i wrote a mini essay today about the dead phrase 'surfing the web.' writing this also took me down a '90's themed memory lane. you can read today's essay on www.toadpress.com #personalessay #writing #90s #indieweb #blog #nostalgia #retro #essay

I Am Too Lazy for Webmentions

I keep seeing other authors talk about webmentions. I occasionally pull up the spec, read it, and then, immediately close it. Honestly, I am just too lazy to deal with it.

https://readbeanicecream.codeberg.page/posts/2026-07-21.html

#Blogging #IndieWeb

noticed people were signing up and doing nothing after. no post, no guestbook, no webring. signup dropped them onto a page with zero sign anyone else was here. added a small "3 things worth doing" nudge for new profiles. cybersoda.blog #indieweb #smallweb #buildinpublic #webdev #geocities

fLaMEd's episode of the "wonders of web weaving" podcast is so cool and insightful! loved listening :) great job @flamed & @jamesg.blog!!!

https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/11

#indieweb #internet #smallweb #website #html

My blog has no comment form. Any reader can comment, reply and get notified; the trick is using email as the user interface.

https://en.andros.dev/blog/ad250446/my-comment-box-is-your-email-client/

#IndieWeb #Email #SelfHosted #OpenWeb #Python #Flask

German (post first — largest Mastodon audience)

Ich habe etwas gebaut, das ich mir seit Jahren gewünscht habe.

Wikipedia dokumentiert Fakten. HED dokumentiert, was Wikipedia nicht kann — wie es sich wirklich angefühlt hat, etwas zu erleben.

Hinterlasse eine Geschichte. Lies die von anderen. Oder drück einfach auf Zufällig und schau, was auftaucht.

hedarchive.org

#MenschlicheErfahrung #IndieWeb #Archiv #Geschichten

J'ai construit quelque chose que je voulais voir exister depuis des années.

Wikipédia documente les faits. HED documente ce que Wikipédia ne peut pas — ce qu'on a vraiment ressenti en vivant quelque chose.

Laissez une histoire. Lisez celle de quelqu'un d'autre. Ou appuyez sur Aléatoire et voyez ce qui apparaît.

hedarchive.org

#ExpérienceHumaine #IndieWeb #Archive #Histoires

Construí algo que quería que existiera desde hace años.

Wikipedia documenta hechos. HED documenta lo que Wikipedia no puede — cómo se sintió realmente vivir algo.

Deja una historia. Lee la de otro. O simplemente pulsa Aleatoria y ve qué aparece.

hedarchive.org

#ExperienciaHumana #IndieWeb #Archivo #Historias

Construí algo que queria que existisse há anos.

A Wikipédia documenta fatos. O HED documenta o que a Wikipédia não consegue — como realmente foi viver algo.

Deixe uma história. Leia a de outra pessoa. Ou clique em Aleatório e veja o que aparece.

hedarchive.org

#ExperiênciaHumana #IndieWeb #Arquivo #Histórias

Construí algo que quería que existiera desde hace años.

Wikipedia documenta hechos. HED documenta lo que Wikipedia no puede — cómo se sintió realmente vivir algo.

Deja una historia. Lee la de otro. O simplemente pulsa Aleatoria y ve qué aparece.

hedarchive.org

#ExperienciaHumana #IndieWeb #Archivo #Historias

J'ai construit quelque chose que je voulais voir exister depuis des années.

Wikipédia documente les faits. HED documente ce que Wikipédia ne peut pas — ce qu'on a vraiment ressenti en vivant quelque chose.

Laissez une histoire. Lisez celle de quelqu'un d'autre. Ou appuyez sur Aléatoire et voyez ce qui apparaît.

hedarchive.org

#ExpérienceHumaine #IndieWeb #Archive #Histoires

Another 88x31 for your sites, while the scrapers imbibe what they should not. #IndieWeb #Iocaine

Another 88x31 for your sites, while the scrapers imbibe what they should not.

#IndieWeb #Iocaine

i got sick of the corporate 9-5 life and all the LLM madness, so i decided i'm going to take some time off to do whatever. one of the first things i want to do is revive the neglected blog section of my website. minbytes.com/articles/im-... #blog #indieweb #careerbreak #software #llm

i got sick of the corporate 9-5 life and all the LLM madness, so i decided i'm going to take some time off to do whatever. one of the first things i want to do is revive the neglected blog section of my website.

https://minbytes.com/articles/im-taking-a-break.html

#blog #indieweb #careerbreak #software #llm

Ich habe etwas gebaut, das ich mir seit Jahren gewünscht habe.

Wikipedia dokumentiert Fakten. HED dokumentiert, was Wikipedia nicht kann — wie es sich wirklich angefühlt hat, etwas zu erleben.

Hinterlasse eine Geschichte. Lies die von anderen. Oder drück einfach auf Zufällig und schau, was auftaucht.

hedarchive.org

#MenschlicheErfahrung #IndieWeb #Archiv #Geschichten

I built something I've wanted to exist for years.

Wikipedia documents facts. HED documents what Wikipedia can't — what it actually felt like to live through something.

Leave a story. Find someone else's. Or just hit Random and see what comes up.

hedarchive.org

#HumanExperience #IndieWeb #Archive #Storytelling

Riffing on an 88x31 web badge for my site over lunch... #IndieWeb

Riffing on an 88x31 web badge for my site over lunch...

#IndieWeb

“I don’t think about you at all.” — Don Draper

If only it were that easy. Over the last year I’ve been reflecting on why negative, overly-personal complaints have affected me so much. I think it’s two things:

  • I have never needed to grow thick skin. Over a 30+ year career, I’ve been lucky to get along with just about everyone I’ve worked with. I’ve also made a lot of friends in the Mac, iOS, and IndieWeb communities. Can’t really think of anyone being seriously upset with me before.
  • I tend to fixate on things. So if I’m worried about something, I won’t be able to shake it for days or weeks. Negativity doesn’t get brushed off. It lingers for a long time and shapes my thinking on new situations I encounter.

Both of these get better with time. But neither is completely fixable without becoming a different person.