#stream 2026-08-22

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Loqi [tantek.com] Latest strange “AI” (LLM) behavior in the #indieweb community: the same entity that showed up a few days ago (for a second time) joined the IndieWeb Slack (a bridge to our IRC) yesterday, introduced itself again, and seemingly engaged in human-like chat behavior.... (http://tantek.com/2026/233/t1/latest-strange-ai-llm-slack-chat)
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Loqi [@EatingHawaiianP1zza] Yo! @lunalapin was nice enough to make a 88x31 button for me! Now you can put it on the website if you want: http://popufur.vip 💜 #Furry #Anthro #Indieweb #Neocities (https://meow.social/@EatingHawaiianP1zza/117136353217217226)
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Loqi [@Amgine] @likelyjanlukas @ned ... (https://mamot.fr/@Amgine/117136388326103865)
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[tantek] ^ [capjamesg] Hawaiian pizza reference, someone must have found your /pizza page 😂
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gRegor they're dedicated, made it their username
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/popufur.vip] Yo! shadenexus.ca was nice enough to make one of those 88x31 Buttons for my site. Now you can put it on your website too if you want: popufur.vip 😊💜 #Furry #Anthro #SFW #Neocities #PixelArt #IndieWeb (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l3fba4fxst6o35565lqtatts/post/3mtn6fikefk2a)
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Loqi Yo! shadenexus.ca was nice enough to make one of those 88x31 Buttons for my site. Now you can put it on your website too if you want: popufur.vip 😊💜 #Furry #Anthro #SFW #Neocities #PixelArt #IndieWeb (https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:l3fba4fxst6o35565lqtatts/post/3mtn6fikefk2a)
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[tantek] gRegor indeed, and apparently someone else had "Pizza" instead of "P1zza"?!?
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Loqi [@cobb] I'm suspicious of all writing online now. I'm giving your new blog post or manifesto or project the side-eye. Is that AI? Are those the telltale signs of an LLM? It sure reads like it to me. Am I just seeing things? Or am I "right to push back here?" That's not very punk of you.... (https://dice.camp/@cobb/117136814210256895)
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[tantek] lol is that about the indiewebispunk domain?
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aaronpk I will admit I also had that thought. But I still enjoyed the read anyway
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[tantek] The author (Jim Mitchell) has been blogging since 2004, and blogged about getting the idea for the site, and specifically credited someone else for the original idea. All of that feels authentic
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[tantek] The writing is much "punchier" than typical slop. Sure it's theoretically possible the "right prompts" could produce such an effect but unlikely someone who is looking for mere fame would put that much effort into it
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aaronpk It definitely doesn't read like typical Claude speak
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/abnv.me] More than half of the traffic to my not-at-all popular website is now bots. #indieweb (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gckksq3w47mvvljzgyrt4pj2/post/3mtngvfvfahc2)
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Loqi [@abnv] More than half of the traffic to my not-at-all popular website is now bots. #indieweb (https://fantastic.earth/@abnv/117137277909378824)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/klau.si] ♻️ WeirdWriter: The Bookstore Hope sightlessscribbles.com/posts/t… #IndieWeb #Blog #Blogging #Blogs (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i7uartkbj7ktzo4tj4rq6oyi/post/3mtnkrqo6772d)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/haltregister.bsky.social] Gradient Lab recorded papers 93 → 110. https://lab.srv1579310.hstgr.cloud/ #indieweb #selfhosted #opensource (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i7qsuactc4aft5jnz6yrlgk2/post/3mtntdknzdf2v)
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Loqi [@maique] It’s okay to be sensitive, and it’s also okay to fuck up (I’ve fucked up plenty worse myself) but when you’re a creator with a public-facing project like Pagecord, you need to be able to handle criticism, even when it’s unfair or aggressive. This is the Internet. Many... (https://social.lol/@maique/117139277594690111)
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Loqi [@eclecticpassions] If you’ve been to my site before—you may have noticed a bit of a change since yesterday.... (https://fosstodon.org/@eclecticpassions/117139166649101564)
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Loqi [indiewebforum.eu] [Click Here For The Best Payid Pokies](https://ff1ef.bemobtrk.com/go/36bf3a0d-802c-4cf2-895e-408ba9d63f47 "Click Here For The Best Payid Pokies") PayID pokies Australia let Aussie players add money to casinos and cash out winnings using their own bank. Transfers happen in seconds... (https://indiewebforum.eu/d/79-payid-pokies-australia-fast-instant-casino-play-for-aussie-players/1)
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Loqi [@nick] I’ve been thinking a lot today about the obstacles less tech savvy people might face toward being on the #fediverse or otherwise joining the #indieweb, and how we could address those.... (https://social.smplfi.com/@nick/117139418198968853)
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Loqi [@nick] I’m both here and on BlueSky and I started posting on both around the same time and it does feel like I’ve had more emergent conversations there. It often feels here like I’m just talking to no one.... (https://social.smplfi.com/@nick/117139434061563043)
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Loqi [@nick] It feels, to me, that if Mastodon were operating the way I think matches its intent, we’d see servers functioning as like.. discord adjacent communities that also, thanks to federation, connect to the larger #fediverse. But I don’t really see that happening much. Maybe more... (https://social.smplfi.com/@nick/117139449125383680)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/jamie.thingelstad.com] Love that Jim Mitchell created this new IndieWeb is Punk Manifesto site, inspired by my blog post from 2025. (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fs6gc4y7acmz5lvn64sbts5w/post/3mtog5yctki2e)
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Loqi [indiewebforum.eu] A bit a the last moment, but the writing hour on Tuesday the 12th is confirmed! See you at the Costa, on the top floor of Waverley Mall, 18:00–19:00-ish. (https://indiewebforum.eu/d/44-hwc-edinburgh-writing-session-on-tue-12-august/1)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/michaelharley.net] Please let me interact with your blog post! https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/22/please-let-me-interact-with-your-blog-post/ #Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #Blogging #IndieWeb #Webmentions (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xfdjeyobuvkrwjaqtcueyr5m/post/3mtojh7tctq2p)
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Loqi [@michaelharley] Please let me interact with your blog post! Just some more opinions about blogging y'all! https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/22/please-let-me-interact-with-your-blog-post/ #Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #Blogging #IndieWeb #Webmentions (https://infosec.exchange/@michaelharley/117139710772028584)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/manton.org] Love this. IndieWeb is punk: "Nobody’s waiting for permission to have a website. You don’t need a “content strategy.” You don’t need a niche. You need a place that’s yours, and the nerve to hit publish." 🎸 (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pko7wbcggok753hnvndxh3ni/post/3mtok5ddsu622)
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Loqi [manton.org] Love this. IndieWeb is punk: Nobody’s waiting for permission to have a website. You don’t need a “content strategy.” You don’t need a niche. You need a place that’s yours, and the nerve to hit publish. 🎸 (https://www.manton.org/2026/08/22/love-this-indieweb-is-punk.html)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/danielmrose.com] It might be weird for a pastor to post this, but it resonates with me on so many levels. Indieweb is punk (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:askeobnwqhj2guq573iqba4h/post/3mtokrlsbkz2t)
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Loqi [@cyberseckyle] New by me: I Understand Why MacStories Returned to X, but Not How It Happened https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/i-understand-why-macstories-returned-to-x-but-not-how-it-happened/ #IndieWeb #Mastodon (https://infosec.exchange/@cyberseckyle/117140142303077933)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/manton.org.web.brid.gy] Love this. IndieWeb is punk: > Nobody’s waiting for permission to have a website. You don’t need a “content strategy.” You don’t need a niche. You need a place that’s yours, and the nerve to hit publish. 🎸 (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3hmagzdut76xycuvulaezm3j/post/3mtorucg54cw2)
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Loqi [@lime360] https://lime360.nekoweb.org/blog/22082026 #indieweb #neocities #nekoweb #linux (https://floofy.tech/@lime360/117140286719211776)
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Loqi [@ZandarStone] Got tired of letting a black-box algorithm decide if my work was worth seeing after 30 minutes, so I'm stepping off the hamster wheel to build a direct publication for creators.... (https://mastodon.social/@ZandarStone/117140710698325811)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/zandarstone.bsky.social] Feed the machine, or get buried—that was the rule. I got tired of black-box algorithms killing my work after 30 minutes, so I built a 5-platform direct distribution engine. ​Article #2 is live: substack.com/@zandarstone... ​#Blogging #IndieWeb #Substack (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3eaenuyqivuprml7e4j2ke2t/post/3mtp5pgzhps2h)
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Loqi [@ZandarStone] For years, the rule was simple: feed the machine, or get buried. I got tired of letting a black-box algorithm decide if my work was worth seeing after 30 minutes, so I built a 5-platform direct distribution engine.... (https://mastodon.social/@ZandarStone/117141129752051582)
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Loqi [@jcrabapple] 🧰 FeedEcho 1.10 is out.... (https://dmv.community/@jcrabapple/117141215930887793)
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Loqi [@jcrabapple] 💧 FeedEcho v1.11 is out, and drip mode is the headline feature.... (https://dmv.community/@jcrabapple/117141322770886531)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/alicudi.bsky.social] Indie Web is definitely punk! indiewebispunk.net #indieweb (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:izcrbxsuig6ni5kodsobvncx/post/3mtpbgtf5gk2r)
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Loqi [@gillo] Indie Web is definitely punk! https://indiewebispunk.net #indieweb (https://infosec.exchange/@gillo/117141397059791377)
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Loqi [@eff_ess_oe] attention #indieweb / #smallweb peeps: is Cowsites any good? looked into it and it seems pretty user friendly, but idk if they have any content restrictions that might not suit me/are run by shitty people/etc (https://blorbo.social/@eff_ess_oe/117141469672808820)
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Loqi [bsky.app/profile/dervampireprince.bsky.social] New #ASMR Video | Coding & Coworking: Exploring Websites & Saving Buttons (Part 2) All the websites I visited are in the pinned comment [ #neocities #indieweb #personalweb ] youtu.be/aFUvDvn1WXU (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dtyascppurfs7bu6as5ch4pk/post/3mtpczz6lxs2q)
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Loqi [@vanderwal] My 31st post in August for Blugust is on the strange state of identity we are in, but something not wholly unknown to me. Who is Who and Who is Real – Getting to Identity https://vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=2184 #indieweb #blaugust (https://mastodon.social/@vanderwal/117141613717398160)
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