More Thoughts on Webrings.
This is a continuation of my earlier post on webrings. Start there for context. I used the analogy of a webring being a ...Replying to Kicks Condor
Replying to Kicks Condor. Thanks for replying. If the Web is our social network, then the question of finding stuff on t...The IndieWeb, Discovery and Web Search
First, let me say, I understand that the IndieWeb movement already has a lot on their plate and that they have already a...Human Edited Directories vs Google
I am looking at Curlie.org, which is the continuation of the human edited Open Directory Project (dmoz.org), and my conc...7/4/2018
Ice cream! 😜What the IndieWeb on Wordpress needs
What the IndieWeb on Wordpress needs is to be much more robust. Or it just needs to be more robust in general even witho...Bookmarked: Why ActivityPub is the future
Bookmarked: Why ActivityPub is the future. This reminds me that - many roads lead to Rome. “Different drummers.&rd...Another Web Ring Host Still Operating: Webringo
After posting my previous post, I dug a little deeper and found a webring host still functioning Webringo.com. So if you...Thoughts on Webrings Past and Webrings Future
There may be a webring revival afoot. Webrings had their heyday back in the 1990’s. Good search engines, like Goog...In Reply to: Chris Aldrich - Webrings have come back to the web.
In Reply to: Chris Aldrich - Webrings have come back to the web. Gah! This brings back half forgotten memories. I was a ...On Eco-Friendly Plastic Tall Kitchen Garbage/Waste Bags
What is the purpose of a “tall kitchen garbage/waste bag?“ In my household, it is to keep all the non-recycl...Reading: Shadows Over Baker Street
Shadows Over Baker Street, is a crossover of Sherlock Holmes and the Lovecraft Mythos. The collected short stories are b...America Future Navy: Drones and Submarines
Since World War II, the naval aircraft carrier has proven itself to be the supreme surface combat vessel. Nothing can pr...Art Deco
We need more Art Deco. In general and particularly in architecture. If you are building a new retail building Art Deco i...China has cracked down on what waste they import for recycling. They want better quality waste, less contamination. American waste companies are howling. But if it leads us to recycle our own waste here in the US, China will have done us a favor in the long term.
A lot of our paper and plastic waste is shipped to China for recycling. I can’t help but feel that this is wrong. We should be recycling our own trash. If we have to recycle our own plastic and paper waste, we will develop new techniques and new products. If we let China do it we will never innovate. This is part of selfdogfooding.
Thoughts on Eliminating Plastics by Use Category
It seems to me there are several categories of plastics that we use so I thought I would list them. Single use “f...We need something good to replace plastic straws
I’m old enough to remember, as a kid, paper straws before plastic became the norm. I have to tell you, I do not mi...It’s raining again. No yard work for me. And the crowd goes wild…
SEO plugin still deactivated. Nothing in Title.
My best guess ...
My best guess is that it’s either the newly updated Post Kinds plugin or my SEO plugin or maybe the two not playin...Manspreading
Is it manspreading if you are alone?There is definitely something to eliminating “friction” in micro blogging. Wordpress seems to specialize in friction.
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