A test from PootleWriter. A new simple markdown editor for WordPress. Looks like everything is on Local Storage. Should be interesting to Dave Winer. Some similarities to WordLand, some differences.
Update, more info Introducing PootleWriter: Your Friction-Free WordPress Writing Companion – Pootlepress
In reply to 💬 Tools I’m Using to Build My Digital Garden by .
I guess in not paying for the various efficiencies gained with Sync or Readwise then it is costing me my time? Food for thought I guess.
Or maybe you save a bit of time by not exploring all the services you would have to pay for?
I love the idea of a Sunday drive blog. Perhaps the correct pace for a blog to be. Relaxed, without particular direction and enjoyable. I’ve got the idea of ‘a Sunday stroll’ as a description of where I want my blog to go. See also Flâneur.
Read Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson ★★★★☆ 📚
Took a while for the strands to come together, each character drawn with detail. Once I was engaged the end came too quick. Slightly confused as I came in at 4th in the series, although I’d watch the tv one long ago.
Read: The Starling: A Biography by Stephen Moss ★★★★☆ 📚
A nice read about one of my favourite creatures. History, behaviour & plenty of murmuration. Lovely old pictures too.
The Last Apple.
#SilentSunday
Listened to How I view WordPress
A podcast by Dave Winer tangentially discussing the WordPress drama. I’ve been testing his WordLand editor for posting to WordPress. It was especially interesting to hear Dave talking about the need of a range of different editors. He sees a need for a variety to suit different writers.
I’ve used a variety of Dave’s products and have always enjoyed using them. Dave’s products are opinionated in a thoughtful way that makes me think about what I want and need from software.
WordLand encourages me to think about the features I need and features I want. As I understand it, WordLand was based on an earlier blogging system, 1999 which I really enjoyed using.
I think my favourite way of blogging was when I used TextMate. Unfortunately TextMate & the blogging bundle has not been updated for years. Although TM supported quite a few WordPress features it lacks some I now use.
Like TextMate WordLand only support a subset of WP features. It certainly is nice to use for short status posts. Partially because it simplified all the boxes and features in the WordPress. I am continuing to use it to post to a WordPress.com site, for testing and nonsense and my local Raspberry Pi for short notes.
If you want to leave some of the more toxic online spaces, I’d recommend a look at micro.one. You can gain ownership, and control over your content. All without the overhead of setting up your own site1.
Blogging is at the heart of Micro.one. Short microblog posts or long-form posts. Photo blogs or podcasts. Inspired by IndieWeb principles. Your own domain name where you can own your content, then feed your posts into the Micro.one social timeline or the larger fediverse.
All for $1 a month2.
Micro.one is part of the fediverse. When you post to your blog, your posts and photos are also sent to followers on Mastodon and elsewhere.
Micro.one is a ‘subset’ of micro.blog, which is also a relaxed and charming community.
Listened: OEG Voices 075: Madison Swain-Bowden and Zack Krida on Openverse – OE Global Voices
Alan talks to two of the team behind OpenVerse. Really interesting. I’ve made amateurish use of the API so great to glimpse behind the curtain of an amazing project.
Listened to Timetable – Episode 135: It is 2025 from @manton.
Love this, 1 minutes 42 seconds. I’ve listened twice, read the transcript. If you are
ready to bring back a little bit of the old web as a shield against a web that feels increasingly like an ad engagement machine instead of a publishing platform and community for people.
micro.one looks like a great way to control your content and
a quieter space that still feels connected to other platforms.
