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--- indieweb:omg_lol [2026/09/23 14:52] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ indieweb:omg_lol [2026/10/23 16:00] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== omg.lol ======
-[[https://home.omg.lol/|omg.lol]] — a small, indie internet services bundle created by [[https://adam.omg.lol/|Adam Newbold]] ([[https://neatnik.net/|NeatNik]]). **$20/year.** No venture capital, no dark patterns, no growth hacking, no pivot risk.
+[[https://home.omg.lol/|omg.lol]]: a small, indie internet services bundle created by [[https://adam.omg.lol/|Adam Newbold]] ([[https://neatnik.net/|NeatNik]]). **$20/year.** No venture capital, no dark patterns, no growth hacking, no pivot risk.
 ===== Services Included =====
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 | Profile page | ''yourname.omg.lol'' | About.me, Linktree | Markdown/HTML, fully customizable |
 | Weblog | [[https://weblog.lol|weblog.lol]] | Medium, WordPress | Markdown, custom CSS/''<head>'', custom domain support |
-| /now page | ''omg.lol/yourname/now'' | — | [[https://nownownow.com/about|Derek Sivers' concept]]; 2,300+ maintained globally |
+| /now page | ''omg.lol/yourname/now'' |: | [[https://nownownow.com/about|Derek Sivers' concept]]; 2,300+ maintained globally |
 | Status | [[https://status.lol|status.lol]] | AIM/MSN status | Syncs to social.lol Mastodon automatically |
 | Mastodon | [[https://social.lol|social.lol]] | Twitter/X | federated, chronological, no ads, omg.lol community instance |
-| IRC | ''irc.omg.lol'' | Discord, Slack | IRCv3 — avatars, reactions, edits; built-in bouncer; IdleRPG |
+| IRC | ''irc.omg.lol'' | Discord, Slack | IRCv3: avatars, reactions, edits; built-in bouncer; IdleRPG |
-| XMPP | — | — | Federated, standards-based chat |
+| XMPP | (|) | Federated, standards-based chat |
 | Discourse forum | [[https://discourse.lol|discourse.lol]] | Reddit, Facebook Groups | Longer-form community discussion |
 | Email forwarding | ''you@omg.lol'' | Gmail alias | Stable address independent of provider; Fastmail partnership |
 | Image hosting | [[https://some.pics|some.pics]] | Imgur, Google Photos | No compression, no AI scanning, no ad targeting |
-| URL shortener | [[https://url.lol|url.lol]] | bit.ly | PURLs — permanent URLs, no link rot |
+| URL shortener | [[https://url.lol|url.lol]] | bit.ly | PURLs: permanent URLs, no link rot |
 | Pastebin | [[https://paste.lol|paste.lol]] | Pastebin | Integrated, no ads |
 | Public keys | ''omg.lol/yourname/keys'' | Keybase | PGP, SSH, age, Cosign, Minisign; WKD support |
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 ===== Why It Feels Different =====
-  * Small by design — not scaling to a billion users
+  * Small by design: not scaling to a billion users
   * No VC funding, no acquisition target, no "liquidity event"
   * [[https://home.omg.lol/info/sponsorships|Sponsorships available]] for people who can't afford it
-  * Business model: you pay $20/year, you get services — that's it
+  * Business model: you pay $20/year, you get services: that's it
 The comparison table that matters:
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 Based on [[https://nownownow.com/about|Derek Sivers' philosophy]] (2015): one URL answering "what are you focused on right now?" A public declaration of priorities, easy to share and update. omg.lol can remind you to update it periodically.
-Over 2,300 people worldwide maintain /now pages. See [[indieweb:web1_aesthetics|Web 1.0 Aesthetics — Slash Pages]] for the broader slash pages movement.
+Over 2,300 people worldwide maintain /now pages. See [[indieweb:web1_aesthetics|Web 1.0 Aesthetics: Slash Pages]] for the broader slash pages movement.
 ===== status.lol and twtxt =====
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 ===== source.tube =====
-Announced November 2025. Forgejo-based (open-source Gitea fork). Hosted on Hetzner European infrastructure — not AWS. 500MB storage. Included in the $20/year membership.
+Announced November 2025. Forgejo-based (open-source Gitea fork). Hosted on Hetzner European infrastructure: not AWS. 500MB storage. Included in the $20/year membership.
 Useful as a mirror for projects you want hosted outside Microsoft-owned GitHub, particularly if concerned about training data usage.
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 ===== Community =====
-The omg.lol community is anchored on social.lol (Mastodon), the IRC server, and discourse.lol. See [[indieweb:community|Community]] for broader IndieWeb community spaces.
+The omg.lol community is centered on social.lol (Mastodon), the IRC server, and discourse.lol. See [[indieweb:community|Community]] for broader IndieWeb community spaces.
 ===== See Also =====
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   * [[indieweb:status_lol_twtxt|Syncing status.lol to twtxt]]
   * [[indieweb:blogging|Blogging Platforms]]
-  * [[indieweb:web1_aesthetics|Web 1.0 Aesthetics — Slash Pages]]
+  * [[indieweb:web1_aesthetics|Web 1.0 Aesthetics: Slash Pages]]
   * [[indieweb:community|Community]]
   * [[indieweb:good_web|The Good Web]]