03.06.2026
Feeds from people participating in the IndieWebCamp Düsseldorf, April 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....
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
The 252nd Carnival of Mathematics
I loved some of the things Fractal Kitty rounded up, especially Hawzen's amazing effort to identify a fossil mollusc shell purely on the basis of gross morphology, here. I kinda sorta understand the maths, though not in any great detail, especially this:
Naturally, the distance between two shells s1 and s2 is squared euclidean distance between their contour points:
Naturally!
Is it the species they think it is? Who cares.
BurgeonLab: Full-text
• Naty S
Style Guide: A Reference to Visual Elements
A reference page documenting how most visual elements are rendered on BurgeonLab.
BurgeonLab: Full-text
• Naty S
How to Prevent Hugo From Publishing Draft Posts Accidentally
See how I added a pre-build step using a Bash script in my Hugo deployment workflow to check for the draft status of Markdown content. By using stricter linting rules than Hugo’s default draft behaviour, it can catch and prevent drafts from being accidentally published.
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...
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
Testing syndication from idno, which had disappeared ...
Testing syndication from idno, which had disappeared a while back. I wasn't happy with the formatting of the shared post before, so perhaps this will prompt me to improve that. No good. Reverting to CDN's fix
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
Testing this reply
Testing this reply
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
Testing Webmentions from idno
Monthly report: May 2026
There is not a lot of external evidence for what has been a very busy month one way and another, but I know.
Highlights of the month:
Garden on the terrace growing fit to bust
Visit to a fabulous paeony nursery; mine still blind after all these years
Tried an audio clip ag...
BurgeonLab: Weeknotes
• Naty S
Weeknote 2026-W22: Bitwarden Alternatives & Links Roundup
Getting to meet Brennan, a blogger I followed for a long time via the IndieWeb, some new features on my site and considering leaving Bitwarden.
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
I embarked on trying to update a ...
I embarked on trying to update a web mentions plugin for my other site, which uses the Grav CMS. I fear that the work may be beyond me, even with the help of an LLM, but we shall see. So I want to follow the Posse of Webmention Scratch-Builders even though I have little to contribute.
#IndieWeb
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
I do have vague recollections of caffeine ...
I do have vague recollections of caffeine being a sleep blocker rather than an arousal mechanism of some sort, and I have to say I have never personally experienced a coffee buzz nor coffee induced insomnia.
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
Guerilla Gardening.
Last time I tried this the forces of evil prevailed quite quickly. Maybe this time will be better, maybe times have changed.
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.
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
2026-06-01
Researchers in Sweden optimised school lunches to reduce GHG emissions while staying essentially the same. Negative result very positive; no changes in amount eaten, amount wasted and meal satisfaction.