Post #1646567

2026-02-07 05:30 UTC

I had the privilege of penning an article for the latest issue of Good Internet Magazine! It is all about the process of making and experiencing art and how friction and inefficiency needn’t be dirty procurances to avoid and evade. https://goodinternetmagazine.com/rebelling-against-efficiency/ If you enjoy this article, you might consider picking up the physical print copy of the magazine, which you can buy on the site. A proper palpable paper printing of passionate prose for your pleasant perusal. #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #PersonalWebsites #GoodInternetMagazine

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@vale@fedi.vale.rocks 2026-02-07 05:31

My thanks, of course, to @xandra for not only having me on to author a post but also for her diligent work to create, curate, print, and distribute such a fantastic zine.

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@chris@nutmeg.social 2026-02-07 08:41

@vale lovely read. So interesting how the "good internet" consists of both the "my website should spark joy" crowd and the "my website just needs to show text" brutalists. Despite being two very different approaches, they both tend to agree on usable, accessible websites. Meanwhile corporate websites discard usability and accessibility in pursuit of conversion. While this obsession may help usability, the moment you want to cancel a subscription, suddenly "3 clicks away" becomes a phone call.

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@vale@fedi.vale.rocks 2026-02-07 12:12

The titular quote that inspired this article came to me via The Machine from the album View-Monster by Lemon Demon, which sampled it. https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/the-machine Historically, there has been a lot of conjecture regarding the origins of the quote on forums and in articles the web over, but it is most certainly Burke’s Law. You can watch the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeFd9BrfAK4

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