It turns out I’m still excited about the web

While I’ve grown more cynical about much of tech, movements like the Indieweb and the Fediverse remind me that the ideals I once loved, and that spirit of the early web, aren’t lost. They’re evolving, just like everything else.

#indieweb #fediverse #worldwideweb #technology #excitement #hype #open #publishing #making #sharing

Noodling in the Dark – Lucy Bellwood

How RSS feels:

I have a richer picture of the group of people in my feed reader than I did of the people I regularly interacted with on social media platforms like Instagram.

#blogs #blogging #feeds #rss #community #social #media #indieweb #sharing #personal #publishing

A few weeks ago, we launched a WebRing (developed in #OCaml), and it's great fun to see people joining in! Don't hesitate to join us!

https://ring.muhokama.fun/

The source code for the generator can be found here: https://github.com/muhokama/ring

#smallweb #webring #indieweb

I put up the archives of all the posts that were previously in this thread! If you missed them, you can catch up here:

https://renkotsuban.com/posts/2024-10-12-Renkon-Plays-Pokemon-Fools-Gold-Part-1.html

#RenkonPlays #PokemonFoolsGold #Pokemon #Blogging #Blog #SmallWeb #IndieWeb #RomHack #Miyoo #MiyooMiniPlus

I've been making my website better this week, the goal is to have collapsable sections to avoid information overload while keeping content to a single page. Here's a sneak peek at my redesign.

I'm looking for some buttons to put on my page so if you have an 88x31 button and we're mutuals I'd love to link your site, just let me know! I'll be making my own button next week so keep an eye out for that :3

#PersonalSites #IndieWeb #WebDev #SmallWeb

I mention it in the article, but one experiment I've been working on is https://simplepagebuilder.app, which lets you make a simple web page, and shows you how to host it on Glitch or Neocities.

I also opened a feature request to have something like this integrated on Glitch, so if you use it, and like the idea, go give it a vote!

https://support.glitch.com/t/a-visual-editor-for-glitch/67029

#indieweb #WYSIWYG #websites #PersonalWebsites #glitch #MadeWithGlitch

I just posted my first math-y post and tried to write it as accessibly as possible: It's about a wow-experience in math class.

Hope you enjoy it (even if you are not a math-person) :)

https://dominikhofer.me/math-wow-experience

#indieweb #math #explainer

calling all #coding connoisseurs, #webdev hobbyists, #html heroes, #css comrades, #blog buffs, and digital #art aficionados!

the #32bitcafe's second annual #halloween event will be starting this weekend for two weeks! 🎃

we'll have four ways to participate with either art, writing, or code, including a FRANKENSITE! oooo~ scary~ 👹

you have the 13th-27th to submit something that fits into our theme/format! :)

can't wait to see what everyone sends in! 👻

https://32bit.cafe/halloween24

#indieweb #personalweb #smallweb #web #internet #codejam #personalsites #personalwebsites

⚠️ .io domain¹ likely being phased-out² — seven suggested steps

Good article in The Verge summarizing recent .io related events, see that for more context if this is news to you:
* https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/8/24265441/uk-treaty-end-io-domain-chagos-islands

It looks likely .io (and .io domains) will go away in the next few years (as .cs and .yu did³), so here are my suggested steps to take depending on your usage of .io domains:

1. Avoid buying new .io domains (or making plans with existing ones; sell if you can)
2. If you currently run a .io service (for a company or community), make and publicize a transition plan (like a new domain, redirection, orderly shutdown plan for redirects)
3. If you have a personal site on a .io domain or subdomain, make your own transition plan, and perhaps post about how others should link to your posts
4. If you are using someone else’s .io domain to publish (like #GitHubPages), make a transition plan to publish elsewhere and leave a forwarding note and link behind
5. If you use a .io domain as your Web sign-in login on any sites, switch them to another non-io personal domain
6. Similarly if your site accepts #WebSignIn logins (via #IndieAuth, #RelMeAuth, or even #OpenID), consider discouraging any new sign-ups from .io domains, and warning any existing users with .io domains to switch per # 5
7. If you have posts (or a whole #indieweb site) with links to .io sites or pages (like those in 2-4 above), make a plan for editing those links to point to an alternative or an archival copy (like on the Internet Archive)

And of course, post about your #dotIO plans.

Glossary

Domain
 https://indieweb.org/domain
IndieAuth
 https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth
Internet Archive
 https://web.archive.org/
OpenID
 https://indieweb.org/OpenID
Redirect
 https://indieweb.org/redirect
RelMeAuth
 https://indieweb.org/RelMeAuth
Web sign-in
 https://indieweb.org/Web_sign-in


References:

¹ https://indieweb.org/.io
² https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.io#Phasing_Out
³ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.cs
E.g. https://indieweb.org/webmention.io or https://indieweb.org/granary.io
E.g. https://indieweb.org/werd.io
https://indieweb.org/github.io


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#GitHubPages #WebSignIn #IndieAuth #RelMeAuth #OpenID #indieweb #dotIO #100PostsOfIndieWeb #100Posts

⚠️ .io domain¹ likely being phased-out² — seven suggested steps

Good article in The Verge summarizing recent .io related events, see that for more context if this is news to you:
* https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/8/24265441/uk-treaty-end-io-domain-chagos-islands

It looks likely .io (and .io domains) will go away in the next few years (as .cs and .yu did³), so here are my suggested steps to take depending on your usage of .io domains:

1. Avoid buying new .io domains (or making plans with existing ones; sell if you can)
2. If you currently run a .io service (for a company or community), make and publicize a transition plan (like a new domain, redirection, orderly shutdown plan for redirects)
3. If you have a personal site on a .io domain or subdomain, make your own transition plan, and perhaps post about how others should link to your posts
4. If you are using someone else’s .io domain to publish (like #GitHubPages), make a transition plan to publish elsewhere and leave a forwarding note and link behind
5. If you use a .io domain as your Web sign-in login on any sites, switch them to another non-io personal domain
6. Similarly if your site accepts #WebSignIn logins (via #IndieAuth, #RelMeAuth, or even #OpenID), consider discouraging any new sign-ups from .io domains, and warning any existing users with .io domains to switch per # 5
7. If you have posts (or a whole #indieweb site) with links to .io sites or pages (like those in 2-4 above), make a plan for editing those links to point to an alternative or an archival copy (like on the Internet Archive)

And of course, post about your #dotIO plans.

Glossary

Domain
 https://indieweb.org/domain
IndieAuth
 https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth
Internet Archive
 https://web.archive.org/
OpenID
 https://indieweb.org/OpenID
Redirect
 https://indieweb.org/redirect
RelMeAuth
 https://indieweb.org/RelMeAuth
Web sign-in
 https://indieweb.org/Web_sign-in


References:

¹ https://indieweb.org/.io
² https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.io#Phasing_Out
³ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.cs
E.g. https://indieweb.org/webmention.io or https://indieweb.org/granary.io
E.g. https://indieweb.org/werd.io
https://indieweb.org/github.io


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Just had a private SMS dude tell me that the personal web and the #IndieWeb is a space that attracts losers that can't figure out social media or an algorithm and now I want a T shirt that says I'm a loser that can't figure out social media so email me!

Inspired by @bw's "HTML for People"*, I'm putting together a short list of resources for making and keeping the web free, open, and poetic.

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/resources-for-keeping-the-web-free-open-and-poetic/

* https://htmlforpeople.com

#indieweb #websites #PersonalWebsites #PoeticWeb

🤖 I posted to my general interest blog.
#Web #IndieWeb
https://mihobu.lol/what-in-the-whirled

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. 😉 So here's Cool Personal Homepages #CPH Vol. 26: Max Bernstein https://bernsteinbear.com/

PS: Max is on the fediverse: mastodon.social/@tekknolagi

#SmallWeb #indieweb #smolweb #PersonalSites #homepage #blog

With that in mind too, what are some musician-orientated servers that could be added? That section is a little lonely at the moment. #Fediverse #MastoMusic #Music #IndieWeb

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. 🤷‍♀️ https://robertafidora.com/fediup #FediMusic #MusiciansDay #Music #Indie #IndieWeb #Fedi #Fediverse #FediArt #MusicBlogs #Radio #Mastodon