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: nicksimson.comChoose inclusion: nicksimson.com
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/posts/2025-choose-inclusion/","date_published":"2025-01-22T22:50:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-22 22:50","date_timestamp":1737586227,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"55676176","content_html":"I can’t undo all the praise I’ve heaped on Manton Reece and the Micro.blog team in 2022 and 2023 on my blog. I’ve cooled on my enthusiasm a bit, and would like to see more accountability on the platform. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
\n\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/notes/2025-01-22-accountability/","date_published":"2025-01-22T17:55:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-22 17:55","date_timestamp":1737568510,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"55672455","content_html":"@manton There is a reference to a Community Manager in the guidelines, but from what I understand, noone who works at Micro.blog is in that dedicated role. Can you clarify who is currently reviewing the community@micro.blog email address?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/55672455","date_published":"2025-01-22T17:40:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-22 17:40","date_timestamp":1737567657,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"55587533","content_html":"Bookmarked California Wildfire Relief Fundraiser and Bandcamp Fridays in 2025.\nI said I wanted to buy more music and support artists directly this year, and Bandcamp Fridays is a pretty good way to do just that. There are also a number of compilation fundraisers for SoCal wildfire relief you can purchase r... nicksimson.com","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/notes/2025-01-20-bandcamp-fridays/","date_published":"2025-01-20T17:21:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-20 17:21","date_timestamp":1737393708,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"55494862","content_html":"Self Made Man: nicksimson.com
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/posts/2025-self-made-man/","date_published":"2025-01-20T16:47:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-20 16:47","date_timestamp":1737391620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"55587532","content_html":"Bookmarked indieweb-bashblog: a single script SSG with Webmentions and more by .
This looks like a great blog project to get up and running with webmentions.
\nJim Nielsen, “Don’t Miss the Product for the Artifacts“:
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\n\n\n\nFor example, some designers are awesome at Figma. True wizards at the things they can make. But we’re not Figma designers. We’re app designers, web designers, product designers. Figma is just the tool that facilitates creating the thing we actually want to make. Yet we can spend so much time thinking “being good at Figma” is our purpose, when in fact it’s to use Figma to build something great for people!
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James Bridle, Why I Write:
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/notes/2025-01-16-bridle-writing/","date_published":"2025-01-16T18:40:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-16 18:40","date_timestamp":1737052852,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"55123025","content_html":"It’s a misconception about the isolation of art, and the hermeticism of writing. Writing, more visibly and unquestionably today than ever, is inherently networked. It begins and remains connected to its subject, and to everything else, becoming part of it. It acts. It does work. It lives. When we write, we reconfigure the world.
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The last web designer on earth: nicksimson.com
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/posts/2025-the-last-web-designer-on-earth/","date_published":"2025-01-15T21:57:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-15 21:57","date_timestamp":1736978264,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"55587529","content_html":"Henry recently shipped a big design update to his website/digital garden.\n\n\n\n\n\nThere are a lot of fun little details to dig into here, but most importantly, Henry is available to hire! He has some great case studies written up here, and an amazing resume. I’m sure I’ll see this website linked to a lot for ... nicksimson.com","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/notes/2025-01-10-henry-from-online/","date_published":"2025-01-10T23:52:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-10 23:52","date_timestamp":1736553120,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"55587528","content_html":"Bookmarked Chicago Kare by Duane King.
A faithful reproduction of the bitmap version of the Chicago typeface created by Susan Kare for Apple Computer in 1984. A project by Duane King.
\n\n\n\n\nFriction and resistance : nicksimson.com
Matt Stein’s five star review of dogs:
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Intention economy: nicksimson.com
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/posts/2025-intention-economy/","date_published":"2025-01-01T11:44:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-01 11:44","date_timestamp":1735731840,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"53865837","content_html":"Books finished in 2024: nicksimson.com
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/posts/2024-in-books/","date_published":"2025-01-01T01:33:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-01-01 01:33","date_timestamp":1735695222,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"52992906","content_html":"Winter Writing Workshop: nicksimson.com
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/posts/2024-winter-writing-workshop/","date_published":"2024-12-22T20:41:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-22 20:41","date_timestamp":1734900099,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"51136701","content_html":"Notes from a week off: nicksimson.com
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/posts/2024-notes-from-a-week-off/","date_published":"2024-12-03T22:42:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-12-03 22:42","date_timestamp":1733265732,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50075605","content_html":"Does the world need another weekly tech news podcast? Maybe it does… I’m eagerly anticipating episode one of System Crash, a new show hosted by Brian Merchant (author of Blood in the Machine) and Paris Marx (host of Tech Won’t Save Us). The show debuts this Friday.
\n\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/notes/system-crash/","date_published":"2024-11-20T22:06:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-20 22:06","date_timestamp":1732140361,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"50048567","content_html":"Likes Don’t call it a Substack. by .
\n\nEmail’s been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and distribution, and they want to own your content and voice, too. You may not think you care about that today, but you will when you see what they want to do with it.
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Happy corduroy baseball cap season to all who celebrate.
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/notes/8809364d65/","date_published":"2024-11-15T22:25:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-15 22:25","date_timestamp":1731709512,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"49726493","content_html":"A song that made me cry: nicksimson.com
","summary":"","url":"https://nicksimson.com/posts/a-song-that-made-me-cry/","date_published":"2024-11-15T16:54:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-15 16:54","date_timestamp":1731689682,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"49721121","content_html":"Likes Hope in the Rubble: a birthday request by .
Likes You Might Not Need a Design System by .
\n\nUntil a company is huge, the best design system is good communication… …Whatever you do, don’t fall into the trap of building a design system too early. Default to design freedom. Sprinkle in a few rules later if it helps you move faster.
\n
Likes After Election Day by .
Bookmarked Keeping Pixely Images Pixely (and Performant!) by .
Some handy stuff in here about the image-rendering property in CSS.
@bell.bz Ohhh it’s so refreshing to read everything in one timeline…The UI is almost there…
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/42029809","date_published":"2024-07-22T19:42:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-22 19:42","date_timestamp":1721677341,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"41670310","content_html":"@tracydurnell thanks for the tip!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/41670310","date_published":"2024-07-17T06:08:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-17 06:08","date_timestamp":1721196495,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"41518530","content_html":"@MitchW omg, thank you for posting this! I’m adding this writer to my RSS right away. More of us need to be unionized and we need better union leaders.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/41518530","date_published":"2024-07-14T23:00:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-14 23:00","date_timestamp":1720998026,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"41340391","content_html":"@tracydurnell my favorite contact page on the web happens to belong to poet Mary Ruefle, who does not own a computer.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/41340391","date_published":"2024-07-11T23:58:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-07-11 23:58","date_timestamp":1720742328,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"40360607","content_html":"@anniegreens I think I totally get the intent of your original argument. I am absolutely having fun with my personal blog, and I think it deserves a more fun name!
\nI have a friend currently running for school board, and lots of pals who are looking for work. It has me thinking, if I ever need my domain name for something else, do I fragment my online identity?
\nFor now sitting with that tension is enough. Thanks for reading my post, by the way!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/40360607","date_published":"2024-06-26T21:40:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-26 21:40","date_timestamp":1719438012,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"40217100","content_html":"@richText I want this one-day pass. I do pay $30 a year to listen to games in the app, and that price is worth it to me. I also watch the Free Game of the Day every once in a while. Following baseball this season is keeping me sane. I can’t justify paying much more to watch the Mets lose every night, though.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/34149275","date_published":"2024-03-24T21:22:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-24 21:22","date_timestamp":1711315371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"33334689","content_html":"@tracydurnell Sounds good. I’ll be around Wednesday night. I’ll look into the debugger in the meantime. Thanks!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/33334689","date_published":"2024-03-12T01:39:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-03-12 01:39","date_timestamp":1710207561,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"30418030","content_html":"@Mtt I think I’m more personally aligned with Orion.
\nI don’t really care for the AI features Arc is adopting, and Vivaldi is my go-to for Chromium already. My default is Firefox, though on desktop, Orion on iOS.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/29931324","date_published":"2024-01-26T00:03:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-01-26 00:03","date_timestamp":1706227399,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"54321703","content_html":"@starrwulfeI’m inclined to agree with starrwulfe’s take.
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\nI currently pay $150 for managed WordPress hosting, but that seems like a barrier too. Would gladly pay for a different service to run the protocols, CMS, host the website, etc. but give me access to the theme files and CSS. I’m a designer and I just want to write and design!
\nBut I would love to see more non-techies and dare I say normies proliferate on the IndieWeb, too.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/26807744","date_published":"2023-11-23T04:19:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-11-23 04:19","date_timestamp":1700713196,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"26455493","content_html":"@starrwulfe Let me know if you do. I’d be interested in reading it!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/nsmsn/23249929","date_published":"2023-09-07T23:53:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Nick Simson","url":"https://nicksimson.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fdb2866f1a6a0fcbb6425e512105d79ec%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"nsmsn"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-09-07 23:53","date_timestamp":1694130803,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"23248215","content_html":"@jdm I don’t love the present state of LastFM, but I’m glad there are still a handful of people still on there. I try to follow as many active accounts as I can to discover new (and old) sounds. I’d like to start finding and following music blogs, if anyone is still doing that, too. More friction, sure, but much more satisfying than an algorithm.
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