Ask HN: Is maintaining a personal blog still worth it?
(ycombinator.com)
Remember when maintaining a blog was THE way to build your developer brand?
Remember when maintaining a blog was THE way to build your developer brand?
Reflections on 1 Year of (Trying to) Become Successful on YouTube
(chaserensberger.com)
In 2024, my friend and I started making YouTube videos. This article is just some housekeeping I’m doing to keep track of progress for this channel. I hope that some people find it valuable. I offer some advice in this article, but everything should be taken with a grain of salt, as we are not (hopefully yet) a successful channel. If you’re interested in getting in touch, there is contact information at the end of the article.
In 2024, my friend and I started making YouTube videos. This article is just some housekeeping I’m doing to keep track of progress for this channel. I hope that some people find it valuable. I offer some advice in this article, but everything should be taken with a grain of salt, as we are not (hopefully yet) a successful channel. If you’re interested in getting in touch, there is contact information at the end of the article.
Link Blog in a Static Site
(rednafi.com)
One of my 2025 resolutions is doing things that don’t scale and doing them faster without overthinking.
One of my 2025 resolutions is doing things that don’t scale and doing them faster without overthinking.
My approach to running a link blog
(simonwillison.net)
I started running a basic link blog on this domain back in November 2003—publishing links (which I called “blogmarks”) with a title, URL, short snippet of commentary and a “via” link where appropriate.
I started running a basic link blog on this domain back in November 2003—publishing links (which I called “blogmarks”) with a title, URL, short snippet of commentary and a “via” link where appropriate.
BlogScroll – An open directory of personal sites and blogs
(blogscroll.com)
This project was created by Den Delimarsky in an effort to bring attention to little 🌱 digital gardens and ✨ personal corners of the internet that people maintain outside the "Big Tech" walled gardens. We're all better off maintaining homegrown corners of the Internet.
This project was created by Den Delimarsky in an effort to bring attention to little 🌱 digital gardens and ✨ personal corners of the internet that people maintain outside the "Big Tech" walled gardens. We're all better off maintaining homegrown corners of the Internet.
My approach to running a link blog
(simonwillison.net)
I started running a basic link blog on this domain back in November 2003—publishing links (which I called “blogmarks”) with a title, URL, short snippet of commentary and a “via” link where appropriate.
I started running a basic link blog on this domain back in November 2003—publishing links (which I called “blogmarks”) with a title, URL, short snippet of commentary and a “via” link where appropriate.
I wish your bespoke React-Tailwind-etc. static site generator had RSS
(exotext.com)
I discover and curate dozens of blogs every day while working on Minifeed. The blogging is far from dead, there are SO many blogs out there!
I discover and curate dozens of blogs every day while working on Minifeed. The blogging is far from dead, there are SO many blogs out there!
Breaking the Status Quo – A vision for a new WordPress era
(joost.blog)
WordPress is at a crossroads, now even more clearly then when I wrote my previous post on WordPress’s roadmap. I had very much intended to leave this topic alone for a bit until after the holiday break, until, last night, Matt imposed a holiday break on us all.
WordPress is at a crossroads, now even more clearly then when I wrote my previous post on WordPress’s roadmap. I had very much intended to leave this topic alone for a bit until after the holiday break, until, last night, Matt imposed a holiday break on us all.
AI-Generated Images Discourage Me from Reading Your Blog
(nelson.cloud)
I have a growing hatred for AI-generated images in blogs. It makes me wonder if the text in the blog posts is AI-generated to some extent. It’s always disappointing seeing these images in blogs run by individuals. I expect this from corporate blogs but not indie blogs.
I have a growing hatred for AI-generated images in blogs. It makes me wonder if the text in the blog posts is AI-generated to some extent. It’s always disappointing seeing these images in blogs run by individuals. I expect this from corporate blogs but not indie blogs.
Ask HN: How do you improve your writing?
(ycombinator.com)
I've been writing more and more on Substack. I started with simple Haikus and just expanded with longer posts before settling into this mix of poetry, mental health and my software career.<p>I finally did this by letting go of my perfectionism but I don't want to let go of improvement.<p>Are you a someone who writes on your own blog?
I've been writing more and more on Substack. I started with simple Haikus and just expanded with longer posts before settling into this mix of poetry, mental health and my software career.<p>I finally did this by letting go of my perfectionism but I don't want to let go of improvement.<p>Are you a someone who writes on your own blog?
trofaf – super simple live static blog generator in Go
(github.com/mna)
trofaf is a super-simple live static blog engine.
trofaf is a super-simple live static blog engine.
And That's a Wrap
(amazon.com)
After 20 years, and 3283 posts adding up to 1,577,106 words I am wrapping up my time as the lead blogger on the AWS News Blog.
After 20 years, and 3283 posts adding up to 1,577,106 words I am wrapping up my time as the lead blogger on the AWS News Blog.
C has its limits. If you know where to look
(subethasoftware.com)
Thank you, Bing Copilot (ChatGPT), for giving me another “thing I just learned” to blog about.
Thank you, Bing Copilot (ChatGPT), for giving me another “thing I just learned” to blog about.
When Self–Hosting Fails: The Night My Blog Vanished
(bytedrum.com)
It was 1:09 AM on a quiet Friday night when my digital world went dark. In an instant, my carefully crafted blog and homelab setup vanished from the internet, leaving me feeling like I’d built a high–tech sandcastle only to watch the tide wash it away. The culprit? Not a sophisticated cyber attack or a critical bug in my code1, but something far more mundane and frustratingly out of my control: an unannounced ISP outage.
It was 1:09 AM on a quiet Friday night when my digital world went dark. In an instant, my carefully crafted blog and homelab setup vanished from the internet, leaving me feeling like I’d built a high–tech sandcastle only to watch the tide wash it away. The culprit? Not a sophisticated cyber attack or a critical bug in my code1, but something far more mundane and frustratingly out of my control: an unannounced ISP outage.
Generating a Blogroll with OPML in Hugo (2022)
(brainbaking.com)
Blogrolls have been on my mind lately. It’s a rather fancy word for a more common but far from mundane corner of your website, called a links section. Ever since my first website in 1998—you can marvel at my old junk at the Brain Baking Museum—I’ve had a links section. But for some reason, on the latest revision of this site, it’s been gone for years.
Blogrolls have been on my mind lately. It’s a rather fancy word for a more common but far from mundane corner of your website, called a links section. Ever since my first website in 1998—you can marvel at my old junk at the Brain Baking Museum—I’ve had a links section. But for some reason, on the latest revision of this site, it’s been gone for years.
Always. Be. Blogging
(natesilver.net)
With a staff of just two people, Silver Bulletin is now the #3 Substack newsletter in Substack’s largest category, U.S. Politics. We even briefly hit #2 during the election peak.
With a staff of just two people, Silver Bulletin is now the #3 Substack newsletter in Substack’s largest category, U.S. Politics. We even briefly hit #2 during the election peak.
My blog is a digital garden, not a blog
(joelhooks.com)
The phrase "digital garden" is a metaphor for thinking about writing and creating that focuses less on the resulting "showpiece" and more on the process, care, and craft it takes to get there.
The phrase "digital garden" is a metaphor for thinking about writing and creating that focuses less on the resulting "showpiece" and more on the process, care, and craft it takes to get there.
Blogging Through the Decades
(dtrace.org)
Over the summer, I hit an anniversary of sorts: I’ve been blogging for two decades (!).
Over the summer, I hit an anniversary of sorts: I’ve been blogging for two decades (!).
POSSE: Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere
(indieweb.org)
POSSE is an abbreviation for Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere, the practice of posting content on your own site first, then publishing copies or sharing links to third parties (like social media silos) with original post links to provide viewers a path to directly interacting with your content.
POSSE is an abbreviation for Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere, the practice of posting content on your own site first, then publishing copies or sharing links to third parties (like social media silos) with original post links to provide viewers a path to directly interacting with your content.
Ask HN: Which blog platform is suitable for personal blogging?
(ycombinator.com)
Hello everyone. I'm looking for a blogging platform for my personal blog. I don't want something self-hosted, just a simple and affordable platform. Which platforms do you recommend?
Hello everyone. I'm looking for a blogging platform for my personal blog. I don't want something self-hosted, just a simple and affordable platform. Which platforms do you recommend?
Excerpts from a conversation about personal information management
(sachachua.com)
Adam Porter (alphapapa) reached out to John Wiegley (johnw) to ask about his current Org Mode workflow. John figured he'd experiment with a braindumping/brainstorming conversation about Org Mode in the hopes of getting more thoughts out of his head and into articles or blog posts. Instead of waiting until someone finally gets the time to polish it into something beautifully concise and insightful, they decided to let me share snippets of the transcript in case that sparks other ideas. Enjoy!
Adam Porter (alphapapa) reached out to John Wiegley (johnw) to ask about his current Org Mode workflow. John figured he'd experiment with a braindumping/brainstorming conversation about Org Mode in the hopes of getting more thoughts out of his head and into articles or blog posts. Instead of waiting until someone finally gets the time to polish it into something beautifully concise and insightful, they decided to let me share snippets of the transcript in case that sparks other ideas. Enjoy!
Pagecord - minimalist blogging app powered by email goes open-source
(github.com/lylo)
A minimalist blogging app powered by email.
A minimalist blogging app powered by email.
How Google Is Killing Bloggers and Small Publishers – and Why
(justapack.com)
A couple of weeks ago, in a moment of caffeinated inspiration/despair, I sat down and wrote a long Facebook post as to why we were ditching Google and switching to DuckDuckGo. Today I want to dive even deeper into this topic, and give you a first-hand account of how Google is killing hundreds of thousands of blogs and small publishers.
A couple of weeks ago, in a moment of caffeinated inspiration/despair, I sat down and wrote a long Facebook post as to why we were ditching Google and switching to DuckDuckGo. Today I want to dive even deeper into this topic, and give you a first-hand account of how Google is killing hundreds of thousands of blogs and small publishers.
They want your ethics for $105
(ntietz.com)
If you have a blog, you've probably gotten those emails that want to "collaborate" on a guest post—which often means "let us post sketchy links for SEO purposes."
If you have a blog, you've probably gotten those emails that want to "collaborate" on a guest post—which often means "let us post sketchy links for SEO purposes."
Tell HN: Robots.txt pitfalls – what I learned the hard way
(ycombinator.com)
As an indie blogger and SEO enthusiast, I foolishly updated my robots.txt file to prevent indexing of certain unwanted parts of my site, leading to subtle repercussions that I couldn't have foreseen.
As an indie blogger and SEO enthusiast, I foolishly updated my robots.txt file to prevent indexing of certain unwanted parts of my site, leading to subtle repercussions that I couldn't have foreseen.
Show HN: A text-only blog engine using Cloudflare workers and KV store
(github.com/jonfraser)
A simple to use text only blog using CloudFlare Workers and KV. I wanted to see if I could create a super basic blog engine with very little setup, writing effort, and writing distraction. Enter simpletext! Create a cloudflare worker and KV and start adding KV Pairs (blog entries) to get a free blog engine right on the cloudflare edge.
A simple to use text only blog using CloudFlare Workers and KV. I wanted to see if I could create a super basic blog engine with very little setup, writing effort, and writing distraction. Enter simpletext! Create a cloudflare worker and KV and start adding KV Pairs (blog entries) to get a free blog engine right on the cloudflare edge.
BazelCon 2024 Recap
(blogsystem5.substack.com)
Just like that, BazelCon 2024 came and went. And just like that, Blog System/5 is about to turn 1 year old as the very first post of this newsletter was the recap of BazelCon 2023. Since then, this newsletter has amassed 1200+ subscribers and I have surpassed 20 years of blogging—so, thank you for your support, everyone!
Just like that, BazelCon 2024 came and went. And just like that, Blog System/5 is about to turn 1 year old as the very first post of this newsletter was the recap of BazelCon 2023. Since then, this newsletter has amassed 1200+ subscribers and I have surpassed 20 years of blogging—so, thank you for your support, everyone!