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    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://rbfirehose.com/2026/10/17/ilyess-my-quest-for-indieweb-citizenship/",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>ilyess: My Quest for IndieWeb Citizenship. \u201cBrowsing the internet, I landed on the IndieWeb site and went exploring that philosophy. I wasn\u2019t new to the concept, but up until then I hadn\u2019t taken the time to dig deep and really understand what it was all about. I knew it had to do with microformats \u2014 conventional HTML tags bloggers use to annotate information on their sites \u2014 and POSSE [\u2026]</p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https://rbfirehose.com/2026/10/17/ilyess-my-quest-for-indieweb-citizenship/\">https://rbfirehose.com/2026/10/17/ilyess-my-quest-for-indieweb-citizenship/</a>",
        "text": "ilyess: My Quest for IndieWeb Citizenship. \u201cBrowsing the internet, I landed on the IndieWeb site and went exploring that philosophy. I wasn\u2019t new to the concept, but up until then I hadn\u2019t taken the time to dig deep and really understand what it was all about. I knew it had to do with microformats \u2014 conventional HTML tags bloggers use to annotate information on their sites \u2014 and POSSE [\u2026]\n\n\nhttps://rbfirehose.com/2026/10/17/ilyess-my-quest-for-indieweb-citizenship/"
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    "post-type": "note",
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    "_is_read": true
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    "author": {
        "name": "#webmentions",
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        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://framapiaf.org/@bbbhltz/117456975950448536",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>&gt; So if you don't like that I used <a href=\"https://framapiaf.org/tags/Claude\">#<span>Claude</span></a> to help build the replacement, that's fine! You can treat it as though I shut down the service and go find an alternative, because that is what would have happened anyway.</p><p>Well poop. I guess I won't be using <a href=\"https://framapiaf.org/tags/webmentions\">#<span>webmentions</span></a> until I find a solution</p><p><a href=\"https://aaronparecki.com/2026/10/17/5/rebuilding-my-indieweb-projects\"><span>https://</span><span>aaronparecki.com/2026/10/17/5/</span><span>rebuilding-my-indieweb-projects</span></a></p>",
        "text": "> So if you don't like that I used #Claude to help build the replacement, that's fine! You can treat it as though I shut down the service and go find an alternative, because that is what would have happened anyway.\n\nWell poop. I guess I won't be using #webmentions until I find a solution\n\nhttps://aaronparecki.com/2026/10/17/5/rebuilding-my-indieweb-projects"
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    "published": "2026-10-17T15:33:39+00:00",
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@lzon/117456830562231844",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I've been working on the layout of lzon.ca for a few days. I wanted to improve the look, but also make the whole site more cohesive. </p><p>It's still a work in progress but I've deployed what I've done so far which I think looks nice. Constructive criticism is very much welcome (as well as gushing praise \ud83d\ude09).  </p><p><a href=\"https://lzon.ca\"><span>https://</span><span>lzon.ca</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've been working on the layout of lzon.ca for a few days. I wanted to improve the look, but also make the whole site more cohesive. \n\nIt's still a work in progress but I've deployed what I've done so far which I think looks nice. Constructive criticism is very much welcome (as well as gushing praise \ud83d\ude09).  \n\nhttps://lzon.ca\n\n#indieweb #smallweb #rss #blogging #personalweb"
    },
    "published": "2026-10-17T14:56:41+00:00",
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    "_is_read": true
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Why I'm rebuilding my IndieWeb projects with Claude

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    "summary": "I recently came across Brennan's post noticing that Claude Code has been showing up in the commit history of a bunch of my IndieWeb projects lately. That's true! I was wondering when someone would notice. I haven't been hiding it, but I also haven't written anything about why I'm doing it, so this seemed like a good time to finally get my thoughts down.",
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    "type": "entry",
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        "name": "#indieweb",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@inautilo/117456425928316528",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>\u201cI want to read words written by my fellow humans, from their hearts and minds, through the effort of trying to clearly express what it is they\u2019re trying to communicate, because in that effort, they figure out what it is that they actually think and want to say.\u201d \u2014 Andrea Badgley</p><p>_____<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Design\">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Humans\">#<span>Humans</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/AI\">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Content\">#<span>Content</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs\">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Websites\">#<span>Websites</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Design\">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDesign\">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Quotes\">#<span>Quotes</span></a></p>",
        "text": "\u201cI want to read words written by my fellow humans, from their hearts and minds, through the effort of trying to clearly express what it is they\u2019re trying to communicate, because in that effort, they figure out what it is that they actually think and want to say.\u201d \u2014 Andrea Badgley\n\n_____\n#Design #Humans #AI #Content #Blogs #Websites #SmallWeb #IndieWeb #Design #WebDesign #Quotes"
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    "_is_read": false
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    "url": "https://social.lol/@brennan/117455895877454755",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>The IndieWeb Now Has genAI and Claude Built-in. What Do We Do?</p><p><a href=\"https://brennan.day/the-indieweb-now-has-genai-and-claude-built-in-what-do-we-do/\"><span>https://</span><span>brennan.day/the-indieweb-now-h</span><span>as-genai-and-claude-built-in-what-do-we-do/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/genai\">#<span>genai</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/ai\">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The IndieWeb Now Has genAI and Claude Built-in. What Do We Do?\n\nhttps://brennan.day/the-indieweb-now-has-genai-and-claude-built-in-what-do-we-do/\n\n#genai #ai #indieweb #smallweb #webdev"
    },
    "published": "2026-10-17T10:58:59+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49909580",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": true
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    "type": "entry",
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        "name": "#indieweb",
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        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://ibe.social/notes/asfuebis23",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>New on the blog: The one where I share the <a href=\"https://theresmiling.eu/blog/2026/10/laptop-stickers\">stickers on my laptop</a><span><br />A reply to </span><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://fosstodon.org/@joel\">@joel@fosstodon.org</a><span>'s post of the same topic.<br /><br /></span><a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/Blog\">#Blog</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/personalBlog\">#personalBlog</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/personalWebsite\">#personalWebsite</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/personalWeb\">#personalWeb</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/smallWeb\">#smallWeb</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/indieWeb\">#indieWeb</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/laptopStickers\">#laptopStickers</a></p>",
        "text": "New on the blog: The one where I share the stickers on my laptop\nA reply to @joel@fosstodon.org's post of the same topic.\n\n#Blog #personalBlog #personalWebsite #personalWeb #smallWeb #indieWeb #laptopStickers"
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    "published": "2026-10-17T10:53:15+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49909538",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "author": {
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        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://ibe.social/notes/asftxcl908",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span>I'm again thinking about not having all my blog posts in my rss feed. What do you think? How do you do it as a blogger? What do you prefer as a reader?<br /><br />Feel free to comment.<br /><br /></span><a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/blog\">#blog</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/personalBlog\">#personalBlog</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/personalWeb\">#personalWeb</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/smallWeb\">#smallWeb</a> <a href=\"https://ibe.social/tags/indieWeb\">#indieWeb</a></p><p>put all the posts in the rss feed<br />the last 10-15 posts are enough<br />up to 50 are enough<br />up to 100 are enough</p>",
        "text": "I'm again thinking about not having all my blog posts in my rss feed. What do you think? How do you do it as a blogger? What do you prefer as a reader?\n\nFeel free to comment.\n\n#blog #personalBlog #personalWeb #smallWeb #indieWeb\n\nput all the posts in the rss feed\nthe last 10-15 posts are enough\nup to 50 are enough\nup to 100 are enough"
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    "published": "2026-10-17T10:40:03+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
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    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@morestown/117455486421227216",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/introduction\">#<span>introduction</span></a> morestown on mastodon coming to save you all. almost 21 years no pronouns</p><p>- current fandom: Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/hndr\">#<span>hndr</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/thllda\">#<span>thllda</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/hundredline\">#<span>hundredline</span></a> <br />- <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/sumikage\">#<span>sumikage</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/einozo\">#<span>einozo</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/yugaeito\">#<span>yugaeito</span></a> \ud83d\udc41\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a+\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udf19+\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f\ud83c\udf19   </p><p>- others: <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/danganronpa\">#<span>danganronpa</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/yttd\">#<span>yttd</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/dororo\">#<span>dororo</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blackbutler\">#<span>blackbutler</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/utdr\">#<span>utdr</span></a> <br />- <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/writing\">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/fanfic\">#<span>fanfic</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/ao3\">#<span>ao3</span></a>  - sex-repulsed pervert - <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/asexual\">#<span>asexual</span></a> beings write the best erotica..<br />- <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/minecraft\">#<span>minecraft</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/stationery\">#<span>stationery</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/crafts\">#<span>crafts</span></a> <br />- I make websites! <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/oldweb\">#<span>oldweb</span></a><br />- hurrdurr <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/linux\">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/foss\">#<span>foss</span></a> <br />- music: <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/mitski\">#<span>mitski</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/pavement\">#<span>pavement</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/thecardigans\">#<span>thecardigans</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#introduction morestown on mastodon coming to save you all. almost 21 years no pronouns\n\n- current fandom: Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy #hndr #thllda #hundredline \n- #sumikage #einozo #yugaeito \ud83d\udc41\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a+\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udf19+\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f\ud83c\udf19   \n\n- others: #danganronpa #yttd #dororo #blackbutler #utdr \n- #writing #fanfic #ao3  - sex-repulsed pervert - #asexual beings write the best erotica..\n- #minecraft #stationery #crafts \n- I make websites! #indieweb #oldweb\n- hurrdurr #linux #foss \n- music: #mitski #pavement #thecardigans"
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    "post-type": "note",
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    "_is_read": false
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        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@inautilo/117455268781388925",
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        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Development\">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Pitfalls\">#<span>Pitfalls</span></a><br />Anti-patterns in software blogging \u00b7 How developers sabotage their own blog posts <a href=\"https://ilo.im/16gszl\"><span>https://</span><span>ilo.im/16gszl</span><span></span></a></p><p>_____<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing\">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Content\">#<span>Content</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs\">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Websites\">#<span>Websites</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a>  <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Software\">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Development\">#<span>Development</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev\">#<span>WebDev</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Frontend\">#<span>Frontend</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Backend\">#<span>Backend</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#Development #Pitfalls\nAnti-patterns in software blogging \u00b7 How developers sabotage their own blog posts https://ilo.im/16gszl\n\n_____\n#Writing #Content #Blogs #Websites #IndieWeb  #Software #Development #WebDev #Frontend #Backend"
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    "published": "2026-10-17T08:19:30+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49908531",
    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "author": {
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        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@inautilo/117454033827898665",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Business\">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Explorations\">#<span>Explorations</span></a><br />What we lost when we lost comments \u00b7 No blog or newsletter comments, no community <a href=\"https://ilo.im/16gnoy\"><span>https://</span><span>ilo.im/16gnoy</span><span></span></a></p><p>_____<br /><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Newsletters\">#<span>Newsletters</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Blogs\">#<span>Blogs</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Websites\">#<span>Websites</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia\">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Conversations\">#<span>Conversations</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Comments\">#<span>Comments</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Communities\">#<span>Communities</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallWeb\">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/History\">#<span>History</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#Business #Explorations\nWhat we lost when we lost comments \u00b7 No blog or newsletter comments, no community https://ilo.im/16gnoy\n\n_____\n#Newsletters #Blogs #Websites #SocialMedia #Conversations #Comments #Communities #SmallWeb #IndieWeb #History"
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    "published": "2026-10-17T03:05:26+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
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    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "#indieweb",
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        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@TheMoonZine/117453305107275420",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Look at the living tapestry our writers and readers are weaving underneath the moon \ud83c\udf11\u2728</p><p>\ud83e\udded \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83d\udc45 \ud83d\udca8 \ud83e\ude91 \ud83d\udee5 \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udfff\u200d\ud83e\uddbc \ud83e\udef1\ud83c\udfff\u200d\ud83e\udef2\ud83c\udffc</p><p>Explore the contributor avatar mosaic or claim your emblem to join:<br />\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https://moon-zine.net/mosaic/users\"><span>https://</span><span>moon-zine.net/mosaic/users</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity\">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/tapestry\">#<span>tapestry</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Look at the living tapestry our writers and readers are weaving underneath the moon \ud83c\udf11\u2728\n\n\ud83e\udded \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83d\udc45 \ud83d\udca8 \ud83e\ude91 \ud83d\udee5 \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udfff\u200d\ud83e\uddbc \ud83e\udef1\ud83c\udfff\u200d\ud83e\udef2\ud83c\udffc\n\nExplore the contributor avatar mosaic or claim your emblem to join:\n\ud83d\udc49 https://moon-zine.net/mosaic/users\n\n#writingcommunity #indieweb #tapestry"
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    "published": "2026-10-17T00:00:07+00:00",
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    "_source": "8007",
    "_is_read": false
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        "html": "<p><b>The Power of Decentralization (and Self-Hosting)</b></p><p><b>AI image</b><br /></p><p><strong>The Power of Decentralization (and Self-Hosting)</strong></p><p><br />Most social networks live inside a single company's servers. One owner, one<br />policy, one point of failure. <strong>Decentralization changes that.</strong></p><p>Instead of one central platform, the network is made of many independent<br />servers \u2014 called <em>instances</em> \u2014 that talk to each other using open protocols<br />like <strong>ActivityPub</strong>. You pick your server, keep your identity, and can still<br />follow and interact with people on other servers. It's like email: you use<br />Gmail, I use a private server, and we still reach each other.<br /></p><p><strong>Why it matters</strong></p><p><br /></p><ul><li><strong>No single point of failure</strong> \u2014 if one server goes down, the rest of the<br />network keeps running.</li><li><strong>You own your account</strong> \u2014 your identity isn't locked inside one company.</li><li><strong>Real choice</strong> \u2014 pick a server with rules and a community that fit you.</li><li><strong>Censorship resistance</strong> \u2014 no single entity can silence the whole network.</li><li><strong>Longevity</strong> \u2014 communities survive even when individual servers come and go.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>Why self-hosting matters</strong></p><p><br />Decentralization is only as real as the people willing to <strong>run their own<br />nodes</strong>. When you self-host, you don't just use the network \u2014 you <em>are</em> the<br />network. Everything runs on hardware you control, with your own rules, your own<br />data, and no third party in the middle.</p><ul><li><strong>Full control</strong> \u2014 you decide the software, the policies, the upgrades.</li><li><strong>Data stays with you</strong> \u2014 no cloud provider owns or scans your community.</li><li><strong>Independence</strong> \u2014 no monthly fees to a platform, no sudden shutdowns.</li><li><strong>Learning by doing</strong> \u2014 you understand the stack you depend on.</li><li><strong>A stronger whole</strong> \u2014 every self-hosted node makes the network more<br />resilient and harder to break.</li></ul><p>Decentralization isn't just a technical detail. It's a shift of power from<br />platforms back to people \u2014 and self-hosting is how you take that power.</p> <p><strong>About niwego.com:</strong> this instance is <strong>fully self-hosted</strong> and has been<br /><strong>running for more than 2 years</strong>. It runs on nothing more than an old<br /><strong>HP ProDesk 600 G4 Mini PC</strong> \u2014 no data center, no cloud, no huge budget. Just<br />a small box in a home, proving that the decentralized, self-hosted web is real,<br />sustainable, and within everyone's reach.</p> <p><a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=Decentralization\">#<span>Decentralization</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=SelfHosted\">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=SelfHosting\">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=Fediverse\">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=Friendica\">#<span>Friendica</span></a><br /><a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=ActivityPub\">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=OpenSource\">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=Privacy\">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=DataSovereignty\">#<span>DataSovereignty</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=HomeLab\">#<span>HomeLab</span></a><br /><a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://niwego.com/search?tag=niwego\">#<span>niwego</span></a></p>",
        "text": "The Power of Decentralization (and Self-Hosting)\n\nAI image\n\n\nThe Power of Decentralization (and Self-Hosting)\n\n\nMost social networks live inside a single company's servers. One owner, one\npolicy, one point of failure. Decentralization changes that.\n\nInstead of one central platform, the network is made of many independent\nservers \u2014 called instances \u2014 that talk to each other using open protocols\nlike ActivityPub. You pick your server, keep your identity, and can still\nfollow and interact with people on other servers. It's like email: you use\nGmail, I use a private server, and we still reach each other.\n\n\nWhy it matters\n\n\nNo single point of failure \u2014 if one server goes down, the rest of the\nnetwork keeps running.You own your account \u2014 your identity isn't locked inside one company.Real choice \u2014 pick a server with rules and a community that fit you.Censorship resistance \u2014 no single entity can silence the whole network.Longevity \u2014 communities survive even when individual servers come and go.\n\n\nWhy self-hosting matters\n\n\nDecentralization is only as real as the people willing to run their own\nnodes. When you self-host, you don't just use the network \u2014 you are the\nnetwork. Everything runs on hardware you control, with your own rules, your own\ndata, and no third party in the middle.Full control \u2014 you decide the software, the policies, the upgrades.Data stays with you \u2014 no cloud provider owns or scans your community.Independence \u2014 no monthly fees to a platform, no sudden shutdowns.Learning by doing \u2014 you understand the stack you depend on.A stronger whole \u2014 every self-hosted node makes the network more\nresilient and harder to break.Decentralization isn't just a technical detail. It's a shift of power from\nplatforms back to people \u2014 and self-hosting is how you take that power. About niwego.com: this instance is fully self-hosted and has been\nrunning for more than 2 years. It runs on nothing more than an old\nHP ProDesk 600 G4 Mini PC \u2014 no data center, no cloud, no huge budget. Just\na small box in a home, proving that the decentralized, self-hosted web is real,\nsustainable, and within everyone's reach. #Decentralization #SelfHosted #SelfHosting #Fediverse #Friendica\n#ActivityPub #OpenSource #Privacy #DataSovereignty #HomeLab\n#IndieWeb #niwego"
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        "html": "<p>I\u2019m looking for some formatting help with HTML and CSS. <br />These are the IDEAS I have, I drew them to convey what I want the output to be. </p><p>How though could I structure this so that it renders in html and css with the desired drawn implementation </p><p><a href=\"https://kind.social/tags/html\">#<span>html</span></a> <a href=\"https://kind.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://kind.social/tags/frontend\">#<span>frontend</span></a> <a href=\"https://kind.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://kind.social/tags/django\">#<span>django</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I\u2019m looking for some formatting help with HTML and CSS. \nThese are the IDEAS I have, I drew them to convey what I want the output to be. \n\nHow though could I structure this so that it renders in html and css with the desired drawn implementation \n\n#html #webdev #frontend #indieweb #django"
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        "html": "<p>Conversations across the web with Webmentions <a href=\"https://dieghernan.github.io/202610_webmentions/\"><span>https://</span><span>dieghernan.github.io/202610_we</span><span>bmentions/</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/jekyll\">#<span>jekyll</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/html\">#<span>html</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/chulapa\">#<span>chulapa</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
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        "html": "<p>Conversations across the web with Webmentions <a href=\"https://dieghernan.github.io/202610_webmentions/\"><span>https://</span><span>dieghernan.github.io/202610_we</span><span>bmentions/</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/jekyll\">#<span>jekyll</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/html\">#<span>html</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/chulapa\">#<span>chulapa</span></a> <a href=\"https://fosstodon.org/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
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        "html": "<p>Made a little widget for Pika blogs that shows your recent writing stats: total words, longest post, posting rhythm, busiest weekday and more. One copy-paste and it matches your theme. \ud83d\udcca</p><p>Pictured: stats for Pika\u2019s own blog, by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.world/@goodenough\">@<span>goodenough</span></a></span> </p><p><a href=\"https://snippets.birming.com/pika_writing_stats\"><span>https://</span><span>snippets.birming.com/pika_writ</span><span>ing_stats</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/pika\">#<span>pika</span></a> <a href=\"https://social.lol/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Made a little widget for Pika blogs that shows your recent writing stats: total words, longest post, posting rhythm, busiest weekday and more. One copy-paste and it matches your theme. \ud83d\udcca\n\nPictured: stats for Pika\u2019s own blog, by @goodenough \n\nhttps://snippets.birming.com/pika_writing_stats\n\n#blogging #pika #IndieWeb"
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        "html": "<p>Occasional <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Weeknotes\">#<span>Weeknotes</span></a> series number 35. <a href=\"https://laze.net/2026/10/16/occasional-weeknote-35/\"><span>https://</span><span>laze.net/2026/10/16/occasional</span><span>-weeknote-35/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Occasional #Weeknotes series number 35. https://laze.net/2026/10/16/occasional-weeknote-35/\n\n#IndieWeb"
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        "html": "<p>Yesterday's Front End Study Hall blew my mind. <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks\">@<span>KevinMarks</span></a></span>  loaded an ISO of a CD he helped author decades ago into infinite Mac and it RAN. He also rendered Bryce in a browser. Also: Web Platform Feature Ranking <a href=\"https://interop-rank.fxdx.dev\"><span>https://</span><span>interop-rank.fxdx.dev</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/events/2026-10-15-front-end-study-hall\"><span>https://</span><span>indieweb.org/events/2026-10-15</span><span>-front-end-study-hall</span></a> <a href=\"https://xoxo.zone/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://xoxo.zone/tags/CSS\">#<span>CSS</span></a> <a href=\"https://xoxo.zone/tags/Retrocomputing\">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a></p>",
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        "html": "<p>POSSE \u2014 Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere  is an old IndieWeb idea that holds up remarkably well for companies too.</p><p>Own the canonical copy. Share links wherever conversations happen.</p><p>It's the principle behind Contlify's publishing destinations: your site or your WordPress install, not a hosted platform.</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/POSSE\">#<span>POSSE</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenWeb\">#<span>OpenWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/ContentStrategy\">#<span>ContentStrategy</span></a></p>",
        "text": "POSSE \u2014 Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere  is an old IndieWeb idea that holds up remarkably well for companies too.\n\nOwn the canonical copy. Share links wherever conversations happen.\n\nIt's the principle behind Contlify's publishing destinations: your site or your WordPress install, not a hosted platform.\n\n#IndieWeb #POSSE #OpenWeb #ContentStrategy"
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