blogging

<p>Boat Dread</p><p><a href="/tags/socialsplatter/" rel="tag">#SocialSplatter</a> <a href="/tags/sundries/" rel="tag">#Sundries</a> <a href="/tags/poems/" rel="tag">#Poems</a> <a href="/tags/posts/" rel="tag">#posts</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/yesterdaysriff/" rel="tag">#YesterdaysRiff</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a></p><p><a href="https://ambientdread.net/2025/09/27/sept-26-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ambientdread.net/2025/09/27/sept-26-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambientdread.net/2025/09/27/se</span><span class="invisible">pt-26-2025/</span></a></p>

<p>In an effort to create and provide better articles on my blog, especially those related to cybersecurity and tech, I want to get your feedback on what type of articles y’all would like to see. </p><p>So, let me know below the types, series, etc. that I can write about. </p><p>Feel free to share to help spread across the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/infosec/" rel="tag">#infosec</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#indieweb</a></p>

The Scent of a Photo<br><br>My smartphone just showed me a photo, taken exactly four years ago today. I published it on the Fediverse back then, showing nothing but enthusiasm for the great takeout food we had ordered.<br><br>The truth was different.<br><br><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/28/the-scent-of-a-photo/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/28/the-scent-of-a-photo/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/28</span><span class="invisible">/the-scent-of-a-photo/</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/mynotes/" rel="tag">#MyNotes</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#Life</a> <a href="/tags/reflections/" rel="tag">#Reflections</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/memories/" rel="tag">#Memories</a><br>

<p>Splinter Dread</p><p><a href="/tags/socialsplatter/" rel="tag">#SocialSplatter</a> <a href="/tags/sundries/" rel="tag">#Sundries</a> <a href="/tags/poems/" rel="tag">#Poems</a> <a href="/tags/posts/" rel="tag">#posts</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/yesterdaysriff/" rel="tag">#YesterdaysRiff</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a> <a href="/tags/tanka/" rel="tag">#tanka</a></p><p><a href="https://ambientdread.net/2025/10/04/oct-3-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ambientdread.net/2025/10/04/oct-3-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambientdread.net/2025/10/04/oc</span><span class="invisible">t-3-2025/</span></a></p>

<p>Turkey Dread</p><p><a href="/tags/socialsplatter/" rel="tag">#SocialSplatter</a> <a href="/tags/sundries/" rel="tag">#Sundries</a> <a href="/tags/poems/" rel="tag">#Poems</a> <a href="/tags/posts/" rel="tag">#posts</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/yesterdaysriff/" rel="tag">#YesterdaysRiff</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a> </p><p><a href="https://ambientdread.net/2025/10/11/oct-10-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ambientdread.net/2025/10/11/oct-10-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambientdread.net/2025/10/11/oc</span><span class="invisible">t-10-2025/</span></a></p>

The Virtue of Finished Things<br><br>An email asking if my software was abandoned made me realize how the ideal of completeness has disappeared from our lives. In an era of mandatory updates and disposable goods, I reflect on the value of boring software - the kind that is finished, reliable, and simply does its job.<br><br><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/06/the-virtue-of-finished-things/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/06/the-virtue-of-finished-things/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/06</span><span class="invisible">/the-virtue-of-finished-things/</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/mynotes/" rel="tag">#MyNotes</a> <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#World</a> <a href="/tags/reflections/" rel="tag">#Reflections</a> <a href="/tags/it/" rel="tag">#IT</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#Life</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a><br>

manpageblog v1.6 just got released. It is a static blog engine concept that treats written content like classic Unix man pages. It puts content first without sacrificing style and delivers a clean, elegant reading experience free from JavaScript, infinite scrolling, and other distracting clutter. The result is a fast, focused, and genuinely enjoyable way to consume high-quality content which can easily be served on very low power systems and follows the pure minimalism concept.<br><br>manpageblog is written in Python and available for many systems, including <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a>, <a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#OpenBSD</a>, <a href="/tags/netbsd/" rel="tag">#NetBSD</a> or <a href="/tags/solaris/" rel="tag">#Solaris</a> based ones like <a href="/tags/illumos/" rel="tag">#Illumos</a> but also on <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> like <a href="/tags/debian/" rel="tag">#Debian</a> or <a href="/tags/ubuntu/" rel="tag">#Ubuntu</a>.<br><br>Changelog v1.6:<br><p>Pagination support added<br>Sitemap support added<br>SEO optimized<br>LD+JSON support added</p>manpageblog was initially crafted by me to match the minimalism on FreeBSD and you can directly start with it from the ports:
<a href="https://www.freshports.org/www/manpageblog/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.freshports.org/www/manpageblog/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.freshports.org/www/manpage</span><span class="invisible">blog/</span></a><br><br>The project source is available on GitHub at:
<a href="https://github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>github.com/gyptazy/manpageblog</a><br>You can find a real-life demo on my website at <a href="https://gyptazy.com" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gyptazy.com</a><br><br><a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/devops/" rel="tag">#devops</a> <a href="/tags/minimalism/" rel="tag">#minimalism</a> <a href="/tags/purism/" rel="tag">#purism</a> <a href="/tags/web/" rel="tag">#web</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/blogengine/" rel="tag">#blogengine</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/coding/" rel="tag">#coding</a> <a href="/tags/python/" rel="tag">#python</a> <a href="/tags/website/" rel="tag">#website</a> <a href="/tags/manpageblog/" rel="tag">#manpageblog</a><br>

<p>Catkin Dread</p><p><a href="/tags/socialsplatter/" rel="tag">#SocialSplatter</a> <a href="/tags/sundries/" rel="tag">#Sundries</a> <a href="/tags/poems/" rel="tag">#Poems</a> <a href="/tags/posts/" rel="tag">#posts</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/yesterdaysriff/" rel="tag">#YesterdaysRiff</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a></p><p><a href="https://ambientdread.net/2025/10/18/oct-17-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ambientdread.net/2025/10/18/oct-17-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambientdread.net/2025/10/18/oc</span><span class="invisible">t-17-2025/</span></a></p>

<p>New blog post: </p><p>I&#x27;m a wanted criminal in Italy. Well, maybe. Probably not<br><a href="http://82mhz.net/posts/2026/01/i-m-a-wanted-criminal-in-italy-well-maybe-probably-not/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="82mhz.net/posts/2026/01/i-m-a-wanted-criminal-in-italy-well-maybe-probably-not/"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">82mhz.net/posts/2026/01/i-m-a-</span><span class="invisible">wanted-criminal-in-italy-well-maybe-probably-not/</span></a></p><p> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a></p>

<p>Bookish and blogging friends, The 2026 Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge blog hop topics are available now. The first one happens on January 7. </p><p>I made a post to transcribe all 50 topics as the original image didn’t have alt-text. Hope to see you all around at Long and Short Reviews this year: <a href="https://lydiaschoch.com/the-2026-wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-topics/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lydiaschoch.com/the-2026-wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-topics/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lydiaschoch.com/the-2026-wedne</span><span class="invisible">sday-weekly-blogging-challenge-topics/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/wednesdayweeklybloggingchallenge/" rel="tag">#WednesdayWeeklyBloggingChallenge</a> <a href="/tags/longandshortreviews/" rel="tag">#LongAndShortReviews</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstagram/" rel="tag">#Bookstagram</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

The Mechanically Perfect Lie<br><br>A loud noise outside my window brings back a memory from 2002. The night I truly could have died.<br><br><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11</span><span class="invisible">/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/mynotes/" rel="tag">#MyNotes</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#Life</a> <a href="/tags/reflections/" rel="tag">#Reflections</a> <a href="/tags/memories/" rel="tag">#Memories</a><br>

<p>The Mechanically Perfect Lie</p><p>A loud noise outside my window brings back a memory from 2002. The night I truly could have died.</p><p><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/11</span><span class="invisible">/the-mechanically-perfect-lie/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mynotes/" rel="tag">#MyNotes</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#Life</a> <a href="/tags/reflections/" rel="tag">#Reflections</a> <a href="/tags/memories/" rel="tag">#Memories</a></p>

<p>Butterfly Dread</p><p><a href="/tags/socialsplatter/" rel="tag">#SocialSplatter</a> <a href="/tags/sundries/" rel="tag">#Sundries</a> <a href="/tags/poems/" rel="tag">#Poems</a> <a href="/tags/posts/" rel="tag">#posts</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/yesterdaysriff/" rel="tag">#YesterdaysRiff</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a><br><a href="/tags/tanka/" rel="tag">#tanka</a> <a href="/tags/monoku/" rel="tag">#monoku</a></p><p><a href="https://ambientdread.net/2025/10/25/oct-24-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ambientdread.net/2025/10/25/oct-24-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambientdread.net/2025/10/25/oc</span><span class="invisible">t-24-2025/</span></a></p>

<p>🔁 From our &quot;Digital Crossroads&quot; collection:</p><p>The Sky Is Falling, The Web Is Dead - <a href="https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17193390/web-dead-predictions-george-colony?ref=feedle.world" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17193390/web-dead-predictions-george-colony?ref=feedle.world"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">feed.tedium.co/link/15204/1719</span><span class="invisible">3390/web-dead-predictions-george-colony?ref=feedle.world</span></a></p><p>---<br>See other stories like this one here: <a href="https://feedle.world/digital-crossroads" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="feedle.world/digital-crossroads"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">feedle.world/digital-crossroad</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/web/" rel="tag">#web</a> <a href="/tags/internet/" rel="tag">#internet</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a></p>

<p>Let me explain:<br>I have two accounts on the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p><p>1. This one: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@shojiwax" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>shojiwax</span></a></span> On which I post links to my website articles PLUS a general stream of consciousness remarks links, boosts and comments.</p><p>2. <a href="https://mastodon.au/@[email protected]" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.au/@[email protected]"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.au/@shojiwax.com@shoj</span><span class="invisible">iwax.com</span></a> this is a direct feed from my website and includes full text of my writings. Sorta like subscribing to my <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a>’s RSS feed.</p><p><a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/consciousness/" rel="tag">#consciousness</a> <a href="/tags/zen/" rel="tag">#zen</a> <a href="/tags/creativity/" rel="tag">#creativity</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/blackandwhite/" rel="tag">#blackAndWhite</a></p>

<p>Continuing my history of blogging and RSS series, I look at 2001: the year of warblogs, Movable Type and Blogdex. I see &#x27;01 as a transition year for blogging, in which it shifts from personal journaling to a more journalistic approach (although many personal bloggers resented the influx of warbloggers). There are lots of great 2001 screenshots in this post, so I hope you enjoy it. <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/blogs-rss-2001/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cybercultural.com/p/blogs-rss-2001/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cybercultural.com/p/blogs-rss-</span><span class="invisible">2001/</span></a> <a href="/tags/internethistory/" rel="tag">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a></p>

The Magpie<br><br>A bird’s noise is enough to bring back memories of months spent half-trapped because of a magpie.<br><br><a href="https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/18/the-magpie/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/18/the-magpie/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">my-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/18</span><span class="invisible">/the-magpie/</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/mynotes/" rel="tag">#MyNotes</a> <a href="/tags/memories/" rel="tag">#Memories</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#Birds</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#Life</a> <a href="/tags/reallife/" rel="tag">#RealLife</a><br>

<p>Little Green Men Dread</p><p><a href="/tags/socialsplatter/" rel="tag">#SocialSplatter</a> <a href="/tags/sundries/" rel="tag">#Sundries</a> <a href="/tags/poems/" rel="tag">#Poems</a> <a href="/tags/posts/" rel="tag">#posts</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/yesterdaysriff/" rel="tag">#YesterdaysRiff</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a><br> <a href="/tags/monoku/" rel="tag">#monoku</a> <a href="/tags/tanka/" rel="tag">#tanka</a> </p><p><a href="https://ambientdread.net/2025/11/01/oct-31-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ambientdread.net/2025/11/01/oct-31-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambientdread.net/2025/11/01/oc</span><span class="invisible">t-31-2025/</span></a></p>

<p>New blog post: CalAction is now available on the App Store </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://mijndertstuij.nl/posts/calaction-now-live/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mijndertstuij.nl/posts/calaction-now-live/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mijndertstuij.nl/posts/calacti</span><span class="invisible">on-now-live/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a></p>

<p>Dread Wrapped</p><p><a href="/tags/socialsplatter/" rel="tag">#SocialSplatter</a> <a href="/tags/sundries/" rel="tag">#Sundries</a> <a href="/tags/poems/" rel="tag">#Poems</a> <a href="/tags/posts/" rel="tag">#posts</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/yesterdaysriff/" rel="tag">#YesterdaysRiff</a> <a href="/tags/writingcommunity/" rel="tag">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a></p><p><a href="https://ambientdread.net/2025/11/08/nov-7-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ambientdread.net/2025/11/08/nov-7-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ambientdread.net/2025/11/08/no</span><span class="invisible">v-7-2025/</span></a></p>

<p>While hoping and waiting for the bubble to pop, I have started writing about the planet-burning brain asbestos of our times, starting with issues related to sovereignty, independence and dependency on unsavory companies. </p><p><a href="https://blog.mathieui.net/ai-and-sovereignty.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.mathieui.net/ai-and-sovereignty.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mathieui.net/ai-and-sover</span><span class="invisible">eignty.html</span></a></p><p>This is a split from a mega-post that I have started writing more than a year ago and that I can’t seem to finish ever, so apologies if it does not reach a real conclusion on its own 🫠. <br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a></p>

<p>Hey, you, reader:</p><p>Ever been browsing someone&#x27;s blog, website, repo -- even their social web profile -- and thought to yourself &quot;Wow, that&#x27;s really neat. I love what they did here!&quot;</p><p>Consider telling them! Someone on here made a post a while back encouraging people to do just that, and I&#x27;ve tried to make a conscious habit of contacting the authors of neat little indie and smolweb sites.</p><p>Email, guestbook, comment; whatever it might be, consider reaching out somehow to share your appreciation. You might be surprised at how much it makes their day.</p><p>You might also be surprised to discover how much making their day makes yours, too.</p><p><a href="/tags/indieweb/" rel="tag">#IndieWeb</a> <a href="/tags/smallweb/" rel="tag">#SmallWeb</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#Blog</a> <a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#Blogging</a></p>

<p>✏️ &quot;Why I&#x27;m following you...&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.macpsych.blog/posts/why-im-following-you" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.macpsych.blog/posts/why-im-following-you"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.macpsych.blog/posts/why-im</span><span class="invisible">-following-you</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>

<p>Posted my <a href="/tags/weeknotes/" rel="tag">#weeknotes</a>: <a href="https://msfjarvis.dev/posts/weeknotes-week-11-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="msfjarvis.dev/posts/weeknotes-week-11-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">msfjarvis.dev/posts/weeknotes-</span><span class="invisible">week-11-2026/</span></a></p><p>Even MORE travel! Weird bugs! AI slopware!</p><p><a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a></p>

<p>As promised in the last weeknote, here&#x27;s the write up for how I use <a href="/tags/caddyserver/" rel="tag">#caddyserver</a> and <a href="/tags/pocketid/" rel="tag">#pocketid</a> to enable OIDC for my <a href="/tags/calibre_web/" rel="tag">#calibre_web</a> server</p><p><a href="https://msfjarvis.dev/posts/setting-up-forward-auth-with-caddy-and-pocket-id/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="msfjarvis.dev/posts/setting-up-forward-auth-with-caddy-and-pocket-id/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">msfjarvis.dev/posts/setting-up</span><span class="invisible">-forward-auth-with-caddy-and-pocket-id/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">#blogging</a></p>