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ohhh that’s a great hypothesis. I hadn’t thought of that. ...

2025-09-25T13:13:03Z

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ohhh that’s a great hypothesis. I hadn’t thought of that. Yes, high probability.

Though, still an interesting wrinkle where I would expect the feed to be sorted by published_at rather than created_at - if you know what I mean

not sure! It could make more sense for notes - I think - I’m ...

2025-09-25T11:48:51Z

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not sure! It could make more sense for notes - I think - I’m guessing not many people edit really old notes in the way they do for articles, so it’s more likely to be a recent edit/update(?) I’m just guessing though

we’ve seen some other/different strangeness - like update ...

2025-09-25T11:20:09Z

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we’ve seen some other/different strangeness - like update activities trigger posts returning to the top of the feed in mastodon as if they’re new. So when someone edits a bunch of posts from 5 years ago, it sometimes floods the feeds of followers

oh no all good - there’s lots of collaboration happening ...

2025-08-05T01:44:06Z

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oh no all good - there’s lots of collaboration happening between Mastodon, Ghost, WordPress, Flipboard, Threads, WriteFreely, NodeBB and The Social Web Foundation (which we sponsor!)

We’re all working on better interoperability and support for long form content!

they’re working on it :)

2025-08-05T01:32:14Z

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they’re working on it :)

Thanks so much for the kind note <3 Kickstarter feels like a ...

2025-08-04T21:34:45Z

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Thanks so much for the kind note <3

Kickstarter feels like a lifetime ago now :)

sorry I need a sec, busy girding my loins over here.

2025-07-03T06:06:55Z

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sorry I need a sec, busy girding my loins over here.

1 domain per Ghost install - if you need to have things running ...

2025-06-12T20:09:55Z

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1 domain per Ghost install - if you need to have things running on different domains, then you'd need separate installs

all good, not the most intuitive - we’ve got some analytics ...

2025-05-06T19:12:53Z

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all good, not the most intuitive - we’ve got some analytics upgrades WIP :)

settings → analytics → export

2025-05-06T19:09:18Z

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settings → analytics → export

same

2025-05-06T17:53:41Z

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same

Incidentally, if indie publishing, open source, and JavaScript ...

2025-05-06T16:33:01Z

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Incidentally, if indie publishing, open source, and JavaScript are your thing – we're hiring!

Our team is fully remote, distributed globally, and passionate about building a healthy future for the open web.

https://careers.ghost.org/

Another year, and several milestones all at once. 12 years since ...

2025-05-06T16:25:58Z

Another year, and several milestones all at once.

12 years since Ghost launched on Kickstarter, now at $8M ARR, and powering almost $100M in revenue for independent publishers 📈

A few reflections on building an open source publishing platform, for a long time:

https://john.onolan.org/12/

looking dope, can't wait to see it go live!

2025-05-05T09:12:26Z

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looking dope, can't wait to see it go live!

it’s a live production site 🤣 ...

2025-04-25T21:12:25Z

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it’s a live production site 🤣 https://activitypub.ghost.org/archive

fun for now, we’ll see how it goes

2025-04-25T20:46:29Z

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fun for now, we’ll see how it goes

Vibe coding a React Native framework that can turn any Ghost ...

2025-04-25T19:27:19Z

Vibe coding a React Native framework that can turn any Ghost publication into a native mobile app

Super fun

oh shit it’s happeningggg

2025-04-23T20:04:58Z

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oh shit it’s happeningggg

haha, yeah I'm a bit all over the place at the moment! ...

2025-04-16T12:26:05Z

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haha, yeah I'm a bit all over the place at the moment! Eventually I will merge them into a single profile :)

Definitely on my mind, too :)

2025-04-07T15:55:37Z

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Definitely on my mind, too :)

It's not clear to us yet either - we're still figuring ...

2025-04-01T15:28:46Z

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It's not clear to us yet either - we're still figuring out what it costs us to run. Details at the end here:
https://ghost.org/help/social-web/

Now in beta – increase your reach by connecting your Ghost ...

2025-04-01T15:18:25Z

Now in beta – increase your reach by connecting your Ghost website to the fediverse 🌏

Discover and follow your favorite people and publications across Ghost, Threads, Mastodon, BlueSky, Flipboard, WordPress, and more – all in one place.

The open web is getting social.

https://ghost.org/changelog/social-web-beta/

Ghost's social web integration is built on the fantastic work ...

2025-03-31T06:44:28Z

Ghost's social web integration is built on the fantastic work of 洪民憙 (Hong Minhee) :nonbinary: (npub1upg…9n89) and the Fedify.dev framework.

We've been backing work on the project for 6 months or so, and now we're thrilled to be formal sponsor of the project on Open Collective!

If you're building with Fedify and ActivityPub, please consider joining us to keep helping to make great open source work sustainable ❤️ Every little helps

😅😅

2025-03-30T09:15:53Z

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😅😅

no expectations - this is just to make it easy for you to test ...

2025-03-27T15:07:39Z

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no expectations - this is just to make it easy for you to test interop between Ghost and your product, if/when you want/need to

cc @npub1036…dl9x

2025-03-26T18:42:28Z

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cc Matt Baer (npub1036…dl9x)

@npub1uq5…z8a5 @npub1jwr…7v3w @npub1c80…5lwq Fixed that ...

2025-03-26T12:18:21Z

julian (npub1uq5…z8a5) Matthias Pfefferle (npub1jwr…7v3w) Evan Prodromou (npub1c80…5lwq) Fixed that permissions bug so if you sign into the longformers Ghost instance I sent you an invite to - you should now be able to access and test the ActivityPub area properly!

yes we've had this for 6+ months :D

2025-03-26T11:30:34Z

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yes we've had this for 6+ months :D

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2025-03-25T19:13:24Z

Serious question how do I make fediverse chick leave me alone

yep https://ghost.org/explore/

2025-03-25T19:09:21Z

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yep https://ghost.org/explore/

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2025-03-21T10:08:58Z

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2025-03-20T16:57:37Z

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❤️ let me know if we can help!

2025-03-12T18:26:46Z

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❤️ let me know if we can help!

timezones for this position are listed on the site, we contract ...

2025-03-11T13:18:04Z

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timezones for this position are listed on the site, we contract people worldwide - different contracts depending on country, but no limitations on eligibility

It's been a while, but we are HIRING again 🚀 Join us as ...

2025-03-10T15:00:58Z

It's been a while, but we are HIRING again 🚀

Join us as Staff Product Engineer and get paid to work on open source software shaping the future of independent media!

🌍 Fully remote since 2013
📅 4 day work week
💸 Competitive salary
🧑‍💻 Equipment paid for

https://careers.ghost.org

[@index](https://activitypub.ghost.org/ ) hello

2025-03-10T09:39:23Z

[@index](https://activitypub.ghost.org/ ) hello

(Thank you for the ping btw, I appreciate the note - this ...

2025-03-09T10:30:31Z

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(Thank you for the ping btw, I appreciate the note - this wasn't on my radar)

If you want to make an issue here about what you'd like to ...

2025-03-09T10:28:19Z

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If you want to make an issue here about what you'd like to see I'll make sure the team sees it :)

https://github.com/TryGhost/ActivityPub

interesting problem! Redirect feels like a slightly weird pattern ...

2025-03-04T17:46:14Z

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interesting problem! Redirect feels like a slightly weird pattern to me, intuitively, but open to implementing any preferred approach

Did a fun lil episode on The Business of Open Source recently, ...

2025-02-17T21:06:49Z

Did a fun lil episode on The Business of Open Source recently, talking about building an OSS company designed around long-term sustainability.

Will be chatting more about this at Open Source Founders Summit in Paris, in May! (Link in the shownotes)

https://share.transistor.fm/s/b15a5e8f

Shouldn't see MRR unless you have Stripe Connected - ...

2025-02-06T07:11:00Z

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Shouldn't see MRR unless you have Stripe Connected - disconnect to make it go away. I believe member count will go away too if you turn off user signups, but not 100% on that one. But yes we will also add more direct dashboard customisation in future :)

THE LONGFORMERS

2025-02-03T13:53:40Z

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THE LONGFORMERS

your name came up lots! Hope to see you next year 🤗

2025-02-03T13:50:48Z

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your name came up lots! Hope to see you next year 🤗

are you coming to the after hours this evening? 🤗

2025-02-02T18:58:54Z

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are you coming to the after hours this evening? 🤗

all Ghost(Pro) sites are hosted in Amsterdam, NL

2025-02-01T11:05:26Z

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all Ghost(Pro) sites are hosted in Amsterdam, NL

On my way to Brussels for #FOSSDEM - I’ll be speaking (about ...

2025-01-30T16:27:53Z

On my way to Brussels for #FOSSDEM - I’ll be speaking (about ActivityPub, Ghost, and the fediverse) on Saturday evening in the Social Web track.

Hope to see you there if you’re attending 🤗

See you there 😊

2025-01-29T10:57:11Z

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See you there 😊

Open source software on Kickstarter is my jam. Ghost.org was born ...

2025-01-23T15:07:58Z

Open source software on Kickstarter is my jam.

Ghost.org was born on Kickstarter, and now thrilled to be able to sponsor the amazing ActivityPub-driven pixelfed (npub1gq5…qcul) on our collective quest to bring back the open web.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks

I tried that "Roast me and don't hold back" ChatGPT ...

2024-12-14T11:57:57Z

I tried that "Roast me and don't hold back" ChatGPT prompt 2 weeks ago and it was so harrowing that I'm still thinking about it to this day

Late to the party on this server but Mastodon 4.3 feels like a ...

2024-11-18T08:46:26Z

Late to the party on this server but Mastodon 4.3 feels like a huge upgrade. Great work Eugen Rochko (npub1vl7…f6g0) and team 🙌

oh COOL! really nice ❤️

2024-11-13T12:06:34Z

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oh COOL! really nice ❤️

What's the 'fediverse preview' ? I clicked but ...

2024-11-13T09:08:24Z

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What's the 'fediverse preview' ? I clicked but wasn't sure! Is it going into core?

pls tell me you call him “bae” for short?

2024-11-05T06:27:26Z

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pls tell me you call him “bae” for short?

Go to: Settings → Search Engine → Manage search engines and ...

2024-11-01T17:29:34Z

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Go to:

Settings → Search Engine → Manage search engines and site search → Site search → Add new

Enter details from the screenshot below. Then you can type chatgpt.com + [tab] to start a new ChatGPT Search

Figured out how to make a search shortcut for the new ChatGPT ...

2024-11-01T17:28:39Z

Figured out how to make a search shortcut for the new ChatGPT Search feature in Arc / Chrome 👇

So you keep whatever default search engine you prefer, but have ChatGPT search only a [tab] away:

Too late, Home Assistant already has built-in Gemini ...

2024-11-01T16:25:18Z

Too late, Home Assistant already has built-in Gemini

https://mastodon.social/@verge/113408566944547622

Thanks for the mention! Lovely to hear both your perspectives ...

2024-11-01T15:05:09Z

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Thanks for the mention! Lovely to hear both your perspectives ❤️

I've had a lot of questions over the last few weeks about how ...

2024-10-30T13:29:32Z

I've had a lot of questions over the last few weeks about how Ghost is going to avoid ending up in the same situation as WordPress.

A lot of trust in open source has been broken.

So, I spent some time writing up how we structure and think about business, governance, open source, community, and ecosystems more broadly.

I certainly don't think we've got it all figured out — but I think our model is especially relevant at this particular moment in time.

https://john.onolan.org/democratising-publishing/

Very cool :) we're going to work on something similar for ...

2024-10-29T18:44:20Z

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Very cool :) we're going to work on something similar for sure

Email should already be in your inbox 🤗 let me know if it ...

2024-10-28T18:24:45Z

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Email should already be in your inbox 🤗 let me know if it didn't make it

This is exactly what we're building :) looking forward to ...

2024-10-28T17:37:43Z

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This is exactly what we're building :) looking forward to giving you a demo

no problem :) I’ll drop you an email

2024-10-28T00:10:09Z

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no problem :) I’ll drop you an email

Just managed to rewrite 80% of one of our internal apps in the ...

2024-10-28T00:07:29Z

Just managed to rewrite 80% of one of our internal apps in the space of 3 hours using Laravel.

So satisfying.

All that’s left to do now is the remaining 80%

Taylor, I've seen you share this claim across multiple ...

2024-10-27T09:20:36Z

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Taylor, I've seen you share this claim across multiple platforms and I'm honestly not sure where it's coming from.

As I've mentioned each time someone tags me, I'm happy to chat with you directly about how Ghost works and any of these issues if that would be helpful.

In Singapore this week for @npub1l6t…ktfm Evolve 🇸🇬 ...

2024-10-22T05:09:56Z

In Singapore this week for Ahrefs (npub1l6t…ktfm) Evolve 🇸🇬

oh wow, that’s a first! Sorry about the trouble - moderation is ...

2024-10-16T20:18:34Z

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oh wow, that’s a first! Sorry about the trouble - moderation is a little clunky right now (we’re working on it, right now)

Atm you need to create a member with the same email address as your admin user, sign in to site as that member, then you’ll see (basic) moderation controls on comments

We’ll improve this, I swear.

Post is WIP, but here's a preview touching on all the same ...

2024-10-15T17:34:29Z

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Post is WIP, but here's a preview touching on all the same subjects:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUrR-c7Ni-w

Had a lot of fun chatting with Tim for the @npub1l6t…ktfm ...

2024-10-15T11:37:02Z

Had a lot of fun chatting with Tim for the Ahrefs (npub1l6t…ktfm) podcast recently! Including (very unsuccessfully) trying to pitch him on the Fediverse 😅

We chat about the origins of Ghost, why I left the WordPress core team, and where things are going next.

Excited to be back in Singapore next week for Ahrefs Evolve conference!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boTWrho4la8

Thinking about putting together a post on how we think about ...

2024-10-14T20:09:18Z

Thinking about putting together a post on how we think about community, governance, open source, product, & business at Ghost

We’ve been doing things differently for the past ~12 years, and for a long time most didn’t understand why.

Feels like now might be the time to talk about this in some more detail?

Has been a lot of debate about the problems, for the past few weeks, but seen very few ideas for solutions.

I don’t have all the answers, but I think we’ve figured out at least a couple.

absolutely - we’ll try to keep publicly documenting gotchas and ...

2024-10-03T22:01:26Z

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absolutely - we’ll try to keep publicly documenting gotchas and things we struggle with, to create more shared resource and knowledge

Hopefully along the way we’ll also document some solutions 😅

we've tried it a few times but it has always been a disaster ...

2024-10-03T15:08:11Z

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we've tried it a few times but it has always been a disaster of spam and abuse so far

We’re WIP on some improvements to Ghost's commenting ...

2024-10-03T14:54:13Z

We’re WIP on some improvements to Ghost's commenting feature.

Any feedback or requests? 🤔

Been missing sorting for a while. What else?

Yup! We've got to figure some things out here for sure. ...

2024-10-03T10:22:55Z

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Yup! We've got to figure some things out here for sure.

You're absolutely right in your assessment that some of the work is on the side of our (fledgling) implementation (eg. queues) and some may also be needed at the protocol level.

cc Evan Prodromou (npub1c80…5lwq)

you aren’t missing anything

2024-09-28T21:10:26Z

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you aren’t missing anything

Pixelated Cat for sure! 😸

2024-09-26T09:31:37Z

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Pixelated Cat for sure! 😸

Nice work Matthias!

2024-09-26T09:29:11Z

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Nice work Matthias!

well said

2024-09-26T09:28:33Z

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well said

Very excited to have Ghost partnering with @npub1tuh…89y4, ...

2024-09-24T17:19:50Z

Very excited to have Ghost partnering with Social Web Foundation (npub1tuh…89y4), which launches today, with a mission to build an healthier future for social networking.

It's time to bring back the open web.

https://socialwebfoundation.org/

if you want us to apologise for liking pugs then I'm afraid ...

2024-09-23T18:10:25Z

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if you want us to apologise for liking pugs then I'm afraid that's not going to happen. If you don't like seeing it then I suggest you unfollow.

I don't think we're "portraying" pugs as ...

2024-09-23T11:57:42Z

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I don't think we're "portraying" pugs as anything.

Thank you for the tip! ❤️

2024-09-23T11:55:04Z

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Thank you for the tip! ❤️

It works pretty well with this extension thing! ...

2024-09-21T12:10:20Z

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It works pretty well with this extension thing! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kagi-for-safari/id1622835804

Safari Extension thing - ...

2024-09-21T12:10:00Z

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Safari Extension thing - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kagi-for-safari/id1622835804

We have full 2-way interaction now happening between ...

2024-09-21T11:47:07Z

We have full 2-way interaction now happening between [@index](https://activitypub.ghost.org/ ) and Mastodon / Threads / pretty much anything else that has ActivityPub. This is so cool.

I had that at first but then I installed the system-profile ...

2024-09-20T10:41:25Z

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I had that at first but then I installed the system-profile whatever thing and now it works pretty flawlessly for me 😅

Thank you!! Followed ❤️

2024-09-20T10:40:25Z

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Thank you!! Followed ❤️

Has now been about 6 months since I switched to Kagi.com as my ...

2024-09-19T17:55:01Z

Has now been about 6 months since I switched to Kagi.com as my default search engine - and I haven't missed Google once.

It's amazing how good search can be if you're willing to use a paid service that's totally ad-free! (They have generous free trial, very worth test driving)

No! The idea is that Ghost itself will be publishing to the ...

2024-09-19T10:35:11Z

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No! The idea is that Ghost itself will be publishing to the Fediverse natively, so the post will have been automatically shared without needing to copy links to a 3rd party federated service 🤗

I guess nobody at Apple uses a password on their Mac that’s ...

2024-09-18T19:12:49Z

I guess nobody at Apple uses a password on their Mac that’s more than 25characters, cause the Seqoia installer password input totally bugs out if you do 🙃

Love to see it! 🙌

2024-09-18T08:30:36Z

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Love to see it! 🙌

palpable relief

2024-09-14T16:01:06Z

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*palpable relief*

I'll be sharing a live demo of Ghost's progress in ...

2024-09-12T10:45:48Z

I'll be sharing a live demo of Ghost's progress in ActivityPub development this Saturday at https://fediforum.org - around ~8am PST

Very excited to welcome Mill Media to Ghost 🎉 Local news on ...

2024-09-12T08:43:10Z

Very excited to welcome Mill Media to Ghost 🎉

Local news on Ghost has been growing like crazy over the past couple of years, and The Mill has been doing some of the best reader-funded sustainable news in the UK since they launched.

https://pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/mill-media-leaves-substack-ghost/

How does one tune the algorithm in Apple Music? In Spotify I use ...

2024-09-11T11:02:35Z

How does one tune the algorithm in Apple Music? In Spotify I use the ⊖ and ⊕ buttons to train it on my taste, but not sure if there's any equivalent?

Very cool :) I genuinely wish you all the best with it - it's ...

2024-09-10T22:42:48Z

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Very cool :) I genuinely wish you all the best with it - it's just not something I'm passionate about

@npub1vc9…g9a3 I can't reply from Threads, but the desk is ...

2024-09-10T17:38:05Z

Russell Harrower 🎙️ (npub1vc9…g9a3) I can't reply from Threads, but the desk is an IKEA Idasen :)

I do! But I'm running HA on a Synology at the moment so no ...

2024-09-10T12:01:34Z

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I do! But I'm running HA on a Synology at the moment so no bluetooth and I can't be bothered with an ESPhome proxy RN 😄 I think I may well end up going this route in future though. The synology install is a trial run and it's... just 'ok' compared the NUC I was running previously

Idasen! (I didnt even know it had bluetooth lol)

2024-09-10T11:56:56Z

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Idasen! (I didnt even know it had bluetooth lol)

we send newsletter updates every single week :)

2024-09-10T09:06:30Z

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we send newsletter updates every single week :)

Nope, micropayments don't work. They've been endlessly ...

2024-09-10T09:06:16Z

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Nope, micropayments don't work. They've been endlessly tried by numerous companies and it's never sustainable for anyone involved