Category: Interweb stuff
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A little test
If you see this on Bluesky, could you make some sort of reaction? Ditto, if it hits your feed on Mastodon I’m not sure what I’m trying to prove. Maybe I’m just being self-indulgent. Humour me.
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Experiments with Ko-fi
I’ve been experimenting with Ko-fi, the online platform which enables creatives to receive donations from supporters and also sell their wares. I’m not sure I really qualify as a “creative” but I do have zines for sale occasionally so I thought I would set up a little Ko-fi shop to see how it works. My…
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What’s with all the conspiracy theories?
I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve it, but many of my internet feeds, especially YouTube, have been awash with (mostly) right-wing conspiracy theories lately. I say “right wing”, but perhaps “free market libertarian” would be a less contentious label. However you might give them a political label, there’s been a lot of them…
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Photo Print Day
#PhotoPrintDay is an initiative started last year by @smalltowninertia to use photography to do a bit of good in the world. There we two last year, and the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have prompted another, to be held on 18/19 February. You don’t have to be “A Photographer” to take part – any sort…
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Excuse me, is this the right room for an argument?
There is more to an argument than just shouting opposite points of view.
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A bit of introspection
Coming back to blogging after a few years away has been a humbling experience, but the difficulties do not diminish my enthusiasm for the blog as a medium of expression.
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Test post – nothing to see here
A post of no interest to anyone but me. I’m exploring the way WordPress with the ActivityPub plugin posts to the fediverse #fediverse #ActivityPub
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Can this be my Online identity?
Through the ActivityPub plugin, this blog posts straight into the fediverse, which is nice. And I have the Friends plugin, which means I can use this site as a feedreader, and that’s nice too. But is there a way I can like/boost/comment in the fediverse using this blog as my identity, or can I only…
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Our communication may not be as good as we think
The technology for communication has improved beyond all recognition in recent years But our capacity for misunderstanding and talking past one another remains.