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    "url": "https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/113048955651774596",
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        "html": "<p>OK, this is very interesting! This is a collection of websites with no CSS whatsoever, at all! No CSS Club <a href=\"https://nocss.club/\"><span>https://</span><span>nocss.club/</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/SlowWeb\">#<span>SlowWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "OK, this is very interesting! This is a collection of websites with no CSS whatsoever, at all! No CSS Club https://nocss.club/ #SlowWeb #IndieWeb"
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    "published": "2024-08-29T15:35:57-0400",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/153557/",
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        "https://fed.brid.gy/"
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    "content": {
        "text": "Sharing for my fedi-peeps. That\u2019s a term, right?\nHas the IndieWeb become discourse, again?\nhttps://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/141602/",
        "html": "<p>Sharing for my fedi-peeps. That\u2019s a term, right?</p>\n<p>Has the IndieWeb become discourse, again?\n<a href=\"https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/141602/\">https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/141602/</a></p>"
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        "type": "card",
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Has the IndieWeb become discourse again?

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    "published": "2024-08-29T14:16:02-0400",
    "url": "https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/141602/",
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        "text": "I recently read Has the IndieWeb Become Irrelevant from starbreaker.org.\nThe post does a great job linking to and summarizing a spate of posts that I\nwill call \u201cpeople being mad at the IndieWeb\u201d, while also being one of these posts.\nThese posts accuse \u201cthe IndieWeb\u201d of being elitist, exclusionary,\noverengineered, complicit, and unnecessary, among many other things.\nThere are some common threads I noticed among these posts:\nNone of them mention micro.blog!\nThey seem to attack a \u201cstraw person\u201d version of the IndieWeb, where one is\nexpected to read, follow, and implement over a decade of experimentation on the web.\nMicro.blog is real\nFolks that would like to try a turnkey website hosting service, where:\nyou bring your own domain (or register a new one!)\nyou can leave and take your content with you whenever you want\nrequires no coding (and no plugins to configure, and no \u201cfiles and folders\u201d)\noffers mobile and desktop apps that let you post (and read) the kinds of content you want\nsupports IndieWeb building blocks to let you follow and interact with other\npeople via your own websites\nI don\u2019t see eye-to-eye with its creator Manton Reese about everything, but\nmicro.blog is a great example of a real world service that makes use of IndieWeb\nbuilding blocks in ways that customers benefit from without having to build\nanything!\nThe rest is wiki\nI think many of other complaints, from being \u201coverengineered\u201d to (paraphased)\n\u201cPOSSE makes IndieWeb complicit with the corporate web\u201d, come from misconstruing\nthe IndieWeb wiki at indieweb.org as the entirety of\n\u201cbeing IndieWeb\u201d.\nWhen I discovered indieweb.org (in maybe 2015?) I was intrigued and nearly\ninstantly overwhelemed. Trying to absorb all the concepts there would\nbe nearly impossible. Understanding and implementing all the techniques there is\nactually impossible.\nThat\u2019s because indieweb.org is not a presciption or a cookbook or\nan exercise plan.  It doesn\u2019t tell you how to \u201cbe IndieWeb\u201d. It\u2019s a collective\nmemory of experiments, some successful and some not, from a group of\nexperimenters that has changed greatly over time.\nFor example, I find that criticisms like \u201cf*ck the corporate web and f*ck\nIndieWeb for interoperating with the corporate web\u201d don\u2019t really hold up when\na lot of that stuff doesn\u2019t even work anymore.\nOn corporate complicity\nAutomatic POSSE, syndicating posts from your own\nsite out to your profiles on social silos, only ever barely (and briefly)\nworked for Instagram, was turned off for Facebook a few years ago, and was all\nbut destroyed for Twitter shortly after its last acquisition. backfeed -\npulling comments and likes from these platforms to display on your own site -\nhas similarly been blocked by technical measures.\nThese were experiments that worked for a time. People used them for a time. That\ntime has passed and the people have moved on.\nSome folks have replaced their Twitter usage with something like Mastodon, or\nBlue Sky, or Threads, and amazing people like Ryan have\nstepped up to help experiment with bridging personal sites and federated services.\nThere is no \u201cthe way\u201d, only \u201cyour way\u201d\nPeople don\u2019t have to move on for purely technical reasons. Even before\nTwitter closed their APIs, many in the IndieWeb community were shuttering their\nTwitter accounts and removing posts. They moved on from Twitter, despite all\nthose documented pages on the IndieWeb wiki, because they didn\u2019t want to use\nthe web this way anymore.\nAnd to me, this is actually what \u201cbeing IndieWeb\u201d or \u201cdoing IndieWeb\u201d is\nabout: using the web in ways that fit your wants and needs, being mindful of\nwhen (and to whom) you give up control over your stuff and your connections.\nFiguring out how you want to use the web is a daunting task, to say the least!\nThe IndieWeb wiki is full of interesting examples and ideas - but as a logbook\nof ways of using the web, it can be inscrutable. It was never intended that\nevery way of using the web would be suitable for everyone. A collective memory\nis extremely hard to keep up-to-date and to signpost for navigation. Trying to\nrely on the wiki alone is a recipe for frustration.\nI freely admit that the community has fallen into some serious prescriptive\ntraps over time. Like with tools like indiewebify.me\nthat offer a checklist of implementation details, without accompanying reasons\nwhy you might want these features.\nThis isn\u2019t the first time this has happened, by any means, and it won\u2019t be the\nlast, but the criticisms of these tools and models do make their way back into\nthe collective memory. (see: generations\nand IndieMark)\nTalk with us\nThat\u2019s why the IndieWeb chat exists. It\u2019s a\nplace where real actual people, who are working to use the web in ways that\nsuit them, are ready to help in whatever ways we can. We love to share what is\n(and is not) working for us, what we\u2019re trying, and so on. More importantly, we\nwant to help you find ways of using the web that work for you.",
        "html": "<p>I recently read <a href=\"https://starbreaker.org/blog/tech/has-indieweb-become-irrelevant/\">Has the IndieWeb Become Irrelevant</a> from <a href=\"https://starbreaker.org/\">starbreaker.org</a>.</p>\n<p>The post does a great job linking to and summarizing a spate of posts that I\nwill call \u201cpeople being mad at the IndieWeb\u201d, while also <em>being</em> one of these posts.</p>\n<p>These posts accuse \u201cthe IndieWeb\u201d of being elitist, exclusionary,\noverengineered, complicit, and unnecessary, among many other things.</p>\n<p>There are some common threads I noticed among these posts:</p>\n<ul><li>None of them mention <a href=\"https://micro.blog/\">micro.blog</a>!</li>\n<li>They seem to attack a \u201cstraw person\u201d version of the IndieWeb, where one is\nexpected to read, follow, and implement over a decade of experimentation on the web.</li>\n</ul><h2>Micro.blog is real</h2>\n<p>Folks that would like to try a turnkey website hosting service, where:</p>\n<ul><li>you bring your own domain (or register a new one!)</li>\n<li>you can leave and take your content with you whenever you want</li>\n<li>requires no coding (and no plugins to configure, and no \u201cfiles and folders\u201d)</li>\n<li>offers mobile and desktop apps that let you post (and read) the kinds of content you want</li>\n<li>supports IndieWeb building blocks to let you follow and interact with other\npeople via your own websites</li>\n</ul><p>I don\u2019t see eye-to-eye with its creator Manton Reese about everything, but\nmicro.blog is a great example of a real world service that makes use of IndieWeb\nbuilding blocks in ways that customers benefit from without having to build\nanything!</p>\n<h2>The rest is wiki</h2>\n<p>I think many of other complaints, from being \u201coverengineered\u201d to (paraphased)\n\u201cPOSSE makes IndieWeb complicit with the corporate web\u201d, come from misconstruing\nthe <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/\"><em>IndieWeb wiki</em> at indieweb.org</a> as the entirety of\n\u201cbeing IndieWeb\u201d.</p>\n<p>When I discovered indieweb.org (in maybe 2015?) I was intrigued and nearly\ninstantly overwhelemed. Trying to absorb all the concepts there would\nbe nearly impossible. Understanding and implementing all the techniques there is\n<em>actually</em> impossible.</p>\n<p>That\u2019s because indieweb.org is not a presciption or a cookbook or\nan exercise plan.  It doesn\u2019t tell you how to \u201cbe IndieWeb\u201d. It\u2019s a <em>collective\nmemory</em> of experiments, some successful and some not, from a group of\nexperimenters that has changed greatly over time.</p>\n<p>For example, I find that criticisms like \u201cf*ck the corporate web and f*ck\nIndieWeb for interoperating with the corporate web\u201d don\u2019t really hold up when\n<em>a lot of that stuff doesn\u2019t even work anymore</em>.</p>\n<h3>On corporate complicity</h3>\n<p>Automatic <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/POSSE\">POSSE</a>, syndicating posts from your own\nsite out to your profiles on social silos, only ever barely (and briefly)\nworked for Instagram, was turned off for Facebook a few years ago, and was all\nbut destroyed for Twitter shortly after its last acquisition. <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/backfeed\">backfeed</a> -\npulling comments and likes from these platforms to display on your own site -\nhas similarly been blocked by technical measures.</p>\n<p>These were experiments that worked for a time. People used them for a time. That\ntime has passed and the people have moved on.</p>\n<p>Some folks have replaced their Twitter usage with something like Mastodon, or\nBlue Sky, or Threads, and amazing people like <a href=\"https://snarfed.org/\">Ryan</a> have\nstepped up to help experiment with <a href=\"https://fed.brid.gy/\">bridging personal sites and federated services</a>.</p>\n<h2>There is no \u201cthe way\u201d, only \u201cyour way\u201d</h2>\n<p>People don\u2019t have to move on for purely technical reasons. Even before\nTwitter closed their APIs, many in the IndieWeb community were shuttering their\nTwitter accounts and removing posts. They moved on from Twitter, despite all\nthose documented pages on the IndieWeb wiki, because <em>they didn\u2019t want to use\nthe web this way anymore</em>.</p>\n<p>And to me, this is <em>actually</em> what \u201cbeing IndieWeb\u201d or \u201cdoing IndieWeb\u201d is\nabout: using the web in ways that fit your wants and needs, being mindful of\nwhen (and to whom) you give up control over your stuff and your connections.</p>\n<p>Figuring out how <em>you</em> want to use the web is a daunting task, to say the least!\nThe IndieWeb wiki is full of interesting examples and ideas - but as a logbook\nof ways of using the web, it can be inscrutable. It was never intended that\nevery way of using the web would be suitable for everyone. A collective memory\nis extremely hard to keep up-to-date and to signpost for navigation. Trying to\nrely on the wiki alone is a recipe for frustration.</p>\n<p>I freely admit that the community has fallen into some serious prescriptive\ntraps over time. Like with tools like <a href=\"https://indiewebify.me/\">indiewebify.me</a>\nthat offer a checklist of implementation details, without accompanying reasons\n<em>why</em> you might want these features.</p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time this has happened, by any means, and it won\u2019t be the\nlast, but the criticisms of these tools and models do make their way back into\nthe collective memory. (see: <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/generations\">generations</a>\nand <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/IndieMark\">IndieMark</a>)</p>\n<h2>Talk with us</h2>\n<p>That\u2019s why the <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/discuss\">IndieWeb chat</a> exists. It\u2019s a\nplace where real actual people, who are working to use the web in ways that\nsuit them, are ready to help in whatever ways we can. We love to share what is\n(and is not) working for us, what we\u2019re trying, and so on. More importantly, we\nwant to help <em>you</em> find ways of using the web that work for you.</p>"
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        "name": "Marty McGuire",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
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    "url": "https://mastodon.online/@jlsksr/113047628824516486",
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        "html": "<p>I just love how I stumble upon great personal homepages for technical stuff at work, and later stumble upon more, great personal homepages via fedi etc. at night. We really need to keep this <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> going! \ud83d\udc99 )</p><p>Here's a rather old post about \"The TTY demystified\", along with its authors homepage: <a href=\"https://www.linusakesson.net/programming/tty/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>linusakesson.net/programming/t</span><span>ty/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/tty\">#<span>tty</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/unix\">#<span>unix</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/smolweb\">#<span>smolweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/internet\">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/homepage\">#<span>homepage</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/personalsites\">#<span>personalsites</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/sysadmin\">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/linux\">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/programming\">#<span>programming</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I just love how I stumble upon great personal homepages for technical stuff at work, and later stumble upon more, great personal homepages via fedi etc. at night. We really need to keep this #smallweb going! \ud83d\udc99 )\n\nHere's a rather old post about \"The TTY demystified\", along with its authors homepage: https://www.linusakesson.net/programming/tty/\n\n#smallweb #tty #unix #smolweb #indieweb #internet #homepage #personalsites #sysadmin #linux #programming"
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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/2024/08/29/there-are-some.html",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>There are some interesting things going on with the new Patreon-like <a href=\"https://sub.club\">Sub Club</a> for the fediverse. Presumably it can send members-only posts via ActivityPub because it knows which followers are paid subscribers. I\u2019m puzzled by the payment inside third-party apps, though\u2026 I wonder how that works.</p>",
        "text": "There are some interesting things going on with the new Patreon-like Sub Club for the fediverse. Presumably it can send members-only posts via ActivityPub because it knows which followers are paid subscribers. I\u2019m puzzled by the payment inside third-party apps, though\u2026 I wonder how that works."
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Manton Reece",
        "url": "https://www.manton.org/",
        "photo": "https://micro.blog/manton/avatar.jpg"
    },
    "url": "https://www.manton.org/2024/08/29/i-like-this.html",
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        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/141602/\">I like this post from Marty McGuire</a> about the IndieWeb and how the indieweb.org wiki can sometimes be overwhelming for new users:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s because indieweb.org is not a presciption or a cookbook or an exercise plan. It doesn\u2019t tell you how to \u201cbe IndieWeb\u201d. It\u2019s a <em>collective memory</em> of experiments, some successful and some not, from a group of experimenters that has changed greatly over time.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Also some nice words for Micro.blog in there. The wiki is an incredible resource, but just start with your own web site and don\u2019t worry about the rest unless you want to dig deeper.</p>",
        "text": "I like this post from Marty McGuire about the IndieWeb and how the indieweb.org wiki can sometimes be overwhelming for new users:\n\nThat\u2019s because indieweb.org is not a presciption or a cookbook or an exercise plan. It doesn\u2019t tell you how to \u201cbe IndieWeb\u201d. It\u2019s a collective memory of experiments, some successful and some not, from a group of experimenters that has changed greatly over time.\n\nAlso some nice words for Micro.blog in there. The wiki is an incredible resource, but just start with your own web site and don\u2019t worry about the rest unless you want to dig deeper."
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "42079047",
    "_source": "12",
    "_is_read": false
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    "author": {
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    "url": "https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/141602/",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Has the IndieWeb become discourse again?</p><p><a href=\"https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/141602/\"><span>https://</span><span>fed.brid.gy/r/https://martymcg</span><span>ui.re/2024/08/29/141602/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Has the IndieWeb become discourse again?\n\nhttps://fed.brid.gy/r/https://martymcgui.re/2024/08/29/141602/"
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    "published": "2024-08-29T18:16:02+00:00",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@UltimateWalrus/113046664911350144",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>new bg effect for the BIGBOMB online high score chart. uses a GLSL shader with simplex noise</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegames\">#<span>indiegames</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/shaders\">#<span>shaders</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/glsl\">#<span>glsl</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/html5\">#<span>html5</span></a></p>",
        "text": "new bg effect for the BIGBOMB online high score chart. uses a GLSL shader with simplex noise\n\n#indiegames #indieweb #shaders #glsl #html5"
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@Rycaut/113046534503892843",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>What\u2019s the best tool people have found to repost a full thread (my own thread and just my own posts) to a blog (Tumblr specifically in this case)?</p><p>Tumblr has some good enough tools for quoting but the quote format is a bit clunky and it doesn\u2019t seem to show that my post was part of a thread (I didn\u2019t manually number it)</p><p>I wrote a four part thread this morning I want to quote in full and archive with a link to the thread on my blog. Perhaps with further discussion. </p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "What\u2019s the best tool people have found to repost a full thread (my own thread and just my own posts) to a blog (Tumblr specifically in this case)?\n\nTumblr has some good enough tools for quoting but the quote format is a bit clunky and it doesn\u2019t seem to show that my post was part of a thread (I didn\u2019t manually number it)\n\nI wrote a four part thread this morning I want to quote in full and archive with a link to the thread on my blog. Perhaps with further discussion. \n\n#blogging #indieweb"
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About

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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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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
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    "url": "https://sociale.network/@oblomov/113045859916388899",
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        "html": "<p>The most annoying thing about <a href=\"https://sociale.network/tags/Google\">#<span>Google</span></a>'s <a href=\"https://sociale.network/tags/GoogleGemini\">#<span>GoogleGemini</span></a> is that the name overshadows the <a href=\"https://sociale.network/tags/Gemini\">#<span>Gemini</span></a> protocol which is an <a href=\"https://sociale.network/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> gem instead.</p>",
        "text": "The most annoying thing about #Google's #GoogleGemini is that the name overshadows the #Gemini protocol which is an #indieweb gem instead."
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    "published": "2024-08-29T14:48:50+00:00",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
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    "url": "https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/113045848146472339",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>If you're wondering why I've been quiet, except for the scheduled Buffer posts of course, I've honestly been reading more <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/RSS\">#<span>RSS</span></a> feeds than my Fediverse timeline, thanks to places like <a href=\"https://feedle.world/\"><span>https://</span><span>feedle.world/</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/Blog\">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/Blogs\">#<span>Blogs</span></a></p>",
        "text": "If you're wondering why I've been quiet, except for the scheduled Buffer posts of course, I've honestly been reading more #RSS feeds than my Fediverse timeline, thanks to places like https://feedle.world/ #IndieWeb #Blog #Blogs"
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    "published": "2024-08-29T14:45:51+00:00",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://social.lol/@flamed/113045699740850306",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\ud83d\udd16 Bookmarked Indieweb Vs Indie Web - fyr.io (<a href=\"https://fyr.io/post/indieweb_vs_indie_web\"><span>https://</span><span>fyr.io/post/indieweb_vs_indie_</span><span>web</span></a>)</p><p>&gt; It's unfortunate that the IndieWeb\u2122 has that name, because the perfect phrase that instils the \"own your stuff, show your personality\" feel of the communities represented in these discussions is, in my opinion, \"the indie web\"</p><p>Fyr weighs in on the IndieWeb and the Indie Web.</p><p>More Bookmarks (/bookmarks/)</p><p>\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/indieweb-vs-indie-web-fyrio/\"><span>https://</span><span>flamedfury.com/bookmarks/indie</span><span>web-vs-indie-web-fyrio/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/web\">#<span>web</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\ud83d\udd16 Bookmarked Indieweb Vs Indie Web - fyr.io (https://fyr.io/post/indieweb_vs_indie_web)\n\n> It's unfortunate that the IndieWeb\u2122 has that name, because the perfect phrase that instils the \"own your stuff, show your personality\" feel of the communities represented in these discussions is, in my opinion, \"the indie web\"\n\nFyr weighs in on the IndieWeb and the Indie Web.\n\nMore Bookmarks (/bookmarks/)\n\n\ud83d\udd25 https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/indieweb-vs-indie-web-fyrio/\n\n#web #indieweb #smallweb"
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    "published": "2024-08-29T14:08:06+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "42075086",
    "_source": "8007",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://thegoblin.market/@lazcorp/113044787680829410",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>New blog post: NSFW on the IndieWeb</p><p><a href=\"https://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artists-notebook/posts/nsfw-on-the-indieweb\"><span>https://www.</span><span>lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs</span><span>/artists-notebook/posts/nsfw-on-the-indieweb</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/art\">#<span>art</span></a> <a href=\"https://thegoblin.market/tags/ArtisticNudity\">#<span>ArtisticNudity</span></a></p>",
        "text": "New blog post: NSFW on the IndieWeb\n\nhttps://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artists-notebook/posts/nsfw-on-the-indieweb\n\n#IndieWeb #art #ArtisticNudity"
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    "published": "2024-08-29T10:16:09+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "42073281",
    "_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/113043835513322362",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>If you liked I Experienced Access Trauma. my feed URL is <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/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "If you liked I Experienced Access Trauma. my feed URL is https://robertkingett.com/feed/ #RSS #IndieWeb #SmallWeb"
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    "published": "2024-08-29T06:14:00+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "42071692",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://gamedev.lgbt/@renkotsuban/113043416456714541",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Poking around Neocities and found this cool comments widget! Looked really neat:</p><p><a href=\"https://virtualobserver.moe/ayano/comment-widget\"><span>https://</span><span>virtualobserver.moe/ayano/comm</span><span>ent-widget</span></a></p><p>If you do use this, you should probably also check out this guide by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://indieweb.social/@frills\">@<span>frills</span></a></span> to setting up comment moderation:</p><p><a href=\"https://frills.dev/blog/231023-add-moderation-to-comment-widget/\"><span>https://</span><span>frills.dev/blog/231023-add-mod</span><span>eration-to-comment-widget/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://gamedev.lgbt/tags/Neocities\">#<span>Neocities</span></a> <a href=\"https://gamedev.lgbt/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://gamedev.lgbt/tags/Blogging\">#<span>Blogging</span></a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://indieweb.social/@frills\"></a>",
        "text": "Poking around Neocities and found this cool comments widget! Looked really neat:\n\nhttps://virtualobserver.moe/ayano/comment-widget\n\nIf you do use this, you should probably also check out this guide by @frills to setting up comment moderation:\n\nhttps://frills.dev/blog/231023-add-moderation-to-comment-widget/\n\n#Neocities #IndieWeb #Blogging"
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    "published": "2024-08-29T04:27:26+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "42071083",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/113043311551445684",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>For the night and international crowd, Combating Access Trauma. \u2013 Robert Kingett <a href=\"https://robertkingett.com/posts/6617/\"><span>https://</span><span>robertkingett.com/posts/6617/</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/Blogging\">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/Blog\">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/NoPaywall\">#<span>NoPaywall</span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "For the night and international crowd, Combating Access Trauma. \u2013 Robert Kingett https://robertkingett.com/posts/6617/ #Blogging #Blog #NoPaywall #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2024-08-29T04:00:45+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "42070946",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://j12t.social/@j12t/113042183035664249",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>The open web is amazing.</p><p>So we keep saying in our little subculture, e.g. at <a href=\"https://j12t.social/tags/xoxo\">#<span>xoxo</span></a> on the weekend or all over the <a href=\"https://j12t.social/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a>  and <a href=\"https://j12t.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a>. And generally are met with incomprehension outside of our little subculture.</p><p>IMHO that's because we are not saying **why** the open web is amazing.</p><p>I think it all boils down to: \"on the open web, I can be much more creative, with minimum expense, than elsewhere, and so easily share my creations with the world.\"</p>",
        "text": "The open web is amazing.\n\nSo we keep saying in our little subculture, e.g. at #xoxo on the weekend or all over the #fediverse  and #indieweb. And generally are met with incomprehension outside of our little subculture.\n\nIMHO that's because we are not saying **why** the open web is amazing.\n\nI think it all boils down to: \"on the open web, I can be much more creative, with minimum expense, than elsewhere, and so easily share my creations with the world.\""
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    "published": "2024-08-28T23:13:46+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "42069694",
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Hope for the web

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        "html": "<p>New blog post about podcasts I listen to. I used to follow so many podcasts since 2005 but my interest has completely dwindled to five. </p><p>I can remember all the devices I\u2019ve owned in nearly 2 decades that I used to listen to podcasts. Yeah, I used to love podcasts but not any longer.</p><p><a href=\"https://basic.bearblog.dev/podcasts-listening/\"><span>https://</span><span>basic.bearblog.dev/podcasts-li</span><span>stening/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/podcast\">#<span>podcast</span></a></p>",
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