BTW thanks to Dave Carlick for noticing when I had fun writing a piece, laughing out loud at almost every sentence. Who's the biggest fan of my writing? Me. But sometimes I think of Dave C.
People and blogs involved with and about the IndieWeb community, the fediverse, and/or the open web in general.
Ben Werdmuller
• Ben Werdmuller
Community Survey 2026
How can I serve you over the coming year?
Federico Viticci blogged about how well suited the Mac is to AI agents, even running headless, compared to the more sandboxed iPad:
What’s different in 2026 is that these powerful agentic tools that are redefining coding and knowledge work, and which are centralizing productivity inside so-called “super apps”, aren’t coming to the iPad, but not for political or financial reasons: they’re Mac-only because only macOS is mature and open enough to support them.
Siri AI attempts to get around this limitation with an API that is only available to Apple, creating a kind of personal data silo.
Show your hands honor for the strange power they bring you – Aresluna
Put the kettle on. Marcin has another magnum opus on interaction design for you to read …and interact with.
Some things Claude is extremely tedious at.
Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 8
The eighth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out: In Episode 8, I chat with Brennan, the author of brennan.day. We talk about, among other things, writing routines, building community in the indie web, "start here" pages on personal websites, and more. I hope you enjoy the episode! Wonders of Web Weaving also has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.
LeBron James is moving on from the Lakers. LeBron has won an NBA championship with every team he’s played on. I’m curious to see how he wants to close out his career. 🏀
Earlier today I suggested doing an AI/UI overhaul for WordPress, and today I see the announcement of that from (apparently) an independent developer. Breath-taking.
A week in Ireland
A thoughtful blog post from Vlad Campos about a sort of “paradox” with Micro.blog’s integration with the fediverse. Most software design is a series of tradeoffs, and while imperfect I think the decisions we’ve made are right for Micro.blog. But we can evolve too… Trying to keep an open mind.
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship. Seemed obvious, but you never know these days. NPR:
…as Chief Justice Roberts observed, the men who wrote the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution after the Civil War defined citizenship in broad terms on purpose, rejecting the views of those who wanted to limit citizenship. The resulting language of the amendment says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.”
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The EFF gets everything wrong. It’s observable. Empirical. The EFF stands up for something that’s supposedly good for people and the web, but if you look closer, it’s actually bad for the web and the people, and serves the interest of big tech companies, usually Google.
I organize my work in OPML and have even taught Claude how to work with me in outlines.
I prefer to do my middle of the night iPad writing sprees on Twitter instead of Bluesky because no character limit. No one is going to read the stuff on either platform, so why not go for ease of use for writing.
Reading Medea by Rosie Hewlett.
Reading Medea by Rosie Hewlett.
Iʼm Now Sending Out Charmed Webmentions
Delightful first day at IndieWebCamp Nuremberg, great sessions, more than half led by first time IndieWebCamp participants!https://events.indieweb.org/2026/06/-indiewebcamp-nuremberg-7EIKg0lqfg93Session notes have been archived! Recordings coming soon.Want to join us for the IndieWeb Create Day tomorrow?https://indieweb.org/Create_DayIf you’re in Germany, hop on a train and join us in-person.Or join us with the Zoom remote participation option! Optionally add yourself here:* https://indieweb.org/2026/Nuremberg#Remote_ParticipantsWe’ll publish the Zoom link Sunday morning (CEST). Until then, feel free to join us in the chat for updates: https://chat.indieweb.org/#IndieWeb #IndieWebCamp #IWCNUR #IWCNUR2026 #hackathon #hackDay #createDay
Chris Aldrich
• Chris Aldrich
Food delivery robot trying to navigate a tight space. I thought for sure it was going to get stuck.
