Matt
@baer.works
words, photos, decentralized social networks. founder @write.as, developer @ writefreely
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We've just released #WriteFreely v0.16, with a ton of improvements for the fediverse, including support for Likes, the Creator tag, and better look for your articles on microblogging platforms!
Read about all the new changes and grab the latest version on our blog: blog.writefreely.org/version-0-16
Read about all the new changes and grab the latest version on our blog: blog.writefreely.org/version-0-16
Version 0.16
WriteFreely v0.16 is finally here, and it brings a ton of improvements, especially for the fediverse! We've also fixed some long-standing...
blog.writefreely.org
August 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We've just released #WriteFreely v0.16, with a ton of improvements for the fediverse, including support for Likes, the Creator tag, and better look for your articles on microblogging platforms!
Read about all the new changes and grab the latest version on our blog: blog.writefreely.org/version-0-16
Read about all the new changes and grab the latest version on our blog: blog.writefreely.org/version-0-16
On my way to #FediCon in Vancouver! Excited to see friends both old and new in person. If you'll be there, let me know -- I'd love to make sure we meet up.
July 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
On my way to #FediCon in Vancouver! Excited to see friends both old and new in person. If you'll be there, let me know -- I'd love to make sure we meet up.
praying to my ultra-sentient AI god while on the phone with my AI therapist doing couples therapy with my AI girlfriend about how my AI ceo laid me off to replace me with AI. been a tough week, y'all
June 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
praying to my ultra-sentient AI god while on the phone with my AI therapist doing couples therapy with my AI girlfriend about how my AI ceo laid me off to replace me with AI. been a tough week, y'all
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I love reading serious stories about guys who believe AGI is real, it feels like a bunch of millionaires plotting to find and capture Santa Claus
June 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I love reading serious stories about guys who believe AGI is real, it feels like a bunch of millionaires plotting to find and capture Santa Claus
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After that, you can always get a free account by asking an existing user for an invite.
Otherwise, you can support our independent publishing platform by subscribing to Pro! (write.as/pro)
And you can always join one of many independent #WriteFreely communities (writefreely.org/instances).
Otherwise, you can support our independent publishing platform by subscribing to Pro! (write.as/pro)
And you can always join one of many independent #WriteFreely communities (writefreely.org/instances).
Write.as Pro
Write.as Pro gives individual writers all they need to write, publish, and reach an audience.
write.as
June 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
After that, you can always get a free account by asking an existing user for an invite.
Otherwise, you can support our independent publishing platform by subscribing to Pro! (write.as/pro)
And you can always join one of many independent #WriteFreely communities (writefreely.org/instances).
Otherwise, you can support our independent publishing platform by subscribing to Pro! (write.as/pro)
And you can always join one of many independent #WriteFreely communities (writefreely.org/instances).
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Twitter is never coming back. It was a moment of time.
Microblogging is a bad modality in a world flooded with malicious velocity, algorithmic distortion & frankly patterns we rewarded w attention in the peak twitter era.
We need to invent new forms, probably lots of them.
Microblogging is a bad modality in a world flooded with malicious velocity, algorithmic distortion & frankly patterns we rewarded w attention in the peak twitter era.
We need to invent new forms, probably lots of them.
June 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Twitter is never coming back. It was a moment of time.
Microblogging is a bad modality in a world flooded with malicious velocity, algorithmic distortion & frankly patterns we rewarded w attention in the peak twitter era.
We need to invent new forms, probably lots of them.
Microblogging is a bad modality in a world flooded with malicious velocity, algorithmic distortion & frankly patterns we rewarded w attention in the peak twitter era.
We need to invent new forms, probably lots of them.
Hi again 👋 I'm back, getting caught up and back to work on @write.as & #WriteFreely. More updates soon!
May 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hi again 👋 I'm back, getting caught up and back to work on @write.as & #WriteFreely. More updates soon!
the future is just us sitting by while a bunch of bros with no taste whatsoever post AI-generated bullshit and chant, "it's getting so good, so fast"
March 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
the future is just us sitting by while a bunch of bros with no taste whatsoever post AI-generated bullshit and chant, "it's getting so good, so fast"
an Instagram reel that's basically a still image just telling you to read a caption is the most cursed social media format
March 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
an Instagram reel that's basically a still image just telling you to read a caption is the most cursed social media format
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We're celebrating a decade on the web with a sale on our long-lasting Pro plan and iOS app, all throughout February 🥳
write.as/deals/a-deca...
write.as/deals/a-deca...
A Decade of Write.as Sale
It's been 10 years since we launched Write.as! To celebrate, for all of February, we're having a sale on our long-term, 5-year Pro plan a...
write.as
February 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We're celebrating a decade on the web with a sale on our long-lasting Pro plan and iOS app, all throughout February 🥳
write.as/deals/a-deca...
write.as/deals/a-deca...
Honestly bring back timed programming and put it in streaming services. Curate channels and let me pick one. Sometimes I just wanna watch *something* without thinking too hard about it.
November 30, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Honestly bring back timed programming and put it in streaming services. Curate channels and let me pick one. Sometimes I just wanna watch *something* without thinking too hard about it.
Verrry interesting 🤔
Bluesky's clearly thought of this. You can manage many sub-domain handles at once without needing domain records for each one!
(Happy to advise any news organization interested in implementing this.)
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
(Happy to advise any news organization interested in implementing this.)
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
November 23, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Verrry interesting 🤔
I'd like to experiment with adding ATproto support alongside ActivityPub in @write.as, but where do I start? Assuming all blog posts would be hosted in our PDS, and we'd provide identity so people can have e.g. @myblog.write.as
November 18, 2024 at 7:33 PM
I'd like to experiment with adding ATproto support alongside ActivityPub in @write.as, but where do I start? Assuming all blog posts would be hosted in our PDS, and we'd provide identity so people can have e.g. @myblog.write.as
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Independent writers starter pack!
I'll keep adding to it, so let me know if I've missed anyone.
I'll keep adding to it, so let me know if I've missed anyone.
November 10, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Independent writers starter pack!
I'll keep adding to it, so let me know if I've missed anyone.
I'll keep adding to it, so let me know if I've missed anyone.
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the spammers are getting clever over on github
October 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
the spammers are getting clever over on github
Been spending most of my time on Masto and (ugh) Threads. But maybe time to revisit bsky
October 19, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Been spending most of my time on Masto and (ugh) Threads. But maybe time to revisit bsky
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We just opened up completely free accounts again! Now you can start a blog on our clean, minimalist platform at no cost — and even post directly to the #fediverse!
write.as/blog/re-open...
write.as/blog/re-open...
Re-opening Free Accounts
We’re re-opening completely free accounts on Write.as, so more people can start a blog on our clean, distraction-free writing platform. ...
write.as
October 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM
We just opened up completely free accounts again! Now you can start a blog on our clean, minimalist platform at no cost — and even post directly to the #fediverse!
write.as/blog/re-open...
write.as/blog/re-open...
Really excited to bring paid long-form writing to the fediverse with @write.as and sub.club! Really cool possibilities here, and it works so well across the social web.
October 10, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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📢 Now Pro users can add a custom social share image on their blog! write.as/updates/want...
Want more control over how your links show up on social media?
Want more control over how your links show up on social media? Now Pro users can upload a custom image that will show on sites like Masto...
write.as
March 6, 2024 at 8:34 PM
📢 Now Pro users can add a custom social share image on their blog! write.as/updates/want...
How is AI art as bad as NFT art was. Did we learn nothing from the technological revolution that was web3?
August 12, 2023 at 1:23 PM
How is AI art as bad as NFT art was. Did we learn nothing from the technological revolution that was web3?
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Social media is exactly like the real world in that the less you know about what's going on the more you'll enjoy it
August 8, 2023 at 2:17 AM
Social media is exactly like the real world in that the less you know about what's going on the more you'll enjoy it
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Today's newsletter is about how social networks only succeed by accepting the chaos and weirdness of the human condition - and how Meta's Threads is already unravelling by trying to sell the Kidz Bop of Social Networking.
https://tinyurl.com/wyat72123
https://tinyurl.com/wyat72123
Threadbare
The problem with making a new social network is that (as I’ve related before) you are only really selling a place. While you can stomp your feet and yell that you’re providing a service and that t...
tinyurl.com
July 21, 2023 at 7:48 PM
Today's newsletter is about how social networks only succeed by accepting the chaos and weirdness of the human condition - and how Meta's Threads is already unravelling by trying to sell the Kidz Bop of Social Networking.
https://tinyurl.com/wyat72123
https://tinyurl.com/wyat72123
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BlueSky: Trans person makes a joke replying to Jake Tapper, immediately illustrated by comic artist, liked by AOC. Everything gets nine likes.
Threads: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a rap battle between Frito-Lay and Cheez-Its riddled with "chedda," avoiding hard-R. The CIA buys all the data.
Threads: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a rap battle between Frito-Lay and Cheez-Its riddled with "chedda," avoiding hard-R. The CIA buys all the data.
July 7, 2023 at 2:58 PM
BlueSky: Trans person makes a joke replying to Jake Tapper, immediately illustrated by comic artist, liked by AOC. Everything gets nine likes.
Threads: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a rap battle between Frito-Lay and Cheez-Its riddled with "chedda," avoiding hard-R. The CIA buys all the data.
Threads: Ellen DeGeneres hosts a rap battle between Frito-Lay and Cheez-Its riddled with "chedda," avoiding hard-R. The CIA buys all the data.