Nils... I love your blog. Congrats on the move. If self-hosting means what I think it means, I agree with everyone who commented; it's the way to go.
Despite what you say though, I don't believe blogs will ever go out. Time will tell of course. How's about we make a deal to see which of us is right. Loser buys beer?
And what are these advanced buttons I see here "unclaimed" "register" "login DISQUS". Why do you do this to us simpletons Nils?
Nils Geylen
· 1 year ago
Hi Tom, how kind of you. I hope I won't disappoint. Self-hosted means I have my own domain, and have installed the blogging software myself on a bit of server space I rent and pay for myself. A blog on Blogger or Wordpress.com is free, but hosted on the servers of those companies. It means you are limited in making modifications etc. Self-hosted also means that when things break, it's probably my fault and I have to fix it. That's not so nice.
Blogs will certainly be around, but their form will no doubt change - I'm convinced of that. But now it seems as if I want to get out of making that bet, so okay, deal: I say blogs are gone within two years ;)
Disqus is a service that makes for better commenting. One of the things you can see is the indenting and the threads: people can now reply to comments and track those responses more easily. All comments on this blog can also be found at http://dotcomslashblog.disqus.com/ and if you're registered (that's what the second button is for) you can track all the Disqus comments you made on other blogs that use the service (which is what the third button is for). Do read up on http://disqus.com if you like.
In any case, again, thanks for your comment and I hope this explains some. Cheers!
Adem
· 1 year ago
The DISQUS system looks quite good, although it did confuse me first as they are ordered in chronological order or the last comment on the thread, which is very different from bog standard commenting. This does make it easier to keep up with a comment thread instead of having to read through a whole comment section to find out what the new comment relates to.... phew.... that sentance got away from me a bit there, but at least I know what I'm talking about!
Nils Geylen
· 1 year ago
Exactly, and the fact that the threading is linked to your Disqus account also helps in tracking and subscribing to comments that you made on separate comment and threads and even different blogs.
I think ;)
At least I know what you were saying.
Adem
· 1 year ago
Hey Nils, Just popping by as I saw your swanky new photo on Facebook and realised that I hadn't visited for a while.
All change eh? All the way from Napfisk, to No Dependancies No Logo, to NDNL, and now this.
I've added your new feed and will try and comment a little more than I have recently.
Nils Geylen
· 1 year ago
Hey Adem, thanks for popping round. Yeah, lots of things happened along the way. I hope I won't disappoint you and try to share interesting stuff with you. Do comment, I see the new Disqus commenting system is doing its job well already.
aatw
· 1 year ago
Congrats on the new blog! Self-hosted is the way to go. My blog was also hosted on wordpress.com till I moved it off.
No Dependencies No Logo used to be called Napfisk? I thought that was just your alias online.
Post more — it's good for you. Or at least that's what I read somewhere. Blogging helps relieve stress. I don't think the researchers who did that study realise it can also be a cause for stress for some of us.
Adem
· 1 year ago
Hmmm, maybe I'm getting old and confused Smaran, and probably meant that Napfisk changed into Nils sometime along the way....
*waking up* Anyway... yes, more posts are good!
aatw
· 1 year ago
Ah. I doubt it has anything to do with your age. Nils isn't the only one that used to be known by another name. :)
Nils Geylen
· 1 year ago
Yeah, All Along the Watchtower, Smaran, Koregaonpark, Smaran.in... If anyone knows about multiple identities/online presences it must be you indeed ;)
aatw
· 1 year ago
Mustn't forget Simran. :P
Nils Geylen
· 1 year ago
Indeed, Napfisk was an old nick. I switched to my real name and identity a while ago. Then came No Dependencies, NDNL and now this.
Yay for more posts. And more comments :)
Nils Geylen
· 1 year ago
Thank you, yes, self-hosting is the way. I'm preparing a post as we speak how self-hosting fits into cloud computing btw. So, yes, expect more posts soon. No stress. No stress dammit!
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Despite what you say though, I don't believe blogs will ever go out. Time will tell of course. How's about we make a deal to see which of us is right. Loser buys beer?
And what are these advanced buttons I see here "unclaimed" "register" "login DISQUS". Why do you do this to us simpletons Nils?
Blogs will certainly be around, but their form will no doubt change - I'm convinced of that. But now it seems as if I want to get out of making that bet, so okay, deal: I say blogs are gone within two years ;)
Disqus is a service that makes for better commenting. One of the things you can see is the indenting and the threads: people can now reply to comments and track those responses more easily. All comments on this blog can also be found at http://dotcomslashblog.disqus.com/ and if you're registered (that's what the second button is for) you can track all the Disqus comments you made on other blogs that use the service (which is what the third button is for). Do read up on http://disqus.com if you like.
In any case, again, thanks for your comment and I hope this explains some. Cheers!
I think ;)
At least I know what you were saying.
Just popping by as I saw your swanky new photo on Facebook and realised that I hadn't visited for a while.
All change eh? All the way from Napfisk, to No Dependancies No Logo, to NDNL, and now this.
I've added your new feed and will try and comment a little more than I have recently.
No Dependencies No Logo used to be called Napfisk? I thought that was just your alias online.
Post more — it's good for you. Or at least that's what I read somewhere. Blogging helps relieve stress. I don't think the researchers who did that study realise it can also be a cause for stress for some of us.
*waking up* Anyway... yes, more posts are good!
Yay for more posts. And more comments :)