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Re: Open for everyone

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Post by dclowd9901 »

notwedtm wrote: post #222
DigitalSea wrote: post #211

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would like to clarify my comment as some people has misinterpreted what I actually meant. I think Svbtle is great, but at the same time, how is it any different to that of other blog platforms that tout themselves as having a clean interface for writing content? We have Medium, Ghost, Tumblr and even Quora. The competitive edge that Svbtle had was its exclusivity, an edge they've now lost by opening it up. I wasn't…

I feel the exact same way, and did when I first heard of Svbtle. In fact, in some small way, even when I get linked to a post on an Svbtle-hosted blog, I get an off putting feeling just knowing that this was one of those people who was "better" than me, since they were allowed to have a Svbtle blog, and I was not. I often even lost interest in the author's content because of this nagging feeling. Running a beta perio…

I honestly don't understand the point of a "walled garden" blog, aside from perhaps a curation mechanic. If I were to post on there among all the great writers on the site, still nobody would have seen my work. So rather than I still a sense of inferiority into, well, everyone, why not just make it open and feature the best writers? Win-win. And if I'm not mistaken, that's Medium's approach, is it not?

Re: Open for everyone

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Post by vectorsys »

jessaustin wrote: post #208
anologwintermut wrote: post #192

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Do you use GNU/Linux or OSX? Good luck claim Steve Jobs or RMS isn't a dick.

RMS is not "a dick". He is misunderstood by cretins. There is a difference.

The whole RMS is only a dick for those that don't understand him doesn't work around here. You just have to accept that many people understand him and his motives and think he's a dick.

Re: Open for everyone

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Post by aen »

Svbtle's great for some people and Medium's better in some ways. It's like comparing Blogger with WordPress. The future is in content-centricity and interface-simplicity. Let's appreciate these guys for leading the frontier.

PS: This one is more in tune with how the brain works. Pretty radical idea for a writing interface. https://vimeo.com/66995098

Re: Open for everyone

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Post by shurcooL »

shurcooL wrote: post #218
mijustin wrote: post #9

Open for everyone My first question is: "who is this for?" The interface, and experience look great. But who needs this? Who is pulling out their hair looking for a new hosted publishing platform that they don't control? Maybe this is a "hair-on-fire" (Patio11) problem for some folks - but I couldn't tell from the blog post. I think this is a mistake a lot of us make when we're marketing, writing about our products:…

It might be for me. It may not be. It is _definitely_ for me to try and find out. I've been wanting a very simple, minimalistic platform to blog. I _thought_ the reason I've abandoned my wordpress blog is because I dislike how complex and advanced it is. I want the simplest thing ever. Svbtle looked like that thing since it first came out. I'll find out soon enough.

I just tried to test out its technical aspects, here's what I found:

> I like it, but noticing a few problems so far. Can’t tab while writing markdown. No live preview for markdown (may or may not be a problem). No confirmation of saving changes if you close the tab/navigate away. Drag and drop to upload images works okay, but Cmd+V doesn’t.

> Fenced blocks don’t do syntax highlighting (for Go at least).

> Can’t see invisible whitespace.

> The rest is good.

> Also, I don't see a way to export your content, nor a way to delete your account.

Re: Open for everyone

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Post by jessedhillon »

na85 wrote: post #236
jessedhillon wrote: post #232

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The claim was that you're prone to making mistakes if you judge software by the traits of the authors. How do you know that you haven't made a mistake? Disregarding that, strictly speaking, the onus is on pg to show that you made a mistake (if this were a debate) In general, statements and actions of the authors do seem to be extremely irrelevant components of software quality.

If that's the claim then the onus is on the claimant to demonstrate why or how I have made a mistake, not for me to demonstrate why or how I haven't.

I acknowledged that and asked you to put it aside for just a moment. Did you even read my comment?

Re: Open for everyone

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Post by ronaldx »

na85 wrote: post #189
pg wrote: post #173

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If you pick software based on your opinion of the attitude of the authors, rather than its actual qualities, you're going to make a lot of mistakes. Do you have any opinion about Svbtle itself, incidentally? Have you tried using it? What do you feel are its advantages and disadvantages compared to Medium?

>If you pick software based on your opinion of the attitude of the authors, rather than its actual qualities, you're going to make a lot of mistakes. Disagree. I don't like the way Microsoft does business, and I think Steve Ballmer is an egotistical prick, so I don't buy their products. I don't use Windows on my devices (including phone), I don't use Skype, I don't own an xbox and therefore I don't use xbox live, etc…

I agree with this in concept: your money is your economic power, and that economic power supports the people you spend it on, including their actions and attitudes. You are handing over the economic power for them to continue with whatever behaviour you dislike.

While I agree with pg in that perhaps this shouldn't be your first consideration in picking software, there clearly is significant reason to consider your opinion of the authors.

Re: Open for everyone

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Post by na85 »

jessedhillon wrote: post #246
na85 wrote: post #236

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If that's the claim then the onus is on the claimant to demonstrate why or how I have made a mistake, not for me to demonstrate why or how I haven't.

I acknowledged that and asked you to put it aside for just a moment. Did you even read my comment?

>Did you even read my comment?

Uhh... no. Not really.

Having read it now, though, I don't care if I've made what someone else considers to be a mistake. My operating system choice suits me just fine.

Re: Open for everyone

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Post by na85 »

vectorsys wrote: post #242
jessaustin wrote: post #208

Earlier quoted context omitted.

RMS is not "a dick". He is misunderstood by cretins. There is a difference.

The whole RMS is only a dick for those that don't understand him doesn't work around here. You just have to accept that many people understand him and his motives and think he's a dick.

There needs to be a "free software extremist" though. That role is necessary so that when someone like myself stakes out a less-extreme position I can't help but seem reasonable in comparison.

Re: Open for everyone

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Post by kibibu »

Touche wrote: post #168
lucian1900 wrote: post #142

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It restricts Medium to people with Twitter accounts. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone has one.

You can get them for free, using a throwaway email and fake identity if wanted. Why is it preferable to get a Medium account?

What happens when Twitter crashes and burns, and now you can't access your blog?
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