An Island in the Net in 2030?
See, I’ve always compared that building pressure of need-to-blog to being constipated (which makes the resultant blog post like having a very satisfying bowel movement), but maybe Brad’s analogy is better. Maybe.
Set up Webdeck Player on my site and started curating a small playlist; will be working to continue to add more
#BurgeonLab #WeekNotes 007 is out.
2025: Week 50/52 (Dec 8 – 14)
https://burgeonlab.com/weeknotes/2025/w50/
#blogging #blogs #smallweb #indieweb #blogpost #smolweb #weeknote #personalBlog
Revamped the index of my website
Before - After
If you run internet-facing services and care about blast radius, determinism, and auditability, this one’s for you.
systemd hardening as a real control plane
CIS / STIG-leaning NGINX defaults that fail closed
TLS, logging, rate limiting, and observability as design decisions
Treating NGINX like an ingress appliance, not a web server
If you miss messing around with computers, maybe you just need to get an old laptop.
Learning HTML doesn't have to be hard.
heck even websites shouldn't be hard.
So I made a thing that does that.
Well it at least lets you put text down and then you can use it as an application.
Today, I implemented the snow-fall web component in my website.
was wäre denn eine fairytale themed website?
IndieWeb Book Club: Non-Designer’s Design Book
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://jamesg.blog/2025/12/15/indieweb-book-club-design/
🔖 Bookmarked: Why RSS matters https://werd.io/why-rss-matters/
Ben Werd explains why RSS still matters as a simple, open way to follow content without relying on algorithms or platform lock in.
🔥 Read more: https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/why-rss-matters/
Read about #Encyclia by @jfietkau and plans to bring more #OpenScience to our #fediverse
https://discuss.coding.social/t/my-current-goals-for-activitypub-and-academic-data/750
There are multiple other #ActivityPub projects that share interests to connect more tightly the academic world to the #SocialWeb.
Backed by #NGI0 @nlnet funding there is the very promising @bonfire and #Plaudit in earlier rounds (#WebMentions, not fedi).
We should align on #OpenStandards
https://encyclia.pub
https://bonfirenetworks.org
https://plaudit.pub
Fresh from my shock at finding Starbucks open for my 6am train came my shock at buying my first ever +£7 coffee. Finishing off last nights work getting image transforms and feeds working together in the first 15 minutes of my journey did soften the blow.
I’m taking one of my extended social media brakes, so there’s going to be scheduled post, automated posts, and I’ll be slow to check my notifications on here, so the best way to follow me is at https://sightlessscribbles.com/follow/ #SocialMedia #RSS #IndieWeb
This is an extremely cool way to spend 8 minutes and correct some size discrepancies I had in my brain!
https://neal.fun/size-of-life/
I just published another update on my Geyser project page for Be It Me Not You. This post shares progress, insights, and what I'm planning next as I build tools, guides, and spaces for self-hosting and online independence. Your support keeps this work going and helps shape what comes next.
Read the full update here: https://geyser.fund/project/beitmenotyou/posts/view/5372?hero=beitmenotyou
I just published an update on my Geyser project page for Be It Me Not You. It covers new progress, what I’m working on next and why this project matters as a space for self-hosting and independent tools. Your support keeps this work going.
Read the update here: https://geyser.fund/project/beitmenotyou/posts/view/5371
I just shared an update on my Geyser project page for Be It Me Not You. This work supports self-hosting, open tools and digital independence. Your support means a lot as I keep building and sharing what I learn.
Read the latest post here: https://geyser.fund/project/beitmenotyou/posts/view/5369?hero=beitmenotyou