Watched: Crime 101. I liked this. Has a little bit of the same vibe as Heat, almost. The name doesn’t fit… Didn’t get what they were going for with the “101” until after watching it. 📺
People and blogs involved with and about the IndieWeb community, the fediverse, and/or the open web in general.
Knicks won in a blowout. As disturbing as Thursday's game was, today we are feeling no pain. Go Knicks! ;-)
Ben Werdmuller
• Ben Werdmuller
Sustaining innovation has failed us. It's time to think more radically
Some innovations create a new future that serves people better. Some sustain the status quo. It's time to think more radically.
Ben Werdmuller
• Ben Werdmuller
AI is not a magic wand and it wont fix your problems
Without investment in people, processes, and working conditions, AI becomes merely "a technological smoke screen for deeper institutional decline."
Ben Werdmuller
• Ben Werdmuller
The world is not a database
One of the most important pieces of AI commentary: "software brain" is important to understand if we want to get through this era with our humanity intact.
I wrote about Jeopardy, Firefox, Matt, Silicon Valley and the writer's web in a long comment on Doc's blog. Here's a quote. "What we really need is interop. If the source is free that’s great. But right now we have silos everywhere and I want WordPress, perhaps along with Firefox to help us boot up the writer's web."
Taytos with Jack at Cork airport
Taytos with Jack at Cork airport
I know people joke about everyone in Ireland knowing everyone else, but I just got off the plane in Cork and the customs officer is my cousin.
I know people joke about everyone in Ireland knowing everyone else, but I just got off the plane in Cork and the customs officer is my cousin.
Going to Cork. brb
Going to Cork. brb
Big sigh a relief from Spurs fans tonight. Whew. This team is well coached. Love seeing Dylan Harper show up just when he’s needed. Steph Castle great too. 🏀
If the announcers say that Wemby is out one more time I’m going to lose my mind. Yes, we know! 🏀
Tonight UT is remembering staff and faculty who have passed away by darkening the tower except for two rings of lights near the top. We sat for a while and listened to the bells.
Chris Aldrich
• Chris Aldrich
Caught up with a friend I’ve known for over 30 years, for the first time in 5 years. The 4 hours we spent together flew by in a matter of minutes.
This Week in the IndieWeb
April 17-24, 2026
Recent Events
From events.indieweb.org/archive:
Homebrew Website Club - Eastern
Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00pm
Online! Zoom!
Homebrew Website Club Europe/London
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00pm
Homebrew Website Club - Düsseldorf/Germany
Tuesday, Apr...
I want writing to be as open as podcasting. The pattern is ridiculously easy to apply. If this were on a a high school math test, it would be too easy, everyone would get it right. How do you make text work like podcasting? 1. You look for a brain-dead obvious choice for tex...
LLM prices
I’ve been trying to find the right balance of AI models to use in Micro.blog. Currently we use a few different flavors of GPT, including OpenAI’s cheaper “flex” version when speed doesn’t matter much, such as in the background work that powers Inkwell’s Reading Recap feature...
Friday session
Friday session
Marked-up Mac minis on Ebay, going for almost $1k… Nutty. Better to just get a MacBook Neo.
Afternoon tea and tunes
Afternoon tea and tunes