Posts by matt@writing.exchange
(DIR) Post #ATxFO2GvydKXcYcFUG by matt@writing.exchange
2023-03-24T20:56:17Z
1 likes, 1 repeats
when you think the AI is sentient
(DIR) Post #AUEokrWCTPPeEy94BE by matt@writing.exchange
2023-03-29T16:08:58Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
I have no interest in gatekeeping the #fediverse, preserving the "old" culture here, etc. And I think bringing people together to talk about #ActivityPub is basically always great.But charging for the online unconference #fediforum that's supposed to bring all implementers and users together just feels like a great way to... gatekeep the fediverse 🙃Just gives me an icky feeling.
(DIR) Post #AV1RyjPkc8C509D864 by matt@writing.exchange
2022-12-23T16:41:53Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@anildash 100%. This was also brought up around GitHub adding support for "Mastodon" links (via @liaizon): https://social.wake.st/@liaizon/109526478617409154
(DIR) Post #AXRACR3Q9UT1LqkOqO by matt@writing.exchange
2023-07-07T02:33:28Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@dave @davew Agreed, and I think we have a pretty good space for it here. If anything, I think we just keep building what we want to see.(Also just a heads up, some paragraph anchor links in this post have this at the end: ...html#aNaNNaNNaN)
(DIR) Post #AY44FBxznmLGEmcqNE by matt@writing.exchange
2023-07-25T20:56:14Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Oh wow, why am I just now trying Vivaldi?
(DIR) Post #AYcx1BPPMWj7XvzKWe by matt@writing.exchange
2023-08-11T14:28:06Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
I'm looking for a little help working through some database scaling issues with #WriteFreely.On our Write.as instance, we're up to 4.25 million rows in our `posts` table, and it's causing problems for some individual blogs with 9,000+ posts.I have an idea of what some bottleneck queries are. But wondering if there are easy db optimizations we might make (indexes, etc.), and if anyone can help identify what they might be.Boosts appreciated!
(DIR) Post #Ahp71sgkTQ7cmX2h9c by matt@writing.exchange
2024-02-21T18:01:57Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
For federated comments on @write_as, I'm gonna start with just exposing Remark.as comments to the fediverse. This should at least get the basic data there, though you still won't receive replies from Mastodon etc.Then I'll work on receiving replies from the wider fediverse, and finally moderation tools. We'll see how it looks with replies showing up in the Remark.as UI, and then maybe move to showing comments on blog posts themselves.
(DIR) Post #Ahp71uRDy6tOCxnKEa by matt@writing.exchange
2024-04-24T16:06:12Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@agates yeah, absolutely! Could you share a little more about how it helps / what it would enable? @write_as
(DIR) Post #Ahp71uXxZ4HQXqwhjU by matt@writing.exchange
2024-02-21T18:04:39Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Maybe we can start collecting basic stats on likes and boosts from the fediverse before getting to full comment support. That'll at least be easier -- won't have to worry about abuse and spam.Just not sure where to show those stats. Maybe just to the author on their posts, like we do with views.
(DIR) Post #Ahp71wS0UAhsRyAyjQ by matt@writing.exchange
2024-03-06T21:39:07Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Made a bunch of progress on this today — now we're accepting and tracking the number of likes you get from the #fediverse on @write_as!It's just not displayed anywhere. So that's the question — where do you want to see the number of likes you've received?I know many people use #WriteFreely / Write.as to *avoid* likes and normal social media stuff. So should we just display the number on your stats page? Only to you on the post (e.g. next to "views")? Only in social spaces like Read.Write.as?
(DIR) Post #AitskmaEmKbMLbfmim by matt@writing.exchange
2024-06-13T21:46:37Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Nice interesting splintering on the web generally happening:- The social web splitting into a hundred pieces; people used to one "home" still looking for a new one (or living between many)- The AI web with rocks for dinner vs. the human web where it's the same ol' but the bots just feed on our interactions now
(DIR) Post #Aitsknad2MVbT6rbyC by matt@writing.exchange
2024-06-13T22:07:48Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Of course think the fediverse is the only real solution to #1. It's a long-term solution to an old problem. And every day it's great to see new people and orgs commit to it (especially in the US, where we're sooo slow to adopt anything that isn't VC-backed and marketed down our throats).I think the human-powered web will stand in even more stark relief as AI proliferates. Less automation, more messy shit. The *real* becomes more valuable
(DIR) Post #Aitwmptlp8pz1b2n1U by matt@writing.exchange
2024-06-14T00:23:00Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Adam absolutely. I've seen "the social web" pick up too and I really like that. The less nerdy / esoteric the language the better
(DIR) Post #AmRpqm4PxXtjQYphsu by matt@writing.exchange
2024-09-28T02:04:20Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
The fediverse is a strange place to be sometimes. It's an open network where progress happens in fits and starts in random, often hidden, pockets. And the rest don't often hear what's really going on. In the 6 years I've built on #ActivityPub, we've all had to fight for some kind of coordination. Especially re: the new #SocialWebFoundation (which I've backed as an outside supporter via my tiny company @write_as), you can see something new is happening.
(DIR) Post #AmRpqny6ty2bJZthKa by matt@writing.exchange
2024-09-28T02:06:44Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
E.g. the days of every fedi platform needing to be open source (as you'd get dogpiled for back in 2018) are gone. Proprietary platforms and major corps like Meta are joining, and they're collaborating with other major fedi platforms behind the scenes to take this all mainstream.But that's what's happening right now, just so everyone knows.
(DIR) Post #AqeWuummcbuxEiVq9w by matt@writing.exchange
2025-01-31T18:49:48Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
I'll be talking about @writefreely at #FOSDEM tomorrow at 15:00 in the Social Web devroom, UA2.118. If you're around, stop by and stay for the many other great talks going into the evening! https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6017-federated-blogging-with-writefreely/#SocialWebFOSDEM #FOSDEM2025 #WriteFreely
(DIR) Post #AqeWv2kF1wdbv9NvJA by matt@writing.exchange
2025-01-31T18:51:02Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
And if you want to grab coffee or just chat in the new couple days, let me know! Would love to meet up.
(DIR) Post #Atn3z68TmcrJ1qaIlM by matt@writing.exchange
2025-05-05T16:35:46Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
Hello again 👋 I'm back, getting caught up and back to work on @write_as & @writefreely. More updates soon!
(DIR) Post #Ay6hpbgm4ydaziQgEa by matt@writing.exchange
2025-09-11T19:59:37Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
Every blue moon I go on Substack just to see what's going on. Now the starting point is their "Notes" section. But I just clicked one and it opened a blog post-length essay. Truly cursed.You're a blogging platform! And you're letting people "microblog" a full essay for some unwitting reader to consume as this badly-set wall of text?
(DIR) Post #Ay6idDYI5rYacA7L4C by matt@writing.exchange
2025-09-11T20:16:55Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@wjmaggos Absolutely! It's a UX thing though. Ghost killed it with this when they added ActivityPub support. They have a full-featured inbox / reader view for long-form articles, as well as the stream for consuming micro posts. I'd point to that as the best answer right now.