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Off-Topics by Bloqdigital
Off-Topics by BloqdigitalJul 8, 2026
Journaling in the age of Articlemaxxing
Or How I miss the innocent days of Livejournal.. When did writing online become driven by farming success course-slop? Why does everyone want to help me grow, so long as I sign up to an online program or join a paid membership tier? Why does Substack's notes feed look and read with exactly the same level of engagement farming as Crypto Twitter did during the NFT and meme coin heydays?
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writingarticlemaxxing
Barometric
BarometricFeb 10, 2026
A pressing need
atprotodiscord
Brennan Kenneth Brown ♾️
Brennan Kenneth Brown ♾️Feb 5, 2026
Substack's Subpar Subculture
The newsletter platform is supposed to be the new economic engine for culture. Yet, they let hate speech fester. Why? The answer is obvious. Writing is treated as commodity instead of sacred art. But there is a solution.
Substackwriting
brennan.day
brennan.dayFeb 5, 2026
Substack's Subpar Subculture
The newsletter platform is supposed to be the new economic engine for culture. Yet, they let hate speech fester. Why? The answer is obvious. Writing is treated as commodity instead of sacred art. But there is a solution.
Substackwriting
augment
augmentAug 14, 2024
The Fediverse and Front Porches - Human-Generated Content
Human Generated Content, Issue 6
human generated contentactivitypub
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 28, 2024
The Value Of A Promise
When you hear a company like Substack or Canva make a promise, you may get pretty cynical that they’re going to keep it. Honestly, I get that.
promisesaffinity
Aaron Ross Powell
Aaron Ross PowellFeb 27, 2024
Substack Doesn't Want You to Leave
Substack's business model is unsustainable—unless they lock all their writers in.
technologypublishing
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJan 10, 2024
Barely Minimum
Substack favors the quick fix for its moderation crisis over the fundamental change, leaving a lot of longtime users in the lurch.
substacknewsletters
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 28, 2023
The Open Letter Still Works
Our final year-end Tedium award honors an open letter that hopefully encourages more creator-economy activism in 2024.
open letterssubstack
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetApr 12, 2023
The Whole Stack
Substack got an unexpected wave of momentum last week that threatens to upend the game for people who just want email to be email. What should indie newsletter publishers think of that?
newsletterssocial media
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetApr 6, 2022
The Central Question
What is the difference between centralization and decentralization, and what should you know? I was asked this question recently; here’s my attempt to answer.
social mediacentralization
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetMar 19, 2021
Newsletter, Untethered
There’s no real reason you have to use a platform like Substack to send email. If you want to get into making a newsletter of your own, understand your options.
newslettersemail
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetDec 22, 2020
Big Email Energy
Why your favorite email newsletter (not Tedium) always gets cut off by your favorite webmail client. (It may be all the tracking stuff in the links!)
emailemail clients
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comAug 30, 2020
Final thoughts on Mozilla (for now)
Updating my analysis to reflect the renewal of the Google deal.
MozillaSubstack
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
Tedium: The Dull Side of the InternetJul 14, 2020
No Room for Design
Of the many things that social platforms have taken away from us, perhaps the most disappointing is the freedom to customize our spaces. We need it back.
designgraphic design
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comFeb 9, 2020
Fast, cheap, or good elections, pick any two
Some thoughts on the Iowa caucuses vs. the Irish general election.
Irelandpolitics
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comJan 4, 2020
More on the 5,000 "missing" affordable housing units
A clarification on the claimed shortage of affordable housing in Howard County.
housingHoward County
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comNov 21, 2019
Housing, schools, and public transportation
More thoughts on Howard County school redistricting and housing affordability.
Howard Countyhousing
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comNov 17, 2019
The case of the missing affordable housing
The story behind the claim that Howard County needs 5,000 more affordable units.
Howard CountySubstack
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comOct 16, 2019
How to elevate Maryland
Maryland’s fate is tied to Baltimore’s, and Baltimore’s to creating a safe and secure city for all.
BaltimoreMaryland
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comOct 9, 2019
Population density in Ellicott City, Maryland
A look at the numbers at the census block group and census block levels.
HoCoDataHoward County
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comOct 2, 2019
Population density in Columbia, Maryland
Zooming in on the Columbia CDP at the census block and block group levels
HoCoDataHoward County
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comSep 25, 2019
Moving to opportunity in Howard County
How welcoming should we be to those who wish to move here?
Howard CountySubstack
frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comSep 19, 2019
More on Howard County population density
Looking at density variations in a slightly different way.
HoCoDataHoward County