How did you pick your personal website domain? What was your creative process?

#IndieWeb

I am very keen on the idea of building single purpose websites with a singular message and no other point. A sort of elaborately designed single concept, artfully performed on a single web page, to illustrate a particular point. I’m learning enough in my current work to do just that, so now I just needed to decide what to focus on.

First I need to write it, then come up with a simplistic yet dynamic design to support it, then implement it across multiple devices. Complex but simple.

#IndieWeb

I love my static @astro website, but going through git to publish posts is a lot of work.

Sveltia is a CMS that makes publishing easier, without compromising on the portability of my website. It has minor caveats that will be fixed in a few months, but no dealbreaker for me.

https://ergaster.org/til/sveltia-cms-astro/

#smallWeb #indieWeb #writing

🔗 https://stephvee.ca/blog/rewinds/rewind-mar-2026/

My latest monthly rewind is up! Included are links to my March blog posts, as well as a new recommendation (Maxis' 2024 port of SimCity 3000 on Steam), and some new bookmarks. I also briefly discuss the reason why I've removed links to my Bluesky account from my website, and vaguely allude to my latest anti-scraping efforts.

#indieweb #blogging #bookmarks

March was basically: sit at a computer, ship ridiculous amounts of stuff, then wonder why I’m exhausted.

https://blog.dougbelshaw.com/march-2026/

#AI #FediAI #SystemsThinking #OpenBadges #TechFreedom #IndieWeb #OpenSource

Kanadako politikariek jarraitzen dute esaten ez dituztela torturatzen. Torontoko polizia berri honek lagunduko al du Kanada txikitzen? https://jungyulkim.com/free-press/eu/articles/kanadiar-politikariek-ustelkeriak-hiriari-eusten-dio.html #News #Art #Canada #NewYork #Toronto #Mafia #Crime #Indieweb #Headlines

I might have made a silent honk page.

https://banjomagpi.com/honk/

#indieweb

I am glad to be back! I’m Joe Henzi, co-founder of The Henzi Foundation, and I am finally getting re-established here in the Fediverse. My work is centered on supporting families during their most difficult moments by providing direct financial relief for the funeral and final expenses of a lost child.

We operate as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit where 100% of every donation goes directly to the families in need because my family personally covers all of the foundation's overhead. You can find out more about our mission and how we are working to ease the burden of the "cost of dying" at https://henzi.org.

Outside of the foundation, I’m still a huge advocate for the independent web and owning your own data. I'm looking forward to catching up with the community and seeing what's new.

#Introduction #NewHere #HenziFoundation #IndieWeb #Charity #TechForGood #Cincinnati

Gaur egun Gestapoa baino zikinagoa da, Torontoko poliziak bere irudia freskatu dezake Mascot berri sentsazional baten errekrutatuarekin? https://jungyulkim.com/free-press/eu/articles/demokrazia-kanadiarra-arriskuan-dago,-toronto-masek-agintzen-duten-bitartean.html #News #Art #Canada #NewYork #Toronto #Mob #Crime #Indieweb #Headlines

I finally hit publish on a post I've been kicking around.

The Human/Personal/Indie Web

I didn't really want to wind up with a {collection of links + mine & others' general vibes about the human/personal/indie web} or to try to be a resource.

Alas, I landed at no greater message than: here’s a collection of meandering vibes and links and an enthusiastic "here here" from my small corner.

https://steverudolfi.com/posts/the-human-personal-indie-web/

#theWebWeWant #humanWeb #personalWebsites #indieWeb #simpleTech #enshittification

I was thinking about #bathymetry recently. And have tentatively started a project. Here's a not-very-good #blogpost

https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/03/deep-thoughts/

note to self: #blender3d is complicated

#bathymetryMapping #lochTreig #dam #indieweb #map #maps #gis #qgis #lochs

If you've been keeping up with the site, you'd know I'm going through a bit of a trying time. This last month especially stings because I don't have enough to cover its hosting costs. It's not even like they're astronomical; they're actually in the single-digits, I just can't make it happen.

If you enjoy my work, and you got some cash left, please consider hitting up the Ko-Fi. I'd appreciate it, and thank you for staying tuned for more bullshit.

https://ko-fi.com/hisvirusness

#indieweb #smallweb

Kanada poliitikud jätkavad teesklemist, et neid ei pressita välja. Kas see uus Toronto politsei värbamine aitab Kanadat petta? https://jungyulkim.com/free-press/et/articles/kanada-poliitikud-kehitavad-õlgu,-sest-korruptsioon-haarab-kinni-ontariose-pealinnast.html #News #Art #Canada #NewYork #Toronto #Mafia #Crime #Indieweb #Headlines

#IndieWeb club #Bangalore (https://blr.indiewebclub.org) is hosting a meetup this Saturday, April 4th at 2PM in Indiranagar. The agenda for the meetup is Writing Tools. We'll talk and discuss about:

- Favorite writing apps.
- Use of style checkers like LanguageTool, Grammarly, or ProWritingAid.
- Using LLMs to proofread your work.
- Editing processes.
- Proofreading workflows.
- Using outlining tools.
- Style of publishing.
- Using voice transcription to write.
- Capture writing ideas.
- Favorite keyboards, writing playlists, desk setups and more!

We’ll spend the second half of the meetup writing and publishing a piece on our personal websites. We’ll provide writing prompts to get you started.

Get your tickets at https://district.in/indiewebclub-meetup/event and bring your friends!

I've been working on this little side project — jumble9.net

It's kind of hard to explain in one sentence... think anonymous markdown pastebin meets ephemeral forum meets encrypted messenger?



Basically you write stuff in markdown, it turns into a shareable link, and it disappears after 9 days. No signup, no email, no tracking.





Some fun bits:

- Anonymous yet persistent — pick a nickname and passphrase, that's your identity. No server stores your account, but you can recover it on any device

- Filter by tags and people — easily jump between topics and conversations

- Private messages are end-to-end encrypted

- Paste a link → auto preview card with thumbnail

- 8 languages supported

- Built it in about a month with Claude Code



Still rough around the edges but having fun with it → jumble9.net



#webdev #sideproject #markdown #e2e #privacy #indieweb #fediverse #claudecode

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.

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/

#Blogging #Indieweb #Personalweb

🔖 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/

#Culture #Indieweb #Tech #Web