UPDATE: Launched! No invite needed. Help me get the word out 🙏
I’m building https://lmno.lol, a new blogging service
😡 No #tracking #ads #paywall or #bloat
🥰 #privacy first, read anywhere, #markdown, bring your own #editor
My blog https://lmno.lol/alvaro
Happy to send invites.
Please help me get the word out 🙏
#vim #emacs #vscode #minimalism #indiedev #indieweb #indie #smolnet #smallnet #plaintext
@CodingThunder Fucking A. Appreciate the straightforward transparency. More services like this please.
OH! This looks like fun!
@fastfinge @seedy Thanks for this! I hadn't considered it. I've now hidden the ASCII art banner from screen reader via aria-hidden="true" for the time being. It should at least get rid of the noise, I hope. Lemme know if otherwise.
I also intend to support image banners. It's already in the backlog.
@fastfinge @seedy The challenge in normalizing the default banner image/ascii art is that the customization loses its relevance. This may be ok, but we may as well consider removing it altogether.
With respect to generating generically unique imagery, one option that comes to mind is automatically generating the ASCII art per blog handle/name. The LMNO ASCII art was generated by feeding those same letters to a tool anyway.
Porkbun is an amazingly awesome ICANN accredited domain name registrar based out of the Pacific Northwest. We're different, we're easy, and we're affordable. Use us, you won't be sorry. If you don't use us we'll be sad, but we'll still love you.
@phranck @ctietze https://lmno.lol/lmno/frequently-asked-questions#why-name-it-lmno.lol%3F but frankly, it's hard to get great domains that aren't crazy expensive! I have others registered. I intend to enable multiple entry points so folks can pick whichever flavour they prefer.
ps. If you have a great domain you're willing to part with, I'm listening ;)
@xenodium @ctietze I just have registered my account and have written nothing, atm.
BUT: I bet I will like this service. Not only because it offers plain Markdown, but also because of its simplicity. And I think you should add a monetisation option when the time comes. Either on a donation basis or some kind of subscription. It doesn't have to be expensive, but it gives you the opportunity to at least cover the costs.
@xenodium @ctietze As I mentioned, without using it actually by myself, I already have one question:
Having a look at your account https://lmno.lol/alvaro I ask myself: Is/will be there a way of grouping by month/year/something else (in the future)?
@phranck @ctietze Multi-file is on the backlog.
Give single-file a try. I can say there’s something fairly refreshing and simple about powering a blog from a single file.
With a great editor, it’s a breeze to navigate but also more portable (btw https://lmno.lol/alvaro is roughly 10 years worth of posts).
@xenodium @ctietze Porting some blog posts from https://phranck.dev to https://lmno.lol/phranck
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