{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mograph.social/@mauro/113801022644659511",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Holy cow. With the excuse of fixing the /uses list that looked hideous I found sooo many things to fix in my website!</p><p>Now it definitely looks better.</p><p>And to the guy who criticized my very big font size on mobile two months ago: <br />yes, you were absolutely right. Pardon my aging eyesight!</p><p>Now the text is smaller on mobile and it's much better.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.mauromotion.com/uses/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>mauromotion.com/uses/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mograph.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://mograph.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mograph.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mograph.social/tags/css\">#<span>css</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Holy cow. With the excuse of fixing the /uses list that looked hideous I found sooo many things to fix in my website!\n\nNow it definitely looks better.\n\nAnd to the guy who criticized my very big font size on mobile two months ago: \nyes, you were absolutely right. Pardon my aging eyesight!\n\nNow the text is smaller on mobile and it's much better.\n\nhttps://www.mauromotion.com/uses/\n\n#webdev #indieweb #blog #css"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T23:36:39+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43491631",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.tchncs.de/@tbaldauf/113799855696459335",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Getting <a href=\"https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WordPress\">#<span>WordPress</span></a> to not vomit wildly over my HTML feels like fighting a Hydra. But I\u2019m slowly getting to a state where this <a href=\"https://social.tchncs.de/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> setup is working as expected. \ud83d\udcaa \u2026</p><p><a href=\"https://tobias-baldauf.de/status/312-20250109/\"><span>https://</span><span>tobias-baldauf.de/status/312-2</span><span>0250109/</span></a></p><p>#<a href=\"https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> #<a href=\"https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WordPress\">#<span>WordPress</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Getting #WordPress to not vomit wildly over my HTML feels like fighting a Hydra. But I\u2019m slowly getting to a state where this #IndieWeb setup is working as expected. \ud83d\udcaa \u2026\n\nhttps://tobias-baldauf.de/status/312-20250109/\n\n##Indieweb ##WordPress"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T18:39:53+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43489199",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.sdf.org/@mel/113799840092344151",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://mel.sh/blog/sort-of-an-introduction\"><span>https://</span><span>mel.sh/blog/sort-of-an-introdu</span><span>ction</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.sdf.org/tags/introduction\">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.sdf.org/tags/personalGrowth\">#<span>personalGrowth</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.sdf.org/tags/minimalist\">#<span>minimalist</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.sdf.org/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "https://mel.sh/blog/sort-of-an-introduction\n\n#introduction #personalGrowth #minimalist #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T18:35:55+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43489200",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mograph.social/@mauro/113799441302471284",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>In the spirit of CI/CP (continuous integration / continuous procrastination) I've just added a list of software, services, and devices that I currently use to my /uses page.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.mauromotion.com/uses/\"><span>https://www.</span><span>mauromotion.com/uses/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mograph.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mograph.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mograph.social/tags/software\">#<span>software</span></a> <a href=\"https://mograph.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a></p>",
        "text": "In the spirit of CI/CP (continuous integration / continuous procrastination) I've just added a list of software, services, and devices that I currently use to my /uses page.\n\nhttps://www.mauromotion.com/uses/\n\n#indieweb #blog #software #webdev"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T16:54:30+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43488123",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@nande/113798904946423285",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Peda\u00e7os do dezembro.<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/posse\">#<span>posse</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <br /><a href=\"https://ilogi.co/posts/umasferias/\"><span>https://</span><span>ilogi.co/posts/umasferias/</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "Peda\u00e7os do dezembro.\n#indieweb #posse #blog \nhttps://ilogi.co/posts/umasferias/"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T14:38:06+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43486977",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://social.rossabaker.com/@ross/113796847291114054",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Attended my first IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club this evening.  Good people.  Let the record show that I was not the first to say \"Nix\" or \"Perl.\"</p><p><a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/\"><span>https://</span><span>events.indieweb.org/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.rossabaker.com/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Attended my first IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club this evening.  Good people.  Let the record show that I was not the first to say \"Nix\" or \"Perl.\"\n\nhttps://events.indieweb.org/\n\n#Indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T05:54:48+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43482752",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://pony.social/@axxuy/113796824960251584",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>You've heard of touching grass. But what about touching <a href=\"https://pony.social/tags/moss\">#<span>moss</span></a> ?<br /><a href=\"https://axxuy.xyz/blog/posts/2025/touchmoss/\"><span>https://</span><span>axxuy.xyz/blog/posts/2025/touc</span><span>hmoss/</span></a><br /><a href=\"https://pony.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://pony.social/tags/blogpost\">#<span>blogpost</span></a> <a href=\"https://pony.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "You've heard of touching grass. But what about touching #moss ?\nhttps://axxuy.xyz/blog/posts/2025/touchmoss/\n#blog #blogpost #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T05:49:08+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43482753",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#webmention",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/webmention",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@OpenMentions/113796128375099826",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@omz13\">@<span>omz13</span></a></span> What are the clearest alternatives to <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/WebMention\">#<span>WebMention</span></a>?</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@omz13\"></a>",
        "text": "@omz13 What are the clearest alternatives to #WebMention?"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T02:51:59+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43481441",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://dmv.community/@jcrabapple/113795769636917756",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Your Favorite Newsletter\u2019s Favorite Newsletters (final)</p><p><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1bJfUx_UkdawUlyBnBxKlHGGVBYbkCNkURo1fHNX6QXI/mobilebasic?pli=1\"><span>https://</span><span>docs.google.com/document/u/0/d</span><span>/1bJfUx_UkdawUlyBnBxKlHGGVBYbkCNkURo1fHNX6QXI/mobilebasic?pli=1</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://dmv.community/tags/newsletters\">#<span>newsletters</span></a> <a href=\"https://dmv.community/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Your Favorite Newsletter\u2019s Favorite Newsletters (final)\n\nhttps://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1bJfUx_UkdawUlyBnBxKlHGGVBYbkCNkURo1fHNX6QXI/mobilebasic?pli=1\n\n#newsletters #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-09T01:20:45+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43481020",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "Manton Reece",
        "url": "https://www.manton.org/",
        "photo": "https://micro.blog/manton/avatar.jpg"
    },
    "url": "https://www.manton.org/2025/01/08/theres-now-an-event-page.html",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>There\u2019s now <a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/2025/01/indieweb-meetup-austin-zFL9jqPFAgIK\">an event page</a> for next week\u2019s IndieWeb Meetup in Austin. \u2615\ufe0f\ud83c\udf7a</p>",
        "text": "There\u2019s now an event page for next week\u2019s IndieWeb Meetup in Austin. \u2615\ufe0f\ud83c\udf7a"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T17:21:24-06:00",
    "category": [
        "Coffee"
    ],
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43480133",
    "_source": "12",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@jaredwhite/113795138587511555",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>It's not enough simply to promote the Social Web.</p><p>We need to promote the Independent Social Web: a vast network of ActivityPub-powered servers administered by independent operators unbeholden to corporate malfeasance and the whims of childish billionaires.</p><p>Thanks to the <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> movement, we understand the importance of Own Your Data and originating content on services you control and/or personally trust. Now we must promote Own Your Profile. Because if it's not *yours*, it's someone else's.</p>",
        "text": "It's not enough simply to promote the Social Web.\n\nWe need to promote the Independent Social Web: a vast network of ActivityPub-powered servers administered by independent operators unbeholden to corporate malfeasance and the whims of childish billionaires.\n\nThanks to the #IndieWeb movement, we understand the importance of Own Your Data and originating content on services you control and/or personally trust. Now we must promote Own Your Profile. Because if it's not *yours*, it's someone else's."
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T22:40:16+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43479739",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ekvsz4pvrsgt3sxd6ev5bm3i/post/3lfb3xmey222p",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Hey gang! Please follow <a href=\"https://ap.brid.gy/ap.brid.gy\">@ap.brid.gy</a> so the fediverse community can also follow you on <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23bluesky\">#bluesky</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23techthreads\">#techthreads</a> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/search?q=%23indieweb\">#indieweb</a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://ap.brid.gy/ap.brid.gy\"></a>",
        "text": "Hey gang! Please follow @ap.brid.gy so the fediverse community can also follow you on #bluesky #techthreads #indieweb"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T21:24:04+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43479676",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.world/@bstn/113794806467274591",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.design/@dominik\">@<span>dominik</span></a></span> own domain, own blog and freedom. <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> and <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/Fediverse\">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> are the future of normal Internet.</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mastodon.design/@dominik\"></a>",
        "text": "@dominik own domain, own blog and freedom. #IndieWeb and #Fediverse are the future of normal Internet."
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T21:15:48+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43478875",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://merveilles.town/@mikael/113794781085942735",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Weird v0.3 - Dreams for sale!</p><p><a href=\"https://blog.muni.town/selling-dreams/\"><span>https://</span><span>blog.muni.town/selling-dreams/</span><span></span></a></p><p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://writing.exchange/@erlend\">@<span>erlend</span></a></span> just dropped \u2934\ufe0f  </p><p><a href=\"https://merveilles.town/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://merveilles.town/tags/personalwebsites\">#<span>personalwebsites</span></a> <a href=\"https://merveilles.town/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://writing.exchange/@erlend\"></a>",
        "text": "Weird v0.3 - Dreams for sale!\n\nhttps://blog.muni.town/selling-dreams/\n\n@erlend just dropped \u2934\ufe0f  \n\n#indieweb #personalwebsites #webdev"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T21:09:21+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43478822",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://merveilles.town/@mikael/113794521037477974",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I don\u2019t know why it isn\u2019t more popular to get a domain with some friends and like-minded people and start a web collective. Everybody gets a subdomain. Or perhaps you can share a blog?</p><p>The <a href=\"https://merveilles.town/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> focus on on owning your shit instead of sharing it seems like an unnecessary focus.</p><p>Not that there is anything *wrong* with paying for your own domain and hosting. But for some, perhaps sharing it with (more knowledgeable?) people would make it easier and more fun.</p><p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.design/@dominik\">@<span>dominik</span></a></span> \u00a8</p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mastodon.design/@dominik\"></a>",
        "text": "I don\u2019t know why it isn\u2019t more popular to get a domain with some friends and like-minded people and start a web collective. Everybody gets a subdomain. Or perhaps you can share a blog?\n\nThe #indieweb focus on on owning your shit instead of sharing it seems like an unnecessary focus.\n\nNot that there is anything *wrong* with paying for your own domain and hosting. But for some, perhaps sharing it with (more knowledgeable?) people would make it easier and more fun.\n\n@dominik \u00a8"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T20:03:12+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43478281",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.design/@dominik/113794333979975092",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Seeing all the recent Meta drama makes having a personal website even more attractive.</p><p>Get yourself a domain &amp; create your personal corner of the internet! You don't even need coding skills with tools like <a href=\"https://micro.blog/\"><span>https://</span><span>micro.blog/</span><span></span></a> or <a href=\"https://bearblog.dev/\"><span>https://</span><span>bearblog.dev/</span><span></span></a>.</p><p> <a href=\"https://mastodon.design/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.design/tags/personalwebsite\">#<span>personalwebsite</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Seeing all the recent Meta drama makes having a personal website even more attractive.\n\nGet yourself a domain & create your personal corner of the internet! You don't even need coding skills with tools like https://micro.blog/ or https://bearblog.dev/.\n\n #indieweb #personalwebsite"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T19:15:38+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43477827",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@jlog/113794288361009194",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Zuckerberg, ese retrasado mental.</p><p><a href=\"https://jlogp.org/feedline#8_enero_2025_zuckerberg\"><span>https://</span><span>jlogp.org/feedline#8_enero_202</span><span>5_zuckerberg</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/zuckerber\">#<span>zuckerber</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mierda\">#<span>mierda</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Zuckerberg, ese retrasado mental.\n\nhttps://jlogp.org/feedline#8_enero_2025_zuckerberg\n\n#indieweb #zuckerber #mierda"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T19:04:02+00:00",
    "photo": [
        "https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/794/288/318/119/349/original/00de541a5e1822e6.png"
    ],
    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "43477723",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#webmentions",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/webmentions",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://hachyderm.io/@equilibriumuk/113794024107668987",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>New blog post - Mastodon Post Web Component</p><p><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/webcomponent\">#<span>webcomponent</span></a> which uses the <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/mastodon\">#<span>mastodon</span></a>  api to display a single post</p><p>alternative to <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/webmentions\">#<span>webmentions</span></a> to provide reactions to posts</p><p><a href=\"https://equk.co.uk/2025/01/08/mastodon-post-web-component/\"><span>https://</span><span>equk.co.uk/2025/01/08/mastodon</span><span>-post-web-component/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "New blog post - Mastodon Post Web Component\n\n#webcomponent which uses the #mastodon  api to display a single post\n\nalternative to #webmentions to provide reactions to posts\n\nhttps://equk.co.uk/2025/01/08/mastodon-post-web-component/"
    },
    "published": "2025-01-08T17:56:50+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "43477040",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://fredrocha.net/2025/01/08/rss-wants-to-be-free/",
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        "html": "<p><strong>RSS wants to be free</strong></p><p>OK, come with me on an adventure I recently had with <a href=\"https://fredrocha.net/2024/11/27/2024-the-year-of-the-linux-laptop/\">my new Ubuntu desktop environment</a>.</p><p>My laptop came with Ubuntu pre-installed, which meant I was ready for action as soon as I opened its lid for the first time. After tweaking the visuals to make my environment look a bit more pleasing, I started installing a few apps. Because this is a simple task that does not call for a lot of focus and brain power, I thought I\u2019d listen to a podcast as I went along. I need a podcast client aka <em>podcatcher</em> to listen to one of my favorites. So I open the Ubuntu Software Store and search for the word \u201cpodcasts\u201d.</p><p>I quickly find <a href=\"https://snapcraft.io/podcasts\">a nice-looking and intriguing native (GNOME) app</a> that I proceed to install. \u201cWhat am I in the mood for?\u201d, I wonder. My mind goes to \u201c99% Invisible\u201d, a podcast on all things design, hosted by Roman Mars, and that is always on point.</p><p></p><p>So I fire <a href=\"https://99percentinvisible.org/\">their website</a>:</p><p>I then head over to \u201cWays to listen\u201d and find their RSS link:</p><p><strong>And here\u2019s the magical part</strong>. Because the content for 99% Invisible is not behind a paywall, ie, it\u2019s freely available for anyone to listen to, all I need to do is copy this <a href=\"https://feeds.simplecast.com/BqbsxVfO\">RSS feed link</a> to my freshly installed podcast app aptly called Podcasts. All the episodes are neatly listed on that feed, and I can listen to or download any of them at my own pace. Nice!</p><p></p>  Go ahead and listen to your heart\u2019s content. Create playlists and have a custom radio station, go wild!<p>Here are some more great podcast feeds you can simply feed (pun intended, naturally!) into your podcatcher of choice:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://feeds.feedburner.com/damn-interesting-podcast\">Damn Interesting</a></li><li><a href=\"https://changelog.fm/rss\">Changelog</a></li><li><a href=\"https://shoptalkshow.com/feed/podcast/\">Shoptalk</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/outlawocean.xml\">The Outlaw Ocean</a> (series)</li><li><a href=\"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64e387653cabbc001153a5a5?ref=404media.co\">404 Media</a></li><li><a href=\"https://feeds.simplecast.com/dLRotFGk\">Developer Tea</a></li></ul>Start with these podcasts and you\u2019re already in for a well-spent afternoon.<p><a href=\"https://fredrocha.net/2014/02/25/the-art-of-podcast-listening/\">This other post on podcasting</a> has a bunch more recommendations, in case you\u2019re searching. </p><p><strong>Why bother when I can just search Apple or Pocketcasts or Spotify directories?</strong></p><p>Ah, glad you ask. This is a deeper question that goes all the way to why do we need an <em>open web</em> at all. Well, the first thing is, you should always own your data. And your podcast collection is also your data to keep and migrate from one podcatcher to another if you so decide to. If you subscribe to all your podcasts on, say, Spotify, and if Spotify shuts down, or for some reason decides to ban you from their app (not likely, but also not impossible), you lose all access to the podcasts you listen to. As a matter of fact there is a standard format for exporting RSS feeds, called OPML. <a href=\"https://github.com/johnfisherman/fredrocha.net/blob/master/gnome-podcasts-exported-shows.opml\">Here\u2019s an OPML file containing the above podcasts</a>. If one day I want to go from the app Podcasts, to, say, <a href=\"https://podcastaddict.com/\">Podcast Addict</a>, I simply export the OPML file on Podcasts, import it on Podcast Addict, and 30 seconds later I\u2019m back to listening to my favourite shows. This also applies to <a href=\"https://fredrocha.net/2024/03/06/a-internet-do-futuro-tem-25-anos/\">RSS feeds used for following (text-based) publications</a> (post in Portuguese).</p><p>This is the kind of freedom the open web beckons. But also the kind of freedom that Tech Giants loathe, the one that threatens their walled garden philosophies. Because companies like Spotify or Apple or Meta would like to <em>be</em> the Internet. Be one monolithic silo where you lead all of your online life, where you could instead enjoy millions of small niches talking to each other, and sharing standards that make learning, creating and having fun simple.</p><p>Do you think this makes sense, or am I just a rambling man from the XXth century? Discuss this on <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/deck/@john_fisherman/113793984590174495\">Mastodon</a>, <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/johnfisherman.bsky.social/post/3lfapsohjxs2n\">Bluesky</a> or <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fredrocha_rss-wants-to-be-free-fredrochanet-activity-7282815341011849216-yM71\">LinkedIn</a>.</p>   <p>I sometimes send out a tiny update. If you liked this article, chances are you will enjoy the update as well.</p>                                                                                                             Processing...                                                                      Join the fun!                                                             <p>                                                                                                            </p>  <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span>So cool that you want to stay in touch! Expect a sparse but exciting email in your box.<br /></span></strong></p><strong></strong> <p></p><p></p> <p></p> <p></p><p><a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://fredrocha.net/tag/indieweb/\">#indieweb</a> <a class=\"u-tag u-category\" href=\"https://fredrocha.net/tag/rss/\">#rss</a></p>",
        "text": "RSS wants to be free\n\nOK, come with me on an adventure I recently had with my new Ubuntu desktop environment.\n\nMy laptop came with Ubuntu pre-installed, which meant I was ready for action as soon as I opened its lid for the first time. After tweaking the visuals to make my environment look a bit more pleasing, I started installing a few apps. Because this is a simple task that does not call for a lot of focus and brain power, I thought I\u2019d listen to a podcast as I went along. I need a podcast client aka podcatcher to listen to one of my favorites. So I open the Ubuntu Software Store and search for the word \u201cpodcasts\u201d.\n\nI quickly find a nice-looking and intriguing native (GNOME) app that I proceed to install. \u201cWhat am I in the mood for?\u201d, I wonder. My mind goes to \u201c99% Invisible\u201d, a podcast on all things design, hosted by Roman Mars, and that is always on point.\n\n\n\nSo I fire their website:\n\nI then head over to \u201cWays to listen\u201d and find their RSS link:\n\nAnd here\u2019s the magical part. Because the content for 99% Invisible is not behind a paywall, ie, it\u2019s freely available for anyone to listen to, all I need to do is copy this RSS feed link to my freshly installed podcast app aptly called Podcasts. All the episodes are neatly listed on that feed, and I can listen to or download any of them at my own pace. Nice!\n\n  Go ahead and listen to your heart\u2019s content. Create playlists and have a custom radio station, go wild!Here are some more great podcast feeds you can simply feed (pun intended, naturally!) into your podcatcher of choice:Damn InterestingChangelogShoptalkThe Outlaw Ocean (series)404 MediaDeveloper TeaStart with these podcasts and you\u2019re already in for a well-spent afternoon.This other post on podcasting has a bunch more recommendations, in case you\u2019re searching. \n\nWhy bother when I can just search Apple or Pocketcasts or Spotify directories?\n\nAh, glad you ask. This is a deeper question that goes all the way to why do we need an open web at all. Well, the first thing is, you should always own your data. And your podcast collection is also your data to keep and migrate from one podcatcher to another if you so decide to. If you subscribe to all your podcasts on, say, Spotify, and if Spotify shuts down, or for some reason decides to ban you from their app (not likely, but also not impossible), you lose all access to the podcasts you listen to. As a matter of fact there is a standard format for exporting RSS feeds, called OPML. Here\u2019s an OPML file containing the above podcasts. If one day I want to go from the app Podcasts, to, say, Podcast Addict, I simply export the OPML file on Podcasts, import it on Podcast Addict, and 30 seconds later I\u2019m back to listening to my favourite shows. This also applies to RSS feeds used for following (text-based) publications (post in Portuguese).\n\nThis is the kind of freedom the open web beckons. But also the kind of freedom that Tech Giants loathe, the one that threatens their walled garden philosophies. Because companies like Spotify or Apple or Meta would like to be the Internet. Be one monolithic silo where you lead all of your online life, where you could instead enjoy millions of small niches talking to each other, and sharing standards that make learning, creating and having fun simple.\n\nDo you think this makes sense, or am I just a rambling man from the XXth century? Discuss this on Mastodon, Bluesky or LinkedIn.   I sometimes send out a tiny update. If you liked this article, chances are you will enjoy the update as well.                                                                                                             Processing...                                                                      Join the fun!                                                                                                                                                                           So cool that you want to stay in touch! Expect a sparse but exciting email in your box.\n \n\n  \n\n#indieweb #rss"
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        "html": "<p>On the elegance of the podcast as an RSS feed.</p><p><a href=\"https://fredrocha.net/2025/01/08/rss-wants-to-be-free/\"><span>https://</span><span>fredrocha.net/2025/01/08/rss-w</span><span>ants-to-be-free/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast\">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/rss\">#<span>rss</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
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