A snap in the grass
📷 Nature from the bottom.
yet another tiny digital corner
What defines online communities?
🕵️♂️ 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, Telegram/WhatsApp groups, and so on. After thinking about it for a while, I realised that all these communities could be defined by some common characteristics: 1. People: it's not hard to guess that a group of tech enthusiasts is different from a group of graphic designers. 2. Time: participating in a forum at the end of the 90's was different than Today. For example, users back then were so proud of their anonymity, whereas now...
Beard shaving
🧔 Everything has to be portable these days. So engineers are putting batteries everywhere. Mostly these batteries are not removable and standard. For example I would prefer to use a shaver with a cord, I'm pretty sure it would last longer and without much trouble. I don't think I'm the only one with similar thoughts.
One blog, one language
💡 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 in my native language (Italian). Only my old articles on that blog were written in English. As a citizen of the world, however, I've created this blog in English to share my thoughts with a wider range of people and at the same time I'm trying to get out of my filter bubble. I don't know if this is the right way to go, but for now I think it's the best choice so far.
Why I like indie projects
🖥 There are a lot of big tech companies out there right now. Fortunately, there are also some stoic programmers working on their own independent projects. They usually do very interesting things that I like to try out for myself. By using (and sometimes subscribing to) their projects, I would like to contribute to this pioneering approach that has been lost on the web.
Just get the words down
I totally agree with Notes from the Underground: “My advice? Write whenever you can. Don’t worry about the word count. Just get the words down. Even if it’s only sentences here and there, you’ll be surprised at how influential those few sentences can be on your writing habits. ” The best way I've found to write on my blog is to jot something down when I can, putting my thoughts together without judging how much (or how well) I've written. May the flow of writing be with you! 😉
Why I left Wordpress years ago
👨💻 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. At some point I realised that WP was a supercar and all I needed was a scooter. I just wanted a simple piece of software for blogging, stop. Not many other bells and whistles were needed for me. That's one of the main reasons I left Wordpress years ago.
Casual shoots
📷 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
💡 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 it. 1. Blogging is slow. Search engines take weeks (probably months) to index your pages and show them in the SERP (Search Engine Results Pages). It also takes time to grow your audience because there are no algorithms and no followers. 2. You have to write things down and create articles. Writing can be very satisfying, but not everyone enjoys it. You have to find a subject, organise your thoughts and write them down. Some...
Why you should start blogging in 2024
👨💻 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 than ever, just choose the right platform (Write.as, Pika.page, Micro.blog, Bearblog.dev, Mataroa.blog and Scribble.page can be a good place to start). 2. It's fun if you like writing down your thoughts and sharing them with others. 3. Your blog is your kingdom, no algorithm or big tech can tell you what to do with your personal space on the web. 4. Blogs are here to stay. No timeline, no rush. Your blog will last for...
About TV series
📺 I usually avoid to watch all the trendy TV series on Neflix (and similar platforms). In fact when all the people are talking of a particular show I prefer to stay away from it till it will be no more popular. I do not wont to be influenced by all the fuss of mass marketing and evaluate the TV show for what it is.
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 know a lot of personal, private things about their users in order to properly provide useful information. Having a digital assistant that can help us in our daily routines is fascinating, but at the same time, personal privacy could be at risk. One solution may be to install AI assistants locally on our devices, but they will still need a web connection to talk to other services and to retrieve information. Using such assistants will...
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 was even worse. Writing on our phones was a real pain, so we all learned to be concise and use acronyms when writing our SMS texts. Nowadays, technology is rightly becoming more frictionless, but there is a dark side effect: we get too much content, like never-ending voice messages and chats. The past was not better, but the present is not bright either.
Blogging about blogging
✍ 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 time, so that it is a topic I know very well. From the other side I really don't want to bore my readers (that probably are bloggers too) with things they've already experienced. That said I think I will still talk about my writing experience since I think every blogger can share a different and personal point of view about its blogging activity.
Car safety and touchscreens
🚘 Are touchscreens in cars a serious safety issue? Personally, I tend to think so. “Carmakers are equipping their latest models with fancy touchscreens, but that could cause problems with Europe’s largest car safety authority. - Politico”
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