2018
"http://cathieleblanc.plymouthcreate.net/blog/indieweb/why-we-need-the-indieweb/"
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"Truth in an age of truthiness: when bot-fueled PsyOps meet internet spam"
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"Jacqui Banaszynski’s Literary Forensics: A Diagnostic Tool to Improve Writing"
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2018-05-21
A couple of days ago, @phoneboy mentioned the fun he had deleting the spam webmentions he had received on WordPress.I asked him to document them.Now Phoneboy replies:Once I figure out the right settings, I’ll let you know.And I’m not sure what that means. What right settings? Doesn’t WordPress keep a copy of all comments it receives? It would be really useful to see the contents of those “spam webmentions,” where they came from, what they contained, who sent them, simply because, as I said before, so few of these imagined evils have so far been spotted in the open. Not sure what settings that requires.Also, the irony of this question has not escaped me:Also, where did you post this comment? Didn’t see it in micro.blog.I posted it here. Where else would I post it?#indieweb
@Phoneboy I see you had to delete ...
@Phoneboy I see you had to delete spam Webmentions. It would be great if you could document some of the details on the #indieweb wiki. Or at more length on one of your sites. There have been concerns about the spamming potential but few (none?) seen in the wild, so that would be really valuable.
2018-05-17-02
If you’re looking for a really good introduction to the #IndieWeb and insights into how it all works, you could do a lot worse than listen to Jeena’s podcast with Martijn. They do a tip-top job of explaining for people less knowledgeable than they are, and the audio quality is very acceptable.
2018-05-17
Strangely, perhaps, given my love of tinkering with shiny, I’ve never been tempted by Ghost. But reading the latest birthday review surfaced this bit of wisdom.Decentralised platforms fundamentally cannot compete on ease of setup. Nothing beats the UX of signing up for a centralised application.ButCentralised platforms fundamentally cannot compete on power and flexibility. In the long run, nothing beats owning your technology and controlling your destiny.
You're doing it right, @frenchtart The "horror" ...
You’re doing it right, @frenchtart The “horror” of flies on the meat is more than offset by the fact that it’ll be cooked and delicious in about an hour. The invisible horror of a power outage at the supermarket doesn’t bear thinking about.