Marty McGuire

Marty Likes Things (Sometimes)

2018
Fri Dec 21
★ Liked https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/3743-More-fun-with-Webmentions
post from More fun with Webmentions
I ended up writing a little embed widget to embed webmention responses/reactions into my blog posts. It all happens client-side, but so do Disqus comments so I figure that’s okay.
Thu Dec 20
★ Liked https://www.customerservant.com/some-thoughts-on-my-url-is-episode-3-mostly-around-applying-some-indieweb-concepts-to-the-web-accessibility-space/
post from Some thoughts on: My Url Is (Episode 3) mostly around applying some indieweb concepts to the web accessibility space
My URL Is is a podcast which features a new guest every two weeks to talk about how they got involved with the IndieWeb and what hopes, goals and aspirations they have for the community and for their website. The guests are a combination of those both new to the IndieWeb and …
Tue Dec 11
★ Liked https://jonathanprozzi.net/indieweb/hwc-baltimore-2018-12-11-wrap-up/
post from HWC Baltimore 2018-12-11 Wrap-Up
Baltimore’s first Homebrew Website Club of December met at the Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center on December 11th. This is Marty’s last HWC Baltimore Meetup as a co-organizer. Hopefully, Marty will return as an honored HWC Baltimore guest host in the future!HWC Baltimore …
Fri Nov 30
★ Liked https://snarfed.org/2018-11-30_indieweb-google-custom-search-engine
Wed Nov 28
★ Liked http://beesbuzz.biz/blog/8139-Some-WebSub-Atom-observations
post from Some WebSub-Atom observations
As part of testing my WebSub changes for FoF, I decided to switch to a WebSub hub for myself that provides some subscriber analytics and so on. One neat thing about how WebSub works is that the “hub” layer is completely modular and it really doesn’t matter at all which one you …
Wed Nov 21
★ Liked https://kongaloosh.com/e/2018/11/20/indie-wysi
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I talk about what-you-see-is-what-you-get posting system for my #indieweb site and how it improved my post quality.
Sun Nov 18
★ Liked https://ghostparty.today/#2018-11-18-011156
★ Liked https://aaronparecki.com/2018/11/18/7/indiewebcamp-berlin
post from IndieWebCamp Berlin 2018 Podcast Summary
Listen to a summary of all the sessions at IndieWebCamp Berlin 2018!
Mon Nov 12
★ Liked https://www.rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2012/03/21/stop-solving-problems-you-dont-yet-have/
post Stop solving problems you don't yet have
We’re in a really exciting time for front-end web development. Our modern browsers are excellent in terms of their standard support for CSS, and new features are becoming usable far more rapidly than I can ever remember.
Sat Nov 10
★ Liked https://adactio.com/journal/14509
post from Webmentions at Indie Web Camp Berlin
I was in Berlin for most of last week, and every day was packed with activity:
Thu Nov 8
★ Liked http://vihart.com/fifty-fizzbuzzes/
Tue Nov 6
★ Liked https://adactio.com/notes/14486
★ Liked https://adactio.com/notes/14487
Sun Nov 4
★ Liked https://www.sonniesedge.co.uk/notes/1548
post from 2018-11-03, 21:54
I've just spent the day at IndieWeb Camp Berlin and it has been SUPER fun.
Sat Nov 3
★ Liked https://adactio.com/notes/14472
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Checked in at Biererei Bar. Bierzeit — with Jessica, Tantek, aaronpk
★ Liked https://aaronparecki.com/2018/11/03/28/
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Straßenbier — with Marty, microformats
Thu Nov 1
★ Liked https://werd.io/2018/gab-and-the-decentralized-web
post from Gab and the decentralized web
As a proponent of the decentralized web, I've been thinking a lot about the aftermath of the domestic terrorism that was committed in Pittsburgh at the Tree of Life synagogue over the weekend, and how it specifically relates to the right-wing social network Gab.In America, we're …
Mon Oct 29
★ Liked https://boffosocko.com/2018/10/29/deplatforming-and-making-the-web-a-better-place/
post from Deplatforming and making the web a better place
I’ve spent some time this morning thinking about the deplatforming of the abhorrent social media site Gab.ai by Google, Apple, Stripe, PayPal, and Medium following the Tree of Life shooting in Pennsylvania. I’ve created a deplatforming page on the IndieWeb wiki with some initial …
Sun Oct 28
★ Liked https://aaronparecki.com/2018/10/27/7/ownyourswarm
post from Some OwnYourSwarm Updates
Today I launched some updates to OwnYourSwarm, the service that sends your Swarm checkins to your own website. It does this by watching your Swarm account and sending checkins to your site via Micropub. 
Wed Oct 24
★ Liked http://known.kevinmarks.com/2018/working-with-identity
★ Liked https://werd.io/2018/we-fought-wars-to-stop-nationalists-now-the-president-is
post from We fought wars to stop nationalists. Now the President is one
“Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.” - Charles de Gaulle“You know, they have a word. It sort of became old-fashioned. It’s called a nationalist. And I say really, we’re not supposed to use …
Mon Oct 15
★ Liked https://aaronparecki.com/2018/10/15/4/portable-wireless-live-video
post from Portable Wireless Live Video Rig
I've been looking for ways to slim down the amount of equipment I need to bring to record conferences talks, both to make it easier to travel to other cities, as well as to speed up the setup time during an event.
Sun Oct 14
★ Liked http://www.bigimprov.org/blog/ghost-party-qa-with-kim-le
★ Liked https://aaronparecki.com/2018/10/13/14/
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Hey @indiewebcat did you see you were featured in @anomalily's talk opening #TEDxMtHood! #AddMoreCats #JustAddCats
Tue Oct 9
★ Liked https://www.manton.org/2018/10/09/webmention-improvements-on.html
post from Webmention improvements on Micro.blog
I rolled out a few Webmention improvements to Micro.blog today:
★ Liked https://ghostparty.today/#2018-10-09-011048
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HELLO WON’T YOU PLEASE BE OUR DATE TO THE BIG DANCE IT IS SATURDAY AT 10:00 AND ALSO THERE’S A GAME SUNDAY AT 8:30 AT @bigimprov OKAY THANK YOU BYEEE 💕
Sat Oct 6
★ Liked https://eddiehinkle.com/2018/10/05/17/reply/
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Thanks! I definitely am excited about having more IndieWeb podcasts. The component that I thought was important was to make sure we had a variety of "types" of IndieWeb podcasts. There's already a microcast @aaronpk, newscast @schmarty, long tech podcast @dshanske and @c so …
Fri Oct 5
★ Liked https://adactio.com/journal/14401
post from Declaration
I like the robustness that comes with declarative languages. I also like the power that comes with imperative languages. Best of all, I like having the choice.
Tue Oct 2
★ Liked https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/6283-Just-thought-I-should-Web-Mention
post from Just thought I should (Web)Mention…
I’ve been building Publ with IndieWeb principles in mind. One of the things I’m playing with right now is adding in very basic support for WebMention.
Mon Oct 1
★ Liked https://sebastiangreger.net/2018/09/ixda-berlin-inclusion-and-diversity-first-hand/
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25 September 2018 marked the first World Interaction Design Day, running under the global theme of “Diversity and Inclusion in Design”. The Berlin IxDA chapter arranged an inspiring event, inviting two speakers who examine these issues both personally and professionally. Image …