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Christian Mayer @[email protected] · 2026-08-09 · 17:17 UTC

Cool URIs don't change

https://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI

#url #w3 #www

ExhibitExplorer @[email protected] · 2026-08-05 · 02:00 UTC

Slide image taken from a page in Shackleton's book 'South: the story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-17.", 1900-1950
Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/50682979/source

#W3 #Museum #DigitalNZ

#w3 #museum #digitalnz

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-07-29 · 04:57 UTC

W3 Prompt #222: Wea’ve Written Weekly

Intro

Dear friends,

Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic’s Kaddish.

You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here’s the ‘tldr’ version:

Part I

The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants read before participating in the prompt.

Part II

The second ingredient is a writing guideline (or two) provided by the PoW. Guidelines may include, but are not limited to: word counts, poetic forms, inclusion of specific words, and use of particular poetic devices.

Part III

After five days, when the prompt closes, the PoW shall select one participant’s poem as the W3 prompt for the following week, and its author becomes the next PoW.

Simple enough, right?

Kindly note: All entries for the W3 poetry prompt must be the original work of the submitting author. AI-generated poetry is not permitted.

Okie dokie ~ Let’s do this thing!

I. The prompt poem:

‘Gram’s Grapevines’ by Matt Snyder

My Situ, Grammy Rose had a grapevine in her back yard
With Plump Juicy Grapes Ready to eat
And those leaves she stuffed, with rice and meat
My Situ, Grammy Rose had a grapevine in her back yard
Both the fruit and the leaves were such a treat
Both yummy in my tummy on a hot Summer day
My Situ, Grammy Rose had a grapevine in her back yard
With Plump Juicy Grapes Ready to eat

II. Matt’s prompt: Snyder Nonce

An Ekphrastic Limerick-and-Nonsense Poem

Use this piece of artwork as inspiration to write a ten-line nonsense poem about Sir Swellimpedeedoo:

Your poem must have two stanzas of five lines each.

Stanza One: Limerick

Write a five-line limerick with the rhyme scheme:

AABBA

The first line must be exactly:

Whatever became of Sir Swellimpedeedoo?

Write the remaining four lines yourself.

Stanza Two: Nonsense Verse

Write a second stanza of five lines.

The first line must begin:

He didn’t…

The second line must begin:

Nor did he…

Complete both lines yourself.

The third line must be exactly:

This much is true!

Do not add any other words to this third line.

Write the fourth and fifth lines yourself. The fifth line must rhyme with “true.” The first, second, and fourth lines do not have a required rhyme.

Poem Template

Stanza 1: Limerick

Whatever became of Sir Swellimpedeedoo? (A)
____________________________ (A)
__________________ (B)
__________________ (B)
____________________________ (A)

Stanza 2

He didn’t ______________________
Nor did he _____________________
This much is true! (C)
____________________________
____________________________ (C)

Your poem may be humorous, strange, whimsical, or completely nonsensical, but it should be inspired in some way by the artwork.

III. Submit: Click on ‘Mister Linky’ below

In order to participate and share a poem, open up this blog post, outside of the WordPress reader. At the bottom, just below these words, you will see a small rectangular graphic with the words ‘Mr Linky’. Click on that to submit.

Submissions are open for 5 days, until Monday, Aug. 3, 10:00 AM (GMT+2)

Last week’s W3 poem

This week’s W3 prompt poem (above), composed by Matt, was written in response to last week’s W3 prompt poem, which Selma wrote:

‘Screens of Tradition’ by Selma Martin

“El Gallo; La Dama; La Sirena; El Sol” — “¡Chalupa!”
A phone “Ping!” flashes—instant digital connection.
Grandmas and tech-kids play across a global screen.

#Art #Community #CreativeWriting #Ekphrasis #Humor #Nonce #Poem #Poetry #Prompt #Restrictions #W3

#art #community #creativewriting #ekphrasis #humor #nonce

ExhibitExplorer @[email protected] · 2026-07-28 · 02:00 UTC

Boy in in horse drawn cart, Tom Norris. Location: Dublin Street, between London and Winchester Streets., 1900-1950
Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/50686705/source

#W3 #Museum

#w3 #museum

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-07-15 · 08:23 UTC

Search history, or: Hyperlinks

A Sijo

Leon Wieseltier posed questions \\ while poring over manuscripts;
then, years later, I followed links \\ to essays, chapters, printed texts;
my mourning became a map \\ for other lost wayfarers

W3 poetry prompt

For this week’s W3, Jaideep invites us to write a three-line poem showing how a cultural tradition and modern technology meet, interact, or create something new.

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Books #Comparison #Internet #Kaddish #LeonWieseltier #Poem #Poetry #Quote #Research #Sijo #VincentVanGogh #W3

#books #comparison #internet #kaddish #leonwieseltier #poem

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-07-14 · 23:04 UTC

W3 Prompt #220: Wea’ve Written Weekly

Intro

Dear friends,

Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic’s Kaddish.

You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here’s the ‘tldr’ version:

Part I

The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants read before participating in the prompt.

Part II

The second ingredient is a writing guideline (or two) provided by the PoW. Guidelines may include, but are not limited to: word counts, poetic forms, inclusion of specific words, and use of particular poetic devices.

Part III

After five days, when the prompt closes, the PoW shall select one participant’s poem as the W3 prompt for the following week, and its author becomes the next PoW.

Simple enough, right?

Kindly note: All entries for the W3 poetry prompt must be the original work of the submitting author. AI-generated poetry is not permitted.

Okie dokie ~ Let’s do this thing!

I. The prompt poem:

‘Slant’ by Jaideep Khanduja

I’m doing great – that’s what I always tell
people, smoothing my face over all
the cracks, rehearsing calm until the
performance gets mistaken for truth.
My hands don’t shake, my voice stays even, but
that’s only the version I let myself tell.
Underneath it all, quietly, I miss you. I feel it
even now, though I keep bending the truth, keep leaning slant.

II. Jaideep’s prompt: Heritage-Tech Fusion

The Challenge

Write one three-line poem that brings together a cultural tradition and modern technology.

Your poem can be playful, thoughtful, imaginative, or personal. Each line may contain any number of syllables, so feel free to follow your own natural rhythm.

Structure

Line 1: Mention something traditional from your culture, such as a craft, art form, festival, song, food, or dance.
Line 2: Connect that tradition with technology, such as AI, an app, a digital tool, a virtual space, or a smart device.
Line 3: Show how the tradition and technology can work together, inspire one another, or create something new.

Most importantly, enjoy exploring how the past and the future can meet in just three lines.

Example

Pottery hands shape ancient clay
AI learns patterns from grandmother’s designs
Digital vessels tell new stories

III. Submit: Click on ‘Mister Linky’ below

In order to participate and share a poem, open up this blog post, outside of the WordPress reader. At the bottom, just below these words, you will see a small rectangular graphic with the words ‘Mr Linky’. Click on that to submit.

Submissions are open for 5 days, until Monday, July 20, 10:00 AM (GMT+2)

Last week’s W3 poem

This week’s W3 prompt poem (above), composed by Jaideep, was written in response to last week’s W3 prompt poem, which Jodi wrote:

‘Freedom’ by Violet Lentz

at fifteen
i didn’t question
your packing up my life
in a garbage bag
and sending me to gramma’s
i wanted my freedom
i saw being sent away
as you giving it to me
i thought i had won

at twenty five
i didn’t question
abandoning my marriage
and two children
to recapture the freedom
i perceived
as having been stolen from me
surely the end
would justify the means

at thirty five
i didn’t question
getting clean
i knew it was
either quit- or die
so i quit- because
too much freedom
had in the end
taken me hostage

at forty five
i looked into
the eyes of a woman
i had never seen before
she told me:

that fifteen year olds
don’t get garbage bags
full of freedom

that twenty five year olds
can disappear- but
never really leave-
(their children behind)

that thirty five year olds
never really get clean,,
they just quit using….

and that the only way
to ever really catch freedom
is to stop running…

#Community #CreativeWriting #Culture #Inspiration #Micropoetry #Poem #Poetry #Prompt #Technology #W3

#community #creativewriting #culture #inspiration #micropoetry #poem

Reverend Elvis @[email protected] · 2026-07-07 · 07:00 UTC

Slave to the #system?
I deliberately left the bit about Bitcoin in my #Cypherpunk Manifesto article. I’d copied it and included a link to it. It was addressed to the W3 crowd on Nostr, who see Bitcoin as the savior. Here, Bitcoin is seen as the Antichrist, facilitating the rise of fascism. Both are oversimplified analyses. That’s why I’d been hoping for a discussion, as I’m not entirely sure myself.

However, both #Thiel and #Musk made their fortunes through predatory platforms, mainly via #PayPal. The most horrific things in the world happen because #BlackRock and the like speculate on food. Because the military-industrial complex is flooding the world with weapons. All without Bitcoin or crypto. There’s also the Bitcoin Africa movement, which simply doesn’t fit into the ‘scammer-hater’ narrative.

Nevertheless, I think that as long as the world is ruled by #money (and it will be for a long time to come), it’s better to have decentralized money than #centralized money managed by states or companies. In Germany, they say, ‘Money doesn’t stink’. With money, you can buy flowers for your loved one or weapons to fight the enemy.

The dollar and the euro are ultimately controlled by a select few.. Crypto could, if viewed positively, be #democratic. I think this is a worthwhile discussion.
Think in terms of #structures, not #ideologies.

https://word.undead-network.de/2026/07/07/slave-to-the-system/
#bitcoin #crypto #decentral #freedom #money #slavery #w3 #www3

#system #cypherpunk #thiel #musk #paypal #blackrock

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-07-02 · 07:00 UTC

The ghost, or: The silence

A Sijo

for one year, Kaddish gave my loss
a borrowed ancient voice;
then silence marked the threshold
between mourning and forever;
I withdrew after the last amen
but returned to words as breathing

W3 poetry prompt

For Benji’s W3 prompt this week, he invites us to reflect on the quiet we long for, and what happens when it finally arrives. He asks us to consider the uneasy space after busyness, obligation, noise, or familiar chaos has ended, when freedom may first feel welcome but later reveal loneliness, memory, regret, or unexpected clarity.

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Kaddish #Poetry #Mourning #Grief #Loss #Poem #Writing #Sijo #SelfExpression #W3 #Threshold

#kaddish #poetry #mourning #grief #loss #poem

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-06-21 · 17:42 UTC

Proud father, or: Foolish, foolish man

For her eleventh birthday, I
Bought Harry Potter, seven high.
A gift, I thought, she might enjoy;
As have so many girls and boys.

She read the volumes with such speed;
A newfound fandom soon took seed.
I'd thought my scheming rather grand;
But things soon got quite out of hand.

She reads alone and reads with me;
Records for friends quite faithfully.
Three Potter storylines now run;
She wasn't satisfied with one.

Each day I wake to Hogwarts news;
Fresh theories, facts, and wizard views.
Before my first sip of coffee,
She shares the latest news with me.

I'd only wished to spark her mind; 
But, honestly? I'm now resigned. 
My inner voice groans, "Foolish man! 
You've unleashed a new superfan!"

W3 poetry prompt

For last week’s W3, Nancy invites us to write a poem in one or more four-line stanzas, with each line containing exactly eight syllables and a maximum length of twenty lines. She encourages us to focus on a memorable success, failure, or combination of both, using humor, reflection, triumph, embarrassment, or self-deprecation to tell the story.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Books #Childhood #Fandom #Frustration #HarryPotter #Humor #Obsession #Parenthood #Poem #Poetry #W3

#books #childhood #fandom #frustration #harrypotter #humor

RedPacket Security @[email protected] · 2026-04-02 · 09:56 UTC

CVE Alert: CVE-2026-5032 - boldgrid - W3 Total Cache - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/cve-alert-cve-2026-5032-boldgrid-w3-total-cache/

#OSINT #ThreatIntel #CyberSecurity #cve-2026-5032 #boldgrid #w3-total-cache

#osint #threatintel #cybersecurity #cve #boldgrid #w3

The Skeptic's Kaddish @[email protected] · 2026-03-26 · 13:33 UTC

Incoming, or: Push notification

A ‘Cameo’ poem

phone screens 
flare up, an alert 
ringing across Jerusalem 
Zoom meeting 
participants brace, alert for 
sirens—ready to shelter— 
mobile

W3 poetry prompt

For our W3 prompt this week, Lesley encourages us to compose poems in the cameo form:

Form: Cameo;
- Heptastich (a poem in 7 lines);
- Syllabic: 2-5-8-3-8-7-2 syllables per line;
- Unrhymed, but end words should be strong.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#Cameo #Danger #Iran #Israel #Jerusalem #Poem #Poetry #Sirens #Terrorism #W3 #War

#cameo #danger #iran #israel #jerusalem #poem

RedPacket Security @[email protected] · 2026-03-12 · 20:36 UTC

CVE Alert: CVE-2026-3976 - Tenda - W3 - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/cve-alert-cve-2026-3976-tenda-w3/

#OSINT #ThreatIntel #CyberSecurity #cve-2026-3976 #tenda #w3