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Sometimes when someone is talking I will hear a word and think I haven’t heard that one before! If I hear – or read – a word I haven’t heard before, I usually look it up. I wonder what this word means!, I think to myself. If I read a fun word, I used to make it my “word of the day” which I would share with friends. I don’t do this much anymore, although I had a lot of fun doing it – listening and spelunking for words in the veritable caverns of English to find a cool word. With that in mind, I have a word of the day for today! The word of the day is: haar. The Cambridge Dictionary defines haar as: a cold mist coming from the sea to the east of Scotland or northern England: Besides being a useful word to describe a weather condition common to Scotland – fog! – it is also fun to say. Haar. Said like a pirate would say arr, except with a “h” at the start.

I write my daily notes in Notion. I keep one long document called “Today” in which I keep track of TODOs and all my notes and observations from the day. While the page is called “Today”, it is a living document that often ends up getting very long. There have been a few times...

I publish both blog posts and wiki-like pages on my website. The difference between these two types of pages is that the former is written at a point in time whereas the later grows over time. One of my main uses for wiki pages are lists: of ideas, of movies to watch, of note...

Next Thursday, May 22nd at 6 pm, there’s going to be a Homebrew Website Club Düsseldorf. Co-organised by Schepp and myself, we plan this to be the first HWC event in a series of regular events.

I quote from the IndieWeb wiki page to explain what an HWC is:

Homebrew Website Club is a growing world-wide network of meetups for everyone who wants to take back their web experience from social media silos, and own their online identities & content, or just want support with blogging!

So, if you’re interested in this sort of thing, and can make it to Düsseldorf, you’d be very welcome to join. (We still have to confirm the location, and will update the event page as soon as possible.)

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Had a wonderful day attending A-Tag in Vienna. The (accessibility) talks were fantastic and it was a great pleasure meeting old and making new friends 👏🏻😍

@MadeMyDay @sir_pepe WTF!

We all should use the term "pollywoppus" more often. Especially to characterize politicians.

the rhythm of writing.

En route to Vienna along the beautiful river Rhine. ✨

Seeing someone wear an Eras Tour t-shirt (if you know you know). Writing with the glow of the sunset radiating through the window. The detail of the hand-painted illustration on the wall in a coffee shop. Saying something that makes someone laugh. A colleague leaving a sticker on my desk. Dream big., it read. Basking in the sun at lunchtime on a warm spring day. Sharing ideas with friends. Writing stories. Imagining.

After a long day, one of my favourite things to do is to get a sandwich from a supermarket. Today I was tempted by a meal deal: a sandwich, some fruit, and a bottle of water. The sandwich to fill me up, the fruit for something sweet (I love fruit!), and a bottle of water to n...

Weeknotes 2025-05-12 May 12, 2025, Jochen The thing about being wrong is that before you know you’re wrong, it feels •exactly• like being right. --Roman Mars Beyond Tellerrand 2025 ...

technica11y pausiert ab Mai 2025. Nach den Ereignissen zur letzte Episode werde ich die Zeit nutzen, das Format zu reflektieren, Versäumnisse aufzuarbeiten und weiterzuentwickeln. Ziel ist, meiner Verantwortung besser gerecht zu werden, den Webcast bewusster zu gestalten, Perspektivenvielfalt zu stärken und den Austausch in der Community besser zu fördern. Ich suche nach einer passenderen Form. Danke an alle, die #technica11y bisher begleitet und geprägt haben — auch mit kritischen Stimmen.

When I am motivated to make new things, my whiteboard becomes a living space. I jot down notes day and night: things I want to do, ideas I want to explore, phrases that come to mind. The ideas I am ready to turn into reality — wireframes, essay ideas, website thoughts — “grad...

I have a bookmarklet called “Edit” which, when clicked, takes me to the editing page of GitHub that corresponds to the page on my website that I am viewing. I described how the edit bookmarklet works in my post “My static site editing bookmarklet” earlier this year. Since th...

The email delivery problems seem to have eased and from what I can see, emails seem to get delivered again phew. I’ve also now improved the look and content of said emails. And for every list’s feeds - such as IndieWeb feeds - there’s now an OPML version/export available.

Foreword The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is holding its regular annual Advisory Board (AB) election this month. I was elected two years ago after being elected to a six month term (See full AB members history). This is my 2025 AB election nomination statement posted o...

Weeknotes 2025-05-05 May 5, 2025, Jochen I'm not passive aggressive unlike *some* people --Benack OBena Getting back to work after a conference week. Barely had time for anything else. ...

Last Friday I published my second Cybersecurity Friday post with three more key steps for cybersecurity. In summary:1. Different email address for each account, AKA email masking. Use or create a different email alias for each service you sign-up for.2. Different password for each account. This is a well known security technique against credential stuffing attacks.3. Use a password manager to autofill. Always using a password manager to autofill your login username (or email) and password can be a very effective method of reducing the chances of being phished.Full post with details: https://tantek.com/2025/122/b1/more-steps-indieweb-cybersecurity#CyberSecurity Friday #cyber #securityPreviously: https://tantek.com/2025/055/t1/three-steps-indieweb-cybersecurity

After four days of events, I’m feeling energized and exhausted at the same time. Had lots of great conversations and a fantastic time at both IndieWebCamp and Beyond Tellerrand! 👉 Florian’s photos: Monday, Tuesday. 👈