Are there alternatives to doomscrolling through news, big social platforms and monopoly media? We have options for what we consume and create designers have more than most.
Here is a post from a few months ago that I wrote for RGD, the national design association in Canada.
From the latest Fediverse Report, about Mastodon quote posts:
Mastodon’s concern regarding the potential for harm with dunking does need some context however, researcher Hilda Bastian has a highly detailed overview of over 30 studies on quote posts on Twitter and their impact. Bastian notes: “There’s conflicting evidence on whether QTs increase or decrease incivility, and whatever effect there is, it doesn’t seem to be major.”
I think this dunking is real, but there are many other problems with social media that Mastodon does not attempt to address. Not sure quote posts are make or break.
I think I have all the pieces set up and Umbrella is ready to go. It is a simple #11ty starter site that has IndieAuth, Micropub, and Webmentions built in using Netlify functions.
I've been using all of these pieces on my site for a bit but I wanted to put them all together in one place just in case it could help others start their own site. (http://bnj.pw/t5e70)
Some writing prompts for anyone else like me who struggles with writing #Nonfiction
📸 photos.inlinestyle.it just got upgraded to Immich v1.142.0!
You can update the mobile app to have background photo uploads support 🎉
This release also brings much better geolocation support, making it easier to browse your memories by place.
Try it out → https://photos.inlinestyle.it
Just set up my profile page with h-card props and was able to sign in using https://indielogin.com
This is pretty sweet, but... what services use it?
Wikipedias "Further Reading" heading is how we solve the internet
I know some of you have probably just been out of your minds in anticipation for this year's Mathober prompts.
Well - I broke out the random number generator, word list, and honed in on my curation energy and delivered.
Blog post: https://www.fractalkitty.com/mathober-2025/
Mathober site: https://mathober.com
We have hashtags #mathober and #mathober2025 to share.
I… finished two websites while I was gone!
Here's one of them: The 2.0 of my personal site. #WebDev #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #11ty
Same URL as before: hikatamika.com
New blog post (after ages).
About learning a new keyboard layout.
This is a page on a bigger site (https://twcclassics.com/), and I always love when people make their own website as a sort of shrine to something they find interesting. It's cool to see what people care about and it also fits with my IndieWeb interests to have it be on your own website.
My spiritual guides wants me to implement #indieweb features on my site, so I'm researching
@adrianorg Rel Me its great! more of the #IndieWeb building blocks can be checked using the wonderful https://indiewebify.me tool.
On Thursday #IndieWeb Front End Study Hall will meet. Folks who write #HTML & #CSS learn, discuss, and experiment together with what makes "front end" *stuff* work. Persons of absolutely every skill level are welcome. https://events.indieweb.org/2025/09/front-end-study-hall-036-duXKDJFSwypW
I missed an anniversary
https://chavanniclass.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/10-years-of-blogging/