I’m a developer with a degree in philology and linguistics. Here’s how these two passions have shaped each other, and me.

🌐 https://blog.gridranger.dev/intersecting-interests/

This post was inpired by the monthly #indiewebcarnival theme chosen by Zachary Kai.

#writingprompt #blog #post #indieweb #bloggingchallenge #coding #linguistics #creativewriting

a The Sims series lossless soundtrack archival project died incomplete a couple of years ago, but i give them a 10/10 for nailing the Sims (2000) web aesthetic for their project site

site archived here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230722161357/https://simsmusicarchive.audio/

#sims #retrogaming #smallweb #digiPres #webpreservation #indieweb

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The front page of the Sims Music Archive website. It shows screenshots of various sims in balloons with descriptive text. One balloon reads: About this project We are a team of passionate fans of The Sims franchise, especially its dedication to producing spectacular soundtracks full of all sorts of genres from Jazz to Reggae. It truly is an eclectic mix of music and is known to be some people’s first introduction to these genres. As a fan base, it also unlocks some key nostalgic memories which we want to preserve for future generations. The goal of this project is to identify and source the highest quality music officially or unofficially released for any of the games within the original series. This includes any music that appears in-game, on radio stations or used within promotional materials. We want them all and will leave no stone unturned.

Let's popularize the Quotes pages. Let people know which #words have inspired you the most or what you turn to for reminders on how you conduct your life. Let me know if you build a quotes page on your website, and I will list them on my page.

#indieweb #smallweb #smolweb #quotes #thoughts #philosophy #life #inspiring

https://rohitfarmer.com/quotes/

#smallweb #indieweb #shell

#ocular #lua #rss #smallweb #indieweb

📝 New Post: Making fLaMEd fury Glow Everywhere With an Eleventy Transform

An Eleventy HTML transform that automatically wraps every mention of the site name in a gradient text effect.

🔥 https://flamedfury.com/posts/making-flamed-fury-glow-everywhere-with-an-eleventy-transform/

#11ty #Eleventy #Indieweb #Webdev

cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/36837134

I’m talking about neocities websites and alike

so i'd love an open discussion about something that i don't have much vocabulary for, if only because there are so few examples of it on the world wide web. anyone/everyone is welcome to chime in.

back in the mid/late 90s there were some attempts at turning web forums and chat interfaces into virtual worlds. beyond all of the 3d chat rooms and telnet muds, there were some 2d graphical sites like moo.ca. The Canada SchoolNet moo was a mud/moo that allowed users to add/remove/modify rooms in real time, in-browser.

snapshot archived here - click 'Web Walkthrough' to walk around:
https://web.archive.org/web/20010417181313/http://www.moo.ca/home

Furcadia went a hundred steps further and integrated a 2d tile-based world with a world editor *and* script editor, so you could build your own "dreams" (multiplayer instances) within the shared game world. the entire game was built around socialization.

both of the above games are not just fancy web chat terminals. building and decorating the game world is a critical part of the social experience. you create a dining room, put chairs in it, program the chairs to allow players to use the 'sit' command, and then invite people into your dining room for a make-believe dinner party.

we now have reddit and various web forums. they're effectively the same threaded conversation that has been around since the usenet days.

what i *don't* see anymore are graphical WWW virtual worlds built around socialization. we either lock down everything and only allow chat. are there web-based MUDs/MUSHes/MOOs that allow for both world building *and* conversation?

#moo #mud #smallWeb #indieWeb #worldWideWeb #furcadia

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A screenshot from the Furcadia client for Windows 95. It shows a furry character walking through a tile-based world composed of trees and roads. Below there is a MUD-style status window showing text describing the world and its rules. To the left is the character's portrait, as well as buttons for navigating through menus. It is very colourful and friendly.

Re: No AI Badges

Exploring where to draw the line on AI use when it comes to displaying 'No AI' badges on your website.

https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/02/24/re-no-ai-badges/

#AI #IndieWeb

G‘d evening worthy fediverse 👋🏻

I see more and more people cheering for the #indieweb and building a very personal little playful corner on the web feels quite tempting 🙂

Who of you already have their space? Let‘s collect some links here!

There are a few nicer feelings than being emailed by someone whose blog you read that tells you that they read your blog as well. I love the #indieweb.

@eclecticpassions

I'm so unbelievably addicted to the #Indieweb / #smallweb.

To feed my addiction, I have found yet another search machine that finds non-commercial sites. Send help! https://marginalia-search.com/explore

All your personal sites are SO COOL. Drop yours below, please! twitch twitch

I had the privilege of penning an article for the latest issue of Good Internet Magazine!

It is all about the process of making and experiencing art and how friction and inefficiency needn’t be dirty procurances to avoid and evade.

https://goodinternetmagazine.com/rebelling-against-efficiency/

If you enjoy this article, you might consider picking up the physical print copy of the magazine, which you can buy on the site. A proper palpable paper printing of passionate prose for your pleasant perusal.

#IndieWeb #SmallWeb #PersonalWebsites #GoodInternetMagazine

> "Many personal website owners
deliberately choose inefficient methods
for updating their sites. They write
HTML by hand, upload files directly
via FTP, or maintain static sites that
require manual intervention for even
simple changes. These choices would
be considered backwards in a
professional context, but they serve
important psychological and creative
functions"

by @vale, in the current #GoodInternet issue.

me and my #hugo #ssg site deployed via #ftp feel very seen

#smallWeb #indieWeb