@raven

you think SbS wrecks YOUR credibility?!?

@raven

Now is your chance to demonstrate that all my promotion is pointless. Because #n4sa2e is live.

https://mwl.io/ks

I shout "control your platform."

I shout "don't do business with companies that support Nazis--moral issues aside, the people willing to support the far right honestly believe it's not only okay but ethical to screw you over."

I shout about disintermediation.

People nod and tell me they hear me and pat me on the head and keep on doing business with Nazi-supporting companies.

So damn frustrating.

My only consolation? I've had my books in public for 33 years, and I'm still in business.

They won't be.

Substack is implementing their writer lock-in right now.

https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/substack-changes-frustrate-publishers-one-option-is-terrible-for-us-the-other-is-terrible-for-our-readers-/s2/a1274464/

Writers, leave while you can.

Watching my bookstore day-to-day, it seems like nobody uses it.

Doing the monthly accounting, though? Those occasional sales add up.

Coupon code MWL gets you 10% off books at https://tiltedwindmillpress.com - buy print, get the ebook free!

Hey #macos folks:

what's a decent way to get right-click SFTP in the Finder?

@aartaka @cstross @ed1conf

I always appreciate when a heretic understands and admits their blasphemy.

Also:

$ git clone https://codeberg.org/aartaka/aed

For the weekend crowd:

"Networking for System Administrators, 2nd ed" now has a full Kickstarter page, with a book description and everything. It starts by confessing the title is a lie.

https://mwl.io/ks

I'd appreciate folks spreading the word. #sysadmin

The "Networking for System Administrators" #kickstarter now has a launch date and a description. #sysadmin #n4sa2e

https://mwl.io/ks

I'd appreciate interested folks sharing the word on any appropriate forum. Thank you!

@jornane The FreeBSD installer is unquestionably more powerful.

But it needs a button at the front: "I am a noob who wants to play with this new thing, please set me up."

I need a Debian VM for the tech edits on #n4sa2e. Switched to the Mac, so I need to set up a new one.

Reminded once again that you can 95% set up a working Linux box by hitting ENTER in the installer. The only things you type are your username, passwords, and one TAB to say "yes, fry my disk." The advanced options are there, but you must look for them.

My #freebsd people: I love y'all, but THIS is an installer that welcomes new users.

@cstross @sungo @sng @ParadeGrotesque @valhalla

oooh... now THERE'S a worthy prank. Point init at an epub reader with the book loaded...

@sng @cstross @sungo @ParadeGrotesque @valhalla

Mr. Stross might have a far larger readership than I do (and well-earned, might I add).

But I will say: my readers are far, far worse.

@sng @valhalla @sungo

I would never do that.

now, a windowed release? hold back the next Beaks epub for 60 days in favor of the inferno-only version? sure.

@sng @sungo

you missed Inferno??? The Hell-themed Plan 9 variant???

@sungo

same.

otoh, have you MET my people?

Windows has betrayed me one too many times. I'm raising money to buy a Mac for my publishing business.

Coupon code MWL gets you 10% off at my bookstore.

https://tiltedwindmillpress.com

(and before you shout "Linux/BSD/Inferno/whatever:" https://mwl.io/faq#tools )

"Books! Get your fresh hot books here! Inna bun! With mustard!

We got your tech books, your thrillers, your skiffy, even murders! Everybody loves a good murder!"

There's free samples! Just like Costco! https://mwl.io/fiction/freebies

Here's a bunch of quick links https://mwl.link/

We now return you to your doomscrolling in progress

I should do some promotion.