After taking a bit of a sabbatical in 2022, I’m back into Write.as and WriteFreely development. My views on the product naturally change ...

ust head to your blog's Customize page, and enter the URL you want to verify. If you’re on Mastodon, simply add a link back to your Write.as blog and it’ll show up as verified! It works by adding a rel="me" link in the `` section of your blog. (Thanks to @rmasoni@m...

It’s February 2nd, the day we first launched Write.as in 2015! A lot has happened this past year, both on the web and with the small team...

Disclaimer: I'm not an expert in Git. This post is me trying to understand how it works, by trying to explain it to someone else. If I've...

As we settle into the summer, we’re taking an easier pace here at Write.as. Here’s what’s been happening lately, and what you can expect ...

That was a very spiritual year for him. Turned 33 years old. That's how old Jesus was when he quit showing off and died and grew up and got a real job. He definitely ha...

There are many services under the WriteFreely/Write.as umbrella: Write.as Snap.as Remark.as Discuss.write.as Here's how I see it workin...

erything is powered by our Discourse forum. Write.as users get a certain email address to send to, based on their support level. Those emails show up in different Discourse group inboxes. The high-priority group also pings my personal email, just so I don’t forget it’s there. But the low-priority group won’t ever disturb me — I have to visit that inbox to see messages there. When my email hour starts, first I v...

made more progress on the app. I’m trying not to get too bogged down by a checklist of “blog commenting” functionality, and focus more on the experience of “hanging out around blogs.” That means things will be a little funky when you arrive, and maybe a little disorienting — but that’s kind of the point. I don’t want to build a sterile, Facebook-ish environment. As of last night, instead of landing in a network-wide space (the “Café”), I hav...

Some interesting posts I've discovered in these parts over the last while: Staying Informed Without Big Tech Why The Constant Need To Do...

I hadn't seen this from Matt when it first came out last month, but it hit me timely today: When tech oversteps its mandate as a too...

I'm slowly, quietly mulling over the idea of a Write.as "version 2" that takes the past six years of lessons and starts from scratch, in ...