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@capjamesg Building a “boutique” search engine is difficult but worth it if you have a clear goal in mind.
I am building one for the #indieweb community:
All the code is open-sourced too :) (https://jamesg.blog/webmentions/2021-10-20-579) https://twitter.com/sariazout/status/1450456864949407745 (twitter.com/_/status/1450720252497641472)
# @capjamesg ↩️ Functionality, too. IndieWeb Search adds custom queries that have community relevance (i.e. finding rel="me" links, or finding other rel tags). (twitter.com/_/status/1450721912703922178)
# @capjamesg ↩️ IndieWeb Search is powered by a custom-built crawler that reads #microformats. Because the community uses microformats heavily, the search engine has been able to incorporate some community-specific features. (twitter.com/_/status/1450721568368246787)
# @capjamesg ↩️ Thanks for the mention @JustbrowsingOO. IndieWeb Search is still early but the goal is to achieve exactly what @nathanjrobinson mentioned: create a useful research tool for our community members.
And all the source code is open source to encourage participation. (twitter.com/_/status/1450736846007328770)
# @capjamesg ↩️ I have written quite a bit about personal search and a tad about building IndieWeb Search too: https://indieweb-search.jamesg.blog/results?query=site%3A%22jamesg.blog%22+search (twitter.com/_/status/1450737355955089412)
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Murray[d] tantek: throwing in some thoughts on "scratch your own itch". I really like the duality of "cook what you eat"/"eat what you cook"; I think it's positive that the principles are clearly linked together. That said, I generally prefer "make what you want" (or similar literal variations) as it feels more obvious and less jargon-like. I'd personally prefer something like "make what you want"/"use what you make" to 'replace' those two principle
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@ecowebhostinguk Have you ever heard about the IndieWeb? Build your own websites and take control of your online world. @JamieTanna talks @technottingham through the basics in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFXOZww5mmE (twitter.com/_/status/1450748718039408642)
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@harrycresswell Last week @stephenajulu asked me how I automate my newsletters using RSS and Mailchimp. With a POSSE approach and good old RSS the process is very easy.
https://harrycresswell.com/writing/automating-newsletter-posse-rss/
#indieWeb (twitter.com/_/status/1450787222265999365)
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# @capjamesg ↩️ And technically someone could build an entirely different UI on top of the search engine I am building for the IndieWeb when I think about it. (twitter.com/_/status/1450831373263151106)
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capjamesg[d] Some wiki gardening / updates [tantek] per our chats yesterday.
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[tantek] Murray[d] indeed I agree with your analysis and conclusions. The direct and parallel "make what you want", "use what you make" are good updates to the principles (which I think I already did because there was enough consensus at the time?), and then the parallel metaphors of "cook what you want", "eat what you cook" are good in a descriptive way.
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tantek.com edited /Falcon (+464) "/* Working On */ avoid Twitter POSSE if reply lacks @" (view diff)
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pstuifzand what is ekster reader
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Loqi Ekster Reader is a Microsub reader, running in a browser https://indieweb.org/Ekster_Reader
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