I don't know if this is a terrible idea or not, but based on posts by @lislegaard and @meljoann and what seems like a dwindling pool of truly independent outlets for music, I've started (very slowly) putting this together. đŸ€·â€â™€ïž https://robertafidora.com/fediup #FediMusic #MusiciansDay #Music #Indie #IndieWeb #Fedi #Fediverse #FediArt #MusicBlogs #Radio #Mastodon

Lengthy introduction. Lots of promotion and weirdness.

Hi all. I've been around the Fedi for a very long time, since about 2017 or so! I am a fully blind, gay, writer. I write romance and not erotica but I've dabbled in erotica.

My romance books feature insecure heroes and unapologetic angst. I write diverse romance, and this includes sexually inexperienced heroes. I write heterosexual and gay/LGBT+ romances including ASexual romances.

My romance books don't have a lot of smut but they do have a lot of romantic tension. I do write sex scenes but it's usually three or less pivotal sex scenes.

I write slow burn romances but I love reading instant love romances more

For the blind readers reading this, I learned Braille as an adult.

I love audiobooks and fiction podcasts. The mainstream web bores me beyond tears so I stick to the IndieWeb and blogs and blogging and the small web and the human focused web.

I blog about all kinds of things. Personal interactions, screen reader tutorials, book highlights by other fantastic romance writers of today. My blogs don't have a central topic so if you read me for my accessibility stuff exclusively, you'll be disappointed.

This isn't my main account. The most places I spend my time are on places such as my website, my mailing list, and virtual events not tied to social media.

I also Penpal with people, the snail mail way! I love exchanging food with people from other countries too!

I write all kinds of things. Short stories, huge letters, audio description scripts, novels and novellas, radio drama scripts and screenplays.

I work in the Accessibility space but honestly can't stand the corporate side of the Accessibility industry.

Now for the non-professional stuff.

In person, I'm the quietest one in the room.

In person, I'm very emotionally expressive and romantically, I'm very very very emotionally needy.

I can read an audiobook for 6 hours straight if I love the book that much.

I'm a cookie monster. I don't like chips very much. I love any kind of candy. I always wear some kind of shirt with a slogan or phrase on it such as, I write books that sizzle! Or, don't ban books. Instead, read them. Or, please hand hug me while giving me Compliments.

I do have a stutter but still do live lit events. I'm a digital nomad, literally. I enjoy being spoiled in all manners of the word.

I love putting chocolate kisses on Pizza. I will sometimes mix fruit drinks to see how they taste, I have stuffed Pokemon and stuffed animals in my bedroom. I'm terrible at sports, and am always helping someone out with something.

I abhor book censorship.

If you can't afford any of my books, just ask me and I'll give it to you for free. No questions asked.

I'm a cat person! Dogs are cute but I'll never own one.

Now for the links!

My website is https://robertkingett.com/

Find my work at libraries! https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=au=%22Kingett%2C%20Robert%22

Follow me via RSS or email at https://robertkingett.com/subscribe/

My mailing list is at https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter

Find my writings at https://robertkingett.com/writings/

You can snail mail me/send me packages at,

Robert Kingett.

1321 Upland Dr PMB 17504

Houston TX, 77043-4718

#Accessibility #Introduction #Introductions #IndieWeb #Writing #PenPal #PenPals

New blog post 📰

I've been curious about LocalSend after reading about it in Mastodon posts. I did try it once but forgot about it.

Recently, I installed it on all my devices and used it daily.

#localsend #linux #pc #android #ios #tech #blog #indieweb #smallweb

https://basic.bearblog.dev/using-localsend/

HTML for People

This is excellent! A free web book (it’s a book! it’s a website!) that teaches you how to make a website from scratch:

I feel strongly that anyone should be able to make a website with HTML if they want. This book will teach you how to do just that. It doesn’t require any previous experience making websites or coding. I will cover everything you need to know to get started in an approachable and friendly way.

👏

#html #teaching #learning #making #websites #free #webbook #indieweb #frontend #development #empowerment #resources

Figured I should make another #introduction post since I've moved to a new instance.

Hello! My name is Xavier. I'm 26 years old. I started out on mastodon.social; found a lot of great mutuals but got sick of the spam so I started looking for a smaller general purpose instance and found this one here. I'm also active on SpaceHey! I think more people should join. Link is on my profile.

I'm currently studying #IT. I'm a big #Linux and #FOSS guy, and I am loving discovering all these #openweb and #indieweb projects. My ride-or-die daily driver is an L13 Yoga #Thinkpad running #LinuxMint.

I also hold an Associate's in #Art. I focus on #abstractart & #figurativeart / #figuredrawing. I started out doing #mixedmedia #traditionalart and have pivoted to #digitalart the past couple years.

I've been writing fanfiction since I was a kid and currently write in a fandom with moderate acclaim. Mutuals can DM for my AO3 as long as we're tight and you make a blood pact of secrecy/sign an NDA. I also write poetry and I am considering dabbling in original fiction, as well as developing a personal #blog.

Brief miscellaneous info: I'm #bisexual, #vegan, #Buddhist. I live in #Illinois. Striving towards #zerowaste. Happily married. Politics are solidly liberal to center-left. I'll try to tag all #uspol stuff.

I generally follow back 18+ accounts.

✌

đŸ€– I posted to my general interest blog.
#Baseball #IndieWeb
https://mihobu.lol/jackie-odowd-comforts-her-son

#indieweb #surfandoweb
Criei minha pĂĄgina /now sĂł agora:
https://sol2070.in/now
Pra quem tem blog, pode ser legal. Tem esse agregador (em inglĂȘs) tambĂ©m, que explica a parada, junto com o /about e /ideas :
https://aboutideasnow.com/

It turns out I'm still excited about the web

I'm having trouble finding things to get excited about in the modern tech industry - but I'm still excited about the web. https://werd.io/2024/it-turns-out-im-still-excited-about-the-web

#technology #fediverse #indieweb

This talk by @anildash is over 10 years old, but still remains relevant. The issues he raises have been even more exacerbated, thanks to platforms walling off their user's content from the open web such that they can sell it to "AI" companies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KKMnoTTHJk

#IndieWeb #SmolWeb #Blogging #OpenWeb

“When I want information, like the real stuff, I go to forums. Over the years, forums did not really get smaller, so much as the rest of the internet just got bigger.”

https://aftermath.site/best-active-forums-internet-today has a long list of active forums covering many different topics.
I used to really like forums but I’m no longer active in any. I’m tempted to join some

#forum #indieweb

How I blog in multiple languages

Let's trade web buttons :) Here's mine! It's for https://rustredriver.com. Send me yours and I'll collect it for a small zone at the bottom of my homepage.

#smallweb #indieweb #buttons #webdev

đŸ¶ The Weight of a Bark | And So It Goes
 https://krueger.ink/the-weight-of-a-bark/

#FlashFiction #Blog #IndieWeb

webmaster update

been a long time huh?

anyways, here’s what’s new on my website:

  • new fresh layout; focused on text and less visual for ease of maintaining (sorryyyyy)
  • rearranged some things, removed IDHM because i didn’t maintain it anyways but i archived it in case i want to go back to it

also, the long awaited blogpost: it’s been a month since my move to Netherlands, you can now read some of my thoughts on it here: https://hofnarretje.eu/blog/netherlands

as always, please boost this post. and consider signing the guestbook if you pay a visit.

i will be adding more things (maybe an RSS feed?) so pls stay tuned, thanks

#webDev #indieWeb #smallWeb #webmaster #writing

Getting there! It looks terrible for now BUT it's a mobile-friendly expando-menu without any Javascript whatsoever, for the up-and-coming static version of my web site!

Next step up I guess is a bit of styling, and maybe even expandable submenus.

#IndieWeb

We talk here in the Fediverse about the joys of DIY websites, projects, blogs, and the #Indieweb. But as a #Twitch streamer, I'm always impressed with the amazing DIY work being produced and broadcast on that platform. Watching a live stream tonight of #Milton coming ashore in Florida and they have a woman who has a Ph.D. in storm surge hydrology and dynamics as a recurring guest. The rest of the chasers can get pretty excited and derpy, but all are professionals.

Spent all day working on a dark/light mode color scheme picker. Still need to write it up, but it's done and I'm quite pleased with it:

#WebDev #IndieWeb #JavaScript

https://color-scheme-switcher.alanwsmith.com/