Tantek Çelik
@tantek.com.web.brid.gy
Hello
Hi. I work on web standards and the IndieWeb. I like to run trails, practice yoga, go bouldering, code & design my website, and write when I can. My pronouns are he/him. 🏠 📺 🥏
💬 Contact 👏 Tip Founder at IndieWeb Founder at microformats.org Web Stan…
Hi. I work on web standards and the IndieWeb. I like to run trails, practice yoga, go bouldering, code & design my website, and write when I can. My pronouns are he/him. 🏠 📺 🥏
💬 Contact 👏 Tip Founder at IndieWeb Founder at microformats.org Web Stan…
Important #indieweb lesson in #modular website setup this morning:
Keep your DNS provider separate from your CDN separate from your webhost, so you can swap out any one of them as necessary, whether for economic or as it were today, reliability reasons. And make sure those services themselves […]
Keep your DNS provider separate from your CDN separate from your webhost, so you can swap out any one of them as necessary, whether for economic or as it were today, reliability reasons. And make sure those services themselves […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
π Happy ordinal pi day! (314th day of the year)
No, it should not be the US-centric March 14th, which most of the world writes as 14/3 or 14-3.
Science and mathematics are international, without borders, not specific to any one country or culture. As scientists and mathematicians we should […]
No, it should not be the US-centric March 14th, which most of the world writes as 14/3 or 14-3.
Science and mathematics are international, without borders, not specific to any one country or culture. As scientists and mathematicians we should […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
π Happy ordinal pi day! (314th day of the year)
No, it should not be the US-centric March 14th, which most of the world writes as 14/3 or 14-3.
Science and mathematics are international, without borders, not specific to any one country or culture. As scientists and mathematicians we should […]
No, it should not be the US-centric March 14th, which most of the world writes as 14/3 or 14-3.
Science and mathematics are international, without borders, not specific to any one country or culture. As scientists and mathematicians we should […]
Great #indieweb sessions at #btconf #Berlin!
Yesterday, Sacha Judd (@sachajudd.com) reminded us to “teach someone …. something about building for the web”, and to “take back control of your feeds, your attention, and … go exploring again”. She encouraged us to “build healthy online […]
Yesterday, Sacha Judd (@sachajudd.com) reminded us to “teach someone …. something about building for the web”, and to “take back control of your feeds, your attention, and … go exploring again”. She encouraged us to “build healthy online […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Great #indieweb sessions at #btconf #Berlin!
Yesterday, Sacha Judd (@sachajudd.com) reminded us to “teach someone …. something about building for the web”, and to “take back control of your feeds, your attention, and … go exploring again”. She encouraged us to “build healthy online […]
Yesterday, Sacha Judd (@sachajudd.com) reminded us to “teach someone …. something about building for the web”, and to “take back control of your feeds, your attention, and … go exploring again”. She encouraged us to “build healthy online […]
IndieWebCamp Berlin was great! Participants facilitated inspiring sessions, and everyone made something on or for their personal site on our Create Day #Hackathon.
Session notes are up from day 1, recordings to follow:
* https://indieweb.org/2025/Berlin/Schedule
Demos notes also up, recording […]
Session notes are up from day 1, recordings to follow:
* https://indieweb.org/2025/Berlin/Schedule
Demos notes also up, recording […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
IndieWebCamp Berlin was great! Participants facilitated inspiring sessions, and everyone made something on or for their personal site on our Create Day #Hackathon.
Session notes are up from day 1, recordings to follow:
* https://indieweb.org/2025/Berlin/Schedule
Demos notes also up, recording […]
Session notes are up from day 1, recordings to follow:
* https://indieweb.org/2025/Berlin/Schedule
Demos notes also up, recording […]
🎃 Night before IndieWebCamp Berlin! Participants are (hopefully, mostly) all tucked into their beds, dreaming of what wonderful things they can brainstorm for their personal sites Saturday, and #HackTheirPlanet on Sunday.
Want to keep up with #IndieWebCamp #Berlin participants?
Follow their […]
Want to keep up with #IndieWebCamp #Berlin participants?
Follow their […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🎃 Night before IndieWebCamp Berlin! Participants are (hopefully, mostly) all tucked into their beds, dreaming of what wonderful things they can brainstorm for their personal sites Saturday, and #HackTheirPlanet on Sunday.
Want to keep up with #IndieWebCamp #Berlin participants?
Follow their […]
Want to keep up with #IndieWebCamp #Berlin participants?
Follow their […]
October is almost over! For all us procrastinators, still time to write a post or two to participate in #October blogging challenges like:
#Blogtober
#IndieWebMovieClub on #Hackers
#Inktober
#Mathober
#WeirdWebOctober
+ coding challenges:
#Hacktoberfest
Many more at:
* […]
#Blogtober
#IndieWebMovieClub on #Hackers
#Inktober
#Mathober
#WeirdWebOctober
+ coding challenges:
#Hacktoberfest
Many more at:
* […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
October is almost over! For all us procrastinators, still time to write a post or two to participate in #October blogging challenges like:
#Blogtober
#IndieWebMovieClub on #Hackers
#Inktober
#Mathober
#WeirdWebOctober
+ coding challenges:
#Hacktoberfest
Many more at:
* […]
#Blogtober
#IndieWebMovieClub on #Hackers
#Inktober
#Mathober
#WeirdWebOctober
+ coding challenges:
#Hacktoberfest
Many more at:
* […]
… speaking of badges (Wikipedia User: 20 year editor badge in my previous post) …
I got the #Hacktoberfest 2025: Level 0 Registered badge from Hacktoberfest @hacktoberfest @digitalocean! https://www.holopin.io/hacktoberfest2025/userbadge/cmhas5f6h003bje041kcld1is via @holopin_
I got the #Hacktoberfest 2025: Level 0 Registered badge from Hacktoberfest @hacktoberfest @digitalocean! https://www.holopin.io/hacktoberfest2025/userbadge/cmhas5f6h003bje041kcld1is via @holopin_
October 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
… speaking of badges (Wikipedia User: 20 year editor badge in my previous post) …
I got the #Hacktoberfest 2025: Level 0 Registered badge from Hacktoberfest @hacktoberfest @digitalocean! https://www.holopin.io/hacktoberfest2025/userbadge/cmhas5f6h003bje041kcld1is via @holopin_
I got the #Hacktoberfest 2025: Level 0 Registered badge from Hacktoberfest @hacktoberfest @digitalocean! https://www.holopin.io/hacktoberfest2025/userbadge/cmhas5f6h003bje041kcld1is via @holopin_
Sunday was my 20th #Wikipedia editing anniversary.
I have created:
* over 25 content articles (that have survived), averaging just over 1 per year
* over 100 redirects to make it easier to find pages, and to find topics which are only documented as sections of existing pages.
This year I’ve […]
I have created:
* over 25 content articles (that have survived), averaging just over 1 per year
* over 100 redirects to make it easier to find pages, and to find topics which are only documented as sections of existing pages.
This year I’ve […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Sunday was my 20th #Wikipedia editing anniversary.
I have created:
* over 25 content articles (that have survived), averaging just over 1 per year
* over 100 redirects to make it easier to find pages, and to find topics which are only documented as sections of existing pages.
This year I’ve […]
I have created:
* over 25 content articles (that have survived), averaging just over 1 per year
* over 100 redirects to make it easier to find pages, and to find topics which are only documented as sections of existing pages.
This year I’ve […]
Numerous #w3cTPAC breakout sessions have been proposed.
* https://github.com/w3c/tpac2025-breakouts/issues/?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20sort%3Acreated-asc
If you plan to participate in TPAC breakouts, whether in-person or remote, take a look and give the ones that look interesting to you […]
* https://github.com/w3c/tpac2025-breakouts/issues/?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20sort%3Acreated-asc
If you plan to participate in TPAC breakouts, whether in-person or remote, take a look and give the ones that look interesting to you […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Numerous #w3cTPAC breakout sessions have been proposed.
* https://github.com/w3c/tpac2025-breakouts/issues/?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20sort%3Acreated-asc
If you plan to participate in TPAC breakouts, whether in-person or remote, take a look and give the ones that look interesting to you […]
* https://github.com/w3c/tpac2025-breakouts/issues/?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20sort%3Acreated-asc
If you plan to participate in TPAC breakouts, whether in-person or remote, take a look and give the ones that look interesting to you […]
Happy #8bitday yesterday! It was the 256th day of the year.
See last year’s post for why the 256th day is 8-Bit Day: https://tantek.com/2024/256/t1/happy-8bitday-binary-byte
Since last year, the related Wikipedia article on “Programmer’s Day” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer%27s_Day) […]
See last year’s post for why the 256th day is 8-Bit Day: https://tantek.com/2024/256/t1/happy-8bitday-binary-byte
Since last year, the related Wikipedia article on “Programmer’s Day” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer%27s_Day) […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Happy #8bitday yesterday! It was the 256th day of the year.
See last year’s post for why the 256th day is 8-Bit Day: https://tantek.com/2024/256/t1/happy-8bitday-binary-byte
Since last year, the related Wikipedia article on “Programmer’s Day” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer%27s_Day) […]
See last year’s post for why the 256th day is 8-Bit Day: https://tantek.com/2024/256/t1/happy-8bitday-binary-byte
Since last year, the related Wikipedia article on “Programmer’s Day” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer%27s_Day) […]
fire, water, wind, steam, electric, solar, nuclear
September 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
fire, water, wind, steam, electric, solar, nuclear
What are the things on your bucketlist that being a billionaire would make no difference?
When I was in Berlin at the end of last month, I was chatting with my pal Mo, and noted a sticker I’d seen that said “ELON MUSK DIDN’T GET INTO BERGHAIN” with a QR code that linked to […]
When I was in Berlin at the end of last month, I was chatting with my pal Mo, and noted a sticker I’d seen that said “ELON MUSK DIDN’T GET INTO BERGHAIN” with a QR code that linked to […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
What are the things on your bucketlist that being a billionaire would make no difference?
When I was in Berlin at the end of last month, I was chatting with my pal Mo, and noted a sticker I’d seen that said “ELON MUSK DIDN’T GET INTO BERGHAIN” with a QR code that linked to […]
When I was in Berlin at the end of last month, I was chatting with my pal Mo, and noted a sticker I’d seen that said “ELON MUSK DIDN’T GET INTO BERGHAIN” with a QR code that linked to […]
Finished the #Skyline50k #trailRace in 9:34:51 yesterday! My 3rd best 50k, and first 50k in over two years since the Marin Ultra Challenge 50k in 2023.
It was quite the journey to get back here, and a lot went well in this race. From training to preparing and planning, the temperate cool […]
It was quite the journey to get back here, and a lot went well in this race. From training to preparing and planning, the temperate cool […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Finished the #Skyline50k #trailRace in 9:34:51 yesterday! My 3rd best 50k, and first 50k in over two years since the Marin Ultra Challenge 50k in 2023.
It was quite the journey to get back here, and a lot went well in this race. From training to preparing and planning, the temperate cool […]
It was quite the journey to get back here, and a lot went well in this race. From training to preparing and planning, the temperate cool […]
The Vision for W3C has been officially published as a ratified W3C Statement: https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/STMT-w3c-vision-20250729/
As one of the editors, along with Chris Wilson (@cwilso.com @c@w3c.social), I’m both proud of this multi-year W3C Advisory Board (AB) effort, and grateful to […]
As one of the editors, along with Chris Wilson (@cwilso.com @c@w3c.social), I’m both proud of this multi-year W3C Advisory Board (AB) effort, and grateful to […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The Vision for W3C has been officially published as a ratified W3C Statement: https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/STMT-w3c-vision-20250729/
As one of the editors, along with Chris Wilson (@cwilso.com @c@w3c.social), I’m both proud of this multi-year W3C Advisory Board (AB) effort, and grateful to […]
As one of the editors, along with Chris Wilson (@cwilso.com @c@w3c.social), I’m both proud of this multi-year W3C Advisory Board (AB) effort, and grateful to […]
I really enjoyed the IndieWeb Movie Club May 2025 submissions about the film “Tomorrowland”. Ordered from earliest to most recent:
* Paolo Feadin: https://www.feadin.eu/en/posts/tomorrowland
* Thomas Vander Wal: https://vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=2119
* gRegor Morrill […]
* Paolo Feadin: https://www.feadin.eu/en/posts/tomorrowland
* Thomas Vander Wal: https://vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=2119
* gRegor Morrill […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I really enjoyed the IndieWeb Movie Club May 2025 submissions about the film “Tomorrowland”. Ordered from earliest to most recent:
* Paolo Feadin: https://www.feadin.eu/en/posts/tomorrowland
* Thomas Vander Wal: https://vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=2119
* gRegor Morrill […]
* Paolo Feadin: https://www.feadin.eu/en/posts/tomorrowland
* Thomas Vander Wal: https://vanderwal.net/random/entrysel.php?blog=2119
* gRegor Morrill […]
🎂 Congrats @microformats.org on 20 years! #microformats20
Even after 20 years, people keep discovering new ways of using #microformatshtag/microformats:" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#microformats:
* @artlung.com: "WML, WAP, & Microformats Demo!" (https://lab.artlung.com/wml/faux)
> Because WML elements may have the class attribute
Originally posted […]
Even after 20 years, people keep discovering new ways of using #microformatshtag/microformats:" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#microformats:
* @artlung.com: "WML, WAP, & Microformats Demo!" (https://lab.artlung.com/wml/faux)
> Because WML elements may have the class attribute
Originally posted […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
🎂 Congrats @microformats.org on 20 years! #microformats20
Even after 20 years, people keep discovering new ways of using #microformatshtag/microformats:" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#microformats:
* @artlung.com: "WML, WAP, & Microformats Demo!" (https://lab.artlung.com/wml/faux)
> Because WML elements may have the class attribute
Originally posted […]
Even after 20 years, people keep discovering new ways of using #microformatshtag/microformats:" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#microformats:
* @artlung.com: "WML, WAP, & Microformats Demo!" (https://lab.artlung.com/wml/faux)
> Because WML elements may have the class attribute
Originally posted […]
Ran my 13th Bay to Breakers race in 1:55:31 today! 4min+ faster than last year.
Once again the Midnight Runners crew cheered runners in Hayes Valley at the park a couple of blocks before the hill.
Felt better than I did last year, more able to sustain a moderate pace.
One quick pitstop in […]
Once again the Midnight Runners crew cheered runners in Hayes Valley at the park a couple of blocks before the hill.
Felt better than I did last year, more able to sustain a moderate pace.
One quick pitstop in […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Ran my 13th Bay to Breakers race in 1:55:31 today! 4min+ faster than last year.
Once again the Midnight Runners crew cheered runners in Hayes Valley at the park a couple of blocks before the hill.
Felt better than I did last year, more able to sustain a moderate pace.
One quick pitstop in […]
Once again the Midnight Runners crew cheered runners in Hayes Valley at the park a couple of blocks before the hill.
Felt better than I did last year, more able to sustain a moderate pace.
One quick pitstop in […]
Last Friday I published my second Cybersecurity Friday post with three more key steps for cybersecurity. In summary:
1. Different email address for each account, AKA email masking. Use or create a different email alias for each service you sign-up for.
2. Different password for each account […]
1. Different email address for each account, AKA email masking. Use or create a different email alias for each service you sign-up for.
2. Different password for each account […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Last Friday I published my second Cybersecurity Friday post with three more key steps for cybersecurity. In summary:
1. Different email address for each account, AKA email masking. Use or create a different email alias for each service you sign-up for.
2. Different password for each account […]
1. Different email address for each account, AKA email masking. Use or create a different email alias for each service you sign-up for.
2. Different password for each account […]
May the Fourth be with you!
There’s a movie discussion podcast that I discovered via my pal Tom Coates (@plasticbag.org @tomcoates@me.dm @tomcoates) when he posted their episode on the movie Gattaca^1 where they had him on as a special guest.
Originally started in 2020 as “Dune Pod” about all […]
There’s a movie discussion podcast that I discovered via my pal Tom Coates (@plasticbag.org @tomcoates@me.dm @tomcoates) when he posted their episode on the movie Gattaca^1 where they had him on as a special guest.
Originally started in 2020 as “Dune Pod” about all […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
May the Fourth be with you!
There’s a movie discussion podcast that I discovered via my pal Tom Coates (@plasticbag.org @tomcoates@me.dm @tomcoates) when he posted their episode on the movie Gattaca^1 where they had him on as a special guest.
Originally started in 2020 as “Dune Pod” about all […]
There’s a movie discussion podcast that I discovered via my pal Tom Coates (@plasticbag.org @tomcoates@me.dm @tomcoates) when he posted their episode on the movie Gattaca^1 where they had him on as a special guest.
Originally started in 2020 as “Dune Pod” about all […]
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of IndieWeb Movie Club!
As your host for this month¹, I invite you to (re)watch the film “Tomorrowland” (https://movies.disney.com/tomorrowland), with an optional prequel book reading assignment!
“Before Tomorrowland” ( […]
As your host for this month¹, I invite you to (re)watch the film “Tomorrowland” (https://movies.disney.com/tomorrowland), with an optional prequel book reading assignment!
“Before Tomorrowland” ( […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of IndieWeb Movie Club!
As your host for this month¹, I invite you to (re)watch the film “Tomorrowland” (https://movies.disney.com/tomorrowland), with an optional prequel book reading assignment!
“Before Tomorrowland” ( […]
As your host for this month¹, I invite you to (re)watch the film “Tomorrowland” (https://movies.disney.com/tomorrowland), with an optional prequel book reading assignment!
“Before Tomorrowland” ( […]
My Garmin watch did not sync activities with the Garmin Connect iOS app upon returning home from a week of travels. It did sync my steps from the day I landed, my sleep that night, and steps the following day. It just failed to pick up my running, hiking, and other activities logged when I was […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My Garmin watch did not sync activities with the Garmin Connect iOS app upon returning home from a week of travels. It did sync my steps from the day I landed, my sleep that night, and steps the following day. It just failed to pick up my running, hiking, and other activities logged when I was […]
I’m happy to announce that something I and others have worked on very hard for the past few years has been published by the W3C Advisory Board (AB) and sent to the W3C Advisory Committee (AC) for a vote to make it official:
Vision for W3C: https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/NOTE-w3c-vision-20250402/ […]
Vision for W3C: https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/NOTE-w3c-vision-20250402/ […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I’m happy to announce that something I and others have worked on very hard for the past few years has been published by the W3C Advisory Board (AB) and sent to the W3C Advisory Committee (AC) for a vote to make it official:
Vision for W3C: https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/NOTE-w3c-vision-20250402/ […]
Vision for W3C: https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/NOTE-w3c-vision-20250402/ […]
“Tell me, what are words for?” They are for blogging!
Earlier today during an informal espresso live stream in the #indieweb cafe, Spotify was playing an auto-generated daylist, something like “romantic 80s tuesday morning”, and the 1982 song “Words”¹ by the band Missing Persons came on.
When […]
Earlier today during an informal espresso live stream in the #indieweb cafe, Spotify was playing an auto-generated daylist, something like “romantic 80s tuesday morning”, and the 1982 song “Words”¹ by the band Missing Persons came on.
When […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Something I wrote in the W3C Authentic Web Mini Workshop’s Zoom chat:
Another implicit assumption (flaw) that is often a part of "purely technical solutions" is the neglect or ignorance (innocent naïveté) of existing technical solutions.
A technical proposal should not be praised for what it […]
Another implicit assumption (flaw) that is often a part of "purely technical solutions" is the neglect or ignorance (innocent naïveté) of existing technical solutions.
A technical proposal should not be praised for what it […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Something I wrote in the W3C Authentic Web Mini Workshop’s Zoom chat:
Another implicit assumption (flaw) that is often a part of "purely technical solutions" is the neglect or ignorance (innocent naïveté) of existing technical solutions.
A technical proposal should not be praised for what it […]
Another implicit assumption (flaw) that is often a part of "purely technical solutions" is the neglect or ignorance (innocent naïveté) of existing technical solutions.
A technical proposal should not be praised for what it […]
I just participated in the first W3C Authentic Web Mini Workshop¹ hosted by the Credible Web Community Group² (of which I’m a longtime member) and up front I noted that our very discussion itself needed to be careful about its own credibility, extra critical of any technologies discussed or […]
Original post on tantek.com
tantek.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM