Category: Links of Interest
Brent Simmons – Corporations Are Not To Be Loved
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In response to Apple’s policies on external purchase for AppStore apps Brent has this to say. But I need to remember, now and again, that Apple is a corporation, and corporations aren’t people, and they can’t love you back. You wouldn’t love GE or Exxon or Comcast — and you shouldn’t love Apple. It’s not an…
The WordPress Benevolent Dictator – Rules Don’t Apply to Me
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Yet again the “benevolent dictator for life” Matt Mullenweg yet again feels the rules don’t apply to his personal projects. While I like so much about WordPress and can thank my involvement in the community with the house we live in, I really dislike how Matt treats much of the community. I think that wordpress.org…
Platformer Says Goodbye to Substack
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After the recent updates from Platformer about the Substack Nazi problem I wasn’t convinced that they’d leave the platform. In fact Casey says he wasn’t emphatic enough about his distaste for how little Substack did in the face of criticism. In his words: I attempted to write a straightforward news story about all this, and…
That letter saying Substack should leave Nazis alone was started by Substack Founder Hamish Mackenzie
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I thought I was done talking about Substack and Nazis, but nope. It seems the letter that asked Substack to prefer free speech over moderation was started by the Substack founder Hamish Mackenzie. So Mackenzie started the letter, then hides behind it as a reason not to moderate Nazi hate speech. It would seem that…
58Keys – Publish a Personal Book
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He had 600k words after 800 posts. I wonder what my almost 4k posts would turn into word count wise. I feel very tempted to publish books by year for my site. At the very least it would make my writing accessible for my kids after I die and my site goes away.
Matt on Omnivore the Free Read Later App
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This is the current read later app I’m using. There are some UI issues when using it on your iPad, like highlights not matching the cursor when you’re using an external monitor, but the Obsidian sync is excellent.
A 2 screen laptop – ASUS Zenbook Duo
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This ASUS laptop is a very cool piece of tech coming out of CES this year. I love the idea of having two screens on the go, and while it’s not as repairable as my Framework, you can replace some of the parts if you’re brave enough according to Linus Tech Tips. Now it does…
Substack Does The Bare Minimum it Figures It Can Get Away with to Stop its Nazi Problem
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Since I first talked about the issue with Nazis on Substack there have been many words spent on the Substack Nazi issue, and while it seems that much has been done, Substack itself has done as little as possible. As of Jan 9th 2024 they’ve committed to removing 5 Nazi publications. None of them were…
Organizing my Thoughts Leaves Substack
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Kelly talks about the stress of leaving Substack because it affects her income. As mentioned, I have rehomed my Organizing My Thoughts. While the move was necessary, I am pretty stressed out about it. As a disabled writer and organizer, the income I get from my paid subscribers makes a difference in my life. It also…
Molly White – Citation Needed Leaves Substack
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Molly White’s email newsletter left Substack because Nazi’s aren’t cool. I particularly liked this quote from an embedded Tweet. When you argue that fascists should be defeated through debate what you’re actually suggesting is that vulnerable minorities should have to endlessly argue for their right to exist and that at no point should the debate…