Announcing the Ladybird Browser Initiative

Ladybird uses a brand new engine based on web standards, without borrowing any code from other browsers. It started as a humble HTML viewer for the SerenityOS hobby project, but since then it’s grown into a full cross-platform browser project supporting Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like systems.

Cool!! Was not expecting to see a new, from scratch, browser engine come into existence!

Manu Moreale writes about fighting AI bots: I guess there are only two options left: Accept the fact that some dickheads will do whatever they want because that’s just the world we live in Make everything private and only allow actual human beings access to our content And Molly White … read more

JWZ | Mozilla’s Original Sin:

Some will tell you that Mozilla’s worst decision was to accept funding from Google, and that may have been the first domino, but I hold that implementing DRM is what doomed them, as it led to their culture of capitulation. It demonstrated that their decisions were the decisions of a company shipping products, not those of a non-profit devoted to preserving the open web.

Sad to see Mozilla’s decline. I can’t help but wonder, which browser is left carrying the torch of the open web?

I’ve been using Safari more, as I feel it’s most aligned with my interests and tastes these days. But I’m not sure Apple is the best steward of the open web, since this platform tends to compete with their App Store platform.

So, who’s left? Certainly not Google and Chrome.

@Westenberg | RSS: The forgotten protocol that still matters​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Using an RSS reader restores a sense of deep satisfaction, control and personal connection to the web that many folks have forgotten - or never experienced in the first place. RSS makes you the curator, the arbiter of your own attention.

I ❤️ RSS

Hello from Delta flight 67 Rome to Atlanta! Now that our time in Italy has wrapped up, I thought I’d try to compile some thoughts on our overall experience in Italy. This was my first time traveling in Italy. I’ve been wanting to visit for some time since I love Italian food and I have … read more

Hello from Puglia, aboard the train headed to Rome. Puglia was the last leg of our trip in Italy, aside from tonight in Rome before we catch our flight back to Atlanta tomorrow. So, let’s cover what we got into in Puglia! We stayed in a house just outside the city of Noci. It was a great … read more

Ciao from Noci in the Puglia region of Italy! Get ready for a giant, image heavy post about our time in Tuscany! There’s so much beautiful scenery, I absolutely failed to edit this down. To start, and a big highlight of this part of our trip, was the Tuscan villa and farm where we stayed. This … read more

Trying to work on my next Travel Report from the train, but I can’t get the WiFi to activate and I have 60 (?!) photos I want to upload. 5g cell is too inconsistent to upload this many photos.

Buonasera from Tuscany! Tonight’s post has the highlights from our time in Florence. We’ve been in Tuscany for a few days now and it’s taken me a while to get this post together because there’s so much I wanted to cover even though we only had 2 nights in Florence. And the … read more

Ciao from on board the Frecciarossa high speed train to Florence! Rome was incredible! It’s hard to capture everything in one post, just like it’s hard to capture like 2,500 years of history in a few days in Rome! Still, here’s the highlights! I successfully linked up with my … read more

Ciao from Rome! With my arrival in Rome, this marks the end of my solo journey that started in London, England. I’ve managed to make it all this way with nothing but train travel and my own two feet! Milano centrale. But before reflecting further, here’s my ride from Milan. This is … read more

Currently reading: War Against All Puerto Ricans by Nelson A Denis 📚

I’ve visited Puerto Rico a number of times over the last few years. On my most recent trip, this was recommended to me by a local (from Vieques, nonetheless).

Finished reading: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 📚

Better than the movie! Gives more of a real picture into what went on with the Osage murders.

Buongiorno from on board Frecciarossa 9623 to Roma!

This is my last train for the solo part of my trip!

Buona sera da Milano! I spent the day wondering around Milan, here’s what I got into. The first stop for me today was Castello Sforzesco, a castle from the Renaissance era. It was fun to see the huge courtyards with their impressive architecture. Don’t forget to look up every now and … read more

Hello from Milan, Italy! I’ve reached the final country on my trek and I’ve arrived via another world class train line. Today’s star was the Bernina Express, which travels between St. Moritz and Tirano, Italy. This line is named after the Bernina Pass through the Alps. In the last … read more

Hello from on board the Bernina Express to Tirano, Italy! In what I’m told is a very unlikely event, it’s snowing! ❄️🌨️🏔️

Hello again from St. Moritz! I decided to have a rather low key day today, the skies were mostly overcast and after so many days of either travel or activities, I was feeling the need to recover. So, what’s a low key day in the Swiss Alps look like? How about a short train ride, followed by a … read more

There’s some interest in how I packed for this trip, so here’s a post about that. (Hi, Su!) I knew I needed to develop a packing strategy ahead of the trip so I could be away for about a month. I also had a few other goals: Have a carry-on sized bag so I wouldn’t need to check it … read more

Hello from St. Moritz! Today is all about the Glacier Express, a scenic train through the Swiss Alps between Zermatt and St. Moritz. This train is considered a bucket list item by many and has accolades aplenty. Will it live up to these expectations? The exterior of the train is rather ordinary for … read more