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> Getting out there and developing the sites/apps you want to see will bring change. Be proactive. Be the change you want to see. I now have my own stupid blog

> Getting out there and developing the sites/apps you want to see will bring change. Be proactive. Be the change you want to see. I now have my own stupid blog again[0] trying to add some good old fun and weirdness to the web along with some hopefully useful or thought-provoking posts in between. I wish we could have a thread (possibly even a monthly thread here, like who is hiring) where people could mention their blogs, web sites etc. Back when Google+ arrived we did that and I followed a number of interesting people from HN based on that I think. Maybe it could help us rebuild a mini web of interesting blogs, websites etc. Me, I'd be particularly interested in linking to pages related to electronics, programming, outdoors (but not slick "travel" blogs) etc. A little politics OK, but not much. [0]: link in profile should anyone be interested.

davidjnelson 7y ago
> I wish we could have a thread (possibly even a monthly thread here, like who is hiring) where people could mention their blogs, web sites etc. I dig the sentiment. Isn’t that what Show HN and posting links to blog posts does though?
- eitland 7y ago
  > I dig the sentiment. Isn’t that what Show HN and posting links to blog posts does though? Thanks! The reason I want a semiregular thread is because given the amount of work that goes into many show HNs I guess most people here are wary of posting their blogs as "Show HN". Posting it in a "Ask HN: who is writing - October 2019" thread might be less scary. If anyone posts that within a few minutes I'll upvote it (I have enough points so I don't need to start another valuable thread for that.)
kickscondor 7y ago
Occasionally there is a thread for this (about every 6 months) and it also happens in the comments spontaneously (such as on this post.) Here's another example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362319 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362319 I try to compile the sites that people list here: https://www.kickscondor.com/hrefhunt/ https://www.kickscondor.com/hrefhunt/ I will obviously be mining this thread. ;D
- chewxy 7y ago
  Is the list supposed to degenerate to noise? edit: also add my blog! https://blog.chewxy.com https://blog.chewxy.com
  - eitland 7y ago
    > Is the list supposed to degenerate to noise? Happens both on Safari on my iPad as well as on my Android phone with Firefox mobile.
- browie 7y ago
  Why does everything go to shit as I scroll?
- indigochill 7y ago
  I have a quirky and sparse personal page, but people are welcome to look at it if they want to. I'm playing with a concept of presenting a personal site as interactive (non?)fiction as an alternative to the expectations we have of website UI. It may be counterproductive, but it's playful. And open source! https://maxsond.github.io/ https://maxsond.github.io/
  - eitland 7y ago
    Nice!
- Schwolop 7y ago
  I write very irregularly, but on a variety of topics around engineering and management. I wrote an article today: http://www.drtomallen.com/blog/satificing-a-powerful-tool-for-resource-constrained-decision-making http://www.drtomallen.com/blog/satificing-a-powerful-tool-fo...
emersion 7y ago
This reminds me of openring [1], which is a little box you add to your blog with links to latest articles on blogs you follow. [1]: https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/openring https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/openring
- cameronbrown 7y ago
  The idea of a blogring is great - we need more of that imo.
  - eitland 7y ago
    It is on my wishlist for my blog but for now I haven't gotten around to it. Also planned: some kind of list of the latest pinboard.in entries from certain tags.
- nicolapcweek94 7y ago
  Also from sircmpwn, there is a mailing list called free-writers-club [0] with quite a few introductory posts and blog links... post yours, everyone! Hello and welcome! This mailing list is for authors of technical blogs and other publications to support each other's work. Feel free to post questions, drafts for review, and so on. [0]: https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/free-writers-club https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/free-writers-club
nathell 7y ago
I've recently recreated my personal site and blogs[0] using a custom-tailored static site generator[1]. It felt good, like in the era of the Internet of creation. [0]: http://danieljanus.pl http://danieljanus.pl [1]: https://github.com/nathell/nhp https://github.com/nathell/nhp
- doesitmakesound 7y ago
  I created a new personal blog site too! The Bloomer's Guide to the Multiverse: Lifebased.org
- otter-in-a-suit 7y ago
  I've hosted my own website[0] and blog[1] for a while, but objectively, publishing a single article to medium - which i usually loathe - drastically increased my visibility. Using DDG to search for my name, my website shows up as 3rd result, whereas on Google, the only reason I'm even on the first page is because I was published on Towards Data Science. So using one of the big players was the only realistic way to get some exposure for my tech-rants. It's a sad reality for me. [0]: https://chollinger.com/ https://chollinger.com/ [1]: https://chollinger.com/blog/ https://chollinger.com/blog/
jjjbokma 7y ago
I started a tumblelog [0] a few months ago. And of course I wrote the static site generator for it myself :-) [1]. I like it, it reminds me of the Internet nearly 2 decades ago. [0] http://plurrrr.com/ http://plurrrr.com/ [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
jjjbokma 7y ago
I just started https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21324420 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21324420

davidjnelson 7y ago

> I wish we could have a thread (possibly even a monthly thread here, like who is hiring) where people could mention their blogs, web sites etc. I dig the sentiment. Isn’t that what Show HN and posting links to blog posts does though?

eitland 7y ago
> I dig the sentiment. Isn’t that what Show HN and posting links to blog posts does though? Thanks! The reason I want a semiregular thread is because given the amount of work that goes into many show HNs I guess most people here are wary of posting their blogs as "Show HN". Posting it in a "Ask HN: who is writing - October 2019" thread might be less scary. If anyone posts that within a few minutes I'll upvote it (I have enough points so I don't need to start another valuable thread for that.)

kickscondor 7y ago

Occasionally there is a thread for this (about every 6 months) and it also happens in the comments spontaneously (such as on this post.) Here's another example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362319 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20362319 I try to compile the sites that people list here: https://www.kickscondor.com/hrefhunt/ https://www.kickscondor.com/hrefhunt/ I will obviously be mining this thread. ;D

chewxy 7y ago
Is the list supposed to degenerate to noise? edit: also add my blog! https://blog.chewxy.com https://blog.chewxy.com
- eitland 7y ago
  > Is the list supposed to degenerate to noise? Happens both on Safari on my iPad as well as on my Android phone with Firefox mobile.
browie 7y ago
Why does everything go to shit as I scroll?
indigochill 7y ago
I have a quirky and sparse personal page, but people are welcome to look at it if they want to. I'm playing with a concept of presenting a personal site as interactive (non?)fiction as an alternative to the expectations we have of website UI. It may be counterproductive, but it's playful. And open source! https://maxsond.github.io/ https://maxsond.github.io/
- eitland 7y ago
  Nice!
Schwolop 7y ago
I write very irregularly, but on a variety of topics around engineering and management. I wrote an article today: http://www.drtomallen.com/blog/satificing-a-powerful-tool-for-resource-constrained-decision-making http://www.drtomallen.com/blog/satificing-a-powerful-tool-fo...

emersion 7y ago

This reminds me of openring [1], which is a little box you add to your blog with links to latest articles on blogs you follow. [1]: https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/openring https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/openring

cameronbrown 7y ago
The idea of a blogring is great - we need more of that imo.
- eitland 7y ago
  It is on my wishlist for my blog but for now I haven't gotten around to it. Also planned: some kind of list of the latest pinboard.in entries from certain tags.
nicolapcweek94 7y ago
Also from sircmpwn, there is a mailing list called free-writers-club [0] with quite a few introductory posts and blog links... post yours, everyone! Hello and welcome! This mailing list is for authors of technical blogs and other publications to support each other's work. Feel free to post questions, drafts for review, and so on. [0]: https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/free-writers-club https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/free-writers-club

nathell 7y ago

I've recently recreated my personal site and blogs[0] using a custom-tailored static site generator[1]. It felt good, like in the era of the Internet of creation. [0]: http://danieljanus.pl http://danieljanus.pl [1]: https://github.com/nathell/nhp https://github.com/nathell/nhp

doesitmakesound 7y ago
I created a new personal blog site too! The Bloomer's Guide to the Multiverse: Lifebased.org
otter-in-a-suit 7y ago
I've hosted my own website[0] and blog[1] for a while, but objectively, publishing a single article to medium - which i usually loathe - drastically increased my visibility. Using DDG to search for my name, my website shows up as 3rd result, whereas on Google, the only reason I'm even on the first page is because I was published on Towards Data Science. So using one of the big players was the only realistic way to get some exposure for my tech-rants. It's a sad reality for me. [0]: https://chollinger.com/ https://chollinger.com/ [1]: https://chollinger.com/blog/ https://chollinger.com/blog/

jjjbokma 7y ago

I started a tumblelog [0] a few months ago. And of course I wrote the static site generator for it myself :-) [1]. I like it, it reminds me of the Internet nearly 2 decades ago. [0] http://plurrrr.com/ http://plurrrr.com/ [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

jjjbokma 7y ago

I just started https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21324420 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21324420