Least surprising discovery of the day:
Substack’s RSS feeds are a disaster.
— @manton
It’s platform that takes what it wants from the open web, and locks everything else up behind proprietary tech. Podcasts, in particular, should be wary of the erosion of RSS.
I doubt I’ll ever be the sort of person that enjoys camping in the snow, bit I can enjoy the stunning photos of those who do.
Jared Newman wanted a blog that would automatically crosspost to the major social services. And he found his answer:
I tried a bunch of different options for my cross-posting setup, but the one that worked best involves a service called Micro.blog.
Another test, for @index@www.coffeeandcomplexity.com
What happens if I try to mention Ghost Activity Pub beta users like @index@john.onolan.org or @index@www.coffeeandcomplexity.com or @index@www.peterzimon.com from micro.blog?
Nice to be quoted in this piece about Bluesky versus Threads by a former student, Hannah Murphy, in the Financial Times today.
If you remember and still miss Nuzzel, and use Bluesky or Mastodon, have I got good news for you.
This tool shows you the most shared links in your network. Hella useful.
My advice to any writer looking to start a new site based on the newsletter model would be to consider Substack last, not first. Not because Substack is a Nazi bar, which I don’t think it is at all, but simply because there are clearly better options, and the company’s long term goal is clearly platform lock-in.
Pretty sure that this isn’t what GoPros are designed for, but this still makes me smile when I rewatch it…