As a result of the online safety bill, Libre.fm now has some terms and conditions and a privacy policy explicitly stated for the first time.

Have a read and let me know what you think. Trying to keep it as simple as possible as we don’t do all that much and I like that.

https://github.com/foocorp/hacienda/issues/72

Big thanks to @neil whose excellent website https://onlinesafetyact.co.uk is worth a read.

ok maybe i should give yall a proper intro on me #introduction

i'm alex, i'm a kitty ​​ who moved from poland to netherlands (living in Utrecht as of now) in september 2024 kind of by force

i speak polish and english, as well as trying to learn dutch (with little to no results though)

at the time of writing this i am no longer a neet woohoo ​​ i got a job

i usually draw things in my free time or endlessly scroll the internet for no reason. i collect plushies and keep them on my desk, as well as collect pokemon TCG cards.

i also gamed a lot, but nowadays i am trying to find motivation to boot up something else than osu from time to time

if i get the inspiration i work on static websites, most notably my personal site, dokokashira.nl (that needs to be updated asap because of how many outdated things there are

still morphing and trying to discover myself now that i have a proper environment to do so

i'm a trans gay guy and started my HRT on february 8 2025 ​​

i'm proudly disabled (HoH, AuDHD, C-PTSD, BPD et al) and i wish for a better world

where else to find me on fedi:
@kaaskop - art account
@alexander - private account for friends
@kaviaar - AD account, only for people i know that are 18+

also @nugget from time to time when i test something on wafrn

as always, tag spam for reach and topics:
#furry #artistsOnFedi #pokemon #ActuallyAutistic #vocaloid #AuDHD #indieWeb #disability #hardOfHearing #LGBTQ #transmasc #ftm #queer #videoGames #digitalArt #netherlands #utrecht

"I once shared extensively on social media, but the platforms have evolved. They now discourage sharing links that direct users to external sites. In response, I’ve returned to a more traditional approach." #Indieweb https://werd.io/2025/my-new-daily-blog

help #indieweb people, I'm fiddling with adding different bits to my site and I am clearly missing something with the h-feed thing. If you're bored later I would appreciate it if you took a look.

"The best time to get started with a personal website was in 1995 . The second best time is today!"

--
Scrolls, volume seven
by @shellsharks

https://shellsharks.com/scrolls/scroll/2025-03-14

Just renewed the Libre.fm domain name for another year.

Thank you to everyone who donated in the last year and a big thank you to the people who have a recurring donation.

https://libre.fm/donate.php if anyone wants to chip in.

The main costs right now are a domain name and offsite backups for the data.

Right now our hosting costs are basically $0 but I am looking at getting a pair of dedicated servers to improve performance and that’s going to cost $100 a month or so.

Speaking of blogs, you probably don't need me to tell you but if you don't have The Virtual Moose in your RSS reader then you are missing OUT. I have no idea how @MichaelKlamerus has the time and energy to do all these round-up posts but they are EXCELLENT. Please check their blog out (and consider making your own blog and sending me the link so I can add you to my RSS reader too )

https://virtualmoose.org/

This is a good reminder for me to add some more comments into my website's HTML

“Let’s build websites that are source-readable by humans and let’s help people learn how to build websites. I believe it will also help us build websites that are using the correct semantic HTML elements, are more accessible and are not just div soup.”

https://hamatti.org/posts/view-source-explorers-welcome/

I’d love to get a list of old school bloggers who are still at it. How would you go about that?

Building a list of old school bloggers

@davew After all these years, I think « webrings » and « blogrolls » is still the right answer to that question. Bloggers manually curating lists of other bloggers still feels like the most trustworthy source of inspiration for me.

Just like jumping from one Wikipedia article to another to learn new things can be fun, jumping from one site to another in a webring can be just as fun I think!

As an alternative, Kagi also recently created a « Small Web » list of active bloggers and content creators. I’ve been pretty happy with it. You can browse it here, and access the full list via RSS or an OPML file here.

Added simple webmention stats to my blog posts.

https://jonas.brusman.se/webmentions/

Volume SEVEN of my #IndieWeb, #Fediverse and #Cybersecurity / #Infosec newsletter, "Scrolls" has landed! You can read and get scrollin' here https://shellsharks.com/scrolls/scroll/2025-03-14.

It features the usual awesomeness and also has a vastly improved logo, created by my good friend and super talented artist angryrolypoly (https://www.instagram.com/angryrolypoly/). He's also the genius behind a lot of the other art on my site including my Fedi profile pic!

Also, special shoutout as well to @humdrum for making some other art for the Scrolls cause .

The art and images of Scrolls, as much as the links themselves are what make it such a pleasure to read - one more big THANK YOU to @shaferbrown & @skeddles for being such talented artists. I enjoy seeing everything you post!

Finally, my mass-shouting-out of everyone else who contributed to this weeks edition! Sharing the cool stuff you find, build and create is what makes the Internet great, and this newsletter so fun to put together.

@Viss @_elena @cR0w @CryogenicNighthawk @Daojoan @DM_Ronin @mubix @gavcloud @fyr @hyde @artlung @eddiedale @jgilbert @MastodonEngineering @yatil @daj @dave @theresmiling @tomusher @coffeenow @bjhess @nash @Nickiquote @axxuy @vonExplaino @joel @jmock @xandra @DavidMadeThis @32x33 @strypey @jskherman @nhoizey @rolle @renkotsuban @emanuelduss @lrhodes @splitbrain @shannonkay @ricmac @timb_machine @Flipboard @sylvesterady

Hi everyone!

I’m Sylvester, a student from Malaysia. While I’m studying business by day, I’ve fallen deep into the #indieweb rabbit hole and spend my nights coding as a hobby.

Things I’m into: #blogging, #minimalism, small side projects that spark my curiosity.

https://sylvesterady.com

Cheers!

I'm checking out free web hosting providers that can be used for fun and personal websites.

I wanted to know what to recommend to people who want to make their own website, so I decided to try things out for myself!

Testing Free Website Hosts
https://web.pixelshannon.com/freehosts

@marginalia Small feedback on the new design since I use Marginalia as my main search engine: on mobile, the options in the sidebar are now unlabelled icons, and I'm not sure what exactly they do without rotating the screen to see the label.
In the old design, they were text-only and I knew exactly what I was switching on or off: vintage, tildes, no JS and such.

I use those filter options extensively and it'd be nice if that was changed somehow.

I'm trying to get back into blogging! This time about our little adventure in Hiratsuka a couple weeks ago. I am going to try to come back with a Part 2 tomorrow!!

https://renkotsuban.com/posts/2025-03-12-A-weekend-in-Shonan.html

Some great points here about email newsletters — including that email open stats are starting to become unreliable due to AI and big tech like Apple screwing around with the inbox (no, email is not immune to enshittification!). All this is part of why I moved away from calling my site Cybercultural a "newsletter". I'm not exactly sure how to define Cybercultural currently, but it will involve fediverse as a community-driver going forward. #IndieWeb #WebLife2025

ref: https://www.therebooting.com/the-newsletter-bubble/

Would a Zoom call where you join a handful of folks to solve #CSS and #HTML conundrums interest you? I learn something new #FrontEnd every time. Front End Study Hall on the #IndieWeb -- See you tomorrow! https://events.indieweb.org/2025/03/front-end-study-hall-023-WmHNZ7nKEp1Z

this is it, folks! we are in the final week before submissions are due for GOOD INTERNET, a new print periodical magazine about all the things that make the #web fun: things like the #smallweb, the fediverse, the #indieweb, and efforts to actively fight #enshittification. submissions are open until MARCH 15.

check the submission guidelines or sign up for email alerts to be notified when we publish in may!

https://goodinternetmagazine.com

if this is your first time hearing about this, you still have enough time to come up with and write an article or complete a digital #art piece, if you're passionate about the #internet and want to write about it! :) bloggers, it's your time to shine!~

i can't wait to show y'all the incredible stories that have been submitted from all over the 'net, and some of the coolest art i've seen about the web!

thank you to everyone who's been so supportive of this project already. this is why this side of the internet is amazing. please boost, if you can; i want to make sure i did everything i could to include as many diverse voices as i can.

thank you!

original post: https://tilde.zone/@xandra/113913277766098384