In this guide, you will find out the pros and cons of external SSDs and HDDs, so you can decide which one is better for your needs.

https://teknofixitsolutions.com/ssd-vs-hdd-which-is-better-for-external-storage/

Is it bad that #AI providers scrape your content, #blog, source code, etc. to train their #AI models?
If yes, why? Because they make money?

Did you also block the #Google search crawler before the AI hype? If no, why not? Google Search is also making money from your content, your blog posts, your source code, and even more. So why not block the Google search crawler from accessing your website as well?

It makes no sense to me to block only AI providers from accessing my website.

Who’s blogging about libraries these days? I know @jessamyn @platypus @ppival @cyberpunklibrarian . Who am I missing? Looking for diversity (library types, personal identities, topics).

Forty Years of the Sinatras

A funny thing happens if you don't die young: You get old. And all the people around you who don't die get old too. And the weirdest part is that when you get the chance to hang out together with people you've known for a long time, it doesn't feel that much different than when you were young. Sure, our feet and backs get sore now and we probably all drink w...

Read more: https://gloriousnoise.com/2025/forty-years-of-the-sinatras

If Americans Hate Gerrymandering So Much, Why Don’t We Dump It? Politicians.
#Murdockinations #blog #Gerrymandering
https://jzmurdock.blogspot.com/2025/08/if-americans-hate-gerrymandering-so.html

"The more the Fediverse can be baked into systems already in use, as with the Wordpress plugin and Ghost 6.0, the easier it will be to make connections without platform or protocol battles." - @michael

Part 2 of Michael's post-FediCon blog series, exploring growth with a grassroots vibe, is out now! Check it out below

https://www.blog-pat.ch/third-spaces-in-the-fediverse-fedicon-thoughts-part-ii/

: Good morning! AutoTrick here with your daily #blog notification. Yesterday, Trick made 1 posts on trickjarrett.com. Including post about: #chess.

Here's the day's archive for you to read: https://trickjarrett.com/2025-08-11.html

Discover the serene world of Shintoism — Japan’s ancient spirituality where nature and kami (spirits) come alive. This gentle introduction explores the beauty of rituals, shrines, and the deep connection between humans and the natural world. Perfect read for anyone curious about Japanese culture and spiritual traditions!

Read more:
https://aoiwave.wordpress.com/2025/08/11/whispers-of-the-kami-a-gentle-introduction-to-japanese-shintoism/

I added a new #blog post:

The right (todo) app for me
Being honest about the apps I use. #blaugust2025

https://gobino.be/the-right-todo-app-for-me/

Hivemind friends of Mastodon, what are good places and ways to promote / advertise my #ttrpg #blog ? I'd like to get more eyes on my writing, but I don't want to just spam Masto. I've been given permission to link in a couple Discord servers I'm in already.

> You crazy son of a bitch, you actually did it.

Yes, I did it. I added a CI and (near) CD to my personal blog, and I wrote up some notes on the experience (given my slightly unusual tech stack) of App Engine (dynamic and static hosting) and Hugo.

I even quickly reached the conclusion that Terraform would reasonably have a place here give modern IAM ecosystem needs and prototyped what a WIF/OIDC Terraform configuration would look like.

https://matttproud.com/blog/posts/blog-ci-cd.html

New blog post:

"Fixing a fatal git error when upgrading LiberaForms to v4.2.0 by changing my git config origin from Gitlab to Codeberg"

tl;dr: @liberaforms changed from Gitlab to Codeberg recently, and I needed to update my git config accordingly.

Written in case it helps anyone else!

https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/08/fixing-a-fatal-git-error-when-upgrading-liberaforms-to-v420-by-changing-my-git-config-origin-from-gitlab-to-codeberg/

A stranger comes to town, but there’s more than just the dish of the day on the menu in Sheyla Smanioto's short story Intruder, translated from Portuguese by Laura Garmeson and Sophie Lewis:

https://www.fictionable.world/stories/intruder-sheyla-smanioto-translated-by-laura-garmeson-and-sophie-lewis

Image: Mínimo

#books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #blog #podcast #bookstodon @bookstodon

Scratching my head at how often people here write about getting back to writing their blog... when they could just be writing their blog.

Include with that actual blog posts which discuss nothing other than how this is the first blog post in a while. [bemused]

Here's my entry for this month's IndieWeb carnival, hosted by @immarisabel!

I was excited for this prompt since it gives me the opportunity to talk about “color” as it relates to musical timbre, and how I like to emphasize those aspects when I write music:

https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/08/indieweb-carnival-tone-colors/

#IndieWeb #Blogging #Blog #Musodon #Composer #ContemporaryMusic #ClassicalMusic #ElectronicMusic #ExperimentalMusic #NoiseMusic @contemporarymusic

If you have a blog, what do you use for comment management?

New #blog post! I collected together a bunch of resources and techniques that I used to study #Japanese! If you've ever wanted to start learning on your own, here are some recs!

https://renkotsuban.com/posts/2025-08-12-Japanese-self-study-resources.html

websites are cool. @hollie gets it.

https://lyonsinbeta.com/blog/202508111327/

Rückblick auf KW 32 in der MLB

https://inside-the-dugout.de/posts/2025/wk32/

The Unthinkable Summit: Would Trump Really Arrest Putin in Alaska?
#Murdockinations #blog #PutinInAlaska #TrumpSummitTwist #ArrestOrAlly
https://jzmurdock.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-unthinkable-summit-would-trump.html