some big sites have a terrible user interface. With the size of teams behind the development of them, I don't understand they cannot do something better.
I almost think about ebay and facebook (yes I have an account for some association activities only).
I have to replace the tool I use to generate static website https://pages.casa
Publii builds a site which does not comply with the #smolweb guidelines.
I'm looking after a big (such as 10000x6000px or more) png or webp map of world with all countries and their names, without watermark.
It's so strange that a so basic file is so difficult to find... The web search engines are really broken.
Choosing Between #Smolweb and #Gemini: Advantages and Drawbacks
In the ever-evolving landscape of decentralized and minimalist web (and net) technologies, two platforms stand out: Smolweb and Gemini, if we forget good old Gopher. Both offer alternatives to traditional web browsing, emphasizing simplicity, speed, and privacy. But which is the right choice for you? [...]
I prefer #gemini because I feel good with a small audience. 😉 (I put a smiley face, but it's not really a joke.)
I left my weblog almost empty for years, while my capsule contains more than 150 pages. Geminispace is definitely the piece of Internet I want to be in.
In the vast landscape of the internet, where bloated websites reign supreme, there lies a humble yet powerful movement: the SmolWeb! Embracing simplicity, efficiency, and accessibility, SmolWeb challenges conventional web development practices. If you're a web developer seeking a new perspective, here's why and how you should consider writing SmolWeb sites [...]
I think that it's a good idea to have a look to it, because this design can be fully compatible with #smolweb concept. A bit different from minimalism, a website adopting #Brutalism may be lightweight and with its own singularity.
If you want to build a smolweb site, you should study this concept.
Be careful, some Brutalist templates exist but use heavy framework, avoid them.
@adele Medium used to be the undisputed king of looking minimal while actually being a huge download, especially before they started paywalling everything.
I’ve been tinkering with draft posts to create almost sort of the opposite - big gorgeous photography wrapped around a fast-loading minimal html/css shell. What would you call that?
I wonder if it would be possible to configure my #postfix mail server to reject emails from #GMail and #Microsoft (replying they are not accepted because of spying users) 🤔
Is it a good idea? Is there anybody doing that?
I know it will cut me out of many contacts but I really don't want to be targeted by their algorithms.
Outlook is Microsoft’s new data collection service | Proton https://proton.me/blog/outlook-is-microsofts-new-data-collection-service
"Everyone talks about the privacy-washing campaigns of Google and Apple as they mine your online data to generate advertising revenue. But now it looks like Outlook is no longer simply an email service(new window); it’s a data collection mechanism for Microsoft’s 801 external partners and an ad delivery system for Microsoft itself."
Do you remember, several decades ago, when icons, buttons, logos, smileys.. were all stored in a unique gif or png image on your website ?
This image was cut by background-image css rules to extract elements from it with position, height, width and shifting. So, there were only one request to the server to grab all the design elements.
That was funny and tricky to do.
I wonder if some sites still works that way 🤔
@adele Yeah. It's still a hard subject. I think it comes down to supporting old browsers and devices, because they won't support emojis, and not all emojis are supported everywhere.
The fallback also isn't graceful at all. It's just seeing a square ( □ ). Older browsers are less common luckily now, most users are on auto-updating browsers.
A prototype of "smolmd.php" is running on pages.casa.
Next to the classic htdocs directory of the user space, there is a "markdown" directory. If you put .md files in it, they are automatically served through http in html format, building a #smolweb site in the /md/ fake directory of the site.
Is there a platform (other than Google, Microsoft or other major companies) proposing to host mail service for a personal domain ?
I propose to host web pages with your own domain name on https://pages.casa/register-on-pagescasa.html and I'm looking for a complementary service for email. I could suggest it to #indieweb beginners.
I hesitate to open one because I'm afraid of spammers. It's easy to burn the reputation of a mail server.