RSL (Really Simple Licensing) can extend RSS feeds to describe how content is licensed for AI. They’re launching with lots of backers and quotes. Some overlap with Creative Commons Signals, which I blogged about a few months ago. Found via John Spurlock.
People and blogs involved with and about the IndieWeb community, the fediverse, and/or the open web in general.
Ben Werdmuller
• Ben Werdmuller
Using technology skills for positive change

Let's help build the world we want to see.
It’s going to be a busy day, juggling several different things with work and life. Starting the morning with Summer Moon. Love that exclamation point. ☕️

Matt Mullenweg
• Matt
Techmeme 20
It’s New Apple Stuff day, so the headlines are being dominated by that, but it’s worth taking a step back and paying homage to the site that has been the front page of tech news for two decades now, Techmeme. I’ve been a daily visitor since it started, and I appreciate how they pair the … Continue reading Techmeme 20 →
Lessons for custom WordPress plugins and themes
Trying not to read too much into Apple calling it iPhone Air, not iPhone 17 Air. Maybe it doesn’t get a yearly update? Maybe just to make it seem even more unique? I can’t see Apple dropping the numbers anytime soon because so much rides on hyping up iPhone sales each year.
Lessons for custom WordPress plugins and themes
Caught up with the Apple Event. Took me 30 minutes to realise I was watching last year’s event.
Anil Dash blogs about how Tim Cook sold out Steve Jobs. I take slight issue with the U2 joke, but otherwise I think it’s right:
The son of an immigrant, a child of the counterculture, a man offering an unmistakable fuck-you to Big Brother, and a person who, above all, would never kiss the ass of someone who had absolutely awful taste. This was Steve Jobs.
It’s ambitious for Apple to ship all of their version 26 operating systems on the same day next week. I thought macOS could wait a couple weeks. I’ll probably submit the Micro.blog iOS update soon-ish, when I can get the UI quirks fixed.
Spent a little time going through old pull requests on JSON Feed, merging in links for the website. There is still a lot to catch up on. Time flies! And I didn’t realize that the lack of communication on my part was holding folks up from fully embracing it.
I want to say that the orange iPhone is the official Micro.blog-themed phone, but the orange color isn’t really a close enough match. Gonna have to see these phones in person. Especially curious about the weight and balance of the Air.
The iPhone 17 Pro actually looks like a pretty big change. Aluminum, huge camera bump, crazy thermal system, faster AI, presumably more RAM.
Hypertension notification is fantastic in theory, but I’m skeptical that this can be done without a new sensor. Seems impossible with heart rate data alone. But I guess if it only sometimes works, it still has the potential to save lives.
ArtLung
• Joe Crawford
Productively Miscellaneous
My cousin, who I wrote about recently, has been discharged. This is the best and most significant news for my circle lately. I have been listening to CMAT lately. I first started listening when I came across Jamie Oliver Petrol Station and now EURO-COUNTRY is on heavy rotation for me. It apparently has stopped a...
Met this little cutie on the beach.

Met this little cutie on the beach.
My requests for Interop 2026 | Clagnut by Richard Rutter
Every one of these five proposals is worth a vote.
Mind you, Rich’s cynicism is understandable.
Reading Nobber by Oisín Fagan.
Reading Nobber by Oisín Fagan.
Dave Winer posted notes from his recent recording about why blogging lost to social networks. I’m smiling at the Radio WordLand name. My blog started on Radio Userland! (Then Movable Type → WordPress → Micro.blog.)
iPhone announcement day. I do not need a new phone, but I am curious about the iPhone Air. Years ago, I switched to the iPhone 5C just for a change, and actually liked the color and plastic. But I can’t see giving up the best cameras now. 📱