@CursedSilicon This happens this way, in my opinion, because the tools being told about, are designed for very specific workloads, that are:
so called "mission critical" (its downtime cost money)
readiness for massive requests spike, let it be fame, DDoS attack, or "Kiss of Fediverse" (see )
If you need tools in different mindset, you probably need to see #SmallWeb tools like what this person does: @aral 
Hi, fedi! I'm crawling out of my hermit hole to share my new app, TumblBee, with you all 
https://lilacpixel.itch.io/tumblbee
TumblBee is a pay-what-you-want cross-platform app for exporting your original #Tumblr posts (and pages) to Markdown or HTML. Back up your content and browse it locally, or export to Markdown and drop your posts into your favorite static site generator. (There's even a guide to exporting for Obsidian, if that's your thing.)
If you decide to give it a try, I'd love to hear about it! Boosts are, as always, hugely appreciated 
Thanks so much!
New blog post up. Using statistics for fun, science and art
https://caffeineandlasers.com/blogs/Blog-Statsforfunscienceandart.html
If you aren't interested in learning mathematics, at least click on it for the cute dog in a yellow raincoat
it's the 34th birthday of the world wide #web so it's a great day to share the upcoming deadline for #writing submissions to GOOD INTERNET! two and a half weeks away!!!
in case you're unaware, GOOD INTERNET is an #indie print AND digital magazine that is run & contributed to by volunteers!
#goodinternet covers a lot of different aspects of the #SmallWeb: unplugging from the corporate web, fighting #enshittification, migrating from data-harvesting corpo social media, creating your own personal website, using code and website-building as an #art form, federation, and creating websites for fun. the aim is to be approachable for beginners and enjoyable for seasoned #indieweb travelers!
you don't have to be a pro #webdev or a #coding whiz to write about all the good things happening on "this side" of the web.
we want to spread the word about and share thoughts, independent web projects, services, methods, sites, meet-ups, and celebrate the non-corporate web together while making it easier for us to partake and unplug from #bigtech and unhealthy #socialmedia habits.
we're looking for 1,000- to 4,000-word articles aimed at website owners and hobbyists, any digital (and traditional) artists, #internet culture enthusiasts, #technology nerds, social media expatriates, & anyone who wants to unplug from the corporate-owned web.
the deadline is August 22, 2025
please boost and help get the word out!
We need to build a new web.
It would exclude a bunch of things (pop ups, AI content, bad search engines) and have a certification authority and a browser that only searches within that ecosystem.
It'll be small at first, but so was the original one.
Start with #smallWeb content and the news sites that do 'lite' compact summaries, and build on top of that.
hi! hello
I made a smol website 
well, v0.0.1 of one, anyway.
please behold https://www.robyns.space/ 
it is but a lil bb of a website!
built with #hugo & the #reTerminal theme. probably going to post about things I also post about here, just in a longer format - #FOSS, #privacy, #retroGaming, the small / indie web, #urbanism & utility cycling.
Mastodon verification, which is a thing I can now do!!, still pending. 
Happy HTML Day!
In honor of #HTMLDay I've got a new URL and printable cheat sheet for Make Your Own Website.
happy #html day! if you’re into meeting some new friends also into webweaving, find an in-person event near you to free-write code with others!~ all over the world! (there’s also an online meetup!)
I did some googlin' for #smallweb chats (IRC/Discord/whatever) and didn't find any, so I made one. Come hang out and say hi if that's your kind of thing!
New Kitten release!
Markdown and general renderer fixes.
Fixed:
• Nested Markdown sections rendering bug.
• Detection of components in Markdown where the opening tag spans multiple lines.
• Support for returning a component as a top-level object in a page.
• Slots in Markdown now work as they should (make sure you add them as block-level items, so with a leading and trailing empty line)
Enjoy!
I just want to say thanks to everyone who has interacted with me lately. It's been so incredibly refreshing to talk to people about life in a normal and kind way. I literally thought this kind of internet had totally died. Who knew it was still possible to talk to people about similar interests and topics without getting bashed, ignored, or spammed?! I just had to express gratitude for everyone who has been kind. Faith restored in (some) humanity. I love the #fediverse and #SmallWeb
New Kitten Release
To GNU tar or not to GNU tar?
• Installing Kitten on Linux should no longer display a screenful of gibberish from the tar command.
You see, macOS, being special, includes BSD tar, not GNU tar, and adds a bunch of Mac-specific metadata and extended header keywords to archives that GNU tar on Linux machines then chokes on and regurgitates onto your screen as warnings.
With this release, Kitten’s packaging script expects GNU tar to be available on macOS and uses that instead of BSD tar.
The latest release of Kitten now installs without any warnings on Linux (at least on my Fedora Silverblue box).
Enjoy!
I'm holding the internet in my hands!
I want to print all the little #websites and hold them in my arms like the treasures they are.
So excited that I got a copy of "The Internet Phone Book." It brings together the tactile and sensory experience of #books (the lifeblood of my youth and adolescence) with the connectivity of the #internet.
(Plus it satisfies my #ActuallyAutistic tactile desire to touch everything...
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More pics & full thought: https://fromemily.com/feedbackless-feed/#July-29-2025-01-23-PM
HOUSING EMERGENCY! 1846/2900€ NEEDED ASAP (due in 2 days maximum)
please help DionRa & Aurin (chosen family) with #emergency moving costs. they are both trans & disabled survivors of nazi abuse. their landlord has refused to renew their lease effective august 1st. they need to pay deposit/rent/moving costs ASAP so they can stay housed. they're at high risk for homelessness in a country where they don't speak the language. being homeless again would be life threatening. DionRa almost died in a shelter years ago. you can find DionRa's art, music, & writing at dionra.com
- PayPal: diontheblackdragon@gmail.com
- Cashapp: £KingDionRa
- DM @Aurin_the_classtraitor for € paypal or £ bank transfer
@blackfedi @mutualaid #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #transMutualAid #queerMutualAid #transCrowdfund #QueerCrowdfund #disabled #trans #queer #disabilityPrideMonth #disability #trans #nonBinary #transMan #CreativeToots #MastoArt #FediArt #OriginalArt #handmade #portrait #illustration #drawing #art #crowdfund #fundraiser #smallWeb #rent
"…The World Wide Web didn’t leave us
The World Wide Web is still here, we’re just not using it like we were.. It doesn’t need to be complicated to allow us a free and open expression of creativity."
PSA: I just got a notice from my registrar that "Starting August 21, 2025, a change in ICANN policy may affect how your domain ownership is recorded. In your Domain Contacts, any organization listed in the Company Name field will be considered the ‘Registered Name Holder’ and the legal owner of the domain."
So you might want to check domains your own to make sure any Company Name listed is what you want and a valid legal entity.
drew this to illustrate my struggles (i'm fine now. i did it.)
robyn 
Samifer