@openmentions: I got a PHP Fatal TypeError trying to submit a link using the form on https://openmentions.com/special/about/. A null value was passed to count() in the Semantic Linkbacks plugin.


In reply to: https://openmentions.com/special/about/

Open Mentions is an interesting addition in the category of IndieWeb aggregators that use Webmention. I wonder if microformats2 could be used to include the machine-readable metadata, especially since Matt’s thoughts noted “this should reflect the information that the user sees on-page.”

Some other interesting sites like this are indieweb.xyz and indieforums.net.


In reply to: https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-internet/social-media/joining-the-indieweb/

Hi, Matt! It has been several years but I remember you from back in the Nucleus CMS days. Lovely to see you getting into indieweb. I have really enjoyed that community and the cool things they’re doing! Have you joined any of their virtual meetups like Homebrew Website Club?


David Shanske was awarded the First Time Eating an Ear of Corn at Homebrew Website Club badge on May 18, 2022.

badge for 'First Time Eating an Ear of Corn at Homebrew Website Club' with an icon of a computer with an ear of corn on the screen

Context: pretty self-explanatory. :) When David said it was the first time he had eaten an ear of corn at Homebrew Website Club, I said I would make the badge for him. I used https://badge.design/ to throw this together.


In reply to: https://jamesg.blog/2022/05/17/coffee-frequency/

I drink 2–3 cups of coffee a day.


I’m attending Homebrew Website Club - Pacific May 18, 2022 at 6PM Pacific.


I attended Homebrew Website Club - Pacific May 11, 2022 at 6PM Pacific.


I have a friend interested in getting into copywriting/proofreading. Does anyone have any leads I can pass along?


Things are feeling bleak again (still?). I don't know, I just don't have things I'm looking forward to or feeling hopeful about.


selfie wearing a black face mask and red sunglasses with flower decorations while sitting under an orange umbrella

Pandemic chic from April 2021. Sunglasses borrowed from Laurie.


her: Manifest it!

me: *scoffs* That's bullshit. I may live in southern California, but I don't liiiiive in southern California.


I’m attending Homebrew Website Club - Pacific tonight at 6PM Pacific.


Finished reading: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (ISBN 9780316204286)


I’m attending Homebrew Website Club (virtual) tonight at 6PM Pacific.

Join us if you’re interested in talking about personal websites and the independent web!



Oh hey, I forgot @turntablefm is back!

I'm hanging out in https://turntable.fm/indie_google if anyone wants to join.

cc @jdragz @girlvsplanet @Rachelskirts @nicktabick


In reply to: https://artlung.com/blog/2022/01/14/drawing-with-css-cube-cat/

Looks great! What a fun project.



In reply to: https://twitter.com/JustinMcElroy/status/1475985291861282823

This video but with "I think dogs should vote!" audio.


recent selfie

This is XLIII.

Ok, a minor cheat. This is from like two weeks ago, but I liked it.

I’ve been at Mommer’s for the holiday and we’ve been going through some photos. I haven’t seen some of these in 20+ years, so I thought it would be fun to share gRegor through the years:

me wearing green oval sunglasses

2. In case you were wondering if I was just as cool back in high school ... yes.

This was one of my high school senior photos.

me posing next to a globe with my hand over the top of it

3. Everybody wants to (evangelize) the world.

An outtake from my senior photos that didn’t make the cut for some reason, hahaha. I was really zealous about Christian short-term mission trips back then.

me kneeling next to our dog

4. Young Greg (I didn’t even use an -or back then) with our Pomeranian, Teddy Bear.

me as a bébé

5. I’m bébé. Mommer tells me I was enjoying blueberries.