I would like to try this out!
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I really like reading Belle Cooper’s post on leaving Micro.blog (via Chris Aldrich, which I saw in my RSS reader web app). I think it is good for people to share all sides of the experience of using a service. My preference is to host my own weblog and content, which I think is in sync with some of Belle’s points.
The Post Kinds Plugin for WordPress attempts to make it much easier to create customized displays for and format each of these types of posts (and many more). It leverages the flexibility and power of WordPress to be your single social media hub while, along with other IndieWeb friendly plugins, still allowing you to interact with other social networks.
Itty-Bitty: This app (link to Github) encodes a web page in the URL. I have not figured out how this works yet, but would like to….
Test-Driven Development with Python: Book on using TDD for Django development (there is a link to read online for free!), Selenium is used for browser testing.
OpenSource.com: New Linux distro for digital artists
Linux Journal: Linux Gets Loud – Overview of music apps available on Linux
Bryan Alexander: I Defy The World and Go Back to RSS – Bryan describes how he return to using a RSS reader (although he describes the Digg Reader, which has shut down). I use River5 from Dave Winer with a single page app for reading my feeds.
In These Times: How Portland Occupiers Shut Down ICE
Aaron Davis: Laying the standards for a blogging renaissance – Chris Aldrich also replies