#linklog: "The Gamification of Everything Is No Fun"

Just as a reminder, another good text about the virtues and necessities for self-hosting. Thanks Paul for the link! #

Ownership of Digital Content Is an Illusion—Unless You Self‑Host

Prices are rising across Netflix, Spotify, and their peers, and more people are quietly returning to the oldest playbook of the internet: piracy. Is the golden age of streaming over?

Ownership of Digital Content Is an Illusion—Unless You Self‑Host

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This is both ridiculous and troubling. Troublingly ridiculous. #

NEA’s Creative Writing Fellowship Program Canceled

On Friday afternoon, writers who applied for the National Endowment for the Arts’ 2026 Creative Writing Fellowships received an email from the NEA saying that the program, and their applications, had been “withdrawn.”

NEA’s Creative Writing Fellowship Program Canceled

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My blog platform of choice (which also happens to be an indie newsletter platform) released their newest iteration and it's now Fediverse compatible. I think that's kind of a big deal. #

Ghost 6.0 - Grow faster.

Connect to the world's largest open publishing network, understand your audience with native analytics, and build a sustainable publishing business.

Ghost 6.0 - Grow faster.

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