Axbom
axbom.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2022
Per Axbom writes on digital ethics, design, the Fediverse, Mastodon and the IndieWeb, and self-hosting his own site.
What HN saysHN links it for IndieWeb and self-hosting practices and a keystroke dynamics piece; one commenter says its cookieless YouTube embed tip no longer works.
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- 1Indieweb and self-hosting my own space3 people · 57 points · first shared 2022 · 18 comments on HN
- 2I left algorithm-based social media and what happened next3 people · 8 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 3The Many Branches of the Fediverse2 people · 170 points · first shared 2022 · 111 comments on HN
- 4A Brief Mastodon Guide for Social Media Worriers2 people · 11 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 5If a hammer was like AI2 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · 1 comments on HN
- 6The world map that reboots your brain1 people · 194 points · first shared 2022 · 186 comments on HN
- 7Quick Mastodon Tips1 people · 5 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 8Fake QR code in a car park1 people · 3 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 9Choose Your Mastodon Instance1 people · 2 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 10When your voice runs away from home1 people · 2 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 11Nielsen's ideas about generative UI for resolving accessibility1 people · 1 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 12Bye, Bye Algorithm1 people · 1 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 13Overpowering TikTok Filters1 people · 1 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 14Digital Ethics and Moral Theory Explained1 people · 1 points · first shared 2022 · 1 comments on HN
- 15Embed youtube videos without cookies1 people · first shared 2022
What HN people wrote when they linked it
kens · 2026-06-17
On a complete tangent: there's a drawing of an iceberg halfway through the article, the typical vertical shape with 10% above the surface. It turns out that icebergs don't float that way; they rotate until they are mostly horizontal. It's one of those things that once I found out, I see wrong icebergs everywhere.
For details, read the article https://axbom.com/iceberg/ and try the iceberg simulator https://joshdata.me/iceberger.html or read the tweet that started it https://xcancel.com/GlacialMeg/status/1362557149147058178
version_five · 2022-12-11
Reminds me of this - predating AI
https://axbom.com/keystroke-dynamics/
As early as 1860, experienced telegraph operators realized they could actually recognize each individual by everyone's unique tapping rhythm. To the trained ear, the soft tip-tap of every operator could be as recognizable as the spoken voice of a family member.
nullcipher · 2022-11-11
Apps - I selfhost most of my stuff. Very similar to https://axbom.com/indieweb/
OS - Ubuntu everywhere
Online Storage - This is part of my selfhosting stack. My server is in my house (but accessible from internet), no need for at rest encryption.
Social Media - Not much apart from some reddit and HN. Never got into other things.
Jyaif · 2022-02-17
Last I heard it does not work: https://axbom.com/embed-youtube-videos-without-cookies