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rsingel

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About rsingel

I'm the founder of Contextly and Outpost, which help indie publishers thrive. Formerly, I was a journalist and editor for Wired. E-mail me at ryan atoraround ryansingeldotnet or follow me on Mastodon at @ryansingel.writing.exchange

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    Comment #49224986

    So Wargames is a documentary

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    Comment #49094139

    Substack has gone out of its way to platform the right and has been very proud to work with folks like Andrew Tate, Graham Linehan, and anti-vaxxers whose disinfo helped kill tens …

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    Comment #49093984

    I'll put my money where my mouth is. We at Outpost will host your site on Ghost for a year for free and migrate all your substack subscribers, with the only caveats that 1) you put…

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    Comment #49093883

    With 66k subscribers you could cover that without even really trying by setting up a $5/month donation tier or putting a tip jar on the site. With a tiny bit of effort, you could m…

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    Comment #49087479

    You could do the same thing through Ghost, which has an API, and not be using a service that proudly platforms the Tates and nazis.

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    Comment #49087425

    Substack notes is non exportable; the newsletter now no longer have a link to read it on your site on substack and instead link to the substack app, and subscriptions started in th…

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    Comment #49087368

    Not true. Ghost sites grow quite well and much of Substack's network effects don't turn into real subscribers

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    Comment #49003208

    I can only hope that bigger companies go all in on agents integrated into slack-like software. More fake work, slower orgs, and easier targets for companies that prioritize buildin…

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    Comment #49001767

    Just chiming in that there are lots of threats that aren't state level attackers. In fact for most people the threat is never gonna be the border guard. It's your parents, an abusi…

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    Comment #48888766

    For those interested in early internet pioneers, Wired did a collab with the internet society around the 1st group of folks inducted into the Hall of Fame, where wired independentl…

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    Comment #48888603

    Al Gore and Vint Cerf were both inaugural inductees in the Internet Hall of Fame The Internet gets a hall of fame (yes including Al Gore) | CNN Business https://share.google/zmVES2…

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    Comment #48883115

    Indeed a great trick. I often double it to TKTK just to make it stand out even more. Fun fact: the Ghost.org editor looks for TK https://ghost.org/changelog/tk-reminders/

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    Comment #48641082

    They are spreading but the tech bro forums, as always, hate it. Make your case creative and not another grey 3d printed case? You'll either get ignored or condescended to. Post you…

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    Comment #48496283

    Actually blocking a road in SF can get you a felony conspiracy count with this DA, especially if they don't like your message San Francisco’s Case Against Pro-Palestinian Activists…

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    Comment #48439139

    I miss Pivotal Tracker

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    Comment #48417516

    Maybe count this in the "feature,not a big" column? Github is making engineers more productive by turning off distracting fake work tools

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    Comment #48236176

    The kicker on this story is glorious

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    Comment #47971556

    Former. She stepped down

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    Comment #47966253

    This is a great behind-the-scenes look at the NSA-Hepting case. Can't wait to read Cohn's book. Also RIP Mark Klein. A true American hero who never tried to turn his whistle-blowin…

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    Comment #47850627

    Love Pendleton but they have moved some production to Mexico and other spots. Check before you buy For example, Pendleton Ganado Matelassé Blanket | Belk https://share.google/0QaaE…

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    Comment #47839299

    https://infowarslawsuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1-Oct...

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    Comment #47839295

    You can read the defamation complaint. Sure looks like Jones did way more than talk about other people's theories. https://infowarslawsuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1-Oct...

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    Comment #47823758

    Close but a lot of this, as Sen Wyden points out, turns on how NSA and DoJ lawyers define terms. So you get situations where bulk collection of communications of Americans to Ameri…

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    Comment #47823731

    Nah, they just finally decided to stop hanging out at the fascist playground. Seems like you like it there though