Jens Oliver Meiert

Engineering lead, anti-extractivist, indie publisher—e.g., Frontend Dogma (npub1z5v…z8zg), WebGlossary.info (npub1fz0…mv4d), https://theothermanifesto.org.

Usually posting about tech during the week, non-tech on weekends.

Website: https://meiert.com
Books: https://meiert.com/books

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2026-08-09 16:28:15 GMT

Western Hypocrisy Is Western Supremacism:
An argument against double standards, separation, and a hierarchy of worth.
https://meiert.com/blog/western-supremacism/
#politics #philosophy

2026-07-04 14:59:56 GMT

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, how do you define “publishing a website” here? Whole spectrum, from running your own server processing PII to static site on major cloud-computing infrastructure?
Would deem the risks to depend *substantially*.
[Edit: Didn’t see the first toots but will leave this as is.]

2026-06-15 15:44:27 GMT

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, this one is new to me (Leanpub exports usually work with Kobo) but could sing a few songs about stuff like this, too.
My favorite: Tolino not supporting EPUB 3 for 10+ years (if they even do so now, not sure; it was one reason to eventually give up on publishing anything over there).

2026-06-14 11:00:11 GMT

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, I believe something is cooking again here but owe a follow-up (couldn't find it now, hope I don’t err).

2026-06-14 10:15:06 GMT

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, any favorites to share?

2026-06-07 14:33:31 GMT

Beware the “First”:
On zero-sum thinking and why “someone first” rhetoric destroys true leadership.
https://meiert.com/blog/beware-the-first/
#politics #philosophy

2026-05-31 13:58:43 GMT

On the Twisted Logic of Labeling Criticism of Israel as “Anti-Semitism”:
When defending human rights is framed as prejudice, the public conscience is backed into a corner.
https://meiert.com/blog/criticism/
#politics #philosophy

2026-05-30 09:42:42 GMT

“Smotrich and Ben-Gvir have become popular scapegoats, used to hide a society behind them that supports almost everything they do, even if they seek to be more well hidden. The overwhelming majority of the Israeli public supported their military committing genocide.”
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-popular-scapegoats-how-israel-is-pushing-its-new-bad-apples-hasbara-strategy/
#israel #palestine #genocide

2026-05-24 17:38:30 GMT

Slavery:
Chances are, we’re all enslaved, and accept our lot rather than reimagine how we could all live together on this planet.
https://meiert.com/blog/slavery/
#philosophy #politics #misc

2026-05-22 13:30:39 GMT

Just experienced with Astro:
If you instantly dismiss issue reports or suggestions from your community—especially for bureaucratic reasons, not even considering merit—, you’re neither doing good engineering nor are you honoring your community.
Said in full empathy for open-source maintainers.
#foss #opensource #community #astro

2026-05-18 16:11:42 GMT

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, that would be a different entry (for the property). The glossary doesn’t list many (if any) properties, but I can review with some of the next updates (taking note)!

2026-05-18 13:18:16 GMT

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, missed it, sorry—one off!

2026-05-18 10:24:01 GMT

The `U+0060 GRAVE ACCENT` character (“`”) is not allowed in unquoted attributes, because in certain legacy user agents, it is sometimes treated as a quote character.
#html

2026-05-07 17:50:32 GMT

Ever wanted to “own” 404s, privacy, or chaos engineering?
You can now sponsor terms on WebGlossary.info ✨
https://webglossary.info/
#webdevglossary

2026-04-26 16:33:46 GMT

A Decent Person:
Can we be, can we raise decent people if we cannot be against wars and genocides, if our governments prosecute being against wars and genocides?
https://meiert.com/blog/a-decent-person/
#politics #philosophy

2026-04-24 06:28:00 GMT

Need a random web development term?
WebGlossary.info (the website for the book) now provides a /random URL to randomly redirect to one of thousands of terms and concepts!
(This is different from @npub1fz0…mv4d, where you can get a random web dev term every day 🌞)
https://webglossary.info/random/
#webdev #webdevglossary

2026-04-19 10:20:19 GMT

Do you know what the Nakba is?
(Just an—anonymous—question, though I’m particularly curious about fellow Germans answering this—personally, I learned about the Nakba only late, for neither in school nor in German media. If you didn’t know about it, please look it up.)
#nakba

2026-04-19 06:30:30 GMT

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, didn’t Trump also already announce he will pardon everyone around him on leaving office? (That this is even possible…)

2026-04-14 14:03:40 GMT

AI Will Never Be Ethical or Safe:
On the importance, unknowability, and unignorability of context and intent.
https://meiert.com/blog/ai-ethics-and-safety/
#philosophy #ai

2026-04-12 09:23:11 GMT

Do you use and pay companies on the BDS boycott priority list?
* Airbnb
* Amazon
* AXA
* Booking.com
* Burger King
* Caltex
* Carrefour
* Chevron
* Coca-Cola
* Dell
* Disney
* Expedia Group
* Google
* HP
* Intel
* McDonald’s
* Palantir
* Papa John’s
* Pizza Hut
* Remax
* Siemens
* SodaStream
* Spotify
* Teva
* Texaco
* Wix
* ZARA
https://www.is-boycott.com/en/lists/bds
#bds #israel #palestine #boycott

2026-03-15 09:51:22 GMT

Any price increases that our countries experience because of Israel’s and America’s war against Iran should be recompensed by them.
No solidarity with this bloodthirsty, lie-based imperialism.
We need a new tough line against any country breaking international law: boycotts, sanctions, divestments, and holding to account officials legally and financially.
#israel #usa #iran #responsibility

2026-03-08 16:23:26 GMT

The Violence Imperative:
Violence is too severe to tolerate.
https://meiert.com/blog/the-violence-imperative/
#philosophy #politics #misc

2026-03-07 19:24:59 GMT

✏️ Sign the EU citizens’ initiative for the full suspension of the EU–Israel Association Agreement:
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/
#eu #israel #palestine #humanrights #genocide

2026-03-07 09:20:26 GMT

“The Palestinian people will never receive justice through the UN. Their situation […] is very similar to that suffered by the black majority of South Africa […]. Apartheid was finally defeated by an international people’s boycott that isolated the regime from international markets, cultural and artistic events. This, now is the only way to help the Palestinian people obtain their freedom.”
—Shabaz Fazal: “Israel–Palestine” (2013).
#israel #palestine #usa #southafrica

2026-03-01 14:03:34 GMT

Israel and the USA Really Declared War on Everyone:
No one is safe when countries act with brutality and impunity.
https://meiert.com/blog/israeli-american-war-on-everyone/
#life #advocacy #israel #usa #iran

2026-02-23 06:53:02 GMT

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, if only part of the dystopia out there is due to the many dystopias we tell each other, we just cannot have too many utopias! Write more 🙂

2026-01-18 17:53:25 GMT

On Navigating a World That Burns and Suffers:
What helps us deal with this spiraling mess out there is understanding something about our model of the world, making conscious decisions about who we are, and being smart about how we bring about change.
https://meiert.com/blog/a-world-that-burns/
#life #philosophy

2026-01-16 12:34:25 GMT

Maybe it’s Mastodon’s search, but nothing on Mastodon yet on the newly released Web Almanac?
The 2025 data are live: https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2025/ 🎆
#webalmanac

2026-01-10 17:53:04 GMT

Fellow *non*-Americans—are you using any or all of the U.S. support for Israeli wars and the Israeli genocide on Palestinians, the U.S. attack on Venezuela, the annexation threats against Greenland, or other U.S. policy decisions to move away from U.S. products and services?
(Votes are anonymous. Please reshare for reach!)
#usa #uspolitics #bigtech

2026-01-07 06:59:17 GMT

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, ultimately IL builds trust and without trust, nothing works. So we should expect to see a decline in cooperation, good will, trade, tourism, and an increase in defense and securities spending, alliances with parties that show to be trustworthy, and less tolerating and then ostracizing those who cannot be trusted.
It must be clear to anyone who has lived for more than a few years that breaking trust is always self-defeating. Even the strongest bully will crack.

2026-01-01 11:24:25 GMT

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, cheers—not everyone sees or reads your bio, and I’d still kindly challenge the practice given that Mastodon and similar services seem to be the wrong medium for long content.

2026-01-01 11:01:36 GMT

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, some people get banned from Mastodon instances for posting 3 entries too quickly (hearsay), and this is 122? 😐
Much love and respect but this is A LOT. How about linking to the respective article? It would not flood timelines and give everyone a chance to read more.
CC @npub19vf…lppg for perspective on mas.to posting limits

2025-12-31 10:24:06 GMT

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, @npub1k7k…6qz5, my read, too. About 230,000 if I recall a pre-2023 census correctly.
And Israel has not stopped and is still not being stopped from murdering more.

2025-12-14 17:28:45 GMT

A Secret:
10 years ago—
https://meiert.com/blog/a-secret/
#philosophy #life #advocacy

2025-12-05 09:02:07 GMT

“If you are enamored by atomic CSS and Tailwind, there’s a good chance you’re not taking full advantage of both CSS and HTML. In other words, you think you know CSS and HTML, but you don’t.”
Scouting material for @npub1z5v…z8zg.
https://archive.ph/d8NjV
#html #css #tailwind #atomicss

2025-11-29 17:28:52 GMT

“[…] the ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal … Israel’s genocide is not over.’”
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/amnesty-israel-is-still-committing-genocide-in-gaza-despite-ceasefire/
“Israel is violating all its ceasefire agreements and escalating on all fronts”:
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/11/israel-is-violating-all-its-ceasefire-agreements-and-escalating-on-all-fronts/
#israel #palestine #genocide

2025-11-23 17:28:29 GMT

Psychology, Philosophy:
On the importance of our views of the world.
https://meiert.com/blog/psychology-philosophy/
#philosophy #life

2025-11-02 17:23:30 GMT

The Economy Is Important Because:
A thesis.
https://meiert.com/blog/the-economy/
#philosophy #life

2025-10-08 13:58:50 GMT

I suppose this is good news, because it makes it clear that steaks, burgers, sausages, &c. all consistent of animal parts and represent nothing but suffering and death.
Congratulations, European meat industry.
Previous thoughts: https://meiert.com/blog/substitution/
https://www.dw.com/en/dishing-out-veggie-sausage-alternatives-leaves-lobbyists-hungry-name-debate-europe/a-74274363
#animals #sustainability #ethics #veganism

2025-08-31 12:58:49 GMT

On Trust:
How trust is active, not passive, how it’s connected with truth, and how we’re in deep trouble.
https://meiert.com/blog/on-trust/
#philosophy #life

2025-08-02 19:49:59 GMT

The disappointment is massive.
I grew up with the whole remembrance culture and I’ve admired my country for it.
But the lesson, to me, was always “never again—to anyone, anywhere.”
What other lesson is there to draw from a #genocide, other than that we—all of us—cannot accept any kind of genocide, anywhere in the world!
But that lesson was not learned. And what #Germany never *taught* was the history of #Palestine and #Israel, one that must and can be understood.
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/08/nazis-murdered-my-family-in-the-holocaust-now-germany-is-punishing-me-for-protesting-israels-genocide-in-gaza/

2025-07-24 17:13:10 GMT

Why and How to Write Minimal and Valid HTML, a Link Guide:
On using all of HTML’s features and ensuring that HTML code is error-free—two surprisingly underused and unpopular approaches to writing HTML.
https://meiert.com/blog/minimal-and-valid-html/
#webdev #html #minimalism #conformance #performance #optimization

2025-07-17 18:46:04 GMT

Declaration of the Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress:
“As anti-Zionist Jews and allies, we stand together with all Palestinians—in Palestine and in exile—against Zionism and its crimes, including genocide, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and occupation. We affirm the right of people under occupation to resist by any means, as is recognized by several UN provisions.”
https://www.juedisch-antizionistisch.at/en/declaration
#palestine #israel #zionism #unitednations

2025-06-07 11:58:37 GMT

Ethics: On the Suspicion That Utilitarianism Is Failing Us:
Utilitarianism isn’t inclusive. Focusing on responsibility, as one option, helps us better connect with everyone around us.
https://meiert.com/blog/utilitarianism/
#philosophy

2025-06-02 10:31:51 GMT

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, but that is not irreconcilable, let alone contradictory?
We need AI skeptics and critics on the side of helping how to make responsible and sustainable use of AI, not on the side of arguing with reality.
AI is there, it means a seismic shift for all fields and careers (very much to affect livelihoods), and it is not going away.
Now how do we mitigate actual and potential harm acknowledging that not using AI is not a realistic option?

2024-12-25 19:57:37 GMT

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, ouch. Battery life got better with the newer models (from my experience) but that used to already be a (or the) problem with Pixels huh.

2024-12-25 19:03:26 GMT

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, my 6a just broke and I got myself the 8a. It’s almost the same size, but still bigger than the 3a and the 4a. Think those were decent size and don’t know why the size must constantly change (and go bigger), either.

2024-12-09 20:15:55 GMT

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, good question, I’ve left that case open. Resources excluded that you host on “your” CDN—while technically a third party, too, it is, as opposed to a third party’s own or a fourth party’s CDN, under your control what you put there. Hope that clarifies this point!
(To give two examples, the survey would consider someone hosting their fonts on, say, the CloudFront CDN self-hosting—but embedding a script on jQuery’s CDN third-party hosting.)

2024-12-09 18:52:30 GMT

Do you embed resources (scripts, fonts, multimedia) from third parties and their servers? (CDNs that you use excluded.)
Please respond depending on where you’re based (or, if you largely develop for an organization, where that org is based).
♽ Reshare appreciated to get a better picture. Cheers!
#embedcode #thirdparty #privacy

2024-10-20 20:11:20 GMT

Growth:
A rant.
https://meiert.com/en/blog/growth/
#growth #sustainability #politics #responsibility

2024-08-29 16:32:08 GMT

Why I Don’t Block AI Scrapers:
“The Tortoise and the Hare,” AI edition.
https://meiert.com/en/blog/ai-scrapers/
#ai #scraping

2024-08-26 15:10:02 GMT

Are you using CSS shapes?
https://www.w3.org/TR/css-shapes-1/
#css

2024-08-06 08:13:37 GMT

If you’re hiring frontend developers, why not promote the position on a site for frontend developers?
On Frontend Dogma, I’m introducing options to advertise 👉 remote jobs (limited in number so that both jobs and site remain useful for everyone).
If that could be of interest for your engineering organization, contact me by DM or email—I’d be happy to give you a discounted rate to try it out!
(Resharing appreciated!)
https://frontenddogma.com/
#jobs #remote #frontend