This week has mainly been spent programming to prepare for a post-Twitter future. Things are falling into place, and we should have something ready by Sunday. My natural caution still means I'm unwilling to specify exactly which Sunday, because things can catch you by surprise.One example is that as I compiled this email, I suddenly remembered that Revue, the company that sends the email to you, is owned by Twitter. There's a small but non-zero chance that the company might collapse within a few months, and some systems may evaporate sooner. The best time to deal with this is a few months before Revue is shut down, rather than five minutes after, so I will be looking into changing the email host again. This time it will probably be Substack, so things will might look different next week. Timing is important, so that people who unsubscribe don't find they're now subscribed to the list from another server.Talking of the possible end of Twitter, I know some of you are planning to leave Twitter for other services. I mention Mastodon below, which is dividing opinion between those who like it and those who find it baffling. Not everyone is going there though, so I'm also setting up links to Tumblr, Reddit and maybe even LinkedIn.Until next week, wherever the email comes from, take care, Alun (webmaster@botany.one)
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🌻 TWiB November 14, 2022
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This week has mainly been spent programming to prepare for a post-Twitter future. Things are falling into place, and we should have something ready by Sunday. My natural caution still means I'm unwilling to specify exactly which Sunday, because things can catch you by surprise.One example is that as I compiled this email, I suddenly remembered that Revue, the company that sends the email to you, is owned by Twitter. There's a small but non-zero chance that the company might collapse within a few months, and some systems may evaporate sooner. The best time to deal with this is a few months before Revue is shut down, rather than five minutes after, so I will be looking into changing the email host again. This time it will probably be Substack, so things will might look different next week. Timing is important, so that people who unsubscribe don't find they're now subscribed to the list from another server.Talking of the possible end of Twitter, I know some of you are planning to leave Twitter for other services. I mention Mastodon below, which is dividing opinion between those who like it and those who find it baffling. Not everyone is going there though, so I'm also setting up links to Tumblr, Reddit and maybe even LinkedIn.Until next week, wherever the email comes from, take care, Alun (webmaster@botany.one)