Announcing WeblogPoMo Challenges!

Starting today and running for the remainder of October share pictures using the prompt hashtags and especially `#WeblogPhoMo` by posting to some.pics (if you are an omg.lol member), your blog, the Fediverse, or a combination!

https://weblogpomo.club/challenges

#challenges #IndieWeb #WeblogPhoMo #blogging

🤖 I posted to my general interest blog.
#Weeknotes #IndieWeb
https://mihobu.lol/weeknotes-week-41-2024

Updating my site to @craftcms 5 also means that I’ll have to update the three plugins I wrote for Craft 2. I had already started rewriting the #Webmention plugin, but didn’t finish it. So instead of waiting until I remove this blocker (= forever), I'll now increase the pressure a bit by killing Webmentions on my site completely with this CMS update. 🥺 If I want to have Webmentions back on my site, I better finish rewriting the plugin soon… 😅

Also, I’ve gradually been adding suggestions from folks here (and hope to pop a few more on there each week). It’s starting to fill up nicely!

https://robertafidora.com/fediup

#Bandcamp #BandcampFriday #BeYourOwnPlatform #Bookstodon #FairtradeMusic #FairtradeMusicFriday #FediArt
#FediMusic #FediRadio #IndieWeb #MastoMusic #Music #MusicBlogs #MusicNews #MusicProduction #Musodon

Revisiting Known

Once upon a time, there was a simple, open source social publishing tool called Known. Here's a little about it. https://werd.io/2024/revisiting-known #opensource #indieweb

You should setup Search Shortcuts in #Firefox, they have sped up my web browsing experience considerably.

James (@jamesg.blog) wrote up a great summary of how to do so and his experience:
* https://jamesg.blog/2024/10/13/search-engine-shortcuts-firefox/

I use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine, so here are the Search Shortcuts I have setup when I want to explicitly search/lookup something elsewhere, roughly ordered by my perceived frequency of use:

i - IndieWeb - https://indieweb.org/
w - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
g - Google - https://google.com/
d - MDN Web Docs - https://developer.mozilla.org/
m - Google Maps — https://maps.google.com/
b - Bing - https://bing.com/
a - Amazon - https://amazon.com/
x - Twitter - https://twitter.com/search

If you don’t see one of these search engines in your Firefox Settings: Search Shortcuts, you can visit its URL above and then follow the instructions in James’s blog post to add it to your browser’s list of search engines. Once added there, it will show up in the Search Shortcuts table and you can double-click it and add a one-letter (or more) shortcut as you wish!

What Search Shortcuts have you setup in your browser?

#search #OpenSearch #webSearch #SearchShortcuts #browserTip #FirefoxTip #searchTip
#Firefox #search #OpenSearch #webSearch #SearchShortcuts #browserTip #FirefoxTip #searchTip
No I did not block you on the #fediverse / #Mastodon / #Misskey etc.

If you were following me @tantek.com on your client/server/instance of choice but noticed you were no longer doing so, that was due to a recent software bug in my fediverse provider which accidentally caused everyone’s #ActivityPub servers to unfollow me (bug details below).

No it’s absolutely not your fault, you did nothing wrong.

We need a variant of Hanlon’s Razor¹ like:

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by a software bug.”

Take another look at my posts if you want (directly on @tantek.com or try searching for that on your instance) and if you like what you see or find them otherwise informative and useful, feel free to refollow. If not, no worries!

Also no worries if you ever unfollow/refollow for any reason. I mean that.

I always assume people know best how to manage their online reader/reading experiences, everyone’s priorities and likes/dislikes change over time, and encourage everyone to make choices that are best for their mental health and overall joy online.

Bug details:

This was due to a #BridgyFed bug² that deleted my profile (“ActivityPub actor”) from (nearly?) all instances, making everyone’s accounts automatically unfollow me, as well as remove any of my posts from your likes and reposts (boosts) collections. It also removed my posts from any of your replies to my posts, leaving your replies dangling without reply-contexts. Apologies!

The bug was introduced accidentally as part of another fix about a month ago³, and was triggered within the following week.

Anyone following me before ~2024-09-22 was no longer following me. A few folks have noticed and refollowed. Any likes or reposts of my posts before that date were also undone (removed).

Ryan (@snarfed.org) has been really good about giving folks a heads-up, and apologizing, and quickly doing what he can to fix things.

Bugs happen, yes even in production code, so please do not post/send any hate.

I’d rather be one of the folks helping with improving BridgyFed, and temporary setbacks like this are part of being an early / eager #IndieWeb adopter.

This bug has also revealed some potential weaknesses in other ActivityPub implementations. E.g. deleting an “actor” should be undoable, and undoing a delete should reconnect everything, from follows to likes & reposts collections, to reply-contexts. Perhaps the ActivityPub specification could be updated with such guidance (if it hasn’t been already, I need to double-check).

To be clear, I’m still a big supporter of #BridgyFed, #ActivityPub, #Webmention, and everyone who chooses to implement these and other #IndieWeb related and adjacent protocols as best fits their products and services.

All of these are a part of our broader open #socialWeb, and making all these #openStandards work well together (including handling edge-cases and mistakes!) is essential for providing #socialMedia alternatives that put users first.

References:

¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
² https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1379
³ https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/commit/4df76d0db7b87cabbd714039546c05b3221169be
https://chat.indieweb.org/dev/2024-09-22#t1727028174623700

This is post 26 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts

https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps
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#fediverse #Mastodon #Misskey #ActivityPub #BridgyFed #IndieWeb #Webmention #socialWeb #openStandards #socialMedia #100PostsOfIndieWeb #100Posts

No I did not block you on the #fediverse / #Mastodon / #Misskey etc.

If you were following me @tantek.com on your client/server/instance of choice but noticed you were no longer doing so, that was due to a recent software bug in my fediverse provider which accidentally caused everyone’s #ActivityPub servers to unfollow me (bug details below).

No it’s absolutely not your fault, you did nothing wrong.

We need a variant of Hanlon’s Razor¹ like:

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by a software bug.”

Take another look at my posts if you want (directly on @tantek.com or try searching for that on your instance) and if you like what you see or find them otherwise informative and useful, feel free to refollow. If not, no worries!

Also no worries if you ever unfollow/refollow for any reason. I mean that.

I always assume people know best how to manage their online reader/reading experiences, everyone’s priorities and likes/dislikes change over time, and encourage everyone to make choices that are best for their mental health and overall joy online.

Bug details:

This was due to a #BridgyFed bug² that deleted my profile (“ActivityPub actor”) from (nearly?) all instances, making everyone’s accounts automatically unfollow me, as well as remove any of my posts from your likes and reposts (boosts) collections. It also removed my posts from any of your replies to my posts, leaving your replies dangling without reply-contexts. Apologies!

The bug was introduced accidentally as part of another fix about a month ago³, and was triggered within the following week.

Anyone following me before ~2024-09-22 was no longer following me. A few folks have noticed and refollowed. Any likes or reposts of my posts before that date were also undone (removed).

Ryan (@snarfed.org) has been really good about giving folks a heads-up, and apologizing, and quickly doing what he can to fix things.

Bugs happen, yes even in production code, so please do not post/send any hate.

I’d rather be one of the folks helping with improving BridgyFed, and temporary setbacks like this are part of being an early / eager #IndieWeb adopter.

This bug has also revealed some potential weaknesses in other ActivityPub implementations. E.g. deleting an “actor” should be undoable, and undoing a delete should reconnect everything, from follows to likes & reposts collections, to reply-contexts. Perhaps the ActivityPub specification could be updated with such guidance (if it hasn’t been already, I need to double-check).

To be clear, I’m still a big supporter of #BridgyFed, #ActivityPub, #Webmention, and everyone who chooses to implement these and other #IndieWeb related and adjacent protocols as best fits their products and services.

All of these are a part of our broader open #socialWeb, and making all these #openStandards work well together (including handling edge-cases and mistakes!) is essential for providing #socialMedia alternatives that put users first.

References:

¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
² https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1379
³ https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/commit/4df76d0db7b87cabbd714039546c05b3221169be
https://chat.indieweb.org/dev/2024-09-22#t1727028174623700

This is post 26 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts

https://tantek.com/2024/285/t1/io-domain-suggested-steps
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Search engine shortcuts in Firefox

Testando um serviço para embutir a timeline do fedívas no blog: https://elfsight.com/social-feed-widget/
Resultado: https://sol2070.in/micro
#indieweb #blogging #fediverse

# of Personal Websites currently available on the web is an interesting metric to measure for the #indieweb movement as well.

Henlo! ​:nkoWave:

I wrote a new text for my blog! You may read it on
https://bureaumirror.neocities.org/entry/life-not-sensible-sensual/

I've also updated its Now, Uses and About pages. I created some nostalgic pixelated buttons for them
:nkouwu:

Also, it's now become a part of
@Alex@nederland.gay's #FeDistricts:nkoHype:

#IndieWeb #SmallWeb #Blog #Blogging

New Blog Post: Access Web Component Content With A querySelector() Via setTimeout()

This was the fix for not being able to get at custom element content that was driving me mad.

#WebDev #IndieWeb #WebComponents #JavaScript

https://www.alanwsmith.com/en/2nnpmhwc/

When I first dipped my toes into the then shallow pond of weblogging my first (and very temporary) blog was build on the Manilla blogging platform by Dave's company, UserLand Software. And soon after that I discovered RSS. I fell in love with both ideas. I can truly say that Dave Winer got me starting blogging. I am happy that I continued with the project and that many others have joined in (although many dropped out along the way).

So Dave was present at the creation of some cool stuff, but it was blogging that brought him to a wider public. “Some people were born to play country music,” he wrote at one stage. “I was born to blog. At the beginning of blogging I thought everyone would be a blogger. I was wrong. Most people don’t have the impulse to say what they think.” Dave was the exact opposite. He was (and remains) articulate and forthright. His formidable record as a tech innovator meant that he couldn’t be written off as a crank. The fact that he was financially secure meant that he didn’t have to suck up to anyone: he could speak his mind. And he did. So from the moment he launched Scripting News in October 1994 he was a distinctive presence on the web.

Like many of us, he realised that what came to be known as the blogosphere could be a modern realisation of Jürgen Habermas’s idea of “the public sphere” because it was open to all, everything was discussable and social rank didn’t determine who was allowed to speak. But what he – and we – underestimated was the speed and comprehensiveness that tech corporations such as Google and Facebook would enclose that public sphere with their own walled gardens in which “free speech” could be algorithmically curated while the speakers were intensively surveilled and their data mined for advertising purposes. - The blogosphere is in full bloom. The rest of the internet has wilted by John Naughton.

Scientists plan to reintroduce tauros, bred to resemble extinct aurochs, to the Scottish Highlands, restoring ancient landscapes near Loch Ness by 2026. Fascinating! · Giant tauros have been bred by scientists to resemble ancient extinct aurochs – now they're heading for Scotland

The jumbo squid population in the Gulf of California has plummeted, causing sperm whales to leave the area. Environmental changes, including warming seas, are likely responsible for these shifts, with potential ripple effects on the region’s marine ecosystem. · The jumbo squid population has crashed in the Gulf of California – and the consequences could be huge, say expert

John Gruber responds to a piece by Kevin Roose about iOS 18’s new contact-sharing controls, claiming they’re controversial. Apple now lets users select specific contacts to share, instead of their whole address book. Roose argues this hurts social app growth, but I agree with Gruber that this seems long overdue. Gruber thinks John Nick Heer’s response captures his thoughts perfectly. Mine too.

Consider the Plight of the VC-Backed Privacy Burglars

Earlier this week, Panic Software announced that Transmit will lose Google Drive support due to Google’s expensive and time-consuming security review process. Although this decision was tough and debated, they decided it was not worth the ongoing costs. Panic will instead focus on other features. They’re hopeful Google revises its policies someday.

End of the Road for Google Drive in Transmit

I read about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) potentially reaching a tipping point, which could trigger dramatic climate shifts by 2050. The AMOC moves heat across the Atlantic, influencing global weather patterns. If it weakens further, the northern hemisphere could cool, and global climate belts might shift, causing chaotic weather, flooding, and droughts. Scientists estimate a 42–76% chance of collapse in the next few decades. This concerns me deeply, particularly for the Eastern Caribbean islands where I grew up. We’re already vulnerable to hurricanes and sea-level rise—how much worse will it get if the AMOC destabilises? It’s unsettling to think that the fate of those island countries could depend on the urgent need to curb global warming created by wealthy Western Countries.

https://apple.news/AVDzntACSRO2RIY_sp3Eb8w

https://islandinthenet.com/sunday-paper-dave-winer/

#Blogging #DaveWiner #GiantTauros #GlobalWarming #IndieWeb

A decision is made

Why I've decided to abandon wordpress for a static website.

https://lars-christian.com/a-decision-is-made/

#wordpress #webdev #indieweb #smallweb