04.06.2026
Feeds from people participating at the IndieWebCamp Düsseldorf, May 2025.
Hiding a list with no items in CSS
The Artemis reading interface consists of a section tag for each day for which there are blog posts to show. Each section contains a h2 denoting the date the posts were published, and a ul that lists each post published on that date.
Here is what the interface looks like:
Th...
03.06.2026
The story of MJ
This is amazing. I could hardly contain my excitement. In one moment, I held James’ latest story in my two paws. In the next, the story was published on the web. “This is the web,” James said; “it’s where dreams can come true.” In that moment, I knew I was in the right place....
02.06.2026
Digital minimalism
This is my entry for this month’s Bear Blog Carnival, on the topic of staying connected while practicing digital minimalism. Thank you Juni for hosting the Carnival, and for choosing such a fascinating topic!
Over the last two years, I have tried to be more intentional about...
Chat community for web writers?
I have several ideas swirling around for projects I would like to see happen. Sometimes, these ideas manifest as a project. Wonders of Web Weaving was inspired by my interest in having more discussions about the indie web. Other times, ideas make their way onto this blog to s...
Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 4
The fourth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out: In Episode 4, I chat with Marisabel, the author of Konfetti Explorations. We talk about, among other things, websites as gardens, sharing art on one's personal website, and seasons of making our websites. I hope you enjoy the episode! Wonders of Web Weaving has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.
🎬 BLOOD INCANTATION - All Gates Open: In Search of Absolute Elsewhere
letterboxd.com/danielpietzsch/film/blood-incantation-all-gates-open-in-search/
They showed this at the local cinema, the Atelier. I always enjoy a good studio documentation - especially one of such an interesting band and one that's as well done as this one. And I'm very glad no one fell off that roof, WTF!?
👍 Recommended!
Next event: Deine Freunde on June 6, 2026, 17:00 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen.
🎬 Burn After Reading
I wanted a Coen movie, I got a Coen movie. Absolutely hilarious. And another fantastic cast. They were all a delight to watch, but I probably liked John Malkovich's performance the most. Also loved the idea with the CIA guy reporting those summaries of what had happened. Clever and funny.
👍 Recommended!
Next event: Deine Freunde on June 6, 2026, 17:00 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen.
Distinguishing user and system content
When I was designing the inline message to indicate a link in a user’s Artemis reader has been flagged as malicious, I intentionally designed the system message and state to be distinguished from the user-set author name.
Here is what the final design looked like:
The Artemi...
Flagging suspicious websites in Artemis
Artemis now has a feature to flag websites that you have subscribed to as suspicious. This feature appears in two places:
In the “Report spam or domain takeover: Report website as suspicious” link that appears on the page where you edit an author you are following, and;On the...
JUnited 2026
In recent weeks, I have been talking with a lot of people about personal websites. In so many of my discussions, I mention that one of the reasons I love coming back to my personal website is the community around the indie web: people all over the world sharing what interests...
Creative spaces
In her love letter to creative spaces, Britt appreciates “anywhere that is welcoming to the big table full of slightly chaotic artists who might make a mess of their carpet from time to time.” Reading through the article brought to mind memories of a table in my school that f...
Waiting; writing
I love to write while I am walking around in the world. I keep a digital notebook in which I write down what I observe: sights, sounds, scents; emotions, hopes, dreams. The smile I see as two friends embrace each other in a hug as the person who has been waiting patiently at ...
Home
I remember I was on a trip a few years ago to a place I had wanted to visit for years. Toward the end of the trip, I said to someone that I “missed the poetry” of home. I had come all this way to a place I had dreamed of, had the best of times, and heard the most wonderful of...
Milk chews
Since I am thinking about delicious Scottish treats this evening, I thought this would be an apt time to write about another of my favourite Scottish sweets: milk chews.
A packet of milk chews. The left side of the tube of milk chews has a blue background with the label "Milk...
The caramel log
I have been a long-time lover of Tunnocks Caramel Wafers, made in Uddingston (near Glasgow), Scotland. Made with alternating thin layers of caramel and wafer and chocolate, Caramel Wafers are among my favourite biscuits. But today I learned of a Tunnocks product I had not yet...
30.05.2026
Mitigating floods of posts in Artemis
Note: The logic described in this post may be a stepping stone to a more robust system in the future. Please keep that in mind as you read and know that my solution may not be optimal, rather a start toward solving a problem.
This morning I opened Artemis and found a website...