#indieweb 2026-02-22
2026-02-22 UTC
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minami yo
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# valerieflynn Yesterday & today did some work and remodeling on my personal website. Feeling accomplished corralling all my slash pages together and creating new ones.
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# valerieflynn https://valerieflynn.com/
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# status_bolt Hi everyone.
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mahboubine status_bolt: Heyyy
# status_bolt How long has the indieweb been around? In my head I'd think it has always been around, just not labelled as such I suppose. If that is correct, then has there been an uptick in recent years as the threat of big tech becomes more apparent?
# mahboubine I just found my first ever blog from when I was just 11 years old
# mahboubine i've been looking for it for so long
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# status_bolt That sounds nice. I checked out your site by accident, not realizing clicking on your nick would take me there. Just read your article on deliberate fun, an interesting read.
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[jeremycherfas] Hey Corvus, with a name like that you definitely need a /caw page.
# [jeremycherfas] What is caw?
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Loqi 🐦⬛ A caw is the sound of a crow's call and a page on several IndieWeb sites typically at /caw, the contents varying based on interpretation https://indieweb.org/caw
# status_bolt Only learnt about the indieweb yesterday, first site where I found myself quite interested.
# mahboubine Thank you status! I need to get back into writing soon
# mahboubine my last article was over a year ago
# status_bolt loqi you mentioned "A Web Revival: the Internet didn't die, you're just not on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkUgOT22F5s" in the other channel, #stream. Just wanted to say that was the video that bought me here.
# mahboubine where are you joining the indieweb chat? irc, discord or matrix?
# status_bolt mahboubine it read well. Not to short, not too long. Well formatted and relatable in some areas.
# [jeremycherfas] That brought quite a few people. I have not watched it yet.
# status_bolt I am using chat.indieweb.org, why do you ask?
# mahboubine nice, I really appreciate the feedback, that's one of my favorite articles
# mahboubine Indieweb chat lets you join from many places, all platforms are linked to each other
# mahboubine so someone using discord can chat with someone from irc without switching platforms
# status_bolt yeah I read about that I think before joining the chat. I am moving away from big tech so looking at alternative communication platforms. IRC I have not used in a long time but it is more appealing now.
# mahboubine nice!
# status_bolt for now I am just using the web interface at chat.indieweb.org
# mahboubine once you get your own site (if you don't have one already) you can add yourself to the indieweb wiki
# mahboubine and your name will automatically be clickable like mine
# status_bolt I see. Looking to run a website at the moment is not for me, maybe in the future. I want to move to a better internet and this is one of the places I have found on my travels.
# status_bolt Gives me hope.
# mahboubine cool!
# status_bolt I see you run linux. Something I am planning on moving to as I see big techs plan what they are doing, where they are headed and I want out. Is linux your daily driver? If so do you still use other OS's?
# mahboubine status_bolt: missed your message, linux has been my daily driver and only system for 6 years
# mahboubine I've used everything from fully fledged environments to barebones text only systems
# mahboubine but now I've settled on something some might call "for normies"
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# status_bolt I have settled on mint. I am a beginner, with linux though have been testing it in a vm, moving to what I think is called workflow from windows to linux so I have been moving to cross platform software. Having a glance at your linux articles it is clear you are quite familiar and couple that with the fact you are a programmer. I'm just a normal person who has enough of a tech mind to realise that linux is the first step on the journey for me.
# status_bolt Was part of your decision to move to linux a reaction to the erasure of privacy that you get with big tech?
# Loqi The timeline briefly documents key IndieWeb (and influencing thereof) terms/ideas/concepts, inventions, implementations, specifications, events, and other achievements; people involved, and dates/URLs for each https://indieweb.org/timeline
# status_bolt Ah thanks guys I'll check it out.
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# status_bolt35 mahboubine did I do this right, connecting over IRC now. Hi.
# mahboubine status_bolt35: copy
# mahboubine we read you loud and clear
# status_bolt35 mahboubine using the web interface rather than a locally installed application. I'll maybe look into something cross platform at some point. Just playing around for now.
# mahboubine that's totally fine
# mahboubine no need to delve into the deep end from the first day
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[KevinMarks] [edit] https://youtu.be/1h35jMUrNmg?t=75m is where Jeff an d I kick off on protocols and how they work
# [Jacob_Hall] [edit] Related: https://archive.org/details/RealtimeGPSSharingIndieWebCampDusseldorf2019
# pcarrier[d] [edit] does https://found.as/never get inlined by Discord, do I wonder
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# status_bolt35 Apologies for the joined flooding. I think I have it sorted now.
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# status_bolt35 mahboubine OK, I think I'm settled a bit more now in IRC. Thanks.
# mahboubine no worries
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# status_bolt aaaand the nick is available now on IRC. Cool.
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capjamesg [edit] There are also lots of webrings listed on https://indieweb.org/webring which link to many personal websites across different themes.
# addam89 Oh I didn't know you can join discord servers through IRC? That's pretty cool, haven't used it in some years
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# PainterPainting hey i hope everyone is doing alright. im new here. came from a youtube video
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# TokenPapaya Hallo :)
# TokenPapaya Also found out about this place from youtube, it sounded so cool :)
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# TokenPapaya Gonna look into trying to make my own site, always wanted to no idea how it works.
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# Loqi February Movie Club is starting soon! Join us! https://events.indieweb.org/vMrq9VUk2jyr
# [Al_Abut] sorry, hang on, having technical difficulties
# [Al_Abut] having difficulties logging into the host account… 😞
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# [Sophia_wood] Thanks! let me know if I can do anything.
# [Al_Abut] do you have host access?
# [Al_Abut] putting out a bat signal to [tantek]
# [Al_Abut] yeah, can you start the zoom that’s in the calendar?
# [Al_Abut] and then transfer it to me
# [Sophia_wood] [tantek] thank you so much - I'm sorry you aren't feeling good today.
# [Al_Abut] 🤦
# [Al_Abut] ok, no worries, I’ll start my own
# [Al_Abut] join our rogue zoom here: https://events.indieweb.org/2026/02/february-movie-club-vMrq9VUk2jyr
# [Al_Abut] (zoom link has been updated)
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# [Al_Abut] zoom call ended! thank you so much to [Sophia_wood] and [trovster] for an inspiring discussion!!!
# [Al_Abut] etherpad is going to be open for a bit longer today in case there’s some other notes that I remember (like that Soderbergh link) and will be up here for a few hours more before being archived:
# [Al_Abut] ah, found it:
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# TokenPapaya is cloudflare good with privacy? i saw they have a free option, or is there another free domain registry which won't share my data, or a european hosted one?
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# Loqi A domain registrar is an organization that will register domain names for your personal domain for an annual fee https://indieweb.org/domain_registrar
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[tantek] ^ TokenPapaya see https://indieweb.org/domain_registrar#Opinions_&_Recommendations
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# Phot Hi!
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deathcomestotime Welcome Phot
# Phot I meant to name it pboy
# Phot I guess this will have to stick
# deathcomestotime phorever Phot now
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