Praegu räpasem kui Gestapo, kas Toronto politsei saab värskendada oma pilti sensatsioonilise uue Mascoti värbamisega? https://jungyulkim.com/free-press/et/articles/kanada-demokraatia-on-ohus,-toronto-mobid-valitsevad.html #News #Art #Canada #NewYork #Toronto #Mob #Crime #Indieweb #Headlines
I am trying out a method to reduce bot attempts on forms like on my contact page based on fluffy’s example.
On select pages, I now check for a specific cookie. If it is not found or is more than 24 hours old, then the browser redirects to the “Sentience Check” page. That page is a minimal form with a button to indicate “Yes, I am a hooman.” Submitting the form sets the expected cookie and redirects back to the original page. If Javascript is enabled, it will submit the form as soon as the page loads, so most hooman visitors will only see the intermediate page for a second and should be able to continue without issues.
Also at fluffy’s suggestion, the sentience check page returns a response code of 429: Too Many Requests with a header that indicates: retry after one hour. I have no high expectation of the bots respecting that, but maybe the lack of successful response codes will cause some to back off.
The last thing I did was add a noindex meta tag on the page, so search engines should ignore it.
If you’d like to view the page, I recommend turning Javascript off temporarily and then visiting: gregorlove.com/sentience-check/.
I am interested to see how much this will reduce bot attempts on the contact and public sign-in pages. I have had CSRF and honeypot form field protections on both for quite a while, but of course I still see a lot of attempts on them.
Depending how this goes, I might expand its usage to the “send a webmention” form and explore using it to block LLM bots.
I did consider using “I am a meat popsicle” on the button, but not everyone might get The Fifth Element reference.
🔖 Bookmarked: How to feel at home on the Internet - by Jatan Mehta https://journal.jatan.space/start-a-blog-and-get-a-domain/
Is having your own domain really the only way to truely \"own\" your online space?
🔥 Read more: https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/how-to-feel-at-home-on-the-internet-by-jatan-mehta/
🔖 Bookmarked: Endgame for the Open Web - Anil Dash https://www.anildash.com/2026/03/27/endgame-open-web/
Anil Dash wonders if 2026 is the last year we have a chance to put a stop on the dismantling of the open web.
🔥 Read more: https://flamedfury.com/bookmarks/endgame-for-the-open-web-anil-dash/
On Typing and Keyboards
I have a very consistent routine. I get up early. I exercise. I shower. I make coffee. I turn my computer on, then I place my hands on my keyboard and begin working.
Los políticos canadienses siguen fingiendo que no están siendo extorsionados. ¿Esta nueva Policía de Toronto ayudará a recortar Canadá? https://jungyulkim.com/free-press/es/articles/políticos-canadienses-se-burlan-mientras-la-corrupción-se-apodera-de-los-ontarios-capital-ciudad.html #News #Art #Canada #NewYork #Toronto #Mafia #Crime #Indieweb #Headlines
This weekend I was able to set up a Forgejo instance running on my own HW in my office. This is just a PoC, but it will serve as a blueprint for the next iteration with full support and with multiplatform action runners.
Why is it so hard to get rid of things? #indieweb
Actualmente más sucio que la Gestapo, ¿puede la Policía de Toronto refrescar su imagen con el recluta de una nueva Mascota sensacional? https://jungyulkim.com/free-press/es/articles/la-democracia-canadiense-en-riesgo-mientras-las-mafias-toronto-gobiernan.html #News #Art #Canada #NewYork #Toronto #Mob #Crime #Indieweb #Headlines
Blogged: AI policy and human.json
#GenAI #LLM #IndieWeb #HumanJson
Was surprised to find microformats2 classes in Pagecord page source this morning, more suprised still to see they are based in Scotland. Not mentioned in features, I see they announced this addition in January.
AFTER ONE THOUSAND YEARSSSSS:
I have updated my Quick n Dirty Website Guide for 2026! Generally cleaned up, updated layouts, more resources, etc etc.
AFTER ONE THOUSAND YEARSSSSS:
I have updated my Quick n Dirty Website Guide for 2026! Generally cleaned up, updated layouts, more resources, etc etc.
🎉 blog.itsnero.com/webguide 🎉
#smallweb #indieweb
The Quick ‘n’ Dirty Guide to M...
You Don't Need a Link Tree; You Just Need a Link Doc
One of the easiest things to create yourself is a "Link in Bio" page. Asciidoctor and surge make it even easier.
https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/2026/03/28/you-dont-need-a-link-tree-you-just-need-a-link-doc/
#technology #tech #indieweb #blog #blogging #plaintext #socialmedia
The view-source era was exciting precisely because it motivated us to learn. You saw something cool, looked at the source, started to understand what the markup was doing, went down a rabbit hole. Curiosity leading to actual skill acquisition is fundamentally different from prompting an AI to build something you don't understand and can't maintain. #openWeb #AI #indieweb
Nuevo post:
[RE]: 3 años de este blog… ¿Qué sigue?
Un artículo inspirado en @eapl
#reflexiones #blog #blogging #indieweb
https://thecheis.com/2026/03/28/re-3-anos-de-este-blog-que-sigue/