#blaugust2026 — Public Fediverse posts

I posted this in the #Blaugust Discord, but I also wanted everyone following social media hashtags to see it as well.

"I very much want to thank everyone here for their grace this year. I was WOEFULLY underprepared to take this on this year, and almost everyone I encountered was wonderful, supportive, and tolerant of my blunders.

I love this community far too much to let this event wither away (even if I don't always feel the same way about my own blog), and I am so grateful that the community seems to feel the same way."

#Blaugust2026

96 Blauginners. 42 Club Bronze. 28 Club Silver. 11 Club Gold. 47 Club Rainbow Diamond.

Here are the post counts and awards for Blaugust 2026, plus a link to this year's participant survey.

#Blaugust2026

http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/09/05/blaugust-2026-in-review/

Did you participate in #Blaugust2026? If so, we'd love your feedback.

https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/9/4/blaugust-2026-participant-survey

Blaugust 2026 Participant Survey. Did you take part in this year's festival of blogging? Then tell us about your experience.
https://www.containsmoderateperil.com/blog/2026/9/4/blaugust-2026-participant-survey #blaugust2026

There are many paths onto the #indieweb. Two of the most common:
1. an idea for a name and a website
2. a desire to create and express yourself, independently of social media

If you start with (1), have an idea for a domain name, find one, and buy it, then you need a place to direct it to.

The simplest next step is setting up a content hosting service, and configuring it with your new domain name.

If you start with (2), a desire to create and publish, then similarly, the simplest first step is to set up a content hosting service.

Either way, you should choose a service that supports custom domain names.

Had a great chat with Joe Crawford (@artlung.com) this morning about the many ways people find their way to the indieweb, and set up their own indieweb site.

We talked about the challenges of attaching a domain name to a service, and how that could be better documented and explained.

Subsequently Joe took the initiative to create a new "custom domain name" page on the IndieWeb wiki to help consider and choose a content hosting service that supports custom domains:

* https://indieweb.org/custom_domain_name

There are both free options and paid options depending on what kind of features, user experience, and support you want.

Most paid options cost less than a latte a month, certainly less than monthly mobile phone or video streaming fees.

Know other content hosting services that support custom domain names?

Add them to the wiki page!

And if you prefer to install and run your own content management software or create your one yourself, you can do that too:

* https://indieweb.org/CMS

If you do create one, watch out for spending more time coding than writing.

Or code away! It’s your site, code, write, mix it up as you wish.

Previously: https://tantek.com/2026/242/t1/indieweb-own-domain-content-personal-website
 
This is post 19 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts

#independent #socialMedia #domain #domainName #contentHosting #customDomain #customDomains #customDomainName #customDomainNames #CMS
#Blaugust #Blaugust2026

← https://tantek.com/2026/242/t1/indieweb-own-domain-content-personal-website
→ https://tantek.com/2026/244/t1/september-blogging-challenge-wassup

Recap of #Blaugust2026

New post on #BurgeonLab

https://burgeonlab.com/blog/blaugust-2026-recap/

Really chuffed about my first go at this blogging event. The last day was exceptional with my second ever guest / collab post (this time with James).

Thanks for everyone who followed my Blaugust journey! I look forward to doing more next year.

This is post 91 of #100DaysToOffload
https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

#blaugust #smallWeb #bloggingcommunity #personalblog

This post is in response to #Blaugust2026 Week 5’s Group Project:

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? What is the best advice you’ve ever given to someone else?

View full note: https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/0831-1939

This is the post 16 of #Blaugust

https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/joining-blaugust-2026/#log

#blogging #BloggingCommunity #IndieWeb #smolweb #blogs #blog

EverQuest Legends: The True Endgame

Sure, you've killed every dragon and every god. But can you turn into a gnome?

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/31/everquest-legends-the-true-endgame/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #EverQuestLegends

EverQuest Legends: The True Endgame

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/31/everquest-legends-the-true-endgame/

EverQuest Legends: A Moment of Clarity

Well yeah. I'm an enchanter. I cast Clarity. Warning: In this post, ChatGPT analyzes my EQ Legends damage log.

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/29/everquest-legends-a-moment-of-clarity/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #chatgpt #EverQuestLegends

EverQuest Legends: A Moment of Clarity

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/29/everquest-legends-a-moment-of-clarity/

Say hello to Sapphire

We have added a kitten to our clowder as of August 2, 2026, and her name is Sapphire....

#blaugust #blaugust2026 #Cats #corbie #finn #magpie #sapphire

https://www.kgadams.net/critters/say-hello-to-sapphire

Say hello to Sapphire

We have added a kitten to our clowder as of August 2, 2026, and her name is Sapphire....

#blaugust #blaugust2026 #Cats #corbie #finn #magpie #sapphire

https://www.kgadams.net/critters/say-hello-to-sapphire

Say hello to Sapphire

We have added a kitten to our clowder as of August 2, 2026, and her name is Sapphire....

#blaugust #blaugust2026 #Cats #corbie #finn #magpie #sapphire

https://www.kgadams.net/critters/say-hello-to-sapphire

New post on #BurgeonLab!

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/blog/augustory/

It's my AuguStory entry for Robert Birming's blogging challenge! See his OG post: https://robertbirming.com/augustory-story-blog/ and consider joining in on the fun. 👍

This is post 13 of #blaugust2026 and
post 87 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

#blogs #bloggingcommunity #personalblog #personalwebsite #indieweb #blogging #blogger #blaugust #blogpost #augustory #smallweb #smolweb

TIL: “security by antiquity” from https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260821-why-older-tech-is-sometimes-safer-from-hackers

Presumably a reference to (or a subset of) "security through obscurity".

Best rationalization for old-tech-hoarding I have seen in a long time.

Probably worth a longer cybersecurity post or a few. Like how to source (obtain), repair, maintain, and integrate with (or isolate from!) modern systems, or somewhere in between like local-only secure data transfers between such systems, perhaps gapped a la sneakernet.

Glossary:

security through obscurity
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity
sneakernet
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet

#security #securityByAntiquity #oldTech #cyberSecurity
#Blaugust #Blaugust2026

Yawning

So I had two posts I was going to write. One of them on how my switch to Paladin in EverQuest Legends was going. The other...

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/23/yawning/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #EverQuestLegends

Fear and Loathing in Los Norrath

That would be the LORD of Loathing. In Hate. Because we have all reached level 50 and destroyed those realms of evil.

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/22/fear-and-loathing-in-los-norrath/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #EverQuestLegends

Parasocial grief. This week we lost a cheerleader. Days before that we lost a professor. A few weeks ago a musician. I knew of these individuals, had never met them, fairly certain they had no idea who I was. I was either a fan of their work, or sympathetic to their struggles, or both. #Parasocial. Each of their deaths felt like a tragedy, perhaps the most recent, the youngest of them, most of all. #Grief

Hayden Panettiere, the actress who played a cheerleader with regenerative healing powers on the tv series “Heroes”, would have turned 37 today.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayden_Panettiere

A few months ago she had published a memoir of her many struggles, so many. There’s a story inside about being brought to a boat by a woman she trusted, and then into a room with a male occupant. Who was that woman, and who was that man? Someone must know, and enough information has been released that someone should be able to narrow down the possibilities.
* More (CW: abuse) details: https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hayden-panettieres-tragedy-foretold-in-harrowing-memoir/
The world failed to save the cheerleader, multiple times.

Jason Arday was a professor at the University of Cambridge. He was accused of plagiarism, and the press, from all sides, disproportionately covered and criticized him in contrast to their criticism of others similarly accused. Institutional racism across an industry. He died just a week ago, aged 41. Another tragedy.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Arday
* More: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-08-19/jason-ardays-death-sparks-u-k-debate-over-academic-rigor-racism-after-media-frenzy

Kavinsky was a French DJ and music creator. I was (still am) a fan of his music, which simultaneously felt like some of the best electronic music from the 1980s, yet refreshingly novel. Partly dark, and partly hopeful.
He had been complaining of headaches, then passed away on July 28th, three days before turning 51.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavinsky
His most popular track, “Nightcall”, was featured in the opening scene in the movie “Drive” with Ryan Gosling.

I found his track “Renegade” particularly resonant: https://youtu.be/N5u6YYqWgEo

#HaydenPanettiere #JasonArday #Kavinsky
#Blaugust #Blaugust2026

EverQuest Legends: There’s no way this is going to last.

Enjoy it while you can!

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/18/everquest-legends-theres-no-way-this-is-going-to-last/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #EverQuestLegends

Today's #Blaugust and #RPGaDay2026 post discusses 'Composure':

https://www.gamersesoteric.com/2026/08/prompt-16-for-rpgaday2026.html

#blogging #Blaugust2026 #TTRPGCommunity #TTRPG

Today's #RPGaDay2026 and #Blaugust post is about endurance. Good topic to discuss from an indie game dev view.

https://www.gamersesoteric.com/2026/08/prompt-15-for-rpgaday2026.html

#Blaugust2026 #blogging #indiegame #indieTTRPG #TTRPGCommunity

New blog post:

Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple
http://82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/ritchie-blackmore-and-deep-purple/

#blogging #blog #blaugust #blaugust2026 #deeppurple

EverQuest Legends: Dragons, dead ones

Level 40 means you can kill dragons, and so dragons must die.

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/15/everquest-legends-dragons-dead-ones/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #EverQuestLegends

EverQuest Legends: Dragons, dead ones

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/15/everquest-legends-dragons-dead-ones/

Wow a tough topic to write about for my #RPGaDay2026 - Regard. I got through it, though. These words are making me think!

https://www.gamersesoteric.com/2026/08/prompt-14-for-rpgaday2026.html

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #TTRPG #TTRPGcommunity

EverQuest Legends: Clearing Dungeons

EverQuest Legends allows you to create a dungeon without respawns, but why would you ever want that?

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/13/everquest-legends-clearing-dungeons/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #EverQuestLegends

Another review this time for #Clarkesworld Magazine #211!

Since I finished I thought I'd share some thoughts

https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/clarkesworld-211

This is day 17 of #100DaysToOffload and 12 of #Blaugust2026

#ScienceFiction #Books2026 #SciFi

EverQuest Legends: Dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!

I'm gonna tell Massively's Chris Neal how he should play his EQL Choose My Adventure.

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/12/everquest-legends-dogs-and-cats-living-together-mass-hysteria/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #EverQuestLegends

This week @readbeanicecream is my guest for the #OverUnder 078

He shares his thoughts on #Pandoc, #Ghostty, #PKM, #diary, and #Flammkuchen..

He also replied to @alex's question.

And, like every week, we got a recommendation for two #books.

#bloggers #bookstodon #book #blog #fediverse #mastodon #journaling #plaintext #food #blogging #writing
#blaugust2026 #blaugust
https://lazybea.rs/ovr-078

Getting back into book reading: changing perspective

I stumbled upon a post by Ghastlymirror over on their blog about the challenges they faced acquiring physical books…...

#blaugust2025 #blaugust2026 #books #fantasy #fiction #reading

https://www.kgadams.net/short-form-thoughts/getting-back-into-book-reading-changing-perspective

Buy Now! The EverQuest Legends Cash Shop

You didn't know about the cash shop? It's not a story the hardcore would tell you.

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/07/buy-now-the-everquest-legends-cash-shop/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #MMOs #EverQuestLegends

Sorry for short posts #Blaugust2026, #Bloggers, #MentalHealth

https://sag.sadesignz.org/sorry-for-short-posts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

New page created on #BurgeonLab!

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/costs/

This is part of #blaugust2026 Day 4
https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/joining-blaugust-2026/

And is post 78 of #100DaysToOffload
https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

#blogs #bloggingcommunity #personalsites #personalblogs #blogging #blogger #blaugust #websites #webdev #hugo #foss #cost #costofLiving

Why am I doing #blaugust this year? Answering the week 1 blaugust prompts!

TL:DR; To build habits, learn to write better, to realign my focus away from work and towards things I enjoy, and to take steps towards becoming a Real Blogger ™️

https://fyr.io/post/y-blaugust-tho

#blaugust2026 #blogging #HabitFormation #writing #indieweb #betterment #webgardening

#BurgeonLab #WeekNotes 036 is out!

2026: Week 31/52 (Jul 27 – Aug 2)

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/weeknotes/2026/w31/

This is post 77 of #100DaysToOffload
📈 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/100daystooffload/

And post 3 in #blaugust2026

#discourse #forums #32bitcafe #linuxcommunity #blogger #blogs #smallweb #weeknote #personalBlog #blogpost #weeklynotes #blaugust #PersonalSites #BloggingCommunity #indieweb #smolweb

Finally, here's my review for #Transistor, by #SupergiantGames! One of the many games I got to beat last month...

This is day 7 of #100DaysToOffload

https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/transistor/

#Blaugust2026 #Gaming #Review #Blogging #Blogpost

EverQuest Legends: Where’s the lore?

Now I am become Tipa, the destroyer of EQL low level content. And I have questions.

https://chasingdings.com/2026/08/02/everquest-legends-wheres-the-lore/

#Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #EverQuest #MMOs #EverQuestLegends

Last minute decision to join #blaugust2026

I have decided to participate in this rather infamous annual blogging event called #Blaugust, created by, sadly the late, @belghast. Hoping to get at least the Bronze and Community Builder award...

See full note and join me!

➡️ https://burgeonlab.com/notes/2026/joining-blaugust-2026/

Entries written so far:
🔢 https://burgeonlab.com/tags/blaugust2026

#bloggingCommunity #blogging #blogs #smallweb #indieweb #writingcommunity #writingchallenge #smolweb #blaugust

Blaugust is Coming soon! #Blaugust2026, #Bloggers, #Creators, #Gaming, #MentalHealth, #RealLife

https://sag.sadesignz.org/blaugust-is-coming-soon/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social