I've been building around WordPress to create a social network based on RSS. I want to get out of being controlled by billionaire-owned sites. I have a feeling we may need a good backup given where we are now.

All of a sudden my posts on Mastodon are getting liked and forwarded a lot more than on the other platforms. At a loss to understand what changed? Hmm.

I asked ChatGPT to explain how OPML is used for lists of feeds. I was blown away by what it came back with. I literally said "holy fuck" out loud on every single bullet point.

https://chat.openai.com/share/6e0ad9be-d6dd-4255-bab2-2082e4203e22

nostr:npub1fgk9y3z6kkfyd28ccfeypqtcmx9wwtnqg72vh97t0j8w04yg38vqvpfgty — that’s right.

this is a test.

http://scripting.com/2023/08/27/133352.html?title=matts100YearWeb

nostr:npub144qnfg6ldkxffum0vkwwkrr6vdehl62zz3txv2m0sh0luhjdnwqqm8pflu nostr:npub14ccp52s36s6xc79eydy9q6prcdx3wmne5spdcr7wkzt6wwz6s00srtekfw -- it already is a mess, so much so that feed readers generally just strip out the html.

nostr:npub1vhejnzsyudej8vf6yp33fmtckhwen3xczv3w9quwtpmk357z5eysf433f8

Matt, my friend -- it's not petty, it's the open web winning. In podcasting we won, by setting the pattern early-on. People expect choice in how they listen, and reject gate-keepers. It's a genetic seed, and once it takes hold it's impossible to overcome. This is what podcasting is teaching us.

We should retroactively free Americans who were enslaved prior to the 13th Amendment. They should be thought of today as full citizens of the United States to whom unthinkable harm was done.

nostr:npub1ca3ze0ahrsw9u7l2sfaa7p99npp5er2rd9y3plrqhd2qjntynkust6r24y -- sounds awful

Social media is just a moral parade. Mostly people pissing in the wind.