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Aaron Crowder

Hi, I'm Aaron Crowder. Or—if you know me online—CrowderSoup.

Father of two, Software developer, and lover of the open web. I like to take things apart (and sometimes even put them back together). I can frequently be found tinkering with some bit of code in my spare time.

Pronouns: He/Him, They/Them

If you've been following my blog and the things I’ve been building you might have been wondering the last few days where I've been.

Honestly I’ve been building so fast on so many things for a while now that I kinda forgot how to be a human. I went from working at a startup to not and ended up building an entire IndieWeb publishing platform for myself.

PADD and Webstead are fairly feature rich and stable. Gardn is really close and taking shape to be a great tool for link gardens.

I'm realizing that I actually need to just start using these tools. So this is me using PADD!

A Comprehensive Guide to PADD: Your Personal Aggregation Display Dashboard

If you spend any time in the IndieWeb community, you've probably heard of feed readers; tools that let you follow blogs and websites without being beholden to any single platform. PADD (Personal Aggregation Display Dashboard) is one such reader, built by me with the IndieWeb philosophy at its core. I've been using it daily and wanted to walk through everything it offers. What Is PADD? PADD is a Microsub-compatible feed reader and social reader. The name says it all: it's a personal aggregati...

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