@manton Stoked to see so many backup enthusiasts in this thread! Also, remember to run data recovery drills from time to time. While thankfully rare, I’ve had a few customers and friends figuratively crying on my shoulder when they realize the backup they thought they had was missing or incomplete or corrupt. No fun!
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@ExtralocalYokel I just typed a looooong reply to your email, but here’s a short one about how to make a link in Markdown: [Anh's personal website](https://anhvn.com/).
@JohnPhilpin I love Pagefind! I actually wanted to build Search Space on top of it, but it wasn’t technically possible at the time because Pagefind needs to run on the server, and as a mere mortal I didn’t have access to run code on Micro.blog’s servers. But now that @manton has set this up, Search Space could technically pivot to use Pagefind behind the scenes instead. That might happen, but not in the near future.
Why choose one over the other? When it comes to search, the most basic question is: do I get relevant results for my queries? Here, you shouldn’t see too much difference, because Search Space and Pagefind both use the same ranking algorithm, BM25. The search results won’t be identical, but they’ll be close enough.
So, when it comes to choosing between the two, you’ll want to compare features and the user experience. One feature I miss from the Pagefind search page is the ability to link directly to search results. Another is the ability to jump straight from a search result to the conversation on Micro.blog.
Of course, both of these features could be implemented with Pagefind too, somebody just needs to do it. 😊
Another difference between the two search solutions, as I alluded to earlier, is that Pagefind builds the index on the server, while Search Space builds the index on the client (in your browser). That means Pagefind adds to your blog’s build time, but visitors to your blog will get instant search results. Search Space is a little slower, especially on the first search, because the index is being built in the visitor’s browser. On the other hand, Search Space doesn’t slow your blog’s build time as much.
@ExtralocalYokel I help @manton with the inbox, and I just wanted to say it’s more than ok to send emails like that. 😊 Don’t worry if you don’t have all your questions figured out yet, just tell us what you want to do, and we’ll figure out the how together.
@manton Oh, nice! I came across Pagefind while doing research for my Search Space plug-in. I should update it to take advantage of this new free index. 😊
@JohnPhilpin You’re very welcome. Towards a passwordless future! 😊
@devilgate The reason you ended up in the timeline here is that @JohnPhilpin’s post is technically a reply (it starts with @).
I offer alternative, experimental Micro.blog feeds with built-in conversation links. That’s probably what you’re looking for, but they really are experimental. So, you know, don’t be too sad if they vanish one day. 😊
@jim I remember this Micro.blog-specific cache issue, though. Is that still a problem, @manton?
@snowracer Mys! Landade precis lagom till min lunchpromenad. 😊
@thosch @FichtelDom @marc0janssen @crossingthethreshold @fabioteixeira I can confirm that the EU servers are down and I’ve let @manton know about it. It’s morning in Austin now, so hopefully they will be back up soon. 😊
@jonah Hehe, maybe!
@earlsab Me too!
@renevanbelzen Sounds like you’re living the dream, Rene. 😊 Bug or not, congrats on reaching level 50! And hey, a page or two a night still counts as reading.
@heyloura Love a good quine, and this one is wonderful! 😍 I also really like your goal of finishing just a few #WeirdWebOctober entries. Maybe I’ll try a few too.
@maira As the caretaker of another little library, I salute your good deed. 😊
@jim Hehe, I have a lot of fun with it on my site too. I click that button every week. 😊
@kottkrig Ja, värmeböljan i Indien som boken börjar med… Riktigt vidrig! En av de mest obehagliga scenerna jag läst i en roman. Har tänkt tillbaka på den flera gånger i sommar, särskilt när värmeböljan var som värst nere i Europa.
@gannonburgett Haha, you’re welcome!
@briandigital There’s also an HTML version.
@Mtt WCAG warms this old web accessibility practitioner’s heart, and the developer mode is a really neat idea. Awesome work as always, Matt! 😍
@bobwertz The Crescendolls. <3
@birming Tack! Det avsnittet åkte in i poddmaskinen för lyssning i morgon. 😊
@crossingthethreshold Haha, oh yes! 😊
@birming Underbart att du illustrerar med en rulltårta. Eller heter det kanske rolltårta? 😋
@kev You can reply with images using Markdown syntax like this: .
@aeryn Feed URL updated. 😊 Best of luck over at the new place.
@dhester Nice! Always fun to see my plug-ins in action. 🥰
@kottkrig Modigt! Tack för att du går i bräschen.
@kottkrig Detta är tankar som jag också bär runt på denna tisdagsmorgon.
@MitchW The main reason is that if I do go back (and I’m still not sure I will), I want a fresh start, just to follow the people I truly miss. But also, it’s so easy to slip back into old habits. I’m just human, so unfollowing everyone was me being kind to my future self. Making it harder to slip and fail the experiment. 😊
@heyloura Me too, blogs are the bestest. 🥰
@vincent Yeah, it’s nice to do experiments like this, going without.
@pratik Hehe, no, Micro.blog has around 5,000 monthly active users. And a lot of the people I followed (I think the majority) were on other Fediverse platforms and Bluesky.
@kottkrig Hmm… Har inte tänkt på’t men nu när du nämner det… Jordgubbar & Mario Kart World vore ju inte fel, om det går att få tag på vettiga. 😋
@kottkrig Inget dåligt lördagsmys med chips och Switch! Här ser det ut som att vi får vänta ända till tisdag innan DHL levererar en Switch 2. 🫠
@jemostrom Dagen kan bara bli bättre! Men hur gick det till? 😅
@Mtt That’s up to you (it’s configurable).
@Mtt Do you need the camera feed as a separate video file? If you’re okay with something quick and scrappy, you could open Hand Mirror to get the camera feed.
Kind of like what I did here, but, you know, using Screenshot.app or QuickTime Player.app instead of an old camcorder. 😊
@jabel While I partly feel this too, the fun, personal, and poetic web/internet is still out there. Just look at the Internet Phone Book. 😍
@NicMakesStuff I think this is one of those cases where it would be morally okay for you to download the book from Anna’s Archive while you wait for the actual ebook to be delivered. 😇
@kottkrig Ja, den som väntar på nått gott… Sanna spelar det nu och det ser hur som helst väldigt mysigt ut.
@KimberlyHirsh That’s 17–46.2% real wage growth (inflation-adjusted), right? I sure hope so. 😅
@rlpietraszek Yay! I’m glad it’s working now—hope your fingers aren’t too sore from all that reimporting! 😊
It might not be your cup of tea, but I have a Micro.blog plug-in called Surprise me! that introduces a magic address on your blog, taking you to a random post. It’s a pretty fun way to explore the depths of one’s blog archive.
@Munish The current Switch has a huge library of great games, so if playing the latest releases isn’t a priority, you can still have a ton of fun with it. (I’m very happy with the OLED model.) If nothing else, I’m sure there will be plenty of used consoles available on the secondhand market in a couple of months. 😊
@KimberlyHirsh Yeah, it’s really hard to compare historic prices and purchasing power to today’s, especially across countries. In Sweden, real wage growth for that period (1993–2024) was 57.3%.
And just to be clear, I want video games to be cheap and accessible to as many people as possible. 😊 (While making sure designers, developers, and everyone involved get paid fairly.)