Blogging on blogging again: more meta!

Blogging on blogging again: more meta!

by chendric

| About this blog, ds106, Syndicated
August 16, 2024

I’m joining the DS106 Radio Summer Camp this week, and Jim Groom put out an invitation to all of us to join in a session today about blogging called “Blog or Die!” Why does blogging rule all media, as Jim asked? I thought I’d bl...
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The Fediverse Files: Making Social Media Fun Again

by @Sheefa_ahmed

| Syndicated
August 16, 2024

Social media has become unruly and hard to navigate. (An understatement, we know.) How can the fediverse make social media fun again? Tune in.
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Morning Work: A Poem and A Remix

by dogtrax

| ds106, Poetry, Syndicated
August 16, 2024

This morning’s creative flow started with the leaf poem (above) based on a prompt off Mastodon with the word “dance” and then continued into a prompt for DS106 Daily Create about inventing something — so I remixed a project off...
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How We Built It: Beeper’s New Blog

by Jeremy Anderberg

| Beeper, design, Syndicated, Website Design, WordPress
August 15, 2024

Our special projects team was eager to build Beeper a new blogging home. Here's the beautiful result.
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Summer Reads Spotlight: Dive into the World of Natalie Hush

by natalie

| bookrecommendations, books, bookshelf, ebooks, Latest, lovestory, novels, Reading, romance books, short stories, short story, summer read, summerreads, Syndicated
August 15, 2024

As the sun blazes down and the days stretch longer, there’s no better time to dive into a good book. Here’s your guide to making this summer unforgettable with some of my works, books that promise to be your perfect beach, poolside, or cozy hammock companions. Why Natalie Hush’s Books for Summer? Summer reading should… Continue reading Summer Reads Spotlight: Dive into the World of Natalie Hush
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How to ds106radio

by paul bond

| ds106, ds106radio, Syndicated
August 14, 2024

Some people expressed interest in joining the ds106radio DJ roster, so we can maintain our status as the only station with more DJs than listeners. One common question that comes up is When to broadcast? The only regular broadcast that … Continue reading ?
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Values-based tugging

by chendric

| AI, ds106, General issues in higher education, Syndicated
August 14, 2024

Okay, so the title of this post may seem a little strange but bear with me. Yesterday I listened to a fantastic session by Dave Cormier for the DS106 Radio Summer Camp this week, called “A year of uncertainty – fighting the fight against the RAND...
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Test Mastodon Embed: Today’s Story

by dogtrax

| ds106, Mastodon, Syndicated
August 13, 2024

I want to test the embedding of Mastodon toots here. This was my response to this morning’s DS106 Daily Create. Peace (inside the box), Kevin
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Move to WordPress.com, and We’ll Handle the Migration for Free

by Jeremy Anderberg

| News, Syndicated, WordPress
August 13, 2024

For a limited time, we’ll move your existing WordPress site from any host to WordPress.com for free.
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The Fediverse Files: ActivityPub Interview with Evan Prodromou

by Jeremy Anderberg

| Fediverse, Syndicated, Videos, WordPress, WordPress.com
August 9, 2024

Doc Pop and Evan Prodromou discuss the past, present, and future of ActivityPub and the fediverse.
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Making Art From The Public Domain

by dogtrax

| art, ds106, Syndicated
August 9, 2024

I submitted the prompt for this morning’s DS106 Daily Create, about exploring a visual search engine of Public Domain artwork. I created the art image above, which I like for its textural oddness, by first searching for “trombone” (believe it or not) in the search site (called Public Domain), and discovering a strange image of […]
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Chicken

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 8, 2024

August 3, 2024. Day 15 of my trip, waking up at L'Islet and going to a campground near Bic, about 40 km. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ns98_RXmE&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8UFsz
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Rivière-des-Caps

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 8, 2024

August 2, 2024. Day 14 of my trip. A better day, a long 80 km day. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WK4xX_7FSI&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8SaSt
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La Pocatière

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 8, 2024

August 1, 2024. Day 13 of my trip and somewhat unlucky, as I lost my tent poles somewhere between this sign and my stay at Kamouraska. Video" www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7DoSrvL0L4&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8Tkwy
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Beyond Avatars: How Gravatar is Transforming Online Identity

by Ronnie Burt

| Features, gravatar, Syndicated, WordPress, WordPress.com
August 8, 2024

Seven things every WordPress user should know about Gravatar
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“…a story, a tale we missed”

by paul bond

| AI106, book club, ds106, project2025, Syndicated
August 7, 2024

I was intrigued by Bryan Alexander’s book club proposal to read the Project 2025 document. Unfortunately I have too many summer projects competing for time and attention to participate meaningfully. But in the spirit of AI106 I have taken passages … Continue reading ?
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Clearer Writing at Your Fingertips: Introducing Write Brief with AI (Beta)

by Noam Almosnino

| AI tools, Jetpack, Jetpack AI, Syndicated, WordPress
August 6, 2024

From the team at Jetpack AI comes a new tool that will improve your writing in a flash.
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Unlucky

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 6, 2024

August 1, 2024. 80 km day. The tent poles you see on this bicycle disappeared some time through the day. Unlucky. Day 13 of my ride. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7DoSrvL0L4&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8r3zy
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Out of Sherbrooke and to happier trails

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 6, 2024

July 27, 2024. Day 8 of my trip. Goyt out of Sherbrooke and on to a rail trail. Happier times. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lckdnFzKS6o&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8xc5V
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Sherbrooke

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 6, 2024

July 26, 2024. From Mont Orford to Sherbrooke. A frustrating day. Day 7 of my trip. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRBieBwmyTQ&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8qHih
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Coffee

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 6, 2024

July 25, 2024. Day 6 of my trip. This is coffee. Rest day at Mont Orford park (little did I know it would be my last rest day of the trip). Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeOSB3tmgVI&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8pJzY
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Kamousaska to Orford

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 6, 2024

July 24, 2024. Kamouraska to Mont Orford parks. Day 5 of my bike trip. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CvzAPjdWZg&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8vrKf
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Montreal

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 6, 2024

July 22, 2024. Day 3 of my bikepacking trip. From one end of Montreal to the other. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5R4HqBy00A&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8tvja
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St Justine to West Montreal

by Stephen Downes

| 2024366, Syndicated
August 6, 2024

July 21, 2024. Day 2 of my bike trip. St Justine to West Montreal. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj4urUVfFc0&list=PLeBQHgzQN9x... https://flic.kr/p/2q8uJym
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Welcome to the Fediverse Files: What Is the Fediverse?

by Jeremy Anderberg

| Fediverse, Syndicated, Videos
August 2, 2024

Have you heard the term "fediverse" and wondered what the heck it is? Doc Pop is here to explain. And no, it's not a cheese pun.
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Building Studio in Public: Using WordPress Components and Tailwind CSS in our Local Development App

by @incbesh

| Developer Tools, Syndicated
July 31, 2024

Here's how we used WordPress Components and Tailwind CSS to build our local development app, Studio.
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Why We’re Partnering With Perplexity

by WordPress.com Staff

| News, Perplexity.ai, Syndicated, WordPress
July 30, 2024

The short answer is: You’ll be eligible for a piece of the pie, plus increased traffic to your website.
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Automattic for Agencies x Endoh Collaborative: A Match Made in WordPress Heaven

by Jeremy Anderberg

| Automattic, branding, Customer Spotlight, design, Syndicated, WordPress
July 26, 2024

Endoh Collaborative harnesses the power of Automattic for Agencies to spend more time on their clients.
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The Triumph of Efficiency over Effectiveness

by Bill Calhoun

| Syndicated
July 25, 2024

Teaching and learning — especially in the US — takes place behind the doors of millions of self-contained classrooms, and this drives reformers crazy. Historians of education have long documented how often past efforts at school reform bounced off the ...
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Customizable Footer Credits Are Here

by @incbesh

| blocks, Site Editor, Syndicated, WordPress, WordPress Site Editor, WordPress.com
July 24, 2024

Whether it's "Made with love and WordPress" or "Bob Ross rocks," you can now customize footer credits on your website.
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