#stream 2023-08-07
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Loqi [masto.nyc/@jmac] As a lifelong nerd and an #Indieweb fan to boot, I absolutely see the appeal of "Everything is just a post".I also recognize that sometimes you have to compromise on perfect, symmetrical beauty in order to shape technology into how people actually want to use it. (And, perhaps... (https://masto.nyc/@jmac/110845414891503323)
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[tantek] lol use is semi-orthogonal to architecture, as in, as long as the architecture supports the desired use, you're fine. the error here is presumably the assumption (or sometimes practice 🤦♂️ ) of backend-driven UI design where a developer says ooh a list of post types in my schema, this means I should give the user a Create button with a submenu of all the post types!
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# Loqi [c.im/@jake4480] Writing a new post for my cartoon blog to feature a few posts from this other blog that did a lot of great posts about old animation. But as I was writing and doing my research, I realized the posts for this other blog stopped in 2017 (after being active since 2009). Such a... (https://c.im/@jake4480/110845967426848518)
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# Loqi [manton.org] Today we added Pixelfed cross-posting to Micro.blog. This joins our existing set of cross-posting services like Mastodon, Tumblr, Flickr, Bluesky, Nostr, and others.... (https://www.manton.org/2023/08/07/pixelfed-crossposting-in.html)
# Loqi I like eye-candy for my #WordPress #hCard and for the longest time I did override the generic icon for missing SVGs via CSS. This never fixed the titles thought and after starting to mass non descriptive links all named “website” I started to dig into the code... (https://beko.famkos.net/2023/08/07/15628749/)
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# Loqi Dammit I started a branch on Goldfrog to play with the #micropub api, and now that it’s in pieces on the editor floor, I have 3 more features I want to add. #indieweb #blogging... (http://monkinetic.blog/2023/08/07/#txt-0bba471)
# Loqi [gregorlove.com] I got a spammy message via my contact page from “PostBy AI” trying to sell me on adding a chatbot to my site to answer customer questions, generate leads, yada yada. Annoying, but not a big deal in itself.... (https://gregorlove.com/2023/08/i-got-a-spammy/)
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# Loqi [gregorlove.com] I got a spammy message via my contact page from “PostBy AI” trying to sell me on adding a chatbot to my site to answer customer questions, generate leads, yada yada. Annoying, but not a big deal in itself.... (https://gregorlove.com/2023/08/i-got-a-spammy/)