Source.

Here's another installment of web 1.1:

• Indexing
• Alternative search engines
• Some interesting finds from my web indexer

Because text walls are no fun, I've sprinkled some discovered imagery throughout this post.

IndexNow.org

IndexNow is an easy way for websites owners to instantly inform search engines about latest content changes on their website. In its simplest form, IndexNow is a simple ping so that search engines know that a URL and its content has been added, updated, or deleted, allowing search engines to quickly reflect this change in their search results.

I came across a reference to this lightweight indexing notification system supported by Bing and a few others. Coincidentally, Google has yet again moved much of my site from indexed to "discovered but not indexed". Lol.

seirdy.one A look at search engines with their own indexes - Seirdy A cursory review of all the non-metasearch, indexing search engines I have been able to find.

I've seen the occasional alternative search engine post on HackerNews, they weren't impressive. The author of the above post has a living list of search engines, big and small. Right Dao, Infotiger, and Secret Search Engine were pretty good.


Another random post that popped up from my indexer:

Why does everybody wear Adidas Sambas even if they do not nor have ever played soccer?

The internet isn't always about brainy stuff though. Sometimes it is amusing or personal, like Sambas.

And then there's the comments section:

> i always wondered this, being that i grew up playing soccer and well into
> college. hmm, the thing with these shoes is that yes they are comfortable,
> but the tongue on them is ridiculously large and the purpose is to fold over
> your knotted laces when playing so it doesn't disrupt the way you kick the
> ball. i used to wear the version with a shorter tongue to school when i was
> in 3rd grade, but that was mostly because i played kickball at recess.
>
> maybe this is just like when ppl who don't skate wear vans?

>> You seriously always wondered this? Are you mentally challenged or something?

>>> i mean, i didn't lose sleep over it..


And so I added a wander() function to my indexer

Wandering from keywords 'posse', 'indieweb', 'static site generator'.

brainbaking.com The IndieWeb Mixed Bag | Brain Baking Thoughts about the (d)evolution of blog interactions

indieweb.org 2018/Baltimore/Building Blocks - IndieWeb

aaronparecki.com Sending your First Webmention from Scratch - Aaron Parecki

cassey.dev My Internet not necessarily places you can find me, but places I frequently am

wired.com GPT-3 Can Write Disinformation Now-and Dupe Human Readers | WIRED Georgetown researchers used the AI text generator to write misleading tweets about climate change and foreign affairs. People found the posts persuasive.

Wander mode starts with a set of keywords, chooses one matching node (webpage), and visits adjacent nodes. Here's another:

Wandering from keywords 'erangel', 'vikendi', 'sanhok', 'paramo'.

kotaku.com.au Here's Some Of The Best Multiplayer Maps Of All Time Every game has some great levels. Here's some multiplayer maps that have well and truly stood the test of gaming time.

kotaku.com 2023's Biggest Video Game Leaks, From Wolverine To GTA This year the internet was simply gushing with gaming stuff youre not supposed to know

polygon.com The 22 best Xbox One games - Polygon The top Xbox One games spanning the platform history, including backwards-compatible Xbox 360 games. From Forza, Halo, PUBG, and more, here are the essential Xbox games to own. Last updated December 2019.

nordic.ign.com 25 Best Zombie Games of All Time Zombies have been a part of the video game landscape for decades - so long that they've carved out their own subgenre. Here are the best zombie games ever made.

aggronaut.com Games of the Decade: 2018 - Tales of the Aggronaut We are getting towards the end now, two more years to go in this decade worth of gaming. I am finding it as I get more into "recent" history I am having way more trouble narrowing things down to a handful of games. For 2017, 2018 and 2019 I wound up with massive lists, I ... Read more

Scenery

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