- I need to see this out in the discourse if it isn’t already: “STOP PERSECUTING US!!! (said the people in charge)”.
- Would someone please tell Nancy Mace that the extra is getting tiresome? Four years ago, your fellow cult members were wiping shit on the walls and crushing cops in doorways. You braved the snow. We are not the same, you wilted cabbage. Have a Coke, a smile, and a fucking seat.
- If you’re not dialed in on the various blog content management systems that exist, this may not mean anything to you, but there’s been a little bit of drama surrounding WordPress lately, enough of it to the point that I started looking around at alternatives. I ruled out Squarespace immediately because I’ve already seen that movie and I don’t need all the bells and whistles. I’m not thinking about making this a monetary success anymore, I just want to have fun. I’d like to draw your attention to two other systems I looked at recently:
- micro.blog — This platform is for regular content creators but allows it to be your social hub. You can subscribe to your RSS feeds and then share the content you post everywhere to, well, everywhere else. That’s fine if you want to use your social networks to promote your content. I don’t, at least not for right now. Also, almost all the people on micro.blog that I read had a primary blog elsewhere. That seems redundant to me.
- Ghost — This platform allows professionals to share their content like a newsletter, allowing monetization. It’s Medium without the posts about how to make money on Medium.
WordPress, for all its drama, is likely the best option for most people if you’re just…y’know…blogging.
Tag: Blogging
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The Verbs, January 2025
Watching: 1923, from the Yellowstone series (Paramount +)
Reading: The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
Jamming: Live 1978-1992 by Dire Straits
Podding: The Black Dahlia Serial Killers by Wondery
Working: Right here on this site. I’m just working on creating content for now.