💭️ Saturday Coffee | June 14, 2025 - 11:30 a.m.

Today is the day when I wake up, make a pot of coffee, and drink a pot a coffee. Then, I put on another pot of coffee.

https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/chatter/#saturday-coffee-june-14-2025-1130-am

#saturday #coffee #indieweb #smallweb #R&R

Found this when digging into my bookmarks: the beginner's guide to the #indieweb

https://www.tumblr.com/kafus/700690913249394688/beginners-guide-to-the-indie-web

I had this (probably crazy) idea:
it'd be cool to allow unregistered users to comment on Fediverse posts (via a bot on the instance, so you can filter spam comments). All on an opt-in basis of course.

In that way, you could (more easily) use a Fediverse post as guestbook for your #blog or #website where users can comment who aren't (yet?) on the Fediverse.

More ramblings on how this could potentially work for #gotosocial here:

https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/4273

What do you think? Worthwhile or cursed?

#indieweb

Bad idea
Good idea
Don't care
Other, namely...

He publicado un nuevo artĂ­culo:
Sin comentarios ni iteraciones en el blog (UGC)
https://elblogdelazaro.org/sin-comenrtarios-ni-iteraciones-en-el-blog-ugc/ #blog #blogging #indieweb

@vsantos Nooooo, sigue siendo #hugo, solo he cambiado el tema, https://sr.ht/~bacardi55/MinIndie/, que tiene marcado para #indieweb. de hecho tu ya eres un ciudadno de la #indieweb aunque no lo sepas :owi:https://indieweb.org/Main_Page-es

Ahora el blog cuenta con páginas en las que puedes encontrar, por ejemplo, como ha evolucionado el blog con el paso de los años https://elblogdelazaro.org/pages/blog-history/
#blog #indieweb

Did some late night Lisp programming and now I have a consolidated comments page for my whole website!

Check it out here: https://susam.net/comments.html

Over 400 comments across all posts. I had no idea there were that many!

#lisp #programming #blogging #indieweb

Blogging = Thinking | June 13, 2025 - 4:30 p.m.

Blogging and microblogging on your own site gives you time to pause and think **before** making a reactionary post!

https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/chatter/#blogging-thinking-430-pm

#indieweb #blogging #microblogging #smallweb #smolweb #personalsite #blogs #blog

I am not an elevator pitch.

I don't have clear, clean boundaries.

My #art has always been more MacGyver than artisan.

Full thought: https://fromemily.com/feedbackless-feed/#June-13-2025-12-26-PM

#websites #SmallWeb #IndieWeb #ActuallyAutistic #artist #MastoArt

Here we go, my third article is out!

"Metaverse that was, but not like they wanted"

(...)Still, that didn't prevent a lot of very rich people to throw some heavy money at the concept. A concept that now - just a few years later - seems like a fever dream, leaving us with this unmistakable feeling of "did this even actually happen?"

https://asphodelos.eu/vrc-metaverse

#metaverse #vrchat #tech #technology #fediverse #indieweb #punk #blog #blockchain

So far I've gathered a few blogs by disabled folks that I resonate with and find interesting:

:disability_flag:https://blakewatson.com
:disability_flag:https://platinumtulip.net/
:disability_flag:https://electronicepileptic.wordpress.com/
:disability_flag:https://fromemily.com/

I'm gonna make this a series probably. Indie web desperately needs representation.

#IndieWeb #SmallWeb #Disability #ActuallyAutistic

in the cafe, @eladnarra is running a #fundraiser for the @internetarchive that will culminate into a #zine!

💥 this is such a cool project that’s only open for submissions for a couple more days—the deadline is JUNE 15!

if you want to help support the #internetarchive, join in this collective action! in times like these, having a living archive preserving information is so important. đź’–

https://archivezine.org/

#internet #web #openweb #indieweb #archive #fascism #waybackmachine

💙 Flashback Friday #11 💙 – DeviantArt

DeviantArt wasn’t just a website—it was a rite of passage for an entire generation of online creatives. Launched in 2000, it quickly became a haven for artists, writers, photographers, and daydreamers looking for a space to share their work and connect with others who got it. Whether you were posting anime fan art, angsty poetry, or lovingly crafted Sonic OCs, DeviantArt gave you a stage—and more importantly, an audience. For many teens, it was the first place they felt truly seen and validated for their creativity, especially in a world that didn’t always understand their passions offline.

The site’s culture was as colorful and chaotic as the art it hosted. There were unspoken codes of conduct, intense fandoms, and sprawling comment sections where critiques, collaborations, and conversations flowed freely. Watching your pageviews tick upward or getting a llama, “fav” or thoughtful comment could make your entire week. Profile pages became digital homes, each one meticulously customized with skins, journal entries, and stamps that proudly displayed your obsessions and identity. For some, DeviantArt was the first time they openly explored their interests or artistic voice—and that freedom to experiment shaped not just portfolios, but people.

Beyond just posting art, DeviantArt fostered a community culture of interaction and growth. Art trades and request threads built connections. Critique groups helped young artists improve their skills with peer feedback. And let’s not forget the legendary drama—flame wars, call-out journals, and mysterious profile disappearances were all part of the DA experience. But even the drama reflected how invested people were; it was messy, emotional, and deeply human. You weren’t just uploading drawings—you were participating in a digital ecosystem where artistry and self-expression ruled.

Though DeviantArt still exists today, it’s a very different space from the one many of us remember. The rise of faster-paced platforms like Instagram and TikTok has shifted the online art landscape, and DA’s redesigns and changes in community culture have left some longtime users nostalgic for the old days. Still, its legacy remains intact. DeviantArt taught countless young creators not just how to draw or write—but how to be artists. It was a place where imagination ran wild, identities formed, and creativity was currency. For many, it wasn’t just a website. It was home.

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What was the very first thing you ever posted on DeviantArt—and do you still have it? How did DeviantArt shape your creative identity growing up? If the old-school DeviantArt vibe came back, would you jump back in with your art today? Let us know!

@sovereignweb @indieweb @neocities @smallweb @webdev @blog @webdesign

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#Art #Artist #DeviantArt #Indieweb #Nostalgia #Oldweb #Smallweb #Sovereignweb

hey Henry, thanks for submitting Astronaut to Best SaaS Boilerplates, and thanks for the coffee! ^_^

Henry made a #SvelteKit boilerplate to launch your app in days. I'll link to it below

#indieweb #webdev

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hi frands, i'm doing a Microlaunch today 🥶

would love your support, but no obligations
https://microlaunch.net/p/bestsaasboilerplates

#indieweb #webdev #tech

🤖 Added some pages to https://itcamefromtheinternet.lol my fediverse & indieweb news aggregator site. There is now a “What Is The Fediverse?” page as well as a “What Is The Indieweb?” page, AND, an “Explore!” page.
I’ll be expanding the site to include more content over the Summer. #fediverse #indieweb #rss #news

If you liked Fireside Fedi Chat, my feed URL is https://sightlessscribbles.com/feed.xml #RSS #IndieWeb