September 30, 2024 Newsletter

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Our community has been buzzing away during the month of September. We're also holding our first Webweaving Workshop, a Zoom call we plan to expand into different time zones (depending on volunteers!) in the beginning of October. Read more about it below in Community Bulletins.

 

While folks have been working on their sites over September, next month will definitely be the star of Autumn. Folks all over the personal web are waiting for Halloween, which tends to be a big deal around these parts. So many website owners get excited, all a-buzz with Halloween themes, blog posts, events, and quirky projects springing up. We'll be announcing our October event earlier in the month, so be sure to follow along on our Announcements forum (which also has an RSS feed!). Next newsletter, you'll see some featured event participants since it will be a special Spooky Edition!

 

This newsletter is meant to be helpful and engaging. If you think we're missing the mark, reach out to xandra@32bit.cafe. We'd love your feedback.

 

Thank you for being here. The world is better with you in it.

Gus has built a unique webring that's modeled after subway systems. From Gus: "Each line represents a themed webring and each station is a different webpage in that theme." He has 6 lines at the moment, but he's grown so much since it started in June! Congratulations, Gus!

 

Check out this cool project and visit the stations on the Smallweb Subway.

James and Jay are hosting our very first Webweaving Workshop on Sunday, October 6. From Jay: "Come join this hour-long meeting to talk all things personal websites: what you’re making, what you need help with, and what you want to explore."

 

We hope to have more of these at various time zones to accommodate others all over the globe with smaller groups.

Thanks to generous members asking, our Ko-fi is now open for donations if you'd like to support our community and web services. There's no obligation to donate, and donations do not give anyone any perks in any capacity. In the future, we hope to sell stickers to support our server costs and upkeep. We'll be making a detailed announcement later with server costs, expectations around funds, and what cosmetic rewards members might get.

One of the best things about our community is our ability to crowdsource information and compile it in a centralized space. The Resources List for the Personal Web has been a great help to many folks around the web of all skill levels, so we should come together to maintain it since new projects and services are being found all the time. If you know of any resources that aren't listed, edit the post and add your username under the Contributors list.

Clover's site, SweetCharm.net, feels like both a nostalgia trip to the 2000s and a curation of so many adorable pieces of art. Clover has a lot to offer for the visitor, and there's so much on her site to explore! Check out the new Pegasus Maker she built.

Project teams are a cool way to get involved in the community alongside other members, who are all working towards common goals to better this side of the web: Event Planners, Scribes, Technomancers, and Artists. Interested in helping out?

Every month, we showcase a few blog posts from members of the 32-Bit Cafe. Sometimes around a theme, sometimes not. This month, these posts give us a glimpse into the hobbies and lives of our community members, a snapshot in time of them. These blog entries have been submitted to our community blogroll.

Mishi gives us a glimpse into her life in Japan during a rice shortage earlier this month.

Semper kicks off their indoor gardening journey, talking about their inspiration for taking care of plants.

Eladnarra shares her living web design principles document, establishing the values she has a passion for.

Patrick walks us through his thought processes and steps to become more focused on writing on his site.

Yequari gives his take on what's unfolding from Mozilla and his relationship with the browser.

Frankie began sharing his website with folks and putting himself out there, so he reviews his own blog so far.

How to Monetize a Blog

This satirical post shared by arevakhach almost fooled a lot of us around the web!

Sticker Bombing

fLaMEd asked the community, "Do you sticker bomb things you own?"

Worst part of your website?

Xo's QOTW to the community was: "What is the worst part of your website?"

What RSS reader do you use?

SenFlyer asked, "I’m new to RSS, and was wondering what RSS readers do you use?"