I’m taking all 3 of my kids snowboarding today by myself. Wish me luck (and patience) 🏂

 

Idea: Micropub Browser Extension For Replies

I LOVE finding sites that support webmentions. For me, it’s an instant subscribe. These are people who are looking to build community on the web in a new way.

The process of “replying” and sending a webmention to a post is still a bit cumbersome. Here are the current steps:

  1. Read an article that I want to respond to
  2. Determine if the article supports webmentions (either they offer a URL box OR you have to view the source to see if they have a webmention endpoint).
  3. Copy the URL
  4. Paste the URL into the “reply box” in something like Quill
  5. Write your reply

It works, but it’s not ideal. Also, the average user is not going to go through the trouble of doing all of this.

“There must be a better way…”

Solution

I am proposing a brower extension that you would authenticate with your micropub endpoint using IndieAuth. Once authenticated, the steps to reply to a post become as followed:

  1. If the site supports webmentions, the plugin will have an active icon
  2. Click the icon to reveal a text box
  3. Type your response and click send

(behind the scenes, the extension posts the reply to your blog and then sends a webmention to the URL you are replying to)

This would greatly reduce the friction of using webmentions for responses to posts and I believe would further the adoption of this technology.

Maybe I will get around to building this someday…

Let me know what you think by sending me a webmention ;)

 

To enjoy life, you don’t need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren’t as serious as you make them out to be.

-Tim Ferris

 

I’m trying really hard to resist writing a “per my last email” response to a former client that keeps asking me the same question over and over again.

Being a professional is hard…

 

Currently reading: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Thank you everyone on micro.blog for the suggestion. I’m absolutely loving it so far!

📚

 

2D Liquid Simulator With Cellular Automaton

One interesting way to represent liquids in a grid based world, is to use a form of cellular automaton.

I love seeing when complex behavior emerges from simple rules. This is very cool.

 

Extremely high winds 💨🍃at the soccer tournament today.

They ended up cancelling all of the games at the same time so we had the privilege of sitting in 1.5 hour traffic in order to exit the complex.

Time for pizza 🍕

 

Self hosting in 2023

The blog that you are currently reading has a perfect PageSpeed score 100 / 100

Pretty cool write up of how to achieve solid performance hosting a (static) site on a Raspberry Pi in your closet.

Self-hosting fascinates me to no end.

 

✅ Achievement unlocked! My 14yo laughed at one of my dad jokes!

 

Checking The Date

Every day is April Fools from now on, let’s not get fooled.

 

Another day of snowboarding in the books. I had a great time going with friends. It was cold and snowy, but the powder was awesome.

I even landed some 360’s today 🏂

 

Necroposting – blogging from before you started blogging

It’s pretty simple. I copy and paste the text, set the published date to be in the past and - presto chango - history is rewritten.

This is a pretty cool idea.

 

How long are you supposed to wait in a Zoom meeting room for the host to arrive before you bail relieved that you got out of another meeting?

Asking for a friend

 

Woke up early to smoke a pork shoulder. Every time I’m heating up charcole at 5:30am, I vow to buy an electric smoker.

It never happens…

 

I LOVE when I discover a blog that supports webmentions. It’s an insta-subscribe for me. Even if the content isn’t relevant to me, I want to continue to encourage the open web and building community around these cool technologies.

 

What Mastodon instance do you use and why?

I want to sign up, but am not sure which instance to begin with.

 

I’m going to a Whiskey Awareness party tonight.

It’s purpose: to raise awareness that whisky is delicious 🥃

 

Sometimes I wish I had kept all of my programming books from college. Maybe they are no longer relevant, but would now serve as trophies for my past collegiate achievements.

Unfortunately, I was incredibly “under capitalized” going through college, so I always had to sell them.

 

Web Push for Web Apps on iOS and iPadOS | WebKit

Today marks the release of iOS and iPadOS 16.4 beta 1, and with it comes support for Web Push…

This is huge! For years, Apple has refused to play nicely with PWAs and forced native-only apps. This is the last piece of the puzzle.

 

Last Flight Out

Faced with the rapidly-approaching polar winter, which promises bitterly cold temperatures and complete darkness, the station enters a 9-month period of complete and total isolation.

Super interesting read

 

Snow day ❄️ I love having the kids home during the week.

 

I think I enjoy the process of making my afternoon coffee almost as much as I enjoy drinking it. ☕

 

“Everything in moderation, including moderation.” -My grandpa Bob (quoting Oscar Wilde)

I love this quote and this philosophy. It has really served me well in life.

 

My poor wife just lost $50 on a Craigslist scam.

I literally can’t stop laughing 😂

 

Tonight’s agenda: Snuggles and Babysitters Club.

 
Brandon Trebitowski

💻 Software 🏕 Outdoors 🏠 Family 🏃‍♂️ Fitness