A fabulously gay blind author.sightlessscribbles.com
I write technical articles on my blog.
AIs show up in large numbers to read them, crawl them, learn from them.
Time passes. I publish a new post.
And right on schedule, someone comments:
"This was clearly written by an AI".
Which is fascinating, really.
I write.
Machines read.
I keep writing.
Then humans accuse me of being the machine.
At this point I am not sure if the problem is that AI sounds too human,
or that humans have forgotten what a human who actually studies sounds like.
Either way, I will keep writing.
Worst case scenario, the AIs will enjoy it.
Best case scenario, one day a human will too.
A fabulously gay blind author.sightlessscribbles.com
Hey #Mastodon people, the #blogging hashtag is pretty cool because I get to see blog posts from folks I would otherwise not meet. Can you recommend any other hashtags where people share their essays or fiction?
PS: I don't really want a hashtag where people share their thoughts about writing and such. I am inundated with those lol. I want actual pieces so I can find new folks to read ✌️
I can't believe I didn't share with you all about the hard slap I received few days ago.
arnel.bearblog.dev/reaper-slap…
#Reaper #ReaperFM #Daw #Audio #Blogging #Learning
Last night, a man named Justin Frankel walked into my living room. He came in uninvited and just slapped me hard.Sharan
I honestly think that AI does accelerate writing work but not in the way you think. Because it eases cognitive burden, it allows writers to create without burning out. Writers like me, anyway, whose day job involves writing cognitively demanding copy about high technical concepts 😅.
In the past, my work to so much of cognitive and creative energy out of me that there's often nothing left for my personal creative work. So I often have to sacrifice my personal writing. But due to the ability of AI to now help me with things that drain me, I can focus things that matter to me.
I like writing so yeah AI is never gonna take that away from me. (That's part of the reason why I don't pay for AI services because I don't really rely on it to generate much text.
(Writers often subscribe to models if they want to generate a lot of text as the free versions do not generate a large amount of text.) The open source Deep Seek is enough for me, because I use it mostly for planning and detail oriented work like editing. I also realize that I like to dictate my writing and I often use AI to help me organize my thoughts. And then I fix it by rewriting it. This has accelerated my blogging and writing.
Oddly I can't do it with fiction 😆. I usually use story beats to flesh out my chapter, and then use AI as a sophisticated swipe file to start my writing. And yes, I still write my fiction with my own fingers!
With that cognitive savings I gained from using AI, I could now write fiction, or my newsletters and #Cdrama reviews without feeling like I am draining my brain dry or burn out every month.
So I think AI doesn't exactly accelerate my work. It enables me to produce more because I no longer am exhausted as quickly or as often.
This is notable but I haven't seen it reported elsewhere: the pioneering blogging platform Typepad is shutting down in a month. Another piece of the early web is vanishing.
disassociated.com/blog-publish…
Cc @Jayhoffmann @write_as
#blogging #blogs #retrocomputing
Blog publishing platform TypePad closing 30 September 2025. Publishers have until the end of September to download their data. And then find a new online homedisassociated.com
Calling all #WordPress users, especially those passionate about #Accessibility! I need advice: My current contact form on this page of my #Website (laniecarmelo.tech/connect-with…) is very basic. I'm using WPForms Lite, but improving it would require manually adding fields since advanced features are locked behind their premium plan.
I’ve tried the Fluent Forms plugin, but I didn’t find it accessible. Can anyone recommend a free, #Accessible contact form plugin that allows for creating more robust forms? Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
#Blogging #Tech #Technology #WebDevelopment #InclusiveDesign #WebAccessibility
Discover various ways to connect with Lanie Carmelo, a blind, autistic accessibility advocate and programmer. Find social media profiles, professional networks, and direct contact options.Lanie Carmelo (Life of a Rare Bird)
I've been recently tinkering with #Python to build myself a better RSS feed experience with Youtube and GitHub feeds.
hamatti.org/posts/i-built-cust…
Youtube and GitHub RSS/Atom feeds didn’t quite offer the experience I wanted so I built a web service that takes in a feed, hydrates its contents with more useful stuff and outputs a new feed.Juha-Matti Santala
Client-side comments with Mastodon on a static Hugo website
#Hugo #goHugo #Blog #Blogging #Comments #Mastodon #Fediverse
andreas.scherbaum.la/post/2024…
Ever since I moved this blog to Hugo from Serendipity, I missing the comment option a bit. This is something which a static blogging engine does not offer out of the box. And I did not migrate all the comments from my old blog to my new blog.ads' corner
International Women's Day is approaching, and I always do a folktale selection on my blog for it.
So far, I've had:
🐉 Women slaying monsters
⚔️ Women in war
⚕️ Woman healers
👭 Women helping women
👵 Badass grandmas
Trying to come up with a theme for this year's post. Any suggestions?
Read the posts here:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com…
#folklore #folktales #women #InternationalWomensDay #blogging #mythology
Update: moved this to my new writing site so there’s a new URL.
Every hashtag on every post on every platform should always be pascal case. I wrote this to illustrate how screenreaders read hashtags based on their case.
It’s a small thing that all of us can do to build a more inclusive, accessible internet for all. Please take the time to use pascal case.
markwrites.io/hashtag-accessib…
#Accessibility #WebAccessibility #Usability #Readability #Hashtags #SocialNetworking #Blogging #UX
My post about hashtag accessibility on Mastodon (and later LinkedIn) got a lot of attention. There were so many replies from people who didn’t know about the a…Mark W.rites
This is a nostalgic look back at the evolution of personal websites, and a look forward to how we can recreate this magic today. It's a manifesto for buildin...YouTube
Since I woke up, and there's new users here, #introduction
I am Joel, #Mexican, 21, studying #Mechatronics but I enjoy learning other things online instead
I like #FOSS and styling my stuff, such as #android, #linux or my #blog
I like meeting new people, my attempts at humor are terrible, my #origami posts get kinda famous, I enjoy getting into new #hobbies
Interests: #gamedev #inkscape #blogging #vim #selfhosting #raspberrypk #coding #podcasts #manga #anime #reading #citypop #daftpunk
