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2025-03-27-Using-linkhut.md (2371B)

    

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  2. title: Using linkhut to signal-boost my bookmarks
  3. date: 2025-03-27
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  6. It must have been at least a year ago that I first noticed [linkhut], and its
  7. flagship instance at [ln.ht], appear on SourceHut, where it immediately caught
  8. my attention for its good taste in inspirations. Once upon a time, I had a
  9. [Pinboard] account, which is a similar concept, but I never used it for anything
  10. in the end. When I saw linkhut I had a similar experience: I signed up and
  11. played with it for a few minutes before moving on.
  13. [linkhut]: https://linkhut.org/
  14. [ln.ht]: https://ln.ht
  15. [Pinboard]: https://pinboard.in/
  17. I've been rethinking my relationship social media lately, as some may have
  18. inferred from my unannounced disappearance from Mastodon.[^1] While reflecting
  19. on this again recently, in a stroke of belated inspiration I suddenly
  20. appreciated the appeal of tools like linkhut, especially alongside RSS feeds --
  21. signal-boosting stuff I read and found interesting.
  23. [^1]: And simultaneous disappearance from BlueSky, though I imagine hardly
  24.     anyone noticed given that I had only used it for a couple of weeks. When I
  25.     set out to evaluate BlueSky for its merits from an OSS framing (findings:
  26.     both surprisingly open and not open enough), I also took a moment to
  27.     evaluate the social experience -- and found it wanting. Then I realized that
  28.     I also felt that way about Mastodon, and that was the end of that.
  30. The appeal of this reminds me of one of the major appeals of SoundCloud to me,
  31. back when I used it circa... 2013? That is: I could listen to the music that
  32. artists I liked were listening to, and that was *amazing* for discovering new
  33. music. Similarly, for those of you who enjoy my blog posts, and want to read the
  34. stuff I like reading, check out my [linkhut feed]. You can even [subscribe to
  35. its RSS feed][rss] if you like. There isn't much there today, but I will be
  36. filling it up with interesting articles I see and projects I find online.
  38. [linkhut feed]: https://ln.ht/~ddevault
  39. [rss]: https://ln.ht/_/feed/~ddevault
  41. I want to read *your* linkhut feed, too, but it's pretty quiet there at the
  42. moment. If you find the idea interesting, sign up for an account or set up your
  43. own instance and start bookmarking stuff -- and [email me] your feed so I can
  44. find some good stuff to subscribe to in my own feed reader.
  46. [email me]: mailto:sir@cmpwn.com