Posts by paddy@mastodon.cloud
 (DIR) Post #9rZnDhBqay3P6Ma7Au by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2020-01-31T22:45:30Z
       
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       "because I have a crush" needs to be a valid reason to call in sick to work
       
 (DIR) Post #ASnCL8kShxMY8OUU64 by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2023-02-18T04:19:41Z
       
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       @seldo can I just have it on Blu-ray already
       
 (DIR) Post #ATxYIQYEh36kJRkR4y by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2023-03-25T01:55:27Z
       
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       @bradfitz twinsies, just make sure they've applied the recall update; ours died on us until it was applied 😭
       
 (DIR) Post #AciPzzlBzj0qupzxqq by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2023-12-11T23:10:19Z
       
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       A thing I wish is that major publishers had internal teams that collaborated on an open source, best-in-class blogging/social platform for authors that had ActivityPub and various social media platforms integrations baked in, that the publisher would host under the writer's domain.Instead writers have to be their own IT teams, or hire someone, and largely build their audience on X, Instagram, TikTok, etc.
       
 (DIR) Post #AciQ03ffSCyD2rRbnM by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2023-12-11T23:12:36Z
       
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       "why is that publishers' problem?" Because when those platforms inevitably rug-pull, the publisher *also* is hurt by the lower book sales due to audience disconnection.
       
 (DIR) Post #AciQ04FTJ5bspuCCbQ by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2023-12-11T23:14:46Z
       
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       "why open source?" Building this thing properly is more than one publisher can probably subsidize on their own, but working together through open source they can probably do it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AciQ05RYrcsIXgrN5M by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2023-12-11T23:17:36Z
       
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       "why under the writer's own domain? Why not put it on the publisher's domain?" Because why would a writer choose to engage? They still don't own their connection to their audience, except now it's owned by someone with a smaller audience and less skin in the game. Give the writer ownership if you want them to engage.The writer should be able to change publishers without losing anything. They should be able to self-host without losing anything.
       
 (DIR) Post #AciQ07ShMMyMnnPJ8S by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2023-12-11T23:20:43Z
       
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       This won't happen, but it's the world I want to live in. I miss the writers I used to follow on X.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhUsObFtnDfdt5Dw3M by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2024-05-03T00:11:26Z
       
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       @foone ah yes, Sauron, famous for his security practices successfully keeping intruders out of his home and never having any catastrophic lapses in security
       
 (DIR) Post #AugxlWQw66qsOglPWq by paddy@mastodon.cloud
       2025-05-31T20:19:21Z
       
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       I can't wait for five years from now when there's a massive security incident and the retro boils down to "oh yeah remember that period where our industry thought 'just not caring if your code was correct' was the next big thing?" and we all just sit in embarrassed silence as we try not to think about what that means for our current security and reliability postures.