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I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.

It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

>The format accommodates the actual texture of thinking, which is messy and recursive and full of wrong turns.

This is what I want from my cyber-life. My #IndieWeb site has hit an ISP-related roadblock that I hope to resolve soon. I love Mastodon, but I need more space to spread my thoughts out, and a longer, more organized shelf life on those thoughts.

"Start a blog. Start one because the practice of writing at length, for an audience you respect, about things that matter to you, is itself valuable. Start one because owning your own platform is a form of independence that becomes more important as centralized platforms become less trustworthy. Start one because the format shapes the thought & this format is good for thinking.

The blog won't save us. But it's one of the tools we'll need if we're going to save ourselves"
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.

It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

The friction of blogging is what makes it worthwhile. Here’s a good read on it by @Daojoan to kick off 2026… “We're not going to get a better internet by waiting for platforms to become less extractive.” “[But we will]… By maintaining our own spaces, linking to each other, creating the interconnected web of independent sites that the blogosphere once was and could be again.” #blogging https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.

It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

— @westenberg at https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.

It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.

It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.

It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

'A directive from above': Form...

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

'A directive from above': Form...

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

'A directive from above': Form...

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

'A directive from above': Form...

"To say Billie Jean Sweeney's had a storied career in journalism would be an understatement. Over more than two decades of experience in the field the longtime journalist, editor and press freedom advocate has worked at the Hartford Courant, the Associated Press, the Committee to Protect Journalists and, most recently, as a volunteer editor at Assigned Media.

She also worked at The New York Times for over a decade, until her retirement in mid-2024, eventually becoming the day assignment editor at the international desk. There, as one of the Times’ few trans staffers, she witnessed the highest echelons of the paper's management increasingly push anti-trans bigotry and disinformation.

Trans communities have known, and sounded the alarm, about the NYT’s increasingly anti-trans stance for years. Sadly, too many cis people have ignored these warnings, especially as many of the details have often remained obscured behind the paper's extensive corporate hierarchy and established reputation.

No more. In this in-depth interview, Sweeney details how the NYT shifted to openly attacking trans people and why directives to do so came from the very top of the organization. She also recounts how some within the Times — including her — tried to push back, and the widespread damage done by the influential paper legitimizing hatred."

https://transnews.network/p/a-directive-from-above-former-nyt-editor-lays-out-how-the-paper-pushes-anti-trans-bigotry

#USA #NYT #Antitrans #LGBT #News #Journalism #Newspapers #Bigotry

'A Directive From Above': Former NYT Editor Lays Out How The Paper Pushes Anti-trans Bigotry
https://transnews.network/p/a-directive-from-above-former-nyt-editor-lays-out-how-the-paper-pushes-anti-trans-bigotry

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

'A directive from above': Form...

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

'A directive from above': Form...

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

'A directive from above': Form...

The New York Times coverage is severely anti trans, and apparently, that was very intentional.

https://transnews.network/p/a-directive-from-above-former-nyt-editor-lays-out-how-the-paper-pushes-anti-trans-bigotry

💙💙 all love to @chockenberry https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/

Damn.

I just read "The Year That Kicked My Ass" by @chockenberry

I repeat: Damn.

Craig has given a ton to the Apple/tech community and I am def a fan from afar.

Hoping 2026 is a better year, Craig. 🙏🏻

https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/
#Apple

💙💙 all love to @chockenberry https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/

💙💙 all love to @chockenberry https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/

💙💙 all love to @chockenberry https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/

💙💙 all love to @chockenberry https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/

💙💙 all love to @chockenberry https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/

Damn.

I just read "The Year That Kicked My Ass" by chockenberry

I repeat: Damn.

Craig has given a ton to the Apple/tech community and I am def a fan from afar.

Hoping 2026 is a better year, Craig. 🙏🏻

https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/
#Apple

I just read "The Year That Kicked My Ass" by @chockenberry

I repeat: Damn.

Craig has given a ton to the Apple/tech community and I am def a fan from afar.

Hoping 2026 is a better year, Craig. 🙏🏻

https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/
#Apple

💙💙 all love to @chockenberry https://furbo.org/2026/01/01/the-year-that-kicked-my-ass/

Without commenting on the merits or practicality of the argument itself, this web essay is a work of freaking art. https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

#web #internet #blogging #homepage #smallweb #Indieweb #Humanscale #appropriatetechnology #illich

hot damn https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

That is amazing. Full stop.

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

That is amazing. Full stop.

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

a few months ago i had the immense privilege to speak about Websites at @webdevconf in Bristol — i've taken some time to improve on these ideas and build a permanent online home for the essay, which i intend to grow and improve over time 🤍

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

this. just... all of this.

Link: https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457784

a few months ago i had the immense privilege to speak about Websites at @webdevconf in Bristol — i've taken some time to improve on these ideas and build a permanent online home for the essay, which i intend to grow and improve over time 🤍

https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/

I see @henry.codes@henry.codes wrote an amazing essay arguing we should all go back to keeping personal blogs and websites instead of wasting our time on algorithmic #SocialMedia henry.codes/writing/a-we...

A Website To End All Websites ...

Listen, nerds - if you're going to pick This Year to help people switch to Linux, I am begging you to do one thing: _Make sure your friend or parent or grandparent or whoever has backups_. Before you do _anything else_.

Make sure they have all their passwords and accounts somewhere. If you have the means to do so, take a drive image.

Be as sure as you can that they don't lose anything. Even if that's "where the icons are" and "my desktop background pic".

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

Linux is good now. The author had enough of Windows and Microsoft shenanigans. I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

"my computer isn't mine"

Last 4 words from:

'for every new worthless AI gadget Microsoft crams into it and for every time the OS inexplicably boots to a white screen and implores me to "finish setting up" my PC with an Office 365 subscription, the real problem is a feeling that my computer isn't mine"

Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

#TakeBackYourComputer

Listen, nerds - if you're going to pick This Year to help people switch to Linux, I am begging you to do one thing: _Make sure your friend or parent or grandparent or whoever has backups_. Before you do _anything else_.

Make sure they have all their passwords and accounts somewhere. If you have the means to do so, take a drive image.

Be as sure as you can that they don't lose anything. Even if that's "where the icons are" and "my desktop background pic".

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

I'm brave enough to say it: Linux Mint is good enough for everybody, even the arch btwizards.

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

Linux is good now. The author had enough of Windows and Microsoft shenanigans. I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

#Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457770

Listen, nerds - if you're going to pick This Year to help people switch to Linux, I am begging you to do one thing: _Make sure your friend or parent or grandparent or whoever has backups_. Before you do _anything else_.

Make sure they have all their passwords and accounts somewhere. If you have the means to do so, take a drive image.

Be as sure as you can that they don't lose anything. Even if that's "where the icons are" and "my desktop background pic".

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

Listen, nerds - if you're going to pick This Year to help people switch to Linux, I am begging you to do one thing: _Make sure your friend or parent or grandparent or whoever has backups_. Before you do _anything else_.

Make sure they have all their passwords and accounts somewhere. If you have the means to do so, take a drive image.

Be as sure as you can that they don't lose anything. Even if that's "where the icons are" and "my desktop background pic".

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

Linux is good now. The author had enough of Windows and Microsoft shenanigans. I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/im-brave-enough-to-say-it-linux-is-good-now-and-if-you-want-to-feel-like-you-actually-own-your-pc-make-2026-the-year-of-linux-on-your-desktop/

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york

Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong."

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/notes-on-new-york