Neil Mather, Author at doubleloop

Our first episode since January. David Shanske and Chris Aldrich get caught up on some recent IndieWebCamps, an article about IndieWeb in The New Yorker, changes within WordPress, and upcoming events.

GWG: “If you’re not there, it isn’t raining”

Came for the IndieWeb. Stayed for the poetry.

(Learned about some nice new features in IndieWeb WordPress too – including On This Day posts, and being able to have a feed where you exclude certain post types.)

26th May 2019

Keep your spirits up

26th May 2019

Honestly using NewPipe to download mixes by Helena Hauff is all I need for an offline listening experience.

#FreeCulture

26th May 2019

I was an immig lawyer during the entire time @theresa_may was Home Secretary. Here are a random selection of tears:-

Radiographer. Resident for 6 ys. Wife & 5 kids (all at school here 6 ys). Refused settlement for £70 traffic fine. It meant they all had to leave the UK.
1/7

— Barbara M #LeftyLawyer (@MuldoonBarbara) May 24, 2019

26th May 2019

25th May 2019

Today I changed the way we use e-mail addresses for identification on-line.

Thanks for this writeup, Ton. I have been using a gmail account as the firewall between the world and my real email account, but this looks like it could be even better. I’m not particularly happy with some of my mail going through Gmail, even if it’s just for the more disposable accounts.

25th May 2019

BarnCamp is a low-cost rural DIY skill-sharing event started by UK tech collective Hacktionlab. It is open to everyone: activists, campaigners, people involved in social and community groups, and anybody else with an interest in technology and how to subvert it and put it to good use. All skill levels are invited and we promise that workshops are not too geeky due to our infamous nerd gag

Looking forward to this! Camping, tech, and activism, all in the lovely Wye Valley.

https://barncamp.org.uk/

25th May 2019

This blogpost has three parts: first I describe the painpoints I feel at the moment, then I describe what I have been hacking on yesterday, and in the last part I share some other ideas we talked about over dinner in Nürnberg, that where not recorded in any form other than short notes on some phones.

25th May 2019

Last weekend was IndieWebCamp Utrecht. I went along and had a great time learning, hacking, and seeing some parts of Holland.

IndieWebCamps are brainstorming and building events where IndieWeb creators gather semi-regularly to meet in person, share ideas, and collaborate on IndieWeb design, UX, & code for their own sites. — IndieWebCamps

They’re a great way to learn more about the IndieWeb and also a great excuse to visit a new place you’ve never been before.

I travelled over on a rail and sail ticket from London -> Utrecht with an overnight ferry. I went to IWC over the weekend, plus a day in Utrecht before, and a day in Rotterdam afterwards.

Continue reading “IWC Utrecht & a trip to Holland”

24th May 2019