Working on my website and bringing back some fun 90s features. My favorite? Background music (optional now!). 🥰 I’m building in the open, so if you don’t mind a few bugs or weird-looking pages, take a peek!
We’re getting new stamps here in Sweden featuring Benjamin Nørskov’s photos of kids with their EPA/A tractors (cars converted into slow tractors that teens are allowed to drive). Check out Cecilia’s absolute beast of a tractor (top left, high-res version here). 😮
So Ava just dropped an informative, well-researched zine about cookies, copyright, GDPR, and all that “fun” stuff for personal websites and blogs. Definitely worth a read! The behind the zine-s post is excellent, too.
I just know that there is often too much fear to even engage with possible legal obligations, and I wanted to take some of the insecurity and confusion out of it for people in the indie web.
Thanks, Ava!
Folkification is the antidote to enshittification.
Folkification (noun) A process in which a product, narrative, recipe, machine, or other object is made more accessible and less centralized.
Back home again after a trip to Brösarp. We stayed at Talldungen, which is quite possibly the bestest hotel I know. This was our seventh visit, and I loved the cute desk (and the view!) in the room we got this time.
Went to a sing-along with Charli in Slottsskogen yesterday and it was the best!!! <3 🎵
Birthday party today. My niece and I lay on our backs in the grass, in the shadow of a tree. In a couple of years, she’ll be old enough to drive a moped. She already knows what she wants: a motocross.
— “What kind of moped did you drive back then?” she asks. “I bet it was a dorky one, like the one mom had.”
— “No, no, no,” I say. “Mine was amezeballs. Yamaha DT50MX. Look it up!”
She starts fidgeting with her phone, scrolling through photos. I lean over and point at the exact model I had. (via Semestergas)
Hey, that one actually looks kind of badass!
Approved cool. By a 13-year-old.
7 × albums on heavy rotation, in no special order, with links to sample tracks. 🎵
- Equus Caballus by Men I Trust
- Dream State by Kelly Lee Owens
- Live a Little Die a Lot by Virgin Miri
- SOPHIE by SOPHIE
- Hornet Disaster by Weatherday
- Sagte Forbi by Hvalfugl
- Kristall by Axel Ruby
I unfollowed 1,300 people for my June experiment and blogeliblogged about it. 👀
My Experimental June
So Manu is turning his digital input dial down to zero this month. That means no podcasts, no movies, no RSS feeds, and so on… for the entire month. I’m not doing that. But! Reading his post inspired me to finally run my own experiment that I’ve thought about for a while: a social timeline do-over. The idea is pretty simple.
- Unfollow everyone across Bluesky and the fediverse.
- Enjoy the quiet for a month. No social timeline.
That’s it! If I miss hearing from folks after the experiment, maybe I’ll start following them again. Or maybe I will be content reading blogs. We’ll see.
I performed The Great Unfollowing a couple of days before June started, so I’ve had about a week and a half without a social timeline now. So far, I do not miss it at all. Maybe it’s because I still hear from most folks via their blogs. It’s just a little quieter. Calmer. I like it!
Here’s the script I used to unfollow around 1,300 accounts on Micro.blog.
unfollow-en-masse.js:
// A naive script to unfollow multiple users in batch on Micro.blog. Modify as
// needed and run it from your browser's console, but only if you understand all
// the source code below!
// Replace this example array with the list of usernames you want to unfollow.
// Do not include a leading @. To get a JSON file of all your followers:
// https://micro.blog/users/following/[your username here]
const USERNAMES_TO_UNFOLLOW = [
'johndoe',
'jane@doe.example.com'
];
// Micro.blog is rate-limited to 300 requests per minute. We should be fine,
// though, as we're awaiting each unfollow to finish. As long as the response
// time is slower than 200 ms per request, we're within the limit. I averaged
// around 450 ms per request.
(async () => {
let lastFetch = new Date();
for (const username of USERNAMES_TO_UNFOLLOW) {
const now = new Date();
console.log(`Elapsed time since last fetch: ${now - lastFetch} ms.`);
lastFetch = now;
await fetch(`https://micro.blog/users/unfollow?username=${username}`, {
method: 'POST'
})
.then(() => {
console.log(`unfollowed ${username}`);
});
}
})();
P.S. This post is my contribution to June’s IndieWeb Carnival, hosted by Nick Simson.
For eight years, Shonumi has been on a quest to emulate every single officially licensed Game Boy accessory and blog all about it. Today, he published the final post: GBKISS LINK.
It’s been such a treat reading about Infrared Madness, the Pocket Sonar, Game Boy Sewing Machines, and everything else. Probably the longest-running blog series I’ve followed from start to finish.
I’ll be right back to it soon enough. In the meantime, always remember… Never give up. Never surrender. Emulate everything!
Eight years. 🤯 Thank you for your tireless work, Shonumi! 👾
We rode our bikes to Stuk for breakfast. While we’re waiting for the food, Sanna says, “You’ve got something between your teeth.”
“Not possible,” I say. “I haven’t eaten yet.”
But she insists.
I check the bathroom mirror. There, wedged between my teeth… a fly.
I guess I smile a lot while biking.
🪰
We hung out with my brother-in-law, the little sausage named Ture, for a couple of days. Would you say he was happy to see us? 😅
I ordered my copy less than a minute after the email hit my inbox. Can’t wait! 📒
An annual publication for exploring the vast poetic web, featuring essays, musings and a directory with the personal websites of hundreds of designers, developers, writers, curators, and educators. Published since 2025.
Had my coffee in the sun before mowing the lawn today. Here’s what I saw and heard around 4:16 PM while lying on my back, watching the clouds pass by to the tune of birdsong.
Today, we rolled our little library down to the beach, filled it with books, and opened it for its fourth season. There are a few Agatha Christie novels in there now, but I’m pretty sure they’ll be gone soon. 📚
Some things travel with us for decades. Maybe even our whole lives. Grandma wove this rag rug for my mom. I crawled on it as a baby, jumped over it as a kid, and today I rolled it out in its new home, our bedroom, and just stood there barefoot for a while, 39 years later. Thanks, grandma! 🥰
So… yesterday, I wrote this:
I love that “VHS in 1.4 kg” sticker! Imagine if your phone came with that today: “Apple Intelligence in 0.2 kg.” 😋
and today, I see this:
Massive gaming capability, heavy-duty AI compute, and standard PC parts, all in 4.5L.
I hope Framework put that on a sticker and smacks it to the machine.
Days since getting a stuck VHS-C cassette out of a camcorder: 0. This is the JVC GR-C7, nepo baby of GR-C1, famously Doc Brown’s video camera in Back to the Future.
I love that “VHS in 1.4 kg” sticker! Imagine if your phone came with that today: “Apple Intelligence in 0.2 kg.” 😋
One more from yesterday. Sing-along with Billie. 🎵
Me on my now page from March 15:
And I’m seriously considering splurging on overpriced secondhand tickets to see Billie Eilish at Avicii Arena.
Me yesterday:
Yep, I did splurge on those overpriced tickets. 🫣 And they were worth every penny öre. 🎵
Vi tog cyklarna upp till stadsparken, och omgivna av fågelkvitter och skrikande barn spelade vi in ett nytt avsnitt av podden Hej (resten av) internet! I en hel halvtimme bjuder vi på ett sammelsurium av länkar, tips och tankar. Avsnitt 20, Hyperlink Hodgepodge, finns där poddar finns. 🎙️
Wine + cod at home with my favorite person. 🐟 (previously)
Fika + podcast recording in the park with my favorite person. 🌸
Time to pass the Blogroll.org baton to… Manuel Moreale! What a great choice. Thanks to Ray for gifting us the site in the first place.
I went to two (!) anniversaries this week. Moderskeppet turned 20 and the family business turned 100. 🥳 One celebration had coffee, cake, and coffins. The other had champagne and… whatever this is?!
Moderskeppet firade 20 år. Det var kul. Här är Jenny och Filip.
While waiting for the official price of Mario Kart World in Swedish kronor, I entertained myself by looking up what Super Mario Kart cost back in December 1993. The answer? 549 kr. (via Martin)
Adjusting for inflation (71.56% between then and now), 549 kr in 1993 would be equivalent to 942 kr today (roughly $98). Curious to see what the game actually ends up costing.
Only 64 days until the Nintendo Switch 2 drops! Time to start saving up. 👾
I finished Asimov’s I, Robot yesterday, just in time to catch Elle and Grace going through the stories. You get so much more out of a book by talking about it or, in this case, just listening to smart people discuss it. Looking forward to April’s read. You should join the sf book club too! 📚
Today I baked a batch of seed crackers, had coffee with the family in my sister’s allotment garden, climbed a tree, won a stone-skipping competition against my nieces, and slipped and fell on my ass trying to jump over a flower bed. I regret nothing.
Less keyboard, more wood splitting today, and in just a t-shirt! No jacket needed. I’ve decided spring is officially here, and there will be no more snow. 🌞
Jag postade precis iväg mitt och Sannas lilla elektroniska nyhetsbrev med ämnesraden Ett viktorianskt psyko och en felkönande AI. In och läs om du gillar skräck och/eller sf. 📚
Surf on over to Alafiya’s website right now. That bird is animated! 😍 (via Rachel)
Just updated my now page! 👀 It’s about… running a two-business household, a father-and-son project, contemplating whether to splurge on overpriced secondhand Billie Eilish tickets, the emptiness after finishing all of Becky Chambers' novels, and more.
The family business turns 100 this year. Dad has written about its history, and I’m typesetting the book, sorting through a bunch of photos along the way. I love the eerie feel of this one of the factory, taken during a winter in the 1950s. 🏭
Mys när @bjoreman@toot.cafe hittat en länk som han tycker skulle platsa i vår podd och drar igång en spontan Hej (resten av) internet!-sektion i Björeman // Melin // Åhs. 🥰 Japp, indieblog.page är helt klart i vår smak och, ja, det är hög tid att vi masar oss till inspelningsbåset igen. 😋
My view from the sofa yesterday during movie night with the niece. With a two-year-old, movie night is more like movie afternoon. She managed nine minutes before wanting to play dress-up instead.
Her dad let her have as many pieces of candy as she is years old. I got two pieces of candy, too. 😋
Warm enough for cardamom bun and coffee in the sun today! I’m reading I, Robot for Elle Cordova’s sf book club. 📚

Första soliga vårfikan i Idas park. Sven tog med finporslin i jackfickan.
My Instagram connector for Tapestry has been broken for a while, but I’m working on fixing it. It’s getting there! I’m also experimenting with a connector for X. It’s so weird seeing posts from both platforms in the same timeline.
There are still kind and interesting folks on these sites. Now, I can keep up with them until they leave for better, more open alternatives.
And about Neal’s post in the photo…
sometimes I design something and then realize I’m thinking about the wii menu again
Our brains must be wired similarly. I think about the Wii Menu sometimes too. 😋
On the topic of great blog posts, here’s @annie’s Despite the horrors, the laundry must be done; Despite the laundry, the horrors must be faced. A thoughtful approach to navigating the upsetting and complex situations we face, both at home and in the world.
Robert is curious about the blog posts that resonated with you in February. He’s started curating a list of people’s favorites, a very cozy way to find some good reads for the weekend. My favorite post is in there too! Surf over to Robert’s blog to see which one I chose. 🏄
Support for SVG favicons just landed in Safari Technology Preview. Finally! It’s about time. This is good news for Micro.bloggers using my Faviconique plug-in. 💅
New to me, Svart Ridå has a very Swedish ’90s indie sound, and I like it! Just secured tickets to see them live next month. 🎵
”Kall” UTE NU!
16 years ago today, if you had taken tram line 1 towards Tynnered, you would have been surprised to find Detektivbyrån playing Generation Celebration live. Oh, how I wish I had been there. Here’s a taste—the rest is on YouTube. 🎵
“How far should I count?”
“Count to 25!”
My niece and I were playing hide and seek this afternoon. When I got to 12, she came back.
“Come!”
“What is it?”
“I need your help,” she says, grabbing my hand.
She leads me into the bedroom, and I see our dirty laundry spread everywhere. Of course, she figured out that she’s small enough to fit in our laundry bin, but she can’t get in herself. I lift her up and carefully place her in the bin. I grab the lid she had tossed on our bed and place it on her head.
“This is the perfect hiding spot!” I say. “I’ll never find you.”
Tiana Dueck has completed her documentary series Asking Around and I’m watching the first episode now, asking around about reading. So cozy! There are also episodes about friendship, birding, crafting, what it’s like to be a gecko, and more.
I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate[.]
Me, too, Martha. Me, too. Murderbot premieres May 16! 🦾
You can’t post your way out of fascism. Instead of painting yourself into a corner, make your own website. Here are some resources for keeping the web free, open, and poetic.
Or, you know, prepare an emergency bag in case of an asteroid impact.
I love this definition of a personal website from ravon:
a website is a link to a page in an infinite book bound within one domain name. it’s where the architecture of the internet becomes apparent to many of us. it’s a landing — like a stoop, porch, or front door. peering through the window, what do you want us to learn about you? who else are you connected to?
In that piece, she also quotes Laurel’s classic My website is a shifting house next to a river of knowledge—another poetic way to describe our nests in cyberspace.
real men know how to dream
real men know how to clean
real men make cuisine
real men know how to steam
Real men stay hydrated
Real men don’t need a face lift
Real men celebrate other men’s success
Real men know having fun is best
Secured tickets to Charli XCX at Way Out West, Gothenburg. See you in August, angels! 🍏
Rek Bell perfectly illustrates how to fold a zine. ✂️
Curious about how the trans sisters in your computer work? Of course you are! Go watch Heydon’s Why is Everything Binary? now.
What a lovely pledge this is. 🥰
there are eight billion people in the world, 67% of whom are on the internet (in case you don't have a calculator handy, that's 5,360,000,000 people). this little corner of the internet represents .000000130597015% of the world's internet users. and I am so excited about it.
…
to my seven subscribers, i pledge to never be exciting. i pledge to be a reflection of your own humanity. i pledge to be full of faults and make lots of mistakes. thank you for seeing me.
Here’s a summary of some drama that unfolded while I slept.
Adam:
Today I received a cease and desist notice related to my recent comments about the attitudes and behaviors of some people within the IndieWeb space.
Folks assumes this is about Manton and Micro.blog. Pitchforks on the timeline.
Confirm a negative for us. If this ISN’T about Manton and/or Micro.blog, say so. Many people on MB deserve to know if this is about their platform.
Adam:
Confirmed.
Don’t assume, get mad, and immediately post about it. Take a breath. Give it 5 minutes. Don’t be a hothead.
❤️
Switching things up at home—new sofa, coffee table, and rug in the living room. Sanna and I have been together for 22 years, and this is the third sofa we’ve bought. It cost an arm and a leg, so hopefully, it’s also the last one we buy before we die. 😋
Hi there, sun, I’ve missed you.
Sanna feels like there are more and more books piling up at home. 📚 And, well, she’s not wrong. That’s on me.
Here are my three favorite reads from January:
- Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
- The Walking Man by Jiro Taniguchi
- The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai
I’ve had a Nirvana song playing in my head* for the last couple of days (not constantly), and I kept meaning to look up the exact lyrics because—well, my memory is okay, but short. When I finally sat down at my computer to actually look it up, I saw that Anamanaguchi released a cover… three days ago?!1 Weird! What are the odds? 🎵
Never met a wise man
If so, it’s a woman
Anyway, here’s the original Territorial Pissings (Live At The Paramount/1991) and the recent cover (⚠️ Warning for flashing lights).
* Do all humans do that? Play music in their head, I mean.
Phew, that was few of my recent posts. 😅 Want more? Browse the archive!