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Since I’m about to go back to the UK after two years away, I wanted to review and refresh my knowledge of the language. I’ve been using Duolingo to study German (from English) for a while now, so using the same platform seemed natural.

I’ve been having interesting discussions on Mastodon recently about whether a tech stack is satisfactory or if better solutions lie ahead.

The main reason for embarking on such a task has a very short answer: I can’t support the fact of being trapped in a walled garden. When I chose Proton years ago I wasn’t bothered by the concept.

Inspired by Michael Harley’s How I Internet, which was inspired by Cassey Lottman’s, My Internet, I’m sharing how I spend my time online.

I think there is no future without the acceptance that humanity needs to face degrowth as a proper voluntary choice.

What follows is my recent experience with renewing an almost 4-year old Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 mobile phone, which cost £120 at the time. After replacing the native operating system MIUI 12, still based on Android 10, with the newest beta version of Android 13 for Pixel Pro 6, I now have a faster, sleeker and apparently newer phone that can last a few more years.

A frustration-fueled post on how migrating back to Italy two years ago was not the solution.

I’ve finally switched back to Ungoogled Chromium for web dev testing purposes. Here’s a brief list of the steps needed to get it done properly.

My method to implement Indieweb principles and add webmentions support to my Jekyll site is probably the laziest of all. It enabled a decentralized reply system, as well as allowing reposts and likes.

How I’m currently managing writing new content in my Jekyll-based static blog, using Shortcuts on macOS.

I love RSS. However, by using a third-party plugin to automatically generate the feed, I wasn’t paying attention to how it could be improved. An occasional discussion on Mastodon prompted me to a change.

An article by Wim Vanderbauwhede, Professor in Computing Science and a Reader at the University of Glasgow, on the need for low-carbon and sustainable computing, along with a vision towards zero-carbon computing.

Adding WebP images to my Jekyll-based static site, brings it to new levels of optimization and performance.

How I implemented a content security policy on a static website built with Jekyll, hosted on Netlify and loaded with several external embeds.

My point of view about the pros of being outside mainstream social networks for the last 19 months.

Following a process to recalibrate my self-identity after leaving social media, I’m going back to the roots, leaving WordPress for Jekyll and joining the IndieWeb.

I spent the last month and a half leaving the UK. Besides moving house, city and country, we were followed by two lingering monsters: a global pandemic and a massive feeling of betrayal.

Like plenty others, I’m finally leaving social media, and by that I mean Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp, Pinterest and Reddit. This post is a personal point of view, it’s not intended as an exhaustive analysis on what is going on with social media, nor am I trying to convince anybody. I’m just redirecting my attention and my time to something more productive.

In this article, UI Farm, the London-based UI & UX agency, analyses the process that has led to their new workflow for delivering modern web solutions. By applying a sustainable and future-proof use of Responsive Web Design, UI Farm achieve performant, multi-device websites within an agile environment.