Open Web

11 posts filed under Open Web.

2026

Oct 05 – Small Updates
A new space on the site for short posts and photos – written here first, then shared to Mastodon and Bluesky.
Aug 21 – Obsidian and the Distributed Learning System
A personal learning system built on Obsidian, your own Domain, and ActivityPub Hubs could finally make the Distributed Learning System I sketched in 2017 a buildable reality.
Aug 12 – The Network Should Be Ours
We're living in a world where the service and the product are two completely separate things. What we see are systems corrupted, eroded, and devalued to the extent that we can't trust them.
Aug 11 – Tooting from the Blog
My approach to sharing via the fediverse has had to change with the closure of Echofeed. So here's my approach to replacing EchoFeed with a GitHub Action.
Apr 10 – To the Dark Side
Tweaking the website - adding a dark mode and moving CSS to more modern and vanilla.
Mar 13 – A little glitch
Adding a little visual flair to reflect the times we're in.

Nov 06 – Reclaim Open - This One Goes to 11(ty)
A blog of the presentation given at the #ReclaimOpen25 conference.
Feb 11 – Catching Up with Critique
Highlighting some excellent conversations and critiques that are floating out there on the #SmallWeb
Jan 12 – Mastodon Comments
Looking to add comments to a static site? Maybe try Mastodon.

Jan 05 – Version 1.0
A bit of a summary of the build of this site and how it works.

Jul 07 – Social to Antisocial
A social space without dialogue is not social – it is antisocial. The current model is insular, monologic, performative, ad and surveillance driven, and increasingly toxic.