korrents

personal websites

Publishing on something you own: plain text, formats that outlive their vendor, and syndicating from your own site outward.

What people on korrents have said about personal websites, newest first — 9 positions from 1 person.

  1. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our reading · no longer heldPublishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work.

    Recalls holdingI was acting like the record producer in New Jersey, making everyone come to my website. It was inconsiderate.

    SaidIf you have something worth spreading, it's considerate to spread it widely, to reach people through their favorite medium.

    ↗I was inconsiderate but now I'm everywheresive.rs 1st of 2 in this piece

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  3. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingYour own site stays the master source even once the work is syndicated everywhere else.

    Their wordsMy own site is the master source of everything I make. But now it's also shared everywhere, so we can meet in your city instead of my little town.

    ↗I was inconsiderate but now I'm everywheresive.rs 2nd of 2 in this piece

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  4. 15 months earlier
  5. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingWriting your thinking down in public is a form of life after death -- for human readers and for the language models that will read it too.

    Their wordsI'm trying to thoroughly write my thought processes, values, and worldview, so that you can remember it, re-create it and improve upon it.

    ↗Come and get me (both you and AI)sive.rs 1st of 2 in this piece

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  7. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingA personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one.

    Their wordsA personal website is an autobiography. I wish everyone had one. The more we share, the better.

    ↗Come and get me (both you and AI)sive.rs 2nd of 2 in this piece

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  8. 3 years earlier
  9. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingEverything you write that matters belongs in plain text files, because they are the only format that stays portable, non-commercial and readable for a lifetime.

    Their wordsThat's why I only use plain text files. They are the most reliable, flexible, and long-lasting option.

    ↗Write plain text filessive.rs 1st of 5 in this piece

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  11. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingStoring your own writing in a company's proprietary format is a mistake, because you will outlive the company.

    Their wordsYou will outlive these companies. Your writing should outlive you. Depending on companies is not an option.

    ↗Write plain text filessive.rs 2nd of 5 in this piece

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  13. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingPlain text is the only format guaranteed to be readable on devices that do not exist yet.

    Their wordsEvery device, including ones long gone, and ones not invented yet, can read and edit plain text.

    ↗Write plain text filessive.rs 2nd of 5 in this piece

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  15. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingNothing you depend on to write should require an internet connection.

    Their wordsDon't depend on any tool that needs an internet connection.

    ↗Write plain text filessive.rs 4th of 5 in this piece

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  17. DS

    Derek Sivers quoted

    Our readingA plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.

    Their wordsPlain text files and a basic text editor are enough. This is everything you need for great thinking and writing.

    ↗Write plain text filessive.rs 5th of 5 in this piece

    developer tools

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