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I felt the #earthquake here in #SanFrancisco. A single quick sharp jolt with rapid decay, duration less than 2s, meaning it was relatively nearby and small in magnitude I was about to say, perhaps #earthquakes are the last use-case for #Twitter because… tantek.com/t5VF1

Similar to Paul Graham’s 2008 observation about trolls, there’s a sort of Gresham's Law of developers (vs users): developers are willing to use a forum with a lot of users in it, but users aren’t willing to use a forum with a lot of developer-speak. #indieweb… tantek.com/t5VH1

#Brighton #London & other #England & #Europe friends: 🎪 #IndieWebCamp Brighton tickets available! 🎟 ti.to/indiewebcamp/b… 🗓 2024-03-09…10 🏢 The Skiff, Brighton 🌐 indieweb.org/2024/Brighton Grab an in-person ticket (limited capacity) then #indieweb… tantek.com/t5VH2

Are you celebrating #spring #equinox, and optionally, why did you choose which choice? Original poll and more choices: tantek.com/t5W11

People over protocols over platforms. inspired by today’s #indieweb #fediverse #ActivityPub #decentralized #socialMedia lunch meetup at #XOXO #XOXOConf (@[email protected]) This is post 16 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts ... tantek.com/t5Ye1

All setup @IndieWebCamp Portland! events.indieweb.org/2024/08/indiew… Participants from #XOXO #XOXOConf XOXO worked on their personal website(s), domains, or other independent social media! As Andy Baio said: “Every one of you should have a home on the web … tantek.com/t5Yf1

Nice #IndieWebCamp discussion session with @KevinMarks.com on the topic of auto-linking¹ I’ve implemented an auto_link function² that handles many use-cases of URLs (w or w/o http(s):// ), @-name @-domain @-domain/path @-@, #hashtags, and footnotes(^) … tantek.com/t5Yf3

Had a great time @IndieWebCamp Portland this past Sunday — our 10th IndieWebCamp in Portland! Being a one day #IndieWebCamp, we focused more on making, hacking, and creating, than on formal discussion sessions. #IndieWeb site intros, demos, and more: tantek.com/t5Yj1

Last week I participated in #w3cTPAC 2024. It was quite packed, and often started early, from 8am informal breakfast meetings at a nearby IHOP, to Working Group, Community Group, and other small group meetings every day (but Wednesday) til 18:00. … tantek.com/2024/277/t1/w3…

Happy October! For some reason this month has a plethora of daily blogging or other creativity prompts. Here’s a few I found: * #Blogtober (consider this post my first for this, retroactively day 1) * Inktober — inktober.com * LOLtober … tantek.com/2024/277/t2/oc…

I have put a lot of thought into deliberately shifting metaphors, often in the context of the #indieweb. One goal is to replace use of violent or divisive metaphors with actively constructive, cooperative, or joyful alternatives like: * gardening/farming… tantek.com/t5ZR1

⚠️ .io domain likely being phased-out (as were .cs & .yu) — 7 suggested steps 1. Avoid buying new #dotIO domains 2. Run a .io service? Make & publicize a transition plan 3. Got an #indieweb .io? Make a transition plan 4. Using a .io e.g. #GitHubPages? … tantek.com/t5ZT1

I’m going to beyond tellerrand #Berlin 7-8 Nov and you should too! Great speakers, talks, & side events by Marc Thiele+crew. The best independent #webdesign, #webdev, inspiration conf in #Europe Get a ticket: btco.nf/t and come to #IndieWebCamp too … tantek.com/t5Zn1

Last day of 2024 to #donate! Start with: consider a #donation to the #independentArts, like a local #arts org or one that friends or family are involved in. E.g. Theater Mitu: secure.givelively.org/donate/theater… #TheaterMitu #NewYork #NYC #Brooklyn More: tantek.com/t5_o1

Last 2024 #donation request. I donated to: ACLU NAACP @InternetArchive Wikipedia Planned Parenthood Action @Mozilla** EFF @CalAcademy @deYoungMuseum @Exploratorium Monterey Bay Aquarium SFMOMA SF Parks Alliance #Donate to ^ that resonate **Disclosure: I work for @Mozilla More: tantek.com/t5_o2

Welcome to 2025! 15 years ago I began posting notes on my own #indieweb site first, and only later on #socialMedia. You can too. I am once again asking you to: 1. Get a personal domain name 2. Post on your own site, then syndicate elsewhere #POSSE More: tantek.com/t5_p1

1/1 is a good day to publish a year in review on your #indieweb site. Services that create a year in review weeks beforehand (e.g. #Spotify #Unwrapped or #Strava #YearInSport), are short-changing you. No one asked for an 11 months in review. More: tantek.com/t5_p2

Do you use #Strava? See my brief notes on how to find and get your 2024 #YearInSport before it disappears after January 6th! Save your info locally so you can #ownYourData and write and publish your year in sport on your #indieweb site instead. More: tantek.com/t5_p3

Team Micro.blog has done it again. * micro.one * cost: $1 a month Simplest & cheapest way to own your identity & posts. Stop posting in someone else’s garage. Export your Twitter and migrate your Mastodon to your #indieweb home. More: tantek.com/t5_s1