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Silly question

the TLD .games - is that "all about games" or primarily game devs/projects.

I am a gamer/twitch streamer/game reviewer/steam curator (I love games) and looking to create my own pocket of the universe (web domain).

the 2 TLD domains for gaming are .game and .games so thinking (name).games since I am not surrounding a single game like a dev or studio might

if not I will go .ca or something :)

Search Engine Land: New data: Google AI Overviews are hurting click-through rates. “Two new studies agree: Google’s AI Overviews steal clicks from organic search results. While Google told us that AI Overviews citations result in higher-quality clicks, the introduction of AI Overviews correlates with a measurable decline in organic visibility and clicks, particularly for top-ranking, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/23/new-data-google-ai-overviews-are-hurting-click-through-rates-search-engine-land/

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#America #gov #WebSites #UX

"Project ScanGov now has a map that visualizes how U.S. states fare on government digital experience. Each state on the map is clickable to a full government digital experience report card. The grades are based on scans of state government website homepages and how each fares on key indicators."

docs.scangov.org/news/scangov-

Map of U.S. states color coded by government digital experience grade.
ScanGov Docs · Government digital experience mapScanGov map shows how U.S. states fare on government digital experience standards.

Für alle die mit dem #Internet arbeiten und #Webprojekte betreuten oder entwickeln gibt es die i-worker #Mailingliste. Also für alle, die am liebsten mit anderen #Menschen kommunizieren:

i-worker.de/
Anmelden per Mail: i-worker-subscribe (at) youngbrain.ch
Format der E-Mails: Text

Themen rund ums #Arbeiten im #Netz und auf dem #Server / #Hosting / #Gestaltung.

www.i-worker.de[i-worker] Diskussionsliste für Internet-Worker

As this article illustrates, you can't tell where a QR code will lead when you read it with your phone. It's important to have a QR code reader that lets you look at the actual website URL before you decide to visit, not one that takes you there automatically.

peninsulanewsreview.com/news/f

Peninsula News Review · Flyers with QR code raise eyebrows in LadysmithBy Morgan Brayton

How-To Geek: 7 Best Chrome Extensions for Capturing Websites. “There are several Chrome extensions that simplify the process of capturing content on websites. Once you install them, you can save online resources to an easily accessible location with a few clicks. Let’s look at some of the best options.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/how-to-geek-7-best-chrome-extensions-for-capturing-websites/

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Ideastream Public Radio: Webmaster told to remove DEI pages from CWRU site. She refused. “‘You cave into these demands, and you’re no different from the other side,’ [Marie] Vibbert said. ‘This is very against Case’s values… We have a very diverse student population, especially in the graduate schools, and it’s like we’re throwing our core audience under the bus for people in power who […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/ideastream-public-radio-webmaster-told-to-remove-dei-pages-from-cwru-site-she-refused/

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Received an email by the #NANOG mailing list in which they raise a pretty concerning thing: Apparently, #Spain started to intercept or nullroute certain IP addresses of #CDN providers. The intent is to fight #piracy during #football matches.

Do the people who pass the list of IP addresses even understand the significance of blocking a bunch of #CDN networks of various providers? Seriously?! It #censors access to tens of thousands of legitimate #websites which is blatantly accepted as a #collateral to help out some shady sports association in their #copyright?

How much shadier can a decision be? Since this is a thing, maybe they can think about taking down entire regions in Spain the next football match?

The amount of collateral damage in the name of copyright is ridiculous. The #EuropeanUnion really has to step-up their game in addressing those concerning developments. I read about multiple such blatant decisions so far. Eyeing at you, #Quad9 and #Sony...

Ich habe in einer Zeit angefangen zu coden, in der die Kolleg*innen ihr Wissen gehütet haben wie den heiligen Gral. Heute kann ich jederzeit eine #KI befragen – aus vielen Gründen eine kontroverse Angelegenheit, aber war Copy&Paste von Stack Overflow wirklich so viel besser?

Als Leser des #UX-Newsletters von benutzerfreun.de habe habe ich "#Websites entwickeln mit KI" im @rheinwerkverlag gewonnen und bin gespannt auf den konzeptionellen, aber praxisnahen Ansatz von #JensJacobsen. Danke!

TechCrunch: WordPress.com launches a free AI-powered website builder. “Hosting platform WordPress.com on Wednesday launched a new AI website builder that allows anyone to create a functioning website using an AI chat-style interface. The feature, which is being made available to WordPress users for free, is targeted at entrepreneurs, freelancers, bloggers, and others who need a professional […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/techcrunch-wordpress-com-launches-a-free-ai-powered-website-builder/

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Discovered while poking around: Retro website resources. “Our resource hub is packed with everything you need to bring the vibrant and quirky aesthetics of the early internet back to life. Whether you’re an enthusiast looking to relive the past or a designer seeking inspiration from the golden age of the web, you’ll find a treasure trove of resources here. From classic graphics like […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/retro-website-resources/

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"In an age of information overload & an increasingly commercialized web, #artists of all types are the people to help. Artists can think expansively about what a #website can be. Each #artist should create their own space on the web, for a website is an individual act of collective ambition." — Laurel Schwulst

To anyone aching for renewed inspiration about everything our #websites can be, read & re-read this: thecreativeindependent.com/ess

Naz Hamid: Your Site Is a Home. “The town square they built wasn’t created for the public good, even if that’s what they told us…. The town square now exists because you’re there and an opportunity exists. Sometimes they’d promote your voice for ‘free.’ People would briefly pay attention to you. And you’d feel really good about that. For a few moments at least. People became […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/11/naz-hamid-your-site-is-a-home/

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Shellsharks: Extending indieweb.txt With Reference Information.. “Indieweb.txt is an idea for sharing information about one’s indie site with the world. It is a proposal which resembles other plain-text, web-bourne, information-sharing documents such as humans.txt and security.txt. As initially proposed, it would contain information such as the tools one uses to implement IndieWeb […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/10/shellsharks-extending-indieweb-txt-with-reference-information/

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@silverwizard

One of the reason I like static websites is because of the low overhead on the server.

Also you don't have to back up the website because it's already on your computer. Just backup your computer.

And because of this static websites are very portable and can even be run on free hosts. Just be sure to use your own domain so when the free host goes squirelly you can move.

Blogs, audio, video, full websites all have static host solutions.