iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 23/08/2026

I made a tool that gives you writing tips as you write micahchoo.github.io/better-writer/

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 29/07/2025

Am I imagining it or are FOSS android apps having a cambrian explosion?

PhotoSwooper is a dating app for ur photos.

Have you ever had too many photos and would just love to swipe them like dating profiles? Well I made just the app: PhotoSwooper :D

Features:

Undo button

Info drawer

Review photos to be deleted

Statistics page

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 26/04/2025

A list of alternatives to enshittified systems 1. bookshop.org

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 21/04/2025

The multiline thread doesn't work for a mobile interface. What we really need to see from that line is where all do other thread emerge and how do i get back to where i started from @bsky.app

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 20/04/2025

These interactions between and across different institutions and nation states (dineshans) carry forward the concept of a corpus of consent, manufactured or elected, through computer mediated spaces

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 20/04/2025

the instagram user @sadgurlmemez, describes attributes of being dineshanal at a more local and personal level, where one aspect of it is curatorial in nature, where one performs many different aspects of themselves, in public computer mediated spaces, creating the data trail leading all the way here

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 20/04/2025

the interaction of institutions with, for or against individuals leverages user-generated content -eg. click-farms and behaviors of collusion. Dineshanal behaviors then lead to state sponsored surveillance, internet shutdowns and military coups

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 20/04/2025

[this data goes on to]... larger institutions, that use and create data and services around itself and for individuals. Depicted are ethical hackers who typically look at possible loopholes or aberrations in privacy, access protocols, and malicious institutional actions

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 20/04/2025

For individual to individual interactions, where our devices allow for mediated experiences... there were several simpler opportunities of violating somebody’s notion of private access to their data in public spaces and personal details. A conversation becomes data

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 20/04/2025

We have much bigger Leviathans to worry about Paul - who also drew the below image that is part of a panel says "Surveillance capitalism will make sure that Trump isn't the problem. There's no opt out for this social contract, that's why resisting is dangerous"

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 26/11/2024

I have been thinking about this for a while. Bluesky's primary novel affordance is its ability to bulk subscribe and bulk block. This would be considered botlike activity elsewhere. But it is an interesting form of a magnetic interface. I am not sure this affordance is a good idea yet

magnetic interface (MI)
For understanding alignments of disparate pieces of content on a collaborative platform
the user is able to callibrate for a "north" and "south"
able to skim if and how misalignments
like a personal filter view in excel - being | can occur
the platform learns from a few user- generated examples of alignment

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 26/11/2024

What does it look like when we design a audio archival and annotation platform for the express purpose of local knowledge production I write about my thoughts while designing an interface for this platform khattamicah.xyz/portfolio/de...

Description Implications/Actions
Audio was a much more natural way for many in the community to record knowledge and daily practices Consider prioritizing audio-based recording methods in future projects
Explore ways to enhance accessibility and usability of audio recording tools
The ability to split audio into annotated fragments was important to the sensemaking process Implement features that enable users to easily annotate and segment audio content
Emphasize the importance of segmenting audio in training or educational materials
Different ways of highlighting relationships in audio content were explored and well received - tagging, storyboarding Continue to develop and refine tagging and storyboarding features based on user feedback
Most people didn’t have a personal device or enough affordance to maintain a user account and password, so user authentication and moderation would need a whole new approach
Making these stories accessible and visible, through search filters and offline or off-papad touchpoints became evident Enhance search functionality to improve discoverability of stories
Explore offline access options such as downloadable content or physical media distribution

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 25/11/2024

I had been thinking of the fediverse for a while (activitypub in general) and started mulling over the metaphor of the sea. Your identity is a ship that docks to different ports, The maps help orient you to other landmasses and people, the stars give you directional information.

A map of islands representing the Fediverse
Where lie the maps?
Where are we?
Which stars do we follow?

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 25/11/2024

Wax - minicomp.github.io/wiki/wax/ Wax is an end-to-end workflow for creating exhibitions while following minimal computing principles. It uses a jekyll site with a interesting uses of the ruby plugins like Rake and ready-made jekyll components to create an image exhibition.

How Wax handles the files and metadata
https://minicomp.github.io/wiki/wax/
https://khattamicah.xyz/assets/img/projects/Wax_Workflow.png
In summary, you create a file of metadata records for your collection (in CSV, YAML, or JSON format), organize your collection image files, and put both in a Jekyll site folder. After updating your configuration, you run a few command line tasks to prepare the data and metadata for use by the Jekyll site. Then Jekyll uses special layouts and Wax components to build the exhibition and it spits them out as static pages.

From there, you can run tests on your site to catch errors and decide where and how to put it online with greater flexibility.

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 25/11/2024

BIIIF (Build IIIF) : This method seeks to use folder hierarchy as a way to quickly organise the collection and generate the manifests. The way it does this is to use a naming convention as a symbol of the various resource types defined in the Presentation API github.com/IIIF-Commons...

How to name the folder hierarchy for BIIIF create manifests
https://github.com/IIIF-Commons/biiif/tree/master?tab=readme-ov-file#conventions
https://khattamicah.xyz/assets/img/projects/Biiif%20folder%20naming%20conventions.png
After organising the files and folders, the script should create manifests as ‘index.json’ in each “manifest” folder.

To view these manifests, we need to have it on the internet with a URL. This is possible to do with github pages. However, storing the images on a github repository and the manifest, with an html file in which you pass the url of the manifest to the IIIF viewer embedded in the webpage.

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 25/11/2024

Resource Types: the manifest.json is a small part of the metadata defining the structure of the collection

Resource Types - How the different types of resources in the Presentation API are structured

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 25/11/2024

The image server: The traditional IIIF image server is a dynamically serving images, cut up into tiles - so that they can be viewed at a high resolution. It stores the image, and an side info.json that has instructions about the nature of the image (size, resolution) khattamicah.xyz/assets/img/p...

Dynamic images and how URLs like these fetch them
The traditional IIIF image server is a dynamically serving images, cut up into tiles (like maps) - so that they can be viewed at a high resolution. It stores the image, and an accomanying info.json that has instructions about the nature of the image (size, resolution etc.) This has been defined in the Image API

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Micah Alex @khattamicah.xyz · 25/11/2024

International Image Interoperability Framework - Even though it started with images, it is starting to be a something for all media on the web. So how does it work

A limited explanation of IIIF Schematic of how images are requested for and served
https://khattamicah.xyz/assets/img/projects/IIIF%20system.png

his image is a diagram illustrating how the IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) works to manage, display, and secure digital images in an online setting.
The process begins with the IIIF Image Server, where image files and accompanying metadata files (info.json) are stored.
This server has the capability to transform images (e.g., resizing, rotating, format conversion) based on user needs and is typically accessible over a network.
The images are then made available through an Image API that enables users to retrieve images in different sizes and formats without needing separate versions of each file.
This capability allows users to zoom into detailed sections of images, which is especially useful for high-resolution images of artwork or historical documents.
In another location on the internet, the users create Manifest.json files and stored as bundles that collect images, metadata (e.g., title, description), and structural information (e.g., page order) to organize images or collections for online display.
These manifest files are passed to a IIIF viewer in a web browser or application, allowing users to view images with embedded metadata.
The IIIF viewer can utilize additional APIs, such as the Authentication API for access control to restrict certain content and the Search API to enable text searching within images (e.g., searching for keywords in handwritten documents).
The manifest.json made according to the Presentation API provides display instructions to the viewer to ensure the images and metadata are presented cohesively. This API supports annotations and custom display settings.

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