Since I have not seen anyone mention it here, https://write.as/ might also be an option for someone looking to replace Medium.
Hosted by them or self-hosted.
Not affiliated in any way. Just like the idea.
Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
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Re: Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
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I was able to find his Medium page by looking up "henrylim96 medium". What's troubling to me is that this isn't some trigger-happy autoban - someone had to actively seek him out. It could have been someone who "snitched" on him, or (I suspect) a Medium employee.
So it's assumed that someone who has a pseudonym on Twitter is the same entity that uses that pseudonym on Medium?
I know of a few ways we can test this theory. We're going to need a short list of popular publishers on Medium.
Re: Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
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Seems an odd choice for a developer, for sure. I'm with all those who also have pointed out that self-hosting is the better route. Heck, as mentioned here, a compromise for this particular user would be to host the code on github and then use github pages for a nice companion site.
I typically go the github pages route. I used to buy domains for every project I spun up, but the collective bill started to add up for a bunch of very low traffic sites for projects that didn’t pan out. Now I just use github.io. The other concern is legacy. I’m getting up there in age. I would like some of my work to continue to be useful after I retire without me paying for domain renewals or worrying about hosting…
> but the collective bill started to add up for a bunch of very low traffic sites for projects that didn’t pan out.
Then maybe group them on a domain with subdomains or just subpages?
Re: Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
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Why not just use GitHub pages or it's equivalent gitlab alternative when you're already going static files? Super easy to maintain as publishing is always just a commit away and if you're feeling fancy you can pivot to your static site generator of choice later
All fun and games until Microsoft closes your repo on a false dmca claim.
+1 to this. Out of the frying pan (Medium) into the fire (Microsoft).
Re: Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
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Domains are super cheap and easy to get. Everyone should have one (especially anyone who calls themself a hacker). Ideally you would also self-host your servers, but having your own domain is the most important thing, because you can always change your hosting provider, whereas it is impossible to go back in time and rewrite all of the links to your old (now deleted) medium.com blog. "Owning" a domain just means you…
> but having your own domain is the most important thing, because you can always change your hosting provider What if your hosting provider or authorities seize your domain?
Authorities and locked platforms aren’t the same problem.
But definitely don’t buy a domain through a content platform. Buy it from a registrar and manually link it to whatever hosting/content platform you’re using. Preferably hosting with offsite backups that can actually be used to reconstitute a site elsewhere.
Re: Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why not just use GitHub pages or it's equivalent gitlab alternative when you're already going static files? Super easy to maintain as publishing is always just a commit away and if you're feeling fancy you can pivot to your static site generator of choice later
All fun and games until Microsoft closes your repo on a false dmca claim.
The same applies to literally all other offerings.
If the other party ceases to do business with you, you're just SOL. Not even a custom domain will protect you from that, as your register can effectively terminate it without releasing the domain.
It's always a question if risks, and they're miniscule for both GitHub and gitlab
Re: Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
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Please avoid building another platform. Odds are there is something that is close that needs a lot of help. I know sometimes there is a project that looks good but the maintainers are impossible to get along with. Thus there is sometimes a need to start over. Most of the time though what platforms need is more people to help out: fix bugs, write documentation, translate the UI, run UX tests. That is all the thankless…
Sounds like a vote to stick with my promise to help Friendica. I've got to admit my main issue with it is that it's in PHP. A lot of these platforms seem to be, and I'd rather work on something in, for example, Svelte+Node.js or something.
I don't know much about that space, but there is probably something written in language better than php. Good luck finding it
Re: Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
#98If you are a builder/creator (even hobbies, with 2 users) and generate contents, please get your own domain. Either you use a service/tool or otherwise but own the content. If you use a service and is important enough, take backups. Own your content, use eveything else as tools. These days, the question I usually ask is, "Can I walk out of this and what do I have to do if I need to?"
Domains are super cheap and easy to get. Everyone should have one (especially anyone who calls themself a hacker). Ideally you would also self-host your servers, but having your own domain is the most important thing, because you can always change your hosting provider, whereas it is impossible to go back in time and rewrite all of the links to your old (now deleted) medium.com blog. "Owning" a domain just means you…
What type of sites can be hosted on github pages? Can github pages be used free by anyone for any site? Can I have a blog under my own domain (with ads and make money) where I write about random stuff not relatade to any github project?
Feels like there must be alot of limitations, like not for profit, limited bandwidth/pageviews per month, and must be github project oriented etc or?
Re: Medium bans user for Chrome extension that opened articles in incognito mode
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Domains are super cheap and easy to get. Everyone should have one (especially anyone who calls themself a hacker). Ideally you would also self-host your servers, but having your own domain is the most important thing, because you can always change your hosting provider, whereas it is impossible to go back in time and rewrite all of the links to your old (now deleted) medium.com blog. "Owning" a domain just means you…
What type of sites can be hosted on github pages? Can github pages be used free by anyone for any site? Can I have a blog under my own domain (with ads and make money) where I write about random stuff not relatade to any github project? Feels like there must be alot of limitations, like not for profit, limited bandwidth/pageviews per month, and must be github project oriented etc or?
According to GitHub:
> You can use GitHub Pages to showcase some open source projects, host a blog, or even share your résumé
> GitHub Pages is not intended for or allowed to be used as a free web-hosting service to run your online business, e-commerce site, or any other website that is primarily directed at either facilitating commercial transactions or providing commercial software as a service (SaaS)
> In addition, your use of GitHub Pages is subject to the GitHub Terms of Service, including the restrictions on get-rich-quick schemes, sexually obscene content, and violent or threatening content or activity
> GitHub Pages sites have a soft bandwidth limit of 100 GB per month
https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github...
There are certainly better hosting options out there that provide more freedom, but GitHub Pages is nice for someone who just wants to get a personal site up and running without much fuss.