~/georgestevenson $ whoami

Welcome to my personal node on the open web.

This site is an intentional retreat from algorithmic feeds, surveillance telemetry, and corporate walled gardens. Built on raw Markdown and flat files, it operates on a simple philosophy: fast text, durable archives, and open protocols.

george@outpost:~$ fetch-sysinfo
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Identity     : George Stevenson
Node         : georgestevenson.co.za
Engine       : Grav 2.0 (Flat-file / PHP 8.3+)
Theme        : Quark 2 / Blades CSS
Protocols    : HTTP/2, RSS/Atom, W3C Webmentions
Storage      : Plain text /dev/sda1 (Zero-SQL)
Status       : 200 OK — De-siloed & Decentralized
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Note

IndieWeb Protocols Enabled: This site natively speaks Webmentions. If you publish a response, note, or link from your own indie site, my server will catch the ping directly. No tracking widgets or third-party comment silos required.

Core Principles

  • Zero-Database Longevity: All content is authored in plain text. None of the SQL fluff to maintain, corrupt, or migrate. It's all just files on disk that will still be readable decades from now.
  • The IndieWeb Ethos: Own your content, syndicate widely (POSSE), and link out generously. The web is better when it is connected peer-to-peer.
  • Respect the Reader: No behavioral trackers, no popups, no consent walls, and zero client-side bloat.

Directory / Transmission Lines

  1. Blog & Dispatches: Long-form essays, technical notes, and field reports.
  2. Feed Subscriptions: Pull updates directly into your feed reader via Atom or RSS.
  3. Federation: Reach out via webmentions across the decentralized web.

Tip

If you have an IndieWeb-enabled site, link back to any post here to trigger a bidirectional handshake.