Break the logjam with a simple API by Dave Winer (Scripting News)Some say to get independence from silos, users have to run servers, but that's not true. A small new connection can break the logjam. It just takes one storage service to decide to bridge the gap and a wonderful era of innovation can begin. Background Some people assume that for a user to be independent of silos, they would need to run a server. This is not true. With a tiny connection between JavaScript running in the browser and a cloud-based storage service, we can do anything a server can do without the server, entirely

Now accepting new users on OwnYourGram again! OwnYourGram has been pretty stable since the major refactor this summer, so I just enabled new user registration again! Once you log in with IndieAuth and verify your Instagram account, you'll be able to run a test post to test that your Micropub endpoint accepts photos, and then it will enable your account. I also improved the documentation and text in the interface. Have fun!