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Loqi [@QueerMatters] I did a lil #blog post about #programming and #technoableism : https://thinkymeat.neocities.org/posts/developers-and-technoableism/ #ableism #disabled #blog #indieweb #developers (https://mstdn.social/@QueerMatters/115619218739489879)
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[tantek] ^ pretty good post written in a very informal and raw "blog" tone of voice. Though labeled a rant, lots of thoughtful and empathetic bits inside
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[Al_Abut] Agreed, that was a good read. I’ve never heard of misusing alt text for programmatic reasons, that’s infuriating.
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Loqi [@Mornixu_Bane] Well, I had #Drupal running on my #Yunohost server, I had the #IndieWeb and related modules installed, and then, I just *had* to activate HTTP authentication 🫠 Bye bye website, I'll bring you back tomorrow 🥲 (https://mastodon.social/@Mornixu_Bane/115619320441084809)
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[tantek] [Al_Abut] it's an unfortunate developer pattern. Mastodon abusing "summary" for "Content Warning" for example
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[tantek] (Thus ruining proper use of AP/AS2 "summary" for everyone else)
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[tantek] Also somewhat a corner you paint yourself into (as a dev) by using Markdown as your "data model". Now you're stuck with the constraints of Markdown so when you need to add a feature (image sizes) you're tempted to abuse whatever seemingly unused "slot" it has nearby
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[Al_Abut] Super unfortunate to hear that pattern but I guess it’s not surprising now that I know, given human nature b
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[Al_Abut] You see so many flavors of markdown that I figured the extensibility is built in or done properly. Then again I never lifted the hood and flashed a light.
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[tantek] Markdown is generally very rigid and NOT extensible, that's exactly why there are so many forks/flavors
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[tantek] It's one of the challenges that I'm very acutely aware of as I gradually design and implement my replacement.
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[tantek] Extensibility in plain text is very challenging
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[Al_Abut] You’re designing a replacement for… markdown? Because the grammar makes it sound like you could also be building a replacement Tantek 🤖
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[tantek] Yes a replacement for Markdown that actually sticks the primary design goal instead of abandoning it when things got hard.
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Loqi [@ratika] What is the earliest book you remember reading? https://chavanniclass.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/picture-books-encyclopedias/ #literature #reading #books #wikipedia #AI #grokipedia #knowledge #learning #childhood #memories #blog #blogging #IndieWeb (https://scicomm.xyz/@ratika/115622152448684141)
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Loqi [@autumnstuff] https://autumnstuff.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/rest-be-thankful/ #blog #thanksgiving #writing #activitypub #journal #diary #holiday #smallweb #indieweb (https://mastodon.social/@autumnstuff/115622391781904871)
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Loqi [@desiree] I've been planning to share what media I'm into on a monthly basis for a long time now, but today I finally woke up inspired to do it. #blog #indieweb https://www.digitalprairie.blog/picks-of-the-month-november-2025/ (https://indieweb.social/@desiree/115622846420190749)
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Loqi [@yahoo] Another batch of Mastodon instances where the tech is strong and the terminals run deep. Adding a few more instances to the curated list of active Fediverse IT/tech/dev communities I bumped into recently:... (https://techhub.social/@yahoo/115623951552455928)
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Loqi [@chewie] @peach Have you tried following the #IndieWeb hashtag? There's some interesting stuff going on there. (https://mammut.gogreenit.net/@chewie/115624074630446655)
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[tantek] I wonder if that's the same David Peach at the top of https://indieweb.org/lost_sites#IndieWeb_Examples
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