by: · · 2 comments · #IndieWeb#community#economics#mutual aid#support#capitalism#writing
Responding to criticism of 'buy me a coffee' links on blogs, I argue that asking for support isn't commodification—it's mutual aid! Exploring the economic pressures on creators, the history of mutual aid, and why the IndieWeb needs community support mechanisms to sustain independent art.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · #IndieWeb#accessibility#web development#design#inclusive#web design#technical
Web accessibility isn't compliance theatre or checking off a list. It's about designing for everyone. Exploring the curb cut effect, why disability is more common than we think, and practical steps to make your website usable by as many people as possible.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · #writing#creativity#digital culture#AI#authenticity#nature
The spotted lanternfly is beautiful and terrible, an invasive species that illuminates even as it destroys. AI-generated content is flooding the Internet, and authenticity is becoming a premium commodity. We must refuse the premise that human writing is a niche product.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · #IndieWeb#philosophy#writing#creativity#risk#identity#accountability
Nassim Nicholas Taleb's concept of 'skin in the game' is the idea that true learning only happens when you have something to lose. And I look at IndieWeb principles of using what you make to publishing under your real name. Having risk and real stakes is essential for creative work. A ship in harbour is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · #IndieWeb#fanfiction#community#technical#web development#law#moderation#tagging
Building fanfiction.lol taught me that some promises are impossible to keep. I wanted canonical tags for everything and 'write whatever you want' as a tagline, but Canadian obscenity laws and the philosophical complexity of tag wrangling forced me to adjust. Here's what I learned about running a community archive, the legal constraints I face, and the promises I can still keep.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · 1 comment · #IndieWeb#community#psychology#writing#digital culture
The world isn't full of critics, it's full of quiet kind people who don't get nearly enough time or attention from us because we're born with a negativity bias. We need to proactively choose to be lovers and proactively grease the quiet wheels.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · 3 comments · #IndieWeb#community#Digital Culture#philosophy#Internet Culture
So, my silly little fanfic project blew up like crazy and received some really negative feedback. And I think I understand why. Exploring the concept of boundary spanning and cross-pollination in online communities. Drawing on organizational theory and the work of Michael Tushman. We need people who move between different online subcultures to seed ideas and build bridges.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · 1 comment · #IndieWeb#technical#self-hosting#fandom#community#open source
I deployed my own AO3 fork called fanfiction.lol, an independent fanfiction archive with no invite queue, fandom-agnostic moderation, and expanded content warnings. A manifesto on why fan communities deserve free infrastructure, the history of transformative works from Virgil to AO3, and the challenges of running a volunteer-powered archive at scale.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · 1 comment · #Self-hosting#technical#homelab#IndieWeb#Linux#Docker
A beginner-friendly guide to building your own homelab on inexpensive hardware. Covers finding old computers, setting up Linux, SSH, Docker, and self-hosting services like password managers, RSS readers, and your own Fediverse instance. Digital sovereignty doesn't require expensive equipment.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · 3 comments · #Indieweb#Small Web#technical#Digital Culture#history#decentralization
Finger from 1971, Gopher from 1991, and Gemini from 2019. These protocols offer decentralized, terminal-based alternatives to the modern web. The small web's is in a renaissance. On the solarpunk philosophy of intentional technology, and how these protocols meet you where you are, whether you're on a machine from 2005 or just tired of Chrome's monoculture.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · #bash#technical#tools#blogging#indieweb
After finding the tildeverse and the Tilde.town feels engine, I decided to build my own simple command-line tool for blogging that handles the full lifecycle of a blog post (creation, editing, building, and git push). A walkthrough of the design decisions, the modular architecture, and the tradeoffs of writing 700 lines of plain bash.
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · #philosophy#psychology#Media Analysis#Creative Writing
I love time loops in media—from Groundhog Day to...hey, wait a minute. Does anybody else feel a weird sense of déjà vu? It can't just be me. Do you ever get up in the morning and feel as though you've already lived the same day?
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · #philosophy#Media Analysis#Video Games#Anime#psychology
I love time loops in media—from Groundhog Day to Haruhi's Endless Eight. What do they reveal about mortality, memory, and the human desire to escape consequence through Nietzsche's eternal recurrence?
by: Brennan Kenneth Brown · · #Food#Biology#Science#Health
Spicy food and capsaicin demonstrate hormesis and antifragility in human biology. The science of pain, TRPV1 receptors, and how controlled exposure to stressors makes our bodies stronger rather than weaker.
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