Every so often I hear or read about the significance of readers as part of the indie web. Indeed, the indie web is about much more than making personal websites: it is a space where there are many personal websites to explore. You don’t need a personal website to explore the indie web. And while having a personal website is a way to participate in the indie web, reading is participating, albeit, but in a different way. There are also middle points: for example, being a reader and starting a d... Read more ›
## Today's links - Gemini is better than search because Google enshittified search: We're All Trying To Find The Guy Who Did This\. - Hey look at this: Delights to delectate\. - Object permanence: Microsoft antitrust overturned; Scammer carves C64; RIP Jim Baen; GOP rep to constituent's child: \"drop dead\" \(literally\); CCTVs jacked for botnet; Olympic profitability lie; Human factors in health infosec; Exfiltration via computer fans; Congress's summer schedule: 9 working days; Antitrust i... Read more ›
Evie Fae’s carnival „An album that got you through a hard time“ really got me thinking: Did I ever have a hard time that an album got me through? This was an... Read more ›
Background Today, in coordination with the FBI, Lumen, and others, Google took action against the NetNut residential proxy network, also known as Popa. This action builds on our disruption of the IPIDEA proxy network that took place in January 2026, and is a continuation of Google’s objective to dismantle malicious residential proxy networks. Actions Taken As a part of this disruption we took the following actions: Disabled Google accounts and associated Google services used by NetNut for mal... Read more ›
A few readers gently pointed out that my posts have grown far too long and too dense to comfortably get through, so I set out to turn one of them into a more digestible format, to try and see if this is something my readership finds worthwhile. Read more ›
Joy, success, things I am working on, and challenges in June. Read more ›
This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Andy Baio, whose blog can be found at Tired of RSS? or . People and Blogs is supported by the "One a Month" club members. If you enjoy P&B, for as little as 1 dollar a month. Let's start from the basics: can you introduce yourself? Hi, my name’s Andy Baio. I’m a writer and coder living in Portland, Oregon. You might know me from my blog, of blogging in 2012, and the in 2022. You may also know me from some of my other projects?... Read more ›
Search privately and without ads using Uruky, the private search engine. Read more ›
The Stringer Bell rule is obsolete, as Trump and state attorneys general let the egg producers off the hook for a brazen conspiracy. Still, egg prices did drop as a result of the investigation. Read more ›
James’ Coffee Blog has been on a bit of a break while I went on holiday to Nürnberg, Germany. I set off last Friday and returned the Friday after, during which time I attended an IndieWebCamp, an in-person Homebrew Website Club at Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, and spent many hours exploring museums, coffee shops, and, of course, eating delicious ice cream and gelato (why does Nürnberg have so many gelato shops?). My trip was anchored around the IndieWeb events. The IndieWebCamp was hosted o... Read more ›
## Today's links - Technocarcinization: Enshittification is the great leveler\. - Hey look at this: Delights to delectate\. - Object permanence: Grampa's backyard Disneyland; Elizabeth Warren on monopolies; Spotify v Apple \(antitrust edn\); Exxon lobbyist confesses; \"When the Sparrow Falls\.\" - Upcoming appearances: London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend\. - Recent appearances: Where I've been\. - Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em\. - Upc... Read more ›
ALTAll of the participants of IndieWebCamp Nürnberg, lined up in three rows, one row behind the other. I am in the middle of the back row, wearing my green and grey microformats t-shirt. Last weekend I attended , hosted at the wonderful On the first day, we organised discussion sessions in the BarCamp style, in which new participants are encouraged to propose sessions first, followed by regular participants, and then we all agree on where and when during the day to hold each session. On the s... Read more ›
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a sprawling residential proxy service operated by the publicly-traded Israeli company Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ: ALAR]. The action comes roughly two weeks after KrebsOnSecurity published findings from multiple security firms connecting NetNut to the Popa botnet, a collection of at least two million devices that have been compromised by malicious software... Read more ›
This morning sent me the link to the test, which I guess is a spin on the famous test. It’s a bunch of questions—27? 29? 15? Who knows!—and at the end you get your location on the map and your archetype, from a list of 30. It’s harmless fun, and I found the results so far to be fairly accurate. If you end up taking the quiz, let me know if your result was accurate. Or even better, blog about it! Thank you for keeping RSS alive. You're awesome. Email me :: :: :: :: Read more ›
I stopped tracking books using apps or services, even though there are good ones out there. I have two little shelves in my bedroom, on the left I … Read more ›
The eighth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out: In Episode 8, I chat with Brennan, the author of brennan.day. We talk about, among other things, writing routines, building community in the indie web, "start here" pages on personal websites, and more. I hope you enjoy the episode! Wonders of Web Weaving also has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts. Read more ›