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Oh the thrill of owning a domain name. maryseph.com is mine for the rest of the year. #IndieWeb #MarySephSite

Some keywords from this talk by Henry Deroches at the 11ty Conf 2024. Will edit this post. IndieWeb guide Microformats RelMe Quill Micropub Webmentions .app, .io, Bridy #IndieWeb #Sprout

2026 Changes to Journaling Practice: some reflection the changes to my journaling habits I’m implementing this year.

I’m at that stage of my web dev journey where I hate my own website and feel the intense urge to redesign it by scratch. #MarySephSite

In Search for the Ideal Project Management app: I was seeking an alternative for Notion and TogglTrack for project management. Preferable open-source. No matter how long I explored, I couldn’t find an alternative that had the features I wanted. I wanted to merge my project management workflow with a time tracker. I ended up finding …

Notion export complete! Now I think that the alternative I need is a good old project management software. There’s gotta be a FOSS app for that. Surely.

Watching this video of someone’s digital garden is giving me lots of ideas. It starts with the intention to move away from Notion. Until now, I wasn’t sure what kind of software I truly needed. After all, I use Notion to track things and for project management. Then there’s also …

Got the news that ToggleTrack is introducing limits to their API and while I don’t use it, reading about the process of enshittification I am cautious of changes to services that limit its connection to external applications. Even more the announcement, I have had the fleeting thought of …

So it IS possible to migrate from an account on Sharkey (Misskey) to micro.blog. Still struggling to import its posts. Will update this post with news on that. Update: still no dice. Will try another day.

Trying out F-Droid: Downloaded F-Droid and peruse the apps. I’m going to text the following apps and see how I like them. First time I’m ever using a mobile app store aside from Play Store. In a way, it feels nostalgic, before it became the go-to option. Some general apps from Fossify: Gallery Camera …

Laptop Tech Issues: some reflection the changes to my journaling habits I’m implementing this year.

Oh no, I think I really do want to go back to use my pocket notebook 🧠. #MarySephPKM

Don’t have much to say in relation to updates. Been a few days since I made this account and haven’t used it much. Because I spent so much time trying to make an account on mainstream Mastodon work, I’ve grown tired of social media. I was interested in micro.blog because it put the …

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery was a good time! So fun when you understand the genre the writers were playing with 😆. 🍿

Think this micro.blog account will replace my current one at Sharkey.

Website to do’s: Add Microblog section to nav and link to micro.blog. Link Blog to bearblog.dev

Hello from micro.blog’s official app!

Imported past toots from my Mastodon accounts at indieweb.social and planet.earth. Just to test the tool. It’s pretty cool!

first post! excited to be using micro.blog! 📷🧶📝🖖:rainbow-flag: 🍿🐈✈📺🎵

Turns out my application to scicomm.xyz had been accepted *weeks* ago. My email provider had yeeted the messages to the spam folder.

Gonna be trying out #Pixelfed and #Sharkey. Former for nature, food, and travel photos, and the latter as a microblogging alternative to Mastodon.

@mdmrn Thank you for sharing! And apologies for the extra late reply. I really appreciate the long reply! Glad to hear there's still a lot of freedom in the environmental field. It's something that I really value in professional work as I love learning about new things. Spent sometime making …

@chartgerink @ResearchEquals Got it. Looking forward to the update! I noticed that the only way to search the site was probably through the search bar so I was a little confused about how to find stuff.

On the other hand, happy to see the small web in gaining traction. I'm of the mind that alternatives should be as easily accessible for non-technical folks as possible.

It hasn't been lost on me that search engines make it difficult to find information on the small web / indie web. Reading these two articles made me notice that the authors usually have no experience with the ethos nor are they interested in it. While I don't agree with their opinions, in …

@artcollisions @fiberarts This is beautiful!

@chartgerink @ResearchEquals Any way non-researchers can help? :)

Two articles about alternative #blogging platforms. - Part 1, Minimalist Blogging Platforms for the Confused: https://www.magherallylens.com/minimalist-blogging-platforms/ - Part 2, Simple Blogging Platforms Nobody Talks About: https://www.magherallylens.com/simple-blogging-platforms/ 🧵 #SmallWeb …

I was hunting for a #blogging platform to host a blog and found several options I want to share: - #Micro.blog: https://micro.blog/about/blogging - #Pika: https://pika.page/ - #Bearblog.dev: https://bearblog.dev/

Done! Link hub updated https://maryseph.github.io/MarySeph-Linktree/. Includes a link to a brand new blog on bearblog.dev. Excited to use it!

Created a list for the people I follow as some tags that flood my home page. It works!

Fingers have been itching to make a product review of the deodorant I use. Not for consumerist purposes. I just think it's really neat that there are some companies offering something different in the country I'm staying at. The audience I have in mind is tourists who care about their …

Oof, my link hub needs a serious update. Change the tag line (maybe add a little description), remove the link to WordPress. Don't really use my LinkedIn either.

I had been using Elk and my server's front-end on my laptop and mobile but it wasn't working for me. I downloaded Whalebird and FediStar for desktop but I didn't like it either before I reaching Phanpy.social and I love its design! I used @FediTips page on what apps I can use to access …

Hello from phanpy.social's PWA on mobile! It looks really nice! WOW!

Finished reading "How to Not Get Poisoned in #America." What a great article about the history of #FoodSafety in the #US. My favorite quote, "Most of the people who actually drive a paradigm shift or a change in a conversation are obsessive, obstinate, never-give-up kind of …

And then the tech section on AI left a lot to comment on... 😶‍🌫️

@annewalk Hi! Nice to hear someone else switching to Obsidian. For your posts, folks might be interested how much the whole set-ups cost on a monthly basis, and any uses cases you're comfortable sharing.

Found this article on #ADHD and its reliance on visual cues for memory. While I don't like ableism wording like "deficit" and "outsmart the brain", the author makes an effort to make the concept tangible by sharing lived experiences and offering actionable tips. - Link: …

Deutche Welle LATAM/for LATAM environmental news is always such a delight to watch.

That homepage really needs a revamp...

Site blog is now powered by #zonelots! - Link: https://maryseph.github.io/02%20blog/index.html #smallweb #webdev #MarySephCodes

@Hookaloop What a lovely color gradient 💕.

@floy It looks amazing! 😍

@ldottxt Past couple of years I've been using my scrap yarn to make presents for the winter holidays 😁. Things that are easy to make in bulk and always useful where I live are small towels, soap savers, earrings, and bookmarks to mention a few.

@blog @tfardet Bookmarked to read later! Thank you for sharing! Love to read about systems to organize information. Won't be writing any research papers this semester but maybe I can apply this system for my sci. comm. articles writing process 🤔.

Make that three consecutive days of rain! Was getting worried for the hydroelectric system leaving the country without electricity again, phew.

After two consecutive days of downpours, looks like summer is in full-swing here at the equator. From the previous desert-dry heat to tropical-forest levels of humidity One just can't win here 💦.

Benefits of keeping a journal during an internship: 1. Complete assignments associated with for-credit internship course. 2. Record keeping can serve as reference for future scholarships applications. 3. Keeping track of what's working and what's not to maintain internship experience aligned …

Notes on the video, "INTERNSHIP JOURNAL - How and Why You Should Document Your Internship Experience." 1. Document your experience daily. 2. Add date, names, and titles of people you meet. 3. Tasks (big and small). 4. Document lessons learned, achievements, and ideas. 5. Identify follow-up …

I do like the advice this advice for virtual internships in particular: requesting a short chat with coworkers. Just to get to know who they, what they are doing, and what their future plans are. My internship is virtual and I really want to know who else is working there.

I also think it's good practice to keep the names and titles of professionals in a dedicated space. Kind of an RM (Relationship Management) but for professional connections. For me it would really help me keep track where I have seen/met of some folks who are doing cool stuff out there in the …

@afewbugs Hi Jules, happy to hear that! Boosting for visibility. Wish the best for your group! For 1., here's a wikiHow page that may help: https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Your-Twitter-Archive-File. For 2. and 3., I found a Reddit post that may help: …

@Timo_Micro Hello! As I mentioned in the intro, I lean towards interdisciplinarity. I added a list of interests to my intro. To attempt to summarize it, I would say a combination of Earth Sciences, GIS, and Communication. I really love to learn and share my findings!

@mdmrn Hi 👋🏼 , happy to meet someone with experience! May I ask what you're currently doing and what you like about it? :) And thank you!

Humidity rose so fast. It's so humid. This is the summer I know.

Reporting rain at the south of the city in Guayaquil, Ecuador! 🌧️✊ It's been an unusual dry summer but it's finally raining!

@sigmasternchen Hello and thank you!

**Literature:** Science Fiction, Nature Writing, Xenofiction. Henry David Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoviesky. Crime and Punishment, Watership Down. Murder mystery novels. **History and Culture:** World War II, LATAM Culture and History, Southeast Asian History and Culture, European History and …

**INTERESTS** **STEAM** Earth Sciences, Urban Planning, Permaculture, Compositing, Food Sovereignty, Environmental Quality, Queer Ecology, Environmental History, Oceans, Wetlands, Felines, Open Science, Open Source, Community Science. Sustainable business practices, Circular Economy, Crafts, …

Cont. Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Human Rights, Aging with Dignity, UN Sustainable Development Goals. Personal Knowledge Management, Digital Minimalism, Journaling, Ambiance music. 4/

@adriano @paulk Hi there! Sorry for hijacking the post. As a hobbyist webmaster, I am curious about your answer for the 2nd question, "could I build the header/footer/menus/content area of my site with frames". The alternatives using semantic html and css.

@M_hossein_rajabi Thanks for asking! I love sharing everything I have used to learn web dev. - For lessons, I'm using Codeacademy: https://www.codecademy.com/. I completed Beginner HTML and CSS. Currently working through the Intermediate CSS lesson. - For practicing, I'm using Codepen: …

@dlsl THANK YOU for the thorough suggestion. I don't mind adapting to completely new software (been doing it the past year) but I guess my code editor has been a bit of a challenge since I'm a web dev hobbyists and not a power user. Will check VS Codium out! 🥳

@smattymatty Thank you!

@ditsch42 @realscientists.de That's good to know! I'm really interested in the amount of technical expertise science communicators have *gestures vaguely* because I think it's important for the endeavor of communicating science in the digital age.

@M_hossein_rajabi Ohhhh, that's so exciting to hear! I'm a web dev hobbyist and it's really cool to meet others also starting to learn web dev. For troubleshooting any web dev stuff, I highly recommend stackoverflow.com. Btw, what tool are you learning HTML/CSS with?

@JenJen 🐱

@Pixelshiftarr My main gripe with VSCode rn is GitHub Copilot. I would like to switch to a code editor without AI capabilities. So what's the difference between VSCode and VSCodium? Thanks for answering!

Downloaded #Notepad++ in an effort to switch away from #VSCode. Anyone have any general tips on how to get started? #HTML #CSS #MarySephCodes

***Extended intro*** **Content Policy** Content warnings for negative content such as venting, current events, and other potentially upsetting posts. Only boosts images with ALT text. Retroactively edits posts; actively curates their online experience; maintains a thorough tagging system. …

@MoonDrifter Congrats to deleting the birdsite account and joining Mastodon! I started using Vivaldi (the browser) quite recently. Had no idea it was connected to Mastodon. Welcome!

@elala Thank you for the tips!

@stragu Thanks! I had to limit 99% of them to fit in a 500 character posts haha. Need to make this intro into a whole thread.

@chartgerink Hello! I took a look at your project. I think it's awesome. Accepted your request and followed back :). Plus followed @ResearchEquals . It's the kind of stuff I wanna keep an eye out for and yap about.

@Aubrieta <3

@jasemrau Thanks for the warm welcome!

@CiaraNi Thank you! Happy to be here!

@elala Ohhh, thank you! Gonna add them asap.

- **Musings:** These are comments on the world around me. Stuff like temperature, greenery, seasons, current events. I would be more concrete like using hashtags for topics but I'm confident it's going to be a long long list. I'll let them emerge naturally according to what I post.

Stuff I could post about (from intro). - **Photography:** I love taking pictures. Mostly other-than-human things like animals and landscapes. Not much about buildings unless it's to make a statement about industrialization (see profile banner). - **Highlight:** Researching on companies, events, …

2026 is the year I delete by barely used #WordPress blog and host it on my website 🙌🏼. #MarySephCodes

#Introduction Hi, I'm Mary (they/them)! I'm an interdisciplinary Environmental Science undergrad and webmaster who wants to work as a science communicator. Science, writing, and community are my passions. I want to make scientific information accessible to non-scientific folks. I'm not …

@humanum Hello! I found your account from Fedi.Directory website. Your art is gorgeous!

my tags: #MarySephReads - sharing web articles and other interesting writings I've read. #MarySephPKM - BuJo, Notion, and other personal knowledge management updates #MarySephCodes - web dev updates #SciCommMusings #MarySephTalks - account updates projects: #MarySephSite - personal site updates …

Today's tasks: Set up Spring 2026 semester courses in #Notion and update my website's Now page. I can do this. I can do this. #MarySephSite

Updated my #Notion active projects page. Still need to add my monthly goals in the respective database as well. #MarySephPKM

I tested Elk's PWA app between Waterfox and Vivaldi and I'm liking the latter better just because it doesn't display the address bar

Spent some time working through some account settings to increase my online security and protect my personal data through the sets in this article. - Link: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data #MarySephReads

I finished my 2025 and 2026 Resolutions spread in my #BuJo. I would share an image but I'm iffy about privacy and don't have it rn. Suffice to say I love the spread! It was a very purple year with the keyword of community! Excited for 2026!

End of the year celebrations, my favorite holiday 🥂. Happy 2026!

interests: #Obsidian, #BulletJournal, #PKM, #WebDev, software: #Notion, #VSCode, misc.: #MarySephCrochets #MaryTalksTech long-term projects: #MarySephSite

Then I went to my general Obsidian Vault and created a file called "2025 Projects," dumping all the projects from my first attempt organized Area (PARA method). This helped me merge all the information from the sticky notes, Notion, and paper with some new additions to completed and WIP …

The Obsidian MD file also allowed me to add links to the completed projects which I also retroactively added to their respective Notion project. At the same time, I updated the Projects database.

I'm thinking of writing a year in review or something like that. Well, I do that every year in my BuJo but this year feels like I need to return to the conscientious mindset that I feel I couldn't muster the past couple of year (college am i right?)

I feel like I achieved what I set out to do. I now have an complete overview of (mostly) everything that I have been working on for the past year. It feels like a HUGE weight has been lifted off my shoulders (brain). I have some projects that require just a couple of more tasks so I think I might be …

There's few things more satisfying that also feel like peak self-care than spending a good few hours writing down *everything* I'm putting my energy into. I used a combination of paper, #Notion, and #Obsidian. 🧵

Then I remembered I started what I call "2025 Social Media Presence Cleanup" on a digital sticky note and transfered that info into the paper. It had some lists about all my public accounts with notes about what to keep, what to deleted, and a to do list that summarized my next steps.

I started with pen and paper—as I often do—and went through my Notion Projects database, writing write down all projects and adding some that felt like I had put a lot of effort into (like creating this account!).

These short blackouts are continuing from yesterday. So so odd...

Finished setting up my bullet journal for November. Have been struggling keeping track on tasks and goals which is usually because I fall off the journaling habit. Getting back on habit is sometimes the hardest part :blobcat:

Went to watch a reprise of Back to the Future I on IMAX for it's 40th anniversary. It's always been a comfort movie of mine. Never gets boring no matter how many times I stumble upon on TV. What an opportunity to experience on theaters.

Hello from indieweb.social's web app! Have been using the Mastodon app from the app store when I read that each instance can be installed as a web app for mobile so I decided to give it a try!

We're starting slow (bc alt text makes me nervous) with one picture at a time. This tiny piece is 7.5 (3 in) wide and 8cm (3.25 in). Hook is probably a 1.1mm and thread likely a matching size. Pattern looks really cool. Checkered made of four rows of (my god I needed a magnifier for this) what I …

Finally got around taking pictures of my paternal grandma's 2nd hand crochet pieces. Will post as a thread. None of these were made with anything larger than a 5mm for sure. They are also in different states of preservation. #MarySephCrochets

Being a crochet artist and studying other people's work feels as valid and professional as any other type of artistic work. Analyzing its construction, structure, and materials, are all skills that I've been polishing for the past three years. Looking at 2nd hand crochet pieces and …

Somewhat belated but here's update on my website. Mostly improving accessibility by applying relative sizes and semantic tags and a couple of new pages in nav bar and footer such as About, Colophon, and Accessibility respectively. Also a couple of new crochet projects. The fanny pack is shown as …

Need to use this account more!

I FOUND AN INTERNSHIP!!! I CAN GRADUATE AFTER THAT!!! :alice_party: :blobcat: HOORAYYYY!!! :blobcat:

#CrochetWIP Working on a Granny Square Fanny Pack! Hook: 3.5mm Colors: - A: Silvia Copo, Algodon, 104 (white) - B: Silvia Copo, Algodon, 680 (sky blue) - C: Silvia Copo, Algodon, 5320 (grey-blue) #MarySephCrochets