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Pirijan @pketh.org · 6h

Definitely a contributing factor, but theoretically you can have a static site generator that have a
comments module/plugin as a self-hosted service. But also lots of blog services for non-technical users (bear blog etc) also default comment-less.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 1d

The amount of times I read a great blog post and wanted to comment but couldn’t …

I think it’s a net loss that blog software went from having comments by default to not having them.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 3d

You could get around the money and privacy issues with a webapp that does its own fetching and stores all data in the browser (via indexeddb). No server – or user accounts – needed :)

Syncing between devices would require a sync service (icloud etc.) though, which is the same as it does now

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 4d

I finally updated my Rules for Computing Happiness
kinopio.club/computing-ha...

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 5d

Prototyping squeezing /commands into the existing /space link UI. This saves the hassle of toggling/un-toggling the More Options button in cards.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 6d

PSA: i've been getting a lot of phishing scam emails lately for services I use (like fastmail and hover). Be sure that your email app displays full sender email addresses (which is not the default in apple mail).

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 7d

enthusiasts are the best customers

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 8d

It's really hard to write about the little details because they're inherently boring to most people, but if you do it right then you can turn normies into enthusiasts.

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Tony Tran @tonytranrpg.bsky.social · 8d

Love this @pketh.org “I finally updated my Rules for Computing Happiness”
kinopio.club/computing-ha...

Computing Happiness – Kinopio

[[software]] Only use software with business incentives aligned with your values, [[software]] Use a password manager https://1password.com?hidden=true, [[software]] If you write or express yourself o...

kinopio.club

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 9d

Making a marketing page on my own terms is very much a case of "If I had more time I'd write a shorter letter". Spent like 3/4 of time getting the words just right. And 1/4 on the design/code.

Instead of glossy lipstick on a pig, I want to deliver bacon.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 9d

I love the bells and the pin one !

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 10d

IMO ppl/companies/managers acting like this aren't new – but is it just me or does this kind of no-vision, all-optimization, kind of 'strategy' seem like it's more common these days?

maybe as a result of economic hard times making people less risk tolerant, more desperate, and rat-like?

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 10d

After a year of cross-posting to twitter, mastodon, and bluesky, I'm starting to get more likes/replies on bluesky than twitter. It's finally happening.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 10d

Unlike writers, people see the compiled results of our work rather than the words we've written. So I invite you to open the web inspector and see how everything's laid out in Kinopio, I think you'll find it refreshingly straightforward and readable.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 16d

Remote debugging this week (🌴)

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Itay Dreyfus @itaydr.bsky.social · 20d

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 19d

that'd be awesome :) might be a while till I'm there officially/permanently, but I'll prob be there for a trip around xmas so I'll DM you around then to see if you're free

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 19d

When making software that doesn't need AI,

- B2B: Put AI everywhere – investors and insecure managers love it.
- B2C: Leave AI out, normal people increasingly hate that shit.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 20d

Looking forward to moving back 🇨🇦

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Pirijan @pketh.org · 28d

[New Blog Post] Dialing Up the Internet Phonebook

pketh.org/internet-pho...

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Pirijan @pketh.org · Sep 9

Computers are the bicycle of the mind, but the tools we use for thinking, are flat tires.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · Sep 8

Car Reviewers: "car is fast"
What I want to know: "does it have annoying beeps and software? will it send my data to insurance companies"

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Pirijan @pketh.org · Sep 6

I’ve noticed that everyone pure of heart has a Frog Era

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ரமணன் சிவரஞ்சன் @funkaoshi.com · Sep 5

Apropos of nothing: what's the point of infinite wealth if you still need to totally debase yourself like an absolute loser. The point of fuck you money is to be able to say fuck you to people.

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Pirijan @pketh.org · Sep 4

Something I don't think a lot of people know is that if you're on the board of a company, you can convince them to buy the dying company you invested millions in. So worst-case scenario, you always get your money back.
（＾＿－）

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