I do love reading, and I decided to post about the books or articles I read here as a symbolic way to claim my own data. I was inspired to do this by Molly White in some article or podcast. I know. I am using WordPress on the site where I host my blog, but it is the best I can do for now. Anyway. The books. I now use the StoryGraph for logging all the books I read. A part of me needs and thrives on such lists. I was on Goodreads for many years, but I never used the community all that much. I was there to keep track of my books. Period. I did make some friends, but many are friends I know IRL. A friend on the other side of the globe suggested I move to StoryGraph to get away from one particular billionaire, plus I…
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I’ve been thinking about various discussions about social media and free sites that do take some of your soul for their own profits. For years, social media “just worked”. I mean, there is no such thing as a free lunch, so you have always paid for the free services with your data. The ethical issues with these services have just kept on growing, especially recently. 2025 is the year of reckoning for me and my use of social media. I have lots and lots of thoughts on the matter, but not all are clear in my head yet. I am still working things out in my mind because some steps can mean leaving communities that I do care about. For example, I joined a certain birdsite back in 2008, and I learned so much from people in the technical communication community and the accessibility community. I made friends online, but…
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