Welcome to the May 2025 edition of IndieWeb Movie Club!

As your host for this month¹, I invite you to (re)watch the film “Tomorrowland” (https://movies.disney.com/tomorrowland), with an optional prequel book reading assignment!

“Before Tomorrowland” (https://books.disney.com/book/before-tomorrowland/) was released about a month before the film, so it’s fine to read before watching.

#Tomorrowland is available in various physical media formats, and via streaming on DisneyPlus². 130 minutes, rated PG.

This month is the 10th anniversary of Tomorrowland’s release.

The world was quite different in 2015.

I had my own impressions of Tomorrowland when I first heard about it and then watched it much later (which I won’t link to yet to avoid spoilers or biasing your opinions). The film made such a strong impression on me that I held a group film viewing and discussion party in 2015!

I’m curious how both first time viewers in 2025 and folks watching a second (or more) time think of Tomorrowland.

If you would like to participate in this month’s IndieWeb Movie Club:
* optional: read the prequel book
* watch the film
* blog a read³ (for the book), watch, review, or even a simple note post of your impressions, or some or all the above and link to this post

If you want your post(s) to be included in the May 2025 IndieWeb Movie Club roundup, notify me with a Webmention from your post, or drop a link in the IndieWeb chat discussion channel and @-mention me.

Since this is an IndieWeb community activity, please follow not only the Code of Conduct, but also consider keeping your post within the same rating (PG) as the movie. I may curate the roundup accordingly.

Happy reading, watching, and dreaming!

#TomorrowlandFilm #BeforeTomorrowland #IndieWeb #IndieWebMovieClub

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References:

¹ https://indieweb.org/IndieWeb_Movie_Club#2025
² https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-3355a91d-addb-4c66-91a6-136325e6ecf7
³ https://indieweb.org/read
https://indieweb.org/watch
https://indieweb.org/review
https://indieweb.org/note
https://indieweb.org/Webmention
https://indieweb.org/discuss#indieweb
https://indieweb.org/code-of-conduct

I just discovered a blog post: Enhancing Social Interactions: Implementing Webmentions with Next.js and PostgreSQL

https://mxd.codes/articles/enhancing-social-interactions-implementing-webmentions-with-next-js#share

#WebMention #NextJS #PostgreSQL

Evolving the Team

Strong urge to start over from scratch with my IW site.

I didn't know about the #indieweb when I halfway built it, got inspired to finish by IW and tried to adapt but it's really a standard blog with some hastily activated plugins.

Now that I've seen many others, I would do so much different.

New Blog Post: Core Values

At my workplace we talk a lot about the Core Values they look for in employees. While their Core Values are nice and all, I have my own set of Core Values. Today I decided to write these down.

#IndieWeb #SmallWeb #PersonalSites #blogging #philosophy
https://vzqk50.com/blog/core-values/

Decided it would be fun to collect a list of folks who have gone down the rabbit hole of making their own website builders (static site generator, or whatever)

If you do, or know of someone who does, hit me up.

https://www.alanwsmith.com/en/2w/ul/pe/9l/

#indieweb #webdev

💚 Thread Thursday #8 💚

How do you come up with a unique aesthetic for your website? Do you have a signature style or element that makes your site unmistakably yours? Let us know! 👇

https://smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%f0%9f%92%9a-thread-thursday-8-%f0%9f%92%9a/

@indieweb @smallweb @neocities ##indieweb ##neocities ##nostalgia ##oldweb ##smallweb ##webdesign ##webdev ##webrevival #Nekoweb

Hello, have you ever wondered about techno feudalism? I think its bad for business. #blog #technofeudalism #infrastructure #tech #indieweb #conversations

https://useyourexperience.com/engaging

Need contributions to keeping my website online so I can use that money for other things like food, toiletries, and other life things. The good thing is, even small amounts will keep me online for years to come. My Host only accepts PayPal for this but you can contribute to my hosting costs here. https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/contribute/sightlessblog.nfshost.com #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #IndieWeb

Some people have asked about my @omgdotlol account. They want to know what it is. Or simply why it is?

I’m not really sure how to respond It’s just fun and interesting. It feels like the small web. The “web 1.0” (which wasn’t even called that at the time) but with modern tools.

And @adam is good people. He cares about his products and the people using them.

Check it out. Maybe join us.
https://home.omg.lol/referred-by/markwyner

#OMG #SmallWeb #IndieWeb #Internet #Community #Profile

Here is my entry for IndieWeb Carnival for the Month of April 2025: https://inkbalance.blogspot.com/2025/04/renewal-indieweb-carnival.html

This time the theme was Renewal, and I loved writing on the topic.

#indieweb

Who uses Obsidian ? #IndieWeb #Obsidian

Hello #Indieweb I came across the POSSE framework by IndieWeb recently, its how I found out about the group.

I want to avoid stagnating with my #writing, so I tried a topic that didn't feel so intense

...but the moment I touch anything, the bottom drops out & the depth of it opens

...my brain can't help but see a complex web of connections between the most mundane & the most profound

...while it's beautiful to be a complex thinker, it makes everything take time & weight

...and sometimes, I just want to say stuff

@actuallyautistic

#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #AmWriting #blogging #IndieWeb #art

What is something #smolweb / #indieweb / #bloggers do that social media doesn't or can't do?

I'm hopeful about the news that Fosstodon may survive under new administration.

But I am going to to start periodically backing up my toots in a structured format to eventually – hopefully – populate my own CMS which will later end up being the source of the content (toots, blog posts, photos pushed to pixelfed, etc.).

#POSSE #IndieWeb #Fosstodon

Messed around and made a /now page. https://artlung.com/now/

#smallweb #indieweb