Another interesting point against using Google services: problems with any 1 service could potentially affect any number of other services tied to your account, often without reason or explanation.
Another interesting point against using Google services: problems with any 1 service could potentially affect any number of other services tied to your account, often without reason or explanation.
It gets even "better" now that they announce plans to make logging into Google account kinda-sorta obligatory for using Google Chrome. Just imagine trying to open a link when suddenly Before this...
It gets even "better" now that they announce plans to make logging into Google account kinda-sorta obligatory for using Google Chrome. Just imagine trying to open a link when suddenly
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Before this post I actually though that if I ever start a blog, it will be either on Blogger or on a self-hosted website. I guess there are no alternatives any more.
Static site generator (Pelican, Hugo, Jekyl, etc.) and ... just about any hosting option, including Gitlab or Github. Search and comments take some thinking, but are possible.
Static site generator (Pelican, Hugo, Jekyl, etc.) and ... just about any hosting option, including Gitlab or Github.
Search and comments take some thinking, but are possible.
Last time I've checked, it was written in PHP and was one of the most CVE-rich pieces of cloud software there is. I really dislike how it looks and works. Besides, it seems to be a more...
WordPress
Last time I've checked, it was written in PHP and was one of the most CVE-rich pieces of cloud software there is.
Tumblr
I really dislike how it looks and works. Besides, it seems to be a more picture-oriented site.
There is also LiveJournal, which is fine I guess, but I don't feel like it has a good audience.
The "Three Free Stories" website? Don't get me wrong, visually Medium looks fantastic. But their business model has been getting rather in-your-face recently. Which is something I don't want to...
The "Three Free Stories" website? Don't get me wrong, visually Medium looks fantastic. But their business model has been getting rather in-your-face recently. Which is something I don't want to subject my hypothetical readers to.
Medium is quite awful. There are banners on the top and bottom that stick with you as you scroll, and they rely on JavaScript to show you code snippets or (sometimes) images. Just give me an <img>...
Medium is quite awful. There are banners on the top and bottom that stick with you as you scroll, and they rely on JavaScript to show you code snippets or (sometimes) images. Just give me an <img> or <pre>, thanks.
I've never heard of this blog before, but apparently he wrote all the Think X books which I am familiar, so I may need to start following this. It seems over the last few years the opinion of...
I've never heard of this blog before, but apparently he wrote all the Think X books which I am familiar, so I may need to start following this.
It seems over the last few years the opinion of Google has very slowly shifted back towards neutral, I'm really curious to see where this goes, especially since I've fully entrenched myself in the Google environment over the years.
Another interesting point against using Google services: problems with any 1 service could potentially affect any number of other services tied to your account, often without reason or explanation.
It gets even "better" now that they announce plans to make logging into Google account kinda-sorta obligatory for using Google Chrome. Just imagine trying to open a link when suddenly
Before this post I actually though that if I ever start a blog, it will be either on Blogger or on a self-hosted website. I guess there are no alternatives any more.
Static site generator (Pelican, Hugo, Jekyl, etc.) and ... just about any hosting option, including Gitlab or Github.
Search and comments take some thinking, but are possible.
What do you mean? WordPress and Tumblr still exist and are more popular than Blogger.
Last time I've checked, it was written in PHP and was one of the most CVE-rich pieces of cloud software there is.
I really dislike how it looks and works. Besides, it seems to be a more picture-oriented site.
There is also LiveJournal, which is fine I guess, but I don't feel like it has a good audience.
The "Three Free Stories" website? Don't get me wrong, visually Medium looks fantastic. But their business model has been getting rather in-your-face recently. Which is something I don't want to subject my hypothetical readers to.
Medium started out good with good content. The subscription model is garbage. Now it's just good content hidden behind a paywall
Medium is quite awful. There are banners on the top and bottom that stick with you as you scroll, and they rely on JavaScript to show you code snippets or (sometimes) images. Just give me an
<img>or<pre>, thanks.I've never heard of this blog before, but apparently he wrote all the Think X books which I am familiar, so I may need to start following this.
It seems over the last few years the opinion of Google has very slowly shifted back towards neutral, I'm really curious to see where this goes, especially since I've fully entrenched myself in the Google environment over the years.
This guy's Think Python book is really nice.