ldstephens weblog
ldstephens weblog
ldstephens
A weblog by ldstephens. This is my little corner of the web where I share whatever’s on my mind: stories, random thoughts, and the occasional rant.
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March 22, 2025 Emily Peck, writing for Axios: Seniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick says Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick suggested this week that only "fraudsters" would complain about missing a monthly...
March 16, 2025 Blogging is a conversation. It’s a conversation with yourself and it’s a conversation with others.[…] You don’t have to be an essayist. (Though you can be one if you want!) Don’t let those essayists discourage you from...
March 7, 2025 getting recognized as a blogger these days is rarely going to work. People are increasingly consuming different types of content these days, and this is largely due to the way AI is changing the way we interact with the...
March 2, 2025 Writing without an audience might feel pointless. It isn’t just about being read; it’s about thinking more clearly. Putting thoughts into words forces us to process them in a way passive consumption doesn't. But most of...
February 26, 2025 Hannah Ziegler, The Washington Post Online education company Chegg sues Google, says AI is killing business A new lawsuit against Google alleges that the search giant’s artificial intelligence summaries have hurt online...
February 20, 2025 Dave Rogers I have a 10th generation Kindle Paperwhite. I've read from it a fair amount, particularly when I was away, because it's so light. But I generally don't care for the experience. It's very slow, and whenever I...
February 20, 2025 Employ private posts — I don’t have to publish everything I write Tracy Durnell
February 10, 2025 Democrats, obviously, aren’t thrilled, but the more meaningful data is that Republicans don’t like what Elon Musk is doing at all.[…] Voters who supported Trump based on economic promises are instead seeing federal...
February 6, 2025 I’ve been using AI in two ways: for help with my writing and for figuring out how to do things. My writing skills aren’t that great. I know what I want to say and how I want to say it, but I struggle to put it into...
February 2, 2025 Bradley Taunt, btxx.org: Another problem arises when you finally do convince someone to start “blogging” online; self-doubt. “What could I possibly have to share?” “What if everyone hates what I post?” “What if my...
February 2, 2025 Unplatform Unplatform is an interactive guidebook, online library, and recommendations database intended to help you escape social media and join the indie web. I’m not on social media, but I’m a big fan of having your...
September 30, 2024 I like this conversation so I thought I would chime in: it revolves around how different bloggers discover new blogs. Barry Hess mentions submitting his blog to various directories but notes limited traffic from them....
September 23, 2024 In this blog post, Manu reflects on the divide between two groups regarding the future of being social on the web. And in those posts, I’m starting to see a trend of some sort. People are apparently starting to split...
September 3, 2024 Give up on trying to be popular. I try not to filter myself based on what I believe will be popular. Some of my favourite posts get ignored. Some posts get popular and I have no idea why. Besides, terrible posts get...
September 3, 2024 "Here's a simple trick for getting more people to read what you write: write in spoken language.[…] It seems to be hard for most people to write in spoken language. So perhaps the best solution is to write your first...