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I've been writing online for almost 10 years now https://podviaznikov.com/writings https://podviaznikov.com/writings The best part for me is receiving some ran

I've been writing online for almost 10 years now https://podviaznikov.com/writings https://podviaznikov.com/writings The best part for me is receiving some random emails from time to time with people saying they liked my post or poem or something else. I don't have expectations for those letters though. Intentionally I don't have google analytics on my site. When I did have it, it influenced how and what I was writing. Now I just write for myself. And if my writing happens to be valuable to someone else - it's a bonus. Mostly I write when I want to offload some thoughts about some topic. When I finish thinking about something, I write it down and that topic is "closed" for a while. Also, what helps me to write and publish is my setup. I changed setup many times. When there was friction to write and publish - I rarely did it.

adityaathalye 4y ago
Ah, I wrote almost exactly this! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32146815 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32146815 Also, I love the simplicity of your site. Cheers!
- podviaznikov 4y ago
  this is so cool! I also love Clojure
kk6mrp 4y ago
Does it have an RSS feed?
- ihuman 4y ago
  Yes. I can't find a link to it, but it's in the <head>, so parsers and browser extensions can see it https://podviaznikov.com/feed.xml https://podviaznikov.com/feed.xml
  - podviaznikov 4y ago
    cool that you found it! Only added it yesterday.
cphaynes 4y ago
How long have you used https://montaigne.io/ https://montaigne.io/? Never heard about it before; very interested. Love the simplicity of your site, by the way.
- podviaznikov 4y ago
  https://montaigne.io/ https://montaigne.io/ is my small project! It's a third iteration of it. For a few years I had following setup: 1. keep files in dropbox 2. sync them and publish automatically using montaigne.io Now I switched and instead of Dropbox I use Apple Notes. Because it's easier to write, and mobile UI is better and it supports tables and images out of the box.
  - cphaynes 4y ago
    Very nice! Apple Notes is a gem.
  - nonch0n 4y ago
    Cool, I just signed up. Is there no way to change your site's URL once you've picked it in settings? Can you use a custom domain or will it always be x.montaigne.io? The help page is empty - this would be a good place to put FAQs. FYI I'd be willing to pay for something like this as it tears down all excuses for me not to have a blog, and I'm sure many Apple users would share that sentiment.
    - podviaznikov 4y ago
      Yes, it's possible to set custom domain name (email me using at the email in my profile) - it's a manual process for now. Not possible for now to change default name though! You can either create new site with new name and delete this one (or again, email me). Agree about FAQ! I started making FAQ https://docs.montaigne.io/faq https://docs.montaigne.io/faq but didn't finish it yet.
  - koch 4y ago
    I agree with what others have mentioned; Apple Notes -> website is a really good idea! +1 for custom domain support

adityaathalye 4y ago

Ah, I wrote almost exactly this! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32146815 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32146815 Also, I love the simplicity of your site. Cheers!

podviaznikov 4y ago
this is so cool! I also love Clojure

kk6mrp 4y ago

Does it have an RSS feed?

ihuman 4y ago
Yes. I can't find a link to it, but it's in the <head>, so parsers and browser extensions can see it https://podviaznikov.com/feed.xml https://podviaznikov.com/feed.xml
- podviaznikov 4y ago
  cool that you found it! Only added it yesterday.

cphaynes 4y ago

How long have you used https://montaigne.io/ https://montaigne.io/? Never heard about it before; very interested. Love the simplicity of your site, by the way.

podviaznikov 4y ago
https://montaigne.io/ https://montaigne.io/ is my small project! It's a third iteration of it. For a few years I had following setup: 1. keep files in dropbox 2. sync them and publish automatically using montaigne.io Now I switched and instead of Dropbox I use Apple Notes. Because it's easier to write, and mobile UI is better and it supports tables and images out of the box.
- cphaynes 4y ago
  Very nice! Apple Notes is a gem.
- nonch0n 4y ago
  Cool, I just signed up. Is there no way to change your site's URL once you've picked it in settings? Can you use a custom domain or will it always be x.montaigne.io? The help page is empty - this would be a good place to put FAQs. FYI I'd be willing to pay for something like this as it tears down all excuses for me not to have a blog, and I'm sure many Apple users would share that sentiment.
  - podviaznikov 4y ago
    Yes, it's possible to set custom domain name (email me using at the email in my profile) - it's a manual process for now. Not possible for now to change default name though! You can either create new site with new name and delete this one (or again, email me). Agree about FAQ! I started making FAQ https://docs.montaigne.io/faq https://docs.montaigne.io/faq but didn't finish it yet.
- koch 4y ago
  I agree with what others have mentioned; Apple Notes -> website is a really good idea! +1 for custom domain support