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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://livellosegreto.it/@simonemartelli/115926615337267741",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Ormai da quasi due anni ho ripreso a seguire quotidianamente blog via feed rss e sono quasi tutti attinenti al mondo IT e sparsi per il mondo.</p><p>Sto cercando blog italiani da seguire, non importa che siano tecnici, vanno benissimo tutti.</p><p>Scrivete su un blog?<br />State pensando di farlo? Fatelo!</p><p>E scrivetemi qui sotto l\u2019indirizzo del vostro sito web.</p><p>Grazie!</p><p><a href=\"https://livellosegreto.it/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Ormai da quasi due anni ho ripreso a seguire quotidianamente blog via feed rss e sono quasi tutti attinenti al mondo IT e sparsi per il mondo.\n\nSto cercando blog italiani da seguire, non importa che siano tecnici, vanno benissimo tutti.\n\nScrivete su un blog?\nState pensando di farlo? Fatelo!\n\nE scrivetemi qui sotto l\u2019indirizzo del vostro sito web.\n\nGrazie!\n\n#indieweb"
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    "published": "2026-01-20T09:02:50+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@nicolamustone/115925931611853239",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>ML can model the smooth parts of progress, but it never sees the discontinuities.</p><p>In my latest essay, I use MediEvil speedrun history to show why machine learning forecasts fail when real\u2013world innovations disrupt the pattern. Smooth curves hide chaos.</p><p><a href=\"https://buthonestly.io/programming/limits-of-machine-learning/\"><span>https://</span><span>buthonestly.io/programming/lim</span><span>its-of-machine-learning/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/MachineLearning\">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/AI\">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/TechCritique\">#<span>TechCritique</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/DataScience\">#<span>DataScience</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/Programming\">#<span>Programming</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/ComplexSystems\">#<span>ComplexSystems</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "ML can model the smooth parts of progress, but it never sees the discontinuities.\n\nIn my latest essay, I use MediEvil speedrun history to show why machine learning forecasts fail when real\u2013world innovations disrupt the pattern. Smooth curves hide chaos.\n\nhttps://buthonestly.io/programming/limits-of-machine-learning/\n\n#MachineLearning #AI #TechCritique #DataScience #Programming #ComplexSystems #IndieWeb"
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    "published": "2026-01-20T06:08:57+00:00",
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fluffy rambles: Could big tech please stop ruining enthusiast things

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    "url": "http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/3839-Could-big-tech-please-stop-ruining-enthusiast-things",
    "published": "2026-01-19T14:45:50-08:00",
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        "html": "<p>Back in the day, independent social media enthusiasts were building their own social spaces on RSS/Atom and self-hosted publishing. There was a huge ecosystem of feed readers and publishing software, where anyone could use their own choice of tools to interact with the space, and it was super cool.</p><p>Then Google got into it and made Google Reader, which was a really good feed reader, but they couldn\u2019t figure out how to make it profitable and wanted to shove everyone over to Google+, so they shut Google Reader down, and then the tech press breathlessly claimed that RSS was now dead as a result, and because RSS was (in their eyes) dead, it became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Nowadays, RSS is seen as an obsolete thing only used by diehards, and corporate social media has become the norm, with a relatively tiny faction of people settling on ActivityPub instead, despite it being a poor match for the kinds of things that people used RSS for.</p>\n\n\n<p>And now the same goddamn thing is happening with Virtual Reality. It was a thriving enthusiast space taken up by people who had a lot of fun seeing what they could build, and making amazing games and social environments and so on in a very DIY-friendly way. And then Facebook decided they needed to get in on that and acquired so many of the manufacturers and game producers involved in the space, pivoted <em>hard</em> to trying to make corporate metaverse bullshit a thing even though literally nobody wants it (Meta Horizons is basically Zoom with extra steps and even less whimsy), and shoveled <em>so much</em> money at it.</p><p>Now they\u2019re realizing they have no idea how to make it profitable and are shutting down all of the companies that were making VR great, including studios that were actually profitable but just not profitable enough to offset their misplaced ambitions.</p><p>And the tech press is now <a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/metas-layoffs-leave-supernatural-fitness-users-in-mourning\">declaring VR dead</a>, meaning that those of us who are continuing to thrive in virtual spaces using enthusiast hardware and so on are likely to be left in the lurch at some point.</p><p>Thankfully, Valve and ByteDance are keeping the hardware side of things alive in ways that are actually along the lines of what people want, but I still worry that \u201cVR is now dead\u201d narratives will cause people at those companies to re-evaluate that as well.</p><p>VR has been super important and helpful to me, both as a multiply-disabled independent musician and as someone who cares deeply about the trans community. Hopefully VRChat survives, and hopefully there continue to be hardware manufacturers who care about VR without caring about it being hyper-profitable, but I\u2019m already very worried about the lasting damage that will happen from this. (And I was worried when Meta decided to get into VR to begin with, because I very much saw this situation coming!)</p><p>As always, I am frustrated and horrified at how modern capitalism doesn\u2019t allow something to just be good and sustainably profitable, it has to get All The Money or else it\u2019s seen as a failure. This happens over and over and over again and I\u2019m so sick of it.</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/3839-Could-big-tech-please-stop-ruining-enthusiast-things#comments\">comments</a></p>\n\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=3839&amp;tag=rant\">#rant</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=3839&amp;tag=vr\">#VR</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=3839&amp;tag=virtual-reality\">#virtual reality</a>\n        \n        <a href=\"http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/?id=3839&amp;tag=rss\">#RSS</a>",
        "text": "Back in the day, independent social media enthusiasts were building their own social spaces on RSS/Atom and self-hosted publishing. There was a huge ecosystem of feed readers and publishing software, where anyone could use their own choice of tools to interact with the space, and it was super cool.\n\nThen Google got into it and made Google Reader, which was a really good feed reader, but they couldn\u2019t figure out how to make it profitable and wanted to shove everyone over to Google+, so they shut Google Reader down, and then the tech press breathlessly claimed that RSS was now dead as a result, and because RSS was (in their eyes) dead, it became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Nowadays, RSS is seen as an obsolete thing only used by diehards, and corporate social media has become the norm, with a relatively tiny faction of people settling on ActivityPub instead, despite it being a poor match for the kinds of things that people used RSS for.\n\n\nAnd now the same goddamn thing is happening with Virtual Reality. It was a thriving enthusiast space taken up by people who had a lot of fun seeing what they could build, and making amazing games and social environments and so on in a very DIY-friendly way. And then Facebook decided they needed to get in on that and acquired so many of the manufacturers and game producers involved in the space, pivoted hard to trying to make corporate metaverse bullshit a thing even though literally nobody wants it (Meta Horizons is basically Zoom with extra steps and even less whimsy), and shoveled so much money at it.\n\nNow they\u2019re realizing they have no idea how to make it profitable and are shutting down all of the companies that were making VR great, including studios that were actually profitable but just not profitable enough to offset their misplaced ambitions.\n\nAnd the tech press is now declaring VR dead, meaning that those of us who are continuing to thrive in virtual spaces using enthusiast hardware and so on are likely to be left in the lurch at some point.\n\nThankfully, Valve and ByteDance are keeping the hardware side of things alive in ways that are actually along the lines of what people want, but I still worry that \u201cVR is now dead\u201d narratives will cause people at those companies to re-evaluate that as well.\n\nVR has been super important and helpful to me, both as a multiply-disabled independent musician and as someone who cares deeply about the trans community. Hopefully VRChat survives, and hopefully there continue to be hardware manufacturers who care about VR without caring about it being hyper-profitable, but I\u2019m already very worried about the lasting damage that will happen from this. (And I was worried when Meta decided to get into VR to begin with, because I very much saw this situation coming!)\n\nAs always, I am frustrated and horrified at how modern capitalism doesn\u2019t allow something to just be good and sustainably profitable, it has to get All The Money or else it\u2019s seen as a failure. This happens over and over and over again and I\u2019m so sick of it.\n\ncomments\n\n        \n        #rant\n        \n        #VR\n        \n        #virtual reality\n        \n        #RSS"
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Link Roundup

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        "text": "Regarding this present moment, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg offers a prayer. In part:\n\n\n\n\u201cNotice all the layers of emotion you might be having about this\u2013\n\nthe terror, rage, despair, helplessness, anguish, hope, heartbreak, and/or something else.\n\nJust notice?\n\nThe great lie that we're separate from each other \u2013 that hate is logical, that stealing human beings or hurling bullets makes sense \u2013 is related to the lie that we're separate from the Earth and all things.\n\nHowever you do it, find a way to lift something up from your heart today.\u201d\n\u2014 \u201chow to face the horrors of now\u201d by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg\n\n\n\nFun\n\nNeed some encouragement to blog? Ava\u2019s got some GIFs for you.\n\tEric Mill posted 10 games he loved in 2025. This massive Sudoku Metroidvania jumped out at me. I\u2019ve started on it and expect it to be a loooong one.\n\t\nEkul.me is a newer member of the IndieWeb community and has a lot of fun things on his site: a retro computer terminal aesthetic, icons showing other visitors\u2019 mouse movements on the page, tracking Monster Energy intake, and a map that IndieWeb people can add themselves to.\nMusic\n\nNew earworm: \u201cDivorce Horse Court\u201d by Queen Frog\n\nTech\n\nCory Doctorow wrote this great bit. No notes:\n\t\n\tI'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows.\n\t\u2014 Sorry, eh by Cory Doctorow\n\n\t\nHealth\n\n\nduringcovid.com: I was feeling some frustration with people\u2019s use of \u201cduring covid\u201d and thought about setting up a single-serving website. I was pleased to find someone else already did.\n\tLoved Ava\u2019s post \u201cyes, i still wear a mask.\u201d Don\u2019t be mean to people who are wearing masks!",
        "html": "<p>Regarding this present moment, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg offers a prayer. In part:</p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"h-cite\">\n\n<p>\u201cNotice all the layers of emotion you might be having about this\u2013</p>\n\n<p>the terror, rage, despair, helplessness, anguish, hope, heartbreak, and/or something else.</p>\n\n<p>Just notice?</p>\n\n<p>The great lie that we're separate from each other \u2013 that hate is logical, that stealing human beings or hurling bullets makes sense \u2013 is related to the lie that we're separate from the Earth and all things.</p>\n\n<p>However you do it, find a way to lift something up from your heart today.\u201d</p>\n\u2014 \u201c<a class=\"u-url p-name\" href=\"https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/iceiranprayer/\">how to face the horrors of now</a>\u201d by <a class=\"p-author h-card\" href=\"https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/\">Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg</a>\n\n</blockquote>\n\n<p><b>Fun</b></p>\n\n<ul><li>Need some encouragement to blog? <a href=\"https://blog.avas.space/blog-gif/\">Ava\u2019s got some GIFs for you</a>.</li>\n\t<li>Eric Mill posted <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/konklone.com/post/3mbaadn7fvk2i\">10 games he loved in 2025</a>. This <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/konklone.com/post/3mbaadxcftk2i\">massive Sudoku Metroidvania</a> jumped out at me. I\u2019ve started on it and expect it to be a <em>loooong</em> one.</li>\n\t<li>\n<a href=\"https://ekul.me/\">Ekul.me</a> is a newer member of the <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/\">IndieWeb</a> community and has a lot of fun things on his site: a retro computer terminal aesthetic, icons showing <em>other visitors\u2019</em> mouse movements on the page, tracking Monster Energy intake, and a <a href=\"https://ekul.me/indieweb\">map</a> that IndieWeb people can add themselves to.</li>\n</ul><p><b>Music</b></p>\n\n<ul><li>New earworm: \u201c<a href=\"https://youtu.be/pZ27Gp0aYJU\">Divorce Horse Court</a>\u201d by <a href=\"https://queenfrog.bandcamp.com/\">Queen Frog</a>\n</li>\n</ul><p><b>Tech</b></p>\n\n<ul><li>Cory Doctorow wrote this great bit. No notes:\n\t<blockquote class=\"h-cite\">\n\t<p class=\"p-content\">I'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows.</p>\n\t\u2014 <a class=\"u-url p-name\" href=\"https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/not-sorry/#mere-billions\">Sorry, eh</a> by <a class=\"p-author h-card\" href=\"https://pluralistic.net/\">Cory Doctorow</a>\n</blockquote>\n\t</li>\n</ul><p><b>Health</b></p>\n\n<ul><li>\n<a href=\"https://duringcovid.com/\">duringcovid.com</a>: I was feeling some frustration with people\u2019s use of \u201cduring covid\u201d and thought about setting up a single-serving website. I was pleased to find someone else already did.</li>\n\t<li>Loved <a class=\"h-card\" href=\"https://blog.avas.space/\">Ava</a>\u2019s post \u201c<a class=\"h-cite\" href=\"https://blog.avas.space/covid-mask/\">yes, i still wear a mask</a>.\u201d Don\u2019t be mean to people who are wearing masks!</li>\n</ul>"
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@susam/115923455485746198",
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        "html": "<p>The Art of Nested Code Fencing in Markdown: <a href=\"https://susam.net/nested-code-fences.html\"><span>https://</span><span>susam.net/nested-code-fences.h</span><span>tml</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/post\">#<span>post</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/markdown\">#<span>markdown</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/programming\">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/technology\">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The Art of Nested Code Fencing in Markdown: https://susam.net/nested-code-fences.html\n\n#blog #post #markdown #programming #technology #webdev #indieweb"
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        "html": "<p><strong><a href=\"https://osteophage.neocities.org/essays/indie-web-priorities\">Which Part of the Indie Web Ethos is the Bigger Priority?</a></strong><br />The tension between getting people off of the corporate web, and the fact that a lot of people can't afford the time and money to host their own online presence.</p><p><a href=\"https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/IndieWeb\">#IndieWeb</a> <a href=\"https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/PersonalWeb\">#PersonalWeb</a></p>",
        "text": "Which Part of the Indie Web Ethos is the Bigger Priority?\nThe tension between getting people off of the corporate web, and the fact that a lot of people can't afford the time and money to host their own online presence.\n\n#IndieWeb #PersonalWeb"
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        "html": "Sorry for going a bit quiet lately. I\u2019ve been properly buried in building a brand new theme for my website, plus a bunch of behind the scenes improvements to make it faster, cleaner, and easier to use: <a href=\"https://beitmenotyou.online\">https://beitmenotyou.online</a><br /><br />Thanks for your patience while I\u2019ve been in the creative cave. I\u2019ll be sharing the results soon, and I cannot wait to show you what\u2019s coming.<br /><br />What\u2019s one thing you wish more websites did better, speed, readability, navigation, or something else?<br /><br /><a href=\"https://social.beitmenotyou.online/tag/selfhosting\">#SelfHosting</a> <a href=\"https://social.beitmenotyou.online/tag/indieweb\">#IndieWeb</a> <a href=\"https://social.beitmenotyou.online/tag/digitalsovereignty\">#DigitalSovereignty</a> <a href=\"https://social.beitmenotyou.online/tag/opensource\">#OpenSource</a> <a href=\"https://social.beitmenotyou.online/tag/webdesign\">#WebDesign</a> <a href=\"https://social.beitmenotyou.online/tag/privacy\">#Privacy</a> <a href=\"https://social.beitmenotyou.online/tag/decentralisation\">#Decentralisation</a> <a href=\"https://social.beitmenotyou.online/tag/beitmenotyou\">#BeItMeNotYou</a>",
        "text": "Sorry for going a bit quiet lately. I\u2019ve been properly buried in building a brand new theme for my website, plus a bunch of behind the scenes improvements to make it faster, cleaner, and easier to use: https://beitmenotyou.online\n\nThanks for your patience while I\u2019ve been in the creative cave. I\u2019ll be sharing the results soon, and I cannot wait to show you what\u2019s coming.\n\nWhat\u2019s one thing you wish more websites did better, speed, readability, navigation, or something else?\n\n#SelfHosting #IndieWeb #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #WebDesign #Privacy #Decentralisation #BeItMeNotYou"
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        "html": "<p>I just set up my new /uses page. Check it out!</p><p><a href=\"https://lzon.ca/uses\"><span>https://</span><span>lzon.ca/uses</span><span></span></a> </p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/rss\">#<span>rss</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/personalweb\">#<span>personalweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I just set up my new /uses page. Check it out!\n\nhttps://lzon.ca/uses \n\n#indieweb #smallweb #rss #blogging #personalweb"
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        "html": "<p>New feature on my personal website! A save button!</p><p>No-one asked for it but it's yet another feature hidden in my bloated footer anyway!</p><p><a href=\"https://villepreux.net/blog/notes/2026-01-19-18-30\"><span>https://</span><span>villepreux.net/blog/notes/2026</span><span>-01-19-18-30</span></a></p><p>\ud83d\udcbe\ufe0e <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/posse\">#<span>posse</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
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        "html": "<p>Homebrew Website Club Pacific ~ Online Zoom ~ <a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/2026/01/homebrew-website-club-pacific-qozK22YGfBjx\"><span>https://</span><span>events.indieweb.org/2026/01/ho</span><span>mebrew-website-club-pacific-qozK22YGfBjx</span></a>  <a href=\"https://thisbot.day/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://thisbot.day/tags/Pacific\">#<span>Pacific</span></a> <a href=\"https://thisbot.day/tags/USA\">#<span>USA</span></a></p>",
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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
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    "url": "https://thisbot.day/@indieweb/115923017259802496",
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        "html": "<p>Homebrew Website Club Europe/London ~ Online Zoom ~ <a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/2026/01/homebrew-website-club-europe-london-ukmtuf9d3ddB\"><span>https://</span><span>events.indieweb.org/2026/01/ho</span><span>mebrew-website-club-europe-london-ukmtuf9d3ddB</span></a>  <a href=\"https://thisbot.day/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://thisbot.day/tags/Europe\">#<span>Europe</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Homebrew Website Club Europe/London ~ Online Zoom ~ https://events.indieweb.org/2026/01/homebrew-website-club-europe-london-ukmtuf9d3ddB  #IndieWeb #Europe"
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    "published": "2026-01-19T17:47:47+00:00",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://gamepad.club/@Tipa/115921899220479056",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Happy MLK Day in the USA, and happy <a href=\"https://gamepad.club/tags/DailyBlogroll\">#<span>DailyBlogroll</span></a> everywhere. Stories by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mas.to/@wilhelm_arcturus\">@<span>wilhelm_arcturus</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@davew\">@<span>davew</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://gamepad.club/@belghast\">@<span>belghast</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://gamepad.club/@rogeredwards\">@<span>rogeredwards</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@WarnerCrocker\">@<span>WarnerCrocker</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://virtualmoose.org/@virtualmoose.org\">@<span>virtualmoose.org</span></a></span>, Krista, Tofutush, CrazyKinux and more!</p><p><a href=\"https://westkarana.xyz/\"><span>https://</span><span>westkarana.xyz/</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://gamepad.club/tags/MMORPG\">#<span>MMORPG</span></a> <a href=\"https://gamepad.club/tags/IndieGames\">#<span>IndieGames</span></a> <a href=\"https://gamepad.club/tags/RetroGaming\">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href=\"https://gamepad.club/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://gamepad.club/@belghast\"></a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://gamepad.club/@rogeredwards\"></a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mas.to/@wilhelm_arcturus\"></a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@WarnerCrocker\"></a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@davew\"></a>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://virtualmoose.org/@virtualmoose.org\"></a>",
        "text": "Happy MLK Day in the USA, and happy #DailyBlogroll everywhere. Stories by @wilhelm_arcturus, @davew, @belghast, @rogeredwards, @WarnerCrocker, @virtualmoose.org, Krista, Tofutush, CrazyKinux and more!\n\nhttps://westkarana.xyz/\n\n#MMORPG #IndieGames #RetroGaming #IndieWeb"
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    "published": "2026-01-19T13:03:27+00:00",
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    "_id": "47097062",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://hachyderm.io/@pheonix/115920527057700239",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>We talk a lot about the sustainability of open source. We rarely talk about the geography of it \ud83c\udf0d</p><p>I\u2019ve had three separate messages this week from users trying to support my work on BuyMeACoffee, only to have the transactions fail. The reality of being in India right now is that while my code pushes to global repos, our payment gateways are stuck behind some very heavy archaic regulatory friction. </p><p>Stripe is effectively out.<br />I refuse to believe there isn't a clean solution. Looking for a gateway that actually works today.</p><p>\ud83d\ude4fIf you are a FOSS maintainer outside the US/EU bubble, how are you bypassing the friction? </p><p>I\u2019m looking for a reliable, low-friction way to handle one-time and monthly support. The current system is punishing users who just want to say \"thanks.\" \ud83d\ude14</p><p><a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource\">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/askfedi\">#<span>askfedi</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/enshittification\">#<span>enshittification</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/stripe\">#<span>stripe</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/India\">#<span>India</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/freelancing\">#<span>freelancing</span></a> <a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a></p>",
        "text": "We talk a lot about the sustainability of open source. We rarely talk about the geography of it \ud83c\udf0d\n\nI\u2019ve had three separate messages this week from users trying to support my work on BuyMeACoffee, only to have the transactions fail. The reality of being in India right now is that while my code pushes to global repos, our payment gateways are stuck behind some very heavy archaic regulatory friction. \n\nStripe is effectively out.\nI refuse to believe there isn't a clean solution. Looking for a gateway that actually works today.\n\n\ud83d\ude4fIf you are a FOSS maintainer outside the US/EU bubble, how are you bypassing the friction? \n\nI\u2019m looking for a reliable, low-friction way to handle one-time and monthly support. The current system is punishing users who just want to say \"thanks.\" \ud83d\ude14\n\n#opensource #askfedi #indieweb #enshittification #stripe #India #freelancing #webdev"
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    "published": "2026-01-19T07:14:30+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "47094791",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://fedi.vale.rocks/objects/9f7c48e2-ee46-4095-9b8b-7dac8021099d",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I\u2019ve been putting together a collection of web badges/buttons after being nerd sniped by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://front-end.social/@henry\">@<span>henry</span></a></span>.</p><p>I plan to make a great deal more, but these are what I\u2019ve got so far.</p><p><a href=\"https://vale.rocks/portfolio/88x31-buttons-badges\">https://vale.rocks/portfolio/88x31-buttons-badges</a></p><p><a href=\"https://fedi.vale.rocks/tag/88x31\">#88x31</a> <a href=\"https://fedi.vale.rocks/tag/webbadges\">#WebBadges</a> <a href=\"https://fedi.vale.rocks/tag/indieweb\">#IndieWeb</a> <a href=\"https://fedi.vale.rocks/tag/smallweb\">#SmallWeb</a></p>\n<a class=\"u-mention\" href=\"https://front-end.social/@henry\"></a>",
        "text": "I\u2019ve been putting together a collection of web badges/buttons after being nerd sniped by @henry.\n\nI plan to make a great deal more, but these are what I\u2019ve got so far.\n\nhttps://vale.rocks/portfolio/88x31-buttons-badges\n\n#88x31 #WebBadges #IndieWeb #SmallWeb"
    },
    "published": "2026-01-19T05:32:23+00:00",
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    "post-type": "photo",
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    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.online/@andrewmelder/115919728324643579",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Why I Journal: <a href=\"https://andrewmelder.com/2026/01/19/why-i-journal.html\"><span>https://</span><span>andrewmelder.com/2026/01/19/wh</span><span>y-i-journal.html</span></a></p><p>An excerpt from this morning\u2019s journaling session to demonstrate the value it has for me.<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/Journaling\">#<span>Journaling</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/MentalHealth\">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/Blog\">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/Blogging\">#<span>Blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Why I Journal: https://andrewmelder.com/2026/01/19/why-i-journal.html\n\nAn excerpt from this morning\u2019s journaling session to demonstrate the value it has for me.\n#Journaling #MentalHealth #Blog #Blogging #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2026-01-19T03:51:22+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "47093928",
    "_source": "8007",
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Codes of Conduct

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        "url": "https://herestomwiththeweather.com/",
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    "url": "https://herestomwiththeweather.com/2026/01/18/codes-of-conduct/",
    "published": "2026-01-18T13:12:48+00:00",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Yesterday, I <a href=\"https://github.com/herestomwiththeweather/irwin/commit/4fb2e14740d0b07fb4ceae22f5540f9ff5caf0b7\">checked in some code</a> so that <a href=\"https://otisburg.social/\">my Fediverse server</a> can respond to <a href=\"https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/instance/#v2\">requests to the api/v2/instance endpoint</a> so that code of conduct rules can be fetched.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the code is already running, I plan to add more on this feature so that the server can better communicate the code of conduct to its peers.  This is related to what Robert W. Gehl calls the \u201ccovenantal fediverse\u201d in his book <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780197776681\">Move Slowly and Build Bridges</a>.  I still have the last third of the book left to read but I have noticed that Gehl does not mention <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesky\">Bluesky</a> until the epilogue.  People on the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse\">Fediverse</a> can communicate with people on Bluesky through <a href=\"https://fed.brid.gy/\">Bridgy Fed</a> and about a year ago, I <a href=\"https://github.com/herestomwiththeweather/irwin/issues/37\">added Bluesky support</a> through Bridgy Fed to my Fediverse server.</p>\n\n<p>Although it seems Bluesky does not have API support for requests to fetch code of conduct rules, it does have <a href=\"https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines\">Community guidelines</a> and it seems there could be consequences including account termination when an account does not follow the guidelines.  This weekend, people on the Fediverse have been sharing <a href=\"https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/115907898577599466\">instructions to block Bluesky</a> since Bluesky gave a blue check to <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement\">ICE</a>.  Considering the history of behavior by <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter\">X</a> accounts related to ICE, this is a completely reasonable response.  It will be interesting to see if this new Bluesky account can last a week without breaking Bluesky\u2019s community guidelines.  If they do misbehave and Bluesky does not aggressively respond to the infraction, Bluesky will be blocked on my server.</p>",
        "text": "Yesterday, I checked in some code so that my Fediverse server can respond to requests to the api/v2/instance endpoint so that code of conduct rules can be fetched.\n\n\n\nAlthough the code is already running, I plan to add more on this feature so that the server can better communicate the code of conduct to its peers.  This is related to what Robert W. Gehl calls the \u201ccovenantal fediverse\u201d in his book Move Slowly and Build Bridges.  I still have the last third of the book left to read but I have noticed that Gehl does not mention Bluesky until the epilogue.  People on the Fediverse can communicate with people on Bluesky through Bridgy Fed and about a year ago, I added Bluesky support through Bridgy Fed to my Fediverse server.\n\nAlthough it seems Bluesky does not have API support for requests to fetch code of conduct rules, it does have Community guidelines and it seems there could be consequences including account termination when an account does not follow the guidelines.  This weekend, people on the Fediverse have been sharing instructions to block Bluesky since Bluesky gave a blue check to ICE.  Considering the history of behavior by X accounts related to ICE, this is a completely reasonable response.  It will be interesting to see if this new Bluesky account can last a week without breaking Bluesky\u2019s community guidelines.  If they do misbehave and Bluesky does not aggressively respond to the infraction, Bluesky will be blocked on my server."
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    "name": "Codes of Conduct",
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "47093879",
    "_source": "246",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://blorbo.social/@manipulatedstars/115919549770384803",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I need to figure out if there is a way to export my blip posts from my Bearblog site to both Mastodon and Bluesky. Would be so much easier to post that way. </p><p>Would also be pretty cool if I could make a short post on Masto and then have it push to my blog.  I know it can be done on other blogs, just not sure if it works with Bearblog. </p><p><a href=\"https://blorbo.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://blorbo.social/tags/bearblog\">#<span>bearblog</span></a> <a href=\"https://blorbo.social/tags/personalsite\">#<span>personalsite</span></a> <a href=\"https://blorbo.social/tags/curiosity\">#<span>curiosity</span></a> <a href=\"https://blorbo.social/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I need to figure out if there is a way to export my blip posts from my Bearblog site to both Mastodon and Bluesky. Would be so much easier to post that way. \n\nWould also be pretty cool if I could make a short post on Masto and then have it push to my blog.  I know it can be done on other blogs, just not sure if it works with Bearblog. \n\n#indieweb #bearblog #personalsite #curiosity #blogging"
    },
    "published": "2026-01-19T03:05:58+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "47093639",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@st3phvee/115919510023172287",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https://stephvee.ca/blog/updates/a-clean-redesign-for-2026/\"><span>https://</span><span>stephvee.ca/blog/updates/a-cle</span><span>an-redesign-for-2026/</span></a></p><p>I gave my website another makeover! I'm still using the same palette (which automatically respects your dark / light mode preferences), but I've cleaned things up considerably. As always, don't forget to boop the cat ... he reacts now! <img alt=\":patcat:\" height=\"16\" src=\"https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/023/744/original/ac93ef9524eb7eb4.png\" title=\":patcat:\" width=\"16\" /></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/pixelart\">#<span>pixelart</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\ud83d\udd17 https://stephvee.ca/blog/updates/a-clean-redesign-for-2026/\n\nI gave my website another makeover! I'm still using the same palette (which automatically respects your dark / light mode preferences), but I've cleaned things up considerably. As always, don't forget to boop the cat ... he reacts now! \n\n#indieweb #pixelart"
    },
    "published": "2026-01-19T02:55:51+00:00",
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    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "47093640",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mathstodon.xyz/@fractalkitty/115918692693850829",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Just wrote my first race report in my journal.</p><p><a href=\"https://banjomagpi.com/keynotes/cascade-half-marathon-2026/\"><span>https://</span><span>banjomagpi.com/keynotes/cascad</span><span>e-half-marathon-2026/</span></a></p><p>mathy stats</p><p>21,698 heartbeats<br />23,279 steps<br />2.99 ft stride length<br />164 spm cadence<br />1.86 beats per gait cycle (\u2248 15:8 polyrhythm)<br />HR range: 82 - 164 bpm (avg 153)</p><p><a href=\"https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/indieWeb\">#<span>indieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/cascadeHalfMarathon\">#<span>cascadeHalfMarathon</span></a> <a href=\"https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/pnw\">#<span>pnw</span></a> <a href=\"https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/running\">#<span>running</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Just wrote my first race report in my journal.\n\nhttps://banjomagpi.com/keynotes/cascade-half-marathon-2026/\n\nmathy stats\n\n21,698 heartbeats\n23,279 steps\n2.99 ft stride length\n164 spm cadence\n1.86 beats per gait cycle (\u2248 15:8 polyrhythm)\nHR range: 82 - 164 bpm (avg 153)\n\n#indieWeb #cascadeHalfMarathon #pnw #running"
    },
    "published": "2026-01-18T23:28:00+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "47092796",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://pleroma.envs.net/objects/36e7873b-d842-458c-86c8-299a0ef4de87",
    "content": {
        "html": "It is very weird and very cool to able to publish to a regular blog with just a phone app.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://pleroma.envs.net/tag/indieweb\">#indieWeb</a> <a href=\"https://pleroma.envs.net/tag/webpub\">#webPub</a> <a href=\"https://pleroma.envs.net/tag/micropubproto\">#microPubProto</a> <a href=\"https://pleroma.envs.net/tag/micropub\">#micropub</a>",
        "text": "It is very weird and very cool to able to publish to a regular blog with just a phone app.\n\n#indieWeb #webPub #microPubProto #micropub"
    },
    "published": "2026-01-18T22:56:15+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "47092648",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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