I wrote about cool software things, made by cool folks. The connection between people, art, open-source and technology.
https://gerben.dev/posts/artisanal-software-for-humans
I wrote about cool software things, made by cool folks. The connection between people, art, open-source and technology.
https://gerben.dev/posts/artisanal-software-for-humans
Getting started with #IndieWeb Create Day and already chatted on Zoom or in etherpad or in IRC with folks having fun improving their personal websites!
Collectively adopting alternative tools to Big Tech
It was a thing of beauty.
Like-minded, wholesome and frankly fun folks gathered at Casa da Achada, in the maze-like streets of Lisbon’s old town, to collectively share strategies for leaving Big Tech behind when the time comes to build community and organise online.
We discussed RSS (in portuguese) as a battle-tested technology for broadcast communications, such as events happening in your town. We created new Mastodon accounts so we can keep each other in the loop in the Fediverse. We even toyed with the idea of a Linux install party for the next instalment! We spoke about owning your own domain and your own data.
I laid out some of the ideas in a post, in preparation of the talk, and the final result of this reflection can be perused in the presentation I gave (pptx, pdf, in Portuguese).
The whole point of these technologies is to bring people together, liberating them, ie without giving our data to the ultra-rich, becoming captive to the Algorithms. So here’s a list of the folks who were at the event that use these more liberating technologies (let’s follow and boost each other’s ideas):
What are the next steps, you ask? Marta aka Teclista brought the news that in Spain a mass movement got together to organize a day of collective awareness raising and adoption of Mastodon. And now we are conspiring to deploy the same positive movement across Portugal. Leave a comment here or join the conversation in the fediverse to be part of this collective action! Coming soon to a browser near you!
Instead of changing protocol, why not apply the #IndieWeb philosophy and standards to build a better Web on the http? 🤔
A Conversation With a Voicemail I'll Never Delete https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/20250807/ #Blog #Blogs #Blogging #IndieWeb #NoPaywall
Another batch of Mastodon instances where the tech is strong and the terminals run deep. Adding a few more instances to the curated list of active Fediverse IT/tech/dev communities I bumped into recently:
🔹 bumscode. (https://bumscode.com/about) — invite-only hub for tech pros, coders, hackers & open-source folks who like smaller circles and sharper signal.
🔹 front-end.social (https://front-end.social/about) — human-first web makers championing accessibility, UX, and a more inclusive Open Web
🔹 drupal.community (https://drupal.community/about) — home of the :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3} tribe: modules, themes, hooks, and `.twig` wizardry 💙
🔹 vmst.io (https://vmst.io/about) — respectful technologists, geeks, and nerds of every stripe. Good vibes, smart threads, proper bit-energy ⚡
More niche hubs soon — Fediverse growth rate now exceeds my ability to bookmark responsibly 😄
I've been planning to share what media I'm into on a monthly basis for a long time now, but today I finally woke up inspired to do it. #blog #indieweb
https://www.digitalprairie.blog/picks-of-the-month-november-2025/
What is the earliest book you remember reading?
https://chavanniclass.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/picture-books-encyclopedias/
#literature #reading #books #wikipedia #AI #grokipedia #knowledge #learning #childhood #memories #blog #blogging #IndieWeb
The site at beitmenotyou.online now has full sharing and meta tags, making it easier for people to spread the word about what I am building.
A small step toward a more open, self-hosted space online.
Follow up from #IndieWeb Front End Study Hall yesterday, I added an image of the animation of the #CSS corner-shape superelljpse from infinity to negative infinity in Chrome (based on the CodePen by Amit Merchant)
https://indieweb.org/events/2025-11-25-front-end-study-hall https://codepen.io/amit_merchant/pen/MYyaJOX
🔖 Bookmarked: Personal blogs are back, should niche blogs be next? https://disassociated.com/personal-blogs-back-niche-blogs-next/
Disassociated writes about the return of personal blogs and why niche blogs might be the next wave as people move away from algorithmic platforms.
🔥 Read more: https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/personal-blogs-are-back-should-niche-blogs-be-next/
🔖 Bookmarked: Early web memories - roundup post https://winther.sysctl.dk/early-web-memories-roundup-post/
Winther rounds up early web memories from the recent Bear Blog Carnival - gutted I missed this as it was happening!
🔥 Read more: https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/early-web-memories-roundup-post/
🔖 Bookmarked: Small Web, Big Voice https://afranca.com.br/small-web-big-voice
Afranca writes about how the small web still carries real weight, showing that personal sites and hand-built spaces can have a bigger impact than their size suggests.
🔥 Read more: https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/small-web-big-voice/
📝 New Post: No More Open Homes
We finally bought a house. It needs a full rebuild, but at least the open home era is over.