I used to run a little #Linux magazine over at Medium.
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@killyourfm why over-complicate things? You have huge reach here (and on other socials still I assume?)
Tons of people here followed your recent thread about the ROG Ally. If it's just a creative itch you're looking to scratch, what better place than truly open and federated social media?
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@killyourfm @mauriciobc
If you're talking about building a hugo site, I would say it isn't too difficult if you learn in steps.Here is my github repo https://github.com/TeamLinux01/daniel.melzaks.com
https://gohugo.io/getting-started/quick-start/ to learn a little how hugo works. Hugo has a way of spinning up the site on the local machine without fully compiling it.
The important bits are the `themes` folder, which points to another git repo that is the actual theme. There are many themes to choose from at https://themes.gohugo.io/
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@unicornCoder I can absolutely put that existing content anywhere, alongside the new content. Which won't be Medium.
(Also, I'm a huge RSS fan -- after all, I was hand-coding my RSS feed as one of the world's first 30 podcasters. We kinda have history!)
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@JoeRess Sometimes I hate how you're always right.
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@TeamLinux01 @mauriciobc Huh. I took a look through the Quick start guide (thank you for linking it), and... it seems fairly straightforward to install it, choose a basic theme, and start adding content.
Fascinating.
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@killyourfm whenever i did a blog i used Quarto for most of the pandoc use and then posted there. Sure your needs will need a large server like Netlify or something.
your post has me thinking I should get my hand in the Linux content creation as well
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@unicornCoder The more voices, the better!
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@killyourfm @koen @matt there is also a small and upcomming blogging platform called #WordPress that as is connected with the fediverse via https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/
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@killyourfm I don't like Medium's paywall...
I don't like ads on sites either. They spoil the content,...
Serves don't run for free. Authors need to have their time paid (to feed themselves, and family)...
It's probably one or the other.
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@killyourfm while I personally do not mind reading Medium articles, what puts me off is being unable to do just that. when I'm looking for news, or reading them, I do not wish to engage with anything else. Not even a login form. Anything that puts me off even slightly, a popup, anything that covers what I'm trying to read? I'm not reading it anymore. That may sound weak, low attention span, or privileged, and it IS all of those. The info can be found elsewhere, so make it worth it.
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@necrophcodr It sounds rational to me. I appreciate your perspective.
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@kravemir I've grown to dislike paywalls myself. If I had to make a few dollars to keep a server running, I think I'd much rather ask my readers directly.
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@killyourfm do Youtube Shorts xD
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@killyourfm Just wanted to chime in and recommend Ghost by example of MG Siegler, who has moved on from Medium (and Substack) for tech writing/coverage.
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@frankstrater I love how clean and readable that site is!
Well, I just need to make a decision between Ghost and Hugo. I feel like Ghost is better suited for more ambitious sites that want to grow, which is exactly what I want to accomplish.