free to spread the word if you feel so inclined.  <a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/2024/08/front-end-study-hall-009-GOn9JPtiRiHR\"><span>https://</span><span>events.indieweb.org/2024/08/fr</span><span>ont-end-study-hall-009-GOn9JPtiRiHR</span></a> <a href=\"https://xoxo.zone/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The next Front End Study Hall will be August 27. These have been terrific events and I always learn a lot. Is there something you want to learn about #CSS, #HTML, or other #frontend tech? I've learned a lot from being the.... uh... T.A.? And feel free to spread the word if you feel so inclined.  https://events.indieweb.org/2024/08/front-end-study-hall-009-GOn9JPtiRiHR #IndieWeb"
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        "html": "<p>I really like personal homepages and have quite a list of them bookmarked. I'll post one every week unless I fall behind this schedule. \ud83d\ude09 So here's Cool Personal Homepages <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/CPH\">#<span>CPH</span></a> Vol. 19: caryo.space <a href=\"https://caryo.space/\"><span>https://</span><span>caryo.space/</span><span></span></a></p><p>PS: a66ey is on Mastodon: <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@a66ey\">@<span>a66ey</span></a></span></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/smolweb\">#<span>smolweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/PersonalSites\">#<span>PersonalSites</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/homepage\">#<span>homepage</span></a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@a66ey\"></a>",
        "text": "I really like personal homepages and have quite a list of them bookmarked. I'll post one every week unless I fall behind this schedule. \ud83d\ude09 So here's Cool Personal Homepages #CPH Vol. 19: caryo.space https://caryo.space/\n\nPS: a66ey is on Mastodon: @a66ey\n\n#SmallWeb #indieweb #smolweb #PersonalSites #homepage"
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        "html": "<p>I think the personal sites that are just plaintext and html and look like they come from 1991 are pretty cool.</p><p>I think the sites with gifs, buttons, autoplaying songs, funny animations and which look like they come from 1998 are pretty cool too. </p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/neocities\">#<span>neocities</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I think the personal sites that are just plaintext and html and look like they come from 1991 are pretty cool.\n\nI think the sites with gifs, buttons, autoplaying songs, funny animations and which look like they come from 1998 are pretty cool too. \n\n#smallweb #neocities #indieweb"
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    "url": "https://mstdn.social/@the_cheis/112925902370674001",
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        "html": "<p>Nuevo post:</p><p>Nirvana (2002), de Nirvana</p><p><a href=\"https://mstdn.social/tags/musica\">#<span>musica</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.social/tags/rock\">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.social/tags/grunge\">#<span>grunge</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.social/tags/enmiblog\">#<span>enmiblog</span></a> </p><p><a href=\"https://thecheis.com/2024/08/08/nirvana-2002-de-nirvana/\"><span>https://</span><span>thecheis.com/2024/08/08/nirvan</span><span>a-2002-de-nirvana/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Nuevo post:\n\nNirvana (2002), de Nirvana\n\n#musica #rock #grunge #indieweb #blog #enmiblog \n\nhttps://thecheis.com/2024/08/08/nirvana-2002-de-nirvana/"
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        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@inautilo\">@<span>inautilo</span></a></span> </p><p>Yes, the protection of oligopoly is always their first instinct. The same with <a href=\"https://floss.social/tags/email\">#<span>email</span></a> and <a href=\"https://floss.social/tags/Spamhaus\">#<span>Spamhaus</span></a> \u2026 pretending to be an independent service, which however never blocks the big spam re-senders, only the <a href=\"https://floss.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> ones.</p><p><a href=\"https://floss.social/tags/GoogleFree\">#<span>GoogleFree</span></a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@inautilo\"></a>",
        "text": "@inautilo \n\nYes, the protection of oligopoly is always their first instinct. The same with #email and #Spamhaus \u2026 pretending to be an independent service, which however never blocks the big spam re-senders, only the #IndieWeb ones.\n\n#GoogleFree"
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    "url": "https://hachyderm.io/@byjp/112924244559779666",
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        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://wobbl.xyz/@BuddyGoodboyEsq\">@<span>BuddyGoodboyEsq</span></a></span> <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://batchats.net/@aatheus\">@<span>aatheus</span></a></span> The site <a href=\"https://fed.brid.gy\"><span>https://</span><span>fed.brid.gy</span><span></span></a> offers an excellent (free, creator-funded) service and docs explaining what\u2019s going on. Indieweb.org is a great (if rather full-on) resource for learning, and\u2014as a member of the <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a>\u2014I\u2019ll try to answer any questions I can \u263a\ufe0f</p><p>(Missed the rest of the thread because of a slow connection; looks like you may always have this link!)</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://batchats.net/@aatheus\"></a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://wobbl.xyz/@BuddyGoodboyEsq\"></a>",
        "text": "@BuddyGoodboyEsq @aatheus The site https://fed.brid.gy offers an excellent (free, creator-funded) service and docs explaining what\u2019s going on. Indieweb.org is a great (if rather full-on) resource for learning, and\u2014as a member of the #indieweb\u2014I\u2019ll try to answer any questions I can \u263a\ufe0f\n\n(Missed the rest of the thread because of a slow connection; looks like you may always have this link!)"
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@inautilo/112924203406206311",
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        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Business\">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Trends\">#<span>Trends</span></a> <br />The default blocklist \u00b7 Why Google trusts big brands (but not you) <a href=\"https://ilo.im/15zqbq\"><span>https://</span><span>ilo.im/15zqbq</span><span></span></a></p><p>_____<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Google\">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SearchEngine\">#<span>SearchEngine</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SEO\">#<span>SEO</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/AI\">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Slop\">#<span>Slop</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Content\">#<span>Content</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Design\">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDesign\">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#Business #Trends \nThe default blocklist \u00b7 Why Google trusts big brands (but not you) https://ilo.im/15zqbq\n\n_____\n#Google #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Slop #Content #Design #WebDesign #IndieWeb #SmallWeb"
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        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://wobbl.xyz/@BuddyGoodboyEsq\">@<span>BuddyGoodboyEsq</span></a></span> Not sure about <a href=\"https://batchats.net/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> ! I'm only familiar with the Activitypub-using systems. But I'm sure someone on Masto knows more</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://wobbl.xyz/@BuddyGoodboyEsq\"></a>",
        "text": "@BuddyGoodboyEsq Not sure about #IndieWeb ! I'm only familiar with the Activitypub-using systems. But I'm sure someone on Masto knows more"
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    "url": "https://fosstodon.org/@jgayfer/112923556522067889",
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        "html": "<p>Put together a blog post detailing how I started tinkering with game development, despite avoiding it for many years.</p><p><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> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/gamedev\">#<span>gamedev</span></a> </p><p><a href=\"https://jgayfer.com/intro-to-game-dev\"><span>https://</span><span>jgayfer.com/intro-to-game-dev</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "Put together a blog post detailing how I started tinkering with game development, despite avoiding it for many years.\n\n#blog #blogging #indieweb #gamedev \n\nhttps://jgayfer.com/intro-to-game-dev"
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        "html": "<p>Does anyone here host their own independent website?  Are you using indie web building blocks to interact with people on other websites?  I'd like to know more about your experience.  Also anyone using neocities, I'd like to hear from you about how you like it. <br /><a href=\"https://universeodon.com/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://universeodon.com/tags/neocities\">#<span>neocities</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Does anyone here host their own independent website?  Are you using indie web building blocks to interact with people on other websites?  I'd like to know more about your experience.  Also anyone using neocities, I'd like to hear from you about how you like it. \n#indieweb #neocities"
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    "author": {
        "name": "Manton Reece",
        "url": "https://www.manton.org/",
        "photo": "https://micro.blog/manton/avatar.jpg"
    },
    "url": "https://www.manton.org/2024/08/07/nice-icon-set.html",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/decentralized-social-icons/\">Nice icon set on We Distribute</a> with icons for many platforms and fediverse apps.</p>",
        "text": "Nice icon set on We Distribute with icons for many platforms and fediverse apps."
    },
    "published": "2024-08-07T16:28:23-05:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "41864788",
    "_source": "12",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://tilde.zone/@catalyst/112922686280375090",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://autonomous.zone/@citrus\">@<span>citrus</span></a></span> It's liberating to take control of the web back into one's own hands. Some related hashtags you may be interested in are <a href=\"https://tilde.zone/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> and <a href=\"https://tilde.zone/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a>.</p><p>The MDN web docs are the most comprehensive source of web development documentation online. It was an indispensable tool in my <a href=\"https://tilde.zone/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> journey.</p><p><a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web\"><span>https://</span><span>developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do</span><span>cs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web\"><span>https://</span><span>developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do</span><span>cs/Web</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary\"><span>https://</span><span>developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do</span><span>cs/Glossary</span></a></p><p>For videos, I recommend this playlist by Kevin Powell for a review of the fundamentals.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-IK0AVhVjM0xE0K2uZRvsM7LkIhsPT-\"><span>https://www.</span><span>youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-</span><span>IK0AVhVjM0xE0K2uZRvsM7LkIhsPT-</span></a></p><p>This second playlist is great for beginners who feel confident on their grasp of the fundamentals.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-IK0AVhVjMGPUlxEEUuHot89EcPyCY_\"><span>https://www.</span><span>youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-</span><span>IK0AVhVjMGPUlxEEUuHot89EcPyCY_</span></a></p><p>The world of web development is vast and can be overwhelming. Fear not! Websites do not need to be complex. The best personal website is the website that you enjoy making. Taking inspiration from other static websites, engaging with the small web community, and tinkering by trial and error is the best way to have fun while exploring a mostly forgotten era of the web.</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://autonomous.zone/@citrus\"></a>",
        "text": "@citrus It's liberating to take control of the web back into one's own hands. Some related hashtags you may be interested in are #SmallWeb and #IndieWeb.\n\nThe MDN web docs are the most comprehensive source of web development documentation online. It was an indispensable tool in my #webdev journey.\n\nhttps://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web\n\nhttps://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web\n\nhttps://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary\n\nFor videos, I recommend this playlist by Kevin Powell for a review of the fundamentals.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-IK0AVhVjM0xE0K2uZRvsM7LkIhsPT-\n\nThis second playlist is great for beginners who feel confident on their grasp of the fundamentals.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4-IK0AVhVjMGPUlxEEUuHot89EcPyCY_\n\nThe world of web development is vast and can be overwhelming. Fear not! Websites do not need to be complex. The best personal website is the website that you enjoy making. Taking inspiration from other static websites, engaging with the small web community, and tinkering by trial and error is the best way to have fun while exploring a mostly forgotten era of the web."
    },
    "published": "2024-08-07T20:44:10+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "41864359",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/112922516180745675",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>My website is back up again! And this means my RSS feed should be working again! My host is stunning! Emailed them but they were already working on a solution. <a href=\"https://robertkingett.com/feed/\"><span>https://</span><span>robertkingett.com/feed/</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/RSS\">#<span>RSS</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/Hosting\">#<span>Hosting</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/WebHost\">#<span>WebHost</span></a></p>",
        "text": "My website is back up again! And this means my RSS feed should be working again! My host is stunning! Emailed them but they were already working on a solution. https://robertkingett.com/feed/ #RSS #Hosting #IndieWeb #WebHost"
    },
    "published": "2024-08-07T20:00:54+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "41864037",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

"Mastodon for Harris" is a Success Story for Fediverse Activism

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2024-08-07T13:31:47+00:00",
    "url": "https://werd.io/2024/mastodon-for-harris-is-a-success-story-for-fediverse-activism",
    "category": [
        "Fediverse"
    ],
    "bookmark-of": [
        "https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/mastodon-for-harris/"
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    "name": "\"Mastodon for Harris\" is a Success Story for Fediverse Activism",
    "content": {
        "text": "[Sean Tilley at We Distribute]\"Following President Joe Biden\u2019s exit from the 2024 election, Democratic supporters have gained a massive influx of energy and support all over the Web. Hours after the president made his announcement, Heidi Li Feldman, a law professor emeritus at Georgetown University, launched an ActBlue fundraiser comprising of Mastodon users.\"It's been pretty successful: almost half a million dollars at the time this article was written. It's another example of how Mastodon users are politically engaged, more active per capita than any other social network, and ready to contribute.\n\nIt's also a facet of Mastodon's wider userbase that there were some criticisms this money was being raised for the Presidential election than, say, local mutual aid. From my perspective, both are important: perhaps there's a way to learn from this in order to fund a wider mutual aid campaign, but contributing to an election campaign to stop an authoritarian, nationalistic second Trump administration feels incredibly important.\n\nPolitical purity tests and fractions unfortunately are a feature of Mastodon's communities, and will likely continue to be - but one positive way of looking at it is that it means they care, a lot, and are interested in ways to improve the lives of vulnerable people. That's an incredibly good thing that should give us all hope for the future.\n\n#Fediverse [Link]",
        "html": "<p>[<a href=\"https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/mastodon-for-harris/\">Sean Tilley at We Distribute</a>]</p><blockquote><p>\"Following President Joe Biden\u2019s exit from the 2024 election, Democratic supporters have gained a massive influx of energy and support all over the Web. Hours after the president made his announcement, Heidi Li Feldman, a law professor emeritus at Georgetown University, launched an ActBlue fundraiser comprising of Mastodon users.\"</p></blockquote><p>It's been pretty successful: almost half a million dollars at the time this article was written. It's another example of how Mastodon users are politically engaged, more active per capita than any other social network, and ready to contribute.</p><p>It's also a facet of Mastodon's wider userbase that there were some criticisms this money was being raised for the Presidential election than, say, local mutual aid. From my perspective, both are important: perhaps there's a way to learn from this in order to fund a wider mutual aid campaign, but contributing to an election campaign to stop an authoritarian, nationalistic second Trump administration feels incredibly important.</p><p>Political purity tests and fractions unfortunately are a feature of Mastodon's communities, and will likely continue to be - but one positive way of looking at it is that it means they care, a lot, and are interested in ways to improve the lives of vulnerable people. That's an incredibly good thing that should give us all hope for the future.</p><p><a href=\"https://werd.io/tag/Fediverse\" class=\"p-category\">#Fediverse</a></p> <p>[<a href=\"https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/mastodon-for-harris/\">Link</a>]</p>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Ben Werdmuller",
        "url": "https://werd.io/profile/benwerd",
        "photo": "https://werd.io/file/5d388c5fb16ea14aac640912/thumb.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "bookmark",
    "_id": "41861648",
    "_source": "191",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mstdn.business/@digitalCubeGroup/112920507580006981",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\ud83c\udf1f Navigating unemployment in India? The government offers support like financial aid, skill training, and job search assistance! Programs like PMKVY and NCS can help you find new opportunities and build your future. Explore these resources and take the next step! \ud83d\udcbc</p><p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https://buff.ly/3LXROxy\"><span>https://</span><span>buff.ly/3LXROxy</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mstdn.business/tags/UnemploymentBenefits\">#<span>UnemploymentBenefits</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.business/tags/SkillDevelopment\">#<span>SkillDevelopment</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.business/tags/IndiaGovernmentSchemes\">#<span>IndiaGovernmentSchemes</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.business/tags/JobSeekersIndia\">#<span>JobSeekersIndia</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.business/tags/Mastodon\">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://mstdn.business/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\ud83c\udf1f Navigating unemployment in India? The government offers support like financial aid, skill training, and job search assistance! Programs like PMKVY and NCS can help you find new opportunities and build your future. Explore these resources and take the next step! \ud83d\udcbc\n\n\ud83d\udd17 https://buff.ly/3LXROxy\n\n#UnemploymentBenefits #SkillDevelopment #IndiaGovernmentSchemes #JobSeekersIndia #Mastodon #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2024-08-07T11:30:05+00:00",
    "photo": [
        "https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/112/920/508/286/533/199/original/89a1494df8e2c0b2.png"
    ],
    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "41859882",
    "_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.lol/@flamed/112920181260889682",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Anyone else have a healthy bookmarks page or link blog that I could consider adding to the new section of my links page? </p><p><a href=\"https://flamedfury.com/links/#linkblogs\"><span>https://</span><span>flamedfury.com/links/#linkblog</span><span>s</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Anyone else have a healthy bookmarks page or link blog that I could consider adding to the new section of my links page? \n\nhttps://flamedfury.com/links/#linkblogs\n\n#SmallWeb #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2024-08-07T10:07:06+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "41859174",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@Sdavidprince/112919086008684551",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://infosec.exchange/@shellsharks\">@<span>shellsharks</span></a></span> <br />I happen to also feel comfortable to syndicate and crosspost manually. I use blogger and my setup is still in progress. I wonder if i'm now able to federate directly from the site. Does your website accept webmentions directly I didn't notice it yet. And I have a question (that's if you received this properly mxm) Do I have to reply to the post url or the mastodon url ?<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/testreply\">#<span>testreply</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://infosec.exchange/@shellsharks\"></a>",
        "text": "@shellsharks \nI happen to also feel comfortable to syndicate and crosspost manually. I use blogger and my setup is still in progress. I wonder if i'm now able to federate directly from the site. Does your website accept webmentions directly I didn't notice it yet. And I have a question (that's if you received this properly mxm) Do I have to reply to the post url or the mastodon url ?\n#testreply #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2024-08-07T05:28:34+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "41857744",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://universeodon.com/@mrtomlegit/112918200657662545",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I have dived headfirst into the <a href=\"https://universeodon.com/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> building a small site on <a href=\"https://universeodon.com/tags/neocities\">#<span>neocities</span></a> is giving me that taste of the old web that I didn't even realize I was missing.</p>",
        "text": "I have dived headfirst into the #indieweb building a small site on #neocities is giving me that taste of the old web that I didn't even realize I was missing."
    },
    "published": "2024-08-07T01:43:25+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "41856780",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://aus.social/@AuntyRed/112917744265179072",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>What does Buddah, Descartes and Heisenberg have in common? They all agree that observing the observer is key to understanding their discipline.</p><p>I wrote a blog post about observing the observer, and where it shows up in astro/quantum physics, philosophy and psychology. Give it a read and let me know what you think!</p><p><a href=\"https://caffineandlasers.neocities.org/blogs/Perceptibility\"><span>https://</span><span>caffineandlasers.neocities.org</span><span>/blogs/Perceptibility</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/psychology\">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/philosophy\">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/quantum\">#<span>quantum</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon\">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://aus.social/tags/mindfulness\">#<span>mindfulness</span></a></p>",
        "text": "What does Buddah, Descartes and Heisenberg have in common? They all agree that observing the observer is key to understanding their discipline.\n\nI wrote a blog post about observing the observer, and where it shows up in astro/quantum physics, philosophy and psychology. Give it a read and let me know what you think!\n\nhttps://caffineandlasers.neocities.org/blogs/Perceptibility\n\n#psychology #philosophy #quantum #Astrodon #blog #SmallWeb #indieweb #mindfulness"
    },
    "published": "2024-08-06T23:47:21+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "41856133",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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