Too infrequent, but I’m on my way (it’s in German, because that’s where I come from)
So many good reads mentioned in this thread. Thanks for starting it @beck. I now have a new folder in Newsify for MPU blogs! Ryan, I enjoyed your Demon Haunted World post! It fit with something I was writing and I linked over to you.
Seeing all these blogs reminds me of the internet before social media. 
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I have a blog that I use to store instructions for difficult computer things that I do infrequently and therefore always forget how to do next time. I also post solutions to problems I have solved because I could not find anyone on internet who already solved it.
I update it a few times a year.
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Great! Looking forward to reading it.
It is pretty neat that some version of the “blogosphere” has survived this far. Which reminds me… one thing that seems to have lessened are the “ping back” mechanics common to pre-social network blogs, when WordPress and Blogger were more popular, relative to all our other platform options. I’ve heard that micro.blog allows blogs to feed into its social network system, which feels like pingbacks. I need to look into that.
On another tangent: how do all you bloggers feel about Medium these days? Do you cross-post at all? Happy to create a linked post to discuss off of this thread.
Ah, yes, blog-to-blog conversation via ping backs were/are fantastic. That’s one reason I’m still on WordPress as it still seems to lend itself to that kind of thing. And yes, Micro.blog helps as do various possible plugins for WordPress. It really helps to capture/promote/grow a sense of community between blogs which can be a wonderful thing.
I still have a Medium account but stopped cross posting to it a long time ago. Medium felt somewhat unstable to me so my visits diminished.
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Thank you for starting this thread. Lots of good stuff here. I’ll chime in with mine, 40Tech.com. I started it 10 years ago, and it was very busy back in the day, with a couple other writers writing with me. When I transitioned into fatherhood my writing trailed off significantly, although I still enjoy it.
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this was a while ago and done by someone else. But according to <script src="https://cogzest.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/js/html5.js"></script> which would be Twenty Fifteen - WordPress theme | WordPress.org English (Canada).
This topic led me to write
Thanks beck for the inspiration! I had been meaning to blog about writing for quite a while!
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I’ve been wondering for quite a while whether to publish there. And I might. I became concerned about the possibility that it might shut down one day, or have further changes in terms of service, or the like. I’m already spread out on multiple websites. Still it has advantages, so perhaps later. But I think I’m more likely to write elsewhere (I got an invitation from The Conversation (the Canadian instance of that site) and have an article in the works with them; and have other publishers on my radar/vice-versa).
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This is an old blog. The blog only worked up to the point where I was unable to get people to agree to do the short interviews.
The Conversation seems like a great platform. I saw a presentation from the Canadian group (hello from Calgary/sometimes NL) where they talked about their traffic—huge reach because of partnerships they’ve worked out.
That’s the trick, really. Doesn’t matter where you publish as long as you reach whoever you intend to. Half the reason I publish quietly—on a blog with limited readership, that is—is not to have reach with every post. It’s more of a practice. I like trying on ideas. That said, I personally need to develop a better eye for when a piece of writing deserves a larger audience—and cultivate some places that will be interested and able to share it more widely.
To that end, Medium seems a bit odd for that purpose. Since they’ve developed more sophisticated curation tools, I’m not sure it’s a great place to publish generically anymore. Better to find an appropriate curator on Medium and partner up.
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Extremely low volume (My goal is 4 posts a year 
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Desert Weyr Farm Blog
Also very low volume regarding LambTracker. Like all programmers documentation is my weakness and I rarely get it done.
LambTracker
And for more mini-blog irregular updates on farming life check out my twitter feed. The only regular updates are during lambing when each new lamb is tweeted with pictures.
OogieM on Twitter
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An Anne McCaffrey fan? Or does “Weyr” have a different origin?
Anne McCaffrey fan. We originally started out breeding CMK bloodline Arabian horses, who bond to their riders much like the dragons do. We lived in a desert so Desert Weyr was appropriate. Now with Welsh sheep a dragon motif is still accurate.
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I’m working my way through the series right now. I first read the original trilogy and the Harper Hall trilogy in junior high, but I relatively recently discovered that there are a lot more books. I’ve been working my way through them in (Pernese) chronological order — I’m currently on All the Weyrs of Pern. 
Todd McCaffrey has carried the series even further. Initial ones not great but he’s improving.
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I’ve been trying to get one off and running more regularly for my Apple Users Group. I use Squarespace. Macappleusers.com/blog. I also embed my screencasts there.
Thanks!
Didn’t he write some of the stories set during the Third Pass?
If I’m remembering rightly, I agree — he’s not as good as his mother, but still enjoyable, and his later work is better.
I’ve been blogging at https://readthisblog.net about anything that crosses my mind for nearly 20 years, with lots of ups and downs in activity level. Probably the most frequent topics are tech and travel, but it varies.
Yes, I have a working Apple blog where I try to share tips and tricks, app reviews, and important news. I am trying to be more regular but currently I only post once or twice in a month.