Sebastian Abbott

httpeace:

A small correction to yesterday’s post in which I summarised Dave Winer as a Mets fan (that’s his bio from Micro.blog) and as an “http-not-secure rebel”. This is ultimately a misrepresentation stemming from my misreading of his posts on the topic over the years. In a passage in his post from Saturday, March 15th, he writes clearly that he’s not pro-http and anti-https per se, but has long been irked that the likes of Google and Mozilla label his site as “not secure” because it’s still an http site… from the 1990s

The technicalities of swapping that site over to https would break so much on his site, and the “risks” of remaining on http so minimal that he keeps it running as is, and just wishes that browsers wouldn’t be so rude as to label his site as not-secure.

Sorry, Dave.

Blogging from a mobile phone

Blogging is an art form. Examples abound of it being produced spectacularly well and spectacularly badly; as with all other art forms, it requires a certain discipline with quality control.

So, with me swyping this entry on a mobile phone, can I do justice to the artistic endeavour? Surprisingly, yes. Whilst it is more difficult to see the overall picture or flow of what is being written, and more care is required for the input itself, if I can take time and care over it, saving it, re-reading it, tweaking it, then there is no reason for this document to end up qualitatively different to a blog written with a fountain pen and paper.

I don't subscribe to the view that the care required for input amplifies the care taken in pre-selecting the word about to be written. Much more important is having the time available to concentrate on the content and avoiding distractions; even better than merely time is multiple times.

The factor that most limits blog entries such this on my Motorola Defy is fatigue. It a strain on the eyes to focus on such a small screen, it's a strain on the wrists holding the phone in such a way as to facilitate tapping or swyping, and on the shoulder. So in the end, this entry may end up being shorter than a version tapped out on a keyboard - but that is not necessarily a bad thing.

And so ends this entry, if not the experiment.