#indieweb 2026-08-09

2026-08-09 UTC
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[tantek] Blaugust post 10/8 done. Almost 1/3 done! Today was easier — it's my blogiversary: https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary
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Loqi [preview] [Tantek Çelik] Today is my blog’s 24th blogiversary! I started my first (previous) blog on this 220th day of 2002 using static HTML + CSS and one file per (Gregorian) month, with fragment links for specific days, posts within a day, and topics within a post: ht...
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jak2k I'm unfortunately a bit behind on my Blaugust blosts. Gonna have to write 4 posts or so after sleeping!
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xiaoni hi, just found this community. i have a small site at https://xiaoni.liahuas.top — happy 24th blogiversary tantek!
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[capjamesg] jak2k This year you don’t have to write every day to participate in Blaugust.
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[capjamesg] https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/ has more on the criteria for participation.
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jak2k I know but I want to do the 31.
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thamara_k [tantek] happy blogiversary!
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[tantek] thank you!
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[jeremycherfas] Is that the bot that crashed the recent HWC?
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doesnm crashed? 0_0
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[jeremycherfas] gatecrashed. https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-05-hwc-asia-pacific-incident
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doesnm weird. And because of some abusers people hate ai more
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[jeremycherfas] Weird indeed. There’s certainly a place for some AI/LLM but for me the worst is dumb illustrations where no illustration is actually needed. If the words can’t do it, a dumb illustration is not going to help.
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Loqi [indienews] New post: "Geohashes for my photos" https://kiko.io/post/Geohashes-for-my-photos/
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rpuls_ Hi, new here 👋 I’m Rasmus, a software engineer from Europe and a big open-source enthusiast. I’m gradually moving more of my digital life toward things I can own and control myself, and building open-source tools along the way. I also run funkyton.com where I write about some of that stuff 🙂 Looking forward to connecting with like-minded people and learning how others approach the independent web.
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[capjamesg] Welcome!
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