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I see a lot of people confused about the host (Facebook). Carmack initially posted a lot of high quality articles on AltDevBlogADay. However, that site went dow
by waivek 7y ago
I see a lot of people confused about the host (Facebook). Carmack initially posted a lot of high quality articles on AltDevBlogADay. However, that site went down. Carmack said he moved to Facebook because he feels it's more reliable than other (cleaner) third-party hosts, which might not be around 10 years from now.
- Arkanosis 7y agoI've seen a lot of similar posts hosted on Google Plus and shared on HN in the past. They are all gone, now. Sure, Google has a horrible track record when it comes to service durability, but I wouldn't trust Facebook as a reliable host either. Anyone having relied on their @facebook.com email address (2010-2016) may agree.
- cesarb 7y agoI just happened to find where he said that: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17068101 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17068101 "Years ago, I felt burned when I wrote several articles for #AltDevBlogADay, and they vanished. I have much more confidence that what I write on FB won't vanish. [...]"