We are 15 people in my office department and we work in a open space. Everybody has a different feeling about the right temperature for the office. So we are unable to get an agreement and there is always somebody that feels the ambient too hot or cool. 😅 It's complicated.
The recent ban of X in Brazil caused a huge migration of users to Bluesky. Around 2 million people joined the "blue butterfly" in a few days without any technical server problems. The same thing didn't happen with Mastodon a few months ago. In that case, migrations from X caused a lot of problems on the fediverse, with several large and small instances experiencing problems. Is this a problem with ActivityPub (the protocol behind the fediverse) or a problem with money? I'm betting on the latter. Most instances are run by tech enthusiasts who ask for donations to pay their...
I've got some web domains coming up for renewal in the next few months. A lot of them are related to old projects I haven't updated in a while. My plan is to let them expire. I've got no personal interest in keeping them alive if I'm not actively working on them. Next year, I'd like to focus on projects that are getting some interest from users (including this blog).
Today an interesting question from Barry Hess appeared on my timeline. He submitted his blog to several site/blog directories, but analyzing the traffic he found only a few hits coming from these sources. My idea is that a very small amount of people are really looking for content in such directories, or at least this is not the way I find bloggers I like. Personally, I discover new blogs in a very simple way: 1) Bloggers writing about other bloggers or responding to other bloggers; 2) Social communities like Mastdodon or Micro.blog; 3) Explore / discovery sections like in Bear,...
The closed ecosystems of Big Techs are walled gardens in which it is pleasant to stay. The ecosystem does everything for you, but it also knows everything about you. The ecosystem tells you that there are potential dangers out there, so it's better to stay inside and not ask too many questions. Instead, be curious, explore and experiment. You will learn many new things along the way!
I really don't like when air conditioning is too much. Near my home there is a supermarket that uses air conditioning a lot. Outside ~ 30°C, inside less than 20°C. It's really disturbing for me, so I tend to avoid that supermarket in summer.
Great question. Personally I believe a blogger can be defined a creator because creates something (a blog post). It's an act of creativity. In general I think all the people on the web that create something personal and original can be called creators. 😃
Blogging is kind of a nice hobby for me, but I've failed so many times I can't even remember. I think the reason is that it's like a marathon, stamina is the key. It's not easy to commit to something for months (or years). Writing takes time and mental effort. Life is challenging and giving up a blog might be the easiest option when we are overwhelmed with things to do.
Scribbles has just released a new functionality: ephemeral blog posts. It's a very nice idea and this is the first time I see something like this inside a blogging platform. For the moment I will not use it, but it could be useful for a certain kind of blogging. Maybe in the future I will change my mind and adopt this option. 😉
I've decided to give this digital space a bit of a makeover. Just to let you know, the blog has been renamed and is now on a new domain: jrn.sh. The old address has been redirected to this new one. If you follow this blog with an RSS reader, please update it and point it to this new website. I'm making these changes because I want to start blogging more often and also share shorter posts. We'll see how it goes in the coming weeks. 👍
On his blog Robert Birming is ruminating about the need of being reachable 24/7. “There's a lot of talk about the importance of online privacy, but when it comes to wanting some privacy in the physical world, it's a different story. We're expected to be "online" by default, 24/7. If we go "offline," it's treated as a malfunction — a 404 page.” I totally agree with him. If you're not available all the time, you don't seem to be a good partner, worker, father and so on... I think we all need to unplug from time to time to recharge.
I came across an interesting article by Juan Villela about analog photography. Recently I was thinking about the same topic and came to similar conclusions. I would like to start printing photos again to keep physical copies of them.
Jack Baty is embarrassed when he looks at his tools. We live in a society with a lot of alternative products and services. The more things we have to choose from, the more confused we become. Sometimes it's better to have few options, it's easier to make a decision.
🔉 If you like listening to Nature sounds you can try moodil.com. There are a lot of options to try and it's completely free.
“ I tried and failed a few times at starting a “blog” / website. Though I could probably point to a few reasons why those projects never took off, I think the root cause was ultimately me writing for someone else, rather than just for myself. - Mike Sass via shellsharks.com” I totally agree with Mike Sass' thoughts on blogging. I've had several blogs in the past and always ended up abandoning them for lack of motivation. I was blogging for other people, not for myself. Now I post more personal stuff than in the past (quotes, links, services I like,...