If I understand correctly, social media displaced RSS as a way to subscribe to blogs. But then once big tech decided that limiting reach was more profitable, going back to a protocol to avoid corporate control via email newsletters became popular. But now that substack dominates the space, we have a perfect opportunity for #ActivityPub and services you can run however you want like #ghost and #wordpress. But then we also really need readers and payments.
cc @wallabag
A ghostly rider roams a beech forest at Klosterlausnitz at night. In life, he was a rich huntsman who thought himself untouchable, but in death, God's judgment fell upon him.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/headless-41100420
Azarah is such a fun character from KurehaSama. She was asked to bind a soul to a tomb to ward off raiders and she did! A job well done. Now to go about collecting her payment in the form of all the shiniest things she can find. I really enjoyed drawing this scene :)
I kinda think there's 4 levels to media being here.
1. having an account on some other server
2. running your own server just for news feeds etc
3. running your own server for staff
4. posting native AP articles ala #ghost
Wen #ghost 6.0 for selfhosting?
my adventures in #selfhosting - day 212 (consolidating edition) 
If you followed my (mis)adventures yesterday and all the issues I had with caching and #CDN for my #Wordpress site, well, I found a solution.
Something that had been in front of me the whole time ZERO additional costs
Ta-da: 
: https://news.elenarossini.com/my-so-called-sudo-life/my-adventures-in-self-hosting-day-212-consolidating-edition/
#Ghost #VarnishCache
Never a dull day in this #selfhosting journey: editing important #DNS records while your child is on summer holiday - and may come see you every few minutes - is a very interesting exercise in concentration.
Special thanks to nonna (grandma) for helping with childcare this morning 
I'm hoping I'm successful in setting up a more solid #CDN for my personal website because I keep DDOS'ing myself (from a simple Mastodon reply to a federated Wordpress post - 8k followers will do that).
Wish me luck!
P.S.: another moment of gratitude / deep appreciation for #VarnishCache which has been providing rock solid caching to my #Ghost site. Now I need to take care of my #Wordpress site with a pro CDN solution (Varnish isn't an option sadly bc of the Wordpress setup / I don't have direct access to the server)
Why are people giving Substack, and their billionaire investors, money? Why give more money to people who platform Nazis and hate speech?
Ghost is better. You can even migrate.
If this is working like it should, I'm impressed and happy. We have an outlet @index using #ghost (I assume) to publish native #ActivityPub content from a dissident left perspective. And both the main guy behind the news org @davidsirota and the guest @ddayen.bsky.social are here.
We are making serious progress towards a world where big money can no longer dictate what gets attention. Where the people decide what goes viral. #SocialWeb #DemocracyOfReach
https://www.levernews.com/eight-dirty-tricks-hiding-in-trumps-tax-bill/
A house in Osterode was once haunted by an ambulatory wall clock.
It's probably for the best that no one started a song-and-dance routine while investigating this house.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/ghostly-dogs-53102942
I love the site. Is @index running on #ghost? seems like it but I don't see that anywhere. I love that this exists with posts going #ActivityPub native, but no mention of fedi or the #SocialWeb while there is a link to #bluesky.
cc @davidsirota
https://www.levernews.com/how-trumps-tax-bill-enriches-elite-dems-and-hurts-gop-voters/
Ghost-busting is a popular side hustle.
Nevertheless, this job comes with its own hazards.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #magic #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/barber-of-part-1-29616622
https://www.patreon.com/posts/barber-of-part-2-29616871
'My household processing unit has been doing strange things lately without anyone using it.' said 0xEAD5. 'Diagnosis revealed new functions and data which appeared and disappeared without a trace.'
'Sounds like it's haunted.' said 0xF511 jokingly.
0xEAD5 processed the information. 'It did began after my parent sibling was crushed during a work accident.'
7 Ways to Minimise GenAI in Your Life—and why it matters.
“It's a small, daily way of refusing a reality imposed on us--a rehearsal for larger disobedience.” New post up at my Ghost blog:
https://allysonshaw.ghost.io/7-ways-to-minimise-genai-in-your-life/
(I am preaching to the choir in my little home on Masto. People I follow disparage AI & this was written for an audience grappling with this issue. The condemnation might not be strong enough for some!)
Someone on #Lemmy is compiling a (1,000+) list of verified media organizations on the #Fediverse including #Mastodon, #Flipboard, #PeerTube, #Threads, #BlueSky, and #Ghost
Their most recent post: https://lemmy.world/post/32696641
This month I have three ebooks going for a special price on Smashwords!
If you'd like to support my writing, this is a great chance to try out some tales at a great price!
The exciting wait for a DNS transfer to happen.
Very excited by how quick and simple it's been moving our @SustainableSailing blog from #Wordpress to #Ghost hosted by @hey
I have now found 1070 verified accounts from media organizations in the #Fediverse, but only on #Mastodon, #Flipboard, #Threads, #Bluesky, #Ghost and #Peertube.
Just one is on #Sharkey (
@heiseBotti) and none on #Pixelfed, #Lemmy, #Piefed, #Misskey & Co. Are there really none there, or did I miss some?
Penguin and his friends!
And this is drawing based on Penguin Land (SG1000). Joyful and good and kind little penguin. 8 bit. He run in labyrinths. He crawl with ladders. And he laugh a lot. Laughing – it is helps a lot. To be joyful and positive.
