I absolutely bloody love Haim, and they didn’t disappoint this evening.
People and blogs involved with and about the IndieWeb community, the fediverse, and/or the open web in general.
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Echoes of Connection
In 1977, NASA launched two spaceships carrying two golden records into the void of interstellar space. The Voyager Golden Records contained instructions for playing its contents, finding Earth in the cosmos (oh my …), as well as images, a variety of natural sounds, musical s...
Write Code That Runs in the Browser, or Write Code the Browser Runs - Jim Nielsen’s Blog
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-control-equals-less-performance/
So instead of asking yourself, “How can I write code that does what I want?” Consider asking yourself, “Can I write code that ties together things the browser already does to accomplish what I want (or close enough to it)?”
Manuel Moreale — Everything Feed
• Manuel Moreale
IndieWeb Carnival: On Ego
Ego is one of those words that’s difficult to parse. I find language to be an imperfect tool in the quest to describe the inner workings of the mind, because in there, things tend to be fuzzy, while words are often sharp, pointing to distinct concepts that are seldom found i...
Remembering Glitch: a game for the whimsical
Responses
I had a very pleasant experience last week while I was reading through the RSS feeds I’m subscribed to. I came across two blog posts that were responding to blog posts of my own.
Robin Sloan wrote a post clarifying his position after I linked to him in my post about the sli...
House of Dynamite
House of Dynamite is a fantastic movie, it deserved the great reviews it's getting, and I found it easy to watch, though a lot of reviewers said it wasn't. It's exactly the kind of movie I like -- political thriller with ideas rich with intrigue. Great acting and writing. It...
Your vote your chess move
I changed the header graphic on Scripting News today to raise a question with NYC voters. Bill de Blasio was mayor. He was elected with great vision, but the politics of NY are not in sync with the ambitions of dreamers. The police union didn't like him. I'm sure they would ...
Layoutit Terra - CSS Terrain Generator
It’s wild what you can do with CSS these days!
Coco in the sun.
Coco in the sun.
Reading Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield.
Reading Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield.
The AI Gold Rush Is Cover for a Class War
Under the guise of technological inevitability, companies are using the AI boom to rewrite the social contract — laying off employees, rehiring them at lower wages, intensifying workloads, and normalizing precarity. In short, these are political choices masquerading as technical necessities, AI is not the cause of the layoffs but their justification.
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Linear() Is Not Linear
My gut feeling tells me that not that many people have yet heard of or used the linear() easing function, one of the most exciting newer additions to CSS. Looking at the stats in the State of CSS survey, this is somewhat confirmed: only about 30 percent of respondents have u...
Matt Mullenweg
• Matt
November Atlantic
The Atlantic November issue is lovely, focused on the American Revolution. I particularly enjoyed: So pick up a copy as you pass through an airport or by a newstand. I consider it a very worthwhile subscription. It might be better to read in print or through Apple News+ as their website a bit broken for … Continue reading November Atlantic →
Machine Knitting: sleeves!
This post will be part of a series, as I join KnitFactoryImpl's knitalong of a set in sleeve crew neck sweater for channel members. KnitFactoryImpl (aka Carson)'s videos have been a huge help and source of inspiration on my short knitting journey so far, so it's really fun t...
ArtLung
• Joe Crawford
Finally!
A surfer said to me on Friday: “Finally!” I asked… “Finally?” “Winter’s Here” he said. Big waves, closeouts. Fun.
ArtLung
• Joe Crawford
Closeout City
It was big. Surfers could not get out. Waves too big and crashy. Windy. Not appealing to surfers because there’s no wave lip to ride, the waves just crash over into whitewater. I saw another bodysurfer out. I love being out in big chaotic surf. Keeps me on my toes.
Watching the Longhorns game with family today was a nice distraction from everything else going on for me right now. Great comeback win. Hopefully Arch Manning is okay. 🏈
WordPress and AI
I see that the WordPress world is getting interested in adding AI features. I had some ideas a few years ago, about how I would like AI to be hooked up to blogging, and the ideas have developed a bit in the years since.
As a writer I want most is every bit of writing I’ve p...
Matt Mullenweg
• Matt
Automattic 20 & Counter-claims
It’s a bit of Automattic lore, but although I founded the company in June 2005, CNET asked me to stay on for a few more months to finish out some projects, which I did. Our HR systems have me as the second employee, after Donncha O Caoimh (still at the company!) So today is my … Continue reading Automattic 20 & Counter-claims →