Some of the things I'm looking forward to in 2026, including books, games, TV, and more! stephvee.ca/blog/fast-fo... #blog #blogging #indieweb

More people are questioning the effect of digital tech, AI, and even streaming on culture — and some are even going back to analog! In light of that, this week we’re replaying a great interview with @lizpelly.bsky.social about music, streaming, and Spotify. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/309_...

Here's a post I wrote last year on the benefits of #RSS that I feel is worth sharing again -- especially at a time when more people out there might be making resolutions to leave social media or reduce the amount of time they spend scrolling on algorithmic platforms: stephvee.ca/blog/tools/i...

My monthly rewind for December is up! I look back at the blog posts and links I added to my site this past month. I also share some thoughts on the books I read ("The Word for World is Forest" by Ursula K. Le Guin and "Eric" by Terry Pratchett): stephvee.ca/blog/rewinds... #blogging #indieweb

I returned to the personal web in 2025 after many years spent contributing to algorithmic social media platforms and SEO-focused WordPress blogs. Some thoughts on this, and why the personal web has given me hope for the future of the internet: stephvee.ca/blog/indiewe... #blog #blogging #indieweb

The surge of AI slop, deceptive synthetic videos & images flooding our feeds, is driven in large part by Agentic AI Accounts (AAAs). aiforensics.org/work/agentic... Key findings: -Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views -More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025 1/

LMFAO. LLM enthusiasts, please feel free to ad me to your little block list; it’ll spare me the hassle of blocking you first.

“i have to use AI because i’m bad at drawingggg 😭😭😭”

We’re at the point now where people are calling being anti-LLMs as “outrage” as a convenient way to characterise it as unreasonable, and it’s annoying. I’m not outraged, I’m repulsed. I don’t want your stolen shit. It’s gross. You are a fucking loser to me

This is some world-class Eliza-effect-experiencing. www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...

“Have you got anything without Copilot?” “Well, the Copilot, eggs, sausage and Copilot. That's not got MUCH Copilot in it.”

Quitting Spotify? Awesome! Just don't feel like you have to fill the hole with another streaming service. stephvee.ca/blog/enterta... #blog #blogging #indieweb #spotify #fuckspotify

Jesus Christ. When I was a kid, the worst I had to contend with was the existential dread of realizing I'd waited just a little too long to feed my Tamagotchi.

this is the guy who wants an AI Dead Nan

Regarding the recent uptick in blog posts encouraging you to leave one evil streaming service (e.g. Spotify) for a different, supposedly "ethical" streaming service ... ALL streaming services suck. Stop renting your entertainment from tech CEOs! #fuckspotify #fuckstreaming #fucksubscriptions

if I see another academic describe LLMs - a tech owned by a small elite of white billionaires, built from extracting data from humans and minerals from the earth, and refined by the labor of underpaid workers in the global south - as an ‘important tool for decolonization’ I may simply just explode

Some thoughts on comments sections and why I no longer feel the need to add them to my websites. #indieweb #blog #blogging stephvee.ca/blog/bloggin...

Boo! Cult of the Lamb (which looks amazing) is out on iOS today... but it's not available as a standalone app and requires an Apple Arcade subscription to play. I'm so freaking sick of subscription services. #gaming #mobilegaming

Own your music Own your video games Own your art Own your books Own it all If you sell it, then host it. Stop fucking renting it all and relying on platforms that can remove it at will, change the content, censor it, track your data, take money from you…

Thanks to Dead Cells and my new SCUF Nomad, I’m *finally* getting into iOS / mobile gaming. I can tell that Dead Cells will keep me entertained for a good long while, but I’d like to have some other options to try out when I’m travelling this month. #iosgaming #mobilegaming #gaming

My latest monthly rewind is up! stephvee.ca/blog/rewinds... I wasn't able to add as much to my site this month as I would have liked, but any amount of time spent on the personal web is worth the effort, IMO. #indieweb #blog #blogging

I guess she nibbled me to death with those fearsome teeth of hers. #catsofbsky

AI porn generator and ERP chatbot Secret Desires left millions of images and videos exposed in unsecured cloud storage. I took a look and found folders called "faceswap," where people had uploaded tons of stolen content and random photos of women www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...

"The Lumia 2, according to the company, can 'continuously track real-time blood flow to your head, giving anyone instant insight into how blood flow affects energy, focus, and mental clarity.'" And we need to track this info ... why, exactly? gizmodo.com/lumia-smart-...

Everyone with a website on Cloudflare today: youtu.be/ILVfzx5Pe-A

imagine going through a rough patch financially and u have to cancel your subscription to your mum

your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️

AI companies like "our product will convince you to kill yourself, then monetize your spouse's grief with microtransactions while it also sexts with both them and your child. We lose billions of dollars a month btw" And almost half the US stock market is now inextricably tied up in them.

Affinity – my favourite one-time purchase graphic design software – just went "freemium." Sigh... Time will only tell if this is the first step towards enshittification. Some thoughts here: stephvee.ca/blog/tools/e... #indieweb #blogging #blog #design #enshittification

Say what you want, but these companies’ commitment to releasing half baked, insecure, or just plain dangerous products is something to behold.

Happy Halloween, Bluesky! My monthly recap is up: stephvee.ca/blog/rewinds... I unfortunately didn't have a chance to write all of the horror-related blog posts I had planned for this month, but I *did* get through a creepy novel that's worth checking out. #indieweb #blogging #blog #halloween

Pregnant Women, DON’T TAKE PARENTING ADVICE FROM A CONVICTED FELON WHO OWNED A TEENAGE BEAUTY PAGEANT AND HAS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT TO HIDE THE FACT THAT HE WAS BEST FRIENDS WITH THE MOST NOTORIOUS CHILD RAPIST IN MODERN HISTORY.

I had a major screen time setback yesterday and squandered almost the entire day on Reddit... Here's a short blog post on how I plan to deal with this sort of problem going forward: stephvee.ca/blog/digital... #indieweb #blogging #socialmedia #digitalminimalism

I don't understand how this doesn't have more views. "Look at that cloak!" #timcurry #theworstwitch youtu.be/SSZYVFc6BqI

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions? t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

FYI, for those of you who follow me here, I am also on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@st3phvee

Why am I not surprised? People who use this tech almost *always* use it to deceive.

SERIOUSLY. PLEASE STOP. #shamaltman

"Botsplaining" thankfully doesn't appear to be a thing on Bluesky (yet), but it's a growing problem on almost every other social media platform I visit. #blogging #indieweb #anti-ai stephvee.ca/blog/artific...

One of our cats sustained a minor injury recently and can’t really wear a cone comfortably due to the location of the injury. Cute sweaters work, though! #catsky #blackcats

I've given my site an accessibility-focused refresh! One of the things I love about having an independent website again is that I have the freedom to design a space for *everyone*, and am not beholden to restrictive "customization" options of big platforms. #indieweb stephvee.ca/blog/updates...

In case you're not aware, Carole Cadwalladr is the journalist who exposed Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal in The Observer. Very excited to see what she and her peers will do over at The Nerve! www.thenerve.news Independent journalism is so important.

I can hardly believe another month has come and gone... I wrote five blog posts in September, finished reading Adam Becker's "More Everything Forever," and was recommended some fantastic #indieweb oriented forums. More on that and more in my monthly rewind: stephvee.ca/blog/rewinds...

Some thoughts on the final three episodes of Alien: Earth. What a letdown. A master class in how to quickly ruin a good premise while making a mockery of the original IP. And to think, I was still optimistic about the show a little over two weeks ago... stephvee.ca/blog/enterta...

Watched the final episode of Alien: Earth last night and ... ugh. I don't think I'll be watching the second season if the show gets renewed. A shame, as I enjoyed the first five episodes.

“Awesome! Let’s put this tech into everything!”

Static site generators are incredibly cool, and you should absolutely consider using one if you're a fellow blogger who's interested in joining the IndieWeb! I've written a tutorial to help you get started. stephvee.ca/blog/tutoria...

The IndieWeb is a fun space, and I want more people to join me there! Here's a repost of a newbie-friendly webpage tutorial I put together about a month ago. No pre-existing HTML or CSS knowledge required! #indieweb #blogging #newbie #coding stephvee.ca/blog/tutoria...

In my latest blog post, I share my thoughts on Alien: Earth (up to and including Episode #5). Warning, spoilers! #indieweb #blog #alien #optopus #pixelart stephvee.ca/blog/enterta...

No shit, Google! I wish there was an open source social media platform devoted *solely* to those of us who run independent websites, so we can share and talk about what we're doing with other humans... Search platforms have failed us in their haste to integrate generative AI features. #indieweb