Apparently parts of the commercial side of the internet were down last night...or Google
Which is complete news to me - oh that's right, that is because I don't use Google or the shite that was down!
However, I am still looking for a new platform for my blog which I haven't posted to for ages...i was thinking Neocities?
Main reason I have not posted new stuff is blogger is owned by google, so they'll simply scrape anything new for their piece of shit LLM!
my neocities redesign is now LIVE!!!
completely new layout with light/dark mode, a "pause gifs" buttton, and rewritten from the ground up. take a look around, and sign my guestbook before you go 
I HAVE DONE THE THING!!!! I made a page on my #neocities that has little summaries about the different stories/worlds that the OCs I post are from!
https://quesadillawizard.neocities.org/characters/thestories
Please oh please talk to me about them! Ask questions!! Aaaaaaaa
I’m Leaving the Small Web and Forging a New Path.
I’ve been reflecting on the direction I want to take my work online. While I’ve appreciated aspects of the Small Web and similar movements - especially their love for personal websites - I’ve found that I no longer feel at home within those spaces.
Read the full post here: https://sovereignweb.thecozy.cat/blog/im-leaving-the-small-web-and-forging-a-new-path/
@indieweb @smallweb @neocities #indieweb #NekoWeb #neocities #oldweb #personalwebsite #smallweb #webdesign #webdev #webrevival
not sure what i’m talking about? check out https://goodinternetmagazine.com — a print magazine for the #indieweb!
Thread Thursday #13
What's one thing you still want to learn to improve your website? How do you plan to incorporate this new knowledge once you've learned it? Let us know! 
https://smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%f0%9f%92%9a-thread-thursday-13-%f0%9f%92%9a/
@indieweb @smallweb @neocities ##indieweb ##neocities ##nostalgia ##oldweb ##smallweb ##webdesign ##webdev ##webrevival #Nekoweb
If you've been to my #neocities website you will know how much I love making #blinkies
Any #alexkidd fans out there?
If you don't know Neocities, I highly recommend. It is a web hosting service that you CAN pay for but is still highly functional without paying. Everything must be hand coded but that leaves you with complete creative freedom. Not dissimilar to being a #SelfPublishedAuthor Total freedom but heaps of work and responsibility.
Neocities has been such a wonderful web 1.0 renaissance:
https://neocities.org/
I really love it. It's cheap, it's fun, it's exactly what you need if you have a single page website. It's been wonderful to see all the fun little web rings people are setting up too. It's nice to return to the web I grew up with 
Monday Memes #12
We're evolving beyond Google and returning the heart and soul to the web. 
Happy Monday!
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@indieweb @smallweb @neocities ##indieweb ##Memes ##NekoWeb ##neocities ##nostalgia ##oldweb ##smallweb ##webdev
https://smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-monday-memes-12-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f/
Showcase Saturday #7: Fairygore
Fairygore is Tehsin’s magical hideaway on the Small Web. The site leans into medieval fantasy and fairycore without being cliché. A truly magical experience!
Read the full post here: https://smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%f0%9f%92%9c-showcase-saturday-7-fairygore-%f0%9f%92%9c/
@indieweb @smallweb @neocities ##feature ##indieweb ##neocities ##nostalgia ##smallweb ##webdesign ##webdev
@LarsThiessen I see them everywhere on #smallweb and #neocities
Thinking about creating my own little website again, while I may build one with Hugo.. I'm also debating just starting from fresh with a Neocities site.
How do others who use Neocities feel about the service and your experience with it?
this is it -- GOOD INTERNET magazine is LIVE, BABY~ 
https://goodinternetmagazine.com/
https://goodinternetmagazine.com/
https://goodinternetmagazine.com/
i present the spring 2025 issue of GOOD INTERNET, featuring stories by @binarydigit, @internetarchive, @Leilukin, @greg, @surprisetalk, and SO MUCH MORE!
with only 6.5 hours to go before my surgery, the website is now launched! you can order physical or digital copies of the magazine! :) there are some initial stories on the website now, but more are coming over the next week, so keep an eye on your RSS feeds!!
quick note: pre-ordered print editions will begin shipping out this week (!!!) and digital editions will go out this week as well to emails!
THANK YOU SO MUCH to EVERYONE who helped with this. thank you to the contributors (like @robb/ @echofeed, & @adam/ @omgdotlol). thank you to the writers, thank you to everyone who thought about this project, shared it with others, and got the word out. i am so so so stoked to bring y'all this.
issue 2 is in the fall! :) get your submission ideas in!!
Monday Memes #10
Making your own personal website is definitely cheaper, and WAY cooler than a little blue checkmark. Just sayin'. ;)
Happy Monday! 
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@indieweb @smallweb @neocities ##indieweb ##Memes ##NekoWeb ##neocities ##nostalgia ##oldweb ##smallweb ##webdev
https://smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-monday-memes-10-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f/
Thread Thursday #9
What's a feature on someone else's website that you want to implement on yours?
What makes this feature stand out to you? Let us know!
https://smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%f0%9f%92%9a-thread-thursday-9-%f0%9f%92%9a/
@indieweb @smallweb @neocities ##indieweb ##neocities ##nostalgia ##oldweb ##smallweb ##webdesign ##webdev ##webrevival #Nekoweb
for web accessibility (aimed at indie web authors) is it accurate to say that using the proper html elements is the most important thing you can do, since it makes your site keyboard accessible, but also compatible with reader mode and thus technically able to be used with any colors, font, and input method the user requires?
of course it's still preferable that you do other things as well so that as many people as possible can have the intended experience including your unique style, but i'm just talking about what is the most impactful and that people should absolutely try to do even if doing all of it is too hard.
i want to make sure i get my article right.
Monday Memes #8
One of the many, many reasons we love the Small Web movement.
Happy Monday!
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@indieweb @smallweb @neocities ##indieweb ##Memes ##NekoWeb ##neocities ##nostalgia ##oldweb ##smallweb ##webdev
https://smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-monday-memes-8-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f/
Self Promo Sunday #8
It's Self Promo Sunday, Y'all! 
Share your Small Web site in the comments and/or let us know what you've been working on lately!
@indieweb @smallweb @neocities ##indieweb ##neocities ##nostalgia ##oldweb ##smallweb ##webdesign ##webdev ##webrevival #Nekoweb
https://smallweb.thecozy.cat/blog/%f0%9f%92%97-self-promo-sunday-8-%f0%9f%92%97/
