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A small experiment is a foot
A new tiny feature is under development: me-links, which can be used for verifying control of an url. That verification can then be used to among other things log in, see IndieLogin.com.
How it works:
- On the page you want to prove ownership of, say http://example.org/its-me/, you put a magic link with the attribute
rel="me", for instance if you have an account at mastodon.social: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@exampleuser" rel="me">Me on masto!</a> - On a site with support for me-links, like mastodon.social, add the url "http://example.org/its-me/" in step one to the correct place.
- Now if you visit the profile of "exampleuser" at mastodon.social, there will be a green checkmark next to "example.org/its-me/"
See IndieWeb: rel-me for more info.
It's not possible for ya'll to add your own me-links yet, there's more testing needed for that bit, but the goal is that the new feature is finished in time for LCC12 in Copenhagen which happens in July this year.
And of course, if this feature works out, there will be a badge...
Pinned: 2026-06-21 17:52
The dev-site has a slightly modernized look
The development version at https://dev.cals.info/ has been modernized a bit: fewer tables, more modern CSS like flexbox and grid. Yes, there are glitches and bugs, thanks to having set a max width.
Unfortunately, the CALS repo at Codeberg does not support discussions. However, if you find bugs or have suggestions for improvements, use the issue tracker.
Pinned: 2026-06-10 21:09
2026-06-10 21:08 Changing account data is fixed
The link at /people/change, found on your profile page, now actually lets you change your account data instead of failing woth a 404.
2026-01-03 22:07 Fixed a bug wherever there were comments
Yet another subtle thing changed in newer Django's that lead to the dreaded "500 Server Error", this time whenever there were comments on something. The fix is easy to verify by checking the language page for Testarossa since that one always predictably failed.
What defines your conlang?
By adding your language here, and answering the questions by choosing a single value for each relevant WALS-feature (e.g. it's not a goal to answer every single one of them!), you might discover new things in your conlang, or grammar gaps that need to be filled somehow. By reading the descriptions of each feature at WALS, you also get a crash course in linguistic typology and universals – but be warned, some of those papers are overly scholarly...
CALS challenges
- Pick some features and values at random, then try to make a language out of that.
- What would the most average conlang look like? Should it be updated to stay the most average?
- Contrary, would a conlang with many rare and unusual features be usable at all?
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