Instagram JSON download -> WordPress
Anyone taken the time yet to understand the format of an Instagram data export (posts and media) and import into WordPress, preferably as a wp-cli command?
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Language is not just a bag of words
Via Ethan Marcotte, Jeff Eaton responding to Down with the Design System: The problem is that treating a design system as a pantry full of widgets is, in and of itself, a failure of both craft and imagination. Think of it like a language: if a writer’s only engagement with it is grabbing words from … Read more
Mastodon Thoughts Worth Reading
Paul Stamatiou’s Thoughts on Twitter, Mastodon, and owning your data says many of the things I’ve been thinking but unable to articulate as I start stumbling into the Fediverse and the Indie Web. So much is focused on how one publishes (posting here, federating there, syndicating there) and not on the reader experience: how do … Read more
Puzzles
I know lots of folks picked up new hobbies during the pandemic era. We didn’t, but actually in the last few months have started to do jigsaw puzzles, inspired by this one which we sent to the 10up team late last year.
The Self-Hoster
Love this from @joe@mastodon.joedean.dev: https://mastodon.joedean.dev/@joe/109455796397314685 Definitely a risk that getting into the fediverse results in lots of federated updates about federation ;) #mastodon #self-hosting #federation
Dipping my toes in the fediverse
Trying out the combination of ActivityPub, Friends, and WebFinger plugins for WordPress – should result in status updates on this blog (johneckman.com) being available for federation. For now, just working to make this work – believe I am @jeckman
Creative Mornings Boston: Abundance, with Ayana Mack
The theme for Creative Mornings this month was “Abundance,” and Creative Mornings Boston had Ayana Mack in an in-person event at CIC HQ in Cambridge. I’m excited to see in-person events starting to return, and Creative Mornings have a stable home at CIC.