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Author: Drew DeVault <drew@ddevault.org>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:54:15 +0100
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+title: Using linkhut to signal-boost my bookmarks
+date: 2025-03-27
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+
+It must have been at least a year ago that I first noticed [linkhut], and its
+flagship instance at [ln.ht], appear on SourceHut, where it immediately caught
+my attention for its good taste in inspirations. Once upon a time, I had a
+[Pinboard] account, which is a similar concept, but I never used it for anything
+in the end. When I saw linkhut I had a similar experience: I signed up and
+played with it for a few minutes before moving on.
+
+[linkhut]: https://linkhut.org/
+[ln.ht]: https://ln.ht
+[Pinboard]: https://pinboard.in/
+
+I've been rethinking my relationship social media lately, as some may have
+inferred from my unannounced disappearance from Mastodon.[^1] While reflecting
+on this again recently, in a stroke of belated inspiration I suddenly
+appreciated the appeal of tools like linkhut, especially alongside RSS feeds --
+signal-boosting stuff I read and found interesting.
+
+[^1]: And simultaneous disappearance from BlueSky, though I imagine hardly
+ anyone noticed given that I had only used it for a couple of weeks. When I
+ set out to evaluate BlueSky for its merits from an OSS framing (findings:
+ both surprisingly open and not open enough), I also took a moment to
+ evaluate the social experience -- and found it wanting. Then I realized that
+ I also felt that way about Mastodon, and that was the end of that.
+
+The appeal of this reminds me of one of the major appeals of SoundCloud to me,
+back when I used it circa... 2013? That is: I could listen to the music that
+artists I liked were listening to, and that was *amazing* for discovering new
+music. Similarly, for those of you who enjoy my blog posts, and want to read the
+stuff I like reading, check out my [linkhut feed]. You can even [subscribe to
+its RSS feed][rss] if you like. There isn't much there today, but I will be
+filling it up with interesting articles I see and projects I find online.
+
+[linkhut feed]: https://ln.ht/~ddevault
+[rss]: https://ln.ht/_/feed/~ddevault
+
+I want to read *your* linkhut feed, too, but it's pretty quiet there at the
+moment. If you find the idea interesting, sign up for an account or set up your
+own instance and start bookmarking stuff -- and [email me] your feed so I can
+find some good stuff to subscribe to in my own feed reader.
+
+[email me]: mailto:sir@cmpwn.com
