I wrote what Mastodon actually feels like from the inside of a specific community — not the structural case (that was part 1), but what shared context does to what you can write.

some of it is easy to show:

@UnfareSF posts "1:26 PM: Fare inspectors on T headed South from Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Southbound" on sfba.social. no explanation of what the T is. you either ride Muni or this post isn't for you.

→ mastodon.art's AI ban isn't a rule members have to work around. it's a description of who the community is for. an artist posting there knows the person replying also makes things by hand.

the pattern: when a community already knows what you know, you can start further into whatever you're trying to say.

part 2 of exploring mastodon:
https://federatedmind.com/mastodon-community-texture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=exploring-mastodon-2

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenWeb #IndieWeb

I wrote what Mastodon actually feels like from the inside of a specific community — not the structural case (that was part 1), but what shared context does to what you can write.

some of it is easy to show:

→ a post on mastodon.scot about independence referendum discourse doesn't explain what the SNP is. the community already has that context. the post can start further into the argument.

→ on infosec.exchange, a CVE drops and technical analysis starts within minutes. precision norms mean vague claims get corrected — not hostilely, but by people who think carefully about what can and can't be asserted.

the pattern: when a community already knows what you know, you can start further into whatever you're trying to say.

part 2 of exploring mastodon:
https://federatedmind.com/mastodon-community-texture/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=exploring-mastodon-2

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ActivityPub #OpenWeb #IndieWeb

Introducing my indieBlog project, which provides a set of drop in indieweb and POSSE components ready to use in a PureBlog project.

Adding Indieweb features to a PureBlog Site

https://prry.uk/adding-indieweb-features-to-a-pureblog-site

#Indieweb #PureBlog

Bubbles is a fantastic new service which aims to help users discover fresh IndieWeb content.: https://frasermclean.com/posts/bubbles-post-discovery #indieweb #blogging

Beautiful! The youngster are getting there, the movement is coming, making the web more even again, more nice again, more fun again!

And.. if you have a personal (indieweb)blog? Add it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSd77oKEX94

#rss #indieweb #blog

@susam had created #wander (https://codeberg.org/susam/wander) that is like #smallweb.

I've integrated it in my hugo blog site, so I can enlist sites i frequently visit and some posts which are gem of a find.
After using #rss, this has been next good thing for internet.

https://idlip.in/wander/ (this is a content listing page)
and wandering console is at: https://idlip.in/wander/console/

#indieweb #webdev #rss

New blog post from me: Wanting to stop, block or confuse AI? Do it slightly differently than everyone else

Would love to hear your thoughts, if you spot any mistakes or inaccuracies, please let me know.

https://gregoryhammond.ca/blog/stop-ai-differently/

#blog #blogging #BlogPost #IndieWeb #SmallWeb

New Blogroll Post

“Notes for the Week #18 (2026)” by Abhinav Sarkar

@abnv: «This week note covers the week of 27th April–3rd May.»

#Weeknotes #Personal #blog #indieweb

https://abhinavsarkar.net/notes/2026-weeknotes-05-04/?mtm_campaign=feed&ref=blr.indiewebclub.org

New Blogroll Post

“Linkin Park” by Azan

«LP was my introduction to western music. I walked in on my cousin Furqan rapping to In The End and I was hooked. The themes of their writing have ranged from political to personal and the angst of…»

#blog #indieweb

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxlIzqc0aEwlDus90sLYp01LLECOgJyMd&ref=blr.indiewebclub.org

New Blogroll Post

“India’s Chandrayaan 4 lunar sampling mission cross-pollinates science, rockets, governance, and human spaceflight” by Jatan

«Part 4 of India’s space launch crisis: Why India needs to launch Chandrayaan 4 in time to ensure maximum national and international benefits | Moon Monday #273 and Indian Space Progress #38»

#blog #indieweb

https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-273/?ref=blr.indiewebclub.org

Une plongée dans les nuances chaotiques du web indépendant :

IndieWeb vs 'indie web' vs web revival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSPKC5H8_2c

Et la vidéo précédente (délistée par son auteur), qui reste une chouette intro malgré certaines imprécisions :

A Web Revival: the Internet didn't die, you're just not on it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkUgOT22F5s

#webRevival #indieWeb #smallWeb

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