How to follow a Mastodon user with RSS
Following social networks is not easy, sometimes there is a lot of 'background noise' in timelines that leads to distraction and that you would like...
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2024
Using AI for blogging is alienating
Recently I've tried to give to Gemini and Copilot some blog post prompts in order to evaluate the result. Unsurprisingly I found the resulting texts...
Is the old web gone?
๐ I grew up using a 56k modem to connect to the internet and I published my first website over 20 years ago on Geocities.ย ...
Why casual blogging is great
โย Casual blogging is a relaxed and informal approach to writing and publishing content online.ย โ โ Some people may think that casual blogging is less valuable...
A snap in the grass
๐ท Nature from the bottom.
What defines online communities?
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ I've been online for more than 25 years, so I have participated in various types of digital communities, such as mailing lists, newsgroups, forums,...
Beard shaving
๐ง Everything has to be portable these days. So engineers are putting batteries everywhere. Mostly these batteries are not removable and standard. For example I...
One blog, one language
๐ก My main blog has been hosted on Micro.blog for about a year now. I'm quite happy with it and I really like posting updates...
Why I like indie projects
๐ฅ There are a lot of big tech companies out there right now. Fortunately, there are also some stoic programmers working on their own independent...
Just get the words down
I totally agree with Notes from the Underground: โMy advice? Write whenever you can. Donโt worry about the word count. Just get the words down....
Why I left Wordpress years ago
๐จโ๐ป I self-hosted Wordpress for years and it grew from a simple blogging platform to a fully integrated CMS with hundreds of plugins and themes....
Casual shoots
๐ท It's wonderful when you do a casual shoot with your smartphone and the result is something like this.
Why you should NOT start blogging in 2024
๐ก Now that I've given you a few reasons to start blogging in 2024, I'm going to tell you a few things about NOT doing...
Why you should start blogging in 2024
ย ๐จโ๐ป The golden age of blogging passed many years ago. But there are still plenty of reasons to start a blog Today. 1. It's easier...
About TV series
๐บ I usually avoid to watch all the trendy TV series on Neflix (and similar platforms). In fact when all the people are talking of...
AI assistants and data protection
A new trend for the coming months will be the integration of artificial intelligence into our digital devices. These types of AI assistants need to...
Going frictionless
Today's post by Robb Knight reminded me how much interaction with our phones has changed over the years. T9 was not good, but before it...
Blogging about blogging
โ I always have a mixed kind of feelings when I post something about my blogging experience. From one side I've blogged since a long...
Car safety and touchscreens
ย ๐ Are touchscreens in cars a serious safety issue? Personally, I tend to think so.ย โCarmakers are equipping their latest models with fancy touchscreens, but...
Weblog Posting Month 2024
I've decided (last minute ๐) to take part in WeblogPoMo 2024. This is my first one-month blogging challenge. Am I fully ready for it? No,...