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Matthias Ott Supports Webmention
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What’s Too Good to Be True?

The web platform is changing rapidly these days. With every major browser release, more and more powerful features get added, many of which are based on previous input about what web developers need to build better for the web. One way for browser vendors and developer advoc...

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• Matthias Ott

The Best Comment Section on the Internet

Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, recently sat down with Tim Ferriss to talk about a bunch of different things. One of those things: blogging. It might not come as a surprise, but Matt described blogging as one of the most rewarding things he did...

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• Matthias Ott

2024: The Year of the Personal Website

At the beginning of 2023, I wrote in a blog post which I titled The Year of the Personal Website: In the search for a permanent home on the web, more and more people are now rediscovering the personal website as a pla...

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Own Your Web – Issue 6: The Year of the Personal Website

Hi All! 🤗 At the beginning of this year, I wrote in a blog post which I titled The Year of the Personal Website: In the search for a permanent home on the web, more and more people are now rediscovering the personal website as a place to share and document their thoughts and...

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Own Your Web – Issue 6: The Year of the Personal Website

Hi All! 🤗 At the beginning of this year, I wrote in a blog post which I titled The Year of the Personal Website: In the search for a permanent home on the web, more and more people are now rediscovering the personal website as a place to share and document their thoughts and...

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Own Your Web – Issue 5: For Everyone

Hi All! 🤗 In the previous issues, we looked at how you can choose a domain name, how a personal website can change your life, and what people are using to build their sites. But Matthias, I hear you say, that all sounds a lot like something that requires a lot of technical k...

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Own Your Web – Issue 5: For Everyone

Hi All! 🤗 In the previous issues, we looked at how you can choose a domain name, how a personal website can change your life, and what people are using to build their sites. But Matthias, I hear you say, that all sounds a lot like something that requires a lot of technical k...

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Own Your Web – Issue 4: First We Pick Our Tools

Hi All! 🤗 In the previous issues, we looked at how having a personal website can change your life and what’s in a domain name. Once you’re fired up and registered your domain though, your next decision is probably the one which will have the biggest overall impact and also s...

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Own Your Web – Issue 4: First We Pick Our Tools

Hi All! 🤗 In the previous issues, we looked at how having a personal website can change your life and what’s in a domain name. Once you’re fired up and registered your domain though, your next decision is probably the one which will have the biggest overall impact and also s...

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Aaron Parecki

I took the High-Speed Brightline Train from Miami to Orlando with only two hours notice

It was 11am at the Fort Lauderdale airport, an hour after my non-stop flight to Portland was supposed to have boarded. As I had been watching our estimated departure get pushed back in 15 minute increments, I finally received the dreaded news over the loudspeaker - the flight was cancelled entirely. As hordes of people started lining up to rebook their flights with the gate agent, I found a quiet spot in the corner and opened up my laptop to look at my options.

Matthias Ott Supports Webmention
• Matthias Ott

Climate Optimism

It’s not going well. After all-time heat records were shattered worldwide during heat waves across all continents and ongoing wildfires eradicated 5 % of the entire forest area of Canada, 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded (1.43°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial...

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Own Your Web – Issue 3: Life-Changing

Hi All! 🤗 So, you registered a domain. And you started working on your personal site. Maybe you already got a first version of your site online. Perhaps you even published a few posts. But suddenly, there’s this question in your head: “But – is it worth it?” Almost everyone ...

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Own Your Web – Issue 3: Life-Changing

Hi All! 🤗 So, you registered a domain. And you started working on your personal site. Maybe you already got a first version of your site online. Perhaps you even published a few posts. But suddenly, there’s this question in your head: “But – is it worth it?” Almost everyone ...

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Own Your Web – Issue 2: What’s in a Name?

Hi All! 🤗 Let’s talk about one of the first things to consider when setting up your personal website: the name, or to be more specific, the domain name. Picking a domain name is something people often struggle with, because it comes with a few questions: What is a “good” dom...

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Own Your Web – Issue 2: What’s in a Name?

Hi All! 🤗 Let’s talk about one of the first things to consider when setting up your personal website: the name, or to be more specific, the domain name. Picking a domain name is something people often struggle with, because it comes with a few questions: What is a “good” dom...

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• Matthias Ott

No Borders

Where were you in 2013 and what were you doing back then? What have you done over those last ten years? How have the last ten years changed your life, your work, or what’s important to you? I don’t know about you, but I definitely don’t often pause to reflect about the past ...

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Aaron Parecki

OAuth for Browser-Based Apps Draft 15

After a lot of discussion on the mailing list over the last few months, and after some excellent discussions at the OAuth Security Workshop, we've been working on revising the draft to provide clearer guidance and clearer discussion of the threats and consequences of the various architectural patterns in the draft.

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• Matthias Ott

My New Newsletter: Own Your Web

I just sent out the first i...

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Own Your Web – Issue 1: Your Superpower

Hi All! Welcome to Own Your Web! 🎉 First of all, I’d like to thank you again for signing up! 🤗 When I shared the link to the newsletter last weekend, I did not expect that so many people would subscribe so quickly. I’m overwhelmed by the response and I see it as a sign that ...

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Own Your Web – Issue 1: Your Superpower

Hi All! Welcome to Own Your Web! 🎉 First of all, I’d like to thank you again for signing up! 🤗 When I shared the link to the newsletter last weekend, I did not expect that so many people would subscribe so quickly. I’m overwhelmed by the response and I see it as a sign that ...