Scripting News: Sunday, March 16, 2025
Adding and deleting categories are part of WordLand 0.50, released earlier today. These are the same categories you can edit in the WordPress user interface. But I learned that you need to be able to add categories when you're writing. You want this functionality to be close-by. #
A lot has changed since the last time we took a serious look at blogging. A few items, as examples.#
When RSS came along Markdown didn't exist. The two technologies belong together, imho.#
Websockets have replaced long polling. #
Servers got cheap! (and easy to deploy).#
SQL is fast and the tools are much better.#
The user interfaces of all the Web 2.0+ products didn't exist last time we created new blogging communities. We can borrow ideas from twitter-like systems, even huge products like Facebook and Spotify have innovations that come long after the initial wave of blogging.#
But one thing stays the same -- all the components are replaceable. Absolutely zero lock-in. We use simple standard APIs where they exist, and create new minimal formats and protocols where they don't.#
Blogging has a simple philosophy that remains constant. #
Linkblog items for the day.
BloggerCon: The Rule of Links. scripting.com
John Palfrey who is president of the MacArthur foundation, and a former colleague and friend from Berkman, and a legal scholar, writes about a crisis in the rule of law. It's puzzling to me because I try to be informed, but don't know what the crisis is? We need better info flow. linkedin.com
I asked people to write a blog post about what the "writer's web" means to them. We've had some great contributions, like this one. Small pieces loosely joined, both in terms of content and software. Podcasting is a SPLJ technology. I want to do the same with blogging. ifmbanm.com
Om has a new daily blog. The band is getting back together. Lovin it. Blogs all the way. Open web for all! om.co
The Growing Battle Over How to Define a 'Podcast.' bloomberg.com
Our warmongering, drugged-out conspiracy theory. substack.com
Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they're struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships. wired.com
Docs: A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline. github.com
If you think Twitter/X is too conflicted to trust as a way to share news, then I don't think you've arrived at the answer with Bluesky, yet a lot of people appear to think they have. Listen to Cory Doctorow if you don't believe me. pluralistic.net
Ralph Nader: Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump's Tyranny. Must-read. nader.org
Maps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by Tariffs. nytimes.com
Trump admin makes Asheville remove 'DEI' language to access hurricane relief aid. Think where this could go. You want health care? Buy a Tesla first. yahoo.com
A man says his stepmom locked him in a room for decades. He escaped by setting a fire. npr.org
National Park Workers Ordered to Use Talking Points on Trump Cuts. propublica.org
X-rated way Canada could 'win trade war' — ban Pornhub in US. com.au
It's a good thing Spielberg made Schindler's List. This scene about "essential workers" is an eye opener. youtube.com
There was a time, 1999 specifically, when writing for the web in a web browser was a strange and new idea. That era lasted until 2006 when Twitter emerged, removing almost all the features of writing and adding character limits. That had enormous impact on the political and creative worlds. The era of wood chipping people and ideas. scripting.com
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