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I’ve always thought the best way to learn something was to have an idea on how you actually would want to use something. Even better, find something that you find genuinely fun. Learning takes time, and time flies when you’re having fun!

I like this idea. It’s easy enough to point out the flaws in the world. Why not try to solution things, and bring some much-needed positivity to the world? Write about the future you want to see, not the present that has let you down.

So many great nuggets of advice here—on minimizing writing friction, owning your (domain) name, building a site rather than just a blog, ignoring analytics, writing referential content that can live beyond the week it was written, being authentic, writing with a focus on quality (over quantity), using copious links to things you’ve written in the past—it’s all here. If you have been thinking of creating a website (and you f***ing should!) or even if you already have one, go read this now.

What are you waiting for!

I’ve always said not to worry about whether someone will read what you have to say on your blog. The world is a big place, and there’s always an audience for your writing, no matter how niche. And here ya go, someone wants to read it.

I love this piece. In my line of work (infosec), it’s easy to go up against some random complex system and feel a little intimidated. But if you just take a breath, lean on foundational understanding, and then just get to work reading documentation, experimenting with the system, and piecing together an understanding of the system component by component, it really doesn’t have to be as daunting. A good read.

Yep. This.

This is an idea that I am very much in tune with. I’ve actually had on my to-do list for a while to write something similar (and I still will). I’m glad to see others have similar feelings of “home” and comfort on their personal web sites.

Don’t over-think it. Just write.

Preach! 🙌. Be creative. Be Human. Become God.

Couldn’t say it any better.

A great message. Be yourself—let your imperfections show. Publish your thoughts if you have thoughts to share, even if they’re incomplete. You won’t be alone.

Same same. Just get an RSS feed, and stop relying on the hegemonic platform silos. The social media landscape is as fractured as it’s ever been. If you can simulatneously manage a presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky, then you can certainly add an RSS feed and ideally a Fediverse-compatible account too.

I like this, and I’ve seen other “guiding principles“-type posts before and have been meaning to draft one of my own. It’s a nice way to remind ourselves why we do this - why we spend the time to write, maintain and build our li’l homes on the web. Further, it communicates to others what we care about and helps set expectations.

It’s so true, you can use the fundamental building blocks of the web to build a highly customized space, a home, just for you on the web. Style it as you want, share what you want, hang out there, be yourself. It’s so much fun!

100%. It’s not even hard to get goin’ on the “social web” either. Signing up for Mastodon, Pixelfed, creating a blog - there’s tons of resources for how to do this. So the problem isn’t so much how these days, rather it is explaining to folks why it’s important. Joan is one of the best at getting to the core issue.

One of my favorite pieces on the IndieWeb, where “home ownership” is all too important.

Yes, please build your own website.

These li’l guides are exactly what we need, to spread the IndieWeb and help people join up right.

Definitely not dead. Go get yourself an RSS reader and subscribe to stuff. Start with my stuff.

Hell yeah! “Make things and share them”. Wise words.

A shame wall I can get behind. Every website that has a “blog” should have an RSS feed. And if you have an RSS feed, why would you not promote it and have it easily findable? Madness!

Unlike Google… Savage.

No lies detected. Get yourself a site, share links you find on it. This is what makes the web (awesome).

“Restore healthy ecosystems by creating wild, biodiverse spaces”. But for the Internet. A beautiful, thought-provoking, and very spot-on piece.

The all too familiar story of Enshittification.

I love this idea, and it’s always been something I aspired to with my site. I’ve long meant for “shellsharks” to be a source of community, and not just a place for me. Over time, it’s morphed more into my own digital identity and place to post all-things-me, but I still think it can be what James has suggested here, a “third place” that is inviting, informal, conversational and fun. A place to gather.

Updates from the fediverse and indieweb projects. A great way to see what’s happening, and it even features Scrolls!